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Kenan and Kel Reunite Alongside Keke Palmer on ‘SNL’ for Dramatized Sitcom Reimagining ‘Kenan and Kelly’
Kenan Thomspon, Kel Mitchell and orange soda reunited for the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live in a sketch that sees Keke Palmer and the two comedians caught in a soapy love triangle storyline with a pregnancy twist. Thompson and Mitchell, who became teen stars thanks to their work on All That and later […]
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‘SNL’ Cold Open Tackles Herschel Walker-Raphael Warnock Runoff Senate Election
After a brief hiatus, Saturday Night Live returned on Dec. 3 and dove right into the upcoming Georgia Senate runoff race between Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock. The cold open featured Kenan Thompson’s Herschel Walker, Mikey Day’s John Cornyn, Cecily Strong’s Marsha Blackburn and James Austin Johnson’s Mitch McConnell. “Well, Herschel, the midterms wasn’t the […]
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Keke Palmer Announces Pregnancy in ‘Saturday Night Live’ Opening Monologue
Keke Palmer hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time on Dec. 3, where she wasted no time in making her hosting gig one to remember. The actress addressed online rumors that she was pregnant and announced that she is, indeed, expecting. A rep for Palmer confirmed the pregnancy to The Hollywood Reporter. “People have […]
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Adam Sandler Says It’s Emotional Singing Tribute Song for Chris Farley While on Tour: “It Rocks Me”
Adam Sandler continues to pay tribute to his former castmate and friend, Chris Farley, 25 years after his death. During Thursday’s episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Hustle actor says he still finds it difficult to perform the “Chris Farley Song” during his shows on the Adam Sandler Live stand-up comedy tour, which […]
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Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang and Mikey Day on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Overhaul: “You Just Keep Going”
Ahead of the premiere of Saturday Night Live season 48, the late night comedy show lost eight of its castmembers, the biggest cast overhaul in a generation. At the end of season 47 in May, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson signed off of the sketch series for the last time. Their […]
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Brandi Carlile, Steve Martin, ‘SNL’ Cast Celebrate the Museum of Natural History: “A Vote of Confidence in Science”
Brandi Carlile, Steve Martin, Jimmy Fallon, Alec Baldwin and the Saturday Night Live cast hit the red carpet at the American Museum of Natural History on Thursday for its annual gala. Fallon, as the night’s host, kicked off the event — or as he jokingly called it, “the museum’s tax write-off” — with a monologue […]
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‘Saturday Night Live’: All the Season 48 Hosts and Musical Guests
Saturday Night Live will enter a season of transition in 2022-23. When the NBC late night fixture begins its 48th season Oct. 1, it will do so without longtime castmembers Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon and Kyle Mooney, who all departed the show at the end of season 47. Regulars Alex Moffat and Melissa […]
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Dave Chappelle’s ‘SNL’ Opening Monologue Addresses Kanye “Ye” West’s Antisemitic Comments
Dave Chappelle’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live tackled Kanye “Ye” West’s antisemitic comments, as well as Donald Trump and the midterm elections. The comedian began by reading a statement he said he prepared. “I denounce antisemitism in all its forms. And I stand with my friends in the Jewish community,” he said, before adding, […]
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Dave Chappelle Pokes Fun at “News Cycle” Surrounding His ‘SNL’ Hosting Gig
Dave Chappelle will indeed be delivering live comedy this weekend on Saturday Night Live, regardless of the news cycle. This Saturday’s episode of the long-running NBC comedy series marks the comedian’s third time hosting. On Thursday, SNL released promos touting Chappelle’s appearance, including one clip that appeared to poke fun at the social media backlash […]
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Cecily Strong Urges People to Vote in ‘SNL’ “Weekend Update” Appearance: “These Are Scary Times”
Cecily Strong pulled in to Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update” this week to talk to viewers about what’s at stake in Tuesday’s midterm elections. As “Tammy the Trucker,” Strong was introduced as someone “who promises she’s here to talk about gas prices and definitely not abortion.” But after a quick reference to how “the Supreme […]
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Amy Schumer’s ‘SNL’ Opening Monologue Touches on Midterm Elections, Husband’s Autism Spectrum Disorder
Amy Schumer’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live touched on abortion access, the upcoming midterm elections and her husband’s autism spectrum disorder. The Nov. 5 episode of SNL marked Schumer’s third time hosting the comedy sketch series and comes a few days before the “midterm abortions” as the host called it during her monologue, before […]
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Chris Redd Says He’s “Healing Fast” After Being Attacked Outside New York Comedy Club
Chris Redd says he’s “resting up” and doing OK after he was attacked in front of the Comedy Cellar last week. The actor and Saturday Night Live alum posted a statement to his Instagram story on Sunday with an update on his health status after he was punched in the face by an unidentified individual […]
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