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.

Miles Teller

Features

Saturday Night Live Stays Stuck in Neutral for Host Miles Teller

By Dennis Perkins

Nov 2, 2025 15 comments

Sabrina Carpenter

Features

Sabrina Carpenter’s All-In, But a Stumbling SNL Falters

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 19, 2025 12 comments

Amy Poehler

Features

On Its 50th Birthday, a So-So Saturday Night Live At Least Gifts Us Amy Poehler

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 12, 2025 9 comments

Bad Bunny

Features

Bad Bunny Kicks Off Saturday Night Live‘s 51st Season

By Dennis Perkins

Oct 5, 2025 3 comments

James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump and Marcello Hernández as Marco Rubio.

Features

Two Timelines, One SNL: Will Lorne Michaels Pick Courage or Comfort?

By Dennis Perkins

Sep 19, 2025 9 comments

John Mulaney

Features

Everybody’s Live Goes Out a Winner (Unlike John Mulaney)

By Dennis Perkins

May 29, 2025 2 comments

Stephen Colbert, Ronny Chieng, Jimmy Kimmel

News

Thurs Night Monologues: A Pig’s Beautiful Bill

By Dennis Perkins

May 23, 2025

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

Features

Three Great Guests Make For an Oddly Ordinary Everybody’s Live

By Dennis Perkins

May 22, 2025

Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert

News

Mon Night Monologues: Trump Targets the A-List

By Dennis Perkins

May 20, 2025 1 comment

John Oliver

Features

John Oliver Tackles Trump’s War on the Press (And That ‘HBO Max’ Rebrand)

By Dennis Perkins

May 19, 2025 2 comments

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