Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce just took two big steps in their relationship – their first public display of affection and their first Saturday Night Live appearances in the same night.
25.09.2023 - 19:11 / variety.com
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As late night prepares to return to the airwaves post-WGA strike, that includes NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Like “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” the sketch show also falls under the SAG-AFTRA Network Code contract, which is not a part of the guild’s current strike. That means the show, cast and crew are all in the clear to return to work once the WGA deal is finalized — or, at least, the WGA gives the all-clear for the writers to return to work. “Saturday Night Live” has been dark since April, as the WGA strike began at the start of May.
The most recent episode, on April 15, featured Ana de Armas as host and Karol G as musical guest. The following scheduled episode, slated for May 6 and hosted by former cast member Pete Davidson with musical guest Lil Uzi Vert, did not take place. “‘SNL’ will air repeats until further notice starting Saturday, May 6,” NBC said at the time.
And since then, it has been exactly that. Beyond the return of writers, the show will also have to determine whether some cast members will want to cross the SAG-AFTRA picket line, and how to recruit hosts as the SAG-AFTRA strike continues. “Saturday Night Live” stars Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang, Chloe Fineman, Punkie Johnson and Andrew Dismukes as well as Michael Che and Colin Jost, co-anchors of Weekend Update.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce just took two big steps in their relationship – their first public display of affection and their first Saturday Night Live appearances in the same night.
It’s an honor to host Saturday Night Live even once. However, some celebrities are so funny that they keep getting invited back.
Emily Longeretta Look what you made her do. Moments after Travis Kelce made a surprise appearance on Saturday’s premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” hosted by Pete Davidson, the superstar made a cameo of her own.
Pete Davidson is reintroducing Saturday Night Live after a months-long break due to the WAG-AFTRA strike, and he got things started with his opening monologue!
Saturday Night Live just loves poking fun at stars.
It hasn’t been an easy return to Saturday Night Live for Pete Davidson…
Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Shawn Ryan feels like he’s picked up in mid-sentence. The seasoned showrunner is back in his element, leading a writers room and juggling two series, Netflix’s “The Night Agent” and the final season of CBS’ high-octane police drama “S.W.A.T.” The end of the Writers Guild of America strike late last month unleashed a torrent of work for Ryan and his teams based at Sony Pictures Television. “Night Agent” was a little more than halfway done with writing for the 10 episodes for Season 2 when writers went pencils down on May 2.
Three friends search for legendary riches but end up finding much more than they expected in “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.” And as the title indicates, the upcoming comedy comes from writers Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall, otherwise known for “Please Don’t Destroy” digital shorts on “Saturday Night Live“. The trio joined the late night show in 2021, with their popular shorts usually involved that week’s host and increasingly large budgets.
Saturday Night Live is set to return for its 49th season next weekend – check out the line-ups for the first two episodes below.The long-running US variety show is due back on NBC on Saturday, October 14 following a six-month break.Pete Davidson will be on hosting duties for the first edition, with Ice Spice set to make her debut as a musical guest.On October 21, Bad Bunny will appear as both host and musical guest. It’ll mark the rapper/singer’s first time presenting and second time performing on the iconic SNL stage, having first played the show in 2021.Additionally, the programme has announced that comedian Chloe Troast has joined its cast.
Saturday Night Live returns in October with a familiar face: former cast member Pete Davidson!
Jaden Thompson NBC has announced that Chloe Troast is joining the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” the only new comedian rounding out the show’s talent lineup for the coming year. Troast will make her “SNL” debut on Oct. 14, when the show’s 49th season premieres.
NBC is ready for the premiere of Saturday Night Live!
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBC is ready to open the 49th season of “Saturday Night Live,” pushed back just a week or two from when the series might normally launch in the fall. After being shut down in May by the Hollywood writers strike, “SNL” will return on October 14, marking the first of three consecutive weeks of original broadcasts, NBC said in an announcement Wednesday. Ice Spice will serve as musical guest.
No matter how many years pass or how many filmmakers adapt his work, the stories written by Charles Dickens are constantly serving as inspiration in pop culture. Now, Hulu is taking a turn at Dickens with the upcoming series, “The Artful Dodger.” READ MORE: ‘Neon’ Trailer: Three Friends Try To Break Into The Music Business In Netflix’s New Comedy Series As seen in the new teaser, “The Artful Dodger” is a successor to Charles Dickens’ classic, “Oliver Twist.” Catching up with Jack Dawkins, aka the Artful Dodger, after he is sent to Australia, the series finds the criminal masquerading as a surgeon.
Seth Meyers opened his first Late Night show in five months with a long list of thank yous.
Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike, while actors will begin talks that could end their own long work walk-off.
Taylor Swift is enjoying another girls night in New York City with some of her best friends!
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Comedy Central is going back to square one in its efforts to find a new host for “The Daily Show.” The Paramount Global cable network is considering a wider array of candidates to take the reins of the program from previous emcee Trevor Noah, according to people familiar with the matter, after having previously identified Hasan Minhaj as a leading possibility. The decision appears to come in the wake of a recent report in The New Yorker in which some of the supposedly autobiographical stories that Minhaj has used in his routines were found to be embellished. Comedy Central declined to comment, as did WME, the talent agency that represents Minhaj.
Late night TV is coming back!
Saturday Night Live has featured tons of fantastic guest stars in its nearly 50 year run, but not everyone is welcome back to Studio 8H.