Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update tackled the election of Mike Johnson as the new Speaker of the House, along with Donald Trump‘s latest legal woes. “After weeks of strugglingto elect a new Speaker of theHouse, Republicans gave up andjust generated one with A.I.,” co-anchor Colin Jost began. “There’s no way …
Read More »Foo Fighters Joined by H.E.R., Introduced by Christopher Walken on 'SNL'
For Foo Fighters‘ ninth time as musical guest on Saturday Night Live, Dave Grohl and company harkened back to what’s now their most viral SNL appearance as Christopher Walken – making his first SNL cameo in 15 years – introduced the band. Walken’s presence was significant as, in a now-viral …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open: Christopher Walken's 'Papa Pumpkin' Visits Biden
Saturday Night Live opened with Christopher Walken making a surprise appearance as “the ghost of All Hallows past” while President Joe Biden (Mikey Day) looks over his Oval Office decorations in anticipation of Halloween. The sketch begins with Biden attempting to climb a wobbly ladder to attach a purple bat …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open Crashed by George Santos With a Random Baby
Before we were treated to the hosting debut of musician and actor Bad Bunny, Saturday Night Live kicked things off with a cold open on the House of Representatives’ third vote for Speaker — where the deeply unlikable Republican Representative Jim Jordan, who has some serious things to answer for …
Read More »Pedro Pascal Joins Bad Bunny 'SNL' Monologue to Make It Extra Sexy
Live from New York on Saturday night, multi-hyphenate (and recent Rolling Stone cover star) Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny, made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live. The “King of Latin Trap,” WWE wrestler, and rising actor, with recent roles opposite Brad Pitt in the high-octane action flick …
Read More »'SNL': Lady Gaga Channels Her Inner Latina While Introducing Bad Bunny
Last week, Taylor Swift dropped in on Saturday Night Live for its Season 49 premiere to introduce the night’s musical performer (and her onetime collaborator), Ice Spice. Her NFL boyfriend, Travis Kelce, also joined host Pete Davidson for a skit mocking the sport’s obsession with their high-profile union. Not to …
Read More »Mick Jagger Shocks 'SNL' as Horny Nun in Wild 'Sister Act 3' Parody
If you thought last week’s Season 49 premiere of Saturday Night Live was star-studded, featuring host Pete Davidson, musical performer Ice Spice, and cameos by the ubiquitous A-list couple Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, well, the sketch-comedy show’s second episode would not be outdone. Following a cold open with a …
Read More »Bad Bunny Really Wants to Make a 'Shrek' Sequel in 'SNL' Sketch
Bad Bunny dressed up like Shrek and forced his Saturday Night Live co-workers to act out a sequel to the beloved animated franchise in a sketch produced by the show’s Please Don’t Destroy crew. In what could have doubled as a Halloween episode sketch, Benito suddenly emerges in the Please …
Read More »It's Bad Bunny the Host Versus Bad Bunny the Musical Guest in 'SNL' Promo
Saturday Night Live is tapping into WWE Friday Night Smackdown in the promotional teaser for its upcoming double-duty episode set to be helmed by Bad Bunny. In the brief clip for the episode, the ultimate face-off is between Bad Bunny, the host, versus Bad Bunny, the musical guest — and …
Read More »Pete Davidson Delivers Emotional SNL Monologue About Israelis and Palestinians
Saturday Night Live‘s 49th season opened with host Pete Davidson offering brief yet poignant words on the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas. “This week we saw the horrible images and stories fromIsrael and Gaza, and I know whatyou’re thinking: who better tocomment on it than PeteDavidson,” the former SNL …
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