Earlier this week the host of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon received backlash due to a Saturday Night Live clip of him impersonating comedian Chris Rock in blackface resurfaced from 2000. Although Fallon tweeted apologized via Twitter writing “In 2000 while on SNL I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock […]
Comedian and host of The Tonight Show Jimmy Fallon owned up to his mistake and apologized on Tuesday for a racially insensitive sketch on Saturday Night Live. Fallon was trending on Monday after photos resurfaced of the former SNL cast member wearing blackface in a sketch from the year 2000. Fallon took full accountability for […]
Martin Lawrence is the quintessential comedian of the ’90s. He is recognized for his jocular, raunchy jokes and his blatant Hip-Hop flair. The rawness of Lawrence’s raunchy nature has created some of the most memorable moments in the comedy world despite how disciplinary it is. The Martin sitcom star recently stopped by The Breakfast Club […]
Eddie Murphy made his much-anticipated return to Saturday Night Live and didn’t disappoint especially during his monologue that has sparked a rift between Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy. “But if you would have told me 30 years ago that I would be this boring, stay-at-home … house dad and Bill Cosby would be in jail,” […]
On one of the most anticipated Saturday Night Live episodes of the last 30 years (Eddie Murphy is the guest host), Lizzo steps on the stage as the musical guest. She tears it up and people are gagging at her full-length Gucci trench. Why is it a big deal? Lizzo always kills it. Yeah… but… […]
Charlotte native DaBaby performed on Saturday Night Live with two hit singles: “BOP” and “Suge.” He also was joined with Jennifer Lopez to sing carols for their skit. Da Baby has one of the most undeniable talent and stage presence when he steps onto the scene. Peep the performance of “BOP” below. Advertisement
The December line-up for Saturday Night Live is out and you should set your DVRs from now. Jennifer Lopez is kicking off the month hosting the show with musical guest DaBaby. Scarlett Johansson is hosting the following week and Niall Horan will be gracing the stage. They’ll end the month off with Eddie Murphy hosting […]
Words by Dylan Kemp To host or perform on Saturday Night Live means you’ve officially made it, you’re in the big leagues. But what if you were set to host and perform. On October 12, Saturday Night Live made the announcement via twitter that the Chicago emcee will be both the host and musical guest […]
Eddie Murphy is reportedly planning on making Beverly Hills Cop 4 after finishing production on Coming to America 2. In an interview with Collider, Murphy, who is returning to host Saturday Night Live for the first time since 1984, elaborated on his intentions for a new movie. “Yeah that’s what we’re doing after Coming to America 2,” Murphy said. […]
Comedian Shane Gillis will no longer be joining the cast of Saturday Night Live in the show’s upcoming 45th season. Gillis was among three new “featured players” announced earlier in September, alongside Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman. Gillis’ casting quickly drew heavy criticism stemming from several podcast clips featuring Gillis making insensitive jokes and using […]
Arguably the most prominent Black woman to ever join Saturday Night Live‘s cast is expected to leave the show before the 45th season. According to reports, Leslie Jones is stepping away from SNL to pursue other ventures. Jones grew to fame with through acting gigs and stand up comedy before eventually joining the cast at […]
NBC has ordered The Kenan Show starring Saturday Night Live funnyman, Kenan Thompson. NBC describes Thompson’s character as striving “to be a super dad to his two adorable girls while simultaneously balancing his job and a father-in-law who ‘helps’ in the most inappropriate ways.” The cast includes Punam Patel, Dani Lockett, Dannah Lockett, and Andy Garcia. Jackie Clarke will […]
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Considering last week’s news cycle, it was no surprise that Saturday Night Live put their own twist on R. Kelly’s explosive interview with Gayle King. Leslie Jones played the role as Gayle King, meanwhile, Keenan Thompson portrayed the disgraced singer. Leslie opened up the interview by asking R. Kelly why’d he decide to do an […]
Weezy does not play about Mamma Mia. Lil Wayne will star as the musical guest for Saturday Night Live‘s 5th episode of Season 44. The multi-Grammy Award winning rapper is the third Hip-Hop act to perform on SNL’s newest season. S44 kicked off with Kanye West, followed by Travis Scott. After releasing the long-awaited Carter V, Weezy […]
Ariana Grande clearly doesn’t want her name uttered out of Pete Davidson’s mouth. The Saturday Night Live star didn’t explicitly say the singer’s name, but from the looks of the teaser Davidson clearly referenced their short-lived engagement when he proposed to Maggie Rogers shortly after meeting her. “Hey Maggie, I’m Pete,” Davidson says alongside host Jonah […]
Kanye West is scheduled to take the Saturday Night Live stage tomorrow to perform new music, probably from Yandhi, amid the show’s 44th season debut. But according to the series creator, Lorne Michaels, Ye wasn’t SNL’s first pick. In a recent podcast interview with James Andrew Miller, as Stereogum brings up, Michaels clarifies the group […]
At this point, anything Kanye West throws up, blows up. And not the way it did back in the days. Just when we figured things couldn’t get any more bizarre, the White House visit occurred. While a few people are still legitimately scratching their heads, and thinking about how we got to this point, the […]
Reports began circulating this weekend that suggested Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson broke up. The couple was last seen on good terms on Saturday, during a taping of Saturday Night Live. Eyewitnesses say that they were all boo’d up, kissing and holding each other backstage. So things must’ve took a turn for the worst that […]
One week after Kanye West hijacked Saturday Night Live and held the cast members as “hostage” by conveying a pro-Trump tirade amid his performance, Pete Davidson showed up on Weekend Update to slam the rapper. “What Kanye said after we went off the air last week was one of the worst, most awkward things I’ve […]
Saturday Night Live will air its second episode of Season 44 on Saturday (Oct 6) featuring Crazy Rich Asians’ Awkwafina as host and Travis Scott as the musical guest. After a pretty awkward season premiere led by Kanye West’s Trump rant, the legendary NBC show looks to set a different tone. Both Travis Scott and […]