Gillis was fired from SNL in 2019 after offensive comments he made about Asians and LGBTQ people came to light shortly after he was hired as a featured player for the upcoming season. Despite his ...

And it was not as much short attention span. Like, I look back at some of the sketches on ‘SNL,’ and they're a lot longer than they are now because of the short attention span, and a lot of pe ...

After 50 seasons on NBC, only 167 people have joined the coveted cast of “Saturday Night Live” with a select few sticking around for 10 or more seasons. The sketch series has kickstarted ...

There were a lot of highs and lows for the 50th Anniversary special of Saturday Night Live—billed as SNL 50—that aired Sunday, February 16. There were loads of self-referential callbacks and ...

Meryl Streep made her "SNL" debut on the anniversary special, in a new edition of the "Close Encounters" sketch with Kate McKinnon. If you haven’t been paying attention to any commercials or ads ...

Shane Gillis will host for the second time on March 1 with musical guest Tate McRae, who also makes her second appearance on “SNL.” Lady Gaga will pull double duty on March 8, serving as host ...

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SNL commemorated its 50-year anniversary through a famous star-filled telecast from February 16, 2025. The special show included various significant highlights throughout the program's prolonged ...

(RNS) — The “SNL at 50″ special began with a Paul and ended with another. You might rightly say these were bookends. The cold open was Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter performing a duet of ...

Pete Davidson and Meryl Streep were seated side-by-side. "SNL" alumnus Pete Davidson revived his character Chad for a pre-recorded sketch with Laraine Newman, an original cast member, while Meryl ...

Simpson hosted the variety show in 1978. Actor Robert Blake also hosted "SNL" in 1982 and was charged with the murder of Bonnie Lee Bakley in 2002. Both hosts were acquitted of all charges ...