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May 12, 2019 7:43 AM CDT

SNL Translates Mom-Speak for You

'Splendid' is really rather complicated and all-encompassing in the UK

(Newser) - President Trump did not escape as the target of Saturday Night Live's latest Cold Open, but the sweeter, funnier bit came during guest-host Emma Thompson's opening monologue. Joined the SNL alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the trio proceeded to translate what your mother really means when she'...

SNL Tackles College
Admissions Scandal

Apr 14, 2019 6:41 AM CDT

SNL Tackles College Admissions Scandal

And Michael Keaton shows up as Julian Assange

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live gave President Trump a rare night off in its latest Cold Open, focusing instead on the college admissions scandal and Julian Assange's arrest. Opening with jail inmates bragging about their misdeeds, Kate McKinnon as Lori Loughlin says, "You think that’s insane? I paid 500...

Another Actress Cast as Elizabeth Holmes

Another Actress Will
Don the Black Turtleneck

Apr 11, 2019 4:45 AM CDT

Another Actress Will Don the Black Turtleneck

Kate McKinnon set to play disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes

(Newser) - Kate McKinnon will don the black turtleneck . The comedian-actress of Saturday Night Live and Ghostbusters fame has been cast to play Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in a limited miniseries inspired by ABC's The Dropout podcast, which explores how "the world's youngest self-made female billionaire [lost] it all...

SNL Romps Over
Bezos Brouhaha

Feb 10, 2019 9:46 AM CST

SNL Romps Over Bezos Brouhaha

'What do you think Jeff Bezos’ penis is going to look like?'

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live launched its latest episode with the burning question on everyone's mind: "What do you think Jeff Bezos’ penis is going to look like?" In a Cold Open spoof of Meet the Press hosted by Kyle Mooney's Chuck Todd, the New York Times reports that...

SNL Has Solution
to the Shutdown

Jan 20, 2019 8:43 AM CST

SNL Has Solution to the Shutdown

Alec Baldwin's Trump plays a little game of 'Deal or No Deal' with members of Congress

(Newser) - With no deal to end the government shutdown, Saturday Night Live tried to find a simple solution for Alec Baldwin's President Trump character. As Kenan Thompson as Steve Harvey on Deal or No Deal said, "We decided to do this in the only format that you can understand:...

Baldwin Returns to SNL
With Parking Space Joke

Dec 2, 2018 9:10 AM CST

Baldwin Returns to SNL With Parking Space Joke

It's his first appearance since his arrest over a ... parking space

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin returned to Saturday Night Live as President Trump for the first time since his arrest Nov. 2 , but included himself in the receiving end of the ribbing, reports USA Today . In character as Trump on an Argentine balcony, Baldwin lamented Robert Mueller's investigation, saying, "God, I...

SNL Again Trolls Fox News

Nov 18, 2018 8:03 AM CST

SNL Again Trolls Fox News

Steve Carell appears as Jeff Bezos in 'an extended string of Trump burns'

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live again deployed Kate McKinnon as Laura Ingraham to lampoon Fox News in its Cold Open, reports NBC News , lamenting how "celebrities in California are whining about some tiny wildfires, while our heroic president is under constant attack—from rain." Steve Carell stopped by to host...

Veteran Pete Davidson
Mocked Turns the Tables

Nov 11, 2018 7:53 AM CST

Veteran Pete Davidson Mocked Turns the Tables

Dan Crenshaw drops by 'Weekend Update' after last week's controversy

(Newser) - The controversy of Pete Davidson's week past reared its head on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live, with the actor making an appearance on Weekend Update to apologize for making fun of a congressman-elect who lost an eye in war. "The man is a war hero and...

SNL: GOP Celebrates Making
'Women Real Worried Today'

Oct 7, 2018 6:11 AM CDT

SNL: GOP Celebrates Making 'Women Real Worried Today'

'Cold Open' imagines Republican senators celebrating Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation

(Newser) - Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th Supreme Court justice on Saturday Night, and Saturday Night Live wasted little time in kicking off its latest episode with an imagined celebration of the Senate Republicans (and Democrat) who put him on the bench, reports the Washington Post . As Heidi Gardner'...

SNL Has Field Day With
Kavanaugh Hearings

Sep 30, 2018 8:21 AM CDT

SNL Has Field Day With Kavanaugh Hearings

Meanwhile, Kanye West goes on pro-Trump rant

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live opened its 44th season with no shortage of material by the way of Brett Kavanaugh's hearings Thursday, Kanye West and his name change , and Pete Davidson's engagement over the summer to Ariana Grande. A lengthy cold open reimagined the Kavanaugh hearings, with Matt Damon as...

Live From New York,
It's Stormy Daniels

May 6, 2018 8:58 AM CDT

Live From New York, It's Stormy Daniels

'SNL' trots out a star-studded Cold Open

(Newser) - The most famously hushed woman currently in America opened her mouth and yelled, "Live from New York, it's Saturday night!" Saturday Night Live trotted out Stormy Daniels as part of a star-studded Cold Open poking fun at President Trump's current woes, reports Rolling Stone , with Ben...

SNL Milks Surprise Cameos

Apr 15, 2018 6:11 AM CDT

SNL Milks Surprise Cameos

Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller stop by in 'Meet the Parents' send-up

(Newser) - In a romp down Meet the Parents memory lane, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro crashed Saturday Night Live with a modern political twist—as President Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, and Robert Mueller, respectively. De Niro interrogated Stiller with the help of a lie detector, though his subject was...

SNL Romps All Over
Trump's Chaotic Week

Mar 18, 2018 8:07 AM CDT

SNL Romps All Over Trump's Chaotic Week

Jeff Sessions, Rex Tillerson, Betsy DeVos make the show's rounds

(Newser) - A chaotic week at the White House usually makes for a giddy week at Saturday Night Live, and this latest week of rolling heads left no shortage of fish in the barrel. The show opened with Alex Moffat as Anderson Cooper interviewing Kate McKinnon, whom the New York Times describes...

Chastain Salutes
Women's March on SNL

Jan 21, 2018 7:37 AM CST

Chastain Salutes Women's March on SNL

Show goes after Trump early and often

(Newser) - Jessica Chastain sang, danced, and wailed her way through hosting Saturday Night Live, giving a nod to the Women's March in her opening monologue. The Molly's Game star sang "You Don't Own Me," with the help of Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong, proclaiming, "Ladies,...

SNL Finally Unveils
Its Steve Bannon

Jan 14, 2018 7:31 AM CST

SNL Finally Unveils Its Steve Bannon

And it's Bill Murray beneath the Grim Reaper hood

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live wasted little time in tackling the brouhaha over Michael Wolff's White House exposé, with alum Fred Armisen returning as the Fire and Fury author on a Cold Open that returned to the show's running spoof on MSNBC's Morning Joe. Amid what Mashable terms Mika...

SNL Explores
Santa's Naughty List

Dec 10, 2017 7:11 AM CST

SNL Explores Santa's Naughty List

Al Franken, Matt Lauer, Roy Moore all get poked in Cold Open

(Newser) - It's that time of the year to determine who's been naughty and who's been nice, and Saturday Night Live jumped in with its two cents on the seemingly endless sexual harassment scandals in its Cold Open. With Kenan Thompson as Santa and Kate McKinnon as an elf,...

SNL's Hillary Returns:
'Lock Him Up!'

Dec 3, 2017 8:03 AM CST

SNL's Hillary Returns: 'Lock Him Up!'

Trump visited by Christmas ghosts in latest episode

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live dove right into the holiday spirit in the latest episode, opening with Alex Baldwin's President Trump being visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past (Billy Bush), Present (Vladimir Putin), and Future (Hillary Clinton). The latter, played by Kate McKinnon, took the opportunity to gloat amid a...

SNL's Sessions:
Roy Moore a Little
'Too Alabama'

Nov 12, 2017 8:03 AM CST

SNL's Sessions: Roy Moore a Little 'Too Alabama'

McKinnon's AG character makes a return amid latest controversy in Ala. Senate race

(Newser) - As the sexual misconduct allegations roil the Alabama Senate race, Saturday Night Live waded right in with a sketch portraying candidate Roy Moore meeting with VP Mike Pence (Beck Bennett). Pence's advice: Get out. "Don’t think of it as ending your campaign, think of it as going...

SNL Sends Trump,
Manafort to Shower

Nov 5, 2017 8:33 AM CST

SNL Sends Trump, Manafort to Shower

Meanwhile, Larry David makes holocaust jokes

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live covered a lot of ground in its most recent episode, from President Trump and Paul Manafort naked together in the shower to Larry David making ill-received concentration camp jokes. Alec Baldwin kicked off the show as Trump talking to Manafort in the wake of his disastrous week,...

Kellyanne Conway
Gets It Treatment on SNL

Oct 15, 2017 7:41 AM CDT

Kellyanne Conway Gets It Treatment on SNL

'Kellywise' the clown makes her debut

(Newser) - The Trump administration got the It treatment on Saturday Night Live, with Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon) appearing in a storm gutter as Kellywise the clown, reports Entertainment Weekly . The sketch featured Alex Moffat as Anderson Cooper, asking Kellywise, "What did you do to your makeup?" McKinnon replies, "I...