Donald Trump loves to hate 'Saturday Night Live.' But did 'SNL' help elect him?
Donald Trump has had a rocky relationship with NBC's “Saturday Night Live, ” the sketch-comedy show he accused of orchestrating “ Republican hit jobs ” during his first presidential term. But many "SNL" cast and crew members believed they helped get him elected.
‘SNL50′ proves there’s still more to learn about ‘Saturday Night Live’
There are books — the best of which is still “ Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live ” — and countless movies, including a 2010 documentary and a 2024 feature, both titled “Saturday Night,” and a slew of comedies derived from popular “SNL” sketches, notably “The Blues Brothers” and “ Wayne’s World .”
Trump’s Vain Reason For Nixing ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketch Is Finally Revealed
And it was “not because it portrayed him as heartless,” according to The New Yorker’s profile of the show’s creator, Lorne Michaels.
The Wild Tree-Related Reason Donald Trump Backed Out Of An SNL Sketch
Donald Trump’s SNL episode was the fourth of Season 41, airing back in 2015. It appears he was set for an approved-by-Michaels sketch in which the business mogul would be dressed up like a tree while standing next to Shel Silverstein’s titular Giving Tree,
‘Not because it portrayed him as heartless’: Trump vainly rejected a SNL sketch for the most conceited reason
Remember when Donald Trump hosted Saturday Night Live and we all questioned why it was happening? Well, it seems like working with Trump wasn’t a piece of cake either. At least according to Lorne Michaels.
We Mustache This One Thing of SNL’s 50th Season
Although Michaels shaved his mustache by the time he started SNL in 1975, most of the men in the original cast sported facial ...
David Schwimmer Shared 'Big Mistake' He Made On SNL That Made The Cast Angry (But It Took Him Years To Figure Out Why)
Schwimmer hosted SNL back in 1995 as part of Season 21, and he was quite busy at the time, because he was also filming one of ...
Julia Stiles Recalls Her ‘SNL’ Cameo That Came Together in One Day: “I Scrambled to Find Childcare”
At the time, the 10 Things I Hate About You star had recently welcomed her third child.
“SNL” alums recall 'surreal and bizarre' 'More Cowbell' sketch in exclusive documentary clip: 'The room kinda got hot'
Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, Darrell Hammond, and more share memories of the iconic sketch: "You could feel in the air that it ...
32 Best Pre-Recorded Moments In SNL History
One of Eddie Murphy's funniest quotes from SNL (let alone his entire career) originates from this short mockumentary called ...
‘SNL' celebrates 50 years with iconic fan experience — how to attend: EXCLUSIVE
The SNL Experience,” a new attraction that will give fans a taste of what it’s like to host the iconic late-night show, will ...
David Schwimmer Reveals the 'Big Mistake' He Made When He Hosted “SNL”: 'No One Told Me'
The actor said he was "the first in the cast of 'Friends'" to be invited to host the long-running sketch comedy show ...
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Why David Schwimmer Is Still Traumatized by His 1995 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosting Gig
David Schwimmer received a memorable reception by ‘SNL’ writers when he hosted the show almost three decades ago ...
Want to Host ‘SNL’? NBC Will Let Fans Try With Immersive New York Experience
Want to host 'Saturday Night Live'? NBC's immersive 'Live From New York: The SNL50 Experience' at New York's Rockefeller ...
NBC and ‘Saturday Night Live’ Give Fans the Chance to Play Host in Immersive 50th Anniversary Experience
Have you ever imagined yourself under the lights of Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, home to “Saturday Night Live” for the ...
32 Best SNL Digital Shorts From The '00s
Quite a few of the best SNL Digital Shorts also count as some the best Lonely Island music videos, such as “Threw It On th ...