• 'SNL' recap: Jason Bateman leads cast-driven episode with musical guest Morgan Wallen

    'SNL' recap: Jason Bateman leads cast-driven episode with musical guest Morgan Wallen

    Jason Bateman hosts 'SNL' with musical guest Morgan Wallen. Read our full recap.
  • Colin Jost sounds unsure about his ‘SNL’ future

    Colin Jost sounds unsure about his ‘SNL’ future

    Though pandemic isolation has made Colin Jost appreciate more than ever the routine of working at “Saturday Night Live”‘s 30 Rock studio, the Weekend Update co-host still isn’t sure if the upcoming season will be his last. Appearing – remotely – on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM show, Jost couldn’t give a definite answer when Stern …
  • Michael Che to star in HBO Max sketch comedy series from Lorne Michaels

    Michael Che to star in HBO Max sketch comedy series from Lorne Michaels

    Michael Che has set up his own sketch comedy series at HBO Max, Variety has learned. The streamer has given the series a six-episode order. Che will star in the series, with each episode set to tackle a different theme or incident — such as police brutality, unemployment, or falling in love — from a Black …
  • Michael Che to pay rent for NYC neighbors of grandmother who died of coronavirus

    Michael Che to pay rent for NYC neighbors of grandmother who died of coronavirus

    Martha would be very proud of her grand baby. Michael Che is paying homage to his grandmother, Martha, who recently died of coronavirus complications, in the kindest way possible. The “Saturday Night Live” star will pay one month’s rent for 160 residents in his grandmother’s public housing complex in NYC. “It’s crazy to me that …
  • Michael Che announces grandmother’s death from coronavirus

    Michael Che announces grandmother’s death from coronavirus

    “Saturday Night Live” star Michael Che announced on Monday that his grandmother died from coronavirus on Sunday. “I’m doing okay, considering. I’m obviously very hurt and angry that she had to go through all that pain alone,” the 36-year-old comedian wrote in a lengthy Instagram. “But I’m also happy that she’s not in pain anymore. …
  • ‘It Started as a Joke:’ Laughter and tears at beloved Brooklyn comedy fest

    ‘It Started as a Joke:’ Laughter and tears at beloved Brooklyn comedy fest

    Arts festivals can be truly life-changing. They can also be ripe for mockery, which is what occurred to comedian Eugene Mirman and his friends back in 2008. Their good-natured satire, the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, surprised them by becoming the real deal, selling out shows and running for a decade. “It Started as a Joke,” …