Saturday Night Live: Last News

Charli XCX performed and hosted Saturday Night Live and played a handful of ‘Brat’ hits – check out footage below.Last month, XCX took to her official Instagram to announce she would be tackling the double duty slot as performer and host of last night’s (November 16) show.Her third appearance on the show saw her perform ‘360’ and ‘Sympathy Is a Knife’ – both from cultural phenomenon and club album ‘Brat’, which has now earned her seven Grammy nominations.Introduced by Julia Fox, who is referenced on ‘360’, she performed the track in front of a lime green backdrop, a nod to the iconic album’s colouring. Bowen Yang introduced her ahead of ‘Sympathy Is A Knife’, having gone viral for an impression of the ‘Guess’ singer that she went on to say she was “very impressed” by – watch footage below.“For those of you who recognize me, you might know me from my album ‘Brat’, but don’t worry if you don’t… there is nothing wrong with being straight,” she quipped in her opening monologue.Recalling the beginnings of her career, she joked about convincing her parents to drive her to a rave as a teenager so she could perform: “And if you’re wondering, how did I get my parents to drive me to a rave? Well, I just told them, ‘Guys, I’ve got swim practice.

“Saturday Night Live’s” “Weekend Update” tacked the P’Nut the squirrel saga this week– at it brought his “widow” on to discuss the controversy surrounding the euthanizing of the beloved pet and internet sensation.P’Nut’s bereaved wife, Mrs. Hazel Nut, portrayed by Sarah Sherman, appeared on the newsdesk in widow’s garb to discuss with host Colin Jost the trials and tribulations she and the famous squirrel suffered.“The cops raided our house, and then P’Nut bit one, like a damn hero,” an outraged Mrs.

his History Channel show “The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd” (returning Nov. 15 at 9 p.m.), the “Ghostbusters” star said about Michaels possibly retiring, “That ain’t happening. No.

Elon Musk has responded to claims made by Saturday Night Live comedian Chloe Fineman, alleging that he once made her cry when he co-hosted the show.In a now-deleted TikTok post, Fineman said the Tesla CEO upset her when he hosted the comedy sketch series in 2021.According to Fineman, she worked through the night on her sketch during the week Musk was hosting the show. When she presented her sketch to him, he allegedly critiqued her writing and told her he wasn’t the least bit amused.Chloe Fineman deleted the video after it was up for a few hours. Luckily I saved it…in it she says Elon Musk did not like her sketch: “You made I, Chloe Fineman burst into tears because I stayed up late writing a sketch.

in May 2021.The comedian, 36, took aim at the Tesla founder, 53, following his scathing comments about the iconic show being a “dying” art.“I just saw some news article about Elon Musk being butt hurt about ‘SNL’ and his impression,” Fineman said in a now-deleted TikTok video shared Monday. “But I’m like, ‘You’re clearly watching the show.

Amy Adams demonstrated one of the first rules of comedy: Know your audience.Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Seth Meyers, along with fellow “SNL” alums Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, took time during “The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast” to break down a song from a 2008 episode hosted by Adams.While discussing the song, Samberg revealed that they originally had another idea for that week’s digital short, but Adams declined to participate.“I’m not gonna go into great detail about it, but it was a song that would have been a duet with me and Amy Adams, and it was very dirty,” he explained.“I know that’s kind of s—-y to not say what the premise was, but it was basically like we were both really old, and we were having a picnic, [an] old people couple, and one of us gets stung by a scorpion. And then I’m dying or something, and the one lament on my deathbed is that we didn’t explore things more sexually in our life, and it’s this huge anthem about that.”He continued, “We played the beginning of it for her and read a bunch of the lyrics, and she thought it was very funny, and she was so nice as always.

Elon Musk has reacted to Saturday Night Live‘s (SNL) parody of him following Donald Trump‘s election win last week – see what the Tesla and X owner had to say.The Republican nominee won the required number of electoral college votes in the November 5 election to secure the presidency for the second time, also defeating Democrat candidate Kamala Harris in the popular vote.On the November 9 episode of SNL, comedian Dana Carvey debuted his new impression of Musk, which came during the episode’s cold open in which the cast jokingly claimed they had been supporting him all along in fear of being hunted down.For the impression, Carvey jumped up and down and danced before breaking out an exaggerated South African accent: “Check it out: dark MAGA. Yeah! But seriously, I run the country now.

the cold opening skit, the cast members cheekily showed allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump following his historic victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.Dana Carvey – who previously played President Joe Biden – made an unexpected appearance as Musk, 53, who backed Trump, 78, in the race.“Check it out dark MAGA,” the 69-year-old comedian said while impersonating the Tesla founder in a black MAGA hat. “But seriously, I run the country now,” he added.Musk lashed out at Carvey and “SNL” on his own social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), on Sunday.

The cast of Saturday Night Live cheekily pledged their allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump and claimed they all voted for him in the first cold open since Tuesday’s historic election.The skit began with cast members solemnly discussing how Trump’s win over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris would be “shocking” and “horrifying” for many of the liberal-leaning show’s viewers.They then said that Trump might seek “vengeance” against political opponents, leading long-time cast member Kenan Thompson to say, “We at SNL would like to say to Donald Trump, we have been with you all along.”“We have never wavered in our support of you, even when others doubted you,” Bowen Yang said sarcastically, followed by each of the main cast members talking about how much they love, and have always loved, the president-elect.“Weekend Update” anchor Colin Jost then said that fellow anchor Michael Che is the only person against Trump.“I hate how the lamestream media, Michael Che, has to spin it to make you look foolish,” he said.Dana Carvey – who previously appeared as President Joe Biden – showed up to the stage portraying Elon Musk.“Check it out dark MAGA,” Carvey said while jumping up and down.“But seriously, I run the country now.”Comedian Bill Burr hosted the late-night show and gave an opening comedy monologue in which he roasted both Harris and Trump.Burr, during his 15-minute long monologue, said he was “psyched” the election is over, leaning into Harris and former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for wearing pants suits during their failed political runs against Trump.“Ladies, enough with the pantsuits; it’s not working,” Burr said.“Stop trying to have respect for yourselves.

their past drama. However, the stars proved they put their alleged beef behind them. They even held hands during the final moments of the episode.

“Weekend Update” segment, Heidi Gardner impersonated Reba McEntire as she joined Colin Jost at the table, and avoided naming which candidate she’s supporting. “Well ain’t that what everybody wants to know? Who’s Bad Bunny endorsing? Who’s Reba voting for?” Gardner, 41, said. “Well here’s the thing: call me Shawn Mendes, cause I’m still figuring it out,” the comedian added, referring to Mendes’ recent comments about the speculation over his sexuality.Jost, 42, asked Gardner’s McEntire about being “undecided” and pointed out that the election is next week.“Well see, I come from a little town called McAlester, Oklahoma, and we don’t make up our minds quickly,” Gardner responded.

Chappell Roan debuted a new country song, ‘The Giver’ on Saturday Night Live.Ahead of her musical guest spot last night (November 2), she took to Instagram to share a Facebook post of hers from 2011, where she shared her hopes of one day being on the show, saying: “I am determined to be on SNL.”She performed ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’ track ‘Pink Pony Club’, and then surprised fans by debuting the new song.Joined by a fiddler, she sang: “You ain’t got to tell me, it’s just in my nature / So, take it like a taker, ’cause baby, I’m a giver / Ain’t no need to help me, ’cause baby I deliver… ain’t no country boy quitter / I get the job done” on its chorus.Then, during the song’s bridge, she says to the audience: “All you country boys saying you know how to treat a woman right. Well, only a woman knows how to treat a woman right.”Back in July, producer Dan Nigro told The New York Times fans could expect a “fun, up-tempo country song” that featured a fiddle, and said it would show “a new version” of the ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ singer.‘The Giver’ is already being dubbed a “lesbian anthem” for it’s celebratory take on topping.

Kamala Harris showed up at Saturday Night Live last night (November 2). Check it out below.The US election is set to take place next Tuesday (November 5), following months of campaigning from Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump.

surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live — where she played a “mirror image” of herself and joked about her own screechy laugh in a final media push before Tuesday’s election.Harris came face-to-face with her impersonator Maya Rudolph in the show’s cold open.The skit began with a CNN newscast that cut to a James Austin Johnson impression of former President Donald Trump at a rally dressed in the orange garbage man vest that he wore this past week at a campaign event.The open cuts to Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, and Jim Gaffigan as Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Harris’ running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, respectively.Dana Carvey also made an appearance as President Joe Biden.Rudolph’s Harris clears the room saying she “needs a moment to herself.”“I wish I could talk to someone in my shoes,” Rudolph said to herself in the empty room.Then the real Kamala Harris appears in the dressing room mirror.“You and me both sister!,” Harris said, grinning ear to ear after thirty seconds of applause from the live audience.

at Georgia’s Atlanta Civic Center before heading to a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, while her Oval Office opponent, former President Donald Trump, spoke to a crowd of about 20,000 in Gastonia, North Carolina, before heading to Milwaukee for a nighttime event.Harris has been lampooned by former cast member Maya Rudolph in the first four election run-up episodes of the iconic, Emmy-winning sketch show’s 50th season.Former presidential candidate, secretary of state, senator and first lady Hillary Clinton was famously sent up by ex-“SNL” cast member Amy Poehler repeatedly — and to her face — as was onetime veep candidate and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was treated to a spot-on lampoon by Tina Fey.Numerous politicians have popped up on the iconic NBC series over the years, including Trump, who hosted in 2015 and 2004; 44th President Barack Obama; Sen.

Saturday Night Live for the first time since he had his manslaughter charges from the fatal “Rust” shooting dropped.The 17-time host returned for the fourth episode of SNL’s 50th anniversary season – portraying Fox’s Brett Baier in the show’s cold open.Baldwin’s made-up mug was the first thing shown on screen and the live audience screamed, not sure whether they should applaud or gasp.The Schweddy Balls scene-stealer played the Fox News personality opposite SNL-alum Maya Rudolph who portrayed Vice President Kamala Harris.Baldwin’s Baier repeatedly interrupted Rudolph’s Harris, echoing criticism of the interview that suggested the host stepped on the candidate’s answers.Alec even got in on the cold open’s punchline – “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!” This is the forty-fifth time that Baldwin has said the phrase, according to Saturday Night Network.

Ariana Grande hosted Saturday Night Live last night and delivered impressions of Britney Spears, Celine Dion and Miley Cyrus. Check it out below.Grande was the third host of the historic show’s 50th season last night (October 12) while Fleetwood Mac legend Stevie Nicks was enlisted as the musical guest.Kicking off the show, Grande delivered a monologue referencing her upcoming role as Glinda in the Wicked movie.

“All In.”Simon Rich’s new Broadway show, based on short stories he wrote for The New Yorker and inspired by the Magnetic Fields’ album “69 Love Songs,” made waves after announcing their rotating full cast made up of “some of the funniest people on the planet” including John Mulaney, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jimmy Fallon, Fred Armisen and Richard Kind.But wait! There’s more!On select dates, comedy ringers Aidy Bryant, David Cross, Tim Meadows, Hank Azaria and Chloe Fineman will also take part in the show that will reportedly feature a number of comic vignettes centered around dating, heartbreak and marriage.Rounding out the impressive ensemble are Sam Richardson, Annaleigh Ashford, Andrew Rannells and Renée Elise Goldsberry.“Sometimes they will play pirates, sometimes they will play dogs, and there’s one where we make them talk in British accents,” the play’s synopsis states. “But even though the show’s kind of all over the place, it’s meant to tell one simple story: that the most important part of life is who we share it with.

Saturday Night Live has done a mock Oasis reunion poking fun at the Gallagher brothers’ past tensions, which has drawn mixed reactions from viewers – including Liam Gallagher.In yesterday’s (October 12) show, James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman appeared in the “Weekend Update” sketch as the formerly estranged brothers and promised host Colin Jost they won’t break up again before their ‘LIVE 25‘ tour next year.“Everyone’s wondering, are you guys gonna be cool to tour a year from now?” Jost asked the Gallaghers. “I’m cool if he’s cool,” Johnson’s Noel responded, with Sherman’s Liam replying: “I’m cool, I’m cool, I’m cooler than you are.”“Great, so that’s a no,” Jost remarked.

The Outfit, which both actors thought they had wrapped only to find the next day they had to revisit the scene.“I kind of made a joke about it, because I didn’t want to make a fuss in a way that you’re gaslit to not do in your early twenties,” O’Brien recalled.“But then I watched Mark Rylance – during this simmering sort of tension that lasted about 90 minutes – say, ‘This is absolutely unacceptable,’ and have it really be heard and respected and honoured. We then got to step off and go prepare, and we got to take as much time as we needed.”He added: “Even then [Rylance] was amazing.

Weekend Update segment that poked fun at the siblings’ notorious feud — which sparked a response from Liam. Colin Jost began the segment by announcing that tickets are on sale for Oasis’ North American tour “which is surprising to some as the band has famously been feuding for decades.”The brothers, played by Sherman, 31 and Johnson, 35, joined Jost, 42, and addressed the state of their relationship.