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Following Lana Del Rey's performance on SNL, the Internet rained down upon the singer its very own plagues. First, there was ridicule. Then, there were emails. And more emails making subtle demands. And finally, came the silencing rage of her publicists. More »
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It has been three whole days since Brian Williams and the rest of the Internet doused the Lana Del Rey mop in verbal gasoline and lit a match in response to her appearance on SNL. So we checked in on Lansy and her team. And this was the response that came from her publicist, Marilyn: More »
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The perpetually pouty Instagrammed pout monster that is Lana Del Rey appeared on Saturday Night Live this past weekend and it was well, it was this. And this. And also this. Yes, LDR stunk up the joint and the Internet is going nuts over it. Apparently snarly lip curls and sleepy Benadryl eyes don't work in a live context like they do on YouTube. More »
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If you ever need to convince someone that show business is a chauvinist boys club, just play them this clip explaining how, sometime in the 1990s, Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels wanted to install a woman as Weekend Update anchor for the first time in a decade, but abandoned the idea after his hero Steve Martin said "some broad" had "fucked everything up" when co-hosting an awards show with him. More »
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Rick Santorum, who is constitutionally incapable of not whining whenever he opens his mouth, had a whiny response to being made fun of on Saturday Night Live this weekend. More »
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Saturday Night Live opened its 37th season tonight with a parody of Thursday's Fox News/Google Republican presidential debate. Despite being too long and wrought with cliche—Newt Gingrich has a huge head! Michele Bachmann's eyes are crazy!—the sketch managed to work thanks to Bill Hader as debate moderator Shep Smith and Alec Baldwin as the same confused, babbling version of Rick Perry that showed up to the real thing. A video of highlights is above; the full sketch is viewable here. More »
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Just like the weekend, the 63rd Primetime Emmys are history. This year's telecast was hosted by Glee's Jane Lynch and aired live on Fox from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Despite Alec Baldwin's last-minute pullout, pretty much every small screen star showed up to celebrate television's biggest night. More »
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For its season finale, Saturday Night Live brought out two big guns: Justin Timberlake as host and Lady Gaga as musical guest. Here's the episode's soon-to-be infamous Digital Short, featuring Timberlake and Sandberg reprising their "Dick in a Box"/"Motherlover" character roles in a new song about a ménage à trois with Gaga called "3-Way (The Golden Rule)." After all, "It's not gay when it's in a three way—with a honey in the middle there's some leeway." More »
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It's been a while since Saturday Night Live has aired "The Ambiguously Gay Duo"—its classic animated sketch about a couple of superheroes who may also be an actual couple—so when it appeared on screen during tonight's episode, many were pleasantly surprised. But then the sketch suddenly transformed into a live-action one—featuring appearances by Jimmy Fallon, Jon Hamm, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and host Ed Helms—and "pleasantly surprised" instantly became a huge understatement. More »
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So, Tina Fey hosted Saturday Night Live this week! She was OK, but nothing from the episode really stood out... that is, until Bill Hader reprised his role as Stefon—Weekend Update's club-hopping "City Correspondent"—who came armed with the most ridiculous suggestions imaginable for a Mother's Day out. The bit succeeded in its own right, but the fact that Hader broke character about 20 times to regain his composure made everything funnier. More »
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We've previously lauded Andy Samberg's Nicolas Cage impersonation from SNL. Well, tonight, Samberg-as-Cage was back—with a very real Jake Gyllenhaal, who delivered the line of the evening: "You're in every movie—you're like the white Samuel L. Jackson." More »
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On tonight's Elton John-hosted SNL, Tom Hanks made a cameo—a Laser Cats (The Musical!) Digital Short cameo! Faced with the kidnapping of his Castaway companion, Wilson, Hanks was forced to pitch the horribly low-budget film to Lorne Michaels. More »
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Divo extraordinaire Elton John is doing double duty on Saturday Night Live tonight by serving as both host and musical guest. The most surprising thing about John's monologue—besides his dressed-down look—was his knack for some parenthood-related stand-up comedy! More »
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When Bill Hader sat down with Carson Daly, we learned how he first got into comedy, where his sketch group first practiced (in Nick Offerman's workshop, of all places) and how he made it onto Saturday Night Live. More »
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This footage that takes us from when Zach Galifianakis introduced Jessie J for the last time to when he appeared on stage with a shaved head claiming that they "did not get to the Mr. T sketch." More »
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In a promo for tonight's Zach Galifianakis-hosted SNL (see it here), the funnyman—famous for shaving his beard when he hosted last year—declared, "This time, I'm shaving off everything." He didn't—but he did close the show sporting a fauxhawk! More »
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Tonight, Zach Galifianakis followed up his show-stopping Saturday Night Live monologue with an equally funny digital short, during which he interviewed several children for an assistant position. Which one of the little tykes landed the gig? Watch and find out. More »
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Tonight, Zach Galifianakis is hosting Saturday Night Live, and—if his monologue was any indication—we're in for a funny evening. Because he absolutely killed it. Hilarious stand-up jokes, awkward silences, and an Annie lip sync?! Like. A. Boss. More »
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Last time Zach hosted Saturday Night Live, he shaved off his beard mid-way through the episode. In this new round of promos—which feature musical guest Jessie J—he promises much more. More »
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The promos for this weekend's edition of SNL are essentially the opposite of last week's batch featuring Miley Cyrus. Andy and Zach really deliver in the new promos—and especially delight with a game of "got your nose." More »
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Tonight's Miley Cyrus-hosted episode of SNL was quite eclectic—Train wreck talk shows! Teen star apologies!—but perhaps nothing was more surprising than Cyrus' spot-on Justin Bieber impersonation (during the "Miley Cyrus Show" sketch). She sounds just like her! More »
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"Troubled" teen star Miley Cyrus hosted tonight's episode of SNL. Surely she had to mention that whole bong scandal, right? Good news: she did! Bad news: it was in the form of a tone deaf, try-hard monologue apology song. More »
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Those who were fortunate enough to miss the muddled snoozefest that was Charlie Sheen's Ustream webcast tonight already have a better option: Duh! Winning!, aka SNL's version of a Sheen talk show. Look, it's Miley Cyrus as Lindsay Lohan! More »
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Maybe they're tired, maybe they're apathetic, and maybe they're still just "too cool for school." Or, maybe The Strokes are less-than-thrilled to be a part of a stupid promo that's all about Miley Cyrus. You be the judge! More »
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Also today: some pilot casting news, a big deal visits SNL, Showtime invites two shows back for next years, and Don Johnson is going to save NBC. More »
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Last night NBC aired a 2-hour special called Saturday Night Live: Backstage that took a look at the show's 36 seasons. One of the interesting segments was about Weekend Update, it's cultural relevance, and how it's changed through the years. More »
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Tonight at 9pm, NBC will air a two-hour program about the behind-the-scenes madness of all 36 seasons of Saturday Night Live. It seems worth tuning in just for the story that Steve Martin teases in this commercial! More »
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Saturday Night Live is off for a two-week hiatus, and thus the cast is making the rounds on the talk show circuit. On Conan, Fred Armisen took some time to discuss his inspirations for some of his more well-known impressions. More »
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After Chris Brown fist-pumped his way around the Studio 8H stage on tonight's Saturday Night Live, an otherwise lagging Weekend Update segment was brought to life by Stefon, Bill Hader's hilariously lovable, perpetually partied out club kid and "City Correspondent." More »
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Tonight's Russell Brand-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live has received quite a bit of buzz because it also features Chris Brown—yes, that Chris Brown—as the musical guest. Here's Brown's first performance—an auto-tuned, fist-pumping (Eek!), groin-thrusting, rump-shaking little ditty. More »
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The All the Real Girls goddess has signed on to a pretty bland- and regular-sounding Fox sitcom, which is too bad. Also today: Tom Cruise is about to get musical, Gerard Butler continues to annoy and confuse, and Miley Cyrus destroys SNL. More »
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These three promos for Russell Brand's episode of SNL include Jason Sudeilkis and a large amount of scarves. Tis the season for a good scarf though, right? More »
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I think we can all agree that this week's Saturday Night Live was pleasing to both "SNL purists" and those who love the show in its current incarnation. More »
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Dana Carvey hosted tonight's Saturday Night Live. There was some old (Wayne's World, "Church Lady"), some new (Justin Bieber cameos), and a sh*tload of WTF, courtesy musical guest Linkin Park. Their second performance? Jaw-droppingly horrible—and just plain weird. More »
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No, nothing in her personal life. In her professional life. It was a big decision! Also today: news about The Avengers, a Vampire Diaries catastrophe is saved, and Julia Roberts is really really jealous of someone. More »
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We think it is! Just two unlikable people doing the hosting and music playing. Also today: Joseph Gordon-Levitt might be headed to Gotham, find out who's hot this pilot season, and the last days of Friday Night Lights. More »
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Saturday Night Live offers up a solution to MTV's recent problem with advertisers pulling their commercials from the racy (and possibly underage) import SKINS. Includes an introduction with Andy Samberg playing exactly what we imagine their bigshots to be like. More »
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During host Jesse Eisenberg's monologue on tonight's Saturday Night Live, the Social Network star was surprised on stage by Andy Samberg-as-Mark Zuckerberg. But that wasn't all—shortly thereafter, the *real* Mark Zuckerberg showed up... and it was incredibly awkward! More »
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