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Ken Will Never Die

On Saturday Night Live, Ryan Gosling confronted his love for the character he made—and who will define him forever. Before Ryan Gosling played Ken...

14.04.2024 10

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

The Brilliance of Kristen Wiig’s ‘Secretaries’ Sketch

The former SNL cast member knew just how to dial up the absurdities of office culture. Often when a former cast member returns to host Saturday Night...

07.04.2024 70

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

The Andrew Tate-Loving Misogynist Who’s Now a Breakout Star

Meet Bobita. Bobita is a foul-mouthed, Andrew Tate-loving misogynist with a bald head and goatee who brags about his Maserati and pretends to roar as...

28.03.2024 10

The Daily Beast

Esther Zuckerman

Scarlett Johansson’s Pitch-Perfect Impersonation

The actor surprised and delighted on last night’s SNL with her impression of Senator Katie Britt. When Senator Katie Britt of Alabama gave the...

10.03.2024 20

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

Don’t Underestimate Sydney Sweeney

SNL allowed the Euphoria star, who refuses to be pigeonholed, a chance to show her range. Sydney Sweeney seems to enjoy making jokes about how big her...

03.03.2024 2

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

The Perils of Turning SNL Into a Campaign Stop

Watching the real Nikki Haley spar with a fake Donald Trump was awkward—and not very funny. Last night, audiences who tuned into Saturday Night Live...

04.02.2024 6

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

Justin Timberlake’s Air of Desperation

As a musical guest on SNL, the star’s changed status in the pop-cultural universe was hard to ignore. Once upon a time, having Justin Timberlake on...

28.01.2024 100

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

We Get It, Jacob Elordi Is a Heartthrob

By focusing on his good looks, SNL didn’t leave much room for the actor to let loose. If you know two things about the Saltburn and Priscilla star...

21.01.2024 10

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

Fargo Comes Full Circle

The series likes to complicate the politeness of midwesterners. Its terrific latest protagonist went even further. This article contains spoilers...

18.01.2024 2

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

It’s a movie! Now it’s a musical! Now it’s a movie musical!

For a long while, it seemed as though the Broadway-to-Hollywood pipeline, with a few exceptions, flowed one way. A musical would debut on the stage...

12.01.2024 6

Vox

Esther Zuckerman

This year’s “great man” biopics have a couple of things in common

This has been a banner year for movies about Great Men. Now first let me clarify what I mean by the term Great Men. I don’t mean “men who are...

22.12.2023 8

Vox

Esther Zuckerman

It was a great year for movie sex scenes, despite the discourse

Earlier this year a TikToker posted a video explaining how she and her husband “prepared” themselves for the sex scenes in Oppenheimer featuring...

12.12.2023 5

Vox

Esther Zuckerman

Adam Driver Wishes You a Very Unsettling Holiday Season

On Saturday Night Live, the actor’s trademark intensity served as an antidote to bland winter cheer. When this week’s Saturday Night Live host,...

10.12.2023 10

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

What Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka has in common with Paddington Bear

At this point, the Paddington movies are a universally beloved internet phenomenon, adored by children and adults alike. (Well, I don’t know tons of...

05.12.2023 4

Vox

Esther Zuckerman

What Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka has in common with Paddington Bear

At this point, the Paddington movies are a universally beloved internet phenomenon, adored by children and adults alike. (Well, I don’t know tons of...

05.12.2023 40

Vox

Esther Zuckerman

Farewell to an Easy SNL Target

The now-former Republican representative George Santos was a perfect fit for the show’s satire. Saturday Night Live loves to put a politician in...

03.12.2023 3

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

SNL Leans Into the Essential Dudeness of Jason Momoa

Confronted with its hunky host, the show resorted to simplistic gender categories. When a Saturday Night Live parody song begins, there’s usually a...

19.11.2023 10

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

What Is Saturday Night Live Without the Shameless Self-Promotion?

Timothée Chalamet’s post-strike hosting gig was a celebration that doubled as a return to business as usual for the show. When Saturday Night Live...

12.11.2023 3

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

The Stand-Up Who Brought Low-Key Chuckles to SNL

The show leaned into the comic Nate Bargatze’s understated humor, to refreshing effect. The announcement that the stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze...

29.10.2023 8

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

Bad Bunny Made SNL Bilingual

Last night’s show didn’t overexplain its Spanish-language jokes—and was all the better for it. When the Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny took the...

22.10.2023 7

The Atlantic

Esther Zuckerman

Natasha Lyonne Just Gave the Dramatic Performance of Her Career in Toronto

There's a special kind of thrill that comes when a perfect, yet somehow unexpected, combination of performers come together in a project. That’s the...

09.09.2023 2

The Daily Beast

Esther Zuckerman

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