Tag: Saturday Night Live

  • Billy Madison Caused A Behind-The-Scenes Scramble To Find A New Title For Tommy Boy

    Billy Madison Caused A Behind-The-Scenes Scramble To Find A New Title For Tommy Boy

    “Saturday Night Live” is a very prestigious show for any comedian to appear in, but it’s often treated as a stepping stone to greater success. It’s the natural life cycle of an “SNL” cast member to spend a few seasons on television, increasing their reputation, before leaving the show and attempting to get big in…

  • The 15 Best Steve Martin Movies, Ranked

    The 15 Best Steve Martin Movies, Ranked

    Steve Martin is one of Hollywood’s most beloved and iconic comedy stars. With over fifty years in the business, Martin has grown from a stand-up comic and “Saturday Night Live” regular to a respected comedy writer and actor. After breaking out to wider mainstream audiences with 1979’s “The Jerk,” Martin became a bonafide movie star.…

  • Tom Hanks Resurrects David Pumpkins in Halloween ‘SNL’ Appearance

    Tom Hanks Resurrects David Pumpkins in Halloween ‘SNL’ Appearance

    Tom Hanks made yet another return to “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, suiting up as David Pumpkins in what is rapidly becoming a Halloween tradition for the long-running sketch show.Per usual, the sketch followed a group of horror enthusiasts on a haunted-house style carnival ride that shows them different horror villains in each room. Classic…

  • SNL: Tom Hanks Returns as David S. Pumpkins to Scare You Stupid

    SNL: Tom Hanks Returns as David S. Pumpkins to Scare You Stupid

    Saturday Night Live brought rapper Jack Harlow on to do double duty on the sketch comedy show. Meaning he served as host and musical guest — he performed his songs “Lil Secret/First Class” and “State Fair” and clearly had a blast in each sketch he was featured in. In fact, he was the only one…

  • SNL: Amy Schumer to Host With Musical Guest Steve Lacy

    SNL: Amy Schumer to Host With Musical Guest Steve Lacy

    After a short, one-week hiatus, the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live is coming back this week. NBC announced today that we can take comfort in the fact that the next three weeks are covered, as we’ll have normal, back-to-back episodes. As usual, the late-night variety show will bring a different host each week to…

  • Matt Rogers to Host Have You Heard of Christmas? Comedy Special at Showtime

    Matt Rogers to Host Have You Heard of Christmas? Comedy Special at Showtime

    I Love That For You breakout star Matt Rogers is set for his first comedy special at Showtime with Have You Heard of Christmas?, a variety show based on his live show of the same name. Featuring a mix of standup and original holiday pop music, the multi-hyphenate will look to make his case to…

  • SNL: Megan Thee Stallion Addresses Mental Health in Opening Monologue

    SNL: Megan Thee Stallion Addresses Mental Health in Opening Monologue

    For Saturday Night Live‘s Season 48, Grammy Award-winner Megan Thee Stallion served as this season’s first host and musical guest combo and is only the second woman rapper to do so since Queen Latifah in 2004. The powerhouse followed the previous week’s host, actor Brendan Gleeson promoting his upcoming film The Banshees of Inisherin, and…

  • SNL Weekend Update: Texas Moms Explain the Dangers of Hocus Pocus 2

    SNL Weekend Update: Texas Moms Explain the Dangers of Hocus Pocus 2

    With the spooky season upon us, many are prepping to bring the tricks and the treats this Halloween. During this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live, which was hosted by Megan Thee Stallion, two moms stopped by the Weekend Update desk to tell us why Halloween is actually the work of Satan himself. But he…

  • Nicole Kidman’s AMC Ad Takes a Dark Turn in Hilarious ‘SNL’ Parody

    Nicole Kidman’s AMC Ad Takes a Dark Turn in Hilarious ‘SNL’ Parody

    For many movie fans, Nicole Kidman’s ubiquitous presence at AMC theaters has been one of the best parts of post-pandemic moviegoing. The “Moulin Rouge!” star went viral for her AMC ad, which airs before every movie and emphasizes the importance of the communal moviegoing experience. So viral, in fact, that a “Saturday Night Live” parody…

  • SNL: McDonald’s Grimace Comes Out as Bisexual in New Sketch

    SNL: McDonald’s Grimace Comes Out as Bisexual in New Sketch

    Sometimes, you just need to take time for yourself and re-evaluate who you are and that’s what happened to Grimace in a new Saturday Night Live sketch. Host Miles Teller kicked off the Season 48 premiere with musical guest Kendrick Lamar and with it brought us a new look at Grimace. The famed purple blob…