Well, there’s no telling what politics will look like when SNL resumes this fall, but a season oriented around Trump was bound to send him off in style. So it was, that Saturday’s season finale called back to Kate McKinnon’s moving “Hallelujah” with a cold open paying tribute to the Trump players, including Scarlett Johansson!
SNL sailed from the 40th anniversary into Season 41 rather smoothly, though the waters roughened in recent weeks with the departures of Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah and Jon Rudnitsky. Thankfully, it’s clear skies ahead for Season 42, as the rest of the beloved cast will be staying aboard. Sailing metaphors!
By now you’re well-aware of the big twist on last week’s episode of Game of Thrones — thanks to tabloid reports and transparent deflections and flat-out lies from cast and crew alike, Jon Snow’s revival was probably the worst-kept secret in recent TV history. Still, fans had to sit through two of the most painful hours of the series before we finally got to what we all knew was coming. It’s okay, SNL feels your pain.
Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage hosts Saturday Night Live this week with musical guest Gwen Stefani, and things get hilariously awkward, as usual, with castmember Cecily Strong.
"The Voice"'s Blake Shelton will serve as both host and musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" this week, and if we go by his jabs at fellow "Voice" judge Adam Levine and these promos with cast member Cecily Strong, this oughta be a pretty awesome show...
Set in St. Louis, the sketch starts with Beck Bennett as a news anchor for “News 4” (which is the CBS affiliate in St. Louis) relaying a serious presentation of current events, right before he hands it off to two morning show hosts (played by Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong) who have an obnoxious show with an obnoxious theme song called ‘Rise and Smile.’ First, there’s no way this sketch should have been cut, but that’s a pretty obvious position to take.
James Franco makes his third appearance as host of "Saturday Night Live" this week with musical guest Nicki Minaj, and in this series of promos with castmember Cecily Strong, discovers the true meaning of Christmas, and it's delicious!
Bruce Willis returns to host "Saturday Night Live" this week for the first time since 1989 (!) with musical guest Katy Perry. Here's promos for this week's episode featuring castmember and "Weekend Update" co-anchor Cecily Strong.