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Exclusive: Actor-comedian Leslie Jones has signed for management with Ope Partners, which is the new name of recently rebranded Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment.

The company is known for representing comedy talent, with Saturday Night Live alumna Jones joining an Ope client roster that includes four current SNL cast members, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, James Austin Johnson and Ashley Padilla.

Jones was writer and performer on NBC’s SNL, earning two acting Emmy nominations and sharing in a WGA Award for her work on the show More recently, she was a guest host on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and did arcs on Max’s Our Flag Means Death and Starz’s Bmf. Her feature credits include the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot and Coming To America 2. Jones continues to be repped by UTA and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller,...

"Saturday Night Live" is, as the name implies, mostly a live show, which means it's important that things go according to plan in the live sketches. That means no major improvising, no missing your cue, and no accidentally flashing the camera. So it makes sense that the show has a rule that the actors have to be wearing underwear at all times, unless of course they're making a pre-taped sketch about a very revealing style of men's jeans.

Even when a character in their sketch is wearing underwear, cast members often wear their real underwear underneath it. Such was the case in a recent sketch (watch below) with Heidi Gardner, where her character was wearing an old-timey, exaggerated bra, but you can see another bra underneath it that goes unacknowledged by the other characters. The reasoning for this precaution becomes clear at the end of the sketch, where the globe...

A Sloth Story sprinkles sazón picante on the lovable critters in a teachable narrative about a Latino family sticking together when the going gets tough. These anthropomorphic CGI sloths are far from sluggish tree-dwellers. They dance salsa and merengue while cooking up delectable goodness for gorditas-loving gringos. The surprisingly deep plot tackles serious themes with frank honesty, but does tread melodramatic in a labored second act. The pacing thankfully recovers for a kooky and colorful finale that's sure to lift the spirits of all ages.

Laura (Teo Vergara) waits tables at her family's Tropicasa restaurant. She spins wild yarns of her parents' adventures in a humorous nod to Indiana Jones. Some customers are enthralled, but others are tired of waiting for their food. Her mother, Gabriella (Olivia Vásquez), preaches patience in cooking. She works diligently from a treasured recipe book. These yummy flavors are meant to be savored. Luis (Benjamin Gorroño), Laura's father,...

If you’re not rushing out to catch Oscar nominees before Sunday’s ceremony there are more new films in theaters now than there have been in weeks. Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Wicked and more are still out there but screens have opened for a crop of moderate releases.

Grindstone and Roadside Attractions open dysfunctional family crime comedy Riff Raff on just over 1,000 screens. The film by Dito Monteil, which was warmly received at its TIFF 2024 premiere (see Deadline review), was adapted by John Pollono from a stage script from a 1995 production of the same name written by actor Laurence Fishburne.

The ensemble cast features Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Lewis Pullman, Pete Davidson, Bill Murray, Miles J. Harvey and Emanuela Postacchini.

The story follows Vincent, an ex-criminal seeking a normal life and a nice weekend at a winter cabin with his wife Sandy and their son...

Fifty years, countless laughs, and one unforgettable night—Saturday Night Live has been the heartbeat of American comedy, giving audiences countless nights of laughter, moments we can’t imagine pop culture without, and launching comedic legends. On Sunday, SNL marked its 50th anniversary with an unforgettable three-hour special, blending nostalgia with humor that’ll make you cry from laughter, to celebrate its enduring legacy. The night brought iconic faces—everyone from Garrett Morris, an original member of the SNL family, to Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, reminding viewers why so many of us have rarely ever missed a Saturday night filled with SNL since its debut in 1975. A Star-Studded Celebration Steve Martin set the stage for the SNL 50th anniversary special with a monologue where he cracked jokes about everything from his age to President Trump renaming the Gulf of Mexico. After an opening performance by Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon & Garfunkel’s Homeward Bound,...

Sloths are having their moment right now. After “Zootopia” offered us one of the funniest moments to feature sloths on celluloid – a moment that propelled them into pop-culture-meme-land – the tired, boring, and super-slow creatures have found their representation in colorful tales ever since. Tania Vincent and Ricard Cussó’s “A Sloth Story” which gleefully and secretly also works as a tale of Latinx representation, features the loveable animals as the lead in a zany, albeit conventional take on bridging the gaps between the traditional and the modern.

The Pov here is a family of four – Papa Luis (Benjamin Gorrono), Mumma Gabriella (Olivia Vasquez), older brother Mani (Facundo Hache Herrera), and Laura (Teo Vergara) – who becomes our leeway into the story. The family lives blissfully in a small village where they run a restaurant and revel in the slow life. The family recipe book is a beloved gem that Gabriella owns...

Michelle Trachtenberg last stepped out for a public event appearance back in late 2023.

The late actress, who passed away at her home this week, kept a relatively low profile over the last several years and rarely attended public events.

Her final appearance was November 2, 2023, where she stepped out at Nic’s On Beverly to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Christian Siriano‘s self-titled fashion brand.

Keep reading to find out more…

While there, she met up with fellow actresses like Leslie Jones, Krysten Ritter and Alicia Silverstone.

She also shared a snap on her Instagram with Ashlee Simpson Ross, captioning it, “Cheeky...

The original Ghostbusters movies will soon have a new streaming home. Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II will arrive on Max March 1.

1984's Ghostbusters movie launched the franchise, with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis starring as three eccentric New Yorkers who start their own ghost-catching business. The film also starred Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis, with Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson and William Atherton rounding out the supporting cast.Ghostbusters was conceived from Aykroyd's fascination with spirituality, with Ramis later joining the project and helping to rewrite the script. The pair went on to star in the film alongside Murray.

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Adam Sandler performed a song that paid tribute to Saturday Night Live’s 50 years on the air during Sunday night’s anniversary special, but not before he was introduced by retired Hollywood veteran Jack Nicholson.

Nicholson introduced the Grown Ups actor before he began his referential track, where he highlighted infamous SNL moments, pondered when Lorne Michaels will retire and quipped about “finding out your favorite musician is antisemitic.”

Sandler kicked off his performance saying, “everyone in this room has something in common,” pointing out that “all of our lives were changed by the show” before poking fun at some lighthearted moments. He questioned who would “take over the show when Lorne retires” in his lyrics before he appeared to joke that Speedy Rosenthal, a longtime member of SNL’s music department, would be the one to take over Michaels’ spot.

The comedian and actor also seemingly threw a jab at Kanye West,...

Tom Hanks has come under fire for his portrayal of a Trump supporter during Saturday Night Live’s 50th-anniversary special.

During the episode, Hanks reprised his role as Doug, a Maga hat-wearing contestant on Black Jeopardy! alongside Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan and Eddie Murphy.

Originally introduced in 2016, the character satirized both the contrasts and similarities between Trump supporters and Black culture. However, this latest performance did not sit well with some conservative viewers.

Maga supporters took to social media to criticize the skit, arguing that it reinforced outdated stereotypes. “Trump won the popular vote. This tired trope that Maga is racist is disgusting. SNL is an unfunny show for snobbish liberal elites,” wrote former Rfk Jr. aide Link Lauren on X. Another user called the portrayal “tired and pathetic,” accusing SNL of focusing on political agendas instead of humor.

Critics also pointed out that the sketch reused elements from Hanks’ original performance,...

Saturday Night Live recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary, with (almost) every notable name in the show's history and Hollywood as a whole coming together for the event. The long-running show brought back many of its iconic sketches for the occasion, with Black Jeopardy being one of them. Eddie Murphy, Tracy Morgan, and Leslie Jones returned to the stage for the fake quiz show, but it was Oscar-winner Tom Hanks' appearance that became the most talked about – and perhaps not in the way he would have liked.

Hanks appeared as a contestant on the fictional Black version of Jeopardy, a sketch the series has made famous over the years. In the skit, he plays a satirical version of a Trump voter – a role he played in a previous episode. But a specific incident during the segment is drawing backlash on right-wing social media. The host, played by longtime star Kenan Thompson,...

Saturday Night Live celebrated its 50th anniversary over the weekend, and while it’s more or less impossible to mount a three-and-a-half-hour variety show that pleases everyone, a single joke in this marathon running time has deeply upset thin-skinned Trump voters.

Back in 2016, before Donald Trump was first elected president, SNL aired an installment of their long-running “Black Jeopardy!” series, in which Kenan Thompson presents a skewed version of the quiz show with more colloquial questions and irreverent answers — and non-Black contestants find themselves at a certain disadvantage. But this...

Saturday Night Live‘s big 50th-anniversary celebration was a star-studded affair that paid tribute to the highs and lows of the show’s half-century on air, but one part of the special has certain audiences talking more than others: “Black Jeopardy!” Yes, the fan-favorite sketch returned for another segment on Sunday, with Kenan Thompson hosting and Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, and Eddie Murphy starring as contestants. Tom Hanks also dropped in to reprise his role as Maga hat-wearer Doug — a role which he originated back in 2016 — and some Donald Trump supporters took that personally, it seems. In the sketch, Hanks appeared as Doug in the final moments, answering a question about “The Church Lady” character and contending that “we wouldn’t be in this mess” if more people went to church, earning a handshake offer from the host, which he appeared scared to accept at first. After that moment of awkwardness passed,...

NBC’s 50th anniversary special for “Saturday Night Live” hit a very strong 14.8 million viewers on average across NBC and Peacock on Sunday night.

That number is 202% above the average number of viewers who have tuned into each regular episode of “SNL” throughout its 50th season, which is 4.9 million — itself a 13% improvement on last season’s same-day viewership. And among the key adults 18-49 demographic, the special scored a 2.5 rating.

According to NBC, this is the network’s most-watched primetime entertainment telecast (meaning non-sports and non-news) in five years, since the 2020 Golden Globes Awards, as well as the fourth-most-watched entertainment telecast of all time on Peacock, only coming behind three Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade telecasts.

Additionally, it can be expected that viewership for “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” will grow significantly in delayed viewing on Peacock and other digital platforms: Accounting for seven days of delayed viewing, “SNL” Season 50’s viewership average is 8.4 million,...

NBC’s 3 hour+ SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday night logged 14.8 million viewers and a 2.53 rating in the 18-49 demo across both the broadcast network and Peacock in time zone-adjusted Live + Same Day ratings.

The telecast, which aired from Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center live across the country starting at 8 Pm Et/5 Pm Pt, became NBC’s most-watched primetime entertainment telecast in both total viewers and 18-49 demo in five years, since the 2020 Golden Globe Awards.

Per NBC, SNL50 was the most-watched entertainment simulcast on Peacock, also behind only three telecasts of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

With 8.7 million social interactions, SNL50 is NBC’s most social entertainment telecast in two years and is the highest-performing Saturday Night Live episode...

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“SNL50” closed out its celebratory weekend with an impressive audience.

The three-hour “SNL” anniversary celebration brought in 14.8 million viewers across NBC and Peacock and scored a 2.53 rating in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day viewing figures and internal streaming data. Viewership is expected to keep growing as fans catch up over the coming days.

Among both total viewers and demo viewers, “SNL50” ranks as NBC’s most-watched primetime entertainment telecast five years, since NBC broadcasted the 2020 Golden Globes. The telecast also became Peacock’s most-watched entertainment simulcast, though was still outpaced by three telecasts of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

For comparison, viewership for “SNL50” nearly rivaled that of the 2025 Grammys, which brought in 15.4 million viewers in February, and outpaced viewership for the 2025 Golden Globes, which scored 10.1 million viewers in January.

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Saturday Night Live has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. The long-running sketch comedy show that launched a horde of comedic titans into the pop culture zeitgeist brought back a variety of its top-rated talent for a three-hour extravaganza. And while a fair few bits were more cringe than comedy, here are the biggest celebrities and the funniest performances from a night 50 years in the making.

Saturday Night Live premiered on October 11, 1975, with the 50th season starting on September 28, 2024. In a weekend of specials, throwbacks, and concerts, the Sunday edition of the Saturday night broadcast show was a dedication to all the hardworking people behind the production of the series. Cast, crew members, stagehands, and cue-card holders, SNL 50 gave star-studded homage to the history and the city that makes Saturday Night Live.

Near the end of the 50th anniversary Saturday Night Live special on Sunday night, original cast member Garrett Morris sat on a chair at the show’s primary stage (a.k.a. home base) to introduce “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” a 1978 SNL short that imagined an elderly John Belushi as the last survivor of that first group of Not Ready for Primetime Players. Before the film rolled, Morris quipped that when he joined the cast in 1975, “I had no idea I would be required to do so many reunion shows.

Eddie Murphy's impression of Tracy Morgan on Saturday Night Live stole the show in a recent sketch celebrating the show's 50th anniversary. Murphy did his Morgan impression during the show's 'Black Jeopardy' sketch.

Murphy was joined for the SNL skit by fellow Black comedians, with Kenan Thompson playing host Darnell Hayes (aka Alex Treblack), and the other contestants being Leslie Jones and Tracy Morgan himself. During 'Black Jeopardy', Murphy did a hilarious impression of Morgan -- while Morgan stood right beside him and played a man named Darius. From his very introduction, Murphy was fully in-character as Tracy, calling out "Big Dog gonna make some big money!" in an over-the-top impression that had the rest of the cast struggling to keep a straight face.

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If there’s one thing you can rely on “Saturday Night Live” for, it’s delivering good celebrity impressions. Some are so good, in fact, that they draw the actual celebrity into a sketch with them.

Most recently, it happened when then-Vice President Kamala Harris stopped by just before the 2024 election to give Maya Rudolph’s version of Kamala Harris a pep talk. But this is a tradition that goes back literal decades. So, we rounded up each one we could find.

You can relive them below.

Eddie Murphy and Tracy Morgan

During the “SNL50” celebration, the show brought back “Black Jeopardy,” featuring Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan and Eddie Murphy as contestants. Of course, Eddie Murphy was actually playing Tracy Morgan.

Kamala Harris and Maya Rudolph

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There's no greater honor in television than winning a Primetime Emmy Award. For 76 years and counting, the Television Academy has hosted a star-studded awards show that honors the best in televisions. Actors, directors, writers, producers, and more all gather to celebrate everyone's talents and toss back a few drinks. 

With all the back-slapping and glad-handing that happens at these Hollywood award shows, you might find yourself wondering which TV show has the most Emmy wins. Thankfully, we've dug through all the statistics and have the definitive answer. In fact, you might be surprised to hear that the show with the most Emmy award wins is one whose record won't be taken down anytime soon. That's largely because it's a television institution that's been running for 50 years and doesn't show any signs of slowing down. 

The TV show with the most Emmy wins is none other than "Saturday Night Live," clocking...

“Saturday Night Live” celebrated its 50th anniversary with a three-and-a-half-hour Sunday night primetime special, because there were too many stars to fit into 90 minutes.

Lorne Michaels’ sketch comedy institution has been part of the fabric of American culture for so long that it can be easy to take for granted how unique its run has been. “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” served as a star-studded reminder of how singular the show is — how long it’s been relevant, how many stars it has produced and how many catchphrases it has embedded into the collective vocabulary. The special was a cavalcade of sketches, celebrity guests and “SNL” history that celebrated the past while keeping an eye on the present.

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened the show with a rendition of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound,” which Simon performed on the show with Paul McCartney in 1976.. Then 16-time host Steve Martin got to do the monologue,...

It was a massively star-studded affair at the SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday evening (February 16) held at Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Saturday Night Live celebrated it’s 50th anniversary with hundreds of stars who have appeared on the show over the years.

From music stars like Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and Cher, to actors like Ayo Edebiri, Emma Stone and Anya Taylor-Joy.

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The late-night sketch show’s special featured many returning sketches, with past and present SNL cast members reprising their characters, and even several celebrities who have hosted reprising their characters!

We have gathered every celebrity, cast member and more’s looks from the red carpet and you can see over 200 below…

Abby Elliott

Adam & Jackie Sandler

Adria Arjona & Jason Momoa

Aidy Bryant

Alex & Hilaria Baldwin

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Al Franken

Al Sharpton

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Saturday Night Live is celebrating a milestone birthday… and a whole bunch of big names showed up for the party.

In honor of the sketch comedy institution’s 50th season, NBC aired a live three-hour event on Sunday — titled SNL50: The Anniversary Special — with dozens of cast members, hosts and musical guests from decades past returning to Studio 8H for a night of comedy, music and mayhem.

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Steve Martin kicked off the SNL 50th anniversary special Sunday night with a monologue in which he made jokes about topics ranging from his age to President Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

Following an opening performance by Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound,” Martin took the stage to introduce himself as SNL‘s “newest diversity hire” and to deliver the monologue, which he joked is “traditionally the weakest part of the show.”

“When I heard that SNL wanted to do an anniversary special, I literally wanted to leap into the air, and the only reason I didn’t is because at the time I was wearing a short skirt with no underwear,” he joked. “Now I can’t believe I even made it here in time. It was only a few days ago that Lorne [Michaels] told me I was doing the monologue,...

It’s hard to believe that Saturday Night Live is almost old enough to qualify for AARP benefits. Yet the groundbreaking sketch comedy series is indeed celebrating five decades on the air, commemorated the SNL50 special live on … Sunday night.

What started as a scrappy replacement for reruns of The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson morphed into a comedic institution, built upon youthful rebellion and an anarchic sense of humor. The brainchild of Lorne Michaels has been a breeding ground for comedic talent far too vast to list off, and some of its best known characters, sketches, and catchphrases have entered the cultural lexicon. To celebrate SNL‘s golden jubilee, here are the best moments from the 50th anniversary event.

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter’s opening performance

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Adam Sandler’s performance at Sunday night’s “SNL50: Anniversary Special” was one of the most memorable moments of the night — even before it began. The performance was introduced by Jack Nicholson, who received loud applause inside Studio 8H.

“Everyone in this room has something in common. All of our lives were changed by the show,” Sandler, who spent five years on “Saturday Night Live” from 1991 to 1995, began. His song highlighted many behind-the-scenes jokes, including calling out “Drunk Wally” for holding the cue cards upside down and thanking “Nurse Teresa” for the many doses of Pepto Bismol.

“50 years of writers seeing Spielberg at Lorne’s monitors, not laughing at one of their sketches that he obviously hated,” Sandler sang. “50 years of those same writers getting wasted at the after party and loudly telling everybody that ‘Jaws ‘was overrated.”

Sandler joked about how each cast feels they’re the best,...

“SNL” revived its beloved “Black Jeopardy” sketch for its 50th anniversary, except this time with Eddie Murphy playing Tracy Morgan.

In the sketch, Kenan Thompson returned as the host of “Black Jeopardy,” introducing the sketch by saying “Welcome to ‘Black Jeopardy,’ the only ‘Jeopardy’ where every single viewer fully understood Kendrick’s halftime performance,” referencing Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show at last week’s Super Bowl.

Leslie Jones also returned as Shanice alongside Morgan, who played a man named Darius, and Murphy, who played “Tracy Morgan.”

“Darius, Tracy, y’all seem like you might be related,” Thompson said, though Murphy’s Morgan immediately rejected the idea, saying “Well, James Earl Jones is my biological father. James Earl Jones impregnated my mother on the set of ‘Claudine.’ You know what? We might be related.”

Still, Morgan, said, “I don’t see it.”

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Eddie Murphy, who once rescued Saturday Night Live during a rough patch in the 1980s, rescued a sketch in the show’s 50th anniversary special with a note-perfect imitation of Tracy Morgan.

The Black Jeopardy sketch, a reprise from many years ago, featured Kenan Thompson once again playing host Darnell Hayes. Morgan played a fictitious contestant, as did fellow ex-cast member Leslie Jones.

After a flat opening stretch that made it seem like the sketch could go either way, Murphy was introduced as Morgan. Wearing a jumbo-sized gold medallion and a red satin patterned jacket, Murphy-as-Morgan got huge laughs and even nearly broke Thompson. “Big dog gonna make some big money!” he crowed.

Thompson replied, “Don’t you already have a lot of money?” Murphy/Morgan: “You gotta have a lot of money if you’re going to live like I live. I eat four-cheese lasagna! If it only got three cheeses,...

Molly Shannon returned as her iconic character Sally O’Malley during Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary special on Sunday night. And yes, she’s still “50 years old,” even after all these years.

The long-awaited cameo moment happened around the 30-minute mark of the three-hour extravaganza. Five-time host Emma Stone (who made waves on the red carpet with her popcorn ballgown) got interrupted by Sally as she was about to cut to a tribute of the show’s best physical comedy moments.

“Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Sally O’Malley,” she told the crowd of A-listers while wearing her trademark red jumpsuit. “I’m proud to say, I’m 50 years old, just like Saturday Night Live. She’s not one of those gals who’s afraid to tell her real age, and she likes to kick, stretch, and kick. She’s 50. Fifty years old!”

Stone and Shannon then kicked,...

Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon kicked off Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special with a touching duet.

The Grammy winners introduced each other before they opened the NBC broadcast by performing Simon & Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound.” Simon pointed out that he performed the same track on SNL in 1976 with George Harrison, while Carpenter joked that neither she nor her parents were born at the time.

After they concluded their performance, Carpenter and Simon kicked off the special by reciting SNL‘s signature catchphrase, “Live From New York, it’s Saturday night,” despite the special airing on Sunday. From there, Steve Martin appeared to deliver the monologue.

Carpenter took the stage later Sunday night for a bridesmaid skit inspired by SNL‘s viral Domingo skit with Ariana Grande, which featured music from her track “Espresso.” There, Marcello Hernández reprised his role of Domingo once more, while Pedro Pascal and Bad Bunny...

“Black Jeopardy,” one of Kenan Thompson’s most popular recurring “Saturday Night Live” sketches, came back to 30 Rock during the show’s 50th anniversary special on Sunday. As usual, Thompson played host Darnell Hayes aka Alex Treblack, with contestants being played by former cast members Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan and, most notably, Eddie Murphy.

The biggest laughs were earned by Murphy, who did an impression of Morgan, while Morgan played a man named Darius and Jones played a woman named Shanice.

“Welcome to ‘Black Jeopardy,’ the only ‘Jeopardy’ where every single viewer fully understood Kendrick’s halftime performance,” Thompson said, opening the sketch with a reference to Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl appearance.

As Thompson introduced him, Murphy called out, “Big dog gonna make some big money!” in an exaggerated put-on of Morgan’s voice.

“Now wait a minute, Tracy. Don’t you already have a lot of money?” Thompson asked him.

For 50 years, Saturday Night Live introduced the world to some of the funniest people on the planet. As the years have gone on, several beloved cast members who shaped the show's legacy have passed away.

Countless comedians became household names thanks to Saturday Night Live. Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, and Kenan Thompson are just some of the names who audiences felt like they knew because of SNL.

That connection between the audience and the cast also means it especially hurts when a former SNL cast member passes away. Here's the complete list of the 15 Saturday Night Live cast members who have died.

Peter Aykroyd

Peter Aykroyd was the younger brother of original Saturday Night Live cast member Dan Aykroyd. The younger Aykroyd also got his start with Second City in Toronto.

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Live from New York, it’s … Sunday night?!

Saturday Night Live held its SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday, Feb. 16. The three-hour show aired live from Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center on NBC and Peacock (8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt). News anchor Willie Geist and SNL alum Leslie Jones along with comedian correspondent Matt Rogers hosted SNL50: The Red Carpet prior to the big event. See photos above.

The guest list for SNL50: The Anniversary Special included: Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Alec Baldwin, Al Sharpton, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Andy Samberg, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Billy Crystal, Cher, Chevy Chase, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, Fred Armisen, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Jason Sudeikis, Jimmy Fallon, John Mulaney, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Kim Kardashian, Kristen Wiig, Laraine Newman, Leslie Jones, Lil Wayne, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, Mike Myers, Miles Teller, Miley Cyrus, Molly Shannon,...

Live from New York, it’s … Sunday night?!

Saturday Night Live held its SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday, Feb. 16. The three-hour show aired live from Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center on NBC and Peacock (8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt). News anchor Willie Geist and SNL alum Leslie Jones along with comedian correspondent Matt Rogers hosted SNL50: The Red Carpet prior to the big event. See photos below.

The guest list for SNL50: The Anniversary Special included: Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Alec Baldwin, Al Sharpton, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Andy Samberg, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Billy Crystal, Cher, Chevy Chase, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, Fred Armisen, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Jason Sudeikis, Jimmy Fallon, John Mulaney, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Kim Kardashian, Kristen Wiig, Laraine Newman, Leslie Jones, Lil Wayne, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, Mike Myers, Miles Teller, Miley Cyrus, Molly Shannon,...

After a homecoming concert that blew the roof off of Radio City Music Hall, Lorne Michaels and his “Saturday Night Live” compatriots are ready to bring the action home to Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center for “SNL50: The Anniversary Special.”

You can watch the festivities this Sunday, February 16, at 8pm Et/5pm Pt, airing on NBC and streaming live on Peacock.

For those who’ve cut the cord, but don’t have Peacock, other TV streaming platforms such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, and Sling will also be carrying the special via the NBC channel.

Slated guests for the evening include Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Kim Kardashian, Martin Short, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Pedro Pascal, Peyton Manning, Quinta Brunson, Robert De Niro, Sabrina Carpenter, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, and Woody Harrelson, as well as Alec Baldwin, Cher, Lin-Manuel Miranda,...

Live from New York, it’s … Sunday night?!

Saturday Night Live, NBC’s perennial late-night sketch comedy series, usually airs on Saturdays (hence its name), but the highly anticipated SNL50: The Anniversary Special is asking viewers to stick around an extra day. Read on for everything to know about the must-see event that’s five decades in the making.

When is the SNL50 anniversary special?

The three-hour show will air live on Sunday, Feb. 16 beginning at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt. That airdate is approximately 49 and a half years since the Saturday Night Live pilot originally debuted on Oct. 11, 1975.

How to watch and stream the SNL50 anniversary special

The program will air live on NBC via linear television. For those without cable, it will also stream live on Peacock’s main page. Heads up: one year of Peacock Premium is currently going for a discounted rate of $29.99 for new customers only,...

“Saturday Night Live” has announced a slate of stars to the show’s 50th anniversary special, which is set to air Sunday night at 8 p.m. Et. The list includes Alec Baldwin, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more.

Ana Gasteyer, Leslie Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mike Myers, Miles Teller, Rachel Dratch and Reverend Al Sharpton are among new names who will join previously announced guests including Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Kim Kardashian, Martin Short, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Pedro Pascal, Peyton Manning, Quinta Brunson, Robert De Niro, Sabrina Carpenter, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks and Woody Harrelson.

The special will also feature appearances from Adam Sandler, Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell as well as Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Chris Rock, Fred Armisen, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Jason Sudeikis, Jimmy Fallon, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Laraine Newman, Maya Rudolph,...

Another set of guest stars has been added to the lineup of the “Saturday Night Live” anniversary special.

Alec Baldwin, Ana Gasteyer, Billy Crystal, Cher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Leslie Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mike Myers, Miles Teller, Rachel Dratch and Reverend Al Sharpton will all make appearances in the special, with more surprise guests to be revealed on-air.

Baldwin was an expected guest as the record-holder for most times hosting “Saturday Night Live” with several additional appearances on the show playing Donald Trump and other characters. Miranda, Teller and Sharpton have all also hosted the show before, with Cher having once served as musical guest. Gasteyer, Crystal, Louis-Dreyfus, Jones, Myers and Dratch all had notable runs as cast members on the show, with Jones exiting most recently in 2019.

They join the first set of previously announced guests, which includes Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Kim Kardashian, Martin Short,...

Saturday Night Live has lined up the guests for its 50th anniversary special.

Several frequent hosts, including Five-Timers Club members Tom Hanks (who originated the bit back in 1990), Steve Martin, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Simon, Martin Short and Woody Harrelson, are among the first announced guests for the three-hour, primetime show, airing Feb. 16 on NBC. Also set to appear are Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Pedro Pascal, Peyton Manning, Quinta Brunson, Robert De Niro and Sabrina Carpenter.

On Feb. 10, NBC announced a second round of guests — namely, almost two dozen current and former castmembers. They range from members of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players — Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris and Laraine Newman — to current star Kenan Thompson, the longest-serving performer in the show’s history. Also appearing are Fred Armisen, Pete Davidson, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell,...

NBC celebrated Saturday Night Live on Friday night with over three hours of music history on SNL50: The Homecoming Concert. The special hosted by Emmy winner Jimmy Fallon streamed live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City and is now available to stream on Peacock.

Musical acts included Arcade Fire, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Cher, Chris Martin, Dave Grohl, David Byrne, Devo, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Jelly Roll, Lady Gaga, Lauryn Hill, Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, Post Malone, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Robyn, Snoop Dogg, St. Vincent, the B-52s, the Roots, and Wyclef Jean. Surprise comedy musical performances included Bill Murray, Paul Shaffer, Andy Samberg, Chris Parnell, Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, and Tracy Morgan.

But that doesn’t end the festivities. Sunday night’s SNL50: The Anniversary Special will switch over from mostly music to almost...

Jason Momoa and Adria Arjona walk the purple carpet together while attending the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert held at Radio City Music Hall on Friday night (February 14) in New York City.

The couple, who have been dating for almost a year, marked their first red carpet appearance together at the big concert event!

Also making their red carpet debut was Miley Cyrus and her beau of three years, Maxx Morando, as they were also joined by her mom Tish Cyrus-Purcell.

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Miley was actually one of dozens of musicians who took the stage during the concert, performing her hit “Flowers” and a rendition of “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” with Brittany Howard.

Coming up on Sunday (February 16) is the SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which will see many current and past SNL cast members returning for the big special event!

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Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer reprised their iconic roles as Marty and Bobbi Mohan-Culp during the “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” Friday.

The old married music teachers even sung Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track, “Not Like Us.” Gasteyer’s Bobbi chimed out the backing vocals in an opertatic tune, as Ferrell’s Marty rapped the verse. Both comedians went back and forth singing “A minor” trying to find the key, as SNL alum Leslie Jones filmed from the crowd.

Watch a portion of the performance here:

Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer as Marty Culp and Bobbi Mohan-Culp perform Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" during #SNL50's Homecoming Concert pic.twitter.com/CimtkrYNeB

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The couple also educated the crowd on how to keep married life alive and well, singing Donna Summer’s “Love to Love You Babe” to one another.

“Sometimes you have to do it...

Saturday Night Live is celebrating its five decades with SNL50: The Anniversary Special, a three-hour event airing Sunday that brings together former cast members, beloved guest hosts, and current stars. As NBC’s sketch-comedy series takes a stroll down memory lane all the way back to its debut year of 1975, Gold Derby is fine-tuning our approach and reliving all of its most talked-about, influential, and downright hilarious moments that aired between 2001 and today.

Here are the 25 best SNL sketches of the past 25 years.

1. Debbie Downer: Disney World

May 1, 2004 | Season 29

Guest host Lindsay Lohan had no idea what she was getting herself into when she agreed to sit opposite Rachel Dratch in a simple sketch about a family eating breakfast at Disney World. But whenever Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz appeared together in the same scene, giggles were almost guaranteed to occur. Before long, everyone was cracking up uncontrollably at Dratch...

More stars are joining Saturday Night Live’s milestone celebration.

SNL50: The Red Carpet — a kickoff special airing live across NBC, E! and Peacock on Sunday night ahead of the main event SNL50: The Anniversary Special — has booked hosts Willie Geist and Leslie Jones and correspondent Matt Rogers to appear. It kicks off at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt and will feature red-carpet interviews with many of the bold-faced name guests attending the anniversary special.

SNL50: The Anniversary Special, a live three-hour telecast from Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, will include appearances by Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Chevy Chase, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, Fred Armisen, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Jason Sudeikis, Jimmy Fallon, John Mulaney, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Kim Kardashian, Kristen Wiig, Laraine Newman, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, Miley Cyrus, Molly Shannon, Pete Davidson, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon,...

Julia Sweeney’s “Pat” was a frequent and popular sketch star during the 1990s era of Saturday Night Live, but in recent years the character of indeterminate gender has come under criticism as a mockery of trans and nonbinary people.

Appearing today on ABC’s The View, Sweeney addressed the criticism, saying she “took it to heart” and has “thought about it a lot.”

“Much later, there was some criticism of it,” she said, “but Pat isn’t trans or non binary. Pat is a man or a woman, but you just don’t know which Pat is. That is the joke, but I did understand the criticism, and I took it to heart and thought about it a lot.”

“But even when we were writing all the sketches ,” she continued, “we were really making fun of the other people [in the sketches] not being able to handle the fact that they couldn’t tell.

Saturday Night Live eras will converge in an upcoming movie. Two of the show's most iconic and beloved cast members are set to star opposite each other.

Bill Murray and Kristen Wiig will star in the comedy Epiphany directed by Max Barbakow and written by Mitch Glazer. Per Variety, the plot follows "Favorite Ives (Wiig), an heiress and fashionista who has blown through her entire fortune and is forced to take up a challenge: marry a rich husband in two weeks or lose everything and end up on the street. Her desperate search for a big-money mark slams her into eccentric math savant and billionaire Oz Bell (Bill Murray). Favorite needs Oz’s money and Oz craves Favorite’s spirit and spontaneity."

Barbakow already has a history working with Saturday Night Live alum. He collaborated with Andy Samberg on the science-fiction romantic-comedy Palm Springs.

For Glazer and Murray, this is...

We’re celebrating 50 years of “Saturday Night Live”! All this week, we’re digging into the late-night comedy institution with new stories, including lists, essays, interviews, and more.

We know what you’re thinking. Why choose to highlight only the later seasons of “Saturday Night Live” as opposed to the full 50 years? It is the 50th Anniversary after all, right? Being perfectly honest, most of the people involved in making this list were not born before 1990, meaning we really couldn’t even appreciate “SNL” until after the turn of the 21st Century. That being said, we’re also all TV obsessives who have certainly seen “Word Association” with Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor, as well as Phil Hartman’s Bill Clinton, and even the sketch that got Damon Wayans fired. Our reasoning for sticking to just the sketches that aired between 2001 and today — outside of the standard generational divides in...

A teenager who works in the sloth’s family restaurant seeks life in the fast-food lane in this bland animated adventure

The idea of a kids’ animation about sloths – those shaggy balls of furry happiness with mellow stoner smiles – feels like a winner. But, disappointingly, the sloths in this kids’ animation don’t look much like sloths, nor do they seem to act anything like their real-life counterparts. The movie is the latest from The Tales from Sanctuary City, an Australian franchise set in a vegan metropolis where animals have learnt to coexist in harmony. Like the earlier movies in the series, it’s perfectly adequate for little kids but with little character of its own and a straight-to-download-style blandness.

Essentially, this is a film about foodies and the delights of slow cooking. Laura (voiced by Teo Vergara) is a rebellious teenage sloth from the sticks who works in the family restaurant,...

Live from New York, it’s… Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary extravaganza.

NBC has announced which former cast members will appear as part of SNL50: The Anniversary Special. Airing Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8/7c, the three-hour primetime event — TVLine will be live-blogging it here — will feature original Not Ready for Primetime Players Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman, as well as Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Andy Samberg, Billy Crystal, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis, Jimmy Fallon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Maya Rudolph, Mike Myers, Molly Shannon,...