How the Gender Dynamics of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosts Affect the Guest Emmy Submissions

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ended her run a decade later after Season 47.The “Shrill” star told Variety in a new profile that she wanted to leave the NBC show sooner, however, the coronavirus ruined her plans. “If it weren’t for COVID, I probably would have left a few years earlier,” she said. “But it was such a huge change.”“When COVID hit, it was so jarring that we were all like, ‘I’m definitely going to come back next year.’ And then I had to shoot ‘Shrill’ for half of last season, and so I missed a lot,” she continued.Bryant noted that she felt that 10 years seemed to be enough time on “SNL.” “And then it was like, ‘Well, now I should go back one more.’ I kept trying to seek one last normal year.

A bittersweet ending. After Aidy Bryant decided it was time to move on from her post at Saturday Night Live, she faced the biggest hurdle of all — informing her boss, Lorne Michaels.

Aidy Bryant is sharing the reason behind her  exit. Bryant told  that the COVID-19 pandemic played a major role in her staying on the show longer than she originally planned.«If it weren’t for COVID, I probably would have left a few years earlier.

Kenan Thompson isn't departing  anytime soon. ET spoke to Thompson at the 2022 Apollo Spring Benefit in New York City, where he's hosting the annual fundraiser, about his future on the sketch comedy show after a season that saw major cast exits in Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney. «I mean, not that I know of,» Thompson said when asked if he was planning to depart SNL.

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

Clayton Davis Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.

What’s next? Pete Davidson has officially closed his Saturday Night Live chapter, but the comedian remains as booked and busy as ever thanks to his new series, Bupkis.

Pete Davidson's  exit over the weekend featured tributes from a long list of big names (girlfriend Kim Kardashian included), but you may have missed Eminem’s appearance on the roster. The famed rapper made a cameo on Saturday in a cut-for-time sketch that parodied his and Dr. Dre's 1999 hit, «Forgot About Dre.»The sketch, «Forgot About Lorne,» is Davidson's thank you to producer Lorne Michaels for his role in shaping so many careers.

Pete Davidson’s final appearance on Saturday Night Live was May 21. His girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, made sure to show love and support during the bittersweet moment.“In case you haven’t heard this lately, I love you.

Eminem made a surprise appearance on the season 47 finale of “Saturday Night Live” on May 23. 

Staying supportive! While Kim Kardashian celebrates her sister Kourtney Kardashian’s Italian wedding to Travis Barker, she couldn’t help but praise boyfriend Pete Davidson’s final Saturday Night Live appearance from afar.

Natasha Lyonne made her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut in the final episode of the 47th season, where she joked about the recent arrival of the second season of her Netflix comedy “Russian Doll”.

Japanese Breakfast made her Saturday Night Live debut last night (May 21) on the show’s season 47 finale – watch her play ‘Be Sweet’ and ‘Paprika’ below.The singer-songwriter, aka Michelle Zauner, released new album ‘Jubilee’ last year, and appeared alongside host Natasha Lyonne, star of Russian Doll and Orange Is The New Black.Zauner played two of the biggest hits from ‘Jubilee’ on the show. For ‘Be Sweet’, she was dressed in deep red and backed by a four-piece band all in white, before she donned a white frock and was joined by a horn section for ‘Paprika’.Watch the two performances below.Last night’s SNL season finale also saw the departure of longtime cast member Pete Davidson.Fellow cast members Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon and Kyle Mooney also announced they were to leave the show after last night’s episode.The news comes after Davidson remarked in 2021 that he was “ready to hang up the jersey” with regards to his stint on SNL.Elsewhere on the 47th season of the show, Post Malone made his Saturday Night Live debut, with Selena Gomez also be making her debut on the NBC programme as host.During his performance, the rapper was joined by Fleet Foxes to premiere ‘Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol’, a song from his forthcoming album ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’.The May 7 episode of SNL, meanwhile, featured Arcade Fire as musical guests, following the release of their latest album ‘WE’ last Friday.

Natasha Lyonne is hosting Saturday Night Live for the very first time!

Pete Davidson is making his final appearance on Saturday Night Live!

Saturday Night Live opened with one of the show’s most popular skits: Close Encounter, this time with departing cast member Kate McKinnon bidding adieu as Colleen Rafferty really is sent off on an alien spaceship.