Before Mike Schur helped create beloved comedy series like “The Good Place,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Parks and Recreation,” he won Emmys as a writer on “Saturday Night Live” and “The Office.” The two series collided in May 2008 when “The Office” star Steve Carell hosted “SNL” and participated in a viral digital short titled “The […]
A surprise appearance by Kamala Harris might have galvanized this week’s episode of Saturday Night Livebut it might also have landed it in hot water. According to a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission, the sketch—in which Maya Rudolph’s satirical portrayal of the Democratic candidate for president sat hand-in-hand with real-life vice-president Kamala Harris—was a […]
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Saturday Night Live” has been a fixture on late night TV since its first episode aired on October 11, 1975. And while hundreds of cast members have come and gone, one cast fixture is […]
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). […]
