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‘Saturday Night Live’ turns 50

The show was a cultural phenomenon after premiering on October 11, 1975, with a cast including then-unknowns Chevy Chase, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner.

 FORMER CAST member Tina Fey arrives for the ‘Saturday Night Live 50: The Anniversary Special’ at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, on Sunday.
 COMEDIAN DAVE CHAPPELLE performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2023. ‘The more Hollywood elites speak out on behalf of the radicalized people of Gaza, the more my people are in danger, from New York to Jerusalem,’ the writer argues.

Much to my chagrin, Dave Chappelle’s SNL monologue hit me so hard - opinion

 COLIN FIRTH in 'Lockerbie: A Search for Truth'

SNL’s origin story and a Japanese master

 Ramy Youssef poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 10, 2024

Muslim-American comic calls to free Gaza hostages, 'free Palestine' on SNL


SNL slammed for mocking US antisemitism hearing in viral sketch

The clip has been accused of laughing at an increase in antisemitism.

SNL slammed for mocking US antisemitism hearing in viral sketch.

Timothée Chalamet faces backlash for anti-Hamas SNL skit

Some of Chalamet's followers accused him and girlfriend Kylie Jenner of being Zionists.

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When Purim and St. Patrick's Day were on the same day in 1984, SNL celebrated

Purim and St. Patrick's Day land on the same day this year - the last time this happened was 1984.

PURIM IS the time for a party, with good-value wine. The Selected brand of Carmel Winery is nearly 50 years old.

‘SNL’ parodies ‘Fiddler’ — and a famous Hasidic-run camera store

In a skit on Saturday’s SNL episode, guest host John Mulaney led the cast in a parody of Broadway musical numbers that included an homage to “Fiddler on the Roof.”

 John Mulaney and Kenan Thompson perform a parody of “Fiddler on the Roof” with a chorus line of Hasidic dancers on “Saturday Night Live,” Feb. 26, 2022.

Meet Sarah Sherman, SNL's newest Jewish cast member

Sherman’s stage name is Sarah Squirm, a reference to her grotesque, R-rated live “Helltrap Nightmare” comedy shows in Chicago.

 Alec Baldwin accepts the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for "Saturday Night Live."

Dogecoin tumbles after Elon Musk calls it a 'hustle' on 'SNL' show

Asked 'what is dogecoin', Musk replied, "It's the future of currency. It's an unstoppable financial vehicle that’s going to take over the world."

SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk attends a post-launch news conference to discuss the SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule in-flight abort test at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 19, 2020

Make 'em laugh: Using comedy to cancel 'cancel culture' - opinion

Part of the Zionist revolution entailed not only laughing at ourselves, but laughing when others laughed at us, too.

ANCHOR COLIN JOST (left) and anchor Michael Che during Weekend Update on ‘Saturday Night Live’ last year.

'Antisemitism isn't funny': Protest against SNL Israel joke outside NBC

Protesters chanted "Shame on NBC!" and "Antisemitism is not funny!" outside the network's West 49th Street entrance.

ANCHOR COLIN JOST (left) and anchor Michael Che during Weekend Update on ‘Saturday Night Live’ last year.

Letters to the Editor February 24, 2021: Nuke deal dealings

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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'Antisemitism is never funny': Christian group condemns Che's SNL joke

Stereotypical jokes have been "used widely, throughout the generations, to persecute and attack Jews, and even as triggers for genocide."

ANCHOR COLIN JOST (left) and anchor Michael Che during Weekend Update on ‘Saturday Night Live’ last year.

The AJC wants ‘Saturday Night Live’ to apologize for vaccine joke

“Israel is reporting that they’ve vaccinated half of their population, and I’m going to guess it’s the Jewish half,” Michael Che, the co-host of SNL’s news parody, “Weekend Update,” said.

70th Primetime Emmy Awards - Show - Los Angeles, California, U.S., 17/09/2018 - Hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che.