Updates on the First SNL Scholarships
by We’re getting our first wave of winners from the new scholarship program that Saturday Night Live has introduced in partnership with four of the biggest …
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NBC’s Late-Night/SNL Cue Card Guy Making Customized Cards During Quarantine
For more than 30 years, we’ve seen Wally Feresten emerge from time to time, from just off-camera to on camera, as the longtime cue card …
Episode #301: Fred Willard
When I sat down with Fred Willard in February 2020 inside his home in Southern California, he was noticeably weak — I held his microphone …
Saturday Night Live: At Home edition
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. …
R.I.P. Hal Willner (1956-2020)
Hal Willner, the longtime musical guru behind Saturday Night Live who also brought musicians together for cross-genre tributes and movie soundtracks, and who won a …
Eddie Murphy’s 2019 Saturday Night Live monologue
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 …
Late Night hosts remember Rick Ludwin
Rick Ludwin, a late-night executive at NBC for three decades who famously saved both Seinfeld and Conan O’Brien from early cancellations during his tenure at …
Shane Gillis out at Saturday Night Live before he ever got to make his season 45 debut
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 …
Episode #272: Julio Torres
Julio Torres described himself as a Space Prince before casting himself as a Chocolate Prince in the surreal bilingual TV series, Los Espookys, which he …
Behind the scenes of the history of Saturday Night Live’s pre-taped films
It’s easy to forget that for its entire history, Saturday Night Live, from 1975-2019, has included films that were not, in fact, live. This great …