Jay Leno Says Joe Rogan Is the New Johnny Carson, Calls Modern Late Night ‘Boring’
Jun 18, 2026
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Jan 18, 2025
Who Knew? Lorne Michaels Coined the Term ‘Cold Open’
In The New Yorker‘s excerpt from her upcoming Lorne Michaels biography, Susan Morrison quotes Michaels saying of the term that ultimately found its way into the dictionary, “I made that phrase up.” [via CinemaBlend]
Jan 17, 2025
Sarah Sherman Shows Off ‘Anora Menorah’ Prop From Cut SNL Sketch
Sherman told Seth Meyers that the Hanukkah menorah inspired by Mikey Madison’s sex worker character from the film Anora failed to get a laugh at Dress when Martin Short hosted last month.
Jan 17, 2025
Robert Smigel Rips Dave Chappelle’s SNL Return
“I hope he’s sensitive, given what LA has been going through, and focuses instead on how there are too many Jews in New York,” wrote Smigel in a Twitter/X post.