Saturday Night Live closed out its 49th season with a sketch that saw the NYPD order a security detail for character actors across the Big Apple, taking heed after a homeless man slugged longtime Adam Sandler sidekick Steve Buscemi earlier this month. Host Jake Gyllenhaal as a police sergeant took inspiration from the random attack … Read more
Maya Rudolph has the Beyhive buzzing. The comedian, 51, hosted “Saturday Night Live” last night and reprised her role as Beyoncé for another hilarious “Hot Ones” sketch. Rudolph and Mikey Day, who played Sean Evans, parodied the popular YouTube show that features celebrities being interviewed while eating spicy chicken wings. Maya Rudolph and Kenan Thompson … Read more
It’s a good thing Dua Lipa had all that Mermaid Barbie training. The Grammy-winning songstress — who had a tail of a cameo in last summer’s “Barbie” blockbuster —needed all of her water-nymph powers as she presided over a rain-soaked Times Square on Sunday night in a surprise pop-up performance that still had fans braving … Read more
Saturday Night Live’s master impressionist Chloe Fineman took former child star-cum-queer icon JoJo Siwa to task during last night’s Weekend Update segment. Fineman, 35, transformed into the 20-year-old “Karma” singer who has lately been seen sporting a much edgier look compared to her rainbow-inspired tween fashion days. “Wow, oh my god, JoJo!” said Update’s co-anchor … Read more
Caitlin Clark said she’s not ready to host “Saturday Night Live” following her surprise cameo over the weekend, when she roasted Michael Che during the “Weekend Update” segment with Colin Jost. Clark, the No. 1 pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft on Monday, felt her heart beating out of her chest right … Read more
Conan O’Brien had some lavish praise for late comic Norm Macdonald following the news of OJ Simpson’s death — and why Macdonald was fired from “Saturday Night Live.” O’Brien, 60 — who was promoting his Max series, “Conan O’Brien Must Go” — appeared on CNN with Jake Tapper in the hours after news broke on … Read more
Caitlin Clark is already having her New York moment. Before the Indiana Fever select her as the No. 1 pick in Monday’s 2024 WNBA Draft in Brooklyn, the former Iowa superstar and holder of the most points as any men’s or women’s NCAA Division I player made a guest appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this … Read more
You can still feel the Kenergy. Ryan Gosling announced during his opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live” that he has had to “break up” with his “Barbie” character Ken — but not before one final sendoff. “I’m here because of my new movie, ‘The Fall Guy’ with Emily Blunt,” Gosling, 43, told the cheering crowd. “So don’t worry, … Read more
This was some dark humor. Monday’s solar eclipse had a knock-down, drag-out fight with Friday’s NYC-area earthquake — in a wild Saturday Night Live Weekend Update sketch that found the comic side of both headline-making phenomena. Cast member Marcello Hernández dressed up as the earthquake — complete with a hat featuring city landmarks — and … Read more
Hot or not: Joy Behar edition. “The View” co-host and comedian provided her unfiltered opinion on a woman’s viral TikTok claiming “hot women” are never hired on “Saturday Night Live.” “First of all, it’s a comedy show, not a beauty pageant,” Behar, 81, said Thursday. “It’s not for men to ogle the women trying to … Read more
Live from New York, no “hot” women? A woman on TikTok is going viral for claiming that “Saturday Night Live” has “never” hired a “hot” woman in its nearly 50-year run — and some of the show’s female cast members have hilarious reactions. “Am I the only person who’s ever noticed that ‘SNL’ has never hired a, … Read more
Ramy Youssef, who starred in the Oscar-nominated film “Poor Things,” delivered an impassioned opening monologue as host of “Saturday Night Live.” “This is an incredibly spiritual weekend,” the “Ramy” creator began on a light note. “We’re in the holy month of Ramadan. Tomorrow is Easter. And yesterday, Beyoncé released a new album. There’s just so many … Read more
And that’s the gospel truth. “Saturday Night Live” pulled no punches last night when the comedy show took aim at former president Donald Trump and the $60 bibles he has been selling mere hours before the Easter holiday. During the program’s cold open, “SNL” gave a brief nod to the biblical story of how Jesus … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Dangerous Nights Crew assemble. From April 2 through May 11, “I Think You Should Leave” icon Tim Robinson is hitting the road for an 11-show tour with special … Read more
It’s never too late to say you’re sorry. Dana Carvey, 68, has apologized to Sharon Stone for a 1992 “Saturday Night Live” skit in which she took her clothes off. Stone, 66, was a guest on the podcast “Fly on the Wall With Dana Carvey and David Spade” when Carvey brought up the sketch, which … Read more
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” parodied President Biden’s State of the Union speech and enlisted actress Scarlet Johansson to lampoon US Sen. Katie Britt’s GOP rebuttal in its opening sketch. “I have the honor or serving the great people of Alabama,” said Johansson. “But tonight I’ll be auditioning for the part of scary mom, and I’ll … Read more
It was quite a hoot. Sydney Sweeney, who hosted “Saturday Night Live” this past week, starred in a hilarious sketch that saw her as a Hooters waitress who, despite being really bad at her job, made a great deal of money — for some reason. In the sketch, which opens with Chloe Fineman and Chloe … Read more
Anyone But Them. Hollywood hunk Glen Powell made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” last night to put any dating rumors between him and “Anyone But You” co-star Sydney Sweeney to bed. Sweeney, 26, who was hosting the show, announced that Powell, 35, was in the audience during her opening monologue where she addressed … Read more
It seems the stars had aligned for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce before they started dating last summer. The “Cruel Summer” singer, 34, apparently had her eye on the Chiefs tight end, also 34, long before their whirlwind romance dominated sports and pop culture in the 2023 NFL season, according to the comedy group Please … Read more
It was a Tale of Two Trumps. Comic impressionists Shane Gillis and James Austin Johnson went mono-a-mono as Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, mocking the former president’s new sneaker line in a parody movie trailer called “White Men Can Trump.” Shane Gillis and James Austin Johnson put their Donald Trump impersonations to … Read more