Saturday Night Live returns this weekend for its 43rd season, and this year there are some new additions to the cast and writing staff. The show just announced that it’s added three new featured players to the cast – Heidi Gardner from the Groundlings in Los Angeles, Chicago-based musical comedian Luke Null, and Chris Redd, […]
Continue ReadingSeason 43 of Saturday Night Live begins this weekend, with Ryan Gosling hosting and Jay-Z as the musical guest. It’s a strong lineup, combining an A-list actor with one of the best rappers of all time who just released his best album in years. This is what we come to expect from the season premieres […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live just announced the next two hosts of season 43. On Twitter, the show revealed that Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot will host on October 7th with musical guest Sam Smith, followed by The Big Sick’s Kumail Nanjiani on October 14th with musical guest P!nk: Happy Fall! #SNL pic.twitter.com/gnHXjREPlN — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) September 21, […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live just announced the next two hosts of season 43. On Twitter, the show revealed that Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot will host on October 7th with musical guest Sam Smith, followed by The Big Sick’s Kumail Nanjiani on October 14th with musical guest P!nk: Happy Fall! #SNL pic.twitter.com/gnHXjREPlN — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) September 21, […]
Continue ReadingWhen Will Ferrell left Saturday Night Live in May 2002, his final episode ended with his castmates sharing stories about their time working with him. One such story came from Chris Parnell, who revealed that after he had been fired from the show following the 2001 season, it was actually Ferrell who had convinced Lorne […]
Continue ReadingWould you believe Saturday Night Live took home the most Emmy Awards in 2017? Weird, right. But without Game of Thrones, or Mad Men, or Breaking Bad, or The Sopranos before them, there was no eligible primetime drama that really caught America’s full attention as much as the news and the fact that the news […]
Continue ReadingLike last season, Saturday Night Live plans to air live across the country this year. The show confirmed the news today on Twitter: Live coast to coast. All season long. #SNL pic.twitter.com/aUvyKsqmNo — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) September 19, 2017 As Variety notes, the episodes will air at 11:30pm Eastern, 10:30pm Central, 9:30pm Mountain, and […]
Continue ReadingAfter four decades and a couple of years, the folks on the West Coast and Rocky Mountains will get to watch SNL when the East Coast does, actually live on the TV. Sorry, Hawaii and Alaska. Double sorry, Guam. NBC announced today that it’ll air Saturday Night Live at 11:30 p.m. Eastern, 10:30 p.m. Central, 9:30 p.m. […]
Continue ReadingBad news for joke writers: We’ve learned that starting this season, Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update is no longer accepting freelance joke submissions for the segment. While the show hasn’t officially confirmed the news, at least one writer who submitted a packet this year has been informed that the show has decided to end its […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live was the biggest show winner last weekend during the “creative arts” portion of the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Guest Actor and Actress nods for both Dave Chappelle and Melissa McCarthy for their guest appearances last season, but W. Kamau Bell, Samantha Bee and James Corden also were among the notable […]
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