Chris Redd and Mikey Day reportedly set to join “Saturday Night Live”
With three spots left vacant after the exiting of Jay Pharoah, Taran Killam, and Jon Rudnitsky from the cast of Saturday Night Live, it appears two have now been filled. According to our sister site,The Comic’s Comic, comedians Chris Redd and Mikey Day have joined the cast for the 42nd season of the late night […]
Looking Back At 10 Of SNL’s Best Political Cold Opens Over The Past 10 Years
Courtesy of NBC. Saturday Night Live has been at the helm of political comedy since its inception in 1975. Now in its 50th season, comedy fans are getting to experience the household sketch series as it coincides perfectly with the 2024 election. Retired SNL cast members and successful comedians have often flocked to studio 8H […]
Donald Glover is not impressed by dominoes on these “Saturday Night Live” promos
This weekend Donald Glover is pulling double duty on Saturday Night Live, both hosting the show and performing Childish Gambino tunes as the musical guest. In these promos for the week, Beck Bennett is setting up some epic domino action that will not only promote the show, but bring his relationship with Glover closer. Let’s […]
John Mulaney wrote two sketches from this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” almost 10 years ago
Courtesy of Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC It’s no secret that sometimes sketches don’t make it to air when Saturday Night Live kicks off at 11:30pm. Thousands of ideas float in the heads of the show’s writers all the time. Some make it past the table read, some only to dress rehearsal, some make it to the actual […]
John Mulaney re-introduces himself to the public in this week’s “Saturday Night Live” promos
John Mulaney is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend. It’s the first time hosting for the comedian, but not his first time in studio 8H as Mulaney was a writer on the show for a few years during this time he co-created the Bill Hader monster character, Stefon. Mulaney would depart the show as his […]
King T’Challa showed up on Black Jeopardy on “Saturday Night Live”
Chadwick Boseman, hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend. As expected there would be more than a passing reference to his portrayal of The Black Panther himself, King T’Challa. SNL writers struck a bit of gold when they pitted the T’Challa as a fish out of water by rolling him into their recurring bit, Black Jeopardy.
Chris Redd and Pete Davidson turn the Bill Hader love to 11 in this week’s “Saturday Night Live” promos
Bill Hader is returning to host Saturday Night Live this weekend. He’s out there making the press rounds in support of his new HBO series Barry, which premieres at the end of the month. As all of us SNL-heads know, Hader was easily one of the greatest cast members the show has ever produced in […]
Watch the season 4 trailer for “This Is Not Happening” hosted by Roy Wood Jr.
This is Not Happening is Comedy Central’s late night storytelling show created by Ari Shaffir. It features some of the biggest names in comedy taking the stage at an LA strip club to tell some of the funniest true stories from their life. As previously reported, Shaffir did not host the show this season and […]
“Saturday Night Live” adds three new featured players and seven new writers
As is pretty customary to do around this time of year, Saturday Night Live announced some additions to its roster with seven new staff writers and three new featured players. First the writers… Sam Jay, Gary Richardson, Erik Marino, Andrew Dismukes, Steven Castillo, Claire Friedman, and Nimesh Patel all join the staff. We’ve had the […]
Comedy Central announces list of comedians taping half hour specials this year
Every year Comedy Central selects a handful of up-and-coming comedians to tape half hours for their series of the same name. It’s a big right of passage for comedians as it’s a great milestone feather to put in their caps. This year’s list of names is no different as it features much-buzzed about names as […]