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Lady Gaga sings, dances and summons the angry gods of Friendly’s

The ‘SNL’ writers turned in some off-the-wall sketches this episode, making up for last week’s Shane Gillis dud.

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With Shane Gillis hosting, ‘SNL’ saves the good stuff for Lady Gaga

Lorne Michaels is messing with us, right?

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‘Fifty years of the best times of our lives’: The ‘SNL’ family looks back for ‘SNL50’

Dozens of celebrities and multiple classic characters paid tribute to half a century of ‘SNL.’

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Timothée Chalamet (and ‘Hamilton’?) return to ‘SNL’

We knew the ‘Complete Unknown’ star was hosting for the third time. But who would’ve guessed Lin-Manuel Miranda would show up too?

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Dave Chappelle mixes in a little bit of ‘SNL’ with a standup gig

The comedian delivered a historically long monologue, leaving little time for sketches.

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Nine Five-Timers Club members (and Jimmy Fallon) welcome Martin Short into the ‘SNL’ club

The show unleashed a wave of celebrity cameos — and the infamous ‘Weekend Update’ joke swap — as the ‘Only Murders’ star hosted for the fifth time.

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Chris Rock gets ‘SNL’ into the Christmas spirit with a very special cameo

No, that cameo wasn’t Dana Carvey. This was thankfully the first Season 50 episode without a celebrity ringer in a political cold open.

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Paul Mescal hosts ‘SNL,’ but it’s still the Dana Carvey show

The celebration of the show’s fiftieth season has morphed into a celebration of just the former cast member.

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‘SNL’ should be thankful for Charli XCX hosting

The triple-threat (she sings, drinks and smokes!) was a fantastic host, but the show’s Thanksgiving episode was still haunted by Dana Carvey and Alec Baldwin.

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‘Hail Trump’: ‘SNL’ kicks off Bill Burr’s episode on a somber note

The show took a very different approach to a Trump win after the infamous ‘Hallelujah’ sketch in 2016.

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John Mulaney hosts best ‘SNL’ of the season as Kamala Harris comes face to face with her doppelganger

The 2024 presidential election is drawing to a close (farewell, celebrity ringers), but ‘SNL’ gets its biggest cameo yet.

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Halloween horror: Alec Baldwin returns to ‘SNL’ as Michael Keaton hosts

A ghost of ‘SNL’ past was back to haunt the show.