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Discussion in this topic is for current cast members. Thank you!

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Pete Martell

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45 minutes ago, helenamonster said:

Lmao for real? I've seen various cast members on Instagram do tribute posts to friends whose weddings they couldn't make because they fell on Saturdays they were taping. I always chalked it up as a sacrifice you have to make if you want to be on the show, but I guess not for Poor Precious Pete.

I don't think there has ever been a cast member handled more delicately in all 45 years of SNL's existence than Pete. I get that there's a history of people going off the rails, and that Lorne doesn't want to see that happen again, but come on. Every single person who works there has bent over backwards to accommodate him. Cast members make fun of each other all the time: Kenan's been there too long, Alex and Mikey are indistinguishable, Kyle's stuff never gets on the air. If Pete is incapable of not taking it personally, and is not able to deal with the "cutthroat" nature of the show (what, is everybody just supposed to step aside on the off chance you deign to show up for an episode?) then, yeah, maybe he should go.

I get he has problems, and I can sympathize with that to a point. But he appears to think his mental health status gives him unlimited free passes and carte blanche to be an insufferable douchebag. He has brought nothing to this show except his hot mess of a personal life.

Aw man, imagine if he and Colin are gone for season 46? *chef's kiss*

Yeah. It was Will Ferrell's last episode.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/kaia-gerber-brings-pete-davidson-as-her-wedding-date/ar-BBXgsTP

It's a vicious cycle - he has struggles, makes headlines, makes comments, gets in the headlines, SNL has to do cleanup duty. They did again today, with John Mulaney devoting the promo to this:

Overall I do like Pete, and there have been many stories of the show being rough backstage, but the way the cast and crew were thrown under the bus this way kind of puts me off. 

I think this episode would be the ideal time for him to leave, if Lorne will finally let it happen. 

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I see Pete Davidson has a standup special on Netflix.  Has anyone seen it or liked it?  He doesn't strike me as someone who has that much depth, that he would be able to carry a standup special on his own.

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15 hours ago, rmontro said:

I see Pete Davidson has a standup special on Netflix.  Has anyone seen it or liked it?  He doesn't strike me as someone who has that much depth, that he would be able to carry a standup special on his own.

I saw it. It was a bit meandering and he tends to giggle too much but he had some  good bits.  It is a work in progress.  Not a bad waste of an hour or so but I wouldn't watch it again (like I will John Mulaney or Daniel Sloss)

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SNL's Youtube channel posted a two-part series of every Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. Not long ago, they also posted every Girlfriends' Talk Show. If a Cathy Anne retrospective shows up, Cecily Strong is definitely leaving. Which is unfortunate, since she's my favorite, but understandable.

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Norm in quarantine - talking with Chevy Chase over the phone. 

Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon have been uploading at home videos as well.

Fallon, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, and a number of SNL hosts were in the...um...much talked about "Imagine" video that came out last week. 

https://ew.com/celebrity/gal-gadot-sings-imagine-sia-will-ferrell-jimmy-fallon-more/

Heidi, Ego, Melissa, Bowen, and Chloe, among others in the current cast, have been entertaining fans on their social media pages. Heidi and Ego, with other guests, will be having a special on SNL's Instagram tonight at 8 PM Eastern.

Chloe also recently "got married" on her Instagram.

https://www.etonline.com/snl-star-chloe-fineman-and-casey-thomas-brown-entertain-fans-with-wedding-skit-on-instagram-live

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16 minutes ago, helenamonster said:

I've only played it through once so I don't know if she's available in every path, but Heidi was in the new Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt interactive special on Netflix.

Fred Armisen, Chris Parnell and Bowen Yang also appear. 

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Aidy's recent Ellen appearance (there's another clip as well).

Heidi talks about her adventures in cooking and breakfast cereal during the lockdown.

https://www.grubstreet.com/2020/05/heidi-gardner-grub-street-diet.html

A quick Kyle piece.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/06/01/some-of-your-third-grade-friend-alex-quiplys-best-lies

A Wine Country reunion Zoom with Ana, Rachel, Tina, Amy, Maya, Paula Pell, Emily Spivey. 

 

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           Hey Helena Monster. Tina WAS STILL A Cast Member When She Was Being Sarah Palin ! How Ever, Maybe Tina Would Be Counted When Seth And Amy Were Doing Week End Update And Tina And Jimmy Would Show Up And Do I Think Maybe IT Was Called Joke Off Where They Would Compete To See Who Had The Best Jokes ! Jody

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Hello Possibilities. I Think There Have ONLY Been FOUR Women Anchors On Week End Update ! Jane Curtain, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler And Cecily Strong ! Jody

Hello Maverick. I Think Billy Crystal Also Did That ! I Don't Know IF IT Was The First Show, But IT Was Very Early That He Was On And Got Fired OR Maybe He Never Happened To Get On The Air ! I Don't Know IF They Thought He Was NOT Funny OR They Ran Out OF Time ! Later, He Came On With Martin Short And Christopher Guest ! He Had His Most Famous Character And He Was MARVELOUS ! Jody

Hello Chrome Kelly. I Think Michalea Had That Bitching Please BIT So Maybe That Was Why She Got Fired ! Jody

I Don't Agree With That Ranking AT All ! They Thought Kyle Was So Good On Good Neighbors And Then They Said Beck Was On Bizarre Skits With Kyle ! Beck Should Be Ahead OF Kyle ! Taran Should Be Ahead OF Che ! Taran Should Have Been Remembered For Jebedia! Che Is NOT The Best Anchor Since Amy ! Pete Can't Help How Old He Is ! He Shouldn't Be Known For That ! He Should Be Known For Week End Update And Being Chad ! Kenan Should Be Higher Even IF He Has Been There A Long Time !

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        I know this is supposed to be about Saturday Night Live, but Jimmy Fallon was not on Friday Night. Is his mother sick and in the hospital ? Does he expect to be back on The Tonight Show Next Monday ?

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A few Pete Davidson interviews about his new movie.

Jay Pharoah reveals his recent experience with police brutality. 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/12/jay-pharoah-los-angeles-police-knee

Chris Redd and SNL writer Sam Richardson, among other Second City alum, ask for an investigation into racism at the company. 

https://deadline.com/2020/06/chris-redd-sam-richardson-second-city-open-letter-racism-investigation-sexual-misconduct-allegations-1202953872/

Bowen Yang talks about missing a live SNL and his burnout before joining the cast. 

https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/bowen-yang-saturday-night-live-lgbtq-1234623910/

Michaela Watkins talks about her firing from SNL. 

https://decider.com/2020/06/09/michaela-watkins-snl-firing-rude/

Aidy Bryant talks about Shrill and SNL.

https://www.thewrap.com/aidy-bryant-snl-shrill-coronavirus-harder-to-juggle/

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On 6/8/2020 at 2:10 AM, possibilities said:

His mom died quite a while ago, according to this:

http://people.com/tv/jimmy-fallon-mom-gloria-dead

I don't know what happened this week.

       Is it possible that Jimmy was on Howard Stern's show in June 2020 and Jimmy told about his mother and how she said they don't talk enough in May 2020 OR Did those things happen in May and June 2018 ?

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22 hours ago, Jody said:

       Is it possible that Jimmy was on Howard Stern's show in June 2020 and Jimmy told about his mother and how she said they don't talk enough in May 2020 OR Did those things happen in May and June 2018 ?

I'm sorry; I don't know.

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On 6/8/2020 at 2:10 AM, possibilities said:

His mom died quite a while ago, according to this:

http://people.com/tv/jimmy-fallon-mom-gloria-dead

I don't know what happened this week.

           Guess what ! Now, I can not get Jimmy Fallon on this Friday either ! Kevin Bacon was on Friday and I tried to play that Both Saturday And Sunday and it says the page does not exist ! I am getting tired of not seeing Jimmy Fallon on Friday Nights !

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The kids were the best part. They were adorable, and hit all their marks. Looks like Seth might have at least one little actor on his hands.

I felt Seth's apprehension when they were describing the sketch that they were piling on Betty White a bit much in her not wanting to do it. I was thinking the same thing.

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9 hours ago, vb68 said:

The kids were the best part. They were adorable, and hit all their marks. Looks like Seth might have at least one little actor on his hands.

I felt Seth's apprehension when they were describing the sketch that they were piling on Betty White a bit much in her not wanting to do it. I was thinking the same thing.

I agree the kids were the best part. Mike was alright but Betty or Will Ferrell probably would have been better; Jason as always added some everyday sleazy charm. The awkwardness around not wanting to be negative about Betty was palpable, and understandable. Having her in any sketch about killing an animal (even a unicorn...) was a rocky road; it's a credit to her she went ahead with the sketch anyway.

(there are also two videos where Jason and Mike talk with Seth)

Another recent Jason interview:

 

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Cecily Strong and Alex Moffat are interviewed as part of this Second City interview from 2010.

Hollywood Reporter's recent comedy roundtable, including Kenan Thompson.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/being-funny-now-is-kind-duty-ricky-gervais-ramy-youssef-kenan-thompson-kumail-nanjiani-dan-levy-come-1301166

Chris Redd talks about his efforts to help with fundraising for protests.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-mov-chris-redd-covid-19-protest-relief-fund-0626-20200624-zjzbwhjf7rfv3fjwbcg3efqx2m-story.html

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One of the "at home" editions of the show featured a sketch with/about Bad Bunny. I can't remember which episode it was, but at the time I had no idea who BB is. This article answers that question, and I thought it might be helpful to others who saw that episode and, like me, had no idea who he is. I'm posting it here because I don't remember which of the episodes the sketch appeared in:

https://www.theloop.ca/bad-bunny-opens-up-about-being-an-lgbtq-ally-in-the-world-of-latin-music/

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2 hours ago, possibilities said:

One of the "at home" editions of the show featured a sketch with/about Bad Bunny. I can't remember which episode it was, but at the time I had no idea who BB is. This article answers that question, and I thought it might be helpful to others who saw that episode and, like me, had no idea who he is. I'm posting it here because I don't remember which of the episodes the sketch appeared in:

https://www.theloop.ca/bad-bunny-opens-up-about-being-an-lgbtq-ally-in-the-world-of-latin-music/

It was the cooking show with Big Papi in the second at home.

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