On Saturday Night Live, Ella Mai is Pure '90s R&B Heartthrob
It’s been a deservedly good year for Ella Mai, the British singer who had one of Rolling Stone’s 2018 Songs of Summer…
Apparently, We Can All Agree That Pete Davidson is a Dick. Now What to Make of Dan Crenshaw?
Last week, after the dust from the saga of “Thank U, Next” settled, many people re-watched Davidson’s SNL segment to…
Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Continue to Be Broken Up Yet Talk About One Another Nonstop
Somehow, it simultaneously seems as if Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson broke up both 30 seconds and 30 years ago.
SNL Takes On Kavanaugh, Pete Davidson Takes on Kanye, and I Want to Lie Down
The Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in the early evening on Saturday, and just hours later, Saturd…
Gwyneth Paltrow Married the Fiancé of Gwyneth Paltrow
The gossiping hour is upon us, and I’m really struggling to conjure up some interest in this Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad…
Awkwafina Is Reportedly Going to Bridge SNL's Roughly 370-Episode Gap in Asian Woman Hosts (Now Plural)
Saturday Night Live reportedly, mind-blowingly, hasn’t had an Asian woman host since Lucy Liu in 2000, a streak they’re…
SNL Hires New Writers and Finally Another Black Castmember
When the 44th season of Saturday Night Live premieres on September 29, with Adam Driver and Kanye West as host and…
Ashlee Simpson's SNL Performance Has Gone from Embarrassment to Marketing Tool
Remember when Ashlee Simpson performed on Saturday Night Live in 2004 and the backing track of the song she had…
Nicki Minaj and Fake Haim Play Ride-or-Die Sisters in Cut SNL Sketch
Tina Fey, Aidy Bryant, and Kate McKinnon have tapped into your subconscious and know that you already think they’re…
Michael Che (Still) Can't Take Criticism From Women
On March 15, Daily Beast reporter Samantha Allen wrote a piece titled “Dear Ricky Gervais and Other Comics, Your…
Sex Workers and Herpes Are Punchlines For SNL's Sexual Assault Jokes
“Problematic!!!” disclaimer here (I know, it’s tired): but it’s still saddening to see people in poverty and/or with a…
SNL Tries to Handle the Difficult Conversations Around #MeToo
If you’ve been having... or trying to have... or working up the nerve to have difficult talks about the news cycle…
I'm So Tickled By Kate McKinnon As Robert Mueller
Sometimes I try to watch SNL through the lens of a cynical young tastemaker, pantomiming disgust at a show whose glory…
SNL Welcomes Men to Hell
In “Welcome to Hell,” Saturday Night Live’s female cast members invite the men to come on in to join the world of…
SNL's 'Come Back, Barack' Video Captures Our Obama Blues
We all wish Barack Obama would come back to us for just one more day, an hour, a minute, a SECOND. Over the weekend, Sat…
Kellyanne Conway as Pennywise Is Scary, But Is It Scarier Than the Real Kellyanne?
We all have our phobias. A clown lurking in the sewers may not be yours, so how about Kellyanne Conway doing the…
Saturday Night Live Adds 3 New Featured Players
After cast members Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer, and Sasheer Zamata left Saturday Night Live last season, the sketch…
Melissa McCarthy Was Zooming Around Midtown as Sean Spicer Today
One of the few bright spots of the diminishing usefulness of White House press conferences is Melissa McCarthy’s…
SNL's Handmaid's Tale Sketch Is Dark As Hell
Chris Pine’s hosting duties on Saturday Night Live this week gave him plenty of opportunities to play to his wheelhouse…