Weekend Update

SNL Mocks News Coverage Of Balloon Boy Hoax (VIDEO)

Posted 10.18.2009 | Comedy


Cable news networks cut away from the president's discussion of rebuilding New Orleans this Thursday to cover the "balloon boy"--a 6-year-old who was ...

Megan Fox on SNL: Upstaged by the F-Word

Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.27.2009 | Media


Rachel Sklar

That was an eventful SNL season premiere. The biggest takeaway: Newcomer Jenny Slate dropping the F-bomb on live TV. Wow.

SNL Mocks Governor Paterson (VIDEO, POLL)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York


SNL's Weekend Update targeted Governor Paterson again last night, this time over his being asked to step aside in the 2010 governor's race. In the co...

'Bill Clinton' Talks Megan Fox, His Secret Tapes, And Monica Lewinsky On 'Weekend Update' (VIDEO)

Posted 09.25.2009 | Comedy


Darrell Hammond reprized his role as Bill Clinton last night on SNL's "Weekend Update." He sat down with host Seth Meyers to discuss the Clinton Tapes...

Seth & Amy Mock Kanye, Joe, And Serena In Weekend Update Premiere (VIDEO)

Posted 09.18.2009 | Comedy


Meyers and Poehler did their first "Really?!? With Seth & Amy" of the season last night during the premiere of Weekend Update Thursdays. The pair devo...

Weekend Late Night Round-Up: Tony Danza, Dick Cheney, Viagra And More! (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 06.18.2009 | Comedy


Jay Leno put Miss California's assertion that the wind blew open her vest, causing topless photos of her to be taken, to the test by placing a similar...

SNL: Star Trek Stars On Weekend Update: A Plea To Trekkies (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 06.10.2009 | Entertainment


"Star Trek" stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Quinto's Spock predecessor Leonard Nimoy surprised fans when they showed up on "Saturday Night Live's...

SNL's 'Weekend Update' To Expand

New York Times | BILL CARTER | Posted 06.03.2009 | Media


"Weekend Update," the satirical television news segment, worked during the presidential election year, and now NBC will again try to capitalize on int...

SNL: New Jersey Gay Couple Discusses Vermont Victory (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.13.2009 | Comedy


Despite Fred Armisen's high-profile engagement to "Mad Men" star Elisabeth Moss, turns out he's actually one half of a bridge-and-tunnel power couple....

SNL: Madonna And Angelina In Weekend Update Adoption-Off (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.06.2009 | Entertainment


During "Saturday Night Live's" Weekend Update, Madonna and Angelina Jolie sparred in a baby-off. Madonna was just denied a second child from Malawi w...

Weekend Late-Night Joke Round-Up: Octo-Mom, Gray Obama, AIG, Barbara Bush Surgery & More (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.09.2009 | Comedy


In this weekend's best late-night jokes, Bill Maher scores two one-liners, Seth Myers hits a "Weekend Update" trifecta, and NBC's late-nighters each c...

SNL Thursday: Crazy McCain Rally Lady, and The Joe The Plumber Effect

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.17.2008 | Media


If it's Thursday, it's Saturday — Night Live, of course. In round two of SNL's election-season prime-time outings, there was a final debate sket...

Crazy McCain Rally Lady Skit On SNL (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.16.2008 | Media


Playing off the recent outburst against Obama at a McCain-Palin rally by Gayle Quinnell, who said she's read of Obama "that he was an Arab," Thursday ...

Bill Clinton's Legacy?

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics


Carol Felsenthal

The former president is not really supporting Barack Obama -- he is hoping that John McCain wins so that he and Hillary can get going on her campaign for the nomination in 2012.

SNL Launches "SNL Politics"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.16.2008 | Media


Hooray, SNL finally understands the internet! First it was Fred Armisen's blog, then it was the "Laser Cats" video game, and then there was the huge, ...

Chevy Chase Rehired As An "SNL" Regular - At Scale

Fox News | Roger Friedman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Before the writer's strike, Chevy Chase's return to "Saturday Night Live" segment "Weekend Update" was supposed to be a recurring role. "I met with A...