James Austin Johnson
Lady Gaga Brought Peerless, Show-Stopping Spectacle to 'Saturday Night Live'
March 8, 2025
PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2025
Lady Gaga was a dynamic, engaged host in the well-written sketches prepared for her, and her musical performances raised the bar high in...
Even Mike Myers Couldn't Save 'SNL' from Shane Gillis's Disastrous Monologue
March 1, 2025
PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2025
On by far the weakest 'Saturday Night Live' episode of season 50 (and after more than a month off, so they could prepare for the 50th...
Even Dave Chapelle Didn't Want to Be on 'SNL' for This Uneven Episode
January 18, 2025
PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2025
As is his wont, Dave Chappelle did an extra-long and mostly strong monologue before ghosting for most of the rest of the show, while GloRil...
Paul Mescal Showed His Comedic Chops on 'SNL' — Isn't That Special?
December 7, 2024
PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2024
Back from a few weeks off, Saturday Night Live' continued its strong season of writing, though some of the sketches prepared for Paul Mescal...
Charli XCX Was So Julia and the Lonely Island Were Brat on 'SNL'
November 16, 2024
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2024
Pulling double duty, beloved pop superstar Charli XCX was a great host and fine musical guest on a well-written and cameo-rich...
Bill Burr and Mk.gee Divided Viewers on 'Saturday Night Live'
November 9, 2024
PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2024
The morning after, Bill Burr and Mk.gee earned divided reactions to their performances on 'Saturday Night Live,' but the new head writers...
'SNL' Parodies Bob Dylan's Tweets in John Mulaney Episode Promo
PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2024
Under tyrannical overlord Elon Musk's reign, Twitter (er, X) has pretty much been run into the ground. Everybody knows this. But what those...
Billie Eilish Soared and Michael Keaton Was the Ghost with the Most on a Pretty Solid 'SNL'
October 19, 2024
PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2024
Michael Keaton did a fine job hosting, Billie Eilish gave us someone to look up to, and Alec Baldwin, Maya Rudolph, Dana Carvey, and Andy...
