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SNL Darling Bowen Yang And A Slew Of Other Names Were All Asked To Bring Ken-Ergy To Barbie (And Allan Almost Wasn’t Played By Michael Cera!)

Barbie's cast is arguably perfect as is, but it turns out SNL's Bowen Yang and more were nearly part of the fun, while Michael Cera nearly wasn't.

Cinemablend

Cillian Murphy, Star of ‘Oppenheimer,’ Says He’s Down to Play a Ken if ‘Barbie 2’ Happens

“Let’s read the script and let’s have a conversation.”

Marie Claire

SNL star Bowen Yang announces ‘short break’ from podcast due to ‘bad bouts of depersonalisation’

‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member co-hosts popular culture podcast with fellow comedian Matt Rogers

The Independent UK

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Cate Blanchett has hilarious response to winning ‘Cate Blanchett Award for Good Acting’ at award show

‘Tár’ star took home the prize at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards

The Independent UK

Fire Island Is An Underrated And Amazing Romantic Comedy (And Perfect To Watch During Pride Month)

Fire Island is an incredibly underrated and amazing rom-com, it's also the perfect watch to celebrate Pride Month.

Cinemablend

It seems Jeremy Strong never breaks character – even when he needs to ask for the toilet

When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go

Total Film

Zooey Deschanel, Idina Menzel, Bowen Yang Are Guest Judges in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’

Season eight starts on Paramount Plus next month

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Saturday Night Live: Ana de Armas struggles with a subpar episode

The Oscar nominee isn’t given a great deal to work with in a ho-hum week including the return of a recently popular new character

The Guardian - US

SNL tells DeSantis "the gay shall stay"

When Bowen Yang breaks out the costumes, you know it's going to be good

Salon

Saturday Night Live: Quinta Brunson leads one of season’s best episodes

The creator and star of hit sitcom Abbott Elementary makes for a solid host of a mostly funny episode involving Trump’s indictment

The Guardian - US

Best podcasts of the week: The hidden history of the American right’s anti-trans agenda

In this week’s newsletter: The Anti-Trans Hate Machine returns with a second series looking back at America’s record of violence toward transgender people. Plus: five of the best pop culture podcasts

The Guardian - UK

SNL cold open muddles Rupert Murdoch’s Fox defamation case and Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial

The sketch show poked fun at Fox’s silence about damning revelations in lawsuit – as well as the high-profile murder trial

The Independent UK

SNL cold open slays Fox News over Dominion defamation lawsuit

The sketch show poked fun at Fox’s silence about damning revelations

The Independent UK

Saturday Night Live: Travis Kelce goes from Super Bowl to super host

The Kansas City Chiefs player makes for a surprisingly effective comic actor in an episode with some of the season’s strongest moments so far

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Hours after its demise, the Chinese spy balloon was the star of the 'SNL' cold open

Saturday Night Live kicked off its latest episode with an exclusive interview with the downed balloon, played by cast member Bowen Yang.

The Independent UK

Saturday Night Live interviews talking ‘Chinese spy balloon’ in latest episode

‘I entertained you people for four days and then I get shot by Biden?’

The Independent UK

Saturday Night Live Christmas cold open drags Kanye West and Elon Musk

Penultimate episode of latest series aired on Saturday 10 December

Salon

SNL cold open roasts Kari Lake

Cecily Strong puts Lake's soft focus refusal to admit defeat under harsh light

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The Guardian - US

Saturday Night Live: Amy Schumer delivers the season’s strongest episode yet

A confident hosting turn from the comic lifts a solid episode that wisely keeps politics on the backburner

The Independent UK

SNL skewers Elon Musk, Kanye West and Chris Pratt in a single sketch

No one was safe in a gameshow-set skit led by Bowen Yang

Los Angeles Times

Review: After a major cast shake-up, 'SNL' confronts its weaknesses — but can't overcome them

When "Saturday Night Live" returned this weekend for its 48th season, the grandaddy of all sketch shows ripped itself apart before anyone else could. In a cold open, host Miles Teller and cast member Andrew Dismukes played Peyton and Eli Manning, hosts of ESPN's "ManningCast." But instead of a play-by-play…

Tribune News Service

‘Saturday Night Live’ starts new season by tackling changes

“Saturday Night Live” kicked off its 48th season with a cold open that acknowledged an off-season of change in which several stars departed and a team of newcomers joined the huddle.

The Guardian - US

Saturday Night Live: Miles Teller heads up a hit-and-miss season opener

The comedy show returns with a large portion of its cast gone and a patchy series of skits poking fun at Nicole Kidman, BeReal and Herschel Walker

Tribune News Service

Margaret Cho: Still going for the perfect punchline. Still unafraid to speak her mind

SAN DIEGO — Margaret Cho has a lot to say these days about a lot of things. Racism, Roe v. Wade, gay rights, women’s rights — all topics she’s delved into in the past. But this time, it’s different.

Salon

Joel Kim Booster, radically transparent

The comedian spoke to Salon about pal Bowen Yang and the goal of "Bridgerton"-esque "incidental representation"

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