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Ariana Grande keeps it low key — but can’t keep from calling out Bowen Yang’s ‘toad chode’
Grande is an excellent host. It’s a shame ‘SNL’ let its celebrity cameos infect the episode.
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An SNL recap from someone who’s way too invested in the show.
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Washington dreams again as Nate Bargatze hosts ‘SNL’
The comedian rescued the episode after its political cold open fell flat.
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The celebrity cameos strike back: ‘SNL’ kicks off Season 50 on a low note
With the focus on how many cameos the show could stuff in the cold open, host Jean Smart was left with little to work with.
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The best of ‘SNL.’ The worst of ‘SNL.’ It’s time to rank the hosts of Season 49.
Where did your favorite host wind up on the ‘Deep SNL Thoughts’ chart?
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Jake Gyllenhaal just wants a cookie as he hosts ‘SNL’ season finale
Season 49 comes to a close as the ‘Road House’ actor hosts ‘SNL’ for the third time.
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‘SNL’ thinks Maya Rudolph is Mother. But can her Beyoncé survive ‘Hot Ones’?
After a dozen cameo appearances, Rudolph hosted ‘SNL’ for the third time.
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Dua Lipa disses Young Spicy while falling in love with ‘The Anomalous Man’
Did pulling double duty as host and musical guest pull Lipa away from sketches?
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Ryan Gosling can’t stop breaking as he hosts ‘SNL’
The ‘Fall Guy’ star said goodbye to Ken while laughing through every sketch. (Yes, there’s a ‘Papyrus’ sequel.)
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Kristen Wiig joins SNL’s Five-Timers Club with the help of a wave of cameos
Hamm! Forte! Rudd! Gosling! ‘SNL’ blows open the doors of the Five-Timers Club as Wiig returns to host.
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‘SNL’ host Josh Brolin takes the cold plunge while Scarlett Johansson spoofs Katie Britt
Brolin delivers a stellar show while ‘SNL’ turns to a celebrity cameo for its State of the Union response.
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‘SNL’ host Sydney Sweeney hits on Air Bud, becomes Hooter’s Harry Potter
The ‘Anyone But You’ star delivered a harmless episode of ‘SNL’ while Ego Nwodim had a big night.
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‘SNL’ should’ve fired Shane Gillis a second time
‘I probably shouldn’t be up here,’ the host admitted as he bombed his monologue, kicking off a train wreck of an episode.