If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. New music from JT? On Friday, Saturday Night Live announced that Justin Timberlake will serve as the musical guest with Dakota Johnson as host of next week’s episode …
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After nearly 50 years of running the show behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live, longtime producerLorne Michaels may have an idea of who his potential successor could be. When speaking to Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards, Michaels was asked if he had “ever thought …
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Twenty years after they first appeared on Weekend Update together on Saturday Night Live, beloved alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler returned to their desk at the 2023 Emmy Awards. Weekend Update’s first female duo took the stage to present the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special — but not before …
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Former Saturday Night Live cast member Kate McKinnon was joined on stage Saturday by fellow SNL alums Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig, and the trio put an SNL spin on “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” McKinnon, who spent a decade on the late night show until departing last year, began …
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A day after Rudy Giuliani was hit with a massive, $148 million judgement in a defamation case brought by two Atlanta poll workers, SNL‘s Weekend Update rubbed in the consequences of his many false claims. “You might as well just make it abillion [dollars], because there’s no wayhe can pay …
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Billie Eilish returned for her third Saturday Night Live appearance with a touching performance of “What Was I Made For?,” the acclaimed ballad from the soundtrack of this summer’s Barbie. The film’s director, Greta Gerwig, and Barbie co-star Kate McKinnon introduced the 21-year-old songwriter, who was joined on stage by …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Christmas episode saw several instances of gift giving, among them musical guest Billie Eilish and former SNL cast member Kate McKinnon exchanging cats at Whiskers R We, the pet store where they work. In an effort to spur adoptions, the pair star in an ad in which …
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Jacob Elordi and Reneé Rapp will serve as first-time Saturday Night Live host and musical guest respectively when the show returns from its holiday break. SNL announced its January 20, 2024 plans mid-episode Saturday, with the Euphoria and Priscilla star tapped to host with the Mean Girls actress and Snow …
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This week’s Saturday Night Live cold open gave us a C-SPAN report on the GOP-led Congress’ bizarre hearing this week consisting of testimony from a trio of university presidents on the subject of antisemitism on U.S. college campuses. There was: MIT president Sally Kornbluth (Chloe Fineman), University of Pennsylvania president …
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After a cold open poking fun at Congress’ wild antisemitism hearing this week, Adam Driver graced the stage for his fourth time hosting Saturday Night Live — one away from the much-heralded Five-Timers Club. And the Ferrari star was, as always, game for the occasion. During his monologue, the towering …
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