‘SNL’ Weekend Update Roasts White House’s War Chat Scandal

Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update mocked nearly every Trump administration official involved in the scandal of inadvertently providing attack plans to a journalist via a Signal group chat. On Monday, The Atlantic reported that National Security Adviser Mike Waltz accidentally added the publication’s editor-in-chief to a chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth detailed plans … Read more

‘Saturday Night Live’ Spoofs Signal Gate With Pete Hegseth, JD Vance And Marco Rubio Joining Teen Girl Texting Group

Saturday Night Live opened with a skit on the biggest scandal of the wee, so-called Signal Gate. The show had Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (Andrew Dismukes), Vice President JD Vance (Bowen Yang) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Marcello Hernandez) entering a teen girl group text chat. They share state secrets, as the girls … Read more

Is ‘Saturday Night Live’ New Tonight? ‘SNL’ Host & Musical Guest (3/22/25)

With Saturday Night Live returning after the SNL50: The Anniversary Special, the hit comedy show welcomed both Shane Gillis and Lady Gaga as hosts. Although Gillis was only the host, when Lady Gaga took over, she was the host and musical guest for the evening. Not remotely fazed by the double duty, the singer proved … Read more

Dana Carvey Reveals Lorne Michaels’ Texts About Blake Lively Drama

Lorne Michaels, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Jamie McCarthy/Peacock; Kevin Mazur/NBC Dana Carvey suggested that Lorne Michaels is quite intrigued by Blake Lively’s legal drama with Justin Baldoni. After Ryan Reynolds made a joke about the It Ends With Us legal battle at the SNL 50 Anniversary Special, Carvey, 69, recalled text messages he received … Read more

Martin Short Got COVID After ‘SNL50’ Special, Steve Martin Says

Steve Martin says the SNL50 “COVID curse” is real. In an Instagram post shared Thursday, the Only Murders in the Building star announced that his co-star and friend Martin Short got COVID after attending the SNL50: The Anniversary Special that broadcast last weekend. He also revealed that Maya Rudolph, who also attended and performed in the … Read more

Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Clashes with Ryan Reynolds on SNL50: Unveiling the Late Night Legal Drama

SNL Joke Ignites Firestorm in Lively-Baldoni Legal battle Table of Contents SNL Joke Ignites Firestorm in Lively-Baldoni Legal battle The Legal Landscape of Celebrity Scandals: Unpacking the SNL Joke in the Lively-Baldoni Case The Intersection of Comedy and Legal Drama The role of Public Perception in Legal Outcomes Navigating the Complexities of Celebrity Culture Lessons … Read more

Aubrey Plaza Honors Husband Jeff Baena on ‘SNL50’ With Tie-Dye Shirt

Aubrey Plaza made her first public appearance since the death of her husband Jeff Baena on Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary special. During the special, which aired Sunday night on NBC, Plaza, who was once an intern on SNL, briefly appeared to introduce musical guests Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard. However, it was what Plaza was wearing … Read more

Ryan Reynolds Refers to Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni Legal Drama on SNL

Ryan Reynolds made a veiled reference to the legal drama involving his wife, Blake Lively, and Justin Baldoni, on NBC‘s Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special. About an hour into Sunday’s three-hour-plus special, former castmembers Tina Fey and Amy Poehler appeared onstage to take questions from the audience. One of the many stars in the … Read more

Lorne Michaels: A Tribute to His Transformative Impact on Comedy

SNL50: A Festivity of Five Decades Table of Contents SNL50: A Festivity of Five Decades A Grand Finale with a Legacy of Stars Martin short Leads the Tribute Notable Absences and fan Reactions Lorne Michaels: The Architect of Dreams A Rare Moment for Lorne Michaels exploring SNL50: The Anniversary Special FAQs About SNL50 We Want … Read more