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News Articles: Saturday Night Live

Leslie Jones (from left), Tracy Morgan and Eddie Murphy during the "Black Jeopardy" sketch during <em>SNL50: The Anniversary Special</em>.

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The SNL 50th anniversary special: What worked and what didn't

The Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary prime-time special was full of sketches and nostalgia — and stretched more than three hours. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans breaks it down.

February 17, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
Musician Bad Bunny will be featured in Friday's <em>SNL</em> concert and Sunday's live special. Here he is performing during his Most Wanted Tour at Miami's Kaseya Center on May 24, 2024.

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  • Television

How to watch the 'Saturday Night Live' 50th anniversary events

For its 50th anniversary, Saturday Night Live has a weekend of live events starring cast members, musicians and celebrities.

February 14, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair and
  • Jennifer Vanasco
Saturday Night Live is marking its 50th year with a weeklong celebration, including a blockbuster homecoming concert and a three-hour primetime special. Above, <em>SNL</em> cast members pose on the show's set in September 1992. Front row, from left: Chris Farley, Al Franken and Melanie Hutsell. Middle row, from left: Chris Rock, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey and Rob Schneider. Back row, from left: Adam Sandler, David Spade, Ellen Cleghorne, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman and Tim Meadows.

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  • Television

4 decisions that turned SNL into a cultural juggernaut — and 3 mistakes

Critic Eric Deggans explains how Saturday Night Live became the long-lived force it is.

February 13, 2025
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
"Pretty much any Saturday that The Roots aren't touring and they're taping, I'm in the audience watching," Questlove says of <em>SNL</em>.

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  • Television

Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)

Questlove's documentary, Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music, highlights the show's most iconic musical performances and comedy sketches — and addresses the show's "unhummable" theme song.

January 27, 2025
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  • Terry Gross
Questlove at the 2023 Academy Awards. His documentary, <em>Ladies and Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music, </em>airs Monday on NBC.

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  • Movies

8 revelations from Questlove's new doc about SNL's music

Questlove's newest documentary features interviews and clips from 50 years of musical performances on Saturday Night Live.

January 27, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
Saturday Night Live mocks Donald Trump by creating a new flattering "hot, jacked, Trump" character as a show of support.

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  • National

'Saturday Night Live' cast jokingly ask Trump to keep them off his ‘enemies list’

The cast of Saturday Night Live jokingly touted their support for Donald Trump and his billionaire backer Elon Musk in their first episode since Trump's re-election this past week.

November 10, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
Maya Rudolph and Vice President Harris in the cold open comedy sketch on <em>Saturday Night Live</em> at NBC studios in New York City on Nov. 2, 2024.

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  • Politics

Live from New York, it's Kamala Harris: the VP has a cameo on 'Saturday Night Live'

Vice President Harris is the latest in a long line of politicians to appear on the sketch comedy show over its 50 seasons. In 2015, Donald Trump hosted the show.

November 03, 2024
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  • Asma Khalid
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton, and Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton during the "A Hillary Christmas" sketch on December 19, 2015.

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  • Television

‘SNL’ has always taken on politics. Here’s what works – and why

As a historic election looms, Saturday Night Live faces an ongoing challenge to make America laugh – and process an increasingly strange political world. Jean Smart hosts the show’s 50th season premiere on Saturday.

September 28, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
Yard signs supporting the initiative to incorporate Buckhead as a distinct city. Proponents of the effort have fielded thousands of requests for yard signs during the first three weeks of availability, pictured on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Buckhead cityhood bill advances; Fulton grand jury foreperson spoofed on SNL

Monday on Political Rewind: Host Bill Nigut returns! We'll discuss when Fulton County DA Fani Willis could release possible indictments from her investigation into the 2020 election. Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp joined national GOP donors at a retreat in Texas, as he cuts ties with the state GOP. But first: Two Buckhead cityhood bills advance moments before our 9 a.m. show.

February 27, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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The Chinese balloon became the subject of a sketch in the most recent episode of <em>Saturday Night Live</em> on Feb. 4.

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  • Television

Hours after its demise, the Chinese spy balloon was the star of the 'SNL' cold open

Saturday Night Live kicked off its latest episode with an exclusive interview with the downed balloon, played by cast member Bowen Yang.

February 06, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
GPB News NPR

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  • Television

'SNL' sends off longtime cast members

Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney are departing from Saturday Night Live, leaving the sketch comedy staple without some of its most famous names.

May 22, 2022
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  • Emma Bowman
GPB News NPR

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  • Television

'Saturday Night Live' ditches audience, musical performances amid omicron fears

The highly transmissible variant has again upended life in the U.S., as officials warn of a coming spike in cases and people race to get booster shots and coronavirus tests during the winter holidays.

December 19, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
Ed Sheeran, pictured in 2018 at the Berlin International Film Festival, says he has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 just days ahead of the release of his fourth album.

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  • Music News

Ed Sheeran tests positive for the coronavirus, which may mean he won't perform on SNL

The singer said he'll do as many planned interviews and performances from home as possible, but it's unclear what that means for his just-announced gig as Saturday Night Live musical guest on Nov. 6.

October 25, 2021
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  • Nell Clark
Ye, then known as Kanye West, attends the Versace fall 2019 fashion show on Dec. 2, 2018 in New York City.

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  • Music

Kanye West is now officially 'Ye'

The change has been in the works since at least since 2018, when he released a studio album by that name. He has cited its biblical significance as "you," noting "So I'm you, I'm us, it's us."

October 19, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
GPB News NPR

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  • Television

Beck Bennett Is Leaving 'SNL,' But 3 New Cast Members Are Joining The Lineup

Apart from Bennett's exit, the announcement from Saturday Night Live also includes the departure of Lauren Holt, two promotions and three new hires at NBC's sketch comedy series.

September 27, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans
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