Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ 50-month sentencing, potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations at the Super Bowl, and the ongoing government shutdown, as well as other topics in the news since the late night show was last on the air in May. “This week, thegovernment …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Doja Cat Perform 'Gorgeous,' 'Aaahh Men!'
Doja Cat made her musical guest debut on Saturday Night Live—the season 51 premiere—with performances of a pair of singles from her new album, Vie. After an introduction from SNL host Bad Bunny, the rapper-songwriter opened with the Jack Antonoff-produced “Aaahh Men!” On Vie, Doja Cat’s fifth studio album and …
Read More »Watch 'KPop Demon Hunters' Trio Stage Surprise First Performance in 'SNL' Sketch
Saturday Night Live took on the pop culture phenomenon that is KPop Demon Hunters with a sketch that featured a surprise appearance by the three singers behind the animated film’s hit songs. The sketch revolved around four friends — including host Bad Bunny — discussing the movie while eating brunch …
Read More »Saks' Best-Selling 'Saturday Night Live' Collab Is Up to 50% Off Ahead of the Show's Season 51 Premiere
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Live from New York, it’s a product drop! Saturday Night Live has teamed up with Saks Fifth Avenue for a limited-edition collection that first launched in January, and …
Read More »'Happy for Me': Aimee Lou Wood Is Glad She Criticized 'SNL' Parodying Her
Aimee Lou Wood has no regrets about calling out Saturday Night Live for the way they portrayed her White Lotus character. Back in April, the actor slammed Sarah Sherman’s impression as “mean and unfunny.” Now, in a new BBC News interview, Wood says she stands by every word. “I don’t …
Read More »'The Roses' Will Make You Feel Seriously Thorny
Never underestimate the sheer pleasure of hearing Olivia Colman say the C-word. Yes, that C-word, and while it’s universally acknowledged that the term means something far more colloquial and congenial in the United Kingdom than it does on these shores, the British actor makes it sound as obscene as humanly …
Read More »'SNL' Parts Ways With Emil Wakim Amid Rumored Season 51 Cast Shakeup
Shakeups in the Saturday Night Live cast continue to trickle out as Emil Wakim, who joined the series for its 50th season last year, won’t be returning for Season 51. Wakim revealed he was one-and-done at the long-running, late-night show in a statement posted on social media Wednesday. “I won’t …
Read More »'The Naked Gun': Liam Neeson Uses a Particular Set of Comedy Skills
It takes a bold man to step into the shoes of Leslie Nielsen, former Hollywood matinee idol (see how heroic and gallant he is in 1956’s Forbidden Planet!) and late-in-life comedic genius. Thank God — or rather, thank the holy trinity of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker — …
Read More »'Happy Gilmore 2': Hooray! Adam Sandler's Brawling Golf Bro Is Back
On the rink, he was a tough player who could have used a few skating lessons. On the green, however, Happy Gilmore’s killer slap shot helped him score the kind of long drives that could make Mike Austin scream profanity out of frustration. Hockey’s loss became golf’s gain, and Gilmore’s …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open: Trump Bails on Sketch to Flirt With Audience
Saturday Night Live‘s Donald Trump, appearing in the show’s cold open yet another time, walked out of the season 50 finale’s first sketch to flirt with women in the audience and to formally sign off until September–“if we still have a country.” Trump (James Austin Johnson) began by proclaiming how …
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