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Daily Show's Josh Johnson Set for First Late Show Interview
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (320+ words) Comedian and'Daily Show'host/correspondent/writer Josh Johnson will mark a milestone when he sits for his first Late Show interview with Stephen Colbert this Wednesday, April, 14. Johnson's only previous Late Show visit was in November 2022, where he performed a stand-up…...
'Weird Al' Yankovic to Hit Late-Night Superfecta with Kimmel Debut
23+ hour, 10+ min ago (379+ words) Weird Al" Yankovic is set to complete his late-night Infinity Gauntlet. The legendary comedy musician will make his Jimmy Kimmel Live! debut next Thursday, April 16. To date, Jimmy Kimmel's show is the only late-night program currently on air that Yankovic…...
Colman Domingo Once Starred on 'The Big Gay Sketch Show"
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (827+ words) Eighteen years before he would host Saturday Night Live, Colman Domingo belonged to the cast of a sketch comedy series that professed itself it be big and quite gay. Ahead of the Emmy-winning and twice Oscar-nominated actor's Studio 8 H debut…...
Rare SNL Office Tour Reveals Lonely Island 'Artifact,' Much Lorne Michaels Jam'Watch
23+ hour, 47+ min ago (257+ words) A certain kind of "vibes," a Lonely Island keepsake, and much unopened jam from Lorne Michaels are on the itinerary as two Saturday Night Live scribes lead a rare tour of the iconic comedy series" hallowed offices. In the video…...
Why SNL Disappeared One of Its Biggest Hits of the 1980s
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (916+ words) Everyone's a winner, according to the theme song of "Jackie Rogers Jr.'s $100, 000 Jackpot Wad." Everyone, that is, except fans searching for that once wildly popular Saturday Night Live quiz-show parody from 1985. You won't find it on SNL's social channels…...
'A Miracle': Ashley Padilla's "Kathy' Wins Praise From an SNL Legend
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (981+ words) If Ashley Padilla wasn't already having a breakout season at Saturday Night Live, she cemented it Saturday night with a stop-what-you're-doing-and-watch sketch that opened the post-monologue portion of the show. Don't take my word for it. Praise for Padilla's commitment…...
'Intense' SNL UK Host Riz Ahmed Has a Killer Secret in New Promo
1+ week, 4+ day ago (299+ words) The Saturday Night Live UK cast tread carefully'perhaps with good reason?'around host Riz Ahmed in a new promo for the sketch comedy series" April 4 episode. Sure enough, once the duo rap on the host"s dressing room door, they…...
SNL Cast Tests How Well They Really Know Each Other
1+ week, 4+ day ago (113+ words) Jed Rosenzweig cut his teeth on the web working at Yahoo! in its heyday, where he led the site's movie and TV verticals through a period of explosive growth. In addition to Late Nighter, he also publishes the subscription newsletter…...
Eric Ledgin on Fallon, 'Monologue Math'and the Road to 'St. Denis Medical"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (372+ words) Eric Ledgin is an Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and showrunner best known for co-creating NBC's St. Denis Medical. But for Ledgin, the path to running his own network comedy started at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. On this week's episode…...
'SNL UK' Allows F-Bombs. Is the U. S. Original Better Off Without Them?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (658+ words) Tina Fey pulled off a shocker when she told Derry Girls" Nicola Coughlan why an American was hosting the SNL UK premiere: "The way it was explained to me was that, for this first episode, anyway'how do I put this…...