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Friday, October 17, 2025

SNL Sets Nov. Hosts / Jim Downey Gets His Due / Jon Stewart's B'way Debut

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Friday October 17, 2025

Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, and Glen Powell to Host November SNL

Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, Glen Powell
Saturday Night Live is lining up a star-packed November. NBC has just announced that Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, and Glen Powell will host consecutive episodes, with musical guests Brandi Carlile, Sombr, and Olivia Dean joining them in Studio 8H.

SNL Legend Jim Downey Gets His Due in Peacock Doc Downey Wrote That

Jim Downey
As Bill Carter writes, it’s rare for an SNL writer to get star billing—but Jim Downey’s words made everyone else shine.

Heidi Gardner, Jon Stewart to Make Broadway Debut in All Out

Heidi Gardner, Jon Stewart to Make Broadway Debut in All Out
The project marks Heidi Gardner’s first major move since her departure from SNL ahead of the upcoming season.

Heeeere's the Book: Mark Malkoff's Love Johnny Carson Fulfills a Lifelong Obsession

Mark Malkoff
Hundreds of interviews went into his new book on Johnny Carson. But how did Mark Malkoff—who was just a teenager when Carson retired—become the most relentless student of the King of Late Night? Bill Carter reports.

WATCH: The Colbert Report Premiered 20 Years Ago Tonight

THE COLBERT REPORT, Stephen Colbert, (Season 1, 2005).
Twenty years ago today, the man who would teach America about "truthiness" made his TV debut.

Pop Culture Jeopardy! Renewed for Season 2, Moving to Netflix

Colin Jost Pop Culture Jeopardy
Pop Culture Jeopardy! is getting a second season—and a new home. The pop culture twist on the classic quiz format will move from Prime Video to Netflix, with SNL's Colin Jost in talks to return as host.

Sabrina Carpenter Hosts SNL: Five Storylines to Watch (S51 E3)

Sabrian Carpenter, Marcello Hernandez
SNL goes double duty this weekend as Sabrina Carpenter takes center stage. Here are five storylines to watch.

Johnny Carson's Final Tonight Show Curtains Are Up for Auction

Johnny Carson's Final Tonight Show Curtains Are Up for Auction
If you've ever wanted to make a grand entrance a la Johnny Carson, here's your chance.

Around the web:

Smart Man
Jimmy Kimmel Thursday night to Roy Wood Jr., after Wood asked him to do a Stephen A. Smith impression: “I think it would be wiser if you did that. I got fired once this month, I don’t need it again.”

Sabrina Carpenter Isn’t Scared to Host SNL
As she and Marcello Hernández explain in this week’s Thursday promos, the real terror is outside Studio 8H.

The Daily Show Agrees to New Pentagon Press Restrictions
“We were going to refuse,” the show announced on its social media channels. “But everyone else refused so hard that it honestly made us feel kinda bad for Pete Hegseth.

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