“SNL” Photographer Announces New Book, “The Art Of The SNL Portrait”
Throughout the storied history of Saturday Night Live, one of the show’s main identifiers has been the bumpers. These are now iconic images of the various hosts throughout the years, having started in 1975. Over that time, there’s only been a handful of photographers taking the lead on those bumper images. Since 1999, the lead […]
How “SNL” Addressed The 2024 Presidential Election
Courtesy of NBC. Photo credit: Will Heath. Last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live was an anticipated one to say the least. On top of this season continuing to celebrate the show’s milestone 50th season, last night saw two notable aspects that had all comedy fans excited for last night’s episode: Bill Burr, the renowned […]
Lorne Michaels Says NBC Is To Blame For Shane Gillis’ “SNL” Firing & Not His Choice
Courtesy of NBC. Shane Gillis has built up one of the more remarkable comeback stories in comedy since getting quickly hired & fired in 2019 from Saturday Night Live for saying homophobic & racial slurs on a podcast. Over the last five years, he’s become one of the biggest names in comedy thanks to his […]
Interview: Eric Idle Talks “The Spamalot Diaries” & All Things Python
Courtesy of Eric Idle. Eric Idle has had one of the most enviable careers that you can have, as a truly multi-faceted talent. He’s a comedy legend, but also a prolific author, playwright, actor, performer, and songwriters. He’s a founding member of Monty Python, he created hands-down the best Beatles send-up – The Rutles – and […]
The Brilliantly Constructed Chaos Of “Saturday Night”
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Jason Reitman has orchestrated a thing of wonder to behold. For years, the early days of Saturday Night Live – then called NBC’s Saturday Night – has become a thing of lore. The idea is this group of baby boomers all came together to completely deconstruct what television has become, […]
Lorne Michaels Says Donald Trump & Kamala Harris Won’t Be On “SNL”
As we’ve seen in seasons past, election years are a great way for Saturday Night Live to get ratings bumps. This season seems to be no different. Not only is it the 50th season, but there’s also celebrity cameos – such as Maya Rudolph playing Kamala Harris, Jim Gaffigan playing Tim Walz, Dana Carvey playing Joe Biden, […]
Lorne Michaels Sets The Record Straight On “SNL” Retirement: As Long As He “Can Keep Doing It,” He’s Here To Stay
Courtesy of NBC. Saturday Night Live‘s highly anticipated 50th season is quickly approaching now with lots of celebrations around the show beginning to kick off. Among them are next year’s 50th anniversary celebration at Radio City Music Hall, the SNL biopic Saturday Night opening in theaters next month, & just this week we learned that […]
“SNL” Sets Hosts & Musical Guests For First Five Episodes Of Season 50 With Nate Bargatze, John Mulaney & More
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Courtesy of NBC & Netflix. Breaking news: long anticipation for who’s hosting & performing on the historic & ground-breaking season 50 of Saturday Night Live has been awaited. And now, the landmark sketch comedy series has unveiled the lineup its first five […]
Lorne Michaels To Be The Subject Of New Book “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live”
After 50 years on the air, Saturday Night Live is one of our landmark comedy institutions. At the center of that institution is Lorne Michaels, the creator and executive producer who oversees it to this day. However, Lorne has always been content to let the work speak for itself and remain in the shadow. As […]
The 76th Emmy Awards: All The Comedy Winners & Best Moments
Cast & executive producers of Hacks. Courtesy of Disney. Photo credit: Frank Micelotta. Last night from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles were The 76th Emmy Awards, the show where The Television Academy crowns all the big winners from this year’s comedy shows & celebrates excellence in television all around. From last night’s Emmys ceremony, […]