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  • ‘Saturday Night Live’s Worst Season Ever Accidentally Saved the Entire Show Leah Marilla Thomas
    Can you believe that Saturday Night Live was almost cancelled in the 1980s? It's a startling thought now, especially as the franchise just came off its milestone 51st season on NBC with a stellar roster of stars like Teyana Taylor, Ryan Gosling, SabrinaCarpenter, and Josh O'Connor, and looking toward its next season. While the recently launched Saturday Night Live UK has received a mixed reception from critics and audiences, its renewal suggests the franchise is still willing to take creative ri
     
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‘Saturday Night Live’s Worst Season Ever Accidentally Saved the Entire Show

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By: Leah Marilla Thomas
6 June 2026 at 02:59

Can you believe that Saturday Night Live was almost cancelled in the 1980s? It's a startling thought now, especially as the franchise just came off its milestone 51st season on NBC with a stellar roster of stars like Teyana Taylor, Ryan Gosling, SabrinaCarpenter, and Josh O'Connor, and looking toward its next season. While the recently launched Saturday Night Live UK has received a mixed reception from critics and audiences, its renewal suggests the franchise is still willing to take creative risks — something that's been baked into SNL's DNA from the beginning.

Sarah Sherman Talks Maximalist HBO Special, Awkward ‘SNL’ Dynamics & Bombing Like Oppenheimer – Comedy Means Business Podcast

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By: Matthewgrobar
10 June 2026 at 21:02
As executive producers of Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh, SNL cast member Sarah Sherman’s debut comedy special, Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein had a firm mandate. “They were like, ‘Cut the f*cking RFK Jr. jokes, bro, Cut the airplane jokes,'” Sherman recalls. “‘Just freak sh*t only.'” Undoubtedly, Sherman delivers the goods in the special — a […]

Amy Adams Shut Down a ‘Graphic’ Sketch Idea While Hosting ‘SNL’ to Protect ‘Young Girls That Were Watching “Enchanted”‘

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By: Jack Dunn
13 June 2026 at 20:13
Amy Adams said during a recent appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” that while hosting “Saturday Night Live” in 2008, she turned down a “graphic” sketch idea from Andy Samberg to protect the young fans of her fairytale comedy, “Enchanted,” which hit theaters four months earlier. “I’ll give you the gist without telling you […]

Bowen Yang Tells Rachel Sennott About Delaying ‘SNL’ Exit After a Surprise Lorne Michaels Phone Call as the Duo Discuss Their Comedy Starts, ‘I Love L.A.’ and More

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By: Selome Hailu
8 June 2026 at 13:00
This interview is part of Variety and CNN’s Actors on Actors series. Watch the full video interview now at CNN.com/Watch (or on the CNN app) and on Variety’s YouTube channel starting at 11:59 p.m. ET. Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott first met as young, eager, internet-savvy members of Brooklyn’s alternative stand-up scene, who didn’t fit into […]

Tom Holland Is “So Petrified” Of Hosting ‘SNL’ Because Of His Dyslexia

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By: Glenn Garner
4 June 2026 at 02:21
Although he’s a fan of Saturday Night Live, Tom Holland doesn’t plan on getting his celebrity guest host wings anytime soon. The Spider-Man: Brand New Day star recently noted that he’s been asked “a few times” to host the NBC sketch comedy show, but he’s “so petrified” of having to read his lines from cue […]

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  • Martin Short, the comedian who triumphed despite everything: ‘My career has been 80% failure’ Eva Güimil
    When Slate asked in 2023 whether the star of Only Murders in the Building was a comedy genius or the most annoying actor on the planet, the response was swift. “Martin Short is a comedIC genius. End of story,” Ben Stiller posted on X. “Hard to believe people are actually debating whether or not Martin Short is funny. Newsflash: He is HILARIOUS.” Mark Hamill declared. They were far from the only celebrities to rally behind the actor in response to an article titled Why We Keep Putting Up with Mar
     
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Martin Short, the comedian who triumphed despite everything: ‘My career has been 80% failure’

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By: Eva Güimil
24 May 2026 at 04:00

When Slate asked in 2023 whether the star of Only Murders in the Building was a comedy genius or the most annoying actor on the planet, the response was swift. “Martin Short is a comedIC genius. End of story,” Ben Stiller posted on X. “Hard to believe people are actually debating whether or not Martin Short is funny. Newsflash: He is HILARIOUS.” Mark Hamill declared. They were far from the only celebrities to rally behind the actor in response to an article titled Why We Keep Putting Up with Martin Short?, in which critic Dan Kois described the actor as “exhausting and unfunny.”

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Actor Martin Short at a gala in Los Angeles in September 2025.

Ashley Padilla on Writing a Book With Diane Keaton, Staying Off Social Media and Becoming an ‘SNL’ Breakout Star: ‘I Assumed People Would Go, We Hate Her!’

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By: Varietyschneider
12 June 2026 at 18:31
Ashley Padilla was shopping with her mom at Glendale’s Americana at Brand outdoor mall in September 2024 when the news was announced: She had just been added to “Saturday Night Live” as a featured player. Padilla had just collaborated with her old boss, Diane Keaton, on a new book, “Fashion First,” and was purchasing copies […]

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