Saturday Night Live

November's Shows!!

2011-11-02T20:19:14Z

Hey everybody, we've got some great guests coming up for you!! Here's a look at the hosts and musical guests for November:

This Saturday, Nov. 5th, we welcome host Charlie Day for the first time and Maroon 5 for their third appearance as musical guests.

Nov. 12th Emma Stone returns to 8H for her second time hosting and Coldplay returns for their fourth time rocking the SNL stage.

Nov. 19th Jason Segel is going to bring the funny for his first time hosting and Florence + the Machine returns for her second turn as musical guest.

Just a bunch of great guests for a great month, so don't forget to watch!!

Live this Week with Charlie Day!

2011-11-01T16:02:48Z

We're live this week with host Charlie Day and musical guest Maroon 5!! And in honor of Day's (and Sudeikis') summer movie, "Horrible Bosses," we thought we'd hit you with one of SNL's favorite horrible bosses, Mr. Tarkanian. Day and Sudeikis had it easy, at least neither of them were murdered via trident at their jobs.

From Pierce Brosnan's May 5th, 2001 show, enjoy Will Ferrell as the evil Mr. Tarkanian.

Happy Halloween!!

2011-10-31T16:51:42Z

Halloween's finally here and to celebrate let's all take a trip to the Clinton's Costume Party and see what all the would-be 2007 Democratic presidential candidates dressed up as. Can't help wondering what this year's Republican candidates' costumes would be...

With a special appearance from Barack Obama himself, here's the Halloween Party Cold Open from the November 3rd, 2007 Brian Williams show.

Halloween Extravaganza!!

2011-10-27T12:30:57Z

For all you Halloweenies out there who still don't have a costume yet, Adam Sandler is here to help with some suggestions for cheap and easy last-minute Halloween looks. Seriously though, Halloween is 4 days away, don't blow it by not getting a costume!

Rocking a snazzy orange shirt and sharing his tips with Weekend Update anchor Kevin Nealon, here's Adam Sandler's Halloween.

Halloween Extravaganza!!

2011-10-26T16:33:36Z

Things always go crazy off-the-rails at Vincent Price's Halloween parties, especially when Liberace, JFK and Judy Garland are in attendance.

From last year's Jon Hamm-hosted Halloween show, enjoy the ghoulish treats of "Vincent Price's Halloween Special."

Halloween Extravaganza!!

2011-10-25T18:20:54Z

Halloween week continues with some tunes from everybody's favorite singing duo and the two best looking people Seth Meyers has ever seen: Garth & Kat!

Singing some ill-prepared selections from their new Halloween album from Jon Hamm's October 30, 2010 show, get in the holiday spirit with Garth & Kat!

Halloween Extravaganza!!

2011-10-24T16:40:52Z

With Halloween less than a week away, we here in the Backstage Blog thought we'd celebrate one of SNL's favorite holidays with a week filled with Halloween-themed sketches! And what can help people get motivated into the Halloween spirit more, than Mr. Motivation himself: Matt Foley.

From Christian Slater's 1993 show on the eve of Halloween, enjoy Chris Farley taking it back to that van down by the river:

World Series Sketches

2011-10-21T16:50:45Z

Now that World Series week is fully upon us, let's take it back to a sketch that centered around the 1994 World Series-less baseball season. Norm MacDonald welcomes Chris Farley to the Update desk to share his totally normal baseball memories in reaction to the 94-95 Baseball Strike. And it is classic Farley all the way.

From a 1994 Weekend Update, enjoy Chris Farley's Baseball Strike Feature:

World Series Sketches

2011-10-20T15:12:25Z

World Series week continues in the Backstage Blog!! Today it's all about the crowd with this sketch featuring Jeff Goldblum trying to get the recognition he deserves. Waves don't just start, you know. The fans should have some gratitude!

World Series Sketches

2011-10-19T15:48:22Z

World Series week continues in the Backstage Blog!! Yesterday we offered some base running advice to the Cardinals and Rangers via Will Ferrell for tonight's Game 1, so today it seemed appropriate to give some tips to the players that are already enjoying the off-season. Perhaps now's the time for Derek Jeter to open up that Taco Hole.

From the December 1st 2001 show hosted by Derek Jeter, why don't we all go to "Derek Jeter's Taco Hole."

World Series Sketches

2011-10-18T16:11:26Z

In honor of the World Series (tomorrow kicks off with Game 1), the Backstage Blog will be posting sketches all week that commemorate America's favorite pastime: baseball. So for everyone whose team didn't make it all the way this season, enjoy some laughs on SNL.

Up first, from Sarah Michelle Gellar's May 1999 show, we have Will Ferrell offering some helpful advice. Rangers, Cardinals, I hope you're listening.

Anna Faris and Drake Bumper Photos

2011-10-16T07:12:39Z

We have put together Mary Ellen Matthews' amazing bumper photos of Anna Faris and Drake.

Click on the photo below to see the full collection from this week!

Fox & Friends Corrections

2011-10-13T17:38:13Z

The Fox & Friends fact checkers are always hard at work finding all sorts of errors that need to be corrected over the course of the show. Here for your enjoyment is the full list of corrections that ran at the end of the Fox & Friends sketch from last week's Stiller show:

The second president of the United States was John Quincy Adams, not Sam Adams Summer Ale.

A movie and a motion picture are the same thing.

Juice is a drinkable substance.

There are seven continents, not one thousand.

The "West Memphis Three" is not a jazz quartet.

America is not currently under a "Level 9 Liberty Alert." There is no such thing as a "Level 9 Liberty Alert."

Presidential dog "Bo" Obama does not collect Social Security checks, nor is he an undocumented Peruvian housekeeper in disguise.

Julie Andrews is an award winning British actress. She has never been on trial for kidnapping.

Windows are typically made of glass.

President Obama did not pardon Carmen San Diego.

Flu shots prevent influenza and have nothing to do with getting into heaven.

Nancy Pelosi did not appear on an episode of River Monsters.

There is not now, nor has there ever been a plan to air-condition the Grand Canyon.

Herman Cain did not invent pizza.

Christopher Columbus sailed to what is now the modern day United States in an effort to find a trade route to the West Indies. Not to flee the dragons.

No Transformers have ever been found on the moon.

Flo from the Progressive Insurance ads is a living human being, not the ghost of a Civil War widow.

Africa is widely regarded to be the origin of the human species. It was not "discovered only a handful of years ago."

The Jewish Holiday just celebrated was Rosh Hashanah not Rush Hot Bananas.

Nicolas Cage did not sign the Declaration of Independence.

There is no known connection between The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Bay City Rollers.

Electric cars are not powered by electric eagles.

Carrying a child in a Baby Bjorn does not cause homosexuality, in the child or the adult.

The Washington Monument was not named after Denzel Washington. Nor was it named after the Washington Redskins.

The Pope does not hold a world record in speed skating.

Abraham Lincoln is not alive and living in Amish, Pennsylvania. There is no such place as Amish, Pennsylvania.

Mount Rushmore does not include the face of Spiderman.

There are indeed several laws that prohibit pointing a gun at a mail carrier.

Pocahontas was not named after a stripper.

Vermont still exists.

There is currently no bill before the house that would mandate the eating of flan on Thanksgiving.

Mary Magdalene was not eaten by a dinosaur.

General Tso did not win the Civil War for the Confederacy.

Rick Perry was not a contestant on The Amazing Race nor was he the winner of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge.

"Time In A Bottle" was never the national anthem.

Whole Foods does not provide free abortions.

SNL's 36th Birthday!!

2011-10-11T18:15:33Z

On this day 36 years ago, SNL broadcast its first episode ever!! In hindsight it's easy to see that that first show, which was hosted by George Carlin, with music by Janis Ian and Billy Preston, a performance by Andy Kaufman and a cast that included Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, and Gilda Radner, was the start of something special.

In honor of SNL's "birthday" enjoy the first of George Carlin's monologues from that night. And make sure to check out the 1970's section in the SNL video archive to catch Carlin's 3 other monologues from that show. George Carlin! Four monologues! One show!

Anna Faris Hosts SNL This Week!

2011-10-11T16:55:08Z

Anna Faris returns to 30 Rock this week to host SNL for her second time! Faris, best known for her hilarious turns in "Scary Movie" and "The House Bunny" will be joined by first-time musical guest Drake for our last October show this season.

Watch as music, love and murder mix on this boat ride from Faris' September 2008 show.