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‘SNL’ Pokes Fun at Oscars Pre-Show, References Infamous Slap, Ariana DeBose’s BAFTAs Rap & More:Watch
The hilarious "SNL" cold open arrived ahead of the 95th annual Academy Awards on March 12. "Saturday Night Live" castmembers Heidi Gardner, Marcello Hernandez and Kenan Thompson during the "Oscars Red Carpet Cold Open" on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Will Heath/NBC Ahead of the 2023 Academy Awards, Saturday Night Live hilariously mocked the red carpet
‘SNL’: Michael Che Passes Seth Meyers In Weekend Update Appearances
Seth Meyers used to hold the most appearances behind Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update desk. The Late Night host left SNL with 154 appearances behind the desk but was surpassed by Colin Jost in October. He has now been pushed back into third place as tonight Michael Che became the second longest-tenured Weekend Update host…
‘SNL’: Willem Dafoe Pestered By Appleton, Wisconsin Couple In Opening Monologue
Willem Dafoe made his debut as host of Saturday Night Live, speaking tonight in his opening monologue about his excitement in returning to New York, where his career as an actor began. “I moved here when I was 21, had no money, and rented an apartment on 10th and Avenue A for 200 bucks a…
‘SNL’: ‘Family Matters’ Gets Dramatic Twist in Reboot Starring Urkel
Following the release of the Bel-Air trailer earlier this week — a dramatic spin on the Fresh Prince series— Saturday Night Live pitched a Peacock reboot of the ’90s sitcom Family Matters starring Urkel. “ Instead of California, the trailer for this “series” features the streets of Chicago and a slightly mysterious figure in bright…
‘SNL’: Kate McKinnon Joins Ariana DeBose for ‘West Side Story’ Medley in Opening Monologue
Ariana DeBose made her Saturday Night Live debut as host this week, detailing in her opening monologue her Golden Globe win for playing Anita in Steven Spielberg’s rendition of West Side Story. “Now, not many people know this, but ‘West Side Story’ is actually based on another classic tale of star-crossed lovers,” the actress quipped.…
‘SNL’: Watch Jack Antonoff Perform ‘How Dare You Want More’ with His Dad
For the first Saturday Night Live musical performance of 2022, Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers hit the stage for an energetic, jazz-tinged performance of “How Dare You Want More.” During the track, which is the second single from Bleachers’ 2021 album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, Antonoff was joined by singer-songwriter Blu DeTiger on bass,…
In this week’s cold open, James Austin Johnson reprised his role as President Joe Biden who detailed his plan to stop the spread of Omicron. “There’s one simple thing you can do to make this whole virus go away: Stop seeing ‘Spider-Man,'” he said. His rationale was that the movie Spider-Man: No Way Home came…
‘SNL’ Producer Ken Aymong Retires After 3 Decades
“SNL” supervising producer Ken Aymong is retiring after working on the NBC sketch comedy show for more than three decades. “Saturday Night Live” cast member Colin Jost acknowledged Aymong’s exit on the show’s Oct. 2 episode – which was also its 47th season premiere – by holding up a sign that read, “We’ll miss you,…
‘SNL’ Pays Tribute to Norm Macdonald on ‘Weekend Update’
Michael Che and Colin Jost paid tribute to former Saturday Night Live cast member — and Weekend Update anchor — Norm Macdonald during the first Weekend Update of the show’s 47th season. Following jokes about the R. Kelly trial, the Met Gala and a masturbating chimpanzee, Che and Jost devoted the final minute of the segment…
‘SNL’ Debuts New Joe Biden in Cold Open Skewering the Democrats’ Bad Summer
The fractured Democratic party struggled to come together in the cold open of Saturday Night Live’s 47th season, with new featured player James Austin Johnson taking over the role of President Joe Biden. Up until his SNL debut as Biden, Johnson was known for his impersonation of Donald Trump. In the cold open, he played…