Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update spent the majority of its segment discussing the biggest news of the week, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “This week, Russia began their invasion of Ukraine. President Putin launched the attack with support from allies like Belarus and Tucker Carlson,” Colin Jost said. “Experts on Russian …
Read More »Horatio Sanz Accuser Takes Aim at 'SNL' Cast: 'They Knew It Was Inappropriate'
The anonymous woman who accused Horatio Sanz of sexual assault last year further claimed that the comedian groomed her in front of his fellow Saturday Night Live cast members. In a new interview withThe Daily Beast, Jane Doe — who named Sanz, NBC, SNL, and 20 unnamed members of the …
Read More »'SNL': Tom Hanks, Tina Fey and Steve Martin Join Paul Rudd in COVID-Impacted Christmas Show
Although Saturday Night Livepreviously revealed that it would have a limited cast and crew due to the Omicron spike, Paul Rudd was still inducted into the “Five-Timers Club” as host of the show. While there was no live audience, Tom Hanks and Tina Fey made a surprise appearance during SNL‘s …
Read More »Adele to Host Next Week's Episode of 'SNL'
After nearly three-and-a-half years out of the public eye, Adele will return to the spotlight by serving as host — but not musical guest — on the October 24th episode of Saturday Night Live. Adele announced Sunday that she will host next week’s episode, with H.E.R. making her SNL debut …
Read More »See Chris Martin Cover Bob Dylan's 'Shelter From the Storm' on 'SNL At Home'
Coldplay’s Chris Martin performed an acoustic rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Shelter From the Storm” as musical guest on the first Saturday Night Live At Home episode. With “Entrance to Trains” written on poster boards behind him — a nod to SNL’s Grand Central Station-themed studio stage — Martin delivered an …
Read More »Watch Lizzo Deliver 'Truth Hurts' and 'Good as Hell' in 'SNL' Debut
Following a breakout year where she scored eight Grammy nominations, Lizzo made an energetic Saturday Night Live debut last night at Studio 8H. At the start of her first song “Truth Hurts” — a three-year-old sleeper hit that became a bonus track on her 2019 album Cuz I Love You …
Read More »'Saturday Night Live' Adds Three New Cast Members Ahead of Season 45
Ahead of Saturday Night Live‘s season premiere on September 28th, the long-running sketch series announced three new Not Ready for Prime Time Players that will join the cast for Season 45. Chloe Fineman, Shane Gillis and Bowen Yang are the latest comics that will attempt to plant themselves high on …
Read More »Sandra Oh on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
It was the best of shows, it was the worst of shows. There aren’t many episodes of Saturday Night Live that have only incredibly great or incredibly bad sketches, but Sandra Oh’s first time hosting yielded essentially only those two results. The first twenty minutes or so were so dire …
Read More »'SNL' Mocks Trump's Press Conference, Compares Him to a Coke Addict
Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che lampooned President Trump’s laughable Friday press conference in which he announced he signed a national emergency declaration to fund his pet project border wall with Mexico. Jost started the segment pointing out just how bizarre Trump’s behavior was during …
Read More »'SNL' Mocks Virginia Politicians Over Blackface Scandal
As Virginia continues to reel from allegations that both Governor Ralph Northam and the state’s attorney general donned blackface in the Eighties, a Saturday Night Live sketch mocked the state’s clueless representatives. “Alright, so we’re all in agreement that the lieutenant governor should be encouraged to step down? Okay, so …
Read More »