A-
Will And Grace seems to have figured out its political bent
I hate to even think about it, but let’s look back on Will & Grace’s almost completely painful first episode this…
B+
Sterling K. Brown shines on an almost-great Saturday Night Live
“You challenged him so he’s shaming you now.”
Gillian Jacobs, Phoebe Robinson, and Vanessa Bayer are going to Ibiza
In 2014, DJ culture and electronic dance music were so inescapable that even Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez…
B-
Dwayne Johnson joins the Five-Timers Club, as Saturday Night Live closes out season 42
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [major movie, possible political] star!”
Vanessa Bayer is leaving SNL
Less than a week after sources confirmed that Bobby Moynihan, one of Saturday Night Live’s longest-serving cast…
Saturday Night Live’s The Handmaid’s Tale reveals the banality of dudebro evil
Human action figure Chris Pine unexpectedly crooned his way through much of last night’s pretty delightful Saturday…
A-
An all-singing, all-dancing Chris Pine anchors an exuberantly funny SNL
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [starship captain and superhero’s boyfriend] star!”
B+
Everyone gets a trophy on a sweetly well-crafted Simpsons
It’s the moment Bart loses that watch that does it. “A Father’s Watch” improbably winds together three story strands…
C+
Octavia Spencer’s enthusiasm can’t save a shaky SNL
“I’m not an actor, I’m an [Oscar-winning, sometimes God-playing movie] star!”
B+
Alec Baldwin breaks the hosting record as SNL goes all-in on Trump
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [current all-time SNL hosting] star!”
Has skewering Trump made Saturday Night Live great again?
Gwen Ihnat: This week, Variety reported that Saturday Night Live’s ratings are the…
B-
Felicity Jones can’t quite go rogue on a middling SNL
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [Rebellious movie] star!”
B
A solid Christmas Saturday Night Live invites a trio of alums to back up Casey Affleck
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [shoo-in Oscar-nominated movie] star!”
C+
John Cena gamely roughs up a middling Saturday Night Live
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [’rassling] star!”
B+
C
Saturday Night Live can’t find the right roles for Benedict Cumberbatch
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [go-to bigger-than-life fictional hero/villain] star!”
A-
Tom Hanks swoops in to save us on a great Saturday Night Live
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [staggeringly famous and beloved movie] star!”
The Trump women aren’t sorry for channeling Beyoncé in SNL’s “Melanianade”
It’s no secret that the current Saturday Night Live team has a deep and abiding love for Beyoncé. (See “The Beygency”…
C
B+
Lin-Manuel Miranda brings energy (and Hamilton) to SNL
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [huge, all-time Broadway musical] star!”