Tom Hanks, Lady Gaga are on “Saturday Night Live” duty October 22nd
Season 42 of Saturday Night Live is off to an excellent start and both the social response and television numbers reflect that. And now, the late night sketch show has just added two more top names in their respective fields to this season’s lineup. The October 22nd episode will be hosted by Tom Hanks, who […]
Leslie Jones shares a rooftop with Tom Hanks in the latest “Saturday Night Live” promos
This week’s Saturday Night Live promos have hit the web. Tom Hanks returns to the show for the ninth time. But these are the first he’s done with Leslie Jones, who promptly asks him if he’s ever been in love, forces him to jump off the roof with a parachute, and evades security with him […]
“Saturday Night Live” takes on the third and final Presidential debate
There’s a reason Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump impression works so well on Saturday Night Live. As in the past, the show has utilized the likes of Darrell Hammond and Taran Killam to spoof The Donald. But it wasn’t until Baldwin’s take on him did it promote the Presidential candidate to get ruffled by the show. […]
Tom Hanks hosted “Saturday Night Live,” he’s still America’s Dad
Nine times! Try to say that like Ed Rooney telling Ferris Bueller’s mother how many times her son’s been absent from school this year. You can also now say that for Tom Hanks as its his 9th time hosting Saturday Night Live. Something he’s been looking forward to since his 8th time hosting. Hanks is […]
Tom Hanks returns to stand-up in this “Saturday Night Live” cut for time sketch
There was a third table visit set for the Weekend Update table on this weekend’s ep of Saturday Night Live. Tom Hanks introduced the character of stand-up comedian Paul Cannon and crashed the party with Kyle Mooney’s Bruce Chandling. This might be the first time Hanks has performed stand-up since starring in the movie Punchline. […]
Here’s how “That Thing You Do” band The Wonders ended up reuniting on The Goddamn Comedy Jam
They’ve been on a 21-year hiatus, but iconic pop band The Wonders – best known as the subjects of Tom Hanks’ 1996 film, That Thing You Do – have reunited, and it happened on a comedy show in Hollywood. Josh Adam Meyers, stand-up and creator of live show The Goddamn Comedy Jam and its accompanying […]
“Saturday Night Live’s” Five-Timers’ Club is getting awfully full
Yes, it’s an arbitrary number. Yes, it’s just a recurring gag for a job well done. Yes, it’s beyond silly to care about a fictional symbolic element of a 42-year-old comedy show. But it’s got to be said: Saturday Night Live’s Five-Timers’ Club is getting pretty full lately. And not with whom you might expect. […]
This Week In Comedy: Tom Papa Returns With His Third Netflix Special, “Home Free”
Courtesy of Netflix. This Week In Comedy: Tom Papa returns to Netflix for his third stand-up special with the streamer, Home Free. In the new hour, “his kids are finally out of the house and it’s just him, his wife and a bunch of animals ready to return to their glory days. He’s seen a […]
The David S. Pumpkins animated special is coming this Saturday, any questions?
Almost a year to the day he was first introduced, the wildly popular Saturday Night Live sketch starring Tom Hanks as David S. Pumpkins is set to have an animated special to celebrate Halloween. Hanks will provide the voice to the animated version of his character along with co-creators/writers Mikey Day and Bobby Moynihan (plus […]