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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. 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 was let go after only one season on the show. The show subsequently added three new cast me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peacock (streaming Service)
Peacock is an American over-the-top video streaming service owned and operated by the Television and Streaming division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Named after the NBC logo, the service launched on July 15, 2020. The service primarily features series and film content from NBCUniversal studios and other third-party content providers, including television series, films, news, and sports programming. The service is available in a free ad-supported version with limited content, while premium tiers include a larger content library and access to additional NBC Sports, Hallmark Channel, and WWE content. As of December 2022, the service has reached 18 million paid subscribers. History On January 14, 2019, NBCUniversal announced plans to launch an over-the-top streaming service in 2020, which would feature original and library content, and be available in free advertising-supported and paid ad-free versions. The service would be led by chairman Bonnie Hamme, under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Wakim
Emil Wakim (, ; born March11, 1998) is an American comedian and actor. He is a featured cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' for its 50th season. Early life Wakim was born in Chicago on March11, 1998 to a Lebanese Maronite father and a White American mother. He was raised in Indiana as a Maronite Christian, a non-Arab ethnoreligious group, but despite his father teaching him that it is inaccurate to identify as an Arab Christian, he identifies as such. He moved to Bloomington, Indiana, for college and is based in Brooklyn, New York. Career Wakim was selected as a New Face of Comedy at the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He has opened for comedians such as Roy Wood Jr., Kyle Kinane, Nikki Glaser, Hasan Minhaj, and Neal Brennan. When asked about his experience leading up to his first ''The Tonight Show'' appearance in 2022, he stated that, "Doing Fallon was probably the highlight so far, especially for what it meant for me at the time I got it. I was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Walz
Timothy James Walz ( ; born April 6, 1964) is an American politician and retired educator. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he has served as the 41st governor of Minnesota since 2019. Born in West Point, Nebraska, Walz was a member of the Army National Guard, and was a temporary teacher on a reservation in South Dakota after high school. He later graduated from Chadron State College and Minnesota State University, Mankato. He moved to Minnesota in 1996. Before running for Congress in 2006, he served for 24 years in the Army National Guard and as a social studies teacher in the Mankato school district. Walz was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2019. He was first elected in 2006, defeating six-term Republican incumbent Gil Gutknecht. He was reelected five times. On November 6, 2018, Walz was elected governor, defeating the Republican nominee, Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson. His tenure has been marked by the George Floyd prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Emhoff
Douglas Craig Emhoff (born October 13, 1964) is an American lawyer who is the second gentleman of the United States. He is married to the 49th vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris. As the first-ever husband of a vice president, Emhoff is the first second gentleman in American history. He is also the first Jewish spouse of a vice president. Emhoff began his career as an entertainment lawyer. He was managing director of Venable's West Coast offices and later became a partner at DLA Piper. He is also a distinguished visiting professor at Georgetown University Law Center. Early life and education Douglas Craig Emhoff was born on October 13, 1964 in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the son of Jewish parents, Barbara (nee Kanzer) and Michael Emhoff. He has a brother Andy and a sister Jamie. From 1969 to 1981, he grew up in Matawan and Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, and attended Cedar Ridge High School. His family were congregants of Temple Shalom, a Reform sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris ( ; born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African American and first Asian American vice president. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017 and as a United States senator representing California from 2017 to 2021. Born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She began her career in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, before being recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and later the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2003, she was elected district attorney of San Francisco. She was elected Attorney General of California in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Harris served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gaffigan
James Christopher Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. His material often addresses fatherhood, laziness, food, religion, and general observations. He is regarded as a "clean" comic, using little profanity in his routines. He has released several successful comedy specials, including '' Mr. Universe'', ''Obsessed'', ''Cinco'', and ''Quality Time'', all of which have received Grammy nominations. Gaffigan's memoir ''Dad Is Fat'' (2013) and his most recent book ''Food: A Love Story'' (2014) were both published by Crown Publishers. He co-created and starred in the TV Land series '' The Jim Gaffigan Show'', based on his life. He collaborates extensively with his wife, actress Jeannie Gaffigan, with whom he has five children. They are Catholic, a topic that frequently comes up in his comedy shows. Early life James Christopher Gaffigan was born in Elgin, Illinois, on July 7, 1966, the youngest of six children born to charity work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Samberg
Andy Samberg (born David A. J. Samberg; August 18, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, musician, producer and screenwriter. He is a member of the comedy music group The Lonely Island and was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2005 to 2012, where he and his fellow group members are credited with popularizing the ''SNL'' Digital Shorts. Samberg has starred in several films, including ''Hot Rod'' (2007), '' I Love You, Man'' (2009), '' That's My Boy'' (2012), '' Celeste and Jesse Forever'' (2012), '' Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping'' (2016), and ''Palm Springs'' (2020). Samberg has also lead voice roles in '' Space Chimps'' (2008), the ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' film series (2009–2013), the ''Hotel Transylvania'' film series (2012–2022), '' Storks'' (2016), '' America: The Motion Picture'' (2021), and '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' (2022). From 2013 to 2021, he starred as Jake Peralta in the Fox, and later NBC, police sitcom ''Brooklyn Nine-Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''), and later played supporting roles in the films '' 50 First Dates'' (2004), ''A Prairie Home Companion'' (2006)'','' and '' Idiocracy'' (2006). Gale Biography In Context. Since leaving ''SNL'' in 2007, Rudolph has appeared in various films, including '' Grown Ups'' (2010) and its 2013 sequel, '' Bridesmaids'' (2011), '' Inherent Vice'' (2014)'','' '' Sisters'' (2015)'','' '' CHiPs'' (2017), '' Life of the Party'' (2018), '' Wine Country'' (2019), and ''Disenchanted'' (2022). She has also provided voice acting roles for the animated films '' Shrek the Third'' (2007), ''Big Hero 6'' (2014), '' The Angry Birds Movie'' (2016), '' The Emoji Movie'' (2017), '' The Willoughbys'' (2020)'','' ''The Mitchells vs. the Machines'' (2021)'','' and ''Luca'' (2021). From 2011 to 2012, Rudolph starred as Ava Alexande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Carvey
Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his seven seasons as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1986 to 1993, which earned him five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Carvey is also known for his film roles in comedies such as '' Tough Guys'' (1986), '' Opportunity Knocks'' (1990), ''Trapped in Paradise'' (1994), and '' The Master of Disguise'' (2002), as well as reprising his role of Garth Algar in the ''SNL'' spin-off film '' Wayne's World'' (1992) and its sequel '' Wayne's World 2'' (1993). Early life Carvey was born in Missoula, Montana, the fourth of five (with three older brothers and one younger sister) born to Billie Dahl, a schoolteacher, and William John (Bud) Carvey, a high school business teacher. Carvey is the brother of Brad Carvey, the engineer/designer of the Video Toaster. The character Garth Algar is loosely based on Brad. Carvey has En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devon Walker (comedian)
Devon Walker (born February 13, 1991) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. In 2022, Walker joined the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' as a featured player for the show's 48th season''.'' Life and career Walker was raised in the Texas cities of Austin and Pflugerville. He has a graduate degree. Walker began his comedy career in Austin around 2015. He moved to New York City in 2018, where he hosts the monthly comedy show ''Dad'' with comics Alex English and Gary Richardson at The Jane. Walker gained early support from ''Comedy Central''. In 2017, he was chosen for their ''Up Next'' showcase, and in 2019, he had his own special on '' Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring''. He has created and appeared in a number of the network's digital shorts. Walker was a writer for the animated Netflix comedy ''Big Mouth'' and the 2022 Freeform comedy series ''Everything's Trash ''Everything's Trash'' is an American comedy television series that pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Longfellow
Michael Longfellow (born January 31, 1994) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Longfellow was hired to join the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' as a featured player for its 48th season in 2022, making his debut alongside Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, and Devon Walker. Life and career Longfellow was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. His mother and divorce attorney father later divorced; Longfellow's comedy includes references to the fact that both his parents have remarried often, resulting in a collection of stepparents. During his first year at Arizona State University, where he earned a BA in English literature, Longfellow started performing stand-up comedy. After his 2016 graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, and started performing in comedy clubs across the country, as well as at the Netflix Is A Joke festival during its "Netflix Introducing..." showcase. He has also appeared on '' Conan'' and the NBC reality competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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