Former Saturday Night Live writer and Kids in the Hall producer, 63-year-old Joe Bodolai, died in a Los Angeles hotel room sometime over the last couple of days, and police believe the death was a suicide. According to TMZ, Bodolai—who co-wrote the Wayne's World movie—had been staying at the hotel for over a week, and cleaning crews discovered his body yesterday. The site learned that police found a bottle of antifreeze and Gatorade in his room. more ›

Jimmy Fallon's first stint as an Saturday Night Live host meant many veteran SNL performers showed up for the last show of 2011. Rachel Dratch was Denise to Fallon's Sully in the cold open; Amy Poehler showed up, too; Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan and a svelte Hortaio Sanz performed a song with Fallon; and, in the highlight, Fallon and his Weekend Update co-host Tina Fey had a joke-off with current Update host Seth Meyers and Poehler. more ›

Over the weekend Robyn rocked Saturday Night Live with her tall shoes and dance moves, but a few days before her performance, some SNL cast members recreated her video for "Call Your Girlfriend." Below, watch Taran Killam's rendition, which took place at 4:30 a.m. while on a writing break, and with assists from Vanessa Bayer, Abby Elliott, Bobby Moynihan, and Sarah Schneider. more ›

Burning questions on a rainy Hump Day: could this bit of trivial gossip somehow, actually, possibly, be true? And if it is, can we start taking bets on how long it will last? Page Six is reporting that funny lady Kristin Wiig and Fabrizio Moretti, aka that guy from The Strokes who dated Drew Barrymore, were "literally on top of each other," at a Black Keys (of course!) release party this week at the W Union Square club Lilium. Not figuratively! more ›

Steve Buscemi, the beloved character actor who has gone from "funny-looking" to the Golden Globe-winning lead in Boardwalk Empire, hosted Saturday Night Live for the second time last night. And he used his unconventional looks to play a sports coach who shockingly is NOT molesting his players, and Miley Cyrus's pal from Burning Man—plus he gave advice to other character actors trying to break out. more ›

Jason Segel, who has a little movie called The Muppets coming out this week, just talked extensively about his hosting duties on Saturday Night Live, also offering up this cute anecdote to Moviefone—his list of goals that he made when he was a kid had three things on it: to be on Letterman, to work with the Muppets, and to host SNL. He told them, "I did all three last week. In one week! That's not hyperbole, that's an actual list I had." more ›

Eddie Murphy, who you've been desperately trying to avoid in theaters for the past few years, is really pushing hard to keep some of the positive momentum he has going from that whole "I'm hosting the Oscars" thing from a few weeks back. This week, he landed a sweet spot on the cover of Rolling Stone, where he drops some amazing tidbits on an unsuspecting public. more ›

In his hilariously-covered new memoir, former SNL comedian Darrell Hammond admits to heavy drinking, drug use, and even of practicing forms of self-harm during his tenure there. According to the Post, Hammond engaged in the behavior to escape painful childhood memories. "I kept a pint of Remy in my desk at work. The drinking calmed my nerves and quieted the disturbing images that sprang into my head…when drinking didn't work, I cut myself," Hammond writes. more ›

The first ever episode of Saturday Night Live aired on this date, back in 1975—so it's time to say Happy Birthday to Lorne Michaels & Co. (may we suggest some Schweddy Balls?). Recently, we revisited the early days with these audition tapes, and below, you can check out scenes from Season 1. Here is host George Carlin's opening monologue from the first night, which he begins, "Thank you! Talk about a live show! It's nice to see you, welcome, and thanks for joining us—live. Um.. I'm kinda glad that we're on at night, so that we're not competing with all the football and baseball. So many, man.. And this is the time of year when there's both, you know?" more ›

Since Alec Baldwin can't host Saturday Night Live forever, and Radiohead can't always be the musical guest, it's time to move on. This week it was announced that Ben Stiller will be hosting on October 8th, with musical guest Foster The People. And following his stint, on October 15th, Anna Faris and Drake will be taking over the studio. Stiller was a cast member in the 80s, and hosted last in 1998; Faris hosted one other time, in 2008. more ›

Earlier this summer, we fired up the rumor mill by hinting, hoping, and praying that Ben & Jerry's was developing a special-edition "Schweddy Balls"-flavored ice cream. Today, the world's prayers have been answered: it's happening! more ›

With future Mayor Alec Baldwin and merry dancers Radiohead scheduled to host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 24, we're actually excited about SNL for once! We even kind of wouldn't mind seeing it in person...except that it's notoriously tough getting tickets (especially when one works on Saturdays), with the 7 a.m. lines and all. However, there's a little loophole that can possibly save us (and you) an early morning wake up. more ›

It was just announced that Radiohead will be the musical guests on the September 24th season premiere of Saturday Night Live! Mayor-in-training Alec Baldwin will be the guest host, making for the show's best lineup in years. This will be Radiohead's second time on SNL; the first came in 2000, promoting Kid A, when they performed blistering versions of "The National Anthem" and "Idioteque," during which Thom Yorke unleashed his now-classic spastic-sexy dance moves for the world. (Watch "Idioteque" below.) more ›

Proving that New Yorkers and indeed the country has an unslakable thirst for the second-best Baldwin (our heart belongs to Billy), eldest brother Alec will be hosting SNL for a record 16th time for the show's 37th season premiere this fall. The news comes on the heels of Baldwin's rumored departure from NBC's 30 Rock after next year. Executive producer for 30 Rock and SNL Lorne Michaels tells the Times “I would hope he would want to go on, but we’re going to keep doing the show." And Stephen would be a seamless replacement! more ›

Have you spent the past decade wondering whatever became of Sinatra-loving former SNL-er Joe Piscopo? No? What about ukelele-playing-SNLer-turned-Obama-citizenship-conspiracy-theorist Victoria Jackson? Not her either? Well, tough bananas! Because the two of them are teaming up for what is surely the saddest pseudo-SNL reunion show ever. more ›

Successful Jeopardy contestant Brian Levinson and his circus clown friend Eric Broomfield were rescued from their burning Queens apartment by the FDNY early Saturday morning. 33-year-old Levinson, who won $73K in prize money from Jeopardy in 2008 and has appeared on the game show Cash Cab, retained burns to 12% of his body, including his face, head, and arms. Firefighters helped Levinson out of the building, while Broomfield had to be carried out. "I found him in the bathroom," Ladder 163 Captain Jim Hay tells the Daily News, "It was heavy smoke condition. He couldn't get past the fire." more ›

Dame Helen Mirren may have won an Oscar for playing a rather dowdy Queen Elizabeth in The Queen, but on Saturday Night Live, her babe-ness was emphasized. Much was made of the 65-year-old's breasts, including a Digital Short about their magical powers. Click through the photos for videos of last night's sketches, including a spoof of Fox & Friends, a look at Mary Shelley's landlord Frank Stein, and a Crunk-Ass Easter Festival, as well as musical performances from the Foo Fighters. more ›

After a season full of hip, young hosts, Saturday Night Live is going in another direction this April—the show has both Elton John and Helen Mirren slated to host (the first and second weeks of April, respectively). more ›