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Kate McKinnon's new middle-grade mystery is for all her fellow misfits

5:00am October 02, 2024

The SNL star says her new book is part of what she calls her “private mission to give a wink and a nod” to young people who might feel “different” — like she did — growing up.

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‘SNL’ has always taken on politics. Here’s what works – and why

8:00am September 28, 2024

As a historic election looms, Saturday Night Live faces an ongoing challenge to make America laugh – and process an increasingly strange political world. Jean Smart hosts the show’s 50th season premiere on Saturday.

Shane Gillis returned to host Saturday Night Live five years after he was fired from the show. Above, Gillis performs at the Stand Up For Heroes Benefit in November 2023 in New York City.

Shane Gillis struggles in a 'Saturday Night Live' monologue which avoids the obvious

3:02am February 25, 2024

by Eric Deggans

Gillis didn't spend much time joking about the controversy that got him fired from the show. Instead, his opening monologue felt like an attempt to insulate himself from criticism and avoid backlash.

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Columbia, S.C.

Politics & Government

Nikki Haley makes surprise appearance on SNL, mocking Donald Trump and Joe Biden

1:37pm February 04, 2024

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has made a surprise appearance on the comedy show Saturday Night Live, making jibes at Donald Trump over his age and mental competency.

In Leo Adam Sandler voices a 74-year-old lizard who learns he has a gift for helping kids sort through their problems.

'Leo' is an animated lizard with an SNL sensibility — and the voice of Adam Sandler

4:35pm November 21, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

If the pets in a 5th grade classroom could talk, what would they say? That's the premise of Leo, the new coming-of-age movie musical from Netflix.

Franne Lee at the New York Public Library's Hal Prince exhibition in 2019. Lee designed the costumes for Prince's Sweeney Todd and Candide.

Arts

Franne Lee, who designed costumes for 'SNL' and 'Sweeney Todd,' dies at 81

5:10am September 06, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

From SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.

For his "Rich Spirit" / "N95" medley on SNL, Kendrick Lamar performed with minimal visual accompaniment, perfectly geared for the raw intimacy of his newest material.

'SNL' just wrapped its 48th season: It's time to cruelly rank its musical guests

10:20am May 23, 2023

by Stephen Thompson

From Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion to Coldplay, here they are: the magnificent, the flawed-but-forceful, the forgettable and the truly, epically misbegotten.

Dave Chappelle delivers his monologue on Saturday Night Live last week.

Arts

I critiqued Dave Chappelle and his fans questioned my Blackness

10:32am November 17, 2022

by Eric Deggans

After my commentary about Dave Chappelle's turn on Saturday Night Live, a flood of hateful and personal invective erupted. But what do they think the job of a critic is?

Arts

Beck Bennett Is Leaving 'SNL,' But 3 New Cast Members Are Joining The Lineup

6:25pm September 27, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Apart from Bennett's exit, the announcement from Saturday Night Live also includes the departure of Lauren Holt, two promotions and three new hires at NBC's sketch comedy series.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk strikes a pose at a December 2020 awards ceremony in Germany. This weekend, he hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live.

Arts

Elon Musk Takes An Awkward Turn As 'Saturday Night Live' Host

5:01pm May 09, 2021

by Eric Deggans

The Tesla CEO got to cement his image as a celebrity with pop culture cachet, appearing with the SNL cast in silly sketches that promoted his pet projects and dressing up as a video game character.