Saturday Night Live

At the Emmys, John Oliver said 'no one was funnier' than Norm Macdonald. Here's why we agree

“I’m not a doctor, but I’m pretty sure that if you die, then the cancer also dies at the same time,” Norm Macdonald once said. “That to me is not a loss. That’s a draw.”

Emmy Awards 2021: Streaming outperforms cable TV with wins for Netflix, Apple

From 2013 to 2020, Netflix earned a whopping 30 nominations in best drama, comedy, and limited series, but had never pulled off a win in those categories, often losing out to HBO, the perennial Emmys heavyweight.

Emmy Awards 2021: Let's get past celebrating survival and put on a good show

There was little in the scripted portions of the Emmy Awards 2021 ceremony to draw us in. The good moments were more off the cuff.

Norm Macdonald, former Saturday Night Live comic, passes away aged 61

Norm MacDonald has died at the age of 61 after a nine-year private battle with cancer, according to his family and representatives.

Creative Arts Emmys 2021: Claire Foy, Courtney B Vance win big

Claire Foy was honoured for The Crown and her reprisal of Queen Elizabeth II, the role that won her a lead actress Emmy in 2018. Vance won for his role in Lovecraft Country.

Elon Musk hosts Saturday Night Live; is joined by mother, model Maye Musk, to talk about his childhood

The casting choice brought criticism from those who felt the show was celebrating a man for his exorbitant wealth in a time of great inequality and a man who spread misinformation to his huge Twitter following as he downplayed the severity of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk to host Saturday Night Live on 8 May; Miley Cyrus will feature as musical guest

Elon Musk may seem like an unusual choice since SNL is not known for picking hosts from the tech or business world.

Remembering Anne Beatts: Fellow Saturday Night Live writer Rosie Shuster recalls colleague's wit, courage

If the glass ceiling didn't quite break in the 1970s, Beatts threw some big rocks. Shuster remembers one of their first meetings with Michaels, Shuster's husband at the time, when Beatts insisted they be paid as much as the male writers.

Anne Beatts, groundbreaking comedy writer of Saturday Night Live, dies at 74

Beatts’ later credits included writing for Murphy Brown and The Belles of Bleeker Street, producing A Different World and helping to write the stage musical Leader of the Pack.

Anne Beatts, trailblazing SNL comedy writer, creator of cult sitcom Square Pegs, passes away aged 74

"Thank you. For memories very few 17/18 yr olds get to make," Sarah Jessica Parker, who starred in Square Pegs as a first-year high school student trying to fit in, remembered Anna Beatts.