SNL Behind the Sketch: ‘Goth Kid on Vacation’
Saturday Night Live‘s in-house documentary unit looks at the making of the Jack Black-fronted musical sketch.
Seth Meyers Delivers Commencement Address at Connecticut Boarding School
“This is truly one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen,” the Late Night host said at Sunday’s graduation ceremony at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, CT. “Which is funny, because, let’s be honest, Choate is not a beautiful name. Choate sounds like a life-threatening disease during pioneer times.” [via The Hour]
What Do Comics Appearing on After Midnight Get Paid?
Like most other network late-night shows, After Midnight panelists receive SAG scale of $1,400 per episode. As Jesse David Fox reports for Vulture, that’s less (in some cases much less) than comedy streamer Dropout pays performers to appear on its shows.
Vote for The Greatest SNL Episodes of All Time
LateNighter’s podcast partners the Saturday Night Network are launching a new series this summer counting down Saturday Night Live‘s top 50 episodes of all time. Vote now to make sure your favorites are included.
Will The Emmys Ever Fix Its Late Night Problem?
As Peter White writes for Deadline, there’s a good chance that TV Academy rules will limit its Outstanding Talk Series nominees to just three shows, while Outstanding Scripted Variety Series is all but assured to be a two-horse race between Last Week Tonight and SNL.