SNL Sets Dec Hosts / Letterman's Netflix Return / Oliver's Bonkers Props Auction

PLUS: Mikey Day's SNL milestone.

View in your browser Monday November 17, 2025 Ariana Grande, Cher to Headline SNL's Christmas Episode Saturday Night Live has locked in its final hosts and musical guests of 2025, with Melissa McCarthy, Josh O’Connor, and Ariana Grande set to host the show's three-episode December run. Read more Netflix Dates Letterman's My Next Guest Interview With Adam Sandler Mark your calendars: Adam Sandler’s recent sit-down with David Letterman will drop early next month. Read more John Oliver Puts Last Week Tonight Relics Up for Auction in Bid to Save Public Media From Russell Crowe’s jockstrap to a giant sculpture of LBJ’s nether regions, John Oliver is auctioning off some of Last Week Tonight's most infamous props to help support public media. Read more A Transitioning SNL Shows New Spark—and a Willingness to Confront Trump As Bill Carter writes, an SNL season marked by cast turnover and uneven early shows appeared to turn a corner this weekend. Read more Wicked Cast Joins Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Sequel to Viral Jimmy Fallon Clip The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon used a special post–Sunday Night Football edition of the show Sunday to debut a follow-up to one of its most-watched musical sketches ever. Read more MacGruber Is Back: Will Forte Makes Surprise SNL Return Saturday Night Live leaned into its action-movie theme this week as Glen Powell’s hosting debut set the stage for Will Forte’s surprise return as MacGruber. Read more Las Culturistas Culture Awards to Return to Bravo in 2026 Bravo is bringing back The Las Culturistas Culture Awards next year, extending the network’s partnership with Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang and his Las Culturistas co-host Matt Rogers. Read more Former SNL Writer Dan McGrath Dies at 61 Dan McGrath, an accomplished TV comedy writer who got his start on 'Saturday Night Live' in the early nineties, died Friday. Read more SNL's Veronika Słowikowska Toplines Indie Comedy Close to Nowhere One of Saturday Night Live’s new featured players has a pre-SNL project on the way. Read more Mikey Day Is 14th SNL Cast Member to Reach 700 Sketches It’s a feat only 13 other SNL cast members have pulled off: With this week's episode of Saturday Night Live, Mikey Day has appeared in 700 sketches. Read more Around the web: FCC Chair Reposts Donald Trump’s Call for Seth Meyers' Firing Shortly after Trump’s Saturday post, Brendan Carr reposted the president’s message to his X account. Last Week Tonight Pays Tribute to Late Jimmy Kimmel Live Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III A photo of Escobedo with his saxophone was spotted under the word “maestro” during the show's opening credits last night [via Variety] SNL Musical Directors Celebrate Shared Milestone Episode Saturday night was musical director Lenny Pickett's 800th consecutive episode, and co-music director Eli Brueggemann's 300th episode. Got Feedback? If you like what we’re doing, or if there’s something we could be doing better, we'd love to hear from you. Simply respond to this message or use our feedback form. This email was sent to mediayenta.comedy@blogger.com  Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here Not seeing our emails? Add newsletters@email.latenighter.com to your safe sender list, or if you have Gmail, simply drag and drop one of our emails from the Promotions tab into the Primary tab. © 2025 Snugglefish Media, LLC, All rights reserved. 1812 W Burbank Blvd # 7225, Burbank, CA 91506-1315 Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use