SNL #40.16 RECAP: Host Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, musical guest George Ezra
by Dwayne Johnson has known how to pump up soft material for going on two decades now, so seeing him show up for his fourth stint …
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SXSW 2015: Will Forte sings his “Gold Man” theme from The Groundlings that helped him land SNL
During Monday’s SXSW panel on “Creating the Shows That We Like,” Will Forte — co-creator and showrunner on the new FOX series he stars in, …
SNL #40.15 RECAP: Host Chris Hemsworth, musical guest Zac Brown Band
First-timers Chris Hemsworth and Zac Brown Band took the stage at Studio 8H to host and perform music on Saturday Night Live. Without his hammer, …
SNL #40.14 RECAP: Host Dakota Johnson, musical guest Alabama Shakes
We’ve known for two weeks now that not only was Dakota Johnson hosting, but that we’d have plenty of references to her starring role in …
Gary Kroeger’s recap from “Backstage at SNL’s 40th”
Gary Kroeger, 57, was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1982-1985 (seasons 8-10). The Iowa native joined SNL just a year after graduating …
Norm Macdonald recalls the week of making SNL40 happen, and the Eddie Murphy performance that almost happened
Norm Macdonald is as straight a shooter of one-liners and longer punchline-laden jokes as there has ever been in stand-up comedy. It made his tenure …
Paying tribute to 40 years of Saturday Night Live, mostly thanks to Lorne Michaels
I had a vision in the hours leading up to Saturday Night Live‘s massive SNL40 celebration on Sunday night of what it could be — …
The 40th season Saturday Night Live cast interviews each other for Gotham Magazine
A lot of 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live packages are rolling out this month in anticipation of the big SNL40 broadcast on Feb. 15, …
See who’s coming back to Saturday Night Live for the live SNL40 anniversary reunion special
NBC aired two ads during the Super Bowl for Saturday Night Live’s upcoming SNL40 40th anniversary special, and in doing so, revealed a lengthy list …
SNL #40.13 RECAP: Host J.K. Simmons, musical guest D’Angelo
J.K. Simmons is winning all of the awards this season for his turn as the loud band conductor in the film Whiplash, and everyone rightfully …