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13-04-2025
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Quinta Brunson To Return As ‘Saturday Night Live' Host With Musical Guest Benson Boone
Quinta Brunson is returning to host Saturday Night Live again. The Abbott Elementary star and creator will host for the second time on May 3 with musical guest Benson Boone, who is making his debut on the sketch comedy series. More from Deadline 'Saturday Night Live' Opens With Donald Trump Comparing Himself To The Messiah -- "Because Of The Mess I, Ah, Made Out Of The Economy" 'Saturday Night Live UK' Eyes 'Late Late Show' Producer James Longman As Showrunner Bowen Yang Begged Lorne Michaels "Don't Make Me" Play JD Vance On 'SNL' The news of the upcoming host/musical guest combo was announced during Saturday night's show featuring host Jon Hamm with musical guest Lizzo. Kieran Culkin also made an appearance during Hamm's opening monologue. the next show!!! — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) April 13, 2025 Other hosts this season have included Ariana Grande, John Mulaney, Michael Keaton, Jean Smart, Nate Bargatze, Bill Burr, Charli XCX, Paul Mescal, Chris Rock, Martin Short, Dave Chappelle, Timothée Chalamet, Shane Gillis, Lady Gaga and more. The news of who will host the final two episodes of Season 50 on May 10 and May 17 has yet to come. Brunson previously made her hosting debut on April 1, 2023. In her opening monologue, she revealed that she had been dreaming about hosting the NBC sketch show since she was a kid. She also ended a message advocating for teachers, telling the crowd: 'Please, remember how important teachers are. Acknowledge the work they do every day and for the love of God, pay them the money they deserve.' Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media 'Hacks' Season 4 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
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13-04-2025
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‘Saturday Night Live' Opens With Donald Trump Comparing Himself To The Messiah — 'Because Of The Mess I, Ah, Made Out Of The Economy'
Saturday Night Live went with an Easter-themed opener, this time with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) comparing himself to the son of God. 'You know, many people are even calling me the Messiah — because of the mess I, ah, made out of the economy,' Johnson as Trump said. More from Deadline 'Saturday Night Live UK' Eyes 'Late Late Show' Producer James Longman As Showrunner Bowen Yang Begged Lorne Michaels "Don't Make Me" Play JD Vance On 'SNL' Judge Rejects Trump White House Effort To Delay His Order In Associated Press Case 'Or because of my beautiful tariffs — so beautiful — they were working so well that I had to stop them.' The riff was on Trump's partial pullback on a key economy priority — blanket tariffs — after the bond markets signaled that the U.S. economy was about to fall off a cliff. The stock market soured when Trump put them on pause, but stocks sank again out of concern over the 145% tariffs on key trading partner China. The sketch opened with Mikey Day as Jesus, recreating the scene from the Bible in which Christ visits the temple and gets enraged at seeing money changers transacting business within its walls. 'This will not stand. I will rid this place of all its money,' Jesus said. Then, Trump entered. 'Remind you of anyone?' Trump said. 'I also got rid of money last week, but instead of one temple, I did a whole country.' More to come. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media 'Hacks' Season 4 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
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12-04-2025
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‘Saturday Night Live UK' Eyes ‘Late Late Show' Producer James Longman As Showrunner
EXCLUSIVE: It's the talk of the British comedy entertainment community — and now Deadline can reveal that Saturday Night Live UK is already looking to assemble an eye-catching production team. Industry sources said Sky and Universal Television Alternative Studio want to appoint James Longman, the executive producer of The Late Late Show With James Corden, as showrunner. A deal is not yet done and Universal Television Alternative Studio declined to comment. More from Deadline Bowen Yang Begged Lorne Michaels "Don't Make Me" Play JD Vance On 'SNL' 'SNL' Officially Lands UK Remake With Sky 'SNL' Promo: Jon Hamm Soaps Up In Daytime Drama Spoof SNL creator Lorne Michaels' name will be above the door of the UK version, but the hope is that Longman will oversee the series day-to-day. People familiar with the situation said Longman is already sounding out writers and cast. He was an integral part of the Emmy-winning success of The Late Late Show, moving from London to LA to work alongside Corden and Ben Winston to produce the CBS series for seven years. His time in Hollywood will likely help SNL UK book high-profile guest hosts. Known as 'Longers' to industry friends, Longman's other credits include Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… and British shows like Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Since The Late Late Show ended in 2023, Longman has set up Jolly Octopus, a production company co-founded by former Monkey executive Ollie Brack and backed by BBC Studios. Deadline hears that Suzi Aplin, another well-regarded figure in UK comedy entertainment, is also set to join the Saturday Night Live UK team. Given her background as producer of live shows such as Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and Comic Relief, she is expected to take up a senior production post. Aplin's other credits include Amazon Prime Video's Backstage With Katherine Ryan. One senior entertainment source called Longman and Aplin the 'creme de la creme of talent,' with others noting how both are well-liked in UK entertainment circles. Comcast-owned Sky announced the SNL remake on Thursday, with Michaels' Broadway Video and Universal Television Alternative Studio producing. The SNL team put in a huge amount of work prepping the UK comedy community prior to the announcement, we are told. 'Every comedy name and writer in the UK has already been approached about this,' said the entertainment source, who described a sense of palpable excitement due to Michaels' involvement. Michaels is expected to run some masterclasses over the coming months with the chosen British comedy writers to teach them the SNL way, and he is thought to be planning on bringing American SNL writers over to help the Brits. The UK version will launch in 2026 and become the most high-profile international version of the venerable NBC late-night show after remakes in China, Germany, Italy, and South Korea. SNL is well known to comedy fans in the UK, but is more closely associated with viral online clips than full episodes on television. Sky only began airing full versions in 2020, while the show briefly featured on ITV4 in 2006. The UK version has been in the works for several years, with Deadline first revealing it was being developed at Sky in 2021. The UK does not have a fantastic record of attempting to imitate late-night American comedy series. ITV's The Nightly Show was critically panned and dumped after one season in 2017. Channel 4's 10 O'Clock Live aired for three seasons at the start of last decade. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media 'Hacks' Season 4 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
