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Lin - Manuel Miranda return as Alexander Hamilton for SNL ’s Cold Open - just in prison term to get keep out down by James Austin Johnson ’s Donald Trump .
NBC’sSaturday Night LiveSeason 50 was back this weekend , withTimothée Chalamet(A Complete Unknown ) as both host and musical node – his third time hosting and his first meter pull up double duty on SNL . How did tonight complain - off ? The cold out-of-doors kicked off with our Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence , withMikey Day ’s John Hancock blab about being the most in risk because he sign so full-grown . Before we know it , Lin - Manuel Mirandais back as Alexander Hamilton . " I say , our life matter not if we lose them in the cause of liberty . What matters is the Carry Nation we built . Because in America , all men are create adequate . America , not England , we do come through the sequel , and we will have leader , but no one affair in America , we will never have a king , " Miranda proclaims , kicking in with a smooth musical turn – untilJames Austin Johnson ’s Donald Trump shuts the performance ( " Never say never . kid , though in many ways I am not . I ’m in my Riley B King era . But just like the launch fathers , I am creating a fresh nation as well , and just like them , we ’re doing it very whitely " ) with a personal report card of just how destructive his first workweek has been .
In between harassing Miranda over having to be stuck there frozen while he stray on ( and Johnson getting some giggle out of Miranda along the style ) , Trump checks off a identification number of his accomplishment – from FOX " News'“Pete Hegsethgetting reassert as Secretary of Defense to rolling back DEI opening move . Bragging that he did more than PresidentJoseph Bidenand VPKamala Harris , he noted that he was contribute the country back to being likeThe Office(a great antic with a reference to Leslie David Baker ’s Stanley ) . Here ’s a look at a snip from the Cold Open ( we ’ll update with the full vignette when it go live ) .
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Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music Official Trailer Released
With NBC’sSaturday Night Liverolling on with Season 50 , the liberal anniversary celebrations are also rolling along . you could check out the four - part docuseriesSNL50 : Beyond Saturday Nighton Peacock , and then there ’s the big primetime consequence gear up for February 16th . Now , here ’s a look at what Grammy and Academy Award - make headway filmmakerAhmir " Questlove " Thompsonand Emmy Award winnerOz Rodriguezhave to declare oneself withLadies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music – a solemnisation of SNL ’s half - hundred of musical influence that ’s correct for January 27th at 8 pm ET / PT on NBC ( and streaming the next day on Peacock ) .
For 50 seasons , NBC’sSaturday Night Livehas served as the Prime Minister venue for telecast unrecorded music performances while continuously pushing boundaries to reimagine the kinship between music and funniness . Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Musicwill feature untold account behind the acculturation - define , groundbreaking , and newsmaking musical performances , sketches , and cameos of the past 50 year . Over the class of the three - hour especial broadcast case , viewers will have a chance to hear from quite a few of the folks who impacted SNL ’s bequest .
In term of player , we ’re look atBad Bunny , DJ Breakout , Elvis Costello , Miley Cyrus , Billie Eilish & Finneas , Dave Grohl , Debbie Harry & Chris Stein , Mick Jagger , Dua Lipa , Darryl DMC McDaniels , Tom Morello , Kacey Musgraves , Olivia Rodrigo , MC Sha - Rock , Paul Simon , Chris Stapleton , Justin Timberlake , Lee Ving , andJack White .
On the SNL side , we will be get a line fromLorne Michaels , Fred Armisen , Conan O’Brien , Eli Brueggemann , Jane Curtin , Jimmy Fallon , Al Franken , Josiah Gluck , Bill Hader , Steve Higgins , Marci Klein , Melanie Malone , Tom Malone , Mary Ellen Matthews , Eddie Murphy , Ego Nwodim , Liz Patrick , Leon Pendarvis , Lenny Pickett , Joe Piscopo , Andy Samberg , Brian Siedlecki , Akiva Schaffer , Paul Shaffer , Sarah Sherman , Howard Shore , Robert Smigel , Jorma Taccone , Kenan Thompson , Maya Rudolph , Hal Willner , andBowen Yang .
" Everyone knows the most famous ' SNL ' appearances , whether it ’s Elvis Costello , Prince , or the Beastie Boys , but they ’re the tip of a huge crisphead lettuce , " Thompson deal in a statement when point on the special were release . " The process of going back through the incredible archival footage was like being in a time machine , DeLorean or other . I ’m so happy I go on the trip and now get to partake it with everyone . “Lorne Michaels , Ahmir " Questlove " Thompson , Zarah Zohlman , Erin David , Dave Sirulnick , Jon Kamen , Meredith Bennett , Alexander H. Browne , Shawn Gee , andTariq Trotterserve as executive producer – withOz Rodriguezserving as a producer . The particular is produced by Two One Five Entertainment , RadicalMedia , and BroadwayVideo .
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