Tag: SNL
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: The Best and Worst of Jonathan Majors’ Hosting Debut
Continuing this season of new hosts and comedic experimentation, this week’s “Saturday Night Live” saw “The Harder They Fall” star Jonathan Majors take on first-time hosting duty. And not just any first-time hosting duty, as he had to do so with Taylor Swift as the heavily-buzzed-about music guest.Host: Jonathan MajorsOne thing to really appreciate about…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: The Best and Worst of Kieran Culkin’s Hosting Debut
After a week off, “Saturday Night Live’s” 47th season returned with another hosting debut, this time in the form of “Succession” star Kieran Culkin. This, however, was not Culkin’s first appearance on “SNL,” as he (at age nine) appeared in a sketch nearly 30 years ago to the date, when his older brother, Macaulay, hosted…
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’: In Season 11, Larry David Shrugs Off the Pandemic — Thank Goodness
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Season 11, Episode 1, “The Five-Foot Fence.”]When we last saw Larry David, it wasn’t on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” He was peering through his back window in the pages of The New York Times. Or he was reviving his “SNL” alter ego, Senator Bernie Sanders,…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: The Best and Worst of Jason Sudeikis’ Hosting Debut
In a season of so-far first-time hosting stints, this week’s episode of “Saturday Night Live” continued that trend with “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis taking up the mantle. Of course, Sudeikis worked on “SNL” for 10 years — hired as a writer in 2003, before transitioning to cast member in 2005 — and has since…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: The Best and Worst of Rami Malek’s Hosting Debut
Another week, another “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut in the books. This week’s “SNL” saw Academy Award winner Rami Malek step into the hosting role for the first time ever to promote the latest James Bond film, “No Time to Die.”Following both Owen Wilson and Kim Kardashian West’s solid entries into the “SNL” first-timer’s club,…
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Rami Malek Impersonates Pete Davidson In A Wholly Satisfying Saturday Night Live (With A Little Help From Daniel Craig)
This weekend brought another new episode of “Saturday Night Live” — the third in a series of four back-to-back episodes kicking off season 47 with four first-time hosts. “No Time to Die” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” star Rami Malek hosted the show, and although he’s best known for his dramatic roles and having “resting villain face,” he turned out…
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Leslie Jones Cast in Taika Waititi’s Pirate Comedy ‘Our Flag Means Death’
Actress-comedian Leslie Jones is coming on board HBO Max’s pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death.The SNL and Ghostbusters actress will be a recurring guest star on the series, which stars Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) as a pampered aristocrat who abandoned his life of privilege to become a pirate.In addition, actor Nat Faxon (The Way Way…
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Emmy Predictions: Best Variety Sketch Series — Can ‘SNL’ Be Stopped?
Last Year’s Winner: “Saturday Night Live”Still Eligible: Yes.Hot Streak: “SNL” has won four years in a row, aka every year of Donald Trump’s White House tenure. Will attitudes shift with a responsible adult in our highest office? Probably not, but Lorne Michaels’ juggernaut has been around long enough to be mindful of popularity’s ebbs and…
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Jim Belushi Recalls ‘Barely’ Surviving ‘SNL,’ Begging to Be Rehired After Throwing a Fire Extinguisher
Comedian Jim Belushi was only on “Saturday Night Live” for a short stretch between 1983 and 1985, but he sure made an impression. Belushi, whose brother John was one of the original cast members of “SNL,” reflected on his time on the sketch show in a recent interview with Vulture. As the first cast member…
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Donald Trump Reportedly Wanted Justice Department, FCC to Make ‘SNL’ Stop Mocking Him
Donald Trump was often vocal about his disdain for “Saturday Night Live” and Alec Baldwin’s recurring portrayal of him. Before the former president got banned from Twitter, he constantly used the social media platform to bash the long-running NBC sketch comedy series, once infamously tweeting:“It’s truly incredible that shows like ‘Saturday Night Live,’ not funny/no…