It’s been almost two years since Donald Trump hosted Saturday Night Live, but the shock of Lorne Michaels actually inviting him still hasn’t worn off. Yes, he had hosted in 2004 back when he seemed to be a mostly harmless reality TV blowhard, but this was after he called Mexicans rapists, made a horrific menstruation […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Conan, where O’Brien chats with Taran Killam about some recent comments he made about working at Saturday Night Live when the show let Donald Trump host in 2015. “I think as time goes on and our current president kind of reveals his character or lack thereof, I personally have […]
Continue ReadingNPR has a new interview out today with former SNL cast member Taran Killam to promote his feature directorial debut Killing Gunther, and when asked about Trump’s now-infamous SNL hosting stint in 2015, Killam offered a candid response. “It was rough. It was not enjoyable at the time and something that only grows more embarrassing […]
Continue ReadingHere it is, the first certified banger of SNL season 43! It’s almost like comedy is better when comedians do it. Who’da thought? Don’t get me wrong, part of the fun for the SNL nerd is seeing people go against their very serious brand. I can ask myself “How are the folks at Studio 8H […]
Continue ReadingLarry David is returning to Saturday Night Live next month. Over the weekend, the show announced that David will host the show’s next new episode on November 4th with musical guest Miley Cyrus: #SNL returns on November 4 with host Larry David and musical guest @MileyCyrus! pic.twitter.com/BwtW9wERwo — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) October 15, 2017 It […]
Continue ReadingKumail Nanjiani hosted the Oct. 14, 2017, episode of Saturday Night Live (season 43, episode 3) and delivered a stand-up comedy monologue that was as funny as it was heartfelt. Much like his critically-acclaimed movie from earlier this year, The Big Sick. Nanjiani touched not only on how his Muslim Pakistani family felt when he […]
Continue ReadingThis weekend Kumail Nanjiani will host Saturday Night Live for the first time with musical guest Pink. It’s Nanjiani’s first… MORE
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Kumail Nanjiani makes his Saturday Night Live hosting debut tomorrow night, and this week the show released two promos to get you excited. In the above clip, Nanjiani gets a little lost trying to find his way to Studio 8H, and in the below clip he appears with Aidy Bryant and musical guest P!nk, whose […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live has a habit of cutting some of Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett’s best ‘90s nostalgia-inspired pre-taped sketches. First there was the hilarious 2015 Family Matters-style sketch “Cool” featuring Ryan Gosling, and now it’s a cut sketch from Gal Gadot’s episode called “The Last Fry.” But this time around — and without giving anything […]
Continue ReadingWhat does SNL want to be under Trump? This is the second weirdly apolitical show in a very political time. Last week’s only topical outings were the impression-palooza of a cold open and some hurricane/NFL stuff during Update. This week the cold open and part of Update were devoted to Las Vegas, but nothing was […]
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