For several years, the final “Saturday Night Live” episode of the year includes a segment of “Weekend Update” in which co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che write jokes that the other must read for the first time on the air. For Jost, this typically has meant Che forces him to say a litany of jokes […]
“Weekend Update” took rapid-fire aim at President-elect Donald Trump and those in his orbit, from RFK Jr. to Elon Musk to Matt Gaetz. But of course, “Saturday Night Live‘s” faux newscast opened with a bit about the healthcare CEO killer story that has rivited the nation since United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson was brazenly shot […]
The Weekend Update desk at “Saturday Night Live” devoted its opening to hocking some loogies at Donald Trump’s picks to lead his presidential administration. That list includes billionaire Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, who has been tapped by Trump to lead the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency taskforce, which aims to […]
In classic form, Liam Gallagher has responded to a Saturday Night Live sketch that aired over the weekend mocking the two Oasis members for not getting along. The skit, part of Weekend Updatestarred James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman as Noel and Liam Gallagher, respectively, and saw the pair bickering like children before agreeing on […]
Saturday Night Live has found its 2024 political candidates. As the NBC sketch comedy show kicks off its 50th season, its creator and long-running maestro Lorne Michaels has settled on his new crop of D.C. power players, including Kamala Harris (Maya Rudolph), Tim Walz (Jim Gaffigan), Joe Biden (Dana Carvey) and Douglas Emhoff (Andy Samberg). […]
