SNL tells DeSantis "the gay shall stay" When Bowen Yang breaks out the costumes, you know it's going to be good Salon · Apr 9, 2023
Saturday Night Live: Quinta Brunson leads one of season’s best episodes The creator and star of hit sitcom Abbott Elementary makes for a solid host of a mostly funny episode involving Trump’s indictment The Guardian - US · Apr 2, 2023
Best podcasts of the week: The hidden history of the American right’s anti-trans agenda In this week’s newsletter: The Anti-Trans Hate Machine returns with a second series looking back at America’s record of violence toward transgender people. Plus: five of the best pop culture podcasts The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2023
SNL cold open muddles Rupert Murdoch’s Fox defamation case and Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial The sketch show poked fun at Fox’s silence about damning revelations in lawsuit – as well as the high-profile murder trial The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023
SNL cold open slays Fox News over Dominion defamation lawsuit The sketch show poked fun at Fox’s silence about damning revelations The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023
Saturday Night Live: Travis Kelce goes from Super Bowl to super host The Kansas City Chiefs player makes for a surprisingly effective comic actor in an episode with some of the season’s strongest moments so far The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2023
Hours after its demise, the Chinese spy balloon was the star of the 'SNL' cold open Saturday Night Live kicked off its latest episode with an exclusive interview with the downed balloon, played by cast member Bowen Yang. WEKU · Feb 5, 2023
Saturday Night Live interviews talking ‘Chinese spy balloon’ in latest episode ‘I entertained you people for four days and then I get shot by Biden?’ The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023
Saturday Night Live Christmas cold open drags Kanye West and Elon Musk Penultimate episode of latest series aired on Saturday 10 December The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022
SNL cold open roasts Kari Lake Cecily Strong puts Lake's soft focus refusal to admit defeat under harsh light Salon · Nov 13, 2022
Saturday Night Live: Amy Schumer delivers the season’s strongest episode yet A confident hosting turn from the comic lifts a solid episode that wisely keeps politics on the backburner The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2022
SNL skewers Elon Musk, Kanye West and Chris Pratt in a single sketch No one was safe in a gameshow-set skit led by Bowen Yang The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022
Review: After a major cast shake-up, 'SNL' confronts its weaknesses — but can't overcome them When "Saturday Night Live" returned this weekend for its 48th season, the grandaddy of all sketch shows ripped itself apart before anyone else could. In a cold open, host Miles Teller and cast member Andrew Dismukes played Peyton and Eli Manning, hosts of ESPN's "ManningCast." But instead of a play-by-play… Los Angeles Times · Oct 3, 2022
‘Saturday Night Live’ starts new season by tackling changes “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its 48th season with a cold open that acknowledged an off-season of change in which several stars departed and a team of newcomers joined the huddle. Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022
The Guardian - US · Oct 2, 2022 Saturday Night Live: Miles Teller heads up a hit-and-miss season opener The comedy show returns with a large portion of its cast gone and a patchy series of skits poking fun at Nicole Kidman, BeReal and Herschel Walker
Tribune News Service · Aug 16, 2022 Margaret Cho: Still going for the perfect punchline. Still unafraid to speak her mind SAN DIEGO — Margaret Cho has a lot to say these days about a lot of things. Racism, Roe v. Wade, gay rights, women’s rights — all topics she’s delved into in the past. But this time, it’s different.
Salon · Jun 25, 2022 Joel Kim Booster, radically transparent The comedian spoke to Salon about pal Bowen Yang and the goal of "Bridgerton"-esque "incidental representation"
Mic · Jun 24, 2022 Joel Kim Booster knows this may never happen again The comedian talks about his massive breakout month, the limits of representation, and his "hot idiot" persona.
Los Angeles Times · Jun 22, 2022 How queer Asian American rom-com 'Fire Island' became summer's sexiest breakout hit Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang remember that first trip, years ago, to the beachy New York LGBTQ resort that would inspire the Hulu rom-com, "Fire Island." Before playing BFFs Noah (Booster) and Howie (Yang) in the film, who find unexpected romances while vacationing at the Long Island party destination,…
Chicago Tribune · Jun 14, 2022 My worst moment: ‘Fire Island’ star Margaret Cho on wearing all white and experiencing a truly crappy situation The Hulu romantic comedy “Fire Island” takes Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” and puts a modern gay spin on it, both fizzy and incisive about classism and racism. Margaret Cho co-stars in a role that is part den mother, part provider of vacation housing.
Los Angeles Times · Jun 8, 2022 Alison Bechdel has spoken: Leave 'Fire Island' alone The stars of "Fire Island" appear to be taking pride in the "F-" that the new film scored on the Bechdel test.
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022 SNL’s Bowen Yang jokes about Fire Island ‘failing the Bechdel Test’ Film was criticised by a reporter for scoring what she considers an ‘F- on the Bechdel Test’
Los Angeles Times · Jun 6, 2022 How the queer summer rom-com 'Fire Island' found new meaning in 'Pride and Prejudice' Jennifer Ehle. Keira Knightley. And now, Joel Kim Booster: Into the pantheon of "Pride and Prejudice" adaptations, queer rom-com "Fire Island" has arrived to give Jane Austenites a summer to remember — and the next great Elizabeth Bennet.
Salon · Jun 3, 2022 The best new movies to watch at home Summer has unofficially started and some new blockbuster films are finally headed to your living room
Chicago Tribune · Jun 2, 2022 As screenwriter and star of Hulu’s ‘Fire Island,’ Joel Kim Booster puts the Pride in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ CHICAGO — The romantic comedy “Fire Island” is a very gay, very horny, very charming riff on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” set on present-day Fire Island in New York. There is banter aplenty, a lot of it dirty. Both sweet and filled with spiky humor, it comes from screenwriter…