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
He’ll be free on Saturday night. Michael Longfellow is the latest “Saturday Night Live” star leaving the show ahead of Season 51. Deadline broke the news of Longfellow’s exit from the series on Thursday. Michael Longfellow. Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC The comedian, 31, has yet to confirm his departure himself. The Post has reached out to … Read more
President Trump vowed early Wednesday to find out why Seth Meyers’ contract was renewed by NBC — ripping the late-night host as “one of the least talented” out there. “There is a sick rumor going around that Fake News NBC extended the contract of one of the least talented Late Night television hosts out there, … Read more
Meghan Markle has opened up about her short-lived stint on “Deal or No Deal” in the second season of her Netflix series, “With Love, Meghan.” Before her breakout role in “Suits,” the Duchess of Sussex starred on the NBC reality show from 2006 to 2007 alongside Chrissy Teigen as a “briefcase model.” The role entailed … 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
Major League Baseball is in advanced talks with NBC to ink a three-year rights deal for the network to carry games. The deal would see NBC shell out nearly $200 million annually and would see the network carry MLB games on Sunday nights, the Wall Street Journal reported. MLB games would air on the broadcast … Read more
Tough crowd. Pete Davidson revealed that the star-studded audience during the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special was, well, “terrible.” On Wednesday’s episode of “Late Night With Seth Meyers” Davidson, 31, said, “It’s a terrible audience. It’s just famous people, and famous people only like themselves.” Pete Davidson during an interview with host Seth Meyers on August … Read more
Bill Hader has finally revealed his reason for skipping out on the “Saturday Night Live!” 50th anniversary special earlier this year — and even brushed off his own publicist’s initial excuse for his absence. The comedian was a notable no-show at February’s grand tribute to the long-running program, which featured the who’s who of comedy. … Read more
The verdict is in: Christopher Meloni knows what the fans want. The “Law & Order: Organized Crime” star, 64, revealed that he has been trying to get his character, Detective Elliot Stabler, to hook up with his former partner, Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). Viewers have wanted these two to get together since they first … Read more
Seth Meyers is anxious about the future of “Late Night.” The talk show host, 51, said his mental health will plummet if his NBC show will get the boot — much like the recent cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show.” Speaking on the “Armchair Expert” podcast, the “SNL” alum told host Dax Shepard that he’s concerned about … Read more
Live from his living room… Original “Saturday Night Live” cast member Dan Aykroyd is finally revealing why he skipped the big “SNL50” special in February. The three-hour event celebrated a landmark 50 years of the iconic NBC sketch comedy show. Many former cast members were in attendance, including Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Eddie Murphy and … Read more
Executives at NBCUniversal are eying a new sports cable network, roughly four years after they shuttered the previous one the company operated. The unnamed cable channel would carry sports that will also stream on the company’s service, Peacock, with the network potentially going live as early as the fall, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. … Read more
Peacock, a streaming service by Comcast-owned NBCUniversal, said on Thursday it will raise prices by $3 later this month and begin testing a new narrowed-down tier for users. The price for Peacock’s ad-supported premium plan will increase to $10.99 per month, while the premium plus plan will now be priced at $16.99 per month, starting July 23, … Read more
Where can I find a yawner like that? Eighties pop-rock icon Rick Springfield called out NBC host Craig Melvin for yawning during his Wednesday interview on the “3rd Hour of Today.” The “Jessie’s Girl” vocalist was just over 90 seconds into the live segment discussing the ’80s hit when he noticed Melvin yawn off-camera. Springfield … Read more
Ted Danson’s predictions weren’t in a good place. The actor, 77, got candid on having a history of being wrong while starring on the NBC sitcom “Cheers” from 1982 to 1993. “I had the reputation on ‘Cheers’ where if I said, suggested something, pretty much—this is not self-deprecating humor or false humility—I was dead wrong,” … Read more
Michael Jordan is officially in vacation mode. The NBA icon and future NBC Sports contributor recently landed in Sardinia, Italy, for a lavish European getaway with loved ones, including wife Yvette Prieto and their 11-year-old twin daughters, Victoria and Ysabel, as seen in photos obtained Tuesday by The Post. Jordan, 62, exited the aircraft in … Read more
Michael Jordan is a billionaire, but he’s reportedly not going to be adding $40 million annually from NBC to that sum. It was revealed about a month ago that Jordan would be joining NBC’s NBA coverage beginning next season as a special contributor, which immediately sparked rumors about how much the network might be paying … Read more
Sophia Bush is opening up. During the Tuesday, June 3 podcast episode of Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky, the former “One Tree Hill” star, 42, talked about working on a TV show where she she suffered “every kind” of abuse on the set, with “someone old enough to be [her] father.” Bush didn’t name the older … Read more
Jimmy Fallon was willing to die for “Saturday Night Live.” During an appearance on Monday’s episode of Steven Bartlett’s “The Diary of a CEO” podcast, the 50-year-old late-night host confirmed that he threatened to kill himself if he didn’t get cast on “Saturday Night Live” before he turned 25. “Yeah, I wrote that in something, … Read more
Retta is still mourning “Good Girls.” “I still haven’t watched the last episode,” the actress and comedian, 55, exclusively told The Post about her NBC comedy drama series that was canceled after four seasons in 2021. However, Retta said that she’s thinking about watching the show from the beginning. Retta in “Good Girls” on NBC. … Read more