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salon.com > 03/06/2026 > saturday-night-lives-middle-ground-problem

"Saturday Night Live"'s middle ground problem

6+ hour, 25+ min ago  (661+ words) Days before Storrie's episode, The Athletic announced that Minnesota Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes " fresh off besting Team Canada to win Olympic gold with the U.S. men's hockey team in Milan " would join Storrie on the show before heading over to appear…...

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salon.com > 02/07/2026 > shrinking-is-a-therapeutic-retreat-from-an-ugly-world

"Shrinking" is a therapeutic retreat from an ugly world

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (762+ words) Recently, I spent too much time trying to figure out if it ever rains on "Shrinking." The answer is yes, but infrequently. Two episodes into its third season, Jimmy Laird (played by co-creator Jason Segel) and his crew have yet…...

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salon.com > 02/04/2026 > catherine-ohara-knew-that-motherhood-can-be-a-slapstick-comedy

Catherine O’Hara knew that motherhood can be a slapstick comedy

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1027+ words) Motherhood's long association with martyrdom is a real turn-off. Few understood that better than Catherine O'Hara, who played one of cinema's most self-sacrificing moms " and several of its least. As harried Kate McCallister in "Home Alone," she hurtles across the…...

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salon.com > 01/16/2026 > the-vital-joy-of-amy-poehlers-good-hang

The vital joy of Amy Poehler's "Good Hang"

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1149+ words) The vital joy of Amy Poehler's "Good Hang'Salon.com The vital joy of Amy Poehler's "Good Hang The comedy interview podcast has become an award-winning source of bliss. It couldn't have come at a better time While accepting the inaugural…...

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salon.com > 12/28/2025 > hernandez-of-snl-says-fans-think-hes-domingo-i-do-have-a-name

Hernández of “SNL” says fans think he’s Domingo: “I do have a name”

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (182+ words) Just a few seasons into his run on "Saturday Night Live," Marcello Hern'ndez landed on the sort of breakout character cast members spend years trying to craft." Speaking to the New York Times this week, Hern'ndez refused to take credit…...

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salon.com > 12/13/2025 > the-dick-van-dyke-show-changed-tv-forever

"The Dick Van Dyke Show" changed TV forever

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (807+ words) For a moment, imagine a world in which "The Dick Van Dyke Show" only existed for one season. How would popular culture be different? Well, first of all, the version of "Mary Poppins" that babysat millions of us wouldn't exist....

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salon.com > 11/16/2025 > saturday-night-live-epstein-emails-are-breakout-star-of-glen-powell-led-episode

"Saturday Night Live": Epstein emails are breakout star of Glen Powell-led episode

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (396+ words) For news watchers, there was really only one thing worth talking about this entire week. So, the writers" room of" "Saturday Night Live" can be forgiven for airing three sketches that touched on Jeffrey Epstein's newly released emails. The show…...

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salon.com > 11/04/2025 > im-more-conservative-than-people-think-colbert-pushes-back-against-lefty-perception

“I’m more conservative than people think”: Colbert pushes back against “lefty” perception

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (319+ words) Stephen Colbert doesn't see himself as a paragon of progressivism. In an interview with GQ covering his two decades as a television host and his sudden cancellation by CBS, Colbert said his "honest" reaction to the news of the day…...

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salon.com > 11/02/2025 > rachel-sennott-really-does-love-la

Rachel Sennott really does love LA

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (766+ words) If you belong to the Church of Manifesting, there's a strong argument to be made that this was how Sennott willed "I Love LA" into existence, whether in fulfillment of a suppressed desire or a cosmic joke. Either way, that…...

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salon.com > 11/02/2025 > we-all-know-its-about-me-trump-takes-over-saturday-night-live-nyc-mayor-debate

"We all know it's about me": Trump takes over "Saturday Night Live" NYC mayor debate

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (320+ words) It's beginning to feel like James Austin Johnson is contractually obligated to bring his Donald Trump impersonation to every "Saturday Night Live" cold open. How else can you explain a fairly solid (and locally targeted) satire of the increasingly unhinged…...