Questlove is a staple on NBC, he and the legendary Roots crew are the house band on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, but this past Saturday he took his talents to Saturday Night Live. The skit highlighted a Hip-Hop round table bringing in a couple of SoundCloud rappers in Pete Davidson and host Timothée Chalamet. The […]
Saturday Night Live aired the same day the results from the election were finalized, making Biden the president-elect, and Trump a one-term president. This means that for the next four years Jim Carrey and Maya Rudolph will reprise their roles as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and Alec Baldwin will have to retire his role […]
Issa Rae hosted Saturday Night Live last weekend, and she portrayed an NAACP lawyer for the Your Voice Chicago sketch featuring Kenan Thompson. When speaking on the Presidential election, the Insecure star says she’s “voting for everybody Black,” referencing her viral 2017 red carpet interview at the Emmys when she said she was “rooting for […]
Leslie Jones opened up about her departure from Saturday Night Live and apparently, she doesn’t miss them at all. The comedian showed love to her former co-workers but spoke about some of the adversity she faced. “I don’t miss it at all,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “I miss Kenan [Thompson] but I don’t miss [it]. […]
Megan Thee Stallion took the time out during her Saturday Night Live debut to make a powerful statement in support of Breonna Taylor and the Black Lives Matter movement. While performing the “Savage (Remix)” featuring Beyonce, she played audio clips from Malcolm X and Tamika D. Mallory. “Daniel Cameron is no different than the sellout […]
Chris Rock and Megan Thee Stallion hosted the 46th SNL season premiere this past Saturday. The premiere became the most-watched SNL premiere in four seasons. According to Deadline, the premiere brought in 7.765 million viewers. Last year’s premiere that brought in 6.107 million viewers. Alec Baldwin reprised his role as Donald Trump and Jim Carrey […]
Eddie Murphy won his first Emmy ever for his Saturday Night Live hosting gig from 2019. Murphy has been nominated five times throughout his career but has not won until now. “Thank you so much for giving me an Emmy. I don’t have an Emmy. This is 40 years since I started Saturday Night Live, this is […]
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 […]
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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 […]
