Tag: Saturday Night Live

Dan Crenshaw called Pete Davidson after ‘devastating’ Instagram post

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Many celebrities have reached out to Pete Davidson in the aftermath of his troubling Instagram post last week. The most unlikely good Samaritan was Texas Congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw. You may recognize Crenshaw as the eyepatch-wielding veteran Davidson made a joke about on Saturday Night Live. Crenshaw appeared on the show the following week to make amends. Crenshaw spoke with Houston’s NBC affiliate station KPRC about the “devastating” post his newest

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Pete Davidson SNL absence caused by skipped rehearsals; celebrities concerned about mental health

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Pete Davidson had a hard week last week. Many started to worry about the comedian’s mental health after he posted to Instagram what seemed to be suicidal thoughts. Davidson was then suspiciously absent from this past weekend’s Saturday Night Live. He only appeared for one line, to introduce musical guest Miley Cyrus and had a small cameo in a pre-recorded sketch. This came after a whirlwind weekend leading many fans

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Episode #238: Adam McKay

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Adam McKay won the Academy Award for best screenplay for his adaptation of The Big Short. His newest film at the end of 2018 is VICE, McKay’s darkly satiric yet mostly true retelling of the life and career of Dick Cheney. He has come a long way since h…

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Saturday Night Live recap: Matt Damon, celebrity impressions close out SNL’s 2018

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Last night was the final Saturday Night Live of 2018 and the crew went out on a good one. Matt Damon came back for the first time in over a decade to host. Though he had come back earlier in the season to play Brett Kavanaugh, he really got to shine this week. He brought the kind of commitment to hosting that showed how much he really loves SNL. He

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Matt Damon is a fan of Secret Santa in this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” promos

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This weekend Matt Damon is hosting Saturday Night Live. It’s the final episode of 2018 and also the Christmas episode… MORE
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Saturday Night Live recap: Jason Momoa is really hot, but is he funny? (Videos)

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We all know Jason Momoa is very hot. This week the Aquaman star hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time. It’s surprisingly more difficult when the host is a hot man. Not because hot men aren’t funny, but because the show often leans too heavily on the fact that they are stone cold hunks for jokes. Sometimes these jokes work, sometimes they don’t. It hinges on the host’s likeability.

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Jason Momoa will make an excellent NBC page in this week’s “Saturday Night Live” promos

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This week Jason Momoa will host Saturday Night Live for the first time. He’s about to drop the new Aquaman… MORE
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Saturday Night Live recap: Claire Foy keeps SNL ship afloat

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This week’s episode of Saturday Night Live featured Claire Foy as the guest host. For a first-time host who isn’t known for her comedy chops, Foy did really well. She was often the best part of the sketches she was in. The Crown star showcased her range, committed to characters, and even showed off a multitude of accents she can do. While Foy shined, the episode overall had some hits

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Pete Davidson, Claire Foy get into royal food fight in SNL promo (Video)

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Saturday Night Live released their promo for this week’s show with guest host Claire Foy—and it gets messy. In the promo, Pete Davidson tells The Crown star that there is an SNL tradition that she needs to participate in before hosting the show. The video then cuts to a slow-motion food fight with flirty lighting. Musical guest Anderson .Paak’s new song Tints (featuring Kendrick Lamar) plays in the background. The

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Syfy orders animated version of Weekend Update called Alien News Desk

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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 are now also going to write and produce an animated series …

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