B-Season 42Dwayne Johnson joins the Five-Timers Club, as Saturday Night Live closes out season 42Dennis Perkins5/21/17 3:38amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [major movie, possible political] star!”
B+Season 42Melissa McCarthy barrels into the Five-Timer’s Club as SNL throws punchesDennis Perkins5/14/17 3:23amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [goddamned Five-Timers Club] star!”
A-Season 42An all-singing, all-dancing Chris Pine anchors an exuberantly funny SNLDennis Perkins5/07/17 3:43amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [starship captain and superhero’s boyfriend] star!”
CSeason 42Jimmy Fallon steals the show on SNL, even if you wish he wouldn’tDennis Perkins4/16/17 3:31amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m an [SNL alum and sometimes 1st-place late night] star!”
BSeason 42Louis CK returns for a refreshingly odd Saturday Night LiveDennis Perkins4/09/17 3:22amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [comedy auteur and standup] star!”
C+Season 42Scarlett Johansson makes an underwhelming entrance into SNL’s Five-Timers ClubDennis Perkins3/12/17 4:36amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [very talented, not at all Asian, Five-Timers Club] star!”
C+Season 42Octavia Spencer’s enthusiasm can’t save a shaky SNLDennis Perkins3/05/17 4:03amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m an [Oscar-winning, sometimes God-playing movie] star!”
B+Season 42Alec Baldwin breaks the hosting record as SNL goes all-in on TrumpDennis Perkins2/12/17 3:08amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [current all-time SNL hosting] star!”
BSeason 42Kristen Stewart is too fuckin’ cool for cues on a sloppy but pointed SNLDennis Perkins2/05/17 3:15amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [former YA, current indie film] star!”
B+Season 42Aziz Ansari confidently anchors a uniformly strong Saturday Night LiveDennis Perkins1/22/17 3:07amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m [movie, standup, nonfiction, TV] star!”
B-Season 42Felicity Jones can’t quite go rogue on a middling SNLDennis Perkins1/15/17 3:07amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [Rebellious movie] star!”
BSeason 42A solid Christmas Saturday Night Live invites a trio of alums to back up Casey AffleckDennis Perkins12/18/16 4:08amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [shoo-in Oscar-nominated movie] star!”
C+Season 42John Cena gamely roughs up a middling Saturday Night LiveDennis Perkins12/11/16 3:30amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [’rassling] star!”
B+Season 42Emma Stone shines on a solid Saturday Night LiveDennis Perkins12/04/16 3:11amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [movie] star!”
BSeason 42Kristen Wiig comes home for a funny, political SNL ThanksgivingDennis Perkins11/20/16 3:35amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkI’m not an actor, I’m a [Ghostbuster, former SNL] star!”
ASeason 42Dave Chappelle points a stirring Saturday Night Live toward the futureDennis Perkins11/13/16 3:30amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIt’s tempting to say, “If you invite Dave Chappelle to host Saturday Night Live, you know what you’re going to get.”…
CSeason 42Saturday Night Live can’t find the right roles for Benedict CumberbatchDennis Perkins11/06/16 2:22amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [go-to bigger-than-life fictional hero/villain] star!”
A-Season 42Tom Hanks swoops in to save us on a great Saturday Night LiveDennis Perkins10/23/16 3:33amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [staggeringly famous and beloved movie] star!”
CSeason 42Emily Blunt’s efforts can’t energize a dull SNLDennis Perkins10/16/16 3:46amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [movie] star!”
B+Season 42Lin-Manuel Miranda brings energy (and Hamilton) to SNLDennis Perkins10/09/16 2:53amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’m not an actor, I’m a [huge, all-time Broadway musical] star!”
