‘SNL’: Kate McKinnon Gets Abducted By Aliens During Hilarious, Emotional Send-Off In Final ‘Cold Open’

Kate McKinnonThe versatile impressionist’s “Tiger King”-inspired limited series “Joe and Carole,” in which she played Carole Baskin, debuted on Peacock in March. She’s currently filming Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie and voices Lulu, a hairless guinea pig, in “DC’s League of Super-Pets,” which hits theaters July 29.Pete DavidsonHis A24 horror film “Bodies, Bodies, Bodies” opens on August 5 and and he’s filming the retirement home thriller “The Home” from “The Purge” director James DeMonaco. He just signed to star opposite Naomi Scott in David Michôd’s “Wizards!” for A24 and Plan B.

Pete Davidson's  exit over the weekend featured tributes from a long list of big names (girlfriend Kim Kardashian included), but you may have missed Eminem’s appearance on the roster. The famed rapper made a cameo on Saturday in a cut-for-time sketch that parodied his and Dr. Dre's 1999 hit, «Forgot About Dre.»The sketch, «Forgot About Lorne,» is Davidson's thank you to producer Lorne Michaels for his role in shaping so many careers.

Amazon Studios has handed a two-season order to The Hospital, an adult animated sci-fi comedy from Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures. Rudolph and Lyonne also are set to star in the series, created by Cirocco Dunlap (Russian Doll), along with Kieran Culkin (Succession), Keke Palmer (Alice), Greta Lee (Russian Doll) and singer-songwriter Sam Smith (Spectre). Additional voice cast TBA. Produced by Amazon Studios, The Hospital, which has been in development at Amazon since 2020, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Pete Davidson’s final appearance on Saturday Night Live was May 21. His girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, made sure to show love and support during the bittersweet moment.“In case you haven’t heard this lately, I love you.

Pete Davidson will be leaving the cast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live following its season 47 finale this weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, and Kyle Mooney are also expected to leave the show following tomorrow’s episode, which will be hosted by The Russian Doll‘s Natasha Lyonne and feature musical guest Japanese Breakfast.

Pete Davidson‘s final sketches for Saturday Night Live, the comedian called upon Eminem to help pay tribute to the show’s creator Lorne Michaels.It was announced earlier this week that a number of cast members would be bidding farewell to the late night sketch show at the end of its 47th season which came to a close last night (May 21).The cast members leaving the show include Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Addy Bryant and Kyle Mooney, all of whom bid farewell to Studio 8H in their own way during last night’s season finale.Davidson’s farewell reflected on his first-ever appearance on the showin a segment alongside Colin Jost on the ‘Weekend Update’ desk. He then thanked SNL “for always having my back, for allowing me to work on myself and grow” and “for never giving up on me or judging me even when everyone else was”.The ‘Weekend Update’ wasn’t the only sendoff for Davidson: in a Cut for Time sketch, the comedian delivered a third and final Eminem parody dedicated to his mentor and SNL creator Lorne Michaels, much to the irritation of the Detroit rapper himself.Flipping Dr. Dre and Eminem’s 2000 hit ‘Forgot About Dre’ into ‘Forgot About Lorne’, Davidson – using deepfake technology – paid tribute to Michaels’ legacy while namechecking a number of past cast members that went to become household names because of Michaels.However, Davidson’s tribute gets cut short when Eminem stops by the studio and shuts the production down, lambasting the comedian for his Slim Shady-themed parodies over his SNL tenure. “Please, stop.

Aidy Bryant is one of four cast members exiting “Saturday Night Live” at the end of this season, and she received a sweet sendoff from a pair of co-stars during this weekend’s season finale.

Thania Garcia After eight seasons of “Saturday Night Live,” Pete Davidson got his commemorative farewell from Eminem, who made a surprise cameo in a parody of his and Dr. Dre’s 1999 hit “Forgot About Dre.”For the season 47 finale of “Saturday Night Live” on May 21, Eminem made an appearance as part of a cut-for-time musical sketch in tribute to “SNL” producer Lorne Michaels.In the skit, Davidson raps about the legendary producer’s accomplishments, crediting him for promoting the careers of prominent comedians such as John Belushi, David Spade, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell.The sketch starts with host Natasha Lyonne approaching Davidson to tell him Michaels is upset because now that Davidson’s leaving, he won’t be able to fulfill his long-lasting wish of starring alongside the young comedian in one of his music video parodies.

Four stars of Saturday Night Live just enjoyed the final episode of their final season on the late-night show — and they got a touching send-off for the finisher!

her final appearance as a regular cast member, “SNL” opened with a cold open sketch featuring Rafferty once again escalating how gross and explicit she gets describing what happened to her. And yes, as always it was hilarious.In this installment, the government agents questioning abductees were once again played by Aidy Bryant and Mikey Day, while McKinnon’s fellow abductees were once again played by Cecily Strong and the show’s host, in this case Natasha Lyonee.As always, they joke is that two of the alien abductees had a remarkably easy time during their abductions, with the experience being either fun or just spiritually profound.

Live from New York — it’s his curtain call! Pete Davidson finally broke his silence regarding his feud with Kanye West on the season finale of Saturday Night Live while sharing a selection of his show memories.

Her swan song! After it was announced that Kate McKinnon would depart Saturday Night Live after 10 years, her final cold open sketch brought plenty of nostalgia and emotions.

Natasha Lyonne made her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut in the final episode of the 47th season, where she joked about the recent arrival of the second season of her Netflix comedy “Russian Doll”.

Saturday Night Live have said goodbye to several cast members as its 47th season comes to a close.Cast members including Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Addy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Kyle Mooney each big farewell to Studio 8H in their own ways.Davidson’s farewell reflected on his first-ever appearance on SNL in a segment alongside Colin Jost on the ‘Weekend Update’ desk.Recalling his first audition for the show, he recalled: “[Lorne Michaels] looked me right in the eye and said, ‘I don’t think you’re right for this show, so let’s screw this up together.’ And that’s exactly what we did, and that’s why people who don’t think I deserve this job shouldn’t hate me because we have so much in common.“If anything, I should inspire hope — that literally anyone could be on Saturday Night Live. Seriously, you see a guy bumming cigarettes outside a 7/11 at 2 a.m.? That’s not some meth head.

#SNLFinale pic.twitter.com/7yOZJJSdloDavidson, who has rarely appeared on the show in recent months, said when he started on “SNL” people thought he was racially ambiguous.“Now everyone knows I’m white because I became hugely successful while barely showing up to work,” he cracked.Davidson gave a shoutout to Executive Producer Lorne Michaels, who took a chance on hiring the comic when he was just 21.“He led us through the COVID-era, even though the only time he wears a mask is at his ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ parties,” Davidson joked.“Thank you for believing in me and allowing me to have a place that I can call home, with memories that will last a lifetime. So thank you guys,” he said earnestly to the cast and crew.Lyonne’s monologue played up her “real New Yorker” status, and brought out her friends and former “SNL” cast members Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph, who did impressions of the “Orange is the New Black” star.“‘SNL’ combines everything I like.

Saturday Night Live combined 9 to 5 with Weekend at Bernie’s for one of Kyle Mooney’s final sketches.

Saturday Night Live bid farewell to four veteran cast members tonight, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney. McKinnon, Bryant and Davidson, who have all become household names since SNL launched their careers, all got individual sendoffs with some of their most popular recurring skits. Mooney, who has spent most of his time on the show as a valuable but underrated performer, made an understated — yet dramatic — exit.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSurvive, from New York: “Saturday Night Live” will continue on without four prominent departing cast members, but most of them got a chance to offer up a few final laughs before the show completed its 47th season.Word that Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson planned to leave the venerable late-night series after Saturday’s broadcast leaked out late in the week. That made appearances by the actors all the more emotional during NBC’s broadcast of SNL’s season finale. McKinnon made one more run as Ms.

Kate McKinnon is one of several longtime cast members leaving, fans were anticipating some truly memorable sign-offs -- and they got it right off the bat with a special «Cold Open» sketch.In the final episode of the season, McKinnon appeared as her recurring character Colleen Rafferty, a woman who has been frequently abducted by aliens and then interrogated by government agents.Joined by Cecily Strong and host Natasha Lyonne as fellow abductees, the trio answer questions from two agents — played by the departing Aidy Bryant and longtime castmember Mikey Day. And, as fans have come to expect from Colleen Rafferty's tales of alien encounters, things got really dirty really fast.The «Close Encounters» series of sketches was made famous back in Season 41, when the sketch featured host Ryan Gosling, and McKinnon's flawless performance as Rafferty made him break down into fits of laughter throughout nearly the entire sketch.This time around, Colleen's tale was particularly vulgar, but ended on a sweet note when the agents informed the interviewees that the aliens are looking to take one of them permanently in exchange for some advanced technology.«Well, I can read the room.

Russian Doll’s co-creator and star Natasha Lyonne tonight hosted her first episode of SNL, speaking in her opening monologue about her Netflix series and more.

Saturday Night Live opened with one of the show’s most popular skits: Close Encounter, this time with departing cast member Kate McKinnon bidding adieu as Colleen Rafferty really is sent off on an alien spaceship.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIn a sign that perhaps the departing “Saturday Night Live” stars are returning to their greatest hits as they head out the door, this week’s cold open featured a wild sendoff for at least two of them. For Kate McKinnon, that meant her fan favorite alien abductee Ms. Rafferty, who once again shared a wildly inappropriate experience with NSA officers played by Aidy Bryant and Mikey Day.After showcasing her experience, McKinnon as Ms.

Pete Davidson‘s time on Saturday Night Live is coming to an end.

Pete Davidson is officially closing the doors of Studio 8H. After reports emerged on Friday that he would be leaving, the comedian addressed the news himself through an emotional message on Dave Sirus' Instagram account ahead of his final show. «This video was taken 8 years ago. Jerrod sent it to me last night and it made me super emotional in the best way.

Pete Davidson has taken to Instagram to reflect on his imminent departure from Saturday Night Live.

All good things must come to an end. Pete Davidson has confirmed he is leaving Saturday Night Live after eight seasons, and the season 47 finale on Saturday, May 21, will be his final episode.

Saturday Night Live’s 48th season is going to look a little different. Variety reported Friday that Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, and Kyle Mooney are all expected to leave after the 47th season finale tomorrow. As noted by the outlet, the show typically recalibrates its caste of players and contributors during summer.McKinnon and Bryant joined the program in 2012 and have a decade of hilarious characters.

Pete Davidson is reportedly “leaving Saturday Night Live” after eight years on the show. According to sources, the comedian’s final appearance on the hit show is expected to air over this weekend when season 47 comes to a close. It comes days after Pete, 28, graced the stage at NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation to introduce his new Peacock comedy, Bupkis.

It’s the end of Season 47 of Saturday Night Live, which also means its time for the final promo of the half-year.

Saturday Night Live will never be the same after this weekend!

Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney will not return to the long-running sketch series next season, ET has learned. McKinnon and Bryant both joined in 2012, while Mooney was cast on the series the following year. was first to report the news. NBC had no comment when reached by ET.When ET’s Will Marfuggi spoke to Bryant in March, she had yet to decide if she'd return to the series for another season.«It's definitely where I've grown up,» Bryant told ET of .

told Variety on Friday.Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney are also rumored to be departing, according to reports. Longtime cast members Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong are additionally reportedly questionable to return. A representative for Davidson was not available when contacted by phone and did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment from The Post.

PETE Davidson is expected to reveal that he is leaving Saturday Night Live. The 28-year-old comedian, who recently reached new heights of fame due to his relationship with Kim Kardashian, 41, is set to exit after the broadcast of this weekend's season finale.

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live is set for its biggest change in a number of years.

Pete Davidson's time on is apparently coming to an end. The 28-year-old comedian is expected to leave after this weekend's season finale, has reported, citing «a person familiar with the matter.»Davidson joined in 2014 at age 20, making him one of the youngest stars to join the cast in the show's history and rose to fame with characters like Chad. He's notably made fewer appearances during the current season amid his romance with girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, who hosted a 2021 episode of the series.«Kim and Pete are doing great,» a source told ET of the couple earlier this month. «She definitely foresees a strong, healthy and promising future with him. He is so respectful of her and treats her like an absolute queen.

newly crowned Oscar-winner talked about a recent run-in with “SNL” ringleader Lorne Michaels on Entertainment Weekly’s “The Awardist” podcast.Jackson, 73, famously dropped an F-bomb during a “What’s up With That?” sketch on the live comedy show in December 2012.He’s jokingly blamed cast member Kenan Thompson, 44, for the mishap on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in March, saying Thompson was supposed to cut him off before he uttered the expletive. While in New York promoting “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” Jackson said he happened to get into an elevator as Michaels, 77, was getting off.