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Saturday Night Live ended its 45th season with a third “At Home” episode, but not without pulling out some of its historically Mother’s Day all-star stops, too. Such as surprise! Kristen Wiig hosting with a silly dance and sincere monologue and also starring in a sketch as a YouTube influencer …
Before Better Call Saul. Before Breaking Bad. Before Mr. Show with Bob and David, and even before Saturday Night Live, Bob Odenkirk worked at The Second City in Chicago. While there, he performed and helped write Chris Farley’s iconic motivational speaker character, Matt Foley. And even 30 years later, Odenkirk still tells Conan …
What’s Saturday Night Live if it’s not broadcasting from inside 30 Rock, and not even live TV? We found out this Saturday of Passover/Easter weekend. The resulting product of having SNL’s cast and crew working remotely revealed that stars are just like us when left to their own electronic devices. …
John Mulaney became the first host of a Leap Day episode of Saturday Night Live in 2020, his third time overall hosting SNL. His monologue included musings about boomer dads and why they have no real friends, the ordering of amendments in the U.S. Constitution, and making a wish come …
Leaping lizards! Lorne Michaels has written an open letter to comedy fans in Toronto, excusing John Mulaney from performing for them in person so he can be called back to Saturday Night Live duty, specifically hosting the Feb. 29, 2020, episode of SNL. As Mulaney wrote: “A letter from Lorne …
He’s back! After far too long, Eddie Murphy finally returned to deliver some fresh comedy (and some old favorites) to Saturday Night Live. Here’s his monologue, with a little help from his friends Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle. “What a moment we’re having!” Speaking of some old favorites… …
Did we need a dark take on Sesame Street‘s Oscar the Grouch? Well, no. But this week’s Saturday Night Live delivered a fresh take on the popular new Joker movie by spinning it out as a real-life down-and-out version of the longtime children’s television program and an origin story for …
Saturday Night Live kicked off season 45 last night, and while much of the news coming into the season premiere dealt with the comings and goings of cast members, there’s also some movement among the writing staff to report. The guys from BriTANick (Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher) have left after two …
Stand-up comedian Shane Gillis became the shortest-ever tenured member of Saturday Night Live‘s cast on Monday, as the NBC series announced it had cut ties with Gillis, mere days after announcing his hiring. From an SNL spokesperson on behalf of Lorne Michaels: “After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided …
SNL is stacking the cast for season 45, gearing up for an election year and a potential changing the guard. The show announced the additions of Chloe Fineman, Shane Gillis and Bowen Yang as featured players. SNL season 45 opens live on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, with guest host Woody …
