Saturday Night Live returned to its Britney Spears talk show format for a cold open sketch revolving around a trio of newsmakers this week: Lil Nas X, Matt Gaetz and Pepe Le Pew. “This is the show that will shine a light on the social pariahs of the week, and …
Read More »Watch Nick Jonas Debut 'Spaceman,' 'This Is Heaven' on 'SNL'
Nick Jonas performed his single “Spaceman” for the first time and debuted the new song “This Is Heaven” while pulling double duty as both musical guest and host of the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. Both tracks will feature on Jonas’ upcoming album Spaceman, due out March 12th. On …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open Covers Marjorie Taylor Greene, GameStop, Tom Brady and More
Following a month-long hiatus, Saturday Night Live returned with a cold open that encompassed a number of news topics that happened while the show was on vacation, including the controversy surrounding Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the GameStop situation, social media censorship and Tom Brady’s return to the Super Bowl. In …
Read More »See the Strokes Perform 'The Adults Are Talking,' 'Bad Decisions' on 'SNL'
The Strokes performed two songs from their latest LP The New Abnormal as musical guests on Saturday Night Live, the New York band’s first appearance on the show in nine years. For their first performance of the episode — a very New York episode, as host John Mulaney previously noted …
Read More »'SNL' Books David Byrne, the Weeknd for Upcoming Musical Guest Spots
David Byrne and the Weeknd will serve as musical guests on upcoming episodes of Saturday Night Live, the series’ Twitter revealed Thursday. Byrne will join host and Sack Lunch Bunch co-star John Mulaney on SNL’s February 29th episode. The appearance — Byrne’s first solo visit to SNL since performing two …
Read More »Watch Harry Styles Play 'Funeral DJ' on 'SNL'
Harry Styles and Chris Redd play a pair of “Funeral DJs” in a wacky sketch from Saturday’s SNL. The bit opens with a priest (Mikey Day) paying tribute to the late Betty as her family looks on mournfully. But the tone shifts after he introduces the woman’s “close personal friends” …
Read More »'SNL': Phoebe Waller-Bridge Delivers Raw Monologue About Sex, Psychopaths, 'Hot Priest'
During Phoebe Waller-Bridge‘s inaugural hosting duties on Saturday Night Live this weekend, she delivered an opening monologue mirroring one that would come from her fourth-wall-breaking protagonist Fleabag. In the monologue, Waller-Bridge addresses everything from sex to psychopaths and even the Hot Priest from her hit show Fleabag. “I’m not a …
Read More »Idris Elba on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
It’s good to know that even if named World’s Sexiest Man Alive by People, you can still get nervous performing live on television. Idris Elba did well in his first hosting gig on Saturday Night Live, but there were more than a few occasions in which he demonstrated just how …
Read More »Watch Mumford & Sons Perform Inspiring 'Guiding Light' on 'SNL'
Mumford & Sons shifted their own musical boundaries with the release of their fourth album Delta, returning to the acoustic instrumentation that dominated their first two records and blending electronica, jazz and rap elements together. For the band’s third appearance as musical guest on Saturday Night Live, Mumford & Sons …
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