The 47th season finale of NBC’s late-night comedy sketch show “Saturday Night Live” is set for May 21, 2022. Leading up to that episode (to be hosted by “Russian Doll” star Natasha Lyonne with musical guest Japanese Breakfast) was the news on Friday, May 20 that four cast members will depart the show following the […]
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In a skit on the April 16, 2022 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), the DeVry Institute Orchestra were rehearsing for their upcoming performance. Their conductor (Mikey Day) admitted something was missing. As luck would have it, a seedy guy (Chris Redd) entered the room saying he manages his star “flutist” Beverly Gass (Lizzo). […]
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In a skit on the April 16, 2022 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), it was a retrospective of a recording session at Interscope Records from 2008. Two music producers (Lizzo and Aidy Bryant) were helping the members of the group Black Eyed Peas — will.i.am (Kenan Thompson), apl.de.ap (Chris Redd), Taboo (Bowen Yang) […]
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In a skit on the March 5, 2022 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), a teacher (Aidy Bryant) had hosted a writing workshop at a school. On the night of the class, the janitor (Oscar Isaac) interrupted the proceedings with his mop and swiftly apologized. Noticing the notebook he was carrying, the teacher suggested […]
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In a skit during the January 22, 2022 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), Will Forte portrayed the host of a “Double Dare”-esque kids game show called “Kid Klash.” As a contestant, a young girl (Aidy Bryant) was tasked to discover a flag inside a huge tub of cream. She had only sixty seconds […]
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In the cold open of the January 22, 2022 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), Kate McKinnon portrayed conservative TV host Laura Ingraham in a parody of Fox News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle”. In the segment, the show’s guests included Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Aidy Bryant), unvaccinated professional tennis player (recently ousted from Australia) […]
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In a skit on the November 13, 2021 edition of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” a mother, father (Aidy Bryant & Kyle Mooney) and their young daughter attend the theater. The family is glad to be there on Broadway following the year-long hiatus due to the pandemic. The mother had recalled that she had seen this […]
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Parodying the U.S. senator from Texas Ted Cruz‘s recent critique of “Sesame Street‘s” Big Bird advising for young children to get vaccinated to protect themselves from COVID-19, it was time for “Cruz Street” on the fictional news outlet Newsmax for Kids during the cold open of the November 13, 2021 edition of NBC’s “Saturday Night […]
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In a skit on the October 16, 2021 edition of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” Richard (Rami Malek) and Denise (Aidy Bryant) go to a mattress store called “Sleepy Town USA”. As they test out the beds, the couple enact several role-playing scenes of their personal lives, observed in astonishment by the mattress salesman (Bowen Yang). […]