In the wake of a bruising moment in American history, the NBC sketch show was primed to party.
The show’s summer Weekend Update specials have laid bare a troubling dependence on actors outside of the core ensemble.
Just why was Tom Hanks dancing in a black-and-orange suit on Saturday Night Live so funny?
Kate McKinnon’s performance, and her post-election pledge not to give up, stood out—but so did the absence of Alec Baldwin from the show.
The influencer and former reality-TV star’s Saturday Night Live appearance played into her brand, and did nothing to challenge it.
Bouncing between bleak takes on the news and delightful nonsense, watching the show feels strangely similar to spending time online.
In its first episode of the new administration, the NBC sketch show skewered Vladimir Putin, Kellyanne Conway, and the “lowercase KKK.”
NBC’s latest effort to resurrect a classic TV format feels, at best, like reheated Saturday Night Live leftovers.
The show’s latest episode featured a lot of little jokes—but very few big ones.