‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Takes Aim At Columbia University For Ineffective Handling Of Protests Amid Sky High Tuition Costs

Saturday Night Live skipped its traditional cold open and instead went with brief bits featuring cast members and their mom, in honor of Mother’s Day.

Hopes of catching a glimpse of the Northern Lights tonight appeared to fade as geomagnetic activity 'has fallen off a cliff'.

The Met Office has issued a new update for those hoping to catch a glimpse of tonight's Northern Lights display. On Friday night (May 10), Greater Manchester was treated to dazzling auroras in the skies across the region.

Some very big Hollywood stars started off on Saturday Night Live!

Saturday Night Live has announced it will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year with a three-hour primetime special on NBC.The tribute will air live on February 16, 2025 – which is a Sunday – and will be part of a “celebratory weekend” for the show.No further details about the show have been shared, although earlier this year, creator Lorne Michaels did indicate plans for such a special.“We’re doing the 50th anniversary show in February of ’25, so I will definitely be there for that, and definitely be there until that, and sometime before that we’ll figure out what we’re gonna do,” he said.NBC ran a similar tribute for the show’s 40th birthday in 2015, featuring appearances from countless alumni from SNL history, including Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Will Ferrell, Norm MacDonald and Tina Fey.A feature film about the show’s premiere episode on October 11, 1975 is also in the works. Titled SNL 1975, it is set to be directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Up In The Air, Ghostbusters: Afterlife).The film will be based on real-life accounts based on an extensive series of interviews conducted by Reitman and co-writer Gil Kenan with “all the living cast, writers and crew”.Gabriel LaBelle from The Fabelmans will portray Michaels, while The Maze Runner’s Dylan O’Brien will play Dan Aykroyd in the film.

JoJo Siwa has reacted to Chloe Fineman’s “iconic” impression of her on Saturday Night Live.The singer and former Dance Moms star returned her comeback single ‘Karma’ in April, revealing her dramatic new look. Per a press release, the track marked her new era that would “kickstart an unfiltered, undeniable, and unrestrained phase for the record-breaking star”.Last weekend (May 4), Fineman joined Colin Jost during SNL‘s Weekend Update segment wearing a black and silver sparkly bodysuit and KISS-inspired make-up, similar to JoJo’s new, edgier look.The skit poked fun at Siwa’s new rebrand, including her goal to make “gay pop” and how she is in her new “bad girl era”.

Does this bad girl BITE??

JoJo Siwa is sharing her thoughts on Chloe Fineman‘s impersonation of her!

Dua Lipa joked around about the “give us nothing” meme while delivering her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, but she gave her fans everything when it came time to perform as the musical guest.

Anne McCarthy As college campus protests ignite across the U.S. over the Israel-Palestine conflict, “SNL” weighed in with its cold open this week as Kenan Thompson played an incredulous parent of a Columbia University student. Michael Longfellow acted as a reporter for Spectrum News New York 1 on “Community Affairs,” shining light on the ongoing protests throughout the country and their impact.

Dua Lipa is pulling double duty on the May 4 episode of Saturday Night Live!

Is that Tashi Donaldson or Dua Lipa?

Dua Lipa is schooling Saturday Night Live on the bad blood between Kendrick Lamar and Drake.

It's been a busy time for Ant and Dec, who recently brought their iconic ITV show Saturday Night Takeaway to a close after over 20 years. However, it seems it's not their only project that's coming to an end.The TV presenting duo took to Instagram to announce the end of yet another venture - but not to worry, it's not another hit TV show.The pair revealed on social media that their course on Making it in Media - in collaboration with The Prince's Trust - had finished. "That's a wrap on our Making it in Media course in Belfast," they wrote.

Vampire Weekend and Sabrina Carpenter are set to perform on Saturday Night Live this month.The hit NBC variety show has confirmed the hosts and musical guests for the final two episodes of season 49.Next week’s edition (May 11) will see Maya Rudolph on presenting duties as Vampire Weekend return to the SNL stage for the fourth time, following appearances in 2008, 2010 and 2013. They’ll showcase music from their fifth album ‘Only God Was Above Us’.SNL is then due to wrap up its current season on May 18, with actor Jake Gyllenhaal hosting for the third time.

open with comedian Peter Kay on April 23 and 24, but after a test event featuring Rick Astley on April 22, his gigs were pushed back to the end of April, and now later this May. Then, the arena was supposed to see The Black Keys perform on April 27; their shows have now been moved to May 15.Yesterday (May 1), the venue failed to launch again after it was forced to pull A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s show just 10 minutes after doors opened due to a “venue-related technical issue”.

Saturday Night Live is closing out Season 49 with two three-peats.

Presenting legends Ant and Dec are working on a brand-new TV project according to the Mirror, just after their show Saturday Night Takeaway ended after 20 years on air. Details haven’t been disclosed yet, but the pair have trademarked the name Belta Box for the upcoming plan.

The power of Greyskull is happening on June 5, 2026 when Amazon MGM Studios’ and Mattel Films’ finally bring their live-action reboot of Masters of the Universe to theaters.

Proud dad Olly Murs has opened up about juggling father duties as well as performing with Take That during the live show on Friday night at London's O2 Arena. But the pop star, 39, made a sad confession about feeling 'guilty' as he discussed what life has been like since he welcomed his baby daughter Madison last week. It's been a whirlwind as 48 hours after his wife Amelia Tank gave birth, he was back fulfilling his day job of performing with Take That on tour.