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SNL #39.11 RECAP: Host and musical guest Drake (Sasheer Zamata’s debut)
Saturday Night Live / TV

SNL #39.11 RECAP: Host and musical guest Drake (Sasheer Zamata’s debut)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 19, 2014January 21, 2014

New cast, new host, great show and that’s far from the most I can say about how easy it is and was to ensure that Saturday …

SNL #39.10 RECAP: Host Jimmy Fallon, musical guest Justin Timberlake
Saturday Night Live

SNL #39.10 RECAP: Host Jimmy Fallon, musical guest Justin Timberlake

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 22, 2013December 27, 20131

The Christmas holiday edition of Saturday Night Live usually offers something special for viewers and cast alike — from the big-time surprise celebrity cameos, to …

SNL #39.9 RECAP: Host John Goodman, musical guests Kings of Leon
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SNL #39.9 RECAP: Host John Goodman, musical guests Kings of Leon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 15, 2013December 15, 2013

John Goodman has hosted Saturday Night Live for 13 times. Thirteen times! And it was just Friday the 13th! How could we be so lucky? …

SNL #39.8 RECAP: Host Paul Rudd, musical guest One Direction
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SNL #39.8 RECAP: Host Paul Rudd, musical guest One Direction

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 8, 20132

With promotion overload this week featuring the cast of Anchorman 2, and Paul Rudd already hosting this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, and the fact that …

SNL #39.7 RECAP: Host Josh Hutcherson, musical guest Haim
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SNL #39.7 RECAP: Host Josh Hutcherson, musical guest Haim

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 25, 20131

Hey, what’s the biggest movie in America this weekend? The new Hunger Games? Great. Let’s get the star of that to host Saturday Night Live. …

SNL #39.6 RECAP: Host and musical guest Lady Gaga
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SNL #39.6 RECAP: Host and musical guest Lady Gaga

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 17, 2013November 18, 2013

The 39th season of Saturday Night Live reminds me a little bit of the New York Jets, which for those of you don’t follow football, …

SNL #39.5 RECAP: Host Kerry Washington, musical guest Eminem
Saturday Night Live / TV

SNL #39.5 RECAP: Host Kerry Washington, musical guest Eminem

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 3, 2013November 3, 2013

If you thought the timing of casting Kerry Washington as guest host of Saturday Night Live seemed suspicious when you first heard about it a …

Deleted scene: Taran Killam’s “Don’t Smash My Pumpkin” music video for SNL
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Deleted scene: Taran Killam’s “Don’t Smash My Pumpkin” music video for SNL

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 28, 2013

Just in time, but also cut for time, here’s a scene that didn’t make it into last weekend’s Saturday Night Live with Edward Norton. It’s …

SNL #39.4 RECAP: Host Edward Norton, musical guest Janelle Monae
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SNL #39.4 RECAP: Host Edward Norton, musical guest Janelle Monae

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 28, 2013

Sometimes a show gets defensive before you have a chance to criticize it accurately, and pulls out a series of unnecessary stops to make you …

SNL #39.3 RECAP: Host Bruce Willis, musical guest Katy Perry
Saturday Night Live / TV

SNL #39.3 RECAP: Host Bruce Willis, musical guest Katy Perry

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 13, 2013

Last week, NBC carried college football past 11:30 p.m., delaying the live start of Saturday Night Live in the Eastern and Central time zones (you …

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