Watch highlights from the inaugural episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Owen Wilson, with Kacey Musgraves as the musical guest, including the cold open skewering Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin.
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Watch highlights from the inaugural episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Owen Wilson, with Kacey Musgraves as the musical guest, including the cold open skewering Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin.
LaunchWatch highlights from the twentieth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Anya Taylor-Joy with Lil Nas X as the musical guest, including Cecily Strong’s possibly final bit as Jeanine Pirro.
LaunchWatch highlights from the nineteenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Keegan-Michael Key with Olivia Rodrigo as the musical guest, including Kate McKinnon’s appearance on Weekend Update as Liz Cheney.
Launch“[H]e is the proverbial tortoise who steadily moves ahead, pounding away at his message, talking to Congress and reaching out to the country at large. Unfortunately, the media does not seem to understand that these things take time,” Jennifer Rubin writes.
LaunchWatch highlights from the eighteenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Elon Musk, with Miley Cyrus as the musical guest, including the cold open featuring the cast’s mothers.
LaunchThe White House Press Secretary continually pressed Newsmax’s Emerald Robinson to name names, catching Robinson off guard.
LaunchWatch highlights from the seventeenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Carey Mulligan, with Kid Cudi as the musical guest, including the “Eyes on Minnesota” cold open.
LaunchWatch highlights from the sixteenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Daniel Kaluuya, with St. Vincent as the musical guest, including the Weekend Update segment and cold open skewering Matt Gaetz.
LaunchWatch highlights from the fifteenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Maya Rudolph, with Jack Harlow as the musical guest, including the Kamaala Harris Passover seder sketch.
LaunchWatch highlights from the fourteenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Nick Jonas (who also performed as the musical guest) including the vaccine game show cold open with a Ted Cruz cameo.
LaunchWatch highlights from the thirteenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Regé-Jean Page, with Bad Bunny as the musical guest, including the cold open skewering Ted Cruz.
LaunchWatch highlights from the twelfth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Regina King, with Nathaniel Rateliff as the musical guest, including the second impeachment trial cold open.
LaunchWatch highlights from the eleventh episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Dan Levy, with Phoebe Bridgerton as the musical guest, including the cold open hosted by veteran SNL repertory player Kenan Thompson.
LaunchWatch highlights from the tenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by John Krasinski, with Machine Gun Kelly as the musical guest, including the noteworthy “BlueGeorgia” sketch.
Launch“The great silencing that right-wing zealots are shouting about to their millions of followers on social media, radio, TV and in newspapers is not an example of Orwellian repression. It’s a mirage of Orwellian double-think,” Ron Charles writes.
Launch“Cumulus Media, which employs some of the most popular right-leaning talk-radio hosts in the United States, has told its on-air personalities to stop suggesting that the election was stolen from President Trump — or else face termination,” The Washington Post reports.
LaunchFocused remarks? Check. Message discipline? Check. Making the most of an opportunity to speak to right wing voters and do some reframing? Check. Jon Ossoff shows how it’s done.
LaunchWatch highlights from the eighth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Timothée Chalamet, with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as the musical guest, including the cold open spoofing Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx.
LaunchWatch highlights from the seventh episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Jason Bateman, with Morgan Wallen as the musical guest, including the cold open lampooning Rudy Giuliani.
LaunchWatch highlights from the sixth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Dave Chappelle, with Foo Fighters as the musical guest, including the Biden Victory cold open.
LaunchWatch highlights from the fifth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by John Mulaney, with The Strokes as musical guest, including the spooky Biden Halloween cold open.
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