Arts May 22 Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson among several ‘SNL’ cast members exiting the show Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney will also exit the cast after the episode hosted by Natasha Lyonne. By Associated Press
Arts Dec 18 ‘SNL’ ditches audience, limits cast and crew amid omicron The long-running sketch comedy show announced on social media Saturday afternoon that the night's episode would tape without a live audience and with only limited cast and crew “due to the recent spike in the Omicron variant and out of… By Associated Press
Arts Sep 12 Asian American comic Bowen Yang among 3 new ‘SNL’ cast members "Saturday Night Live" has taken heat over the years for an overall lack of ethnic diversity, with scant Asian representation among its cast members or hosts. By Lynn Elber, Associated Press
Politics Nov 21 More than 30 former SNL staff members release statement supporting Al Franken A group of women who worked alongside Al Franken on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" have signed a statement of support for the Minnesota senator. By Joshua Barajas and Associated Press
Nov 12 Donald Trump draws 9.3 million viewers to ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Associated Press Last Saturday's Trump-hosted "Saturday Night Live" averaged 9.3 million viewers, according to final Nielsen figures released Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 08 ‘You’re a racist!’: Watch Trump fend off mock heckler Larry David on ‘SNL’ By Frazier Moore, Associated Press Donald Trump hadn't gotten far into his opening monologue before trouble occurred. An off-screen heckler interrupted with a cry of "You're a racist!"… Continue reading
May 19 KFC dusts off Colonel Sanders for new ad campaign By Joshua Barajas “I’m back, America.” And with a throaty chuckle, another fast food chain dusts off an old mascot to address the nation. A couple of weeks after McDonald’s Hamburglar robble-robbled back into our lives, KFC announced Tuesday that the fried… Continue reading
Feb 16 Every reference Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon made during SNL’s 40th anniversary opening ditty By Colleen Shalby, Justin Scuiletti During SNL 40th anniversary special on Sunday, Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon highlighted many of those witty one-liners and favorite characters during a musical cold open. We rounded them up. Continue reading