Tag: Saturday Night Live
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‘SNL’ Cold Open: Alec Baldwin’s Trump Offers Piano Rendition of ‘Macho Man’
When “Saturday Night Live” took a break from comedy following the 2016 election to have Kate McKinnon’s Hillary Clinton perform a piano rendition of “Hallelujah,” the reaction was divisive — the cold open was either saccharine or a moving tribute. On Saturday, “SNL” showed it was willing to poke fun at itself when Alec Baldwin’s…
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Adele Annoys the Cast of ‘The Bachelor’ and Can’t Stop Laughing in a Decent ‘Saturday Night Live’
After a lackluster episode that didn’t take full advantage of the comedic skills of Issa Rae, the latest episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Adele brought some life back to the late night sketch series. The chart-topping Grammy winner hosted for the first time and didn’t pull double duty as musical guest, but that…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds a Sixth Consecutive Episode for the Weekend After the Election
When Saturday Night Live announced their return for the beginning of October, it came with news that they would be having five consecutive weekends of shows throughout the entire month. It’s the longest back-to-back run of episodes that I can remember, and executive producer Lorne Michaels has decided to extend that run adding another consecutive…
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‘Bride’: Scarlett Johansson to Star in New Series For A24 and AppleTV+
Aside from an occasional appearance on Saturday Night Live, a cameo on Entourage, and some voiceover work for shows like Robot Chicken, Oscar-nominated actress Scarlett Johansson has not worked in television. But that’s about to change. Johansson is set to produce and star in Bride, which is being described as a “genre-bending” series from A24…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Gives Issa Rae Far Too Little Screen Time in a Mostly Subpar Episode
Issa Rae was meant to host Saturday Night Live back in the spring, before coronavirus shut down production on the sketch show in the studio. But Lorne Michaels brought her back to make good on their original plans. Unfortunately, this meant she was forced to host an episode where political satire is taking up the…
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‘SNL’: Here’s Two More Dueling Town Halls That Get Really Weird Really Quick
Well, Saturday Night Live opted to become the embodiment of the “Why not both?” meme with this week. The most recent cold open for the show tackled the dueling town halls held earlier this week for President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Things got off to a fairly predictable start. The cold…
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‘Saturday Night Live’: Jim Carrey and Alec Baldwin Take on Dueling Town Halls
Hosted by comedian and “Insecure” creator and star Issa Rae, the third episode of Season 46 of “Saturday Night Live” kicked off with the return of Jim Carrey as former Vice President and Presidential Democratic nominee Joe Biden for the third time this season. Carrey was also joined by Alec Baldwin, reprising his long-running term…
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Pete Davidson Blasts J.K. Rowling, ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise: ‘Those Films Harmed Us All Equally’
Pete Davidson brought his signature brand of overshare to the latest segment of “Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night Live,” where anchor Colin Jost polls the comedian and “SNL” star for his thoughts on the latest trends and conversation starters. This week, Davidson took on “Harry Potter” mogul and author J.K. Rowling, who’s been under fire…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Meets David Cronenberg in SNL’s VP Debate Mashup of ‘The Fly’
You knew this was coming. Last night’s episode of “Saturday Night Live” not only recreated the Vice Presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, but the fly that infamously lingered on Pence’s head last week during the televised head-to-head also made a very special appearance. David Cronenberg fans will recognize “SNL’s” mashup of his…
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Kate McKinnon Breaks Down, and Breaks Character, as Dr. Wenowdis on ‘Weekend Update’
One of the spontaneous joys of any “Saturday Night Live” episode is when a player loses it during a gag and totally breaks character. That’s what happened on Saturday night between cast members Kate McKinnon and Colin Jost during the weekly segment of “Weekend Update.” In the sketch, McKinnon stars as “Dr. Wayne Wenowdis” (“that’s…