Keke Palmer will host Saturday Night Live for the first time when the show returns on Dec. 3. SZA will join her as musical guest. “Y’all got y’alls wish… guess whole hosting @nbcsnl? I’m so excited for usss yalllllll, couldn’t do it without you” Palmer, the star of Jordan Peele’s …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers Wins Dismissal of 'Frivolous' $3.8 Million Defamation Lawsuit
Phoebe Bridgers scored a major legal victory Wednesday when a Los Angeles judge struck down a $3.8 million defamation lawsuit filed against her by a recording studio owner. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted Bridgers’ dismissal request, called an anti-SLAPP motion, after the the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter appeared at …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Hammers Don Jr., Kyrie Irving
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update covered the fallout from the attack on Paul Pelosi, Kyrie Irving’s latest self-inflicted wounds, and Dr. Oz not even obtaining the endorsement of Oprah Winfrey. “Nancy Pelosi’s husband wasattacked in their home by a guywith a hammer, and instead ofbasic sympathy, Republicans werelike, ‘We heard …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open: 'Biden' Spices Up Dem Candidates With 'Guy Fieri'
With just a few days to go until the midterms, James Austin Johnson opened Saturday Night Live as President Joe Biden shaking up the list of Democrats running for office in favor of candidates who have more drawing power. “My fellow Americans,” he began. “ThisTuesday, our midterm electionswill determine the …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Steve Lacy Perform 'Bad Habit,' 'Helmet'
Steve Lacy, SNL‘s musical guest, took the stage Saturday to perform “Bad Habit.” The single comes off of Gemini Rights, Lacy’s “delightfully cacophonous” second studio album, as Rolling Stone’s Mankaprr Conteh wrote in a review. The album also includes “Sunshine,” “Mercury,” and “Amber.” “Bad Habit” reached the top spot on …
Read More »'SNL': 'Trump', Amy 'Not a Bot' Schumer Plead Their Case to Elon's Twitter Council
Saturday Night Live took aim at Elon Musk’s staffing cuts at Twitter and the potential for the spread of misinformation with a mock council listening to why bad actors should have their accounts reinstated. “They said I was a bot, whichis crazy.I’m all woman, and I love funnyguys like you,” …
Read More »'SNL' Monologue: Amy Schumer Goes All In on Married Life, Takes Shot at Kanye
Comedian Amy Schumer‘s SNL monologue on Saturday honed in on sex and marriage, but not before acknowledging some current events in the political arena. “I can’t believe I have thehonor of being the final hostbefore the midterm abortions — elections!” she joked. “What did I say?Sorry.I was thinking about what’s …
Read More »Why Melissa Villaseñor Walked Away From 'SNL': ' I Was on the Edge of a Cliff Every Week'
At the height of her career and after six successful seasons of Saturday Night Live, Melissa Villaseñor walked away from it all. In a telling interview with The Daily Beast, the comedian opened up about her reasons for exiting the show at the end of Season 47, which also saw …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open: Pelosi and Preoccupied Schumer Respond to Jan. 6 Insurrection
Saturday Night Live kicked off with a spoof of this week’s Jan. 6 Committee hearing, as well as recently publicized footage of Congressional leaders responding to the events of Jan. 6 while on Capitol Hill. “January 6 was one of themost dramatic and consequentialmoments in our nation’s history.So to fight …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform 'Anxiety,' 'Plan B'
SNL host and musical guest Megan Thee Stallion on Saturday performed the single “Anxiety” from her second studio album, Traumazine. The 18-track album, which came out in August, offers “a motley mix of slick bops and searing confessionals that wonderfully encapsulate all of her various vibes,” as Rolling Stone’s Will …
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