Dua Lipa served as musical guest on Saturday Night Live’s final episode of the year, with the singer performing two tracks off her latest LP Future Nostalgia, one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Best Albums of 2020. Making her second appearance on SNL following her 2018 debut on the show, Lipa …
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Eminem made a cameo in a Saturday Night Live parody of his hit “Stan,” with Pete Davidson playing a man dangerously obsessed not with Slim Shady but Santa Claus. In the video short that mimics many of the hallmarks from the original song and its 2000 video, Davidson plays a …
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UPDATE (11/4): Foo Fighters will return to the show for their eighth appearance to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album. **** Dave Chappelle will return to Saturday Night Live to host the first post-Election Day episode, four years after the comedian made his SNL debut on the first …
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Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update tackled Donald Trump’s alleged victory over coronavirus and the president’s decision to return to the campaign trail — thus endangering his base — on this weekend’s episode. “This week was Mental Health Awareness Week and, trust me, we’re aware. President and active bioweapon Donald Trump …
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HBO Max announced on Tuesday that it has ordered an untitled six-episode project led bySaturday Night Live cast member Michael Che. Each episode of the original sketch-comedy series will star the “Weekend Update” host and focus on a different theme, including police brutality, unemployment, and falling in love. “[The series] …
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Saturday Night Live reimagined the impeachment inquiry into President Trump as a literal soap opera, not just a political one. Jon Hamm made a cameo in the dense cold-open sketch, playing William B. Taylor Jr., acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. The segment opened with a voiceover that outlined the premise: …
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Instead of focusing on politics, this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live featured a cold open centered on pop culture. Reprising his role as Steve Harvey in the sketch, Kenan Thompson hosted a game of Family Feud where Game of Thrones characters battled their counterparts from Avengers: Endgame. On each …
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