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Connor Storrie earns his first Emmy nomination for hosting Saturday Night Live, not for the Heated Rivalry series, which is ineligible for the regular Emmys due to foreign funding; HBO Max distributes the US version, and Heated Rivalry could still be eligible for the International Emmys if submitted.
Connor Storrie, star of Heated Rivalry, earned his first Emmy nomination for hosting NBC’s Saturday Night Live, marking a rapid rise after about 15 months of waiting tables in Los Angeles. While the Canadian-produced Heated Rivalry isn’t eligible for Primetime Emmys, it can compete at the International Emmys, and Storrie’s SNL hosting emphasizes his improv training and growing global recognition.
Leslie Jones said on The Sam Sanders Show that SNL writers repeatedly cast her as the angry, combative character, a pattern she found frustrating and tried to push back against, noting the typecasting continued even as she sought a broader range of roles. She joined SNL as the oldest new recruit at 47 during the 39th season and stayed for five seasons until 2019, describing the show as a powerful machine.
Bowen Yang explained in recent interviews that he left Saturday Night Live after seven-and-a-half seasons because he never felt central to the show. He initially planned to depart after season 50 but stayed after a call from Lorne Michaels urging him to help guide the newer cast; he bid farewell on-air on December 20, 2025. Season 51 wrapped on May 16, 2026, featuring Will Ferrell hosting and Paul McCartney as musical guest.
A roundup of TV reviews centers on Apple TV+' Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, which Tatiana Maslany anchors with a brisk, well-paced thriller about online manipulation and a bitter divorce—coincidences distract at times, but Maslany’s performance elevates the show and hints at strong second-season potential. The piece also covers Euphoria’s Stand Still And See, praising Zendaya and Danielle Deadwyler for standout scenes that deepen Rue’s faith journey, The Audacity’s Sandbox episode with sharp data-privacy satire despite uneven character depth, and Saturday Night Live’s season 51 finale, where Will Ferrell delivers solid, nostalgia-filled moments amid a crowded episode.
An entertainment recap of SNL’s 51st season, praising an upswing after cast reshuffles (Bowen Yang’s departure and less Chloe Fineman) and the rise of younger talent. It spotlights ten standout sketches, including Auctioneers with Sarah Sherman and Matt Damon, Substitute Teacher’s Dance Party, Tidy Care Crystals, the Will Ferrell prank in the finale, Rasta Driver, The Goo Goo Man, Mom Confession, Toy Commercial, Haircut, and the Pete Hegseth Cold Open, arguing Auctioneers is the season’s clearest highlight and signaling a renewed creative resurgence for the show.
Sir Paul McCartney closed SNL’s season 51 with a surprise encore, performing “Coming Up” during Goodnights after Will Ferrell thanked the episode’s cameos, marking a rare third musical moment on the night; he also appeared in a sketch with Mikey Day, accompanied by some cheeky humor from the cast.
During Saturday Night Live's Season 51 finale hosted by Will Ferrell with Paul McCartney as the musical guest, Michael Che interrupted Colin Jost's Weekend Update joke swap to stop him from shaving his own hair, a cringe-worthy moment that underscored the enduring chemistry between the two hosts and the show's notorious joke-swaps.
Paul McCartney closed SNL's season with performances of 'Days We Left Behind' from his upcoming The Boys of Dungeon Lane and Wings' 'Band on the Run,' backed by Chad Smith on drums, followed by a surprise encore; the appearance promotes his 18th solo album, produced with Andrew Watt, which includes tracks like 'Salesman Saint' and 'Home to Us,' his first duet with Ringo Starr.
Paul McCartney closed Saturday Night Live Season 51 with a surprise third performance, returning for an encore of “Coming Up” from McCartney II alongside host Will Ferrell. Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers crashed Ferrell’s moments earlier, and eagle-eyed viewers even spotted Colin Jost in a bald cap during goodnights as the cast kept the finale rolling past the usual end time.
Five new SNL cast members from Season 51 share their audition stories, the culture shocks of moving to New York, how Lorne Michaels’ notes shaped their early work, and their goals for Season 52—keeping their jobs, breaking into the opening credits, and taking bigger swings together on live TV.
Michael Che pulled out of Netflix’s Kevin Hart roast due to SNL scheduling conflicts and then publicly criticized the roast’s white writers, posting a slide naming five of them and arguing that Black and white roasts use very different material. Variety notes 17 writers were credited, and the telecast included controversial jokes such as a George Floyd in Hell gag and a height joke that invoked lynching.
Matt Damon’s SNL spoof of Brett Kavanaugh imagines a “sike” Constitution that supposedly lets Trump run for a third term, a sharp commentary on how some Americans view the Supreme Court’s role and a piece that went viral for lampooning contemporary constitutional interpretations.
Matt Damon hosted Saturday Night Live Season 51, Episode 19, delivering high energy and sharp writing across a slate of standout sketches—from a BKavanaugh cold open and Mother's Day monologue to memorable bits like Godzilla Movie with precise spit-takes, the barbed Tough Guys sketch, and the Tidy Care Crystals ad parody, plus a lively Weekend Update with Tucker Carlson and a tense Auctioneers closer. The piece calls it one of this season’s stronger outings and hopes Damon returns soon.
Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update turns the ongoing Alix Earle vs. Alex Cooper feud into a lighthearted sketch, with Veronika Slowikowska and Chloe Fineman playing the influencer duo as Colin Jost explains who Brianna Chickenfry is, leaving the beef largely unexplained and played for laughs.