Tag: Saturday Night Live

Don Cheadle wore a pro-trans shirt on SNL; Queer Twitter rejoices

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People are praising Saturday Night Live host Don Cheadle for standing up in defense of trans youth. Cheadle hosted SNL in what was a bounceback episode for the Saturday night sketch series. When he introduced musical guest Gary Clark Jr., the Black Monday star sported a shirt saying, “Protect trans kids” in all caps. The silent but powerful message was a reminder that trans children, as well as much of

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Saturday Night Live recap: Don Cheadle leads SNL bounceback episode

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It’s surprising this was Don Cheadle’s first time hosting Saturday Night Live since the Avengers star has been a household name for years. Cheadle brought his acting chops to every role he played Saturday night no matter how silly, which really elevated this week’s SNL. While some sketches fell a little flat, there were a lot of hits. Most of those hits came from risky or flat out weird sketches

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Don Cheadle is ready to do more than just host this week’s episode of “Saturday Night Live”

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Don Cheadle is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend. One of the perks (at least what he was told) to… MORE
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Saturday Night Live recap: Halsey sings through stale SNL

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You’ll love Halsey after this week’s Saturday Night Live. Halsey appeared last year as the musical guest when Sam Rockwell hosted, but she got to do a lot more this time around. The 24-year-old singer both hosted and performed as the musical guest. She even painted a giant picture live on the show. While Halsey was adorable and tried her best, she was stuck in some sketches that didn’t quite

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Kenan Thompson’s new NBC gig casts shadow over SNL future

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Kenan Thompson wants comedians to ‘bring it’ on his new NBC comedy competition show Bring The Funny. A $250,000 prize package awaits the winner, but what does the future hold for the Saturday Night Live star? Industry insiders have speculated for some time that Thompson may leave SNL as a full-time cast member in pursuit of a big-time TV or movie career. Bring The Funny is the second prime-time show to land Thompson

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This week on TV: Ray Romano returns!

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This week, for the first time in 23 years we will have a new stand-up comedy special from Ray Romano.… MORE
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Saturday Night Live recap: James McAvoy, SNL recycle old bits

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James McAvoy hosted Saturday Night Live this week. McAvoy isn’t known for his comedy, but as an actor, he was fully committed to this week’s show. Films like Split, Glass, and the X-Men franchise made McAvoy a major star since his indie film days. The Wanted actor took the SNL stage with a lot of confidence. Unfortunately, the perennial sketch show cursed him with a lot of repeat sketches that

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Saturday Night Live recap: Pete Davidson is back and he’s really excited about The Mule

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Saturday Night Live is back with a very political episode. After a month hiatus, the show featured first-time host Rachel Brosnahan. The actress is famous for her portrayal of Midge Maisel on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and it was exciting to see if she would use her comedy chops on the show. As a host, they didn’t give her too much to do, which was a shame because she was

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Kenan Thompson NBC pilot leaves SNL future uncertain

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Kenan Thompson might need to leave Saturday Night Live for his own sitcom, Saving Kenan. NBC picked up the comedy starring Thompson after it’d been in development since the fall. Lorne Michaels, as usual, will serve as executive producer, as he does on many projects from his SNL darlings. Also on board is Superstore executive producer Jackie Clarke. Thompson is the longest-running cast member on SNL and when he started

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Rachel Brosnahan searches for clues in this week’s “Saturday Night Live” promos

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This weekend Saturday Night Live returns for its first show of 2019. With it comes debut hosting and musical guests… MORE
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