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‘My DMs are not a safe space’: Sydney Sweeney says ‘Saturday Night Live’ guest appearance was ‘terrifying’

'I'm having panic attacks just thinking about it.'

On Mar 12, 2024 by Laiken Neumann

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Did Bowen Yang take a dig at Nikki Haley’s ‘SNL’ appearance?

Yang appeared to mock the idea that 'everyone' wanted her there.

On Feb 5, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘Saturday Night Live’s Shane Gillis announcement spurs string of anti-Asian jokes

'Rive from New York.'

On Feb 5, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘I was always bothered by it’: ‘Mean Girls’ fan calls out Tina Fey for problematic portrayal of Asian people

'She's trending right now for the same thing that I talked about two years ago.'

On Oct 20, 2023 by Beau Paul

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Here’s why SNL’s take on the Try Guys scandal was a total flop

The embattled sketch failed to understand why people care about the Ned Fulmer cheating scandal.

On Oct 10, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘SNL’ TikTok sketch deemed ‘accurate’

'This proves we all have the same fyp.'

On Dec 13, 2021 by Audra Schroeder

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Micheal Che claims he was hacked after backlash over Simone Biles Instagram posts—but people aren’t buying it

Che has since deleted the post.

On Jul 30, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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‘This is what I get’: Lil Nas X rips his leather pants on live TV during SNL

He denies online grumblings that the viral moment was staged.

On May 23, 2021 by Ramon Ramirez

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Twitter users accuse Elon Musk of ‘white supremacy’ after flashing ‘OK’ sign on SNL

One user even wished for Musk's death over the segment.

On May 10, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

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‘Erasure in realtime’: ‘SNL’ called out for appropriating, miscrediting AAVE

'Even if the intent was satire, poorly done satire is still harmful.'

On May 9, 2021 by Daysia Tolentino

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‘Dan Aykroyd was the first’: Viewers remind Elon Musk that he’s not the first ‘SNL’ host with high-functioning autism

'Either he said it without doing one simple google search, or he did the search and didn't care.'

On May 9, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

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‘First SNL thing I’ve laughed at’: ‘SNL’ seemingly roasts David Dobrik’s apology video

'SNL went for David Dobrik’s neck.'

On Apr 4, 2021 by Alexandra Samuels

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Michael Che sparks debate with Israel vaccination joke on ‘SNL’

Some are accusing Che of anti-Semitism. Others are defending the joke as being anti-apartheid.

On Feb 21, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

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‘A little too on the nose’: Fans react to ‘SNL’s’ take on Marjorie Taylor Greene, O.J. Simpson getting vaccinated before teachers

Kate McKinnon had a lot of material to work with this week.

On Jan 31, 2021 by Phil West

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‘SNL’ fans are loving the new Joe Biden after Jim Carrey exits

'He should've been cast for the part from the get-go.'

On Dec 20, 2020 by Eilish O'Sullivan