Mick Jagger was host of one of the best SNL’s of the season, a high-energy finale that relied on Jagger’s persona and was fueled by so much nostalgia that it seemed like classic rock, with Jagger doing "19th Nervous Breakdown" with Foo Fighters, "The Last Time" w...
Read More »The Jimmy Fallon episode of SNL was terrific and crowded with guests, but he can’t do everything himself. There was room for some very funny non-Fallon sketches.
Read More »In an episode with surprise appearances from Hugh Jackman and Kenny G, the best cameo of last night's Saturday Night Live may have actually come from the host himself. Stiller's popular movie character showed up on Weekend Update, pairing up with Bill Hader's Stefon to give viewers ...
Read More »Alec Baldwin hosts the season premiere of Saturday Night Live tonight and already his promo is edgier than the Emmys.
Read More »Justin Timberlake's episode of SNL was packed with great sketches, but another terrific one - full of references to his movie career - never made it into the show. Take a look at this self-mocking dress-rehearsal video of Timberlake as Mozart, who complains "I've been working in music since I was a...
Read More »Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga turned the SNL season finale into one of the most consistently funny shows of the season, with plenty of help. The real Bradley Cooper sat next to Andy Samberg as Nic Cage; Jimmy Fallon returned as Barry Gibb with Timberlake as his Bee Gee brother Robin in a crazy po...
Read More »Robert Smigel’s animated Ambiguously Gay Duo shorts, about two superclose superheros, goes way back on SNL, and last night’s installment briefly seemed like an echo of the old days. Then it burst into wild live action, with Jon Hamm and Jimmy Fallon as heros Ace and Gary, guests Ed Helms, Stephen C...
Read More »There’s Tina Fey in the photo above, literally glowing with pregnancy because, as she explained in the promo to last night’s SNL, she’s carrying an alien baby. And while there were plenty of irreverent Mom jokes from Fey and pregnant guest Maya Rudolph on the show, the best parts had nothing to do w...
Read More »Helen Mirren,like any great actor, has suffered through some bad scripts, and you have to add last night's Saturday Night Live to that list. From the opening monologue, with the actors dressed as sailors from South Pacific singing "There is Nothing Like a Dame" (as SNL itself would say, Really?) wit...
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