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Recurring Saturday Night Live Characters And Sketches Introduced 2015–16
The following is a list of recurring ''Saturday Night Live'' characters and sketches introduced during the forty-first season of ''SNL'', which began on October 3, 2015. Young Girl Interrupting Porn Shoots The shooting of a porn movie is regularly interrupted by a young girl (Aidy Bryant), seemingly unaware of the fictional aspect of the scene she has stumbled into. Citizens Forum An array of eccentric people monopolize the podium during the public comments segment of different public events such as a city council or school board meeting. Colleen Rafferty Three people are being interrogated about a paranormal encounter or phenomenon they experienced. But Colleen Rafferty's (Kate McKinnon) recollection of the events vastly differs from the other two (one of which typically is the host), and is filled with unsavory details. Deenie, Somebody's Mom Deenie (Kate McKinnon) inaccurately recaps her favorite shows on Weekend Update while eating from a plastic container. Unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live
''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') is an American Late night television in the United States, late-night live television, live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The show's premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title ''NBC's Saturday Night''. The show's comedy sketches, which often parody popular culture and politics, are performed by a Saturday Night Live cast members, large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, with featured performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that is usually based on current events and ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!, Live from New York, it's ''Saturday Night''!", properly beginning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brie Larson
Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers (born October 1, 1989), known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress. She played supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, and has since expanded to leading roles in independent films and Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters. List of awards and nominations received by Brie Larson, Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. At age six, Larson was the youngest student admitted to a training program at the American Conservatory Theater, and she began her acting career in 1998 with a comedy sketch on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. She appeared as a regular in the 2001 sitcom ''Raising Dad'' and briefly dabbled with a music career, releasing the album ''Finally Out of P.E.'' in 2005. She subsequently had supporting roles in the comedy films ''Hoot (film), Hoot'' (2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Pascal
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television, Pascal had his breakthrough role, breakout role as Oberyn Martell in the Game of Thrones (season 4), fourth season of the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2014). He gained further prominence with his portrayal of Javier Peña in the Netflix crime series ''Narcos'' (2015–2017). He went on to appear in the films ''The Great Wall (film), The Great Wall'' (2016), ''Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017), ''The Equalizer 2'' (2018), and ''Triple Frontier (film), Triple Frontier'' (2019). Pascal's leading roles as The Mandalorian (character), Din Djarin in the Disney+ science fiction series ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2023) and Joel (The Last of Us), Joel Miller in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series ''The Last of Us (TV series), The Last of Us'' (2023–present) propelled him to international stardom, earning him a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special
"''Saturday Night Live'' 50th Anniversary Special" (also billed as "SNL50: The Anniversary Special") is a three-hour television special to commemorate the 50th anniversary season of ''Saturday Night Live''. It aired on February 16, 2025, on NBC and Peacock and, like the '' 40th Anniversary Special,'' was preceded by two hour-long live red carpet specials: one was hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg for ''SNL''s social media such as YouTube; Willie Geist, Leslie Jones, and Matt Rogers hosted the pre-show on NBC. However, the carpet at the 50th anniversary started only one hour before the show began at 7 p.m. before the 8 to 11:30 p.m. show. The special was watched by nearly 15 million viewers. Synopsis The special followed the format of a typical ''Saturday Night Live'' episode, extended to 3½ hours instead of the usual 1½, and included a cold open, a monologue, sketches, a short film, commercial parodies, and musical performances. Sketches Musical performances Cast and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live (season 50)
The fiftieth season of the American sketch comedy late night television program ''Saturday Night Live'' (also branded ''Saturday Night Live 50'' and ''SNL50: The Anniversary Season'') premiered on September 28, 2024 on NBC and Peacock, with host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll, and concluded on May 17, 2025 with host Scarlett Johansson and musical guest Bad Bunny. In addition to the standard episodes hosted by celebrity guests and featuring musical acts, the series also had several months of acknowledgements, leading to a three-hour celebratory 50th anniversary special retrospective, which aired on February 16, 2025. Cast Prior to the start of the season, Punkie Johnson, who had been on the show for four seasons since 2020, and featured player Molly Kearney, who had been on the show for two seasons since 2022, made the decision to leave after the conclusion of the previous season. Following Johnson and Kearney's departures, fellow featured player Chloe Troast w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowen Yang
Bowen Yang (born November 6, 1990) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer. Yang was hired to join the writing staff of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' in September 2018, ahead of its 44th season, and a year later was promoted to on-air cast status for ''SNL'''s 45th season. He made history in 2021 becoming the first ''SNL'' featured player to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award (in the Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category). He was promoted to repertory status before the 47th season. Yang has appeared in the television series '' Girls5Eva'', '' Ziwe'', and '' The Other Two'', and was recurring on '' Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens''. He is also known for his appearances in the LGBTQ romantic comedies ''Fire Island'' and '' Bros'', both released in 2022, and in the 2024 musical fantasy film '' Wicked''. He co-hosts a comedy pop-culture podcast, '' Las Culturistas,'' with Matt Rogers. In January 2019, he was named to ''Forbes'' magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Sherman
Sarah Nicole Sherman (born March 7, 1993), also known professionally as Sarah Squirm, is an American comedian, actress, and screenwriter. Sherman is known for using surreal and body horror comedy. She became a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' starting with its 47th season in October 2021, and was promoted to repertory status in October 2023. Early life Sherman was born and raised in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, in a Jewish family. She told ''Variety'', "I grew up liking, you know, crazy cartoons, and I love Joan Rivers and ''The Nanny'' and ''Garbage Pail Kids'' and '' Ren & Stimpy'' and stuff like that." She told another interviewer, "I had Raggedy Ann dolls. Thinking about it now, Raggedy Ann has heavily influenced the way I dress. I had a bunch of Lamb Chop dolls, too. I'm a huge Lamb Chop freak because Shari Lewis was a Jewish comedian, and I have a giant Lamb Chop tattoo on my leg." She attended Great Neck South High School, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live (season 49)
The forty-ninth season of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' premiered on October 14, 2023, during the 2023–24 United States network television schedule, 2023–24 television season, with host Pete Davidson and musical guest Ice Spice, and concluded on May 18, 2024 with host Jake Gyllenhaal and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter. The premiere was delayed due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. Cast After the departures of eleven cast members between seasons Saturday Night Live (season 46), 46 and Saturday Night Live (season 48), 48, the entire cast from Saturday Night Live (season 48), the previous season returned. James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman, who both joined as featured players prior to season 47, were promoted to repertory status, while Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker (comedian), Devon Walker, all of whom joined the previous season, remained as featured players. On October 4, 2023, New York City-based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Lyonne
Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein ( ; born April 4, 1979) is an American producer, director, comedian, writer, actress, and artificial intelligence film studio head. Lyonne started her career as a child actress before expanding her career taking on mature roles in film and television, for which she was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, and named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by '' Time Magazine'' in 2023. In 2025, she publicly revealed herself as the co-founder of the artificial intelligence film studio Asteria, founded with her boyfriend Bryn Mooser in 2022 with the intent to "make hotorealisticanimated films with zero human hands on deck".https://www.inc.com/sarah-sicard/natasha-lyonnes-company-uses-ai-to-make-films-ethically/91184468https://web.archive.org/web/20250604112118/https://www.vulture.com/article/generative-ai-hollywood-movies-tv.html Lyonne started her career as a child actress making her first uncredited app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rudd
Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He was included on the ''Forbes'' Celebrity 100 list in 2019, and was named ''People'' magazine's " Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021. The accolades he has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, alongside nominations for a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rudd appeared in the films '' Clueless'' (1995), '' Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'' (1995), ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996), '' Wet Hot American Summer'' (2001), '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' (2005), '' Knocked Up'' (2007), '' I Love You, Man'' (2009), and '' This Is 40'' (2012). He has played the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in five Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from '' Ant-Man'' (2015) to '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liev Schreiber
Isaac Liev Schreiber ( ; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award as well as nominations for nine Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. Schreiber's early film roles include ''Mixed Nuts'' (1994), '' Party Girl'' (1995), '' The Daytrippers'' (1996), and '' Big Night'' (1996). He acted in the first three '' Scream'' films (1996–2000), ''Ransom'' (1996), '' The Hurricane'' (1999), ''Hamlet'' (2000), '' Kate & Leopold'' (2001), '' The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004), '' The Painted Veil'' (2006), '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009), '' Pawn Sacrifice'' (2014), and ''Spotlight'' (2015). He acted in the Wes Anderson films '' Isle of Dogs'' (2018), ''The French Dispatch'' (2021), and '' Asteroid City'' (2023). He made his directorial film debut with '' Everything Is Illuminated'' (2005). He made his Broadway debut in '' In the Summer House'' (1992). He earned the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live (season 44)
The forty-fourth season of the NBC comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' premiered on September 29, 2018, during the 2018–19 television season with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West and concluded on May 18, 2019, with host Paul Rudd and musical guest DJ Khaled. Cast Prior to the start of the season, Luke Null (who joined the cast for the previous season) was let go from the show. Upright Citizens Brigade alum Ego Nwodim joined the cast as a featured player, replacing Null. Nwodim became the seventh African-American female cast member in the show's history. Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, and Melissa Villaseñor, all three of whom were hired in 2016 for season 42, were upgraded to repertory status, while Heidi Gardner and Chris Redd, both of whom were hired in 2017 for season 43, remained as featured players. Aside from Null, all other cast members from the previous season returned to the show, including guest star Alec Baldwin in his role as President Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
