Dennis Perkins

Contributor Dennis Perkins has written extensively about late-night TV for the A.V. Club, Paste Magazine, and Primetimer. He lives in Maine with his wife, the writer Emily L. Stephens.

Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Ariana Grande, Sarah Sherman

Features

SNL Bets on Ariana Grande’s Versatility—And Wins Big

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 13, 2024 6 comments

Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jordan Klepper

News

Thurs Night Monologues: Tick-Tock, Democracy

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 11, 2024

Jordan Klepper, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers

News

Weds Night Monologues: Vladdy Are You Okay?

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 10, 2024

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon

News

Tues Night Monologues: Sinking Trump’s Hurricane Lies

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 9, 2024

Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel

News

Mon Night Monologues: Musk Leaps to Trump’s Side

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 8, 2024

John Oliver

News

Last Week Tonight: S11, E25: ‘Traffic Stops’

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 7, 2024

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 1866 -- Pictured: (l-r) Kenan Thompson, host Nate Bargatze, Mikey Day, and Bowen Yang during the “Washington’s Dream 2” sketch on Saturday, October 5, 2024

Features

SNL Plays All the Hits in Nate Bargatze’s 8H Return

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 6, 2024 6 comments

Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers

News

Thurs Night Monologues: A 165-Page American Horror Story

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 4, 2024

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers

News

Weds Night Monologues: The Veepening Abyss

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 3, 2024

Christopher Walken in SNL's 'The Continental' sketch

Features

A Definitive Guide to SNL’s ‘The Continental’

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 2, 2024

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