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Current intertitle for the program. Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch and satirical news program that comments on and parodies current events. It is the show's longest-running recurring sketch, having been on since the show's first broadcast, and is typically presented in the middle of the show immediately after the first musical performance.
This episode was also the show's "most watched ever" on Peacock. [30] With seven days of cross-platform catch-up viewing, this episode scored a 2.0 demo rating, the highest in that metric since November 12, 2022. [31] The episode also recorded the highest number of YouTube users who had "viewed a portion of the episode" since 2020 (46 million ...
Before becoming an anchor on Update, Colin Quinn used the segment as his main sounding board as well. Significant characters who appeared chiefly on Weekend Update are listed here in chronological order of their first appearance. Emily Litella (Gilda Radner) – November 15, 1975; Baba Wawa (Gilda Radner) Audrey Peart Dickman (Jane Curtin)
Early '90s "Saturday Night Live" cast member Chris Rock is set to return to host the long-time comedy show's ninth episode of Season 50 this weekend. It will mark the actor and comedian's fourth ...
The forty-fifth season of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (also branded Saturday Night Live 45 and SNL45) premiered on September 28, 2019, during the 2019–20 television season with host Woody Harrelson and musical guest Billie Eilish, [2] and concluded on May 9, 2020 with host Kristen Wiig and musical guest Boyz II Men. [1]
“Weekend Update” took rapid-fire aim at President-elect Donald Trump and those in his orbit, from RFK Jr. to Elon Musk to Matt Gaetz. But of course, “Saturday Night Live’s” faux newscast ...
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday is an American limited-run series broadcast on NBC. It is a political satire news show spin-off from Saturday Night Live, featuring that show's Weekend Update segment. It initially ran for three 30-minute episodes in October 2008, during the lead-up to the 2008 United States presidential election.
Topics discussed include the creation of the show, the cast coming together, NBC fighting with Lorne over the show's creation, the first few episodes, the show's rise to popularity, Chevy Chase leaving the show, the disastrous Mardi Gras special, Bill Murray joining the show, several backstage fights and feuds, the creation of Weekend Update ...