The sketch may not have made a lot of sense, but Ariana Grande got to show off an impressive array of musical impressions Saturday night on SNL playing an intern for Jay-Z's musical streaming company Tidal.
Saturday morning, Louis C.K. may have grabbed the big headlines comparing Donald Trump to Hitler, but last night Saturday Night Live took that up a notch, showing the kind of Americans who are supporting Trump's campaign.
The political fur keeps flying and we're another week closer to electing a new president. Every Thursday night Paul F. Tompkins and his felty team of opinionated puppets and guests are there for us to help sort it all out. This week, some big news, NYSU! doubles its human cast welcoming Rhea Butcher aboard the SS NYSU.
Tina Fey made a surprise return last night to Saturday Night Live to cold open the show with an update to her Sarah Palin character doing some campaigning for Donald Trump played by Darrell Hammond.
Last night Kate McKinnon knocked it out of the park again, this time as Greta Van Sustren doing hilarious interviews with Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Chris Christie, and Ben Carson portrayed by Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan and Jay Pharoah.
A lot has changed since the original Star Wars movie premiered in 1977. Merchandising, for example, has really changed. They still sell toys, but it's not just for kids anymore. Saturday Night Live understands that, and created this much more realistic toy commercial for Star Wars collectibles. Starring Bobby Moynihan, Kyle Mooney, Chris Hemsworth, Taran Killam.
Last night Saturday Night Live delivered a strong episode with some great music from Leon Bridges, a guest appearance from SNL alum Mike Myers and some really strong sketches, all featuring Gosling. There were so many great sketches last night it's hard to pick the best ones to share but there were two that stood out as the strongest.
For two months we've been anxiously awaiting the debut of the brand new all-comedy streaming service from the NBC Digital Team, and although Seeso isn't set to officially launch until January with a $3.99/mo price tag, there is an all-free Beta version of the platform available right now! Yesterday, Executive VP of NBCU Digital Enterprises Evan Shapiro opened the doors for us with a personal tour of the new service, and all its features.
Saturday Night Live aired a fauxmercial last night advertising inexpensive help around the house, because Angie's list is great, but it's much too expensive.
Last night people all over America tuned in to Saturday Night Live to see what would happen when Trump took the stage. Would he get heckled? Would he be funny? Would Trump get back in the chicken suit reprising the funniest sketch from his 2004 turn as host? Would there be audience disruptions?