James Austin Johnson channels ‘Devil Wears Prada’ as he connects Olivia Rodrigo to ‘SNL’
It turns out Rodrigo might owe her entire career to ‘SNL’? I dunno. Somehow Zac Efron is involved.
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Jack Black returns to save the ‘SNL’ Five-Timers Club
Black summons the power of Jack White and ‘Seven Nation Army’ to restore the hallowed lounge to glory.
Ryan Gosling easily delivers the best ‘SNL’ of the season
This episode was a ton of fun, and I’m on board with agreeing that Gosling is ‘your favorite host of all time.’
‘Heated Rivalry’ star Connor Storrie breaks out the Russian for an accent duel
Storrie and James Austin Johnson go accent for accent — even Shrek! But there’s one accent they won’t do ...
Colin Jost shines in cut-for-time ‘SNL’ sketch ‘Epstein-Barr’
The ‘Weekend Update’ anchor almost made a rare appearance in a non-cold open sketch.
Alexander Skarsgård and Stellan Skarsgård make ‘SNL’ a family affair
As the ‘Murderbot’ star was joined by his dad for the show’s 1,000th episode, Ashley Padilla and Andrew Dismukes reunited on ‘Weekend Update.’
‘SNL’ bounces back thanks to Teyana Taylor and Ashley Padilla
It wasn’t an easy night for a new episode of ‘SNL,’ but the ‘One Battle After Another’ star did her best to infuse this episode with energy.
Andrew Dismukes eats Ashley Padilla’s eggplant parm, suffers Teyana Taylor’s wrath
The ‘One Battle After Another’ star channels ‘Waiting to Exhale’ for her ‘SNL’ promo.
The 10 best ‘SNL’ sketches of Season 51. (So far.)
While we wait for the show to return in 2026, here are the top moments from the first nine episodes.
Talking Bowen Yang, Ariana Grande and Ashley Padilla with the ‘Not Ready for Primetime SNL Podcast’
I joined Mike Ryan and Ryan McGee to break down the final episode for Yang and 2025.
Ashley Padilla steals ‘SNL,’ Disney flubs ‘Doomsday’ teaser release, and I need more Confetti Cookie Freeze
Your weekly rundown of everything from Popculturology, Deep SNL Thoughts and Snackology.
Josh O’Connor hosted ‘SNL,’ but Ashley Padilla ran away with the episode
The sophomore star’s legend grows. It’s past time for Lorne Michaels to promote her from featured status.
‘There’s really no room for you in the cast’: Ashley Padilla tells Seth Meyers about her ‘SNL’ audition
The sophomore standout had to overcome a confusing Lorne Michaels moment and the chaos of ‘SNL50.’