0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 11/6/2016
It was one year ago that Donald Trump hosted Saturday Night Live. At the time, his candidacy was still seen by many as a long shot within the wide-open Republican field and his rhetoric viewed as racist, uninformed, and possibly a little bit crazy. SNL choosing Trump to host was seen by some as a […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/23/2016
There have been almost 550 people who have hosted Saturday Night Live, from Oscar winners and Olympic gold medalists to senators and the only winner of the “Anyone Can Host” contest, Miskel Spillman. Many of these hosts held their own during what has been described as a frightening experience and quite a few have also […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/21/2016
This week, Tom Hanks will host Saturday Night Live for the ninth time, and while there are people who have hosted SNL more times than Hanks, not many are as beloved by cast members and fans. It’s been over 30 years since Hanks hosted for the first time and during that span, he has gone from […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/20/2016
This week, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame released its list of 19 nominees for the 2017 induction class. It includes nine first-timers (Bad Brains, Joan Baez, Depeche Mode, Electric Light Orchestra, Jane’s Addiction, Journey, Pearl Jam, Steppenwolf, and Tupac Shakur), and Chic breaking their own record for most nominations with their 11th appearance. […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/16/2016
Helped by a presidential campaign that has at times seemed like a comedy sketch, and two hosts (Margot Robbie and Lin-Manuel Miranda) with rabid fan bases, Saturday Night Live is off to its best start, ratings-wise, in nearly a decade. The first two episodes of season 42 might also be two of the better ones […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/9/2016
Two of New York City’s biggest cultural institutions, Saturday Night Live and Broadway, have occasionally crossed paths over the course of SNL’s 42 seasons. While this tends to be through a sketch parodying “The Great White Way,” SNL has had Broadway stars as hosts before (Bernadette Peters, Nathan Lane). But those appearances were tied more […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/2/2016
Even in a bad summer movie season — and by all accounts, this summer was one of the worst — an actor becomes a breakout star. This past summer, Margot Robbie starred in two of the bigger disappointments of the season, The Legend of Tarzan and Suicide Squad, and while her turn as Jane received […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 9/30/2016
The season premiere of Saturday Night Live arrives just over a month before election day. Both campaigns are setting the stage for what should be an eventful, strange, and wild month of campaign stops and debates that should easily fuel SNL with enough material to make it must-see TV through the first few episodes of […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 8/10/2016
After three seasons with some minor changes to the cast, Saturday Night Live underwent a major overhaul on Tuesday with the news that long-time cast members Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah did not have their contracts renewed for the show’s 42nd season. Soon after that news broke, the show confirmed that after only one season […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 7/1/2016
From the loss of enigmatic personalities like David Bowie and Prince to the domination of Beyonce’s Lemonade, the return of Radiohead, and Kanye West being slightly weirder than normal, the first six months of 2016 for the music world has been a bit of a roller coaster. Beyond the headlines grabbed by those artists, 2016 […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 5/25/2016
Each season, Saturday Night Live produces over 170 sketches that make it on air, and another 20 or more that now end up online as “Digital Exclusives” or “Cut For Time” sketches. With the reduction in commercial breaks next season, SNL will have at least two more sketches make it to air each episode, taking that […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 5/23/2016
We’ve reached the end of the 41st season at Saturday Night Live and like every season, it had some ups and downs. But overall, this season felt like another step in the right direction for the show. The upcoming presidential election should help bolster the beginning of next season — and make Kate McKinnon a bonafide […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 5/18/2016
There is something instantly likable about Darwyn Cooke’s artistic style. His bold lines and retro designs harken back to comic book legends like Will Eisner and Jack Kirby. But instead of being kitschy, his work is unmistakably cool. For the comic book industry to lose a giant like Cooke only 15 years after releasing his […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 5/16/2016
Occasionally, Saturday Night Live finds a host who makes the audience forget that they’re not actually a member of the cast. Over the years, hosts like Tom Hanks, Justin Timberlake, and Jon Hamm felt like extensions of the cast when they hosted, and not weak links during sketches. After his second time hosting, Drake should now be […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 5/9/2016
Saturday Night Live is now in the home stretch of season 41 with the first of its final three episodes in the books, and if this episode is any indication it could be a strong finish for SNL. Outside a couple of hiccups, including a rough Weekend Update, it was one of the better episodes from […]
