Peacock has released a first look of Joe Pesci and Pete Davidson from Bupkis, its new comedy that is also written and executive produced by the former Saturday Night Live comedian.
Bupkis is described as a heightened, fictionalized version of Davidson's real life. The series will combine grounded…
Lorne Michaels is gearing up for a transitional season of Saturday Night Live after a massive cast shakeup ahead of Season 48. The NBC sketch comedy series lost a total of 8 cast members and Michaels is talking about how that came about.
“We got to a point where we had a lot of people, and people weren't getting…
Lorne Michaels is in the middle of making additions to Season 48 of Saturday Night Live.
After winning the Emmy for Variety Sketch Series on Monday, Michaels addressed the "year of change" at the long-running NBC series.
He said there will be at least four new cast additions.
Deadline understands that Michaels is in…
A Pennsylvania woman filed legal papers today in an attempt to add Jimmy Fallon, Tracy Morgan and Lorne Michaels to a 2021 lawsuit in which she accuses then-Saturday Night Live castmember Horatio Sanz of sexually assaulting her when she was 17.
According to the filing, Michaels fostered a predatory environment at SNL…
Saturday Night Live without its guiding light, producer Lorne Michaels, may be unthinkable to some. But there may be something brewing.
Kenan Thompson, speaking on Charlamagne tha God’s “Hell of a Week” podcast, mused that when SNL hits its 50th anniversary in the 2024-2025 season, it may be time to…
The musical comedy will continue on Apple TV+: The streamer has ordered a second season of Schmigadoon!
From creators Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio and executive producer Lorne Michaels, the series stars Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Ariana DeBose, Dove Cameron, Jaime Camil, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ann…
Pete Davidson made it abundantly clear during his “Weekend Update” farewell on Saturday Night Live that he owes a deep debt of gratitude to showrunner Lorne Michaels.
But in this cut-for-time video, Davidson, who has become known for his SNL rap videos for the last two years, dives deeper into just how much he…
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie, The Sopranos) has landed a leading role in the Peacock series Bupkis, a half-hour live-action comedy that tells a fictionalized version of Pete Davidson‘s life. Falco will play the role of Davidson’s mom.
Falco and Davidson revealed the casting in person at the NBCUniversal Upfront…
Longtime Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson is staying in the NBCUniversal fold with his first TV starring vehicle. Peacock has closed a deal forBupkis, a half-hour live-action comedy written, starring and executive produced by Davidson and executive produced by SNL honcho Lorne Michaels. The project, a…
Peacock has put in developmentCheeky, a comedy based on Ariella Elovic’s book Cheeky: A Head-To-Toe Memoir, from Saturday Night Live‘s Aidy Bryant, writer Sudi Green, executive producer Lorne Michaels, and Universal Television.
Written by Bryant, Green, and Elovic, the Cheeky series adaptation is a refreshingly…
Saturday Night Live’s Five-Timers Club was long the gold standard for the show’s hosting elite, but there’s a growing group of Lorne Michaels’ favorites who’ve far surpassed that mark.
Alec Baldwin has not only earned his his Five Timer stripes, but he’s also guested countless times on the show over the course of 5…
Tonight on Saturday Night Live, longtime cast member Will Forte got his first opportunity to host, speaking in his opening monologue to his excitement about finally getting his moment in the spotlight.
“I was in the cast 12 years ago with Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis and Fred Armisen, so it…