Jerrod Carmichael quipped that he wasn’t going to talk about “it.” While the “it” seemed like he was referencing coming out as gay in his new HBO comedy special,Rothaniel, “it” was actually Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars on March 27. Though he never directly mentioned Smith, Rock …
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In this week’s Saturday Night Live cold open, President Joe Biden got advice from an unexpected source: TikTok creators. Following an introduction detailing the shutdown of Facebook and Instagram in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, leaving TikTok as the only remaining social media platform there, James Austin Johnson’s Biden and …
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Miley Cyrus covered her godmother Dolly Parton’s song “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” for Saturday Night Live’s cold open the night before Mother’s Day. Eschewing the usual topical opening sketch, SNL instead to have its cast members give thanks to their moms on the musical cold open. “Tomorrow is …
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St. Vincent performed her two recent singles “Pay Your Way in Pain” and “The Melting of the Sun,” from her upcoming album Daddy’s Home, during her return as Saturday Night Live musical guest. Both performances marked the first time Annie Clark had played the songs live. “Pay Your Way in …
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Saturday Night Live opened with a talk show sketch where Britney Spears attempted to coax apologies from Ted Cruz, Andrew Cuomo and Gina Carano, each coming off a scandal-ridden week. “You all know me from my upbeat Instagram videos and the word ‘conservatorship.’ Basically, I started this show ‘Oops, You …
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John Krasinski, who notably played Jim on The Office, sang new lyrics that he wrote for the beloved sitcom’s opening theme as guest host of Saturday Night Live. The “Now! That’s What I Call Theme Songs Sung by the Stars of the Show” sketch gave the SNL cast an opportunity …
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As widely expected the moment the video went viral, Saturday Night Live opened with a spoof of Rudy Giuliani’s Michigan state senate hearing on voter fraud, with Cicely Strong in the role of the Trump lawyer’s loud and defiant “star witness.” In the lead-up to this week’s SNL, after IT …
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Miley Cyrus performed an acoustic cover of the Pink Floyd classic “Wish You Were Here” as musical guest on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live at Home. Sitting next to a fire pit that lent the performance a red glow, Cyrus and her socially distanced guitarist Andrew Watt (who …
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In Saturday Night Live’s first episode of the 2020s, the show brought back a beloved cast member from the late-1980s as Jon Lovitz portrayed Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz in the cold open sketch. In the sketch, Beck Bennett’s Mitch McConnell gives Senator Susan Collins (Cecily Strong) a preview of the …
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Saturday Night Live targeted the Trump impeachment inquiry on this week’s edition of Weekend Update. “As impeachment gains momentum, President Trump said he may stop referring to the media as ‘fake news’ and start calling them ‘corrupt news,’” said host Colin Jost at the start of the sketch. “And the …
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