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SNL Wishes You a Happy Mother's Day With 1-800 Flowers

Jacob Hall — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:13:31 +0000

Since it's produced so quickly, SNL will never not take advantage of any holiday that arrives near its air date. That meant that last night's episode saw a handful of mom-themed sketches in honor of Mother's Day! The first of them was a great fake commercial for a flower delivery service starring the terrific Kristen Wiig. Check it out below.

SNL: Zach Galifianakis Kills With His Opening Monologue

Jacob Hall — Sun, 05 May 2013 15:49:03 +0000

Some SNL hosts just feel like they were born to be on that stage and Zach Galifiankis is one of them. Rather than do a traditional monologue, he performed six minutes of his oddball, avant garde stand-up comedy. It was a great reminder that he may be a big movie star now, but he's still one of the great modern comedians.

SNL Offers the Pope a Retirement Plan

Jacob Hall — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:50:39 +0000

Saturday Night Live doesn't often tackle religion, but when it rains, it pours! You may have already seen the instantly viral 'Djesus Uncrossed,' but have you seen the fake advertisement for a service that assists Popes with their retirement plans? It manages to combine relevant comedy with a spot-on commercial parody, effectively killing two SNL birds with one stone. Check it out below.

Christina Applegate's 'SNL' Promos Take Us Back to 1993

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:55:31 +0000

Alright, so 'Saturday Night Live' had a bit of a misfire this past weekend, as the majority of Daniel Craig's sketches fell flat. They don't train super-spies to be funny, after all. But while the NBC sketch comedy series' 38th season may have broken its hot streak after Seth MacFarlane and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 'Up All Night' and former 'Married with Children' star Christina Applegate is here to get us back on track. And it only took 19 years!

Foo Fighters Rock Out With 'SNL' Vets Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler + More

Jeff Giles — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:30:34 +0000

If you caught the ‘Saturday Night Live‘ season finale last weekend, you know it ended with a high school graduation sketch that doubled as a thinly veiled sendoff/full cast dance party in honor of Kristen Wiig, who’s leaving the cast after seven years. The fun continued in an epic after party featuring musical guests the Foo Fighters, and thanks to footage uploaded by folks who were lucky enough to be there, now you can see some of what went on.

Eli Manning and 10 Other Pro Athletes With 'Saturday Night Live' Hosting Gigs

Danny Groner — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:01:24 +0000

Football star Eli Manning is set to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ on May 5, making him the latest athlete to step off the field and in front of the comedy show’s cameras. We’re all waiting to see if his quarterbacking skills, which led the New York Giants to another Super Bowl victory this year, will serve him well in front of the late-night audience. But looking back on all the pro athletes who’ve previously graced the ‘SNL’ stage, are his chances of succeeding really that high?

Channing Tatum and 'SNL' Film Their Own Super Bowl 2012 Promos [VIDEO]

Nick Romano — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:30:21 +0000

Ever wonder what those NBC Football guys do to stay relaxed when making their Super Bowl 2012 promos? As Channing Tatum and the ‘Saturday Night Live‘ guys found out, they only take about a few seconds to make, but you have to stay loose in order to get a genuine shot.

Charles Barkley's 'SNL' App Translates Kobe Bryant's Post-Game Speech [VIDEO]

Nick Romano — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:08 +0000

Do you find it nearly impossible to understand what Kobe Bryant is saying during his post-game, wrap-up speeches? Yeah, so do we.

Thankfully, Charles Barkley has us covered. This weekend he revealed ‘Saturday Night Live‘s’ new app, which features Barkley himself translating all the mumbling of sports figures into coherent speech.

Alec Baldwin Forces an Apology from American Airlines Captain on 'SNL's' Weekend Update [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:00:48 +0000

If you can’t tell by Alec Baldwin’s feud with American Airlines over the whole Words with Friends fiasco, the actor just can’t seem to leave well enough alone. You knew that ‘SNL’ was going to do something about it, but Baldwin actually appeared on the show.

And how did he appear? As the pilot of the American Airlines flight he was kicked off of!

'SNL' Spoofs Penn State Scandal With Steve Buscemi's 'Creepy' Coach [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:05:53 +0000

Steve Buscemi has played a lot of “creepy” roles in the past — his words, not ours — and perhaps that’s why when he appeared on ‘SNL‘ as Coach Bert, everyone thought he was a pedophile. In the sketch, Buscemi plays a coach investigated by other coaches, staff and the FBI just because he lives [...]

SNL 'Me Time' Mattress [VIDEO]

Jeff Evans — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Saturday Night Live has done it once again. Introducing the “Me Time” mattress as introduced last weekend on SNL!

'Saturday Night Live's' Darrell Hammond Reveals Childhood Abuse, Drug Use in New Book [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:00:26 +0000

The backstage goings-on at ‘Saturday Night Live’ are legendary, and Darrell Hammond, who spent 14 years on the show performing impersonations of Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, is no stranger to them. His new book titled ‘God, If You’re Not Up There, I’m F*cked,’ details his years of drug use and other behavior some fans might be surprised to hear about.

Drake Submits to Bizarre 'Brief Interview' with Andy Samberg on 'Saturday Night Live' [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:00:10 +0000

Drake was the musical guest on last night’s ‘Saturday Night Live,’ but some of his best moments were the brief and hysterical interviews with Andy Samberg. This digital short compiled together a string of short interviews with the rapper, the first one being the shortest in talk show history. Following were ‘Extremely Close’ shots, a [...]

Anna Faris Plays the Lifetime Game Show 'What's Wrong with Tanya?' on 'SNL' [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:00:47 +0000

Anna Faris becomes the unaware, alcoholic mother, who appears in the majority of Lifetime original movies, for the Lifetime skit ‘What’s Wrong with Tanya?’ Hosted by Bill Hader, the game show asks middle-class white moms to try and guess what’s wrong with their daughters? Are they pregnant? Drinking? Or are they hiding an even more [...]

Andy Samberg vs. Ben Stiller in Battle of the V-Necks on 'Saturday Night Live' [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:00:44 +0000

Are you a V-neck sort of guy? That was the question in last night’s Digital Short on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Andy Samberg wasn’t sure if he was the type of guy who would wear a V-neck, but host Ben Stiller changed his mind. After Stiller walked out of the dressing room wearing one, Samberg had [...]

'Saturday Night Live' Spoofs Lincoln Financial Ads [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:24:31 +0000

If you could meet your future self, what would he or she look like? What would you two talk about? What would you do together?

‘Saturday Night Live‘ tried to answer these questions on last night’s show with a few spoofs of Lincoln Financial’s “Hello Future” ad campaign. Check out Bill Hader and his deteriorating future meeting cute on a plane below.

Will Eddie Murphy Appear on 'Saturday Night Live' This Weekend?

Bob Sassone — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:00:20 +0000

Eddie Murphy hasn’t been on ‘Saturday Night Live’ since 1984, and he hasn’t even participated in the various reunion shows that have happened in the years since he left the show. But he could show up this weekend.

Murphy’s co-star in the new movie ‘Tower Heist’ is Ben Stiller, who just so happens to be hosting this weekend’s ‘SNL.’ Rumors have begun to circulate that Murphy will finally make a cameo appearance on the show.

Alec Baldwin to Host 'Saturday Night Live' for a Record-Breaking 16th Time

Shauna Wright — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:00:52 +0000

When television staple ‘Saturday Night Live’ returns on September 24 for its 37th season, it’ll have a familiar host — actor Alec Baldwin.

It will be the record-setting sixteenth time the ’30 Rock’ star, 53, has hosted the NBC late-night sketch comedy show, breaking a tie with another show stalwart, Steve Martin. Baldwin’s first appearance on ‘SNL’ was April 21, 1990.

Justin Timberlake, Andy Samberg and Lady Gaga Have a '3-Way' on 'SNL' [VIDEO]

Marcie Pink — Mon, 23 May 2011 11:04:31 +0000

Justin Timberlake teamed up with Andy Samberg on this weekend's "Saturday Night Live" season finale for another riotous Digital Short. The duo reprised their much-loved Color Me Badd satire, following up 2008's "D**k in a Box" and 2009's "Motherlover" with a slow jam called "3-Way (The Golden Rule)." In the video, Timberlake and Samberg, while preparing for dates, realize they're courting the same lady: Lady Gaga, in fact, who was the night's musical guest. Gaga, Samberg and Timberlake give the ménage à trois a go with hilarious results. Check out the slightly NSFW clip below:

Jon Hamm, Jimmy Fallon Are 'The Ambiguously Gay Duo' [VIDEO]

96x Rock — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:00:14 +0000

'Saturday Night Live' got a blast from the past over the weekend when it brought back the popular animated sketch 'The Ambiguously Gay Duo' for the first time in years.

Only this time, it was a little different. Thanks to a devious flesh ray, the ambiguously gay Ace and Gary were transformed into humans, played by none other than Jon Hamm and Jimmy Fallon.