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Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Saturday Night Live viewers convinced two cast members are secretly dating after spotting hidden clues
Saturday Night Live may have come to an end for the season, but some rumors have only just begun. Fans are speculating over a potential relationship between cast members Emil Wakim and Ashley Padilla, with the pair spotted in several behind-the-scenes snaps together. Wakim, 27, and Padilla, 31, were both new additions to the season 50 cast of the long-running sketch comedy series. While neither party has shared any insight into who they are dating, eagle-eyed fans think they have picked up on some chemistry between the castmates - and couldn't help but share their thoughts online. 'They're in the back together too I'm crying. They're always together,' one observant user commented on a photo showing the duo in the background. 'Not that I'm feeding into rumors or anything but it is shocking that there hasn't been many couples who met through the cast,' wrote another. 'I'm very much about the rumors…' quipped another. 'Genuinely crazy how this has been a deluded inside thought for months but turns out most were riding the same wave,' chimed in someone else. Wakim and Padilla's inclusion in the cast was announced in September 2024. Wakim - a Lebanese-American comedian - grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, and became the first ever cast member born in the 21st Century. He has opened for comics such as Nikki Glaser, Roy Wood Jr., Kyle Kinane, Hasan Minaj and Neal Brennan, and was picked as a New Face of Comedy at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. Padilla, originally from San Francisco, was a member of The Groundlings troupe, where she's been part of the Main Company since 2021. She has guest-starred on Night Court and Curb Your Enthusiasm and also starred in the comedy Summer Camp with Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard. It's not only potential romances that SNL fans are speculating over, with some hypothesizing who they think may not return for season 51 of the show. Last week, some people shared why they are convinced that after 20 years, Colin Jost is gearing up to leave Saturday Night Live. Jost, 42, joined the comedy show in 2005 during season 31 as a writer. Over the years he rose through the ranks, becoming a writing supervisor and then co-head writer alongside Seth Meyers in 2012. Wakim (pictured center) a Lebanese-American comedian - grew up in Bloomington, Indiana and becomes the first ever cast member born in the 21st Century Fans think they've picked up on some chemistry between the castmates - and couldn't help but share their thoughts online Currently, Jost serves as the co-anchor of Weekend Update with Michael Che. Earlier in the week, talk show host Bill Maher called out liberal writers on Saturday Night Live, taking offense at the show's portrayal of a MAGA voter. Maher took to his podcast with Jillian Michaels to slam a bit that aired during SNL's 50th anniversary special in February. Tom Hanks made a return in the show as Doug, a clueless rube wearing a Make America Great Again hat, and performs surprisingly well on a mock game show called Black Jeopardy. Hanks first appeared as Doug on Black Jeopardy! in 2016 in an effort to depict both the differences and similarities between Trump voters and black culture. However, Maher joined the countless others who took offense at the show's portrayal of a MAGA voter, after Michaels said that while Hanks is 'lovely' in person, the sketch crossed a line. 'I hated it too, and I said it on my show. I know. I hated it. Wearing the MAGA hat, not shaking hands with a Black person. And that's when I thought, 'You people don't know MAGA people,' Maher said. 'I mean, they have their issues and I certainly have my issues with them, but they're general - I mean, of course, there's some racists everywhere who are that bad, but generally, all the MAGA people I know have no problem shaking hands with a Black person.' He described the writers of the sketch as 'hysterical' and 'not helping' their left-leaning causes and accused them of spreading a 'zombie lie,' or passing off old, outdated conventional wisdom as the truth. 'It's a lie that MAGA people won't shake hands with - I get it, it's part of a skit, and it's exaggeration, and that's comedy. It's a little too delicate a subject to just make - to go there for that one,' Maher continued. He added that, while sometimes, comedians will make a joke that they regret, the writers of the sketch likely have no issue with what they said. 'You know, look, we all in comedy step over the line sometimes or do one that they want to take back. I doubt if they want to take that one back. I think they probably think it's great,' he told Michaels. He was also offended because, 'as a liberal,' Maher believes that the premise to a joke has to have some sort of truth. 'It might have rang true, I don't know, X years ago. It doesn't now. So, you know - but that's where we are. Everybody has to just play the hate card, because that's what gets clicks. That's what gets you loved by your side,' he added.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘SNL': Walton Goggins Brings Guns To The Constitution In Founding Fathers Sketch
Tonight on SNL, Walton Goggins appeared in a sketch set at the Constitutional Convention, centered on debate over the second amendment. The sketch opens after the first amendment is settled on, with delegate James Austin Johnson wondering what the group might frame as 'the second most important principle of our nation.' More from Deadline Walton Goggins Dedicates 'SNL' Opening Monologue To Mom As The Duo Dance Into His Hosting Debut 'SNL': San Rockwell Joins 'White Lotus' Co-Star Walton Goggins In Musical Sketch About Man With Baby Feet Weekend Update's Colin Jost Derides Right-Wing Ire At First American Pope: "There Are No Woke Catholics" 'Guns!' says a character played by Goggins. 'Excuse me?' Johnson asks, with Goggins simply repeating himself. 'I don't hate that,' says a delegate played by Mikey Day. 'Well, I do. It's ridiculous,' says Johnson. 'Sir, what is your name?' (It's Matt.) 'Matt what?' asks Johnson. 'Matt Don't You Worry About It,' says Goggins. 'Well, Matt, what will posterity say of us if the second right we enshrine in this document is simply guns?' Johnson wonders. 'That we don't play,' he says. 'Damn, that's actually kind of sick,' says Andrew Dismukes, one of a group of delegates who quickly come to take Matt's side. Johnson says 'this is ludicrous,' with Day arguing, 'We did just make a law that said anyone can say whatever crazy stuff they want, right? Maybe this gun thing would kind of balance that out.' 'Bingo,' says Goggins. 'Okay, yes. But by the same token, wouldn't having a gun embolden people to say crazy stuff as well?' Johnson asks. 'Bro, what?' asks Goggins. 'Gentlemen, we cannot just have an amendment that says 'guns.' What about guns?' asks Johnson. 'Having them,' Goggins asserts. Johnson says he's open to discussing guns 'for a later amendment,' but insists on moving on to more pressing concerns for the moment. He asks Matt which state he's from, with Goggins' character replying, 'a united one.' 'Have guns? Really, gentlemen? That's what we want the second amendment to be? 'Have guns.' That sounds idiotic,' says Johnson. 'Just chill. Not have guns. Bear arms,' Goggins replies. 'Ah, yeah. Okay. I'm freaking sold. I'm writing it down,' says Johnson. With that, Matt's work is done, and he turns to leave the room. 'Wait, Matt, will we ever see you again?' asks Johnson, with Goggins replying, 'Depends on where you look.' 'Nobody ever did see him' though, a narrator tells us, 'as he was shot minutes after leaving the room.' Goggins hosted tonight, with Arcade Fire as musical guest. Watch the full sketch above. Best of Deadline How To Watch Sunday's 'SNL50: The Anniversary Special' Online & On TV 'Saturday Night' Cast: Who's Who In 'SNL' Opening-Night Movie From Jason Reitman Who Are The 'SNL' Season 49 Hosts, Cast & Guests? What's The Show's Schedule?
