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Tag: Saturday Night Live

SNL #40.16 RECAP: Host Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, musical guest George Ezra
Saturday Night Live

SNL #40.16 RECAP: Host Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, musical guest George Ezra

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 30, 2015

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 …

SXSW 2015: Will Forte sings his “Gold Man” theme from The Groundlings that helped him land SNL
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SXSW 2015: Will Forte sings his “Gold Man” theme from The Groundlings that helped him land SNL

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 16, 2015

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
Saturday Night Live

SNL #40.15 RECAP: Host Chris Hemsworth, musical guest Zac Brown Band

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 8, 2015

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
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SNL #40.14 RECAP: Host Dakota Johnson, musical guest Alabama Shakes

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 1, 2015March 3, 20151

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”
Saturday Night Live

Gary Kroeger’s recap from “Backstage at SNL’s 40th”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 23, 2015

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
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Norm Macdonald recalls the week of making SNL40 happen, and the Eddie Murphy performance that almost happened

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 18, 2015February 18, 2015

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
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Paying tribute to 40 years of Saturday Night Live, mostly thanks to Lorne Michaels

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 18, 2015

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
Saturday Night Live

The 40th season Saturday Night Live cast interviews each other for Gotham Magazine

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 4, 2015February 4, 2015

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
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See who’s coming back to Saturday Night Live for the live SNL40 anniversary reunion special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 2, 2015February 2, 2015

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
Saturday Night Live

SNL #40.13 RECAP: Host J.K. Simmons, musical guest D’Angelo

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 1, 2015February 1, 2015

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 …

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