British version of ‘Saturday Night Live’ currently in the works

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAnna Drezen is exiting her role as one of four head writers for “Saturday Night Live” in order to focus on her Freefrom animated comedy series “Praise Petey.”Drezen disclosed her decision Thursday in an Instagram post that featured a collection of photos from her time working on the NBC mainstay. “Bye SNL! I am leaving the show to focus on my show at Freeform.

There’s a lot of pressure when it comes to putting on an episode of Saturday Night Live: it is live, after all.

Live from New York — but maybe not for much longer. After decades behind the scenes, Lorne Michaels is opening up about when he’d be ready to say goodbye to Saturday Night Live.

“CBS Mornings” on Monday that he is contemplating leaving following the show’s 50th anniversary in the 2024-2025 season.“You know, I think I’m committed to doing this show until its 50th anniversary, which is in three years,” he said. “I’d like to see that through and I have a feeling that’d be a really good time to leave.

Lorne Michaels, creator of Saturday Night Live, has admitted that he is considering retiring from the long-running NBC series when it hits its 50th anniversary.

Paul Rudd is slated to make his fifth guest hosting appearance but musical guest Charli XCX confirmed she's no longer part of the show and she's «devastated» about it.She tweeted, «Hi everyone.

“Saturday Night Live” announced its decision to cancel the live studio audience just hours before the Paul Rudd-hosted episode began taping.

Paul Rudd is slated to make his fifth guest hosting appearance alongside musical guest Charli XCX. The official announcement, posted on 's social media accounts, didn't divulge details on what exactly «limited cast and crew» means, but the is reporting, citing a set insider, that «four actors» contracted the virus and «three others» called out because they're «fearful» about coming to the midtown Manhattan set.A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl)While the Omicron variant's been

Selome Hailu editorDue to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in New York City, Saturday’s holiday episode of “Saturday Night Live” will proceed without a live audience.

With New York emerging as the epicenter of the latest surge in the coronavirus pandemic, tied to the fast-spreading Omicron variant, NBC’s Saturday Night Live has imposed restrictions for its taping tonight.

Billie Eilish came through in a big way on Saturday Night Live this week!

Pulling double duty! Billie Eilish returned to the Saturday Night Live soundstage as both host and musical guest, sharing her love for the holiday season.

took the last few weeks off, and came back over the weekend to take some swings and Andrew and Chris Cuomo.The episode's cold open sketch began with Kate McKinnon's Anthony Fauci delivering a public address regarding to emerging omicron variant of the coronavirus.To help demonstrate the ins and outs of being safe amid the pandemic, Fauci explains that he'd hired actors to put on little sketches acting out various situations that could arise on a day-to-day basis.

Billie Eilish made her hosting debut over the weekend, and kicked things off with a confident and enlightening monologue.Taking to the stage in a cheerfully eccentric puffy white dress — which she said made her look like she «just got married in an anime» — Eilish seemed cheerful and effortlessly confident in the spotlight as she delivered some solid jokes.«Some people wonder why I started wearing baggy clothes, and there was actually a good reason,» Eilish said, after addressing her unique

Saturday Night Live is in the works at Sky, according to reports.Representatives for the famed US variety show, which airs on NBC, are said to be in discussions with Sky about creating a British version of the show.

According to a new report, Saturday Night Live is heading across the pond.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Live from London…It’s Saturday Night”?NBC’s iconic late-night sketch show could be hitting British shores in the future. Variety has confirmed that a U.K.