The 15 Best SNL Characters in the History of Saturday Night Live

Now that SNL is back for its 51st season, here are the best SNL characters in the 50 years of The post The 15 Best SNL ...

Comedian Fred Armisen says his new album — 100 Sound Effects — is serious business

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor and musician Fred Armisen about the reason and production behind his new sound effect album, 100 Sound Effects.

Sherri Shepherd urges “SNL” to cast another Black woman after Ego Nwodim's exit: 'It is an emergency'

The daytime TV host recalled being erased from "The View" sketches on "Saturday Night Live" because there was "no Black woman ...
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Downey Wrote That, a Documentary on SNL Writer Jim Downey, Is Coming to Peacock

Downey — who you might've seen in 2025's One Battle After Another — had a legendary career on Saturday Night Live.
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Dallas VideoFest Will Hand Ernie Kovacs Award to Fred Armisen

From "The Californians" to Portlandia to Uncle Fester, the comedian, writer and musician embodies quirky comedy.

On ‘100 Sound Effects,’ Fred Armisen resurrects the long-dead haunted mansion album

Fred Armisen releases '100 Sound Effects,' a catalog of hyperrealistic noises inspired by his nostalgia for haunted mansion ...
The Atlantic

What's Missing in the 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Now

Saturday Night Live will look pretty different in September, as this past weekend's season finale saw the departure of mainstay favorites Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. There are, come September, going ...
The Atlantic

'SNL' MVP: Sorry About It, Actual Cast Members

We've become quite accustomed to the season finale of Saturday Night Live serving as a kind of unofficial homecoming for recent SNL graduates. As soon as Andy Samberg was announced as the host for ...