For her seventh time hosting “Saturday Night Live” (the most times ever for a woman, NBC says), actor Scarlett Johansson closed the show’s historic 50th season. It was a night that didn’t deliver any news on the rumors that Johansson’s husband, Colin Jost of “Weekend Update,” or his co-host Michael Che, would be leaving the … Read more
Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, has died, her agent confirmed to CBS News on Friday. She was 88. Buzzi died Thursday at her home in Texas, her … Read more
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Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more
British actor Aimee Lou Wood got the “Saturday Night Live” treatment over the weekend — and she was not a fan. The “White Lotus” Season 3 fan favorite on Sunday aired her grievances about the latest episode of the NBC comedy show after it parodied her looks in a sketch that cast key players of … Read more
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more
Even though he’s never disappeared from the public eye, appearing in high-profile live-action and animated movie projects for decades, the last time Jack Black hosted “Saturday Night Live” was in December 2005. The near 20-year break must have allowed the actor and Tenacious D musician to stash away a private reserve of energy for his … Read more
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more
Hosting “Saturday Night Live” right after winning an Academy Award can seem like a victory lap, but it’s also a way for a performer to show a TV audience that they’re much more than one iconic role. Unfortunately Oscar winner Mikey Madison, fresh off her best actress win for “Anora,” didn’t get much opportunity to … Read more
Over the decades, “Saturday Night Live” has spawned countless memorable characters and skits, but for one night, many of them — from “Black Jeopardy” to “Bronx Beat” to “Debbie Downer” — made a return for the 50th anniversary celebration of the sketch comedy series. “SNL50: The Anniversary Special,” a live, prime-time event on NBC Sunday … Read more
