Jack Black rejoiced in his return to Saturday Night Live after nearly twenty years away, singing about the occasion to the tune of Aerosmith’s “Back in the Saddle.” Black, who most recently hosted SNL in 2005 and was the show’s musical guest with Tenacious D the following year, began his …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Trashes Trump's Tariffs, Makes Dig at Morgan Wallen
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took aim at Donald Trump‘s massive tariffs, which have caused markets to tumble, in the process making a dig at last week’s musical guest, Morgan Wallen. “America elected Trump to run the country like a business, but it turns out he’s running it like one …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Elton John, Brandi Carlile Perform 'Little Richard's Bible,' 'Who Believes in Angels'
Elton John and Brandi Carlile teamed up on Saturday Night Live to perform a pair of tracks from their collaborative album, Who Believes in Angels, which came out Friday. For the ’50s rock and roll-inspired “Little Richard’s Bible” and for the title track from their latest collaboration, John was at …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Morgan Wallen Perform 'I'm The Problem,' 'Just In Case'
Morgan Wallen appeared on Saturday Night Live to perform two tracks from his forthcoming album, I’m the Problem. Wallen, marking his second musical guest spot on the late night show, opened with the title track, and followed it up with “Just In Case.” Since January, Wallen has been teasing or …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open: Clueless Trump Officials Text War Plans to High School Girls' Group Chat
Saturday Night Live opened by addressing one of the most concerning stories yet of the second Trump administration: top officials discussing war plans in a group chat that mistakenly included a journalist. Rather than texting only the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (Andrew Dismukes), Vice President …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Roasts Everyone in White House's War Chat Scandal
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update mocked nearly every Trump administration official involved in the scandal of inadvertently providing attack plans to a journalist via a Signal group chat. On Monday, The Atlantic reported that National Security Adviser Mike Waltz accidentally added the publication’s editor-in-chief to a chat in which Defense …
Read More »'SNL': Mikey Madison Comforts Wounded Crime Boss Husband With Catchphrase Comedy
Saturday Night Live host and recent Academy Award winner Mikey Madison portrayed the wife of a fatally wounded crime boss who, in his final moments, wants to hone his stand-up comedy routine alongside her. After patriarch Marco (Andrew Dismukes) is shot through a window by unseen assailants, he admits to …
Read More »Mikey Madison, Jack Black, Jon Hamm to Host Upcoming 'Saturday Night Live' Episodes
Saturday Night Live has booked Mikey Madison, Jack Black, and Jon Hamm to host the next three episodes of the show. They’ll be joined by musical guests Morgan Wallen, Elton John with Brandi Carlile, and Lizzo. Madison recently won a Best Actress Academy Award for her performance in Anora, which …
Read More »'A Bored John Mulaney Is a Dangerous Thing'
D uring the first 10 minutes of John Mulaney’s interview for Rolling Stone’s “Last Word” column — where pop-culture icons reflect on their work, success, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way — he holds forth on the following topics: Eurovision, the campy, annual global pop-song contest; the Songwriters …
Read More »Jos. A. Bank vs. 'SNL': Why the Menswear Store Didn't Deserve Late Show's Shady Shoutout
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Jos. A. Bank got a shoutout on Saturday Night Live this weekend, putting the venerable menswear store back into the pop culture zeitgeist. The mention came right off …
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