“Saturday Night Live” has set its first batch of hosts for Season 50, including Ariana Grande, John Mulaney, Michael Keaton and more. Hosting for her first time, Jean Smart will open the season on Sept. 28 with musical guest Jelly Roll, followed by an Oct. 5 episode hosted by Nate Bargatze featuring songs from Coldplay. […]

Michael Che said during a recent interview on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast (via The Daily Beast) that one “Weekend Update” joke involving salsa nearly led him to quit the show. Asked by podcast hosts and “SNL” alums Dana Carvey and David Spade if any punchline continues not to sit well with him, Che […]

Like so many of us, Maya Rudolph is having a “Girly Pop Summer.” The musically minded “Loot” star, “Saturday Night Live” icon and “Big Mouth” standout says her household has been a Taylor Swift stronghold for the past few years, and now Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are also on repeat. “I remember […]

Will Ferrell is no longer interested in performing in drag for laughs. During an interview on The New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast alongside his longtime friend and former “Saturday Night Live” head writer Harper Steele, Ferrell expressed a bit of regret over the “Janet Reno’s Fantasies” sketch from Season 23 of the sketch comedy […]

“Saturday Night Live” has added three new featured players for its milestone 50th season: Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline. Meanwhile, Chloe Troast — who made her “SNL” debut in Season 49 — is departing, Variety has confirmed. “Unfortunately I was not asked back to ‘SNL’ this season. I wish I was going back […]

Over nearly 1,000 episodes, “Saturday Night Live” has given America some of its most successful comedians, iconic characters and quotable catchphrases. Now, just one year shy of the pop phenom’s 50th anniversary, director Jason Reitman gives back, turning an oral history of the very first episode into a rowdy, delectably profane backstage homage. “Saturday Night” […]