The best laid plans... Alec Baldwin was back on 'Saturday Night Live' as President-Elect Donald Trump, and it seems the future 'most powerful man in the world' is having some problems!
I think I speak for most when I say I will be glad when this election season is over. The country is divided and social media isn't helping with all the memes!
So I say, bring on the comedy!
When Saturday Night Live announced that actor Alec Baldwin would be taking on the role of Donald Trump until at least election day, I wasn't sure what to expect...
Alec Baldwin played a perfect Donald Trump during the Season 42 premiere of 'Saturday Night Live,' while Kate McKinnon was gleefully spot-on as Hillary Clinton.
For Saturday Night Live fans, the wait is almost over.
This Saturday, October 1, marks the 42nd season of the show, which has become must see TV for many. And "SNL" has never been shy about jumping into the presidential political races and using comedy...
The moment former Alaskan governor and 2008 Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump for President of the United States, you know the producers at SNL hurried to get Tina Fey on the phone. The beloved former cast member, who just hosted the show last month, famously took on the role of Palin eight years ago and many people believe that her scathing imitation actually did lasting harm to the real Palin’s political chances. In any case, this event allowed SNL to pair Fey’s Palin with Darrell Hammond‘s Trump. Thanks, reality!
While traditional live sketches are still the backbone of any given episode, modern SNL is frequently at its best in the pre-recorded segments. The past few years have seen an interesting evolution as the silly “digital shorts” of a decade ago have matured into full-blown filmmaking, with sketches that feel more like short films than just a comedy bit. Last night’s Ryan Gosling-hosted episode peaked with a pre-recorded sketch titled “Santa Baby,” which let both SNL and Gosling himself turn the weird up to 11.
Donald Trump, who has been a polarizing force in the Republican presidential campaign, is set to return to NBC after the network dropped its affiliation with him for controversial comments he made regarding Mexican immigrants.
In a move that is clearly designed to draw huge ratings to the show, Trump is set to host NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on Nov. 7. But a Congressman from Illinois ha