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Alec Baldwin has admitted he once called Sir Paul McCartney an “a–hole”. The 66-year-old ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ actor – who had criminal charges against him dropped in April over the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, on the set of his neo-western movie ‘Rust’ – said he swore at The Beatles icon, 81, when he realised he was in top shape and great at yoga. He told the ‘Our Way with Paul Anka and Skip Bronson’ podcast: “I used to take a yoga class with Lorne (Michaels), John Eastman, who’s Paul’s brother in-law, John Alexander, the painter – Lorne and I, there were five o...
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Pete Davidson has handed out "hundreds of thousands" of dollars to staff who worked on 'Bupkis'. The 30-year-old comedian recently announced he wouldn't be going ahead with the second season of the show - which premiered in May 2023 and ran for eight episodes - despite it having been renewed by Peacock, but he was reportedly keen to thank the crew for their hard work on the programme. According to TMZ, Pete gave the money to "just a handful" of creators, all of whom were involved with season one of the comedy series but not necessarily part of the planned second run of episodes. Pete starred i...
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Pete Davidson has pulled the plug on 'Bupkis'. The 30-year-old comedian starred in the comedy series as a version of himself and though Peacock had renewed the show - which premiered in May 2023 and ran for eight episodes - for a second season, he has announced it won't be going ahead because he is looking ahead to the "next chapter" in his life. He said in a statement: "I've always seen 'Bupkis' as a window into my life, since it is so personal and about my struggles and family. "After nearly a decade of my personal life being in the media I wanted a chance to tell my story my way. "Of all th...
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Sharon Stone “blacked out with terror” when anti-‘Basic Instinct’ protestors tried to storm ‘Saturday Night Live’ and “kill” her. The actress, 66, who starred as killer Catherine Tramell in the 1992 erotic thriller, was hit by demonstrations over its edgy content during her first and only time hosting ‘SNL’ in April of the year the movie was released. She said on Dana Carvey and David Spade’s ‘Fly on the Wall’ podcast about how she was so “terrified” during the experience the show’s boss Lorne Michaels ended up coming to her defence as protestors tried to storm the Studio H8 stage. Sharon adde...
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Pete Davidson is to host 'Saturday Night Live'. The 'King of Staten Island' star left the comedy sketch show last May after eight years but he is reportedly returning as guest presenter on 6 May, marking the first time he has fronted the show. A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: “He’s very excited to go back.[Leaving the show] has been a change of pace for him, but in a good way." Pete has taken the gig to promote his upcoming Peacock series 'Bupkis', which he wrote, produced and starred in and is also being produced by 'SNL' boss Lorne Michaels. The source added: “Lor...
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Prince Harry was considered as a host of 'Saturday Night Live'. The Duke of Sussex was "really serious" about joining the cast of the long-running US sketch series for a guest presenting stint as part of his promotional commitments for his autobiography 'Spare', but talks stalled on the prospect at the last minute for unknown reasons. A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: “I know that Harry was all in, he was really serious about doing it — and it would have been great fun as promo for the book. “‘SNL’ producers have been after Harry for a while. Everyone on the show was...
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Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker have all joined ‘Saturday Night Live’. The NBC comedy sketch show has named its new cast members for its 48th season after the departure of many familiar faces such as Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Melissa Villasenor. The news comes as Lorne Michaels - who created the show in the 1970s - revealed their would fresh faces joining the line-up of the recent Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Emmy Award winner. The 77-year-old television executive told Deadline: “This will be a transition year. Change years are al...
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Kenan Thompson could understand 'Saturday Night Live' coming to an end after 50 seasons. The show's creator Lorne Michaels has suggested that the programme could come to an end following the 50th anniversary in 2025 and Kenan is open to the idea. Kenan said in an appearance on 'Hell of a Week': "Is that the rumour? All right, well, I need to start planning. "There could be a lot of validity to that rumour because 50 is a good number to stop at. That's an incredible package." Kenan, who has been part of the comedy show since 2003 and is the longest-serving cast member in the the programme's his...
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Aidy Bryant only stayed on 'Saturday Night Live' because of COVID-19. The 35-year-old actress had starred on the long-running sketch show since 2012 when she decided to leave in 2022 but admitted that her exit probably would have come about "a few years earlier" had it not been for the pandemic. She said: "If it weren’t for COVID, I probably would have left a few years earlier. But it was such a huge change. When COVID hit, it was so jarring that we were all like, 'I’m definitely going to come back next year.' And then I had to shoot 'Shrill' for half of last season, and so I missed a lot. And...
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Miley Cyrus is to front her 'New Year's Eve Party' for NBC again this year. The 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker landed her own TV special to celebrate the turning of the year from 2021 to 2022, and now the broadcasters have confirmed her show will be back again on 31 December. For her first special, Miley co-hosted the show live from Miami along with Pete Davidson, though it is not known yet if the 'Saturday Night Live' comic will be back again this year, though NBC confirmed Lorne Michaels will be returning as executive producer. The 2021 'Miley's New Year's Eve Party' featured performances from the...
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