What is your favorite Saturday Night Live sketch? If you’re like us, it’s probably hard to pick just one. Throughout the show’s 48-season run (so far), there have been many memorable sketches to choose from. Who can forget about Debbie Downer or Schweddy Balls? But sometimes even the funniest sketches get overlooked, especially if you’ve watched many of them. Check out the 10 most underrated SNL sketches that we guarantee will make you laugh below. Cut For Time: Wedding Toast When best man Doug Atlee (Luke Null) gives the toast at Mark (John Mulaney) and Dana’s (Cecily Strong) wedding, he reveals a major truth in his song: He is having an affair with Dana and musician Jack White, and the three of them all sing about their love for each other. Although he is standing behind the rest of the cast members, Mulaney steals the show with his hilarious one-off comments.
- 2/25/2023
- TV Insider
With ten seasons and six episodes logged on the show, Cecily Strong is the longest-tenured female performer in show history.
Not counting Weekend Update anchors, a third of the 18 cast members who have served for eight or more seasons -- Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, and Pete Davidson comprise six of the longest -- are recent departures.
Recently, Lorne Michaels changed policies to let cast members stay on the show until they practically qualify for a Naarp membership and expanded the cast to gigantic levels. Since the mass exodous this past season and a cast size that's significantly smaller, it seems like the end of an era.
So without further ado, let us recount this reviewer's subjective opinion of producer Lorne Michaels' greatest mistakes and smartest moves of the last 10 1/2 years:
Mistake: Hiring a Musical Guitarist and Not Letting Him Sing a Song
In 2017, Luke Null...
Not counting Weekend Update anchors, a third of the 18 cast members who have served for eight or more seasons -- Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, and Pete Davidson comprise six of the longest -- are recent departures.
Recently, Lorne Michaels changed policies to let cast members stay on the show until they practically qualify for a Naarp membership and expanded the cast to gigantic levels. Since the mass exodous this past season and a cast size that's significantly smaller, it seems like the end of an era.
So without further ado, let us recount this reviewer's subjective opinion of producer Lorne Michaels' greatest mistakes and smartest moves of the last 10 1/2 years:
Mistake: Hiring a Musical Guitarist and Not Letting Him Sing a Song
In 2017, Luke Null...
- 2/4/2023
- by Orrin Konheim
- TVfanatic
Refresh for updates: Former President Donald Trump eulogized Rush Limbaugh on Fox News today by noting, “People whether they loved him or not, they respected him.”
Apparently Trump hasn’t been keeping up with Twitter since getting booted from the platform.
“Rush Limbaugh already started a radio show in Hell,” tweeted Saturday Night Live‘s Luke Null, “and is ranting about how the devil should shut the fiery gates because all these Outsiders are ruining everything!”
Satirist Randy Rainbow offered a succinct, “Bye gurl. Amen.”
With a flood of social media posts compiling the many racist, homophobic, misogynistic and just plain cruel comments made by the right-wing radio host over the years, his supporters certainly made their voices heard too.
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“A hero to many,” tweeted former Fox News host Glenn Beck. “An icon. A patriot. A revolutionary that saved radio.
Apparently Trump hasn’t been keeping up with Twitter since getting booted from the platform.
“Rush Limbaugh already started a radio show in Hell,” tweeted Saturday Night Live‘s Luke Null, “and is ranting about how the devil should shut the fiery gates because all these Outsiders are ruining everything!”
Satirist Randy Rainbow offered a succinct, “Bye gurl. Amen.”
With a flood of social media posts compiling the many racist, homophobic, misogynistic and just plain cruel comments made by the right-wing radio host over the years, his supporters certainly made their voices heard too.
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“A hero to many,” tweeted former Fox News host Glenn Beck. “An icon. A patriot. A revolutionary that saved radio.
- 2/17/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Heidi Gardner and Chris Redd are ready to join Saturday Night Live upcoming Season 45 premiere with a different status since the two featured actors in the cast have received promotions and moved up to repertory players. Both Gardner and Redd made their appearance in the fall of 2017 as featured players, along with Luke Null, […]
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- 9/25/2019
- by Sofia Shengelia
- Uinterview
Heidi Gardner and Chris Redd are now ready to be Not Ready for Primetime Players: The two SNL-ers have been promoted to become full-time cast members on the NBC sketch comedy institution, according to our sister site Deadline.
Both Gardner and Redd made their SNL debut in the fall of 2017 as featured players, along with Luke Null, who was dropped from the cast after one season. Gardner has originated a number of memorable characters in her time on SNL, including Angel (aka “every boxer’s girlfriend”) and teen film critic Bailey Gismert. Redd has also made a strong impression with...
Both Gardner and Redd made their SNL debut in the fall of 2017 as featured players, along with Luke Null, who was dropped from the cast after one season. Gardner has originated a number of memorable characters in her time on SNL, including Angel (aka “every boxer’s girlfriend”) and teen film critic Bailey Gismert. Redd has also made a strong impression with...
- 9/24/2019
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: When the opening credits in the upcoming Season 45 premiere of Saturday Night Live roll this Saturday, they will reveal that featured players Heidi Gardner and Chris Redd have been upped to repertory players, I have learned. A rep for SNL did not respond to a request for comment.
It has become customary for SNL to promote the featured players who have made it to their third year on the show. Gardner and Redd were two of three new SNL feature players added in September 2017, along with Luke Null who was not picked up for a second season.
Last fall, Gardner and Redd were joined by Ego Nwodim who will be heading into her second season as a featured player, joined by new SNL cast additions Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman..
Gardner and Redd...
It has become customary for SNL to promote the featured players who have made it to their third year on the show. Gardner and Redd were two of three new SNL feature players added in September 2017, along with Luke Null who was not picked up for a second season.
Last fall, Gardner and Redd were joined by Ego Nwodim who will be heading into her second season as a featured player, joined by new SNL cast additions Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman..
Gardner and Redd...
- 9/24/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Luke Null may have had a short-lived tenure on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” lasting just one season. But it wasn’t for a lack of trying to get screen time.
“I was getting cut at dress rehearsal. No one gets to see or hear about that,” Null told Vulture. “So it was hard to leave and not think I didn’t get much of an at bat.” Null was part of the Season 43 cast, but appeared only sparingly. When he was hired, Null thought he’d get to do some musical stuff, since that’s what he auditioned with.
And though he says he tried over and over to get a chance to showcase his guitar skills, a la Adam Sandler on “Weekend Update” he could never make it past dress rehearsal. “I have to absolutely be one of the best people to pitch that week, but a lot...
“I was getting cut at dress rehearsal. No one gets to see or hear about that,” Null told Vulture. “So it was hard to leave and not think I didn’t get much of an at bat.” Null was part of the Season 43 cast, but appeared only sparingly. When he was hired, Null thought he’d get to do some musical stuff, since that’s what he auditioned with.
And though he says he tried over and over to get a chance to showcase his guitar skills, a la Adam Sandler on “Weekend Update” he could never make it past dress rehearsal. “I have to absolutely be one of the best people to pitch that week, but a lot...
- 11/12/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Adam Driver is returning for his second stint hosting “Saturday Night Live” for the NBC sketch comedy show’s 44th season premiere this Saturday.
In the first promo for the new season, Driver attempted to get very introspective about it, until Kate McKinnon ruined everything. “The first time hosting is a blur, its a battle. You barely remember any of it,” Driver said in a voiceover of slow-motion footage of him walking through the hallway of Studio 8H, where “SNL” is filmed. “But when the stars align and you slay the beast, it wants you back for seconds.”
But Driver noticed something odd. Only one clip was showed from his first hosting stint. Instead, it was his spoof of “Aladdin” with Cecily Strong.
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“I did a lot of different sketches. Is there some kind of clearance issue?...
In the first promo for the new season, Driver attempted to get very introspective about it, until Kate McKinnon ruined everything. “The first time hosting is a blur, its a battle. You barely remember any of it,” Driver said in a voiceover of slow-motion footage of him walking through the hallway of Studio 8H, where “SNL” is filmed. “But when the stars align and you slay the beast, it wants you back for seconds.”
But Driver noticed something odd. Only one clip was showed from his first hosting stint. Instead, it was his spoof of “Aladdin” with Cecily Strong.
Also Read: Chevy Chase Slams Current 'SNL': 'Generation of S--heads Laughs at the Worst F--ing Humor'
“I did a lot of different sketches. Is there some kind of clearance issue?...
- 9/26/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
We are So here for this! Saturday Night Live announced on Sept. 21 that they will be adding another talented woman of color to the cast for Season 44. Ego Nwodim is this season's newest featured player, hired to replace last season newcomer Luke Null after it was revealed that he would not be returning. So, who is the beautiful comedian that will be gracing our small screens on SNL? Here's what we know. Ego is 30 years old. She celebrated the milestone back in March, with a killer birthday party. On March 12 she shared a slideshow of pics with the caption, "I turned 30. I got grown and sweat out my press in loving memory of my 20s.
- 9/21/2018
- by Emy LaCroix
- Life and Style
Ego Nwodim is the new cast addition on NBC’s Saturday Night Live for the venerable late-night sketch show’s upcoming 44th season, which premieres September 29 with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West.
Additionally, SNL has added Alan Linic, Alison Gates, Eli Mandel and Bowen Yang as writers.
All have improv backgrounds.
Nwodim, who graduated from USC with a degree in biology, has been a regular cast member at the Ucb Theatre in Los Angeles, where she performed her one-woman show Great Black Women … and Then There’s Me. She has a slew of guest-starring acting credits, including CBS comedies 2 Broke Girls and Living Biblically and NBC limited drama series Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders.
Linic and Gates hail from Chicago’s Second City, Mandel from Chicago’s iO Theater, and Yang — co-host of the pop culture podcast Las Culturistas — trained at Upright Citizens Brigade.
There...
Additionally, SNL has added Alan Linic, Alison Gates, Eli Mandel and Bowen Yang as writers.
All have improv backgrounds.
Nwodim, who graduated from USC with a degree in biology, has been a regular cast member at the Ucb Theatre in Los Angeles, where she performed her one-woman show Great Black Women … and Then There’s Me. She has a slew of guest-starring acting credits, including CBS comedies 2 Broke Girls and Living Biblically and NBC limited drama series Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders.
Linic and Gates hail from Chicago’s Second City, Mandel from Chicago’s iO Theater, and Yang — co-host of the pop culture podcast Las Culturistas — trained at Upright Citizens Brigade.
There...
- 9/21/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedienne Ego Nwodim will join “Saturday Night Live” as its newest featured player, as the NBC late-night mainstay starts its 44th season. “SNL” is set to launch its next cycle on September 29 with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West.
Nwodim graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in biology and has been a regular cast member at the Ucb Theatre in Los Angeles, where she performed her one-woman show, “Great Black Women … and Then There’s Me.” She has had small roles in projects like 2017’s “Singularity” and the streaming-video series “Galactic War Room.”
“SNL” also added Alan Linic, Alison Gates, Eli Mandel and Bowen Yang as writers.
Nwodim’s addition to the cast is the latest in a series of tweaks that have made Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor, and Alex Moffat full members of the cast, after having served as featured players in recent seasons.
Nwodim graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in biology and has been a regular cast member at the Ucb Theatre in Los Angeles, where she performed her one-woman show, “Great Black Women … and Then There’s Me.” She has had small roles in projects like 2017’s “Singularity” and the streaming-video series “Galactic War Room.”
“SNL” also added Alan Linic, Alison Gates, Eli Mandel and Bowen Yang as writers.
Nwodim’s addition to the cast is the latest in a series of tweaks that have made Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor, and Alex Moffat full members of the cast, after having served as featured players in recent seasons.
- 9/21/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
“Saturday Night Live” has added its first new castmember for its 44th season in Ego Nwodim.
Nwodim graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in biology and has been a regular cast member at the Ucb Theatre in Los Angeles where she performed her one-woman show, “Great Black Women … and Then There’s Me.” “SNL” also added Alan Linic, Alison Gates, Eli Mandel and Bowen Yang as writers.
The venerable NBC sketch comedy show returns Sept. 29 with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West. On Friday morning, “SNL” creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels teased Alec Baldwin’s return as president Donald Trump on James Andrew Miller’s “Origins” podcast, stating: “Oh, I think he’ll be back.”
Also Read: Adam Driver to Host 'SNL' Season 44 Premiere, Kanye West to Be Musical Guest
Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat will be promoted to repertory players this season,...
Nwodim graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in biology and has been a regular cast member at the Ucb Theatre in Los Angeles where she performed her one-woman show, “Great Black Women … and Then There’s Me.” “SNL” also added Alan Linic, Alison Gates, Eli Mandel and Bowen Yang as writers.
The venerable NBC sketch comedy show returns Sept. 29 with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West. On Friday morning, “SNL” creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels teased Alec Baldwin’s return as president Donald Trump on James Andrew Miller’s “Origins” podcast, stating: “Oh, I think he’ll be back.”
Also Read: Adam Driver to Host 'SNL' Season 44 Premiere, Kanye West to Be Musical Guest
Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat will be promoted to repertory players this season,...
- 9/21/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Saturday Night Live has two levels of cast members. Either you’re a full-fledged repertory player, or you’re a featured member of the cast, which basically means your involvement in the show is renewed on a season-by-season basis. Every season, there’s a chance that a featured player gets fired (like Luke Null recently did), or gets […]
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- 9/18/2018
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Ahead of Monday’s 70th Primetime Emmy Awards hosted by Weekend Update duo Michael Che and Colin Jost, Saturday Night Live has revealed its first host and musical guest of the season.
Adam Driver has been tapped to headline SNL‘s Season 44 premiere, airing Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11:30/10:30c on NBC. This mark Driver’s second hosting stint, and his first time back since Season 41. Driver will be joined by six-time musical guest Kanye West.
SNL has 15 nominations heading into this year’s Emmys, including five for supporting actors Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Alec Baldwin...
Adam Driver has been tapped to headline SNL‘s Season 44 premiere, airing Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11:30/10:30c on NBC. This mark Driver’s second hosting stint, and his first time back since Season 41. Driver will be joined by six-time musical guest Kanye West.
SNL has 15 nominations heading into this year’s Emmys, including five for supporting actors Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Alec Baldwin...
- 9/17/2018
- TVLine.com
Adam Driver will host the 44th season premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” NBC announced Monday.
This will be Driver’s second time hosting the sketch comedy show, which returns for its 44th season on Sept. 29. The musical guest will be Kanye West, who will be making his seventh appearance.
Driver, known to “Star Wars” fans as the villainous Kylo Ren, most recently starred in Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman.” West released his latest album, “Ye,” in June, earning his eighth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart.
Also Read: 'SNL' Promotes Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat to Full Castmembers
Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat will be promoted to repertory players this season, a person with knowledge of the casting told TheWrap Monday. Additionally, Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner will return to “SNL” as featured players for Season 44. In August, it was announced that Luke Null, a featured...
This will be Driver’s second time hosting the sketch comedy show, which returns for its 44th season on Sept. 29. The musical guest will be Kanye West, who will be making his seventh appearance.
Driver, known to “Star Wars” fans as the villainous Kylo Ren, most recently starred in Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman.” West released his latest album, “Ye,” in June, earning his eighth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart.
Also Read: 'SNL' Promotes Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat to Full Castmembers
Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat will be promoted to repertory players this season, a person with knowledge of the casting told TheWrap Monday. Additionally, Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner will return to “SNL” as featured players for Season 44. In August, it was announced that Luke Null, a featured...
- 9/17/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat will be promoted to repertory players, for the 44th season of “Saturday Night Live,” a person with knowledge of the casting told TheWrap Monday.
The trio joined “SNL” in 2016 ahead of Season 42 as featured players. Day started out on the show as a writer in 2013 ahead of Season 39 before being bumped up.
Additionally, Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner will return to “SNL” as featured players for Season 44. The duo joined “SNL” ahead of Season 43 in the same role.
Also Read: 'SNL': Is There a New Episode Airing This Week?
In August, it was announced that Luke Null, a featured player in Season 43, will not return to the show for its upcoming season.
“SNL” will premiere on Sept. 29 on NBC at 11:30 p.m./10:30 c.
Read original story ‘SNL’ Promotes Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat to Full Castmembers At TheWrap...
The trio joined “SNL” in 2016 ahead of Season 42 as featured players. Day started out on the show as a writer in 2013 ahead of Season 39 before being bumped up.
Additionally, Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner will return to “SNL” as featured players for Season 44. The duo joined “SNL” ahead of Season 43 in the same role.
Also Read: 'SNL': Is There a New Episode Airing This Week?
In August, it was announced that Luke Null, a featured player in Season 43, will not return to the show for its upcoming season.
“SNL” will premiere on Sept. 29 on NBC at 11:30 p.m./10:30 c.
Read original story ‘SNL’ Promotes Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat to Full Castmembers At TheWrap...
- 9/17/2018
- by Daniel Kohn
- The Wrap
Studio 8H will reopen its doors in one month: Saturday Night Live will return for Season 44 on Sept. 29, the NBC sketchfest announced in a tweet on Wednesday.
A host and musical guest have not yet been announced for SNL‘s premiere… but we have some suggestions of our own.
SNL has 15 nominations going into this year’s Emmys — to be held Monday, Sept. 17, and hosted by Weekend Update’s Michael Che and Colin Jost — including five for supporting actors Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Alec Baldwin.
As previously reported, featured player Luke Null, who made his...
A host and musical guest have not yet been announced for SNL‘s premiere… but we have some suggestions of our own.
SNL has 15 nominations going into this year’s Emmys — to be held Monday, Sept. 17, and hosted by Weekend Update’s Michael Che and Colin Jost — including five for supporting actors Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Alec Baldwin.
As previously reported, featured player Luke Null, who made his...
- 8/29/2018
- TVLine.com
Saturday Night Live will return for its 44th season this fall, and we’ll be reviewing every new episode as they come along. But one featured player who joined the cast last year won’t be returning with everyone else. Chicago comedian Luke Null, who joined the cast at the beginning of the late night sketch show’s […]
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- 8/16/2018
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Saturday Night Live featured player Luke Null will not return to the NBC show when it returns for Season 44 this fall, sources confirmed to Deadline.
Null was hired last year – along with Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner – but got little screen time over the course of the season. Prior to SNL, Null was a member of the Chicago improv group Newport Hounds, appearing at the city’s iO Theater.
Among Null’s more memorable sketches during Season 43 were “Late For Class” in which he played an obnoxious high schooler and “Horns,” playing a heavy metal type seeking to have his horn implants removed (with guest host John Mulaney as a cosmetic surgeon; watch that one below).
Null tweeted today that he had returned, at least temporarily, to Chicago. “Good To Be Home,” he wrote.
Hopped in an Uber in Chicago and the...
Null was hired last year – along with Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner – but got little screen time over the course of the season. Prior to SNL, Null was a member of the Chicago improv group Newport Hounds, appearing at the city’s iO Theater.
Among Null’s more memorable sketches during Season 43 were “Late For Class” in which he played an obnoxious high schooler and “Horns,” playing a heavy metal type seeking to have his horn implants removed (with guest host John Mulaney as a cosmetic surgeon; watch that one below).
Null tweeted today that he had returned, at least temporarily, to Chicago. “Good To Be Home,” he wrote.
Hopped in an Uber in Chicago and the...
- 8/15/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Saturday Night Live featured player Luke Null will not return for Season 44 this fall, Vulture reports.
Null joined the long-running sketch show as a featured player (a sort of junior cast member) last season along with Heidi Gardner and Chris Redd, both of whom are expected to return. Null is a
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- 8/15/2018
- by Liam Mathews
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Luke Null , an actor and comedian who served as a featured player in the 43rd season of “Saturday Night Live,” is expected to leave the cast of the NBC mainstay, according to a report from Vulture.
A “Saturday Night Live” spokesperson declined to comment.
Null joined the show alongside Chris Nudd and Heidi Gardner in the fall of 2017. NBC has not said when the show’s 44th season will launch this fall.
Before “SNL,” Null was a Chicago-based comedian who worked in an improv group, Newport Hounds, at the iO Theater. Last season, he played a character with “horn implants” opposite host John Mulaney, among other roles.
Many famous actors and comedians launched a career off a one-season “SNL” stint, – or an even shorter term on the show. Among those who left “SNL” after a brief term are Michaela Watkins, Jenny Slate, Sarah Silverman, and Ben Stiller.
A “Saturday Night Live” spokesperson declined to comment.
Null joined the show alongside Chris Nudd and Heidi Gardner in the fall of 2017. NBC has not said when the show’s 44th season will launch this fall.
Before “SNL,” Null was a Chicago-based comedian who worked in an improv group, Newport Hounds, at the iO Theater. Last season, he played a character with “horn implants” opposite host John Mulaney, among other roles.
Many famous actors and comedians launched a career off a one-season “SNL” stint, – or an even shorter term on the show. Among those who left “SNL” after a brief term are Michaela Watkins, Jenny Slate, Sarah Silverman, and Ben Stiller.
- 8/15/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Live from New York, it’s… not Luke Null. (At least not anymore.)
Null, a featured player on Saturday Night Live last season, won’t return as a cast member when the NBC late-night staple kicks off Season 44 this fall. (Vulture first reported the news.) Null joined the cast last September along with Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner — but while those two made a definite impression during their freshman runs on SNL, Null’s appearances were relatively scarce. Here, he gets a rare showcase as an obnoxious high school student in the “Late for Class” sketch, from a December episode...
Null, a featured player on Saturday Night Live last season, won’t return as a cast member when the NBC late-night staple kicks off Season 44 this fall. (Vulture first reported the news.) Null joined the cast last September along with Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner — but while those two made a definite impression during their freshman runs on SNL, Null’s appearances were relatively scarce. Here, he gets a rare showcase as an obnoxious high school student in the “Late for Class” sketch, from a December episode...
- 8/15/2018
- TVLine.com
After one season as a featured player on “SNL,” Luke Null will not be returning to Lorne Michaels’ sketch-comedy series.
Null hardly made it to air in the 2017-18 season. He was hired for Season 43 alongside Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner, and is now this summer’s first casualty from the cast.
Prior to his brief “SNL” tenure, Null was a regular at Chicago’s iO Theater, where he performed with improv and sketch team the Newport Hounds.
Watch what is probably Null’s best sketch from his one-and-done run via the video above. At the very least, it shows off his singing ability, which is always a plus in the world of “Saturday Night Live.”
Also Read: 'SNL': Colin Jost and Michael Che Take a Lie Detector Test; Hilarity Ensues (Video)
A rep for “Saturday Night Live” did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment on this story.
Null hardly made it to air in the 2017-18 season. He was hired for Season 43 alongside Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner, and is now this summer’s first casualty from the cast.
Prior to his brief “SNL” tenure, Null was a regular at Chicago’s iO Theater, where he performed with improv and sketch team the Newport Hounds.
Watch what is probably Null’s best sketch from his one-and-done run via the video above. At the very least, it shows off his singing ability, which is always a plus in the world of “Saturday Night Live.”
Also Read: 'SNL': Colin Jost and Michael Che Take a Lie Detector Test; Hilarity Ensues (Video)
A rep for “Saturday Night Live” did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment on this story.
- 8/15/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Saturday Night Live's annual cast changes have begun.
Featured player Luke Null has exited the NBC late-night sketch comedy series after a one-season run, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter. He will not return when the Lorne Michaels-created comedy returns in the fall for its 44th season. (NBC declined comment.)
Null first joined SNL in September, alongside fellow newcomers Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner. Their additions helped fill the voids created by the departures of Bobby Moynihan (who had been there for nine seasons), Vanessa Bayer (seven) and Sasheer Zamata (four), who left after the season 42 finale. ...
Featured player Luke Null has exited the NBC late-night sketch comedy series after a one-season run, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter. He will not return when the Lorne Michaels-created comedy returns in the fall for its 44th season. (NBC declined comment.)
Null first joined SNL in September, alongside fellow newcomers Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner. Their additions helped fill the voids created by the departures of Bobby Moynihan (who had been there for nine seasons), Vanessa Bayer (seven) and Sasheer Zamata (four), who left after the season 42 finale. ...
- 8/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
In its season finale, this 43rd season of Saturday Night Live went out the same way it came in: Unsure how best to tackle Trump's America. It's been a rocky road all season, and I'm not convinced it's entirely the show's fault. Pushed to huge ratings highs due to its Trump-related content in Season 42, the show had to figure out how to keep up with a world in which new events, scandals, and real-life operatic twists threatened to make each week's topical cold open stale by airtime. The show also...
- 5/20/2018
- Rollingstone.com
“SNL” lightened up on its usually political cold open in honor of Mother’s Day, instead bringing the cast’s moms on and poking fun at its own political sketches.
The moms provided most of the jokes in the sketch, picking on their kids a bit, and most of them joked that they wished the show would lighten up on the political stuff and mocking Trump.
Watch the video above.
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“Mom, without your support, I would never have made it to ‘SNL’,” Kenan Thompson told his mom, Anne.
“I can’t imagine this show without you,” she responded. “I can’t remember when you weren’t on it.”
“But you like the show?” Kenan asked again.
“I do except the political stuff. We get it!” Anne continued as Thompson quickly led her off the stage.
The trend of Trump-supporting moms complaining about “SNL” continued with Mikey Day introducing his mom, Sylvia.
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“Did you ever think I would be on ‘SNL’ one day?” Day asked.
“No,” she returned
“Awesome,” he said. “Remember, I was in that production of ‘The Crucible’ in high school?” Day continued.
“Oh yeah, ‘The Crucible.’ It’s a lot like that witch hunt against President Trump,” she said as Day quickly led her off the stage.
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Newer cast member Luke Null brought out his mom Cindy, who he said always gives him the best advice.
“Enough with the Trump jokes,” his mom Cindy. “And why doesn’t ‘SNL’ ever talk about crooked Hillary?”
“Mom, I’m so new here, please don’t do this,” he pleaded.
When Colin Jost, who is head writer along with Michael Che, came out with his mom Carrie, he used the opportunity to get some affirmation on the show’s political sketches.
“You like the politics on the show, right?” Jost asked.
“Well, I think Alec Baldwin does a great Trump impression, but why does it have to be so mean? Who writes that stuff?”
“Yeah, I don’t know, I guess it’s mostly Michael Che,” Jost told her.
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The moms provided most of the jokes in the sketch, picking on their kids a bit, and most of them joked that they wished the show would lighten up on the political stuff and mocking Trump.
Watch the video above.
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“Mom, without your support, I would never have made it to ‘SNL’,” Kenan Thompson told his mom, Anne.
“I can’t imagine this show without you,” she responded. “I can’t remember when you weren’t on it.”
“But you like the show?” Kenan asked again.
“I do except the political stuff. We get it!” Anne continued as Thompson quickly led her off the stage.
The trend of Trump-supporting moms complaining about “SNL” continued with Mikey Day introducing his mom, Sylvia.
Also Read: 'SNL': Baldwin's Trump Tries and Fails to Work Things out With the Real Stormy Daniels (Video)
“Did you ever think I would be on ‘SNL’ one day?” Day asked.
“No,” she returned
“Awesome,” he said. “Remember, I was in that production of ‘The Crucible’ in high school?” Day continued.
“Oh yeah, ‘The Crucible.’ It’s a lot like that witch hunt against President Trump,” she said as Day quickly led her off the stage.
Also Read: 'SNL': Donald Glover's Lando Calrissian Addresses All Four Black People in 'Star Wars' (Video)
Newer cast member Luke Null brought out his mom Cindy, who he said always gives him the best advice.
“Enough with the Trump jokes,” his mom Cindy. “And why doesn’t ‘SNL’ ever talk about crooked Hillary?”
“Mom, I’m so new here, please don’t do this,” he pleaded.
When Colin Jost, who is head writer along with Michael Che, came out with his mom Carrie, he used the opportunity to get some affirmation on the show’s political sketches.
“You like the politics on the show, right?” Jost asked.
“Well, I think Alec Baldwin does a great Trump impression, but why does it have to be so mean? Who writes that stuff?”
“Yeah, I don’t know, I guess it’s mostly Michael Che,” Jost told her.
Read original story ‘SNL’ Cast’s Moms Wish They Wouldn’t Do so Much ‘Political Stuff’ (Video) At TheWrap...
- 5/13/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
John Mulaney made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut this weekend, and the whole thing was just… bizarre. There was no rhyme or reason for many of the evening’s sketches — an eclectic bunch that included everything from a surprise Meet the Parents reunion to a lobster-themed Les Miserables parody.
Like most comedians, Mulaney ditched the usual monologue to tell jokes from his stand-up routine, including a particularly great bit about the world being run by computers. He was equally impressive as a performer, but that didn’t come as much of a surprise. After all, he used to write...
Like most comedians, Mulaney ditched the usual monologue to tell jokes from his stand-up routine, including a particularly great bit about the world being run by computers. He was equally impressive as a performer, but that didn’t come as much of a surprise. After all, he used to write...
- 4/15/2018
- TVLine.com
“Saturday Night Live” knows people will be or are drinking on St. Patrick’s Day, whether they watch the episode or not. But for those people who choose to do their St. Patrick’s Day drinking while watching NBC’s seminal sketch comedy show, it’s arguable that this episode of “SNL” is the sketch comedy equivalent of that same amount of binge drinking — nd this is coming from someone who was stone cold sober watching this episode. Bill Hader, callbacks and longtime jokes, some insane accents, Arcade Fire, and an upsetting amount of crap at the end of the night? That’s definitely some binge drinking holiday in a nutshell.
Host: Bill Hader
Monologue-wise, Bill Hader did something more “SNL” hosts should do: He explained how things work around here. Specifically, he explained how he only learned how things worked around here after he finally left, after eight seasons and 210 episodes with this cast.
Host: Bill Hader
Monologue-wise, Bill Hader did something more “SNL” hosts should do: He explained how things work around here. Specifically, he explained how he only learned how things worked around here after he finally left, after eight seasons and 210 episodes with this cast.
- 3/18/2018
- by LaToya Ferguson
- Indiewire
Quality on Saturday Night Live can be a volatile thing: With each segment unconnected, there's no guarantee that a strong sketch will inevitably lead to another one. Conversely, a true dud can be washed away with a subsequently solid section.
Last night's Natalie Portman-hosted episode, the last before a long Winter Olympics-inspired break, had three utterly distinct "acts," if you will: an almost episode-crippling cold open, a remarkable stretch that lasted from the beginning of the monologue through the end of "Weekend Update," and then a final half-hour during...
Last night's Natalie Portman-hosted episode, the last before a long Winter Olympics-inspired break, had three utterly distinct "acts," if you will: an almost episode-crippling cold open, a remarkable stretch that lasted from the beginning of the monologue through the end of "Weekend Update," and then a final half-hour during...
- 2/4/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Will Ferrell returned to “Saturday Night Live” this week to lay down some firm truths. First and foremost, Ferrell seems to know that he’s partly to blame for your nostalgic pining for former President George W. Bush — and that needs to stop.
Host: Will Ferrell
Ferrell’s dim-witted version of George W. Bush was always a bit more lovable than the real thing, and very well may have helped cement the former president’s reputation for being a “guy you’d like to have a beer with.” In light of Donald Trump’s actions, Bush has seemed harmless in comparison, and even liberals are starting to miss having a Republican in office who at least pretended to care about democracy. But that’s where you’d be wrong, as Ferrell-as-w reminded viewers in this week’s “SNL” open.
“According to a new poll, my approval rating is at an all-time high,...
Host: Will Ferrell
Ferrell’s dim-witted version of George W. Bush was always a bit more lovable than the real thing, and very well may have helped cement the former president’s reputation for being a “guy you’d like to have a beer with.” In light of Donald Trump’s actions, Bush has seemed harmless in comparison, and even liberals are starting to miss having a Republican in office who at least pretended to care about democracy. But that’s where you’d be wrong, as Ferrell-as-w reminded viewers in this week’s “SNL” open.
“According to a new poll, my approval rating is at an all-time high,...
- 1/28/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Like with Sam Rockwell last week, this episode of “SNL” works very well to make Jessica Chastain a true part of the show — not just a necessary semi-presence — and make sure that her voice is clear in her sketches. And you know what? As it turns out, Jessica Chastain’s comedic voice (in addition to her voice as a feminist) is pretty weird. Especially when she starts doing voices.
Host: Jessica Chastain
Before Chastain starts doing voices, she’s got to start doing a musical monologue. You know the deal by now, gentle “SNL” viewers. But, said monologue does involve the forever jam “You Don’t Own Me.” And before it becomes a musical number, you’ve got Chastain’s brief aside about wanting to play the nagging girlfriend as opposed to the strong female for once. That particular moment is kind of like Sam Rockwell’s monologue noting he...
Host: Jessica Chastain
Before Chastain starts doing voices, she’s got to start doing a musical monologue. You know the deal by now, gentle “SNL” viewers. But, said monologue does involve the forever jam “You Don’t Own Me.” And before it becomes a musical number, you’ve got Chastain’s brief aside about wanting to play the nagging girlfriend as opposed to the strong female for once. That particular moment is kind of like Sam Rockwell’s monologue noting he...
- 1/21/2018
- by LaToya Ferguson
- Indiewire
Did the luck of the Irish rub off on Saturday Night Live?
Ireland native Saoirse Ronan made her hosting debut this weekend in one of the better episodes of the still-young season, where she was joined by her fellow Irishmen U2. The two-time Oscar nominee, who is currently promoting the acclaimed indie film Lady Bird, even joked that she was hosting the St. Patrick’s Day episode of SNL — albeit a few months early.
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Ireland native Saoirse Ronan made her hosting debut this weekend in one of the better episodes of the still-young season, where she was joined by her fellow Irishmen U2. The two-time Oscar nominee, who is currently promoting the acclaimed indie film Lady Bird, even joked that she was hosting the St. Patrick’s Day episode of SNL — albeit a few months early.
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- 12/3/2017
- TVLine.com
“Saturday Night Live” and actual comedians often go together like chocolate and peanut butter (two things which the candy industry often says go together). This was, of course, a talking point for the last new episode of this season, the Kumail Nanjiani episode, and now it’s the case for L-Vid himself, Larry David.
Host: Larry David
“You tolerate me. You really, really tolerate me.”
Those are Larry David’s opening remarks in his monologue, and it’s almost all surprisingly uphill (with a major bump, in the form of a Holocaust joke) from there. “Surprisingly,” because this season’s start has boasted relatively solid monologues so far, only for the main show to end up uneven, unfortunately not always playing to the strengths of its hosts.
At the same time, a sense of confidence and boldness comes with professional maturity. For someone like Larry David, there’s a sense...
Host: Larry David
“You tolerate me. You really, really tolerate me.”
Those are Larry David’s opening remarks in his monologue, and it’s almost all surprisingly uphill (with a major bump, in the form of a Holocaust joke) from there. “Surprisingly,” because this season’s start has boasted relatively solid monologues so far, only for the main show to end up uneven, unfortunately not always playing to the strengths of its hosts.
At the same time, a sense of confidence and boldness comes with professional maturity. For someone like Larry David, there’s a sense...
- 11/5/2017
- by LaToya Ferguson
- Indiewire
Gal Gadot proved especially charming during her Saturday Night Live hosting debut this weekend. The Wonder Woman star showed off her knack for comedy in an episode that quickly outshone the Season 43 premiere.
VideosSNL: Jason Aldean’s Tom Petty-Infused Las Vegas Remembrance Opens Show
The show began on an emotional note, with country star Jason Aldean honoring the victims of the Las Vegas shooting massacre with a performance of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” Then, after an amusing monologue featuring Leslie Jones as a Times Square Wonder Woman (as seen in the video above...
VideosSNL: Jason Aldean’s Tom Petty-Infused Las Vegas Remembrance Opens Show
The show began on an emotional note, with country star Jason Aldean honoring the victims of the Las Vegas shooting massacre with a performance of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” Then, after an amusing monologue featuring Leslie Jones as a Times Square Wonder Woman (as seen in the video above...
- 10/8/2017
- TVLine.com
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