That Time Dave Did His Show Inside a Hotel Room

This week, David Letterman delivered a dispatch from the world of retirement in the form of a lengthy interview with New York magazine. In it he gave us a glimpse as to what he’s up to now, but he also told us what he’s not doing, and that’s catching up on his late night television. […]

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Scarlett Johansson preps mind and body in teasers for this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live”

Scarlett Johansson is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend. Lorde is also dropping in as the musical guest. In these… MORE

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Patton Oswalt and Glenn Howerton team up on new NBC pilot from “SNL” alum Mike O’Brien

Comedian Patton Oswalt and Always Sunny star Glenn Howerton will co-star in a new comedy sitcom for NBC, reports Variety,… MORE

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Glenn Howerton and Patton Oswalt to Star in Seth Meyers and Mike O’Brien’s NBC Pilot

Patton Oswalt and Glenn Howerton might be starring in an NBC comedy together. According to TV Line, Oswalt and Howerton have signed on to star in an untitled comedy pilot by Mike O’Brien and produced by Seth Meyers, which was ordered back in January. Formerly titled AP Bio, the project centers on Jack (Howerton), “a […]

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Alec Baldwin on Playing Donald Trump: “I Don’t Know How Much More People Can Take It”

The end is apparently near for Alec Baldwin’s Trump impression on Saturday Night Live. In an interview with Extra, Baldwin revealed that he doesn’t plan on impersonating Trump for much longer. “Trump just overwhelmingly lacks any kind of sportsmanship. He remains bitter and angry, and you want to look at him and go, ‘You won!’” […]

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Did Octavia Spencer’s ‘SNL’ Episode Have the Best Cold Open Ever?

Since Saturday Night Live’s last episode, a lot has happened – Oscar drama, Russia drama, Obama drama – so it was anyone’s guess how they’d address it all, in a season that seems to get more political each week. This episode was, thankfully, Trump-free, but that didn’t stop it from getting some major digs in, […]

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Octavia Spencer hosted “Saturday Night Live” where The Help and Forrest Gump met

If you look at the calendar you’ll realize that Saturday Night Live has only about 5-6 episodes left this season,… MORE

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Go Behind the Scenes with ‘Saturday Night Live’s Music Department

SNL released a new installment today of its Creating Saturday Night Live web series, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at the show from the perspective of Leon Pendarvis, Eli Brueggemann, Lenny Pickett, and Hal Wilner of SNL music department. It’s a fascinating look at some of their favorite musical guests, what it’s like to collaborate […]

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Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at Jeff Sessions and Trump’s Ties to Russia

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the recent news that Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with the Russian ambassador during the campaign despite claiming under oath during his confirmation hearing that he didn’t. “‘I met with him but I don’t know what you’re talking about, […]

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February 2017: First month of Trump administration sweeps late-night TV ratings

When people said Trump would be good for comedy, they were thinking about punchlines, and not ratings. And yet, the first month for Americans living under President Donald Trump has sent them scurrying to different TV stations after their late local news than they had been watching just a couple of months ago. Just look […]

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