Hostess Peeps Cupcakes are the perfect springtime crossover
From the wrappers to the icing to the marshmallow filling, Hostess and Peeps nailed every element of ‘this deliciously nostalgic mashup.’
The Cold Open • Episode Reviews
The Cold Open’s reviews of episodes of SNL.
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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 takes his shot at hosting ‘SNL’
Unfortunately, Storrie’s opportunity to break away as an ‘SNL’ host came up short thanks to an uneven mix of sketches.
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.
‘SNL’ kicks off 2026 with a forgettable Finn Wolfhard episode
The host reunited with a few ‘Stranger Things’ buddies, but even a cameo from Sabrina Carpenter couldn’t give this episode a spark.
‘This is my last shift’: Bowen Yang says farewell to ‘SNL’ as Ariana Grande hosts
Yang’s departure makes him the latest big name to leave the cast after Season 50.
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.
‘SNL’ gives us Melissa McCarthy as host for her 6th time, takes us to ‘Cousin Planet’
McCarthy as host? A bit low energy this time. Jost as Hegseth? Bombastic.
Glen Powell leads Slay Division; MacGruber, Ashley Padilla and ‘Update’ tackle the Epstein Files
Will Forte was back as MacGruber, while the ‘SNL’ breakout star kicked things off as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Nikki Glaser’s ‘SNL’ lacks the edge her comedy is known for
Meanwhile Pete Davidson returns to ‘Weekend Update’ to defend the state of his Staten Island Ferry.
‘Property Brothers’ unleash ‘White House Makeover’ as Miles Teller hosts ‘SNL’
The star duo of Ashley Padilla and Andrew Dismukes continues to rise, while Ramy Youssef and Shane Gillis score cameos.
The universe finally lets Sabrina Carpenter host ‘SNL’ — and she brings Domingo with her
After teasing ‘SNL’ fans as the musical guest, in ‘SNL50’ and with a cameo, the singer got an episode all her own.