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‘SNL’: The Movie! – How ‘Saturday Night’ Filmmakers Found Their Stars
In order to make Saturday Night, the real-time story of the disastrous and delirious 90 minutes before the first airing of SNL on Oct. 11, 1975, director Jason Reitman had to find actors to play some of the best-known performers to ever grace television sets. To do so, he turned to his longtime casting director […]
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‘SNL’ Turns 50. Now What? Lorne Michaels, Colin Jost and Michael Che on Election Insanity, Succession Plans and Trying to Make America Funny Again
It would be perfectly reasonable to assume that debuting at the tail end of the most wildly unpredictable presidential election in modern times would provide Saturday Night Live with all of the drama it can handle as it celebrates its hotly anticipated 50th season. But drama often lurks behind the scenes, too, as it has […]
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Eva Mendes Reveals Her Favorite Ryan Gosling ‘SNL’ Sketches
Eva Mendes is revealing her favorite Saturday Night Live sketches from when her husband Ryan Gosling hosted the sketch comedy show earlier this year. The actress stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday to promote her debut children’s book, Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries, but host Jimmy Fallon also had to ask […]
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‘Saturday Night Live’: Jean Smart, Ariana Grande Among Early Season 50 Hosts
Saturday Night Live will open its landmark 50th season on NBC with a run of four consecutive live shows, leading off with an Emmy winner and featuring several repeat hosts. Hacks star Jean Smart will host the season premiere on Sept. 28, with Jelly Roll as musical guest; both will make their debuts on the […]
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‘West Wing,’ ‘Happy Days,’ ‘SNL’ Stars Reunite for Emmys Ceremony
The West Wing, Happy Days, Saturday Night Live, Reba and Schitt’s Creek were among the popular series to reunite their casts at the 2024 Emmys. With NBC’s The West Wing celebrating the 25th anniversary of its series premiere on Sept. 22, 1999, the show’s stars Martin Sheen, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff and Allison […]
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Emmys: John Oliver Thanks His Dog As ‘Last Week Tonight’ Repeats as Best Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver took home the award for best scripted variety series Sunday at the 76th Emmy Awards. The win was the second straight in the category for Last Week Tonight, which is also as many awards as have been given out for best scripted variety series. It won out over NBC’s […]
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Michael Che Recalls Colin Jost’s “Weekend Update” Joke on ‘SNL’ That Left Him “So Frustrated”
Michael Che and Colin Jost are used to taking jabs at each other on Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update,” but there’s one joke that has previously left Che “frustrated.” During a recent interview on the Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade podcast, the two SNL castmembers were asked if they had ever said […]
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‘SNL’ Actor Chloe Troast Says Season 50 Exit “Was Not My Choice”
Chloe Troast’s exit from Saturday Night Live was “not my choice,” the comedian told fans on social media Wednesday. “Hey everyone! I wanted to let you know that I will not be on SNL next season,” she wrote on TikTok. “This was not my choice, I wish I was there getting to be with my friends. It […]
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‘SNL’ Adds Three New Castmembers for Season 50
Saturday Night Live is welcoming in three new members of its cast for the show’s landmark 50th season. Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline have joined the NBC late night show as featured players for 2024-25. The season will premiere Sept. 28 with most of last season’s ensemble intact, although Punkie Johnson and Molly […]
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Punkie Johnson Says She Left ‘SNL’ Because “I Didn’t Really Feel Like I Fit”
Punkie Johnson is opening up about the reason for her departure from Saturday Night Live after four seasons. The comedian recently stopped by the Fly on the Wall podcast, and told hosts/SNL alums Dana Carvey and David Spade that she “didn’t really feel like I fit” on NBC’s sketch comedy show. Johnson first revealed she wasn’t returning for the show’s […]
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Why ‘Saturday Night Live’ Is Getting Shafted by the Emmys
With the exception of a few soap operas and public affairs programs, no TV show has been on the air longer than NBC's Saturday Night Live, which will embark on its 50th season Sept. 28. And as we approach the 76th Emmys, which will take place just a few weeks before that, it is the most celebrated show in the history of that event. Indeed, SNL holds the records for most Emmy nominations with 341 (Game of Thrones is second with 159) and wins with 89 (GoT is second with 59). And Lorne Michaels, its creator and overseer for all but five of its seasons, holds the record for most Emmy noms for an individual with 106 (Sheila Nevins is second with 77) and has racked up the second most wins for an individual with 21 (behind only Nevins' 31).
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As Bowen Yang’s Star Grows, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Has Never Felt More Like Home
Bowen Yang’s Saturday Night Live Emmy nomination landed on a day that started off quite uneventfully. He had spent the morning journaling and folding laundry. “It was a very sweet moment that coexisted with my boring, quotidian lifestyle,” Yang says of the instant he received the news via text from his team. But as he […]
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