Articles by Vish Khanna

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  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...

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  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...

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  Don't Think Twice, Timothée Chalamet Was All Right at Double Duty on 'Saturday Night Live'

  January 25, 2025

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2025

  The third time hosting was definitely a charm for Timothée Chalamet, who was a fantastic performer with a lot of solid material to work with...

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  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...

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  Martin Short Brought a Parade of Celebrity Cameos to 'Saturday Night Live'

  December 21, 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 22, 2024

  With a little help from many celebrity friends, the brilliant Martin Short finally joined the Five-Timers Club and appeared in most of the...

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  Chris Rock Relived the Good Old Days on 'SNL' with Help from Adam Sandler

  December 14, 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2024

  Chris Rock returned for a strong episode of Saturday Night Live, joined at one point by his 'SNL' castmate Adam Sandler, and Gracie Abrams...

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  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...

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  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...