Saturday Night Live recap: Season 42, Episode 8

ET, the President-Elect weighed in with the following tweet. As George Orwell once wrote, Dude, you really cant make this s up. What did I say?/Put on your pants and get back in your sleigh. Credit: Will Heath/NBC The bow on this particular gift? despite the dismay of his staffandthe presence of children. But the well now seems close to running dry. Best Short: Wells for Boys And speaking of wells… That things weird, I dont get it, declared one such childs more rough-and-tumble, football-holding brother....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Jake Clark

Saturday Night Live recap: Season 42, Episode 9

This week was big for a whole different reason with wrestling superstar andnude scene-stealerJohn Cena serving as host. To those of you who voted for Hillary, Im a wrestler, Cena joked upon introducing himself. Im Leslie Jones, bitch. Credit: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC And that time is now… as Donald Trumps new head of the DEA. Theyre alt-good, Conway says in defense. Sure, White smirks. We want to fill this nation with red, white, and a whole lot of blue....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Steve Allen

Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin on his Donald Trump impression

When he asked me, I said no, Baldwin explained. I said, well I dont want to do that, I dont think I can do that. And I thought, I dont want to do it, I dont think I can. Credit: Will Heath/NBC One of my greatest joys is that I got to do it with Kate, he said. She is just this staggering, talented woman. And shes smart, because she mixes the sweet and the sour in there....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Valerie Williams

Saturday Night Live: See all the times an actor broke in season 42

The actors and hosts ofSaturday Night Liveare not always immune to their own hilarity. This latest season hasnt been an exception. Watch the videos below to see all the times someone broke onseason 42 ofSNL. In the season premiere, Margot Robbie as Keira Knightley was the victim. It led to a pre-taped segment of the duo spreading the love around Times Square. The break was planned, but a break is still a break!...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Jason Taylor

Saturday Night Live: See the auditions that didn't make the cut

As former cast member Abby Elliott told Larry King early this year, They dont say anything. You just go in, do your thing in silence, and leave. So it makes sense that even comedians who are incredibly accomplished now didnt make the cut then. Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Matthew Eisman/Getty Images; Steven Lawton/FilmMagic Check out some failed auditions from a few famous faces below. In 2015, he succeeded David Letterman as host ofThe Late Show....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Larry Washington

Saturday Night Live: The 15 best sketches of 2016

These are them, the bestSNLsketches of 2016. Its the Golden Globes, and Adam Driver kicked off the year with a sketch we can all cherish. The Day Beyonce Turned Black Where we you on The Day Beyonce Turned Black? Credit: NBC Depending who you ask, it may be the best sketchSNLhas ever done. At the very least, its one of the best of the year. So lets let him speak for himself: ImDavid Pumpkins… Yeah, and David Pumpkins is…?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Kimberly Ho

Saturday Night Live:Bobby Moynihan's 7 best sketches

After nine seasons onSaturday Night Live, Bobby Moynihan is leaving studio 8H. Saturdays season 42 finale will be the comedians last as a member of the main cast. In honor of Moynihans nine-year run onSNL, here are seven of his all-time best sketches. Credit: Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Its likeImrunning for president, you know? he said to Colin Jost, with great feeling. We have, like, a million things in common, you know?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Gary Medina

Saturday Night Liverecap: Alec Baldwin

Well, in reality, the episode was pretty tame. Im pretty sure Baldwin spent more timedressed up as a wrestling coachthan in a Trump wig. Eighty percent of the people in Chicago have been murdered and are dead! Credit: Will Heath/NBC she declared from the podium before using a leaf blower to fend off fact-checking journalists. Not only are McCarthys Spicer sketches already legend, theyrereportedly actually affecting White House operations. Best Short...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Howard Vega

Saturday Night Liverecap: Casey Affleck

2016s installment was no exception. But although hes not exactly a Goodman, a Baldwin, or an Armisen, Affleck wasnt half bad! NBC, kindly book Chance as a 2017 host ASAP. Credit: Will Heath/NBC May we suggest McKinnons Clinton impression? Best Political Moment You better watch out, you better not cry… Vladimir Putin is coming to town. I was just in town, Putin declared as he hijacked Trumps internet router. You know, hiding in the walls....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Mr. Vincent Adams DDS

Saturday Night Liverecap: Chris Pine

with a musical number set to Billy Joel and a shiny, golden banner bearing Pines name. Best Sketch: Where in the World Is Kellyanne Conway? To top it off, we see McKinnons hilarious Conway creeping across the shows logo. Credit: Will Heath/NBC Theyre treating healthcare the way I treat an iTunes agreement, he quipped. Instead, were like, Yeah, you got any more of those Hemsworths, though?' Maybe Trump meeting with crazy dictators isnt such a bad thing, Che said....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Jeff Knight

Saturday Night Liverecap: Felicity Jones

It all then happens to end with Jones strolling in and guess what? Shes a tad angry and horny. Well, those were the days before Donald Trump was elected as the next U.S. president. Credit: Will Heath/NBC a shirtless Vladimir Putin (Beck Bennett) holding a VHS labeled Pee Pee Tape. I want to talk about whats really important, which is jobs, he said. Because I am going to bring back a thick stream of jobs to this country....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Cory Ross

Saturday Night Liverecap: Jimmy Fallon

For the first time in 42 seasons, the show went live all over the country. Something monumental happened on this weeksSaturday Night Live:The show was actually live. In walks Jimmy Fallon. Credit: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC Im not sure if you guys know, but I like to sing, he opens. So were going to do that… a lot. So I was worried hed also ruin basketball for me, but I was in for a pleasant surprise....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Derek Odom

Saturday Night Liverecap: Louis C.K.

The veteran comedian helmed a politically charged episode Louis C.K. ’s fourth time hostingSaturday Night Livefelt a bit likethe comedian’s latest stand-up special,2017. Having performed both formats several times, C.K. Credit: Will Heath/NBC For instance, he recently got angry at hotel staff for not returning his laundry in time. In telling the story, C.K. until finally realizing that he had not, in fact, even given them laundry to do. poked at racial material in the monologue....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Samantha Roman