Last year, SNL announced that Jay Pharoah wouldn’t be returning after six seasons on the sketch comedy program. It was surprising news to fans of the comedian who entertained millions with his spot-on impressions of President Obama, Jay Z, Denzel Washingon, and many others. Unfortunately, Pharoah’s impressions may have proved to be a double-edged sword, […]
Maybe Pepsi should have hired the writers and producers of SNL, then maybe they wouldn’t have ticked off, just about EVERYBODY. On Wednesday, Pepsi announced that it would be pulling a controversial ad that was almost universally mocked for its portrayal of Kendall Jenner handing a police officer a soda during a protest. (original story […]
During her opening monologue on Saturday night’s episode of “SNL,” guest host Octavia Spencer cracked jokes about the constant mix-ups surrounding Black films.
Actress Melissa McCarthy made a surprise guest appearance on “Saturday Night Live” to impersonate White House press secretary Sean Spicer.
The show delivered a moving musical tribute in honor of Barack Obama.
A Tribe Called Quest is going out with a bang. A Tribe Called Quest is going out with a bang. Just a day after releasing their sixth and final album, We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service, the legendary group lit up the Saturday Night Live stage for one last set. Introduced by host and […]
Dave Chappelle‘s long-awaited return to TV exceeded all expectations on Saturday Night Live.
It was the perfect timing to have Dave Chappelle host Saturday Night Live, only days after the country made Donald Trump its president elect.
Solange Knowles performed on Saturday Night Live for her first time last night, singing "Cranes in the Sky" and "Don't Touch My Hair".
Beyoncé isn’t the only one who gets to exact revenge on her man’s trifling ways. Last night’s Saturday Night Live did a brilliant black and white parody of Queen Bey’sLemonade (specifically “Sorry”) except this time it was Melania Trump—and all the other women in Donald Trump’s life—who call him out for his misogyny and the recent […]
Oh, Donald. You just can’t let Saturday Night Live get under your skin like this! Anybody presidential enough to take a seat in the Oval Office should also be able to let any SNL digs wash right over them instead of bothering their fragile ego. But not Donald, nope. He is angry on this beautiful […]
Darrell Hammond and Taran Killam both played great Donald Trumps, but now Alec Baldwin has been given The Donald’s hairpiece (not his actual hairpiece) to place firmly on his head for the premiere of Saturday Night Live‘s 42nd season. Hammond was great, but it’s clear the show made the right choice. The sketch started with […]