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The Masked Singer is back!

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 13, Episode 7 of “The Masked Singer,” “Carnival Night,” which aired March 26 on Fox. Candace Cameron Bure said “The Masked Singer” producers asked her four times to appear on the hit Fox singing competition until she finally relented. And even though she was eliminated on her first episode (performing as “Cherry Blossom”), the “Full House” star told Variety she was happy she did it. “I always tell my kids that if something they have an opportunity, but it scares them that they should do it because it’s a learning opportunity and you can build confidence from it,” Cameron Bure said.

Conan O’Brien is being recognized for his work in comedy.

Amanda Seyfried is forever indebted to Mean Girls.

The Four Seasons is coming to Netflix!

“Good Hang with Amy Poehler” podcast, the “Saturday Night Live” alum explained why she’s not a fan of “rich people” looking for extra income. During the episode, Poehler congratulated her close friend for having “the best hair in the business,” and played around with the idea of using it as a side hustle to bring in more money. “But you have incredible hair,” Poehler said.

Lauren Coates Netflix has released new images and a teaser trailer for “The Four Seasons,” the comedy series based on the 1981 film of the same name. The new series will premiere globally on Thursday May 1.

EXCLUSIVE: Precious Way (Heist 88) and Jayln Hall (Till) have joined the cast of Tracy Morgan‘s untitled NBC comedy pilot from Tina Fey, Robert Carlock and writer Sam Means.

Tracy Morgan was taken out of Madison Square Garden on a wheelchair on Monday night, his head buried in a towel, after the courtside-seated Saturday Night Live alum vomited profusely on the floor, causing a delay in New York Knicks’ game with the Miami Heat.

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live alum Bobby Moynihan has been tapped as a series regular opposite Tracy Morgan in NBC‘s untitled comedy pilot from Tina Fey, Robert Carlock and Sam Means.

EXCLUSIVE: Erika Alexander (American Fiction, Living Single) has joined the cast of NBC‘s Untitled Tracy Morgan pilot from Tina Fey, Robert Carlock and writer Sam Means.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter NBC has given out a pilot order to the single-cam project “Stumble.” The show is described as “A mockumentary about the ridiculously high stakes competitive world of junior college cheer.” The project was originally set up with a put pilot commitment at NBC in late 2024. Jeff Astrof and Liz Astrof are writing and executive producing the pilot.

Daniel Radcliffe is teaming up with Tracy Morgan!

his podcast. “I was just at ‘SNL’ and I saw Tina with her husband Jeff Richmond,” O’Brien, 61, told his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast guest Amy Poehler.

past 25 years, the 59-year-old photographer has been shooting always iconic, often whimsical portraits of stars to serve as “bumpers” — images that appear on screen before a commercial break — for “Saturday Night Live.”“The bumpers are probably the least appreciated part of the show, but anybody who knows the show knows how much they mean,” the show’s head honcho, Lorne Michaels, writes in the foreword to Matthew’s new book, “The Art of the SNL Portrait” (Harry N. Abrams, out now).The book follows in the footsteps of SNL’s 50th anniversary special and features dozens of the nearly 4,000 portraits Matthews has created of the show’s hosts and musical guests over the years.It’s “the best job in the world and, quite certainly, the only one like it,” Matthews, who uses both real-life props and digital editing to create the portraits, writes in the book’s introduction.There’s rarely a dull moment in her workday.

Saturday Night Live” has been top of mind recently following the iconic show’s 50th anniversary last month, and among the show’s many unique details is the celebrity portraits that welcome viewers back from commercial breaks. These portraits are bold, playful and dynamic — and now, the subject of a new book. Available starting Tuesday, Mar.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Lorne Michaels, the inimitable man behind “Saturday Night Live,” has his story definitively told for the first time in a new biography from Susan Morrison.

Saturday Night Live has denied claims that Ryan Reynolds pitched a joke that alluded to the ongoing legal feud between his wife Blake Lively and film-maker Justin Baldoni during SNL50.The anniversary show aired last Sunday (January 16), and saw former show cast members Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host a segment where they took questions from the audience, which was filled with celebrities.As the Deadpool and Wolverine actor stood up to ask a question, they asked: “Ryan! How’s it going?”, to which Reynolds replied: “Great! Why, what have you heard?” Lively was by his side and looked surprised initially, but soon broke into a smile as it was revealed to be part of the joke.Ryan Reynolds reacts to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler bringing attention to him at #SNL50 Anniversary special:“Great, why, what have you heard?” pic.twitter.com/WKYOCko4n6— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 17, 2025The joke nodded to the ongoing legal battle between Lively and Baldonim following their collaboration on the 2024 romantic drama It Ends With Us, which recently resulted in a controversial Hollywood Reporter cover, in which the pair are reimagined in a David and Goliath-esque scene.After Reynolds’ joke aired, the show’s long-time cue card holder Wally Feresten – who has worked at the sketch comedy series for 35 years – took to the Fifi, Fev and Nick podcast to shed some light.“He had a different line in rehearsal, and he pitched that to replace it. So, that was his idea to do it,” Feresten claimed, adding: “We wouldn’t want to do anything too controversial unless they were in on it.”However, an SNL spokesperson has since denied Feresten’s claim to The Hollywood Reporter, and noted he is not involved in the show’s creative process.

Ellise Shafer Apparently laughter wasn’t the only contagious thing at “SNL50.” Steve Martin revealed in an Instagram post on Thursday night that Martin Short caught COVID-19 following “Saturday Night Live’s” 50th anniversary special — and potentially from Maya Rudolph. Martin posted a photo of Short and Rudolph sharing a kiss alongside the caption, “Maya had Covid.

Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore has been tapped to helm the upcoming Legally Blonde prequel series Elle. Moore will direct the first two episodes of the show from Amazon MGM Studios and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.

Hollywood A-lister Kevin Costner has become an internet sensation following his reaction to a joke made by Ryan Reynolds during the SNL50 special. Ryan, 48, known for his role in Deadpool, was part of the star-studded audience alongside his wife Blake Lively, 37, at Sunday's SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which celebrated 50 years of Saturday Night Live.