Live from New York it’s . . . the second-best “Saturday Night”? It makes me feel for-Lorned to say it. But “SNL UK,” the brand-new British counterpart to the 51-year-old American sketch-comedy series is, frankly, kicking NYC’s arse. I watch both shows every week — UK airs here Sundays on Peacock — and the pattern … Read more
Love him or hate him, Chevy Chase charmed America with his humor and arrogance from the moment he went live from New York on “Saturday Night Live” in 1975. Chase, 82, became the breakout comedy king of the late night show with his smug, deadpan sketches and pompous “Weekend Update” sign-on, “I’m Chevy Chase and … Read more
Bowen Yang is done at “Saturday Night Live,” The Post has confirmed. The 35-year-old comedian, who joined the Lorne Michaels-created show for Season 45 in 2019, will be departing the long-running program after Saturday night’s episode. “It’s his choice. People have no idea what is really going on,” an insider told The Post on Friday. … Read more
He’s still chasing it. Original “Saturday Night Live” cast member Chevy Chase is giving a new kind of weekend update in his new documentary. “It was a mistake to leave SNL,” Chase, 82, reveals in the trailer for CNN Films’ “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” which debuted Thursday. Chase was in the show’s first … Read more
The show must go on. Heidi Gardner has landed her first role since her sudden and surprising exit from “Saturday Night Live” in August, and the project is being produced by none other than her old boss, Lorne Michaels. The “Shrinking” star, 42, is set to join other A-list comics in Broadway’s “All Out: Comedy About … Read more
In 1974, photographer Edie Baskin met Lorne Michaels at a poker game at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. The two became fast friends, and, not long after, they started talking about working together on a project Michaels had cooking. “He had seen my photography work, so he knew what I was capable of, and, … Read more
A comedy crime. Carol Burnett recently addressed that Lorne Michaels has never invited her to host “Saturday Night Live.” “I don’t know what I did to upset that man,” the 92-year-old comedy legend told The New Yorker in an interview published Monday. Carol Burnett attends Variety’s 2024 Power Of Women: Los Angeles Event. Getty Images “Do … Read more
Emmy producers knew Beyoncé and Jay-Z weren’t attending the Emmys 2025 when they failed to get in formation. The people behind the high-profile show held at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 14, described the moment they realized the Grammy-winning couple wasn’t attending the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Beyonce and Jay-Z before sharing … Read more
Lorne Michaels has revealed that new blood is key to keeping “Saturday Night Live!” as “fresh” as possible. The NBC honcho, 80, shared some rare insight into the major cast shakeups taking place behind the scenes of the late-night sketch comedy show after a slew of well-known names announced they would not be returning. Speaking … Read more
Bowen Yang is “Saturday Night Live”‘s biggest breakout star in years. But after six seasons on the NBC show — playing everything from the Titanic’s iceberg to baby hippo Moo Deng — and a successful movie career, Yang was ready to leave, multiple sources told The Post. By the time the curtain came down on the … Read more
Studio 8H is ready for new laughs. Ahead of the Season 51 premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” a slew of cast members have departed the sketch comedy series. Devon Walker, Emil Wakim, Michael Longfellow, and Heidi Gardner are not returning to the late-night show. “Saturday Night Live” Studio 8H. TheShopAtNBC/X However, as the show gears … Read more
Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night! “Saturday Night Live” has officially finalized the cast for Season 51, and a handful of fan-favorites are returning to Studio 8H for its premiere on Oct. 4. Bowen Yang, Ego Nwodim and Chloe Fineman are each coming back, per Variety, while Kenan Thompson will return for an impressive … Read more
“Saturday Night Live” star Devon Walker has opened up about his sudden exit from the show after only three seasons. The comedian, who called the popular sketch comedy “toxic as hell” upon announcing his departure last week, discussed why the series “doesn’t need to be that way” during an interview with Variety published Wednesday, Sept. … Read more
Brace for turbulence. Fired “Saturday Night Live!” comedian Michael Longfellow, 31, discovered he was kicked off the long-running sketch show while he was at an airport in Utah. The jokester revealed he was waiting to board a flight when his agent called and shared that he wouldn’t return for Season 51 of the iconic show, … Read more
Out with the old, in with the new. “Saturday Night Live” has introduced five new featured players ahead of the show’s Season 51 premiere on Oct. 4, and after a brutal cast shakeup saw the sudden departure of four beloved stars. Lorne Michaels attends “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” at Radio City Music Hall in New … Read more
At least one “Saturday Night Live” star seems to be sticking around for Season 51. After former “SNL” cast member Michael Longfellow took to Instagram on Thursday, Aug. 28, to confirm his exit from the hit sketch comedy show, Chloe Fineman commented to bid him farewell. However, the comedian also appeared to confirm that she … Read more
Live from New York, it’s a bloodbath. “Saturday Night Live” is having an upheaval, as multiple cast members have exited before Season 51 – and one former alum is aghast. Punkie Johnson, who was a cast member from 2020 to 2024, commented, “wtf is happening… This is like the departed.” She wrote that as a … Read more
Another one bites the dust. Comedian Emil Wakim has announced his exit from “Saturday Night Live” after just one season, marking the latest casualty as creator Lorne Michaels plans to “shake things up” with a new cast. “I won’t be returning to snl next year,” Wakim, 27, began in an Instagram post published Wednesday. “It … Read more
The first one bites the dust. Comedian Devon Walker has announced his exit from “Saturday Night Live” after three seasons, just days after creator Lorne Michaels teased a Season 51 cast shakeup. Walker, 34, shared the surprising news on Instagram Monday night. He compared his job on the NBC sketch comedy show to a relationship, … Read more
Change is coming to “Saturday Night Live.” The show’s boss Lorne Michaels teased that there’s going to be major cast changes to Season 51, which premieres Oct. 4. During an interview with Puck News published Friday, Michaels, 80, replied “yes” when he was asked if he plans to “shake things up” with the cast. Lorne … Read more