Kate McKinnon Sets Return to 'SNL' After Missing First Seven Episodes of the Season

EXCLUSIVE: On the eve of the virtual EFM buyers are circling rights to Tom Hanks comedy A Man Called Otto, which is among the most sought-after packages in the market.

Peacock’s adaptation of NBC’s iconic sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”That series (1990-96) launched then-rap star Will Smith into superstardom, and his onscreen character, also named Will Smith, into TV lore when he’s sent to Bel Air, Calif. to live with his rich relatives after getting into trouble in his West Philadelphia neighborhood.

assure you.”The possibility of his and hers nominations – his for playing Desi Arnaz in “Being the Ricardos,” hers for starring in Pedro Almodovar’s “Parallel Mothers” – made for an eventful morning in the Bardem/Cruz household. “It’s been a beautiful day at home,” he said with a big grin.

In a move that came on the same day that Oscar nominations were announced, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed plans to resume in-person screenings for members in Los Angeles. The screenings, in the past a central part of every awards season for L.A.-based Oscar voters, were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they will start up again on Monday, Feb.

Memphis rapper Key Glock has had a hand in some of his city's most successful rap releases of the past few years. Projects like the Dum and Dummer series with his mentor, the dearly missed Young Dolph, were standouts in the years they were dropped.

Ariana DeBose, at first, didn’t have any words to say about her Oscar nomination because she was so shocked.

Setting the record straight. Armie Hammer and his estranged wife, Elizabeth Chambers, have not reconciled their romance despite rumors to the contrary.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorVisionary visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, who died Monday, contributed his groundbreaking inventions and techniques to classics including “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner.”Among his many honors were three visual effects Oscar nominations (“Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner”); the Academy’s Scientific and Engineering Award for creating the Showscan Camera System; and the Visual Effects Society’s Georges Méliès Award, honoring those who have made significant, pioneering contributions to the effects business, in 2012.A generation of visual effects artists and filmmakers were influenced by his work, including Weta FX senior VFX supervisor Joe Letteri, who said, “Doug stands out as an iconic figure in visual effects, one of the early pioneers who blended a deep knowledge of cinematography and mechanics to develop techniques that we still use today. An early evangelist of high frame rate processes, Doug’s vision for where we can take cinema is just now coming to fruition.” Here’s a look at a five iconic moments Trumbull helped create.Trumbull was Oscar nominated for visual effects for Spielberg’s “Close Encounters,” and one of his significant contributions was the motion control photography used in the scenes featuring the alien’s massive mother ship.

Mark Sutherland If last year’s Brit Awards went out with something of a COVID-restricted whimper, this year’s ceremony came in with a bang.Several bangs in fact, as an unexpected mash-up between emo-metal hybrid Bring Me The Horizon and Ed Sheeran on the latter’s “Bad Habits” launched the show to, no doubt, the bewilderment of mums and dads tuning in at home and expecting the nice, ginger-next-door they usually see at events like this. The arena, however, was ablaze — quite literally, as the unlikely collaborators became the first of several performers to torch the stage.Held at The O2 Arena in south London, this year’s Brits — unlike last year’s event — took place in a country that is largely free of COVID restrictions.

Everyone needs a good cry every now and then. For Will Arnett, it happened on the side of the road. To be fair, the BoJack Horseman actor had recently split with Amy Poehler after nine years of marriage. This made his experience filming the Arrested Development revival “almost excruciating,” as he told The Guardian. “Just brutal, brutal, brutal,” he continued. “I was driving to the set one day and I pulled over to the side of the road and cried for an hour.”

MAYA Jama awkwardly shut down Mo Gilligan's questions about her love life during the Brit Awards 2022. As the presenters chatted in between awards Mo, 33, drew attention to the sparkler on 27-year-old Maya's ring finger.

ED Sheeran and his wife Cherry melted fans' hearts as they shared a sweet kiss on camera at the Brit Awards. The musician, 30, and Cherry enjoyed the rare PDA moments after learning he had won the gong for Songwriter Of The Year.

Whoopi Goldberg is feeling fine amid her absence from the view.

Even seasoned professionals like Billie Eilish still get nervous!

While Billie Eilish was pulling double duty as host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live on December 10, her parents made sure it was a family celebration, when introducing their 19-year-old daughter and their son Finneas, 24, to perform the title track from Billie’s latest album Happier Than Ever. It’s not surprising to learn that Billie comes from a creative family, and her mom Maggie Baird, 62, and dad Patrick O’Connell, 64, encouraged her music career. Find out more about Billie’s parents here!

Billie Eilish didn’t hold back when telling Howard Stern all the gory details of her nerves before her recent “Saturday Night Live” appearance.

Billie Eilish is opening up about pornography and her sex life.

Billie Eilish, 19, looked like she dressed for the New York City weather on Dec. 13! The singer showed off a black hoodie and black sweat pants when she arrived at JFK Airport and was holding a black puffer jacket over her arm. She also rocked a bright orange beanie and a black face mask as well as black and white Nike sneakers as she walked by cameras with a group of people.

Billie Eilish was joined by a very special guest while hosting Saturday Night Live!

Billie Eilish and Kate McKinnon brought a whole lotta’ laughs to “Saturday Night Live” on Dec. 11.

Billie Eilish pulled double duty as both host and musical guest on Saturday night’s (December 11) episode of Saturday Night Live, and plenty of critics are weighing in about her performance.

Billie Eilish, 19, proved she can do it all, as she pulled double duty on Saturday Night Live! As both the musical guest and host for the December 11 episode, the “Happier Than Ever” hitmaker gave her fans a real treat in front of the live 30 Rockefeller audience. With a slew of Grammys already under her belt, the real surprise from Billie came from the effortless scene-stealing she did in the sketches, none more so than a hilarious twerking nurse on TikTok.

Miley Cyrus made a surprise appearance on this week’s Billie Eilish hosted episode of Saturday Night Live, appearing as a living Christmas card.The sketch, which sees family Christmas cards come to life and tell the audience what’s really happening behind the scenes of the festive shoots, sees Cyrus star alongside Punkie Johnson.“What better way to remind you that I met a celebrity at a restaurant 11 months ago than with my Christmas card?” said Johnson.“This woman came up to my table and said, ‘You’re Anna Montana’ and then said she hated my music,” explained Cyrus.“I’m just being honest,” replied Johnson. “It’s not for me.”“She asked for a photo and implied if I didn’t take it it’s because I was racist,” continued Cyrus.

Billie Eilish was both the musical guest and host of this week’s Saturday Night Live and performed two tracks from ‘Happier Than Ever’ during her appearance – check them out below:The pop star was joined by her brother Finneas for an acoustic rendition of ‘Male Fantasy’ that saw the pair sitting on a living room floor.

unemployed brothers Andrew and Chris Cuomo as the show returned from a two-week hiatus with Billie Eilish doubling as host and musical guest.The show’s cold open spoofed a holiday message from Dr. Anthony Fauci, played by Kate Mckinnon.The fictional Fauci introduced a sad family gathering of unemployed brothers: Chris and Andrew Cuomo, played by Andrew Dismukes and Pete Davidson.“Hello I am disgraced former Gov.

took the last few weeks off, and came back over the weekend to take some swings and Andrew and Chris Cuomo.The episode's cold open sketch began with Kate McKinnon's Anthony Fauci delivering a public address regarding to emerging omicron variant of the coronavirus.To help demonstrate the ins and outs of being safe amid the pandemic, Fauci explains that he'd hired actors to put on little sketches acting out various situations that could arise on a day-to-day basis.

“I’m back!” declared Kate McKinnon as Dr, Anthony Fauci in the opening seconds of Saturday Night Live tonight to a roar from the audience.

“I spent a lot of years pretending to be somebody that I’m not,” said Billie Eilish in her Saturday Night Live monologue, “Basically acting.”

Billie Eilish will unveil her new hairdo in front of a national TV audience when she serves as host and musical guest on this week's .The 19-year-old pop star appeared alongside star Kate McKinnon in a promo for the upcoming show, which also marks McKinnon's return for the first time this season after stepping away to film her Peacock series, .Eilish, wearing an oversized hoodie under a puffer vest, looks stunning as a new brunette. She first showed off her new locks in an Instagram post last week.

A fan-favourite is returning to Global’s “Saturday Night Live” this week.

Kate McKinnon is back. The longtime Saturday Night Live cast member, who had been away filming her Peacock limited series Joe Exotic, will make her first appearance on NBC’s sketch comedy this season in tomorrow’s episode. McKinnon takes part in the promo for this week’s show alongside host and musical guest Billie Eilish.

EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning documentary editor Lindsay Utz is turning her attention to directing.