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David Byrne, Arcade Fire and St. Vincent teaming up for a rendtion of David Bowie‘s ‘Heroes’ during the 50th-anniversary celebrations of Saturday Night Live.Dressed in a black suit and red turtleneck, Byrne kicked off the performance by taking on the first verse of the track.

Nirvana teaming up with Post Malone for the 50th-anniversary celebrations of Saturday Night Live. Check it out below.The moment took place last weekend when the iconic grunge band reunited for SNL 50: The Homecoming concert.

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.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing legal dispute, according to former “SNL” cast member Dana Carvey.On Thursday’s episode of his and fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum David Spade’s “Fly on the Wall podcast,” Carvey, 69, shared that Michaels, 80, has repeatedly texted him about the drama between the “It Ends With Us” stars. Their exchange began after Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, 48, poked fun at the feud during the “SNL” 50th anniversary special in a segment where Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took questions from the star-studded audience in Studio 8H.

Martin Scorsese’s 1976 masterpiece “Taxi Driver,” revealing that the iconic scene was partially improvised.During an appearance on “Live with Kelly and Mark” on Thursday, the 81-year-old actor recalled how some of the best moments in film come from spontaneous improvisation. “Some of the best stuff, not always, is when it’s improvised,” De Niro told hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.In “Taxi Driver,” De Niro’s portrayal of disturbed cabbie Travis Bickle birthed one of the most memorable scenes in cinema history: standing in front of a mirror, Bickle talks to himself and points a gun at his reflection as he imagines facing off with a foe.“You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin’ to?” De Niro, as Bickle, famously demands of his invisible adversary. “You talkin’ to me? Well, I’m the only one here.

Grand Poobah of “SNL,” wasn’t pleased by its “mawkish righteousness,” writes Susan Morrison in her new book “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” out now.As Michaels’ longtime friend, singer/songwriter Randy Newman, told the author, “Lorne’s got a real old-fashioned, 1930s hard-­boiled antenna for that kind of liberal bullshit.” It didn’t help that alumni Chris Rock, who came to early rehearsals to watch with Michaels, turned to the producer and asked, “Where are the jokes?”Rock joined host Dave Chappelle for the first scene after the Hillary/“Hallelujah” requiem, in which they played the only Black people (and the least surprised by Trump’s win) at a party of white millennials gathered to watch the election returns. When one stunned attendee declares, “This is the most shameful thing America has ever done,” both Chappelle and Rock burst out laughing.

Ryan Reynolds’ joke about his and Blake Lively’s legal battle with “It Ends With Us” director Justin Baldoni during the “SNL” 50th anniversary special was his idea, says the show’s cue card guy.The “Deadpool & Wolverine” star, 48, surprised viewers when he alluded to the ongoing drama an hour into “SNL 50: The Anniversary Special” on Sunday night in a segment where Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took questions from the star-studded audience in Studio 8H.“Ryan Reynolds, how’s it going?” Poehler, 53, asked.Reynolds retorted: “Why? What have you heard?”On Tuesday, veteran “SNL” cue card guy Wally Feresten, aka “Cue Card Wally,” revealed that the joke was entirely Reynolds’ idea.“He had a different line in rehearsal and he pitched that [line] to replace it,” Feresten said in an interview with Australian breakfast radio show “Fifi, Fev & Nick” when asked whether the quip was an improv on the “Free Guy” star’s part or if it was scripted. “So that was his idea to do it there,” Feresten continued.

Harry Styles was “devastated” by her horrible impression of him on Saturday Night Live.While appearing on the red carpet for Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary show this past weekend (February 16), Fineman stopped to chat with Chicken Shop Date’s Amelia Dimoldenberg and shared that the ‘As It Was’ hitmaker was “devastated” over her impression of him.“My Harry Styles is really bad,” Fineman admitted. “I did it and he was at the table and was so devastated by how bad it was.” The ‘SNL’ cast member then went on to provide a stiff impression of Styles and said: “Anyway, I’m Harry Styles, anyway,” in a British accent.Nailed it @Chloe Fineman @Saturday Night Live – SNL #snl50 ♬ original sound – ameliadimz Styles took on double duty on Saturday Night Live as both host and musical guest in November 2019 in support of his second studio album ‘Fine Line’.

“Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special that reunited dozens of the show’s current and former stars at Studio 8H on Sunday.Viewers were surprised the 69-year-old comedian missed the event considering he’s made recent appearances on “SNL” to portray Joe Biden. He was a cast member from 1986 to 1993.But the reason for Carvey’s absence was finally revealed on Tuesday.According to Variety, Carvey had a “bad flu” and was too sick to attend the special.The Post has reached out to Carvey’s rep for comment.Carvey returned to the sketch comedy series for the Season 50 premiere in September to deliver an impersonation of Biden, 82.

Paul McCartney’s performance on the 50th anniversary episode of Saturday Night Live contained a nod to the iconic Chris Farley sketch.The rock legend closed out the 50th-anniversary episode of the US sketch show with a medley performance featuring songs from ‘Abbey Road’.

Lady Gaga is set to return to Saturday Night Live (SNL) soon, where she’ll be pulling double duty – find out more below.Next month (March 7), Lady Gaga is due to release her highly anticipated seventh studio album ‘Mayhem’, following on from 2020’s ‘Chromatica’ and her ‘Harlequin’ companion record (2024). You can pre-order/pre-save your copy of the album here.To celebrate, Gaga will be hosting SNL the day after (March 8), and will also perform as the show’s musical guest.

Shane Gillis to host the show for a second time alongside musical guest Tate McRae on Saturday, March 1.In his February 2024 “SNL” debut, the edgy comic employed slurs toward mentally handicapped people, impersonated Donald Trump and spoke in a Jamaican patois.“This was like them saying ‘sorry,'” Gillis said in an interview with Joe Rogan. “It was an admission of guilt.”While the 37-year-old stand-up claims to have learned from his “offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable” on-air slurs, a 2024 Los Angeles Times article reports that he continues to work cruel stereotypes into his material.Leading up to and after his return to Studio 8H in 30 Rockefeller Center, Gillis has a handful of stand-up gigs remaining on his tour that began in January.While the “SNL” hosting spot is the only NYC show he has lined up, he does have a pair of upstate performances planned at Albany’s MVP Arena on Friday, May 2 and Buffalo’s KeyBank Center on Saturday, May 3.As of now, tickets are available for all of his upcoming spots.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $48 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows have seats starting anywhere from $50 before fees to $135 including fees.For more information, we have everything you need to know and more about Shane Gillis’ stand-up tour below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or

ended at Flushing Meadows Park in his native borough of Queens, Paul Simon is un-retiring from the road at 83.Fresh off of his opening performance of “Homeward Bound” with Sabrina Carpenter at “SNL50: The Anniversary” on Sunday, the music legend announced his “A Quiet Celebration” Tour that will bring an intimate night of music and conversation to theaters this spring and summer.Simon will perform his latest album, “Seven Psalms,” in its entirety, while also doing a selection of his classics — both solo and with Simon & Garfunkel.The tour will also feature Simon’s wife of 33 years, Edie Brickell.While recording 2023’s “Seven Psalms” — with all acoustic instruments primarily played by Simon in a continuous piece of music over seven movements — the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was suffering from hearing loss in his left ear that made the idea of extended live performances seem impossible.“It was incredibly frustrating. I was very angry at first that this had happened,” Simon told “CBS Mornings.”But after working with the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss and his own production team, Simon revamped his entire stage setup to make performing viable again.And the intimate venues will provide a better setting acoustically for Simon’s hearing challenges.“I’m going through my repertoire and reducing a lot of the choices that I make to acoustic versions.

“Hot Mics” podcast on Monday and reacted to Reynolds, 48, making a joke from the audience in Studio 8H about the couple’s legal battle with Baldoni, 48.“I’m unaware of anybody, frankly, whose wife has been sexually harassed and has made jokes about that type of situation,” said Freedman.“I can’t think of anyone who’s done anything like that,” he added. “So it surprised me.”Freedman also called Reynolds’ comedic bit “the latest move” made by the couple in the legal showdown.The Post has reached out to Freedman for comment.Reynolds and Lively, 37, attended “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on Sunday, which marked their first red carpet appearance since the legal drama with Baldoni began in December.During one segment, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took questions from the star-studded audience and called on Reynolds, who was sitting next to his wife in the crowd.“Ryan Reynolds, how’s it going?” Poehler, 53, asked the “Deadpool” star, who stood up from his seat and quipped, “Why? What have you heard?”A source told People after the “SNL” special that Lively was “nervous” to go to the event, but she and Reynolds “had a great time” and mingled with other celebs who were there.On Bush’s podcast, Freedman explained that he speaks to Baldoni “often,” and noted that the actor’s current trip to Hawaii with his family is not a “vacation.”“I don’t think anybody who’s been accused of heinous…you know, arguably what are crimes, is on vacation,” said Freedman.

showing up to the “SNL” 50th anniversary special on Sunday amid their ongoing legal fight with Lively’s “It Ends With Us” co-star and director, Justin Baldoni.In the first of two videos posted to her Instagram on Monday, the former “Real Housewives of New York” star, 54, also lauded “SNL” for including the stars in the special, adding that the couple’s decision to poke fun at their battle with Baldoni was “nothing short of genius.”“Absolutely brilliant of ‘SNL’ to invite and include Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively to lean into the humor,” Frankel began. “They are the epicenter of pop culture.

Chloe Fineman revealed that Harry Styles bristled at her impression of him in the lead-up to his “SNL” hosting debut.Speaking with “Chicken Shop Date” comedian Amelia Dimoldenberg on the “SNL” 50th anniversary special red carpet on Sunday, Fineman, 36, said that Styles was “devastated” by how she impersonated him.“My Harry Styles is really bad,” the “SNL” cast member admitted. “I did it and he was at the table and was so devastated by how bad it was.”Fineman then gave a quick sample of her take on the musician.

passed away at 56 on July 26, 2023.But the Irish icon — who was at the center of one of the most controversial moments in “Saturday Night Live” history when she ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II in 1992 — lived on Sunday night during “SNL 50: The Anniversary Special” when Miley Cyrus channeled her during a performance of O’Connor’s signature song “Nothing Compares 2 U.”Cyrus, 32, belted out her rendition of O’Connor’s chart-topping Prince cover, which she performed with singer-guitarist Brittany Howard — just two days after they also paired up at “SNL: The Homecoming Concert.”It was a surprising but touching tribute to O’Connor — not only because of her shocking protest of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church during her “SNL” performance of Bob Marley’s “War,” but because of the feud she had with Cyrus before her death.Their generation-spanning spat began when Cyrus told Rolling Stone in 2013 that her “Wrecking Ball” video was inspired by O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” clip. While Cyrus swings naked on a wrecking ball and licks a sledgehammer in the video, she also sheds a tear a la O’Connor.

People that the actress, 37, was “nervous” about attending the “SNL” 50th anniversary special with husband Ryan Reynolds on Sunday, which marked the couple’s first red carpet appearance since the start of their legal battle with Justin Baldoni.But the insider also said that Lively was still “excited to be out with friends and support ‘Saturday Night Live,'” which she hosted back in 2009.“They had a great time,” the source shared about Lively and Reynolds, 48. “It was nice getting out of the house and being around friends and familiar faces.”“They stayed after the live show wrapped and mingled in the studio and were talking with everyone from Ben Stiller to Paul McCartney,” the insider continued.

Haim performed a cover of Fleetwood Mac‘s ‘Dreams’ with Emma Stone at Saturday Night Live’s SNL50 afterparty.In fan-captured footage, the band – consisting of Haim sisters Este, Danielle and Alana – can be seen on stage performing the iconic track, with Stone joining them.This isn’t the first time Haim and Emma Stone have joined forces. Back in 2019, they re-created an iconic Spice Girls music video – all to help raise money for a number of charities.In the video, Haim and Stone follow the original dance moves, breaking it up to give details of the charities and how fans can donate and enter the competition.However, at the SNL50 afterparty the group and actor are instead on a small stage and in front of an intimate crowd.

“SNL50: The Anniversary Special” opening monologue and noted that over the last 50 years, 894 people have hosted the NBC sketch comedy series.“And it amazes me that only two of them have committed murder,” Mulaney added, which sparked laughter from Martin, 79, and the star-studded audience. Right after the joke, viewers took to social media to speculate which two former “SNL” hosts Mulaney was talking about. Ultimately, four different stars were named in the online chatter: O.J.

Jerry Seinfeld has caused controversy by saying he “doesn’t care” about Palestine in an interaction on social media.The star of the 90s sitcom Seinfeld was in New York on Sunday for the 50th Anniversary special of Saturday Night Live, when Instagram user SubwayDJ asked for a video selfie with the comedian, who agreed and posed for the shot.The influencer said “Free Palestine!” along with a peace sign, before prompting Seinfeld to do the same by looking at him and asking “Maybe?”, to which he replied: “I don’t care about Palestine”. The poster frowned at the camera and said “That’s sad”.