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Tag: Saturday Night Live

Updates on the First SNL Scholarships
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Updates on the First SNL Scholarships

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 20211

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 …

NBC’s Late-Night/SNL Cue Card Guy Making Customized Cards During Quarantine
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NBC’s Late-Night/SNL Cue Card Guy Making Customized Cards During Quarantine

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020

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
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Episode #301: Fred Willard

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 17, 2020May 17, 2020

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
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Saturday Night Live: At Home edition

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 12, 2020April 12, 2020

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)
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R.I.P. Hal Willner (1956-2020)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 11, 2020April 11, 20201

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
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Eddie Murphy’s 2019 Saturday Night Live monologue

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 22, 2019December 22, 2019

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
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Late Night hosts remember Rick Ludwin

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 12, 2019November 12, 2019

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
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Shane Gillis out at Saturday Night Live before he ever got to make his season 45 debut

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 16, 2019September 16, 2019

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
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Episode #272: Julio Torres

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 12, 2019August 12, 2019

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
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Behind the scenes of the history of Saturday Night Live’s pre-taped films

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 30, 2019April 30, 2019

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 …

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