Longtime Collaborators Simon Rich and John Mulaney Get the NYT Treatment
“There’s almost a singularity between them,” explains ‘All In’ director Alex Timbers of the duo, who first met at SNL. Rich agrees, telling Mulaney, “There’s a ton of your voice that has infiltrated my writing.” Mulaney replies: “That’s very cool. And a real shame.”
Hey Big Spender
If Kenan Thompson wasn’t already getting great service wherever he goes, he will now. Page Six reports he tipped his server $1500 on a $1400 check at SNL‘s afterparty this weekend.
Watch Jimmy Fallon Reunite with Mother and Son Who ‘Saved Him’ in Bavaria
Tonight Show cameras caught the German family who gave a lost Fallon a ride back to his hotel last summer reconnecting with the host during a commercial break.
Chris Rock’s SNL Credits Four Guest Writers
Matthew Claybrooks, Ali Leroi, Jon Macks, and April Rock all have ties to the SNL alum. It’s not clear whether their contributions to last night’s episode extended beyond Rock’s opening monologue.
Melissa Villaseñor Ponders Life After SNL in Welp…What Now?
“What the hell do Olympians do after they go to the Olympics,” the SNL alum asks in the trailer for her upcoming comedy special. “Google said Olympians tend to become teachers and mentors…and I thought ‘Oh, f*ck that. I don’t want to do that.”
Move Over, Ryan Seacrest: NBC Sets Seth Meyers New Year’s Eve ‘Day Drinking’ Special
Fallon’s Tonight Show Is Leaning into TikTok—And Seeing Huge Results
If social distribution is the new cultural currency of late night, Jimmy Fallon is swimming in it. THR‘s Alex Weprin looks at how The Tonight Show came to be late-night’s digital leader.