British pop singer Charli XCX, hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time, also made her third SNL musical guest appearance with performances of two tracks from her sixth and latest album: “360” and “Sympathy Is a Knife.” Brat, which she released this summer, has seven Grammy nominations, with “360” …
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The most popular Saturday Night Live sketch so far in Season 50 was a musical bit lovingly referred to as “Domingo,” featuring four bridesmaids — including Ariana Grande — singing about the bride’s bachelorette party debauchery to the tune of Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso.” Given the viral success of the sketch …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update had plenty to say about Donald Trump‘s election win Tuesday. For one, co-anchor Colin Jost joked, “We learned that Democrats actually don’t know how to rig an election.” That Trump won all the battleground states and even the popular vote, Jost continued, makes him “like …
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With Donald Trump, who has threatened revenge against his perceived enemies, set to begin his second term in a matter of months, Saturday Night Live‘s cast members had self-preservation in mind, insisting that they have always had his back. “We have been with you all along,” Kenan Thompson said, with …
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Multi-instrumentalist Mk.gee debuted on Saturday Night Live with performances of “Alesis” and his recently released single “Rockman.” The former, from the guitarist’s first studio album, Two Star & the Dream Police, also saw Zack Sekoff and Andrew Aged on electronics and guitar, respectively. The 28-year-old New Jersey native, who’s been …
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Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise trip to Saturday Night Live just three days before the presidential election, appearing in the mirror of Maya Rudolph, who again reprised her role as the VP, this time giving herself a pep talk. Saturday marked the fifth consecutive week of Rudolph portraying …
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Comedian and actor John Mulaney returned as Saturday Night Live host with a not-so-good update about his “feminine hips“: he may end up needing hip replacement surgery. Mulaney, who most recently hosted SNL in February 2022, becoming a five-timers club member in the process, joked about aging. At 42, he …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update had some final pre-election thoughts on Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last week, his garbage truck photo op, and more. “Well, next week America will decide if the next president is Kamala Harris, or if everyone at SNL will get audited,” co-anchor Colin Jost …
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Chappell Roan debuted as Saturday Night Live musical guest with performances of “Pink Pony Club,” from The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and her new track, “The Giver.” Rolling Stone‘s September cover artist, Roan recently concluded her Midwest Princess tour. The Missouri native had also been opening for …
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Pete Davidson returned to Saturday Night Live for the first time in a year to take part in the latest Broadway musical-inspired sketch in a John Mulaney-hosted episode. In the spirit of “Airport Sushi,” “Bodega Bathroom,” “Diner Lobster” and “Subway Churro,” Mulaney and his SNL company presented “Port Authority Duane …
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