In the 44-year history of the NBC sketch comedy series, with its long lineage of cast members that have gone on to movie stardom, none of them have gone on to win an Oscar. The streak will stay alive for at least another year as two “SNL” veterans considered contenders for nominations this year were shut out on Monday.

Buck Henry, “The Graduate” co-writer who as screenwriter, character actor, “Saturday Night Live” host and cherished talk-show and party guest became an all-around cultural superstar of the 1960s and 70s, has died. He was 89. Henry’s wife, Irene Ramp, told The Washington Post that his death Wednesday in Los Angeles was due to a heart attack. Henry, who also co-created…

Eddie Murphy delivered an early holiday gift to “Saturday Night Live.” With Murphy aboard as host after a decades-long absence, the NBC show earned its biggest audience since 2017. Just shy of 10 million viewers tuned in to see Murphy back on the late-night comedy show that helped launch his career. His last appearance was in 1984. In May 2017,…

Eddie Murphy delivered an early holiday gift to “Saturday Night Live.” With Murphy aboard as host after a decades-long absence, the NBC show earned its biggest audience since 2017. Just shy of 10 million viewers tuned in to see Murphy back on the late-night comedy show that helped launch his career. His last appearance was in 1984. In May 2017,…

Bill Cosby’s publicist had harsh words for comedian and actor Eddie Murphy, calling him a “Hollywood slave” for his comments on Cosby during his SNL monologue.

This week’s “Saturday Night Live” Cold Open centered on Thursday’s sixth Democratic presidential debate, which featured just seven candidates, the smallest debate stage thus far. Eddie Murphy returned to the “SNL” stage as a host, his first time performing since he left the show 35 years ago. Lizzo debuted as a musical guest.

Eddie Murphy was preparing Saturday to make his much-anticipated return to the show that launched his career, “Saturday Night Live.” He will host the storied sketch comedy show after last performing on it 35 years ago, although he did show his face for its 40th anniversary prime-time special in 2015, NBC News reports. Since departing “SNL” in December 1984 after…

In the second-to-last episode before the winter holidays, “Saturday Night Live” brought viewers into the homes of average American families in a parody of the political discourse surrounding President Donald Trump’s impeachment and other issues dividing the country. Actress Scarlett Johansson hosted the episode and Niall Horan was the musical guest. Aidy Bryant kicked off the episode’s cold open...

With a helping hand from late-night television hosts, the “Saturday Night Live” Cold Open shifted focus from the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump to his reception at the NATO summit in London. “This week, during the NATO conference in London, foreign leaders were caught on a hot mic making fun of President Trump,” an on-screen intro for the Cold…

Emma Stone has a new role coming up: bride. The Oscar-winning actress is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Dave McCary. The 30-year-old actress and her beau revealed the happy news on his Instagram by sharing a photo of the beautiful ring. He simply captioned the announcement with a heart emoji, which more than sufficed for their friends and family.  Emma...

The grandfather of Laurel Griggs on Monday shared a poem the 13-year-old wrote before she died of a massive asthma attack last week, saying the teen was more of a scholar than a performer. The poem for her friend is titled “Society Is Wrong” and asks deep questions. “Why do we feel we must meet society’s expectations for us?” “Why...

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., talks about how her love for Iowa inspired a T-shirt quote and shares her thoughts on Maya Rudolph’s “Saturday Night Live” impersonation of her.

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., talks about how her love for Iowa inspired a T-shirt quote and shares her thoughts on Maya Rudolph’s “Saturday Night Live” impersonation of her.

It appears Chicago’s own Chance the Rapper will give Chicago teachers a shout out on “Saturday Night Live,” according to a tweet from the rapper.

Even though “Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson joked that he may look like he has a few sexually transmitted diseases, he’s no STD expert. On the show’s “Weekend Update” this past Saturday, Davidson delivered a monologue based on a real-life report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that showed rising rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis...

The Emmy Awards plunged to a record-low viewership of 6.9 million, illustrating a collective shrug by the public for an annual program that celebrates the best of television and is designed to build excitement for a new season. The Nielsen company said the audience for Fox’s host-less show on Sunday was down 32% from 2018, which was previously the smallest...

Newly announced “Saturday Night Live” cast member Shane Gillis has been fired from the late nite show after a video posted last year emerged in which he used a racial slur for Chinese people and derided Asians trying to learn English.

A newly announced “Saturday Night Live” cast member posted a video last year in which he used a racial slur for Chinese people and derided Asians trying to learn English. The clip of Shane Gillis re-emerged in a news report Thursday, just hours after NBC said that he and two others, including the show’s only Asian American performer, were joining...

It took Eddie Murphy more than a decade to get a movie made about Rudy Ray Moore. Judging by the response to the film at the Toronto International Film Festival, the wait was worth it. “Dolemite Is My Name” drew some of the best reviews of Murphy’s career, following the film’s premiere over the weekend in Toronto.

Well, apparently you can go home again. NBC announced Monday that Eddie Murphy would be returning to 30 Rock on Dec. 21st as one of the hosts of the upcoming 45th season of “Saturday Night Live.” Murphy, one of the breakout stars on “SNL” in the 80’s, last hosted the show in 1984.