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Most of the cast of Saturday Night Live took part in a takedown of Southwest, with Jake Gyllenhaal playing a frenzied customer who just wanted to change his flight. Gyllenhaal — who was mistakenly referred to as Vaginal Cream — had to navigate through a series of operators who first assumed he just…

Colin Jost and Michael Che continued their Saturday Night Live “Weekend Update” tradition of swapping jokes and writing zingers for each other to say. Che started by saying that the last time he tricked Jost into thinking he had invited a civil rights hero, “and that was low. So to make it up to you…

A parody of Scooby Doo turned bloody on SNL Saturday, with host Jake Gyllenhaal subbing in as the toe-headed Fred while musical guest star Sabrina Carpenter guest starred as Daphne. Dubbed “Scooby Doo and the Mystery of the Shadow Phantom,” the skit featured Fred investigating a haunted mention with…

Jake Gyllenhaal took hosting duties for Saturday Night Live’s Season 49 finale ahead of the historic 50th season this fall. The Road House actor joked in his monologue, “When you think of historic television seasons, the first number that pops into your head is 49.” Related…

Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment leaned into the brain worm that U.S. presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said got into his head. Sarah Sherman had the honors of dressing up as a worm and took a jab at Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval, who became known as “the worm with a…

Maya Rudolph returned to Saturday Night Live as host for the Mother’s Day show. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Rudolph said as she took the stage of Studio 8H. “It is so good to be back and for the Mother’s Day episode.” Rudolph said that for her, it was “extra special” as she is a…

Saturday Night Live skipped its traditional cold open and instead went with brief bits featuring cast members and their moms, in honor of Mother’s Day. “As you know, it is Mother’s Day in about 29 minutes,” said Kenan Thompson. “So still plenty of time to buy a gift,” said his mother, Ann…

Maya Rudolph has been hiding in a Saturday Night Live closet for 17 years and is now ready to come out and host the show. In a promo ahead of Rudolph hosting the NBC late-night sketch show, Andrew Dismukes and Chloe Troast are walking the halls of 30 Rock when they notice a door and laughing noises…

Is that Tashi Donaldson or Dua Lipa? Saturday Night Live audiences were treated to a nod at Luca Guadagnino’s latest film Challengers during a sketch featuring host Dua Lipa as a somewhat intense woman who had invited a date over to her apartment — aka SNL featured player Marcello…

Saturday Night Live is poking a bit of fun at a common form of activism seen on red carpets. The sketch comedy series put together a fake ad for the “teeny tiny statement pins” frequently seen on red carpets, supporting a variety of causes. With the Met Gala approaching, SNL figured it might be…

Jerry Seinfeld crashed Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update segment, and Colin Jost introduced him as “a man who did too much press.” The Seinfeld star has been on a press tour promoting his Netflix movie Unfrosted, which he directed and stars in. Seinfeld came to the Update desk, not knowing…

Dua Lipa is schooling Saturday Night Live on the bad blood between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. During a local news segment sketch, the “Dance The Night Away” singer appeared as a culture critic Wanda Weems to catch audiences up to speed on all the jabs the two rappers have taken at each other in diss…