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A Taxonomy of Problematic SNL Hosts
Saturday Night Live has been in a real mood as of late, platforming a series of transphobic, right-wing, and racist...
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The Fried Chicken Commercial That Cost Steve Carell a Shot at SNL
If you had a choice between doing a TV commercial for a local chicken shack or performing for Saturday Night...
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Chris Redd Announces He's Leaving Saturday Night Live
Lorne Michaels wasn't kidding when he called this "a transition year.
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Saturday Night Live Announces Four New Cast Members Ahead of Season 48
Saturday Night Live is bringing in four new funny people.
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Cecily Strong's Saturday Night Live Future Uncertain
Is Cecily Strong Saturday Night Live's next high profile departure? While there's been no official word from Strong or NBC,...
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Jimmy Fallon, Lorne Michaels Accused of Enabling Horatio Sanz Sexual Assault
A woman suing Horatio Sanz for sexual assault has asked the court's permission to add Jimmy Fallon, Tracy Morgan, and Lorne...
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Kenan Thompson: It 'Might Not Be a Bad Idea' for SNL to End After Season 50
Is Saturday Night Live approaching its end? Longtime star Kenan Thompson isn't ruling anything out.
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Aidy Bryant Would Have Left SNL 'A Few Years Earlier' If Not For COVID-19
In May, Saturday Night Live said goodbye to a handful of longtime cast members, including Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, and...
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Eminem Blasts Pete Davidson's Rap Parody in Unaired SNL Sketch
In a cut for time sketch from the Saturday Night Live Season 47 finale, departing cast member Pete Davidson pays...
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Turns Out Samuel L. Jackson Isn't Banned From SNL After All
Samuel L.
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Posted Friday 5/13/22 at 5:04PM EDT
Michael Che on his SNL future: “My head has been at leaving for the past five seasons"
Che, Saturday Night Live's co-head writer and second-longest serving "Weekend Update" anchor, was asked in a New York Times profile...
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Posted Thursday 4/14/22 at 10:48PM EDT
David Spade: Lorne Michaels wanted a movie based on SNL's “Gap Girls” sketches
Spade said on his and Dana Carvey's Fly on the Wall SNL-themed podcast that Michaels was interested in turning the...
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Posted Thursday 4/14/22 at 10:48PM EDT
Aidy Bryant and Lorne Michaels are reteaming for Peacock's Cheeky comedy
The SNL star, who's coming off of the Michaels-produced Hulu comedy Shrill, is adapting Ariella Elovic’s book Cheeky: A Head-To-Toe...
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Pete Davidson is set to play a fictionalized version of himself in Bupkis comedy from Lorne Michaels
Deals are being finalized on Davidson's potential new comedy series that will reteam him with his SNL boss Michaels.
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Revisiting Ben Stiller's Brief Stint as an SNL Cast Member
When we think about Ben Stiller's early career, we tend to think of The Ben Stiller Show and Reality Bites,...