Prior to the start tonight’s Saturday Night Live, the sketch-comedy show announced on its Instagram that this would be Cecily Strong’s last appearance on the show after 11 years of hilarious service. But before we could get to her big send-off, SNL dropped a cold open featuring Donald Trump (James …
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Fans of Saturday Night Live were more than a little surprised when Cecily Strong, one of the sketch-comedy show’s strongest players, returned for its 48th season this October. SNL had just experienced a wave of high-profile departures—Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, Melissa Villaseñor …
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Just prior to tonight’s episode of Saturday Night Live, the show’s Instagram account announced that it would be the final episode to feature celebrated cast member Cecily Strong, one of the show’s last remaining veterans. Over the course of her 11-year run, Strong would prove to be one of the …
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Lizzo served as the musical guest on the final Saturday Night Live of 2022 — stepping in for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs — delivering a track of Special as well as a surprise cover of a Christmas classic. The singer-rapper opened things up with “Break Up Twice,” turning the SNL …
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The penultimate episode of Saturday Night Live’s 48th season prior to its holiday break saw Steve Martin and Martin Short return to host the late-night sketch show. But before the comedy legends, ex-SNL cast members, and Only Murders in the Building co-stars took the stage—marking Martin’s 16th time hosting, one …
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Following a fun little sing-along cold open that saw cast members Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang drag Elon Musk and Kanye West through song, Saturday Night Live hosts Steve Martin and Martin Short ambled onto the stage at Studio 8H. The Dec. 10 episode marked Martin’s 16th time …
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After taking shots at corporate money-loving Kyrsten Sinema for leaving the Democratic Party and absentee father Herschel Walker for taking a big ol’ L in Georgia’s Senate run, Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update dropped a joke that earned loud groans and boos from the audience. The joke concerned the 2022 …
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Saturday Night Live revealed that Lizzo will now serve as musical guest on the Austin Butler-hosted episode next week, with the rapper filling in for the previously announced Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Soon after SNL announced the switch-up, the YYYs issued a statement on social media explaining that all of the …
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Nearly 14 months after Brandi Carlile last served as Saturday Night Live’s musical guest, the singer returned for the show’s Steve Martin and Martin Short-host episode. For her first performance, Carlile — flanked by “the twins” Tim and Phil Hanseroth — harkened back to her breakout single, 2007’s “The Story”: …
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Double duty takes on a new meaning for this week’s Saturday Night Live as Martin Short and Steve Martin prepare to share the Dec. 10 hosting slot. The acting duo is used to sharing the spotlight alongside Selena Gomez on Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, but their return to …
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