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Displaying all articles tagged:
Snl 50
overnights
Yesterday at 1:46 p.m.
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Lady Gaga Returns
Lady Gaga’s easy charm and commitment make for one of the more animated episodes of season 50.
By
Ben Rosenstock
snl50
Mar. 5, 2025
Lady Gaga Is Method Hosting
SNL
in New Promo
Just singing everything she sees like Randy Newman.
By
Bethy Squires
overnights
Mar. 2, 2025
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Shane Gillis Humors the Base
Shane Gillis’s second stint as host caters to his narrow fanbase, which makes for a limiting, bland episode.
By
Rima Parikh
baby it’s covid outside
Feb. 21, 2025
SNL50
’s ‘COVID Curse’ Got Martin Short and Maya Rudolph
Steve Martin broke the news alongside a photo of the pair smooching at the event.
By
Jennifer Zhan
this week in late night
Feb. 21, 2025
Seth Meyers’s Cavalcade of
SNL
Writers Won Late Night
Plus, David Letterman on
The Tonight Show
and Lizzy Caplan waxing poetic on waxing.
By
Bethy Squires
she’s just being miley
Feb. 20, 2025
How Miley Cyrus Became the Most Reliable Act in Showbiz
She’ll show up anywhere and get the job done right.
By
Fran Hoepfner
snl50
Feb. 20, 2025
Adam Sandler Joins
SNL50
to Make Everyone Cry
And to make Kanye West rethink his antisemitism, apparently.
By
Jesse David Fox
this actually is the place
Feb. 19, 2025
David Byrne Expected a ‘Hard Audience’ for His
SNL50
Performance
“You see all of these names and go,
Oh my God
.”
By
Devon Ivie
serious people
Feb. 18, 2025
Of Course Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Saw Ryan Reynolds’s
SNL
Cameo
It feels wrong that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are even tangentially involved in this.
By
Jason P. Frank
snl 50
Feb. 18, 2025
Ladies and Gentlemen … Lady Gaga
As both host and musical guest on
SNL.
By
Jason P. Frank
overnights
Feb. 17, 2025
SNL50
Recap: This One’s For the Millennials
The 50th-anniversary special found clever, reverential ways to play in the deep sandbox of
SNL
’s past, but especially the late ’90s and aughts.
By
Joe Berkowitz
tributes
Feb. 17, 2025
Why Aubrey Plaza Was Wearing Tie-Dye at
SNL50
It was her first public appearance since the death of her husband, director Jeff Baena.
By
Bethy Squires
live from new york
Feb. 16, 2025
Every Single Thing That Happened at
SNL50
Everything that went down at Studio 8H.
By
Vulture Staff
i’m verklempt!
Feb. 16, 2025
‘Bronx Beat"/"Coffee Talk’ Mashup Alert!
Mike Myers joined Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph for some kvetching and kvelling.
By
Fran Hoepfner
snl50
Feb. 16, 2025
Meryl Streep Breaks and Says ‘Little Pervs’ in Her First
SNL
Appearance
Further proof that nobody — not even our greatest living actress — can survive Kate McKinnon’s paranormal sketch.
By
Devon Ivie
saturday night pride
Feb. 16, 2025
Pedro Pascal Comes Out as Domingo’s Gay Brother on
SNL
Of
course
he stans Sabrina Carpenter!
By
Rebecca Alter
snl50
Feb. 16, 2025
The Newest ‘Black Jeopardy’ Contestants Have Never Heard of
SNL
Leslie Jones breaking alert.
By
Jesse David Fox
snl50
Feb. 16, 2025
Steve Martin Asks the Audience to Embrace Joy in
SNL50
Monologue
John Mulaney and Martin Short crashed the stage as well.
By
Hershal Pandya
snl50
Feb. 16, 2025
Robert Goulet Joins ‘The Lawrence Welk Show’ on
SNL50
Do we now ship Robert Goulet and Dooneese?
By
Bethy Squires
live from new york it’s…
Feb. 15, 2025
Everything That Happened at the
SNL50
Concert
Lady Gaga put her what in a box?
By
Jennifer Zhan
well isn’t that special?
Feb. 14, 2025
Live From New York … It’s
SNL 50
!
This article has everything … you need to know.
By
Jason P. Frank
buffering
Feb. 14, 2025
Why
SNL
Still Matters to NBC
Network TV may be fighting for its life, but not on Saturday night.
By
Josef Adalian
fart face
Feb. 14, 2025
SNL
Has Always Been Bad
And that’s precisely what makes watching the 50-year-long live TV experiment so good.
By
Jesse David Fox
legacy
Feb. 13, 2025
‘There’s No Other Show Like It’
50 seasons of
Saturday Night Live
’s impact, as told by 65 of its writers and cast members.
By
Andy Hoglund
and
Hershal Pandya
hindsight
Feb. 13, 2025
What It Was Like the Year After I Left
SNL
38 alums describe a spectrum ranging from “devastating” to “awesome” to “unmitigated chaos.”
By
Jen Chaney
weird jobs
Feb. 13, 2025
29 Cast Members and Writers’ ‘Welcome to
SNL
’ Moment
“When I realized they were seriously trying me out as Biden on my first episode.”
By
Rebecca Alter
yikes
Feb. 13, 2025
My Most Embarrassing
SNL
Memory
An insult from Colin Farrell, accidental full-frontal nudity, and 23 other memories of 8H cringe.
By
Rebecca Alter
a long talk
Feb. 12, 2025
SNL
’s First Lady
1985 was a dangerous time for the show’s first openly gay cast member. Terry Sweeney was up for the challenge.
By
Jason P. Frank
power
Feb. 11, 2025
After Lorne
The ringmaster of
Saturday Night Live
is 80 years old. What happens to the show, not to mention American comedy, when he retires?
By
Reeves Wiedeman
ladies and gentlemen…
Jan. 30, 2025
Questlove’s Insane
SNL Music
Montage Took a Year to Complete
Worth it.
By
Devon Ivie
the 8h days
Jan. 29, 2025
Bobby Moynihan Planned a Drunk Uncle Movie (in His Head)
The comedian reminisces on his nine-year
SNL
stint ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary.
By
Andy Hoglund
last night on late night
Jan. 26, 2025
Chalamet Goes Electric on
SNL
Obscure pulls to make Nardwuar proud.
By
Bethy Squires
overnights
Jan. 26, 2025
SNL
Recap: Timothée Chalamet Is an Ideal Ambassador for
SNL
’s Future
Timothée Chalamet looks like he’s having a blast hosting, and the cast seems to mirror his energy.
By
Joe Berkowitz
last night on late night
Jan. 26, 2025
Lin-Manuel Miranda Crashes
SNL
Cold Open As Alexander Hamilton
During Timothée Chalamet’s double-duty night.
By
Jennifer Zhan
overnights
Jan. 19, 2025
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Dave Chappelle Welcomes
SNL
to Trump’s Second Term
Who else would
SNL
ask to host the final episode of the Biden era but Dave Chappelle?
By
Joe Berkowitz
docuseries
Jan. 17, 2025
The Best
SNL
Docuseries Episode Is Obviously ‘More Cowbell’
This four-part Peacock show has a fever, and we bet you can guess what the only prescription for it is.
By
Jen Chaney
over the hill
Jan. 7, 2025
How Is
SNL
Celebrating Its Big Five-Oh?
With a trailer for the upcoming Peacock docuseries
SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night
.
By
Jennifer Zhan
overnights
Dec. 22, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Martin Short Brings A Near-Dozen Plus Ones
A Christmas episode with this many five-timers can’t be anything but fun and heartwarming.
By
Rima Parikh
last night on late night
Dec. 16, 2024
SNL:
Jane Wickline Embodies a Frustrated Sabrina Carpenter
Why will no one question her sexuality?
By
Bethy Squires
overnights
Dec. 15, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Chris Rock Stars in a Christmas Miracle
Chris Rock oversees a freewheeling episode full of delightfully unpredictable moments.
By
Joe Berkowitz
last night on late night
Dec. 8, 2024
Trisha Paytas Guests on
Saturday Night Live,
Y’all
Will Ethan Klein honor his verbal contract and cut off his arm?
By
Bethy Squires
overnights
Dec. 8, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Paul Mescal Tries Something New
Paul Mescal delivers whatever’s asked of him and shares the spotlight with
SNL
’s three new cast members.
By
Joe Berkowitz
reasons to love new york
Dec. 2, 2024
60 Stars, 50 Seasons, 5 Panels
How
New York
’s mega-size
Saturday Night Live
cover came together.
By
Megh Wright
reasons to love new york
Dec. 2, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Is How We Talk With America
The show holds a mirror to the love-hate relationship between the country and New York.
By
Jesse David Fox
reasons to love new york
Dec. 2, 2024
Why the
SNL
Cast Loves New York
Stars reminisce about their first apartments, best nights on the town, and go-to bodega orders.
By
Devon Ivie
and
Dave Schilling
remember that time
Nov. 26, 2024
‘We’re All At the Mercy of the Cowbell Sketch’
Twenty-four years later, Blue Öyster Cult’s front man on the agony, ecstasy, and relief of the
SNL
favorite.
By
Devon Ivie
overnights
Nov. 17, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: When Charli XCX Shows Up,
SNL
Is Brat
The fashionably bored Brit got big laughs without breaking a sweat.
By
Joe Berkowitz
last night on late night
Nov. 10, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Shifts Red in Post-Trump Election Cold Open
Behold James Austin Johnson’s new Buff Trump.
By
Bethy Squires
overnights
Nov. 10, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: The Right Man For The Moment
Bill Burr uses the post-election monologue to provoke outrage in a loose, rip-roaring episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Nov. 3, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: John Mulaney Helps Get Us Through the Election
Kamala Harris picked a good episode to drop by Studio 8H.
By
Joe Berkowitz
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