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In 2008, director Jason Reitman lived his “SNL” dream.

He was fresh off the success of “Juno,” which earned Reitman a Best Director Oscar nomination and the film a Best Picture nomination. His agent reached out to Lorne Michaels and relayed Reitman’s wish — to do a guest writing stint on “Saturday Night Live.” And, incredibly, it happened.

“It was like getting to suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers for one night,” Reitman told TheWrap. He and “SNL” writer Simon Rich stayed up until four in the morning on a Tuesday night working on ideas. On Wednesday, they took their three sketch ideas to the table read. “And then later that afternoon I got to be there for the moment when they come out of Lorne’s office and pinned a piece of paper to the wall,” Reitman said. That’s when he found out that one of his sketches...

Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Jane Curtain (Kim Matula), Dick Ebersol (Cooper Hoffman), Rosie Shuster (Rachel Sennott), Garrett Morris (Lamorne Morris), Alan Zweibel (Josh Brener) and Lorne Michaels (Gabriel Labelle) in Saturday Night.

Ah, the weekend, a time to kick back and relax after the drudgery of the nine-to-fives grind. Well, that’s the case for most of us. For the folks working at “30 Rock” in the “Big Apple” it’s truly “crunch time” Most weeks, that is. And it all started exactly 49 years ago. That’s when one of the “big three” networks (in those “prehistoric’ times before cable and streaming), the National Broadcasting Company decided to gamble on a risky concept, one that was once the “norm” nearly twenty years prior. Back in the 1950s almost everything on the tube (other than creaky old movies) was aired live. But with the advent of video tape, most of the...

The upcoming Saturday Night movie has one of the most stacked ensemble casts of 2024. The first-look images of Saturday Night reveal the behind-the-scenes chaos of the legendary sketch comedy series which will be premiering its 50th season on September 28, 2024. Directed by Jason Reitman, Saturday Night will be released in theaters on October 11, 2024. Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), 4-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Poor Things), and Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans) are among the talented ensemble in Saturday Night.

Saturday Night will chronicle the true happenings of the 90 minutes before the premiere of the first ever episode on Saturday Night Live on NBC, which happened at 11:30 Pm on October 11, 1975. Although Saturday Night Live has maintained its monumental status as the longest-running network television series of all time, its beginnings all but guaranteed that the show would last longer than one season. SNL would go on to birth the careers of dozens of comedy legends,...

Dancing With The Stars is back after skipping an episode last week due to the Vice Presidential debate. While the show got a shout out from nominee Tim Waltz, fans who missed their weekly viewing of the reality competition show can rest easy knowing that this week, we're getting two new episodesand a brutal double-elimination.

The theme of the Oct. 7 show, which was actually recorded last week, was Soul Train Night, paying homage to the classic show, Soul Train, which spanned 35 years and featured music from primarily R&b, soul and hip-hop musicians. Rosie Perez, who got her start on Soul Train, joins the judges this week as a guest.

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Hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribiero let the audience know that this week, the judges will make an exception and allow a bit of Soul Train flair into the dances. They also reveal that the last...

Gabriel Labelle was under strict instructions from Saturday Night director Jason Reitman: No talking to Lorne Michaels before playing him in the movie. “I wanted to meet everyone and interview everyone,” Labelle told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show. But “Jason wanted us to do as minimum work as possible. He didn’t want direct re-creations of these cast members and of these people.”

Okay, fine. Labelle wouldn’t talk to Michaels. But Reitman didn’t say he couldn’t talk to Steven Spielberg. And if you don’t think such a conversation would be useful, you’d be wrong.

Labelle was on the Universal lot doing costume fittings when he stopped by the Amblin office to see his Fabelmans director. “I just walk into his office, and it was good to see him,” Labelle said. “And as soon as I sit down, he’s like, ‘So this is...

Dancing With The Stars Season 33 took a week off on October 1 due to the Vice Presidential debate. But fans felt delighted to welcome back the contestants on October 7 with Soul Train Night.

So which couples dominated the leaderboard and who has more work to do before the October 8 episode? Read on to get the scoop.

The DWTS Season 33 Contestants Groove On Soul Train Night

To kick off Soul Train Night, reality star Phaedra Parks and Val Chmerkovskiy began with a Quickstep to Aretha Franklin’s “Think.” Although Phaedra admitted the routine was difficult for her, the judges raved over her performance, including guest judge Rosie Perez. They gave Phaedra and Val a 30/40, earning them their first 8s of the season.

Rugby player Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten also impressed judges with their Foxtrot to “Lady Marmalade” by Labelle, earning a 30/40 as well.

But was it enough to take these couples...

Follow along as we'll be updating the Dancing with the Stars dances and scores live as it happens!

Dancing with the Stars season 33 continued on Monday, Oct. 7 with Week 3 – Soul Train Night. It will be a double-night special as DWTS returns tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 8. Soul Train Night also featured Rosie Perez as a guest judge joining Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tronioli.

Need a recap of Dancing with the Stars season 33 week 3? After all, so much was going on, it was hard to keep up. Luckily, we’ve got your back. Below, we share the dance style, song, and scores from each team. As for the elimination, there wasn’t one this week! The scores will be added to next week’s and the decision of who goes home will be made.

Spoiler alert! Before you read on, please note there are spoilers ahead if you missed DWTS...

“Dancing with the Stars” returns tonight, October 7, after taking a week off to make room for the vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance. It’s “Soul Train Night,” which will feature a special Derek Hough master class, guest judging by Rosie Perez, and an opening number to “T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)” by Mfsb featuring The Three Degrees, choreographed by Luam. But what will the celeb contestants be dancing to? See the complete list of songs and routines below, and watch above where we discuss all of this week’s upcoming performances.

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Super Bowl Champion Danny Amendola and pro Witney Carson will perform a Foxtrot to “Dancing Machine” by Jackson 5.

“The Bachelor” Joey Graziadei and pro Jenna Johnson will perform a Jive to “Shout” by The Isley Brothers.

NBA Champion Dwight Howard and...

With Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night now out in theaters, many viewers may find themselves on the edge of their seats and wanting to see what happened in the very first episode of Saturday Night Live.

Saturday Night follows the 90 minutes leading up to SNL’s first-ever broadcast on the evening of Oct. 11, 1975, ending just before all the cast were set to go on air. Starring Gabriel Labelle, Rachel Sennott, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Lamorne Morris, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman and others, the film arrived in theaters a week before the actual 50thanniversary, on which the film will be released wide.

For details about how to watch the first episode of Saturday Night Live, read on.

Where can I stream the very first episode of SNL?

Only one streaming service has all 50 seasons of Saturday Night Live available for streaming, and that is Peacock.

The inaugural sketch comedy...