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02 Dec 2024

Gracie Abrams & Hozier to Serve as Musical Guests on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Gracie Abrams and Hozier are the latest artists to set their sights on Saturday Night Live as the comedy series nears the end of the year.

As announced Monday (Dec. 2), both musicians will serve as musical guests on respective episodes in December, with the “That’s So True” singer-songwriter expected to make her debut Dec. 14 during a Chris Rock-hosted show. The performance will cap off an explosive year for Abrams, who closes out her time opening for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour on Friday (Dec. 6).

A week after Abrams takes the 30 Rock stage, the Irish indie star will return to SNL for his second stint as musical guest on Dec. 21. Martin Short will host the episode, which will follow a few weeks after the Dec. 6 release of Hozier’s Unreal Unearth: Unending, an expanded version of his 2023 album.

Both episodes will air after Shaboozey‘s previously announced performance on SNL‘s Dec. 7 showing, which Paul Mescal will host. The country star’s fast-approaching debut on the series comes after a record-tying 19-week reign atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which recently scored the Virginia native Grammy nominations for best country song, best country solo performance and song of the year.

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SNL is currently in the midst of its 50th anniversary season, which kicked off in September and will culminate in a celebratory weekend and live primetime special on Feb. 16. So far, Charli XCX has played double duty as host and musical guest this season, while Ariana Grande, John Mulaney, Bill Burr and others have taken turns helming the show as Billie Eilish, Mk.gee, Chappell Roan, Jelly Roll and more have performed.

19 Nov 2024

Katt Williams Calls Out ‘SNL’ For Casting Female Actor To Parody Him

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Katt Williams is taking umbrage with Saturday Night Live. He has called out the sketch series for casting a female to parody him and more.

As spotted on Page Six the comedian recently did an interview at the Vulture Festival in Los Angeles. While on stage the Friday After Next star spoke about his historic career and much more. To no surprise he had a very hot take when questioned about the comedy series and how they spoofed him on several episodes. “There has never been a person that has been parodied nine times on Saturday Night Live and yet never been invited other than me,” he explained. “So, I at this point, take it as a badge of honor that they don’t f**k with me.”

When asked on his thoughts about the parodies he made it clear he responded in the most Katt Williams way possible. “A lot of times when people are doing an impression of you, they’re really showing you how they feel about you. You know what I mean?” he said. “So, for Saturday Night Live to have an impression of me and have a woman do that, means they think I’m a b*tch. And I understand that that’s what they’re saying when they do that.”

He would also reflect on his viral interview on Club Shay Shay from January where he alleged that Diddy’s day of reckoning would soon come. “Even if I’m at the Diddy party, I’m there to tell. I’m there to see, Who the f*ck is in here and what do y’all get from being in here? So, nobody likes to have me around. I’m there for bad intentions.” On a recent interview of Nightcap Shannon Sharpe hinted at a second Club Shay Shay interview Katt Williams. You can see him discuss it below.

17 Nov 2024

Charli XCX Nails Adele & Troye Sivan Impersonations in ‘Wicked’ Auditions Sketch on ‘SNL’: Watch

Charli XCX delivered some Wicked impressions during her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live.

On Saturday (Nov. 16), the 32-year-old British pop star pulled double duty as both host and musical guest. She showcased her comedic chops in a standout sketch about auditions for the upcoming live-action adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked.

The sketch begins with a voiceover for the movie: “Audiences can’t wait to see the star-studded cast of Wicked,” as clips from the Jon M. Chu-directed film, featuring Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, play on screen. “But before production starts, actors across Hollywood audition to step foot in Oz. Here are their never-before-seen screen tests.”

The sketch features a series of hilarious fake auditions from various celebrities, including JoJo Siwa (Chloe Fineman), Bernie Sanders (Sarah Sherman), Sydney Sweeney (Fineman), Al Pacino (Dana Carvey), Martha Stewart (Fineman), and Bad Bunny (Marcello Hernandez).

Charli kicks things off with a spot-on impression of Adele. Dressed in an elegant black dress and sporting long, wavy hair reminiscent of the British singer’s look during her Weekends With Adele residency in Las Vegas, Charli’s Adele exclaims, “Oh, hello, can I take me shoes off? OK, wicked!” as she flings off her heels and struts down a yellow brick road. “Oh my God! I said the name of the bloody movie! That’s f—ing funny!” she adds, laughing with exaggerated flair.

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Later in the sketch, SNL‘s Bowen Yang, who famously impersonated Charli during the show’s Season 50 premiere, returns to play Charli once again — this time while standing next to Charli herself, who appears as her Sweat tour mate Troye Sivan.

“Can I call you Elphie?” Bowen’s Charli asks, prompting Troye (played by Charli) to respond, “No.” Bowen continues, “I only bullied you because I’m a b—- and you’re a witch. And you’re a witch, I’m confused.” Charli’s Sivan clarifies, “I’m not a witch. I’m a top.”

Yang also plays Pfannee in Wicked, which hits theaters on Nov. 22.

Elsewhere in the episode, Charli electrified the crowd with performances of “360” and “Sympathy Is a Knife,” both tracks from her sixth album, Brat. Released in June, the set debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and earned widespread acclaim, including a 2025 Grammy nomination for album of the year.

Saturday’s appearance marked Charli’s third time on SNL, following previous musical guest spots in 2014 and 2022.

Watch SNL‘s “Wicked Auditions” sketch below. For those without cable, the broadcast streams on Peacock, which you can sign up for at the link here. Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous SNL episodes.

17 Nov 2024

Charli XCX Gets Intro From Julia Fox, Performs ‘360’ and ‘Sympathy Is a Knife’ on ‘SNL’: Watch

Charli XCX brought songs from her Grammy-nominated Brat album to Saturday Night Live on Nov. 16.

The 32-year-old British pop star pulled double duty as both host and musical guest on the iconic NBC sketch comedy show. Between cracking jokes in sketches, Charli delivered electrifying performances of “360” and “Sympathy Is a Knife,” both from her sixth album, Brat. The set debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in June and has earned widespread acclaim, including a Grammy nomination for album of the year.

Charli’s first performance opened with a surprise introduction from Uncut Gems star Julia Fox, who set the stage for the artist’s minimalist performance of “360.” Dressed in dark sunglasses, a black Lou Reed T-shirt, a white skirt, knee-high boots and a matching black purse, Charli sashayed amid a lime green backdrop reminiscent of her Brat album cover. “360” also earned Grammy nods for record of the year and best music video, the latter featuring Fox among a star-studded lineup of cameos.

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For her second song, Charli was introduced by SNL cast member Bowen Yang (who wore a Vroom Vroom shirt), before launching into a high-energy rendition of “Sympathy Is a Knife.” Dressed all in black, Charli delivered a club-worthy performance in front of a giant white screen emblazoned with the word “Party” and “Girl” scrawled across the floor in bold lettering.

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This marks Charli’s third appearance on SNL, following her previous musical guest spots in 2014 and 2022.

Her latest SNL appearance comes just after wrapping up her Sweat tour with Troye Sivan. The 22-show run grossed $28 million and sold 297,000 tickets, according to figures reported by Billboard Boxscore.

Watch Charli XCX’s SNL performances below. For those without cable, the broadcast streams on Peacock, which you can sign up for at the link here. Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous SNL episodes.

14 Nov 2024

Charli XCX Shares Her ‘Real Name’ with Marcello Hernández in New SNL Promo

English singer Charli XCX is getting ready to appear on Saturday Night Live once again this weekend, with the latest promo clip from the episode showing off her comedic touch.

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The episode, which airs on Nov. 16, will be Charli’s third appearance, having served as musical guest during the Martin Freeman-hosted show in 2014 and Oscar Isaac’s episode in 2022. This time, however, will be the singer’s first pulling double duty as both host and musical guest.

As a result, she’s been showing off her more comedic side in the promo clips released ahead of the show, teaming up with SNL cast member Marcello Hernández for the latest series.

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“Charli, I have a personal question to ask you,” Hernández queries the musician. “What’s your real name?”

“I never tell anyone this but it’s Charleston Ten One Hundred Ten,” responds Charli, whose real name is actually Charlotte Aitchison. “Wow, that’s amazing,” Hernández adds to a muted response. “I have a bit of a secret myself; my real name is Marcellonian Hernandingleheimer.”

Other brief appearances with Hernández include Charli promising the cast member that “the nation” will decide if his outfit is “brat” or “brong”, and noting that she’ll keep her final promo short, before offering a sly nod in Hernández’ direction.

Another clip released on Wednesday (Nov. 13) pokes fun at the ubiquitous ‘Brat summer’ phenomenon, that accompanied her culture-dominating album that dropped back in June.

The clips shows Charli seen going over her lines before SNL cast member Chloe Fineman joins her to express excitement over her joining the show. “Brat,” Charli responds, and continues to respond with the same one-word phrase for Fineman’s series of conversation starters, including asking how she’s feeling, inquiring about a rash and more.

Watch Charli XCX in the latest SNL promo below. Catch the full episode of Saturday Night Live on Nov. 16 at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC, before it streams on Peacock.

20 Oct 2024

Billie Eilish Gives Bowen Yang’s Harry Daniels 10K to Stop Singing in ‘TikTok’ Sketch on ‘SNL’: Watch

Billie Eilish isn’t interested in going viral on TikTok — at least that’s the message she gives in a Saturday Night Live sketch about the social media platform.

During SNL‘s Michael Keaton-hosted episode on Oct. 19, the 22-year-old pop star made a cameo in a nearly four-minute sketch, aptly titled “TikTok,” in which she brushes off influencer Harry Daniels (played by Bowen Yang), who’s made a name for himself by singing to random celebrities on TikTok.

“Excuse me, Miss Eilish, can I sing to you?” Bowen’s Daniels requests as he accosts Eilish in hallway and quickly belts out a tune. Clearly annoyed, the “What Was I Made For?” hitmaker quickly interrupts him with a lucrative request. “Here’s 10 grand, please stop following me,” she says, handing him a wad of cash and scurrying off.

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Daniels has indeed encountered Eilish in real life, as seen in videos on his TikTok account, which boasts 1.6 million followers. During the SNL skit, Bowen’s Daniels also sings to Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris and James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump

The pre-recorded “TikTok” sketch featured a person doomscrolling through their social media tread, encountering clips of a cat dancing to SNL cast member’s Marcello Hernandez viral cover of Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Chloe Fineman playing Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper and Kenan Thompson portraying a foodie reviewing a Fruity Pebble-covered chicken sandwich from his car.

Elsewhere during the episode, Eilish appeared for the fourth time as musical guest, performing Hit Me Hard and Soft album tracks “Birds of a Feather” and “Wildflower” alongside her brother Finneas. She previously performed on SNL in 2019 and 2023, pulling double-duty in 2021 as host and musical guest. Her appearance with Keaton follows last week’s Ariana Grande-hosted episode, which featured live performances from Stevie Nicks.

Watch SNL‘s “TikTok” sketch below. For those without cable, the broadcast streams on Peacock, which you can sign up for at the link here. Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous SNL episodes.

20 Oct 2024

Billie Eilish Appears Among the Clouds With Finneas for ‘Birds of a Feather’ & ‘Wildflower’ on ‘SNL’: Watch

Billie Eilish made a celestial appearance on Saturday Night Live.

The 22-year-old pop star dropped by Studio 8H on Oct. 19 for her fourth time as musical guest on the long-running NBC sketch comedy show, delivering a pair of out-of-this-world live performances from her third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, which dropped in May.

For her first performance during the Michael Keaton-hosted episode, Eilish stepped onto the stage promoting her latest album, whose Hit Me Hard and Soft title was printed on the bottom of her shoes and could be seen through the clear floor. Amid a beautiful cloudy blue sky background, the singer-songwriter then delivered her breezy hit “Birds of a Feather,” which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October. Her brother Finneas gently rocked out on acoustic guitar alongside her before the full band joined in on the cloud-filled set.

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Eilish returned later in the SNL episode for an equally minimalistic performance of “Wildflower,” which found her performing the soulful and gloomy track in nothing but moody dark blue lighting. Finneas was once again by her side, as well as her backing band. “Wildflower,” on which the singer quietly suffers as she comes undone obsessing over her partner’s ex-girlfriend, reached No. 17 on the Hot 100 in June.

The “What Was I Made For?” musician previously performed on SNL in 2019 and 2023, pulling double-duty in 2021 as host and musical guest. Her appearance with Keaton follows last week’s Ariana Grande-hosted episode, which featured live performances from Stevie Nicks.

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SNL‘s returns on Nov. 2 with comedian and actor John Mulaney back as host and first-time musical guest Chappell Roan.

Watch Eilish’s SNL performances below. For those without cable, the broadcast streams on Peacock, which you can sign up for at the link here. Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous SNL episodes.

18 Oct 2024

Billie Eilish Plays Beetlejuice With Michael Keaton in ‘Saturday Night Live’ Promo: Watch

Saturday Night Live‘s Chloe Fineman may have just figured out a way to conjure Billie Eilish at any time that fans are definitely going to want to try at home.

In a promo video for this weekend’s Michael Keaton-hosted episode posted Thursday (Oct. 17), the comedian stands with the actor and says, “I loved Beetlejuice, and I think the stuff in the movie really works.”

Fineman then demonstrates by saying “Billie Eilish” three times, an homage to the 1988 film and 2024 sequel. After the incantation, the nine-time Grammy winner — who is slated to perform on SNL as musical guest Saturday (Oct. 19) — appears out of nowhere with an explosive poof.

“Hey, guys,” she says casually to a startled Keaton and Fineman.

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Elsewhere in the video, Fineman tells the Batman star and Eilish that she hopes there will be “some spooky sketches for Halloween” on this week’s episode of SNL, which won’t pick up again until Nov. 2 with John Mulaney and Chappell Roan serving as host and musical guest, respectively. In response, the “Bad Guy” singer gives a half-hearted “Boo!” — which makes Fineman scream bloody murder.

“No, don’t ever do that to me again,” the comedian then scolds, making Eilish laugh.

The “What Was I Made For?” musician previously performed on SNL in 2019 and 2023, pulling double duty in 2021 as host and musical guest. Her upcoming appearance with Keaton follows last week’s Ariana Grande-hosted episode, which featured live performances from Stevie Nicks.

Watch Eilish’s new SNL promo with Keaton and Fineman below.

14 Oct 2024

Sabrina Carpenter Reacts to Ariana Grande’s Hilarious Pitch-Imperfect ‘Espresso’ Spoof on ‘SNL’

Ariana Grande was working late on Saturday Night Live this weekend, ’cause she’s a singer — not that you would’ve been able to tell from her hilarious spoof of Sabrina Carpenter‘s “Espresso” during the live comedy show Saturday (Oct. 12).

And one day after the sketch — which featured the Wicked star stumbling through parody lyrics set to the tune of the summer smash as part of an awkward bridesmaid tribute — the “Please Please Please” musician shared her reaction. “Very nice and on pitch,” Carpenter sarcastically joked on her Instagram Story, reposting a clip of the skit and adding a couple heart emojis.

The Girl Meets World alum also tagged Grande and the SNL cast members who played bridesmaids alongside the “We Can’t Be Friends” artist in the wedding reception-themed sketch: Heidi Gardner, Sarah Sherman and Ego Nwodim. While toasting a bride played by Chloe Fineman in front of her groom, played by Andrew Dismukes, the quartet reveals through their rendition of “Espresso” that their bachelorette party trip wasn’t exactly innocent. 

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“Now we’re back in the house in the hot tub/ She’s there with Domingo,” the bridesmaids sing to the chorus melody of Carpenter’s Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit as Dismukes watches in horror. “Asks us to leave, get a hotel/ She’s vibing with Domingo.”

Sharing the “Feather” singer’s appraisal on her own Instagram Story, Grande replied, “tysm we tried.”

The “Espresso” skit was just one of several hilarious moments in the Grande-hosted episode Saturday. Though she made a concerted effort not to show off her usually fabulous vocals in the bridesmaid toast, the three-time Grammy winner did get to put her talents to use in a couple other scenes — despite Stevie Nicks appearing as musical guest instead of her.

In her opening monologue, for instance, Grande belted out a few runs in front of a kick line moments after pledging to keep her appearance on the show low-key. Elsewhere, the pop star impersonated Celine Dion, sang an ode to the singular scent of one’s best friend’s house and flexed her opera chops while portraying a young Italian music prodigy named Antonio.

Grande’s second time hosting comes eight years after she first led the show in 2016, and seven months after she appeared as musical guest earlier this year to perform tracks from her Billboard 200-topping album Eternal Sunshine. In May, Carpenter made her SNL debut, singing “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” on the Jake Gyllenhaal-hosted program.  

Watch Grande’s “Espresso” spoof on SNL below.

09 Oct 2024

Ariana Grande Sends ‘SNL’ Cast Back to the Drawing Board Over ‘Wizard of Oz’ Costumes: Watch the Promo

Ariana Grande doesn’t care how popular Wicked is — she still doesn’t want to make jokes about it during her upcoming hosting stint on Saturday Night Live.

In a new promo video posted Wednesday (Oct. 9), the pop star meets with a group of the comedy show’s cast members to discuss sketch ideas. “Guys, I’m so excited to be hosting this week,” says Grande, who’s dressed in a chic, baby pink top and skirt. “But before we start, I just wanna say: I would really prefer to not do anything Wicked or Wizard of Oz-related.”

The camera then cuts to Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, Marcello Hernández and Andrew Dismukes, who are respectively dressed as Lion, Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tin Man from the iconic 1939 film. “Mhmm,” Dismukes ponders. “May we come back in one hour?”

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“Sure,” Grande replies, sighing as the quartet stands up defeatedly and leaves the room.

The clip comes three days ahead of the “Yes, And?” singer’s return to 30 Rock, which will find her hosting the Oct. 12 episode of SNL featuring Stevie Nicks as musical guest. And though viewers just saw her lay down the law in the promo, it seems a little unrealistic to expect that the upcoming Wicked films — in which Grande stars as Glinda opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba — won’t come up at all during the show. After all, fellow Wicked star Bowen Yang is also an SNL cast member, and the premiere of the duology’s first installment is just over a month away (Nov. 22).

This weekend’s stint will mark Grande’s second time helming SNL, following her hosting debut in 2016. Following the release of her Billboard 200-topping album Eternal Sunshine earlier this year, the Grammy winner served as musical guest on a Josh Brolin-hosted episode of the show in March, and participated in a couple sketches, including a Moulin Rouge parody with Yang.

Watch Grande’s SNL promo clip above.