Chris Rock didn’t have a particularly rewarding time creatively onSaturday Night Live, his brashness and Blackness were often relegated to the sidelines on the perennially very white show. Still, Rock credits Lorne Michaels with all his subsequent success, admitting that he was a tough fit. InLi...
Chris Rock didn’t have a particularly rewarding time creatively onSaturday Night Live, his brashness and Blackness were often relegated to the sidelines on the perennially very white show. Still, Rock credits Lorne Michaels with all his subsequent success, admitting that he was a tough fit. InLi...
Saturday Night Livecast memberChloe Finemanis rolling her eyes atElon Musk's recent criticism of the show, revealing that the Tesla CEO was the host who made cast members — including her — cry. Fineman's costarBowen Yangrevealed over the summer that an unnamed host made multiple cast member...
A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past two and a...
Live from the main stage at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, this is a list of every band, musician, and singer who has performed on Saturday Night Live. Since its ...
Saturday Night Live sketches don’t always go smoothly. There might be flubbed lines, missed cues or, between the years 1998 and 2004, Jimmy Fallon’s constant giggling.One of the biggest challenges for cast members and hosts is performing scenes while reading off of cue cards. Since the ske...
A late-night comedy show featuring several short skits, parodies of television commercials, a live guest band, and a pop-cultural guest host each week. Many of the SNL players have spun off successful independent comedy and/or movie careers from here. ...
So, that happened. Ever since formerThe Apprenticehost Donald J. Trump officially won the United States presidency on Tuesday night,Saturday Night Livefans have been wondering how the show would handle the news after spending the election season riffing on Trump’s political showdowns with the ...
Musical guest Janis Ian performs on Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975. Photo: Herb Ball/NBC While Preston died in 2006, Janis Ian told The New York Times that she was sick with strep throat and a 104 degree fever — but you'd never know it from her gorgeous performance. She...
Everyone in the comedy world knew immediately that doppelganger Tina Fey would be the perfect person to portray the Alaskan governor on Saturday Night Live. Fey had already left SNL by the time Palin became a national figure. However, she agreed to return as a recurring guest to ...