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As the thirty-eighth season of Saturday Night Live comes to a close, it’s time to say goodbye to longtime cast members Fred Armisen and Bill Hader, quite possibly a fond farewell to one or two others, and to reflect upon the season just passed. What sticks with me, what sticks …
Fred Armisen didn’t have the last laugh on the season finale of Saturday Night Live so much as he had the last rock ‘n’ roll jam, playing himself out as a cast member by playing British rocker Ian Rubbish. His band consisted not only of fellow cast members Bill Hader …
Sometimes you get the Stefon send-off you hope for, and sometimes you get the Stefon send-off you deserve. You’re cordially invited to the nuptials of Seth and Stefon Meyers, from a very special Weekend Update on the season finale of Saturday Night Live, and the final episode for cast member …
A year ago, Saturday Night Live prepared a finale tribute for Kristen Wiig. What will the show do for Bill Hader this week? Hader has announced he is leaving SNL when his eighth season wraps up this coming Saturday night. “It was a hard decision, but it has to happen …
The return of a longtime favorite cast member as host of Saturday Night Live almost certainly calls for a trip down memory lane of that actor or actresses most popular recurring characters from SNLs past. Kristen Wiig’s first-time hosting SNL, one year removed from her “graduation,” did not depart from …
Zach Galifianakis is back for his third time as Saturday Night Live host in as many years. Or in as many movie installments of The Hangover. That’s something. A vote of confidence in stand-up comedians joining live sketch comedy. Or merely a reflection of the inevitability of movie-making and big …
Is Vince Vaughn still money to you? How you answer that question will sway how you felt about this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live, which featured Vaughn as host for his first time back to the studio since Swingers was his main credit. If, for you, Swingers remains his …
In only her second time hosting Saturday Night Live, Melissa McCarthy already has established herself as one of the elites. It’s only a matter of time: Give it a few years, and she’ll be joining the “five-timers club,” too. The differences are both subtle — delivering lines with confidence, and …
Kevin Hart is the biggest little man standing in stand-up comedy right now, so what happens when you have him host Saturday Night Live? Let’s find out together, in the recap! For bonus points, sync up this recap with Mike Birbiglia’s live-Tweet play-by-play of SNL via @birbigs. One of these …
Christoph Waltz is a 56-year-old Oscar-winning actor from Austria who likely could win his second Academy Award in a week. So why not have him host Saturday Night Live? Before you try to tell us no, we made it happen. Last night. Last Saturday night. They did best with an …
