Coldplay‘s eighth musical guest spot on Saturday Night Live featured performances of “All My Love” and “We Pray,” both from the group’s tenth studio album, Moon Music. Released Friday, the album is the second installment in the the band’s Music of the Spheres project, with Rolling Stone calling it “every …
Read More »
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update began by addressing how Donald Trump held a rally earlier in the day in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he had been the target of a failed assassination attempt in July. “I have to admit, it was very brave of him,” co-anchor Colin Jost said, “but it …
Read More »
Andy Samberg’s appearance in the Season 50 premiere of Saturday Night Live wasn’t just a one-off as the Lonely Island returned to SNL this weekend with a new sketch titled “Sushi Glory Hole.” As the title suggests, the SNL Digital Short finds the Lonely Island’s Samberg and Akiva Schaffer playing …
Read More »
Genre-hopping musician Jon Batiste started off his busy year with an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, before popping up as a collaborator on Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter —and now he’s pulling double duty on the new movie Saturday Night, composing its score and playing the late musician Billy Preston. The …
Read More »
Saturday Night Live kicked off its 50th season with a few special appearances, including Dana Carvey playing President Joe Biden in the cold open. Carvey, who took over for cast member Mikey Day, says he had to keep the cameo under wraps ahead of the premiere. “It’s been top secret,” …
Read More »
Charli XCX‘s lookalikes keep multiplying. People say they’re alike, that they’ve got the same hair. Except this time, it isn’t Lorde on the other side of the comparison — it’s Saturday Night Live cast member Bowen Yang. The comedian took on the musician’s persona during a recent skit about her …
Read More »
Saturday Night Live‘s 50th season premiered with show alum Maya Rudolph reprising her role as “fun aunt” Kamala Harris, this time holding a jovial campaign rally while Donald Trump and JD Vance try not to bore attendees at theirs. Rudolph, whose portrayal of Harris was announced in July, first played …
Read More »
SNL‘s Weekend Update addressed the assassination attempt of Donald Trump in July, as well as the more recent indictments of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and rapper Sean Combs. Co-anchor Colin Jost first called attention to how Trump earlier in the day delivered his latest smear against Vice President …
Read More »
North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson (Kenan Thompson) competed on The $100,000 Pyramid against Saturday Night Live host Jean Smart, with the actress playing a woman married to a chimpanzee. The scandal-plagued Republican gubernatorial candidate had no shortage of incorrect answers to prompts given by rapper Bad Bunny (Marcello Hernandez). …
Read More »
Country singer and rapper Jelly Roll debuted on Saturday Night Live with performances of “Liar” and “Winning Streak,” both from his forthcoming 10th studio album, Beautifully Broken, which is set for release Oct. 11. The Tennessee native is coming off nominations for the CMA Awards’ Entertainer of the Year and …
Read More »