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Tag: Weekend Update

Syfy orders animated version of Weekend Update called Alien News Desk
News / Saturday Night Live / TV

Syfy orders animated version of Weekend Update called Alien News Desk

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2018

Here’s an interesting development for fans/followers of Saturday Night Live. SNL’s Weekend Update is reproducing! More specifically, the people who write and produce Weekend Update …

Summer SNL Weekend Update writing staff includes once-suspended Katie Rich
News / Saturday Night Live

Summer SNL Weekend Update writing staff includes once-suspended Katie Rich

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 11, 2017

Saturday Night Live brought back a limited-edition primetime half-hour version of Weekend Update last night. It’s not exactly the same as when they first tried …

News / Saturday Night Live / TV

SNL’s Weekend Update gets primetime summer run for August 2017 on NBC

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 14, 2017

After sending Colin Jost and Michael Che last summer to the 2016 Republican and Democratic conventions for special live editions of Weekend Update on MSNBC, …

Episode #132: Colin Quinn
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Episode #132: Colin Quinn

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 9, 20171

Colin Quinn is the godfather of contemporary New York city comedy in more ways than one. After his first TV break as the sidekick on …

SNL’s Weekend Update live on MSNBC from the 2016 Republican National Convention
News / Saturday Night Live / TV

SNL’s Weekend Update live on MSNBC from the 2016 Republican National Convention

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 21, 2016July 21, 2016

Saturday Night Live sent its Weekend Update team of Michael Che and Colin Jost out to Cleveland to help MSNBC’s coverage of the 2016 Republican …

Return of “Stephen Colbert” kicks off seismic shift in late-night TV coverage for 2016 Republican National Convention
News / TV

Return of “Stephen Colbert” kicks off seismic shift in late-night TV coverage for 2016 Republican National Convention

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 19, 2016

Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Emmy Awards announced nominees last week for the first time in some 16 years not naming Jon Stewart …

Jon Rudnitsky’s “Dirty Dancing” tribute on SNL
Saturday Night Live

Jon Rudnitsky’s “Dirty Dancing” tribute on SNL

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 7, 2016February 8, 2016

There’s usually a moment during a Saturday Night Live cast member’s rookie season when that comedian showcases the set piece from his or her audition …

Michael Che replaces Cecily Strong on SNL Weekend Update; more SNL cast hires coming in 2014
Saturday Night Live / TV

Michael Che replaces Cecily Strong on SNL Weekend Update; more SNL cast hires coming in 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 12, 2014September 12, 20142

What did you do on your summer vacation? Michael Che — who left the Saturday Night Live writing staff in May to join The Daily …

An SNL goodbye present for Seth Meyers: Weekend Update friends of Seth, by Gabriel Rodriguez
Saturday Night Live

An SNL goodbye present for Seth Meyers: Weekend Update friends of Seth, by Gabriel Rodriguez

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 3, 2014February 3, 2014

From Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update Twitter feed today: “A big thank you goes out to Locke&Key artist @GR_comics who drew this for us as …

SNL co-head writer Colin Jost promoted up Late Night chain of command to Weekend Update co-anchor
Saturday Night Live / TV

SNL co-head writer Colin Jost promoted up Late Night chain of command to Weekend Update co-anchor

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 23, 2014January 23, 2014

Remember when Saturday Night Live‘s head writers stayed behind the camera? Lo, those were days, pre-Y2K. SNL and NBC announced today that Colin Jost, currently …

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