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Saturday Night Live Season 48 Cast Guide: Everything We Know About SNL’s New Cast Members
Since its inception in 1975, Saturday Night Live has seen many people come and go from its cast. The comedy show’s massive influence on American pop culture has thrust many cast members into the spotlight, generating generation after generation of influential stars in entertainment. Following the recent departure of eight prominent members of Saturday Night Live’s cast, the comedy show’s 48th season will introduce four new cast members on October 1st. Making their Studio 6H debut this week are Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker — here’s everything to know about SNL’s newest cast members. Molly Kearney [embedded content] Related Video American actor and standup comedian Molly Kearney comes from Cleveland, Ohio. After starting their career as a stand-up i...
Chris Redd Is Dating Kenan Thompson’s Ex-Wife
Relationship drama continues to follow (former) Saturday Night Live stars. This week, tabloids have focused on Chris Redd and Kenan Thompson, with TMZ reporting that the former is dating the latter’s estranged wife. Thompson filed for divorce from Christina Evangeline, his wife of 11 years, in May, but the two had secretly been separated for a few years before that. According to TMZ, Redd and Evangeline reportedly became official within the last year and there was no cheating or overlap occurring between Evangeline’s relationships. If fellow SNL alum Pete Davidson’s relationship with Kim Kardashian has taught us anything, it’s that exes don’t take new romances lightly. And while Redd’s recently announced departure from the show may suggest otherwise, sources claim that there...
Lorne Michaels Doesn’t Plan to Retire from Saturday Night Live After Season 50
Saturday Night Live creator and showrunner Lorne Michaels has shared that he still has “no plans to retire” from his duties at the long-running NBC program despite the seismic cast shake-up this summer and the show’s impending 50th season in 2024-2025. In an interview with The New York Times, the 77-year old prefaced the show’s 48th season by calling it “a year of reinvention” and attributed the personnel overhaul as an expected shift that was delayed by the onset of COVID-19. “The pandemic had put us in this position where no one could really leave, because there were no jobs.,” he shared. “And at the same time, if I don’t add new people every year, then the show isn’t the show. There have to be new people, for both our sake and also for the audience.” Michaels has shepherded numerous sea...
SNL to Kick Off 48th Season with Kendrick Lamar and Miles Teller
Saturday Night Live is returning October 1st, and today, NBC confirmed that Miles Teller and Kendrick Lamar will kick off the sketch series’ 48th season. Additionally, WILLOW will take the stage on October 8th alongside host Brendan Gleeson, while Megan Thee Stallion will pull double-duty on the 15th. This marks Teller’s first time hosting SNL; we just saw him fly high in Top Gun: Maverick. As for Kendrick, this will be his third visit on the show, and we can expect him to curate his performance from his new album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Gleeson and WILLOW are both making their debuts on the show, with the actor promoting his upcoming film Banshees of Inisherin and the musician gearing up to release her fifth studio album <COPINGMECHANISM>. Megan, returning music...
Megan Thee Stallion, Kendrick Lamar and WILLOW Announced as First Musical Guests of SNL Season 48
Saturday Night Live kicks off its 48th season on Oct. 1. Today, the sketch comedy show announced its first three hosts and musical guests. Kendrick Lamar will open up as the season’s first musical guest, with WILLOW and Megan Thee Stallion to follow on Oct. 8 and 15h, respectively. Megan Thee Stallion will enter an elite club as she’s been tapped to not only perform, but she’ll be pulling double duty as the host. This will be her second appearance on the show, with her debut coming in October 2020. Lamar was a musical guest in 2013, 2014 (once on his own and again with Imagine Dragons) and 2018 (with Anderson .Paak). WILLOW made her debut appearance on SNL last April with Camila Cabello. Miles Teller and Brendan Gleeson will host the first two episodes. Japanese Breakfast was the musi...
Chris Redd Departs Saturday Night Live As Cast Exodus Continues
Chris Redd is leaving Saturday Night Live, Deadline reports. His departure marks the eighth such exit from the comedy show this year. Redd joined SNL as featured player for 2017’s Season 43 and stayed on the program for five years. In a statement, the comedian shared, “Being a part of SNL has been the experience of a lifetime. Five years ago, I walked into 30 Rock knowing that this was an amazing opportunity for growth. Now, with friends who have become family and memories I will cherish forever, I’m grateful to Lorne Michaels and to the entire SNL organization. From the bottom of my heart, I can’t thank you all enough.” Redd has appeared in Saturday Night Live alum projects like The Lonely Island’s Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Kenan Thompson’s NBC sitc...
Dogecoin has crashed 75% against Bitcoin since Elon Musk’s SNL appearance
Dogecoin (DOGE) may be back in the top-ten cryptocurrency by market capitalization, but its loses in both USD and Bitcoin (BTC) terms since Elon Musk’s SNL appearance are considerable. Dogecoin loses Musk-effect The DOGE/BTC trading pair has fallen 75% after peaking out at 1,287 satoshis on May 9, 2021, a day after Musk was a guest host on Saturday Night Live, including a sketch titled “The Dogefather.” DOGE/BTC daily price chart. Source: TradingView Before his appearance, the billionaire entrepreneur was relentlessly tweeting Dogecoin memes, images, which helped DOGE — a cryptocurrency that started out as a joke — to attain a market capitalization north of $90 billion in May 2021. That’s more than 36,000% gains in just two years. But things have gone downhill ever since. ...
Saturday Night Live Welcomes Four New Faces to Season 48 Cast
Saturday Night Live had somewhat of a mass exodus following the end of its 47th season, but the long-running sketch comedy series has now added a slew of fresh faces to its upcoming Season 48 cast. New featured players include Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker. Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Pete Davidson, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor, and featured player Aristotle Athari all left SNL this year, marking the biggest cast turnover since Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader, and Fred Armisen moved on from the show in 2012 and ’13. All four of Saturday Night Live’s new additions have roots in standup. Hernandez hails from Miami and serves as creative director for the “citizen’s journalism” comedy Instagram account O...
Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor Depart Saturday Night Live
Three more bite the dust at studio 8H: Saturday Night Live cast members Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor — as well as featured player Aristotle Athari — won’t be returning for the show’s 48th season. As The Hollywood Reporter points out, Moffat, Villaseñor, and Athari follow Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Kyle Mooney, all of whom said their goodbyes during the season 47 finale back in May. Longtime producer Lindsay Shookus also departed in August. Moffat and Villaseñor joined SNL as featured performers in 2016 and were promoted to main cast members two years later. Moffat became known for impressions including Joe Biden, Eric Trump, and Beto O’Rourke, as well as original characters like Guy Who Just Bought a Boat on “Weekend Update.” Adverti...
Conan O’Brien, Bowen Yang, and Meg Stalter Join Cast of Please Don’t Destroy Movie
Breakout Saturday Night Live trio Please Don’t Destroy are set to star in a movie produced by Judd Apatow, and the comedians are in good company: As Variety reports, Conan O’Brien, Bowen Yang, Meg Stalter, X Mayo, and Nichole Sakura have joined the cast of the film. The currently untitled picture, set to hit theaters on August 18th, 2023 via Universal Pictures, features Please Don’t Destroy — Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy — as childhood friends who attempt to find gold treasure rumored to be buried in a nearby mountain. The project now has even more comedy star power thanks to SNL alum and late night legend Conan, current cast member Yang, and Hacks star Stalter. Meanwhile, X Mayo writes for The Daily Show With Trevor Noah and appears in the N...
SNL’s Please Don’t Destroy Making Movie with Judd Apatow
After going viral during the pandemic and landing a writing gig on Saturday Night Live, comedy group Please Don’t Destroy are taking the next step by making a buddy comedy produced by Judd Apatow. Currently untitled, the movie centers around three childhood friends who live and work together. Looking to change their lives, they set out to find gold treasure rumored to be buried in a nearby mountain. Please Don’t Destroy is comprised of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, who met while attending New York University and started collaborating. After gaining a cult following with their self-produced online videos, they were hired for the recently concluded Season 47 of SNL. Advertisement Related Video Some of their notable sketches include “Three Sad Virgins” featuring Taylor ...
Kid Cudi Shares Mental Health Message, Says Daughter Told Him He Looked “Pretty” On ‘SNL’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Kid Cudi has always been open about his struggles with mental health. At an event for the New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Youth Anxiety Center, the rapper opened up even further, adding that his daughter Vada’s approval is top priority for him. Cudi and Vogue.com editor Chioma Nnadi led the conversation about anxiety, depression, and the importance of self-care and treatment. Related Stories The New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Youth Anxiety Center was founded 11 years ago and hosts a clinical and research program committed to addressing the epidemic of anxiety and depression in youth and adolescents, per Vogue. “Before I actually had therapy, the music was there for me. It was the perfect way to express myself and feel safe...
