Spirit Halloween isn’t laughing at the way it was portrayed on the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live.” Instead, the seasonal retailer decided to get even in a hilariously petty manner. During the episode, a filmed sketch ran that made fun of how the store, which sells costumes and Halloween decor, takes over empty buildings … Read more
Bowen Yang seems to think the word “mock” is too strong of a verb. The “Saturday Night Live” cast member drew backlash over the weekend for comparing Moo Deng — a very meme-able pygmy hippopotamus — to pop star Chappell Roan. In the bit, which Yang performed on “Weekend Update,” Yang wears a hippo costume … Read more
During the show’s cold open on Saturday, former “SNL” cast member and “Big Mouth” star Maya Rudolph saddled up again for her Emmy-winning role as Vice President Kamala Harris. “Well your fun aunt has returned,” Rudolph declared as she appeared onstage. Rudolph was joined by returning cast members Dana Carvey as President Joe Biden, and … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” is set to set off its 50th season with host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll. Smart, the 73-year-old “Hacks” and “Designing Women” star who just won her sixth Emmy, has never hosted the NBC sketch comedy institution before in her more than 40-year career. She said … Read more
Bowen Yang has shared tidbits from a phone exchange he said he had with Shane Gillis before the latter was fired from “Saturday Night Live.” Yang and Gillis were both hired onto the comedy show’s cast in 2019. Yang, who had spent a year as a writer for the show, was its first Chinese American … Read more
Almost a decade later, Michael Che is still a little heated over a joke Colin Jost wrote about salsa. Last week, the “Weekend Update” cohosts were interviewed by “Saturday Night Live” alums Dana Carvey and David Spade on their “Fly on the Wall” podcast. About 10 minutes into the episode, Carvey asked if either Che … Read more
In response to the question, Emhoff delivered a joke in a very specific manner that would likely make a father — who is deeply concentrating on the complicated task of leveling a shelf — stop what he’s doing for just a brief moment and crack a smile. “Yeah, they need a good Doug character,” Emhoff … Read more
Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Victoria Jackson took to social media this week to share that she has an inoperable tumor in her windpipe. “I have 34.8 months to live if I don’t get hit by a meteor, shot by a MAGA hater, get Covid again or WWIII breaks out,” wrote the comedian and … Read more
King, best known for her 2015 hit “Ex’s & Oh’s,” said her relationship with Schneider was pretty rocky at times, due to long stretches of no contact and what she called his harsh criticisms of her appearance. “I go for like four or five years without talking to my dad,” King told podcast host Bunnie … Read more
After more than five years as a “Saturday Night Live” cast member, Bowen Yang has had the opportunity to work with a variety of A-list actors, pop stars and even athletes. Still, Yang says there’s at least one person who stands out for all the wrong reasons. Appearing on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” Sunday, … Read more
