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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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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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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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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