Peter Aykroyd, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Writer and Cast Member, Dies at 66

Chloe Fineman channeled her inner Anna Sorokin in a sketch titled Inventing Chloe on , a nod to the Netflix drama about Sorokin’s experience as a fraudster.

On tonight’s episode of SNL, Weekend Update‘s anchors tackled topics ranging from criticisms of HBO’s Euphoria and Wheel of Fortune contestants, to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and more.

Rihanna has shown the world once again that she is embracing pregnancy after sharing 'bump' snaps in a brand new outfit with her fans.The 34-year-old Diamonds singer can be seen in a stunning bright blue cut-out jumpsuit in the snaps, which she posted to her 122 million followers on Instagram.Standing in front of large wooden doors, the Barbados-born singer gives several different poses that flaunt her famous figure in the piece.But one much newer part of her look is her prominent baby bump, which she draws attention to with a cut-out section on the bodysuit.She points the bump towards the camera in all of the pics, and in one shot even has her hands on it while shooting an ice-cold look in her shadesHer dark hair is tied tightly away from her face, and Rihanna tops off the look with blue sunglasses and a comfy-looking full-length khaki coat.After she posted on Friday, by Sunday morning the post was only a few thousand short of hitting 7 million likes — showing a lot of support for her brave pregnancy shoot.One adoring fan wrote: “Inspo for life!”, while another added: “Bad gal Riri” accompanied by a high five emoji, red heart emoji and flame emoji.Rihanna's Instagram snaps are just the latest in a string of bold pregnancy appearances by the star.She made her mark at fashion week last week as she joined Dior in Paris as she sizzled in a sensational ensemble that took social media by stormThe songstress donned an all-black ensemble which closely mirrored lingerie as she posed in a black lace bra with a mesh and spotted overdress.It erupted into lace at the bottom of the dress as she paired the look with some black undies and knee-high PVC pointed-toe boots to match.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make

The hot pre-ceremony topic among attendees of the 26th annual Art Directors Guild Awards tonight was the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ controversial decision to pre-tape several artisan awards – including production design – and edit them into the live network broadcast.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorJane Campion has become the second filmmaker to speak out publicly about the Academy’s decision to pre-record eight craft categories and present them during the live telecast.Campion was bestowed with the Cinematic Imagery Award during the ADG Awards Saturday evening, celebrating outstanding production design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, animated features and music videos. The Oscar-nominated director delivered a speech via video, saying, “I want to take this moment to express particularly how important production designers [are] to create any good film.

Oscar Isaac is making his Saturday Night Live hosting debut!

Manchester United, but he still ranks among the world’s best goalscorers.The Portuguese superstar remains the Red Devils top scorer this term, having also finished with the most goals in Serie A last year.Despite being 37-years-old, Ronaldo is still capable of performing at the highest level, with United’s interim boss Ralf Rangnick making him his first-choice striker at Old Trafford.A new list showing the highest scorers after turning 30 in the top five European leagues has also shown Ronaldo’s remarkable ability to continue to star in the Premier League.The top 10 of the list comprises players from across Europe, with the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga all featured.At number 10 on the list is Luis Suarez, who has scored 103 goals in the 168 games he has played since turning 30 in 2017, across spells at Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.The next man up also spent his seasons since turning 30 entirely in La Liga, with Artiz Aduriz having hit the back of the net 104 times in 269 games for Valencia and Athletic Bilbao.Italian icon Luca Toni comes in at eight, scoring 104 goals in 227 games for the likes of Bayern Munich, Juventus and Hellas Verona.Who do you think is the best player of all time? Let us know in the comments section...Another Italian, Fabio Quagliarella, sits just above Toni, firing in 108 times in the 288 games and nine years since he turned 30,Roma legend Francesco Totti just misses out on a place in the top five, having hit 125 goals in the 279 games he played after turning 30 until his retirement.Robert Lewandowski should move higher than his current fifth place, having scored an astonishing 125 goals in the three years since his 30th birthday.Ronaldo’s fellow superstar Lionel Messi is

Oscar Isaac took to the Studio 8 H stage for his debut monologue over the weekend, and shared a look at his first-ever movie role, which he created when he was just a kid.«I'm joining the marvel universe, with. You know, it's kind of a full circle moment since the first movie I was ever in was called ,» Isaac shared. «Not, which was a massive blockbuster. No, this was , which is a movie that I wrote, directed, and starred in when I was 10 years old.»«It was shot on location in my buddy Bruce Ferguson's back yard in our hometown of Miami, Florida.

Hailey Bieber is stepping out for the night!

Saturday Night Live” cold open, they celebrated Russia’s Ukrainian invasion with an “all-star” Fox News special.On the “Fox News Ukrainian Invasion Celebration Spectacular,” from Mar-a-Lago, Ingraham (Kate McKinnon) and Carlson (Alex Moffat) welcomed Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) — who sang “My Funny Valentine” in tribute to his pal, authoritarian Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Also appearing were Steven Segal (Bowen Yang), and Donald Trump Jr.

Oscar Issac nearly broke character during his hosting debut in a silly sketch about Paw Patrol, where he played City Councilman Herb Tangier.

Peter Aykroyd was a former cast member and writer for “Saturday Night Live” who was Dan Aykroyd’s brother.Canandian born actor Peter Aykroyd was a featured cast member and writer for “Saturday Night Live” from 1979-1980. On “SNL,,” he starred in the short film “Java Junkie.” Before “SNL,” he was a member of the Second City comedy troupe in Toronto.

via a post on NBC’s official “SNL” Twitter account. His official cause of death has not been disclosed at this time.The on-air tribute came in the form of Schiller short film that Aykroyd starred in: “The Java Junkie.” The classic noir parody featured Aykroyd as an over-caffeinated character buzzing around town to fix his coffee addiction.

Dan Aykroyd, was 66.Peter's death was announced during 's most recent episode, which was hosted by Simu Liu, when a title card appeared onscreen that read, «Peter Aykroyd 1955-2021.»The sketch series also paid tribute to the late comedian by sharing , a short film that he starred in, on Twitter.No further details about his death have been revealed.Peter Aykroyd 1955-2021 SNL '79-'80 «The Java Junkie» pic.twitter.com/5IJWJTezgzLike his brother, Peter began his career in the Second City comedy troupe, before joining in 1979.

Saturday Night Live cast member and writer, and brother of Dan Aykroyd, has died aged 66.His passing was announced during SNL (November 20), hosted by Shang-Chi star Simu Liu, which aired a clip from a short film starring the actor titled Java Junkie.

Peter Aykroyd, former Saturday Night Live cast member and writer and brother of actor Dan Aykroyd, has sadly passed away.

Peter Aykroyd, an Emmy-nominated writer, former "Saturday Night Live" cast member and brother to Dan Aykroyd, died at age 66.  The popular sketch comedy series paid tribute to Aykroyd during this week’s episode of the show, which was hosted by "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" actor Simu Liu.The show briefly showed a card revealing Aykroyd's death that was displayed along with a picture of him from when he was a featured player on the show from 1979-1980.  Later in the night, the official "Saturday Night Live" Twitter account shared an old short film that Peter Aykroyd starred in called "Java Junkie." The sketch plays out like a 1950s noir-style story in which a man enters a diner and can’t stop drinking cup after cup of coffee.

Peter Aykroyd, younger brother of Dan Aykroyd, has died at age 66.

No cause of death has been confirmed at this time for the actor.SNL also posted their tribute on their Twitter account as many paid their respects.@SNLinReview wrote: "RIP Peter Aykroyd - he made unsung contributions both to SNL and the comedy community."While @ThatWeekInSNL wrote: "Completely missed tonight’s show but very bummed to hear the surprising news that Peter Aykroyd has passed."Dude contributed some fine material in S5 and Java Junkie is one of the most underrated pre-tapes in the show’s history. Farewell, good sir.

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Peter Aykroyd, former Saturday Night Live cast member and writer has died. The NBC sketch show paid tribute to SNL alum following Simu Liu’s eventful hosting debut.