Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Her SNL Years: 'It Was a Very Sexist Environment'
Though she spent three years as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, sketches like “Big Zit” didn’t make Julia Louis-Dreyfus a household name in the 80s. No, that came later. In an interview published today in the Times, Louis-Dreyfus (who hosts Saturday’s SNL) was asked whether she looked back at her prosthetic…
Kate McKinnon Appears on Ellen DeGeneres As Ellen DeGeneres
On Wednesday, Kate McKinnon, one of the women keeping you tuned in to Saturday Night Live, visited The Ellen DeGeneres Show as… Ellen. If you like McKinnon’s wide-eyed impressions, then you’re in for a treat.
Kanye West Screams About Set Issues and 'Fake Ass' Taylor Swift in SNL Backstage Audio
In an alleged backstage audio from the night of his Saturday Night Live performance this past weekend, Kanye West can be heard screaming about Taylor Swift, Stanley Kubrick and Apostle Paul.
Fox Greenlights a Comedy Pilot Starring SNL Alum Nasim Pedrad as a Teenage Boy
In a jumble of descriptors not normally associated with Fox, Variety reports that the network has greenlit a pilot co-written by Rob Rosell and delightful-as-all-get-out SNL alumni Nasim Pedrad. The series, titled Chad: An American Boy, will star Pedrad as a teen dealing with the trials of adolescence, his awkward…
Hillary Clinton Seamlessly Merges with Her SNL Character
Over the course of of a six-city Iowa tour, Hillary Clinton rapidly morphed into Kate McKinnon-as-Hillary and told voters why she is the only conceivable choice for president.
Leslie Jones: Fuck You, I've Been Funny
In 2014, Leslie Jones made headlines as a new Saturday Night Live member by delivering an incendiary joke about slavery. The bit received mixed reviews, but Jones, as it turned out, didn’t care; she’s funny, she knows it, and she spent decades fighting for her success.
Here Are the Isolated Vocals From Adele's Legendary SNL Performance
There are few of us out there who watch Saturday Night Live solely for the show’s musical performances (unless it’s Ashlee Simpson), but Adele’s amazing performance on the show last night is making a bigger splash than the show itself. And there’s a very good reason for that.
CBS Swaps Out Television Episodes With 'Terrorism-Related Plotlines'
On Monday, November 16, CBS originally planned to air episodes of Supergirl and NCIS: Los Angeles that tackled terrorist-related subject matter. Seeing as this material would be jarring, to say the least, after the attacks in Paris and Beirut, the episodes have been swapped for more innocuous ones.
Kate McKinnon Perfectly Mocks Justin Bieber's Swag in SNL Outtakes
Justin Bieber’s sensual Calvin Klein ads were destined to be spoofed, and Kate McKinnon—who was most likely Justin Bieber in another lifetime—was the perfect person to do it. In these outtakes from her original Saturday Night Live skit, McKinnon plays the drums dressed as the boy wonder and saunters around in CK…


