Miley Cyrus, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, and the Roots teamed up for an excellent tribute to the late Sinéad O’Connor during SNL50: The Anniversary Specialon Sunday. Aubrey Plaza, who made her first public appearance following the death of her husband Jeff Baena, introduced the performance. Backed by the Roots, Cyrus …
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Former Weekend Update anchor Bill Murray returned to Saturday Night Live on the show’s 50th anniversary special to list his top 10 anchors — none of whom were the man next to him, Colin Jost. First, Murray poked fun at how there has only been one Black anchor of the …
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Lil Wayne’s latest big performance may not have happened on Super Bowl Sunday, but he did appear in a super-sized Saturday Night Live blowout with the celebration of its 50th anniversary SNL50 special, which aired live on Sunday. Backed by the Roots, the New Orleans rapper performed an explosive career-spanning …
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Saturday Night Live character Debbie Downer (Rachel Dratch) returned to ruin the mood for those looking to enjoy themselves during the show’s 50th anniversary special. Downer, who first appeared in 2004 and most recently showed up in 2020, first tended bar for Jimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore, and Ayo Edebiri. As …
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Paul McCartney closed out Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary show by performing a medley of the final three songs on the Beatles’ 1969 album Abbey Road. McCartney began on piano with “Golden Slumbers,” singing about getting “back homeward”–a fitting conclusion to a show that began with Paul Simon and Sabrina …
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In the history of Saturday Night Live, was anything as secretive and anticipated as the moment this season right before Timothée Chalamet appeared onstage to sing the first of three Bob Dylan numbers? Which songs would they be? How would he sound? For me, it was all strangely familiar — …
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Most vow renewals only happen at milestones, years into a marriage. But for the couple who found their relationship lightly home-wrecked by Marcello Hernandez’s Domingo on Saturday Night Live, it only took a few months for them to plan their do-over. Chloe Fineman and Andrew Dismukes’ Kelsey and Matthew returned …
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Dave Chappelle told an audience in San Francisco last week that Saturday Night Live producers told him to avoid talking about Gaza or transgender people during his opening monologue when he hosted the show Jan. 18, the first new episode of the year. Chappelle performed a stand-up show in San …
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SNL50: The Anniversary Special is billed to be a star-studded affair, and it opened on Sunday with some big guns: Sabrina Carpenter joined Paul Simon to perform a tender rendition of Simon and Garfunkel’s 1966 classic, “Homeward Bound.” Before launching into the song that appears on the duo’s third studio …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Saturday Night Live is throwing a huge party for its 50th birthday with “SNL50: The Anniversary Special,” airing prime time this Sunday. The special will feature previous cast …
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