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NBC Gives Trump 'Equal Time' After Harris' Appearance on SNL

Republican FCC commissioner had complained about what he saw as a rules violation

(Newser) - After a commissioner claimed Kamala Harris' surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live violated the Federal Communications Commission's "equal time" rules, NBC offered Donald Trump equal time. Brendan Carr, a Republican appointed to the FCC by Donald Trump, posted on X Saturday that Harris' SNL appearance seemed to be...

Live From New York, It's Kamala Harris

VP briefly leaves campaign in swing states to appear in Cold Open opposite Maya Rudolph

(Newser) - It was just another Saturday night with SNL trotting out Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris, Dana Carvey as Joe Biden, James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump, and ... Kamala Harris as Kamala Harris. The vice president made an unannounced appearance on the Cold Open of the final episode of Saturday Night ...

Pete Davidson Makes a Rare Public Appearance

SNL alum pops up in rare public appearance in LA after seeking mental health treatment in July

(Newser) - Pete Davidson sightings used to involve seeing what romantic interest he was paired up with at any given time. Now, seeing the SNL star in the wild at all is rare, as the 30-year-old SNL alum basically vanished after seeking mental health treatment over the summer. On Thursday, however, Davidson...

Liam Gallagher: Oasis Skit on SNL Was 'Excruciating'

'Are they meant to be comedians,' he wonders

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live mocked the famously cantankerous Gallagher brothers of Oasis fame over the weekend, and one of the brothers took exception. "Excruciating," tweeted Liam when asked for his reaction to the bit in which Sarah Sherman played him and James Austin Johnson played brother Noel. "Are...

SNL Goes to Town on VP Debate Lovefest
SNL Spoofs
the VP Debate
Oct 6, 2024 8:31 AM CDT

SNL Spoofs the VP Debate

Bowen Yang, Jim Gaffigan all but hug it out, give disastrous answers as Maya Rudolph spits some wine

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live returned for the second week of its 50th season with some pretty recognizable characters from its first week : Maya Rudolph (Kamala Harris), Andy Samberg (Doug Emhoff), Bowen Yang (JD Vance), Jim Gaffigan (Tim Walz), and Dana Carvey (President Biden), all participating either in the vice presidential debate...

SNL Season Opener Reveals Who's Playing 2024 Figures

Andy Samberg is Doug Emhoff and Jim Gaffigan is Tim Walz

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live kicked off its 50th season with a cold open about the 2024 race, a skit that answered remaining questions about who is playing whom. Highlights from CNN , Variety , the Los Angeles Times , and the Washington Post :
  • As expected, Maya Rudolph reprised her role as Kamala Harris and
...

First SNL Host of Its 50th Season Is a Newbie

Jean Smart to helm show on Oct. 5, with musical guest Jelly Roll; other hosts, performers announced

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live's 50th season launches later this month, and an initial lineup of hosts and musical guests has been announced. The host for the kickoff Sept. 28 show will be Emmy-winning Hacks and Fargo star Jean Smart, who has never graced the SNL stage before, reports Variety . She'...

SNL Shakes Up Its Cast
SNL Shakes Up
Its Cast
Sep 10, 2024 2:45 PM CDT

SNL Shakes Up Its Cast

Chloe Troast is leaving, and 3 newcomers are arriving for the 50th season

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live will look a bit different for its upcoming 50th season. The show has announced three new "featured players," while three others are leaving, reports Deadline .
  • Leaving: Chloe Troast, a featured player last season, won't return for a second season. "Unfortunately I was not
...

SNL Alum: 'I Have 34.8 Months to Live'

Victoria Jackson says she has an inoperable cancerous tumor

(Newser) - Victoria Jackson, the Saturday Night Live alum who starred in movies including UHF, says she has an inoperable cancerous tumor in her windpipe, USA Today reports. "I have 34.8 months to live if I don't get hit by a meteor, shot by a MAGA hater, get Covid...

Steve Martin: I Turned Down Offer to Play Walz on SNL

I said: 'Lorne, I'm not an impressionist'

(Newser) - Steve Martin is almost 20 years older than Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, but after Vice President Kamala Harris named Walz as her running mate Tuesday, plenty of people pointed out the resemblance between the two men and urged Martin to play Walz on Saturday Night Live. Rolling Stone calls the...

Oft-Injured Surfing Correspondent Colin Jost Sent Home

Colin Jost leaves NBC Olympics post in Tahiti after foot injury, staph infection, ear infection

(Newser) - Colin Jost is one of the many celebrities participating in NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics, but his time as a correspondent has apparently come to an end. The Saturday Night Live star's sweet stint from Tahiti, where he's been commenting on the Games' surfing competition since...

Colin Jost, Michael Che Throw Some Punches in Joke Swap

'Weekend Update' co-hosts show zero mercy in annual tradition

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live wrapped up its 49th season last night, and "Weekend Update" co-hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost marked the occasion by mercilessly roasting each other with their annual joke swap. As Deadline notes, the duo writes jokes for each other to read on live television for the...

Caitlin Clark Makes Cameo on SNL
Caitlin Clark Makes
Cameo on SNL
Apr 14, 2024 7:51 AM CDT

Caitlin Clark Makes Cameo on SNL

College basketball star ribs Michael Che on Weekend Update

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live took advantage of Caitlin Clark's star power by bringing her on for a cameo during "Weekend Update."
  • The bit: Watch it here . The college basketball phenom appeared as herself to rib Michael Che over his history of jokes about women's sports. But Clark
...

Dana Carvey to Sharon Stone: Sorry for That 1992 Sketch

Former 'SNL' star apologizes for a skit they both appeared in

(Newser) - Dana Carvey is offering a belated mea culpa to Sharon Stone over a 1992 sketch on Saturday Night Live in which they both appeared. "I want to apologize publicly for the security check sketch where I played an Indian man and we're convincing Sharon, her character, or whatever,...

Britt: Speaker Told Me Not to Worry About SOTU Response

She says she was 'pumped' to be portrayed by Scarlett Johansson on 'SNL'

(Newser) - Sen. Katie Britt says House Speaker Mike Johnson told her she had nothing to worry about before she delivered her much-mocked response to President Biden's State of the Union address last week. In an episode of fellow Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's podcast released Wednesday, she said she was...

Britt Sticks to Sex Trafficking Tale

No one else can find story's relevance to Biden's border policies

(Newser) - Pressed Sunday about the sex trafficking story she included in her Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address, Sen. Katie Britt said everyone should have listened to her more carefully. In her nationally televised appearance Thursday night, she described the horrific sexual abuse of a woman...

SNL Comedian 'Will Turn Up the Heat' at WHCA Dinner

Colin Jost is the headliner at April's roast

(Newser) - Colin Jost, the co-anchor of "Weekend Update" on Saturday Night Live, will get a chance in April to roast leading political and media figures as the featured entertainer at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents' Association. "His smart brand of comedy and keen observation will turn...

SNL Brings On Nikki Haley
SNL
Brings On
Nikki Haley
Feb 4, 2024 7:38 AM CST

SNL Brings On Nikki Haley

She questions Donald Trump, as played by James Austin Johnson

(Newser) - Nikki Haley made a cameo in the cold open of Saturday Night Live, where she got in some shots at Donald Trump but also was reminded of one of her own campaign gaffes. (Watch it here .) The premise was a fake CNN town hall featuring Trump, as played by...

Emmys Pick 10 Biggest Moments in TV History

From Beatles and MLK Jr., all the way through 9/11 coverage, these moments made an impression

(Newser) - The Emmys take place Monday, and it's the awards ceremony's 75th anniversary of celebrating the best on the boob tube. To honor that milestone, the Television Academy assembled members and academics who sifted through more than seven decades of TV gold, including news reports, sitcoms, dramas, variety shows,...

HBO Plans 'Darkly Comic' Film About George Santos
Next: George Santos, the Movie
Dec 3, 2023 11:15 AM CST

Next: George Santos, the Movie

HBO project is based on book published last week

(Newser) - The "Gatsby-esque journey of a man from nowhere who exploited the system, waged war on truth and swindled one of the wealthiest districts in the country to achieve his American Dream" sounds worthy of a movie. Or so figures HBO, which is developing a film based on the political...

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