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Brunson opens SNL Season 52; Wickline parodies Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Jalen Brunson hosted the Season 52 premiere of “Saturday Night Live”; NBC said he was the first NBA player to host since LeBron James in 2007. Katseye performed, while Jane Wickline spoofed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s AI warnings on “Weekend Update.” -
Brianna Coppage says divorce remains possible despite joint posts with Phil
Brianna Coppage and husband Phil continue posting together, but she says divorce remains possible after he secretly spoke with other creators and bought content from other women. The couple are now trying to rebuild trust in couples’ therapy. -
Zoe Saldaña says ‘Lioness’ is all she can handle in Sheridan’s universe
After three seasons starring in and executive producing “Lioness,” Zoe Saldaña told People she has no plans to join another Taylor Sheridan project, saying her combined on- and off-camera duties on the series are already a lot of work. -
Maher and Barr debate the Democratic Party after criticizing the far left
Bill Maher and Roseanne Barr agreed in a Sept. 25 podcast that the far left had become “insane,” then clashed over the Democratic Party. Maher said Republicans who reject lost elections are undemocratic, noting Donald Trump still has not conceded the 2020 election. -
Ric Burns and James Sanders find New York’s past in its changing landscape
Filmmakers Ric Burns and James Sanders point to Lower Manhattan, Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island and the High Line as places where New York’s history and evolution are visible. Episodes 9 and 10 of New York: A Documentary Film are airing on PBS. -
SNL opens season 52 with a parody of Natalie Harp’s devotion to Trump
SNL opened season 52 by mocking Trump aide Natalie Harp’s devotion in a Gracie Mansion sketch. Harp warned Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to hurt Trump; later, Mamdani got Trump to agree to a $21 billion Queens housing project in exchange for an Instagram follow. -
X users singled out Brunson’s ‘High School Musical’ sketch on SNL
Fans on X favored “High School Musical the New Generation” in Jalen Brunson’s SNL debut. He played a new student given a second chance on the basketball team, then impressed its members with dunks, dribbling and a song to win over Jay’s girlfriend. -
Trump, Hegseth and McConnell draw ‘Weekend Update’ jokes in SNL’s Season 52 opener
At the Season 52 premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” Colin Jost and Michael Che’s “Weekend Update” mocked Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping, Pete Hegseth’s Texas A&M remarks, Trump TV and Mitch McConnell’s return to Congress after a three-month hiatus following a health scare. -
Julia Stiles says DWTS is helping her regain confidence as a performer
Julia Stiles says “Dancing with the Stars” is helping her rebuild confidence in performing after years of staying private and keeping away from the spotlight. She and partner Ezra Sosa scored 16 out of 30 for their tango on the show’s Sept. 22 “Viral Hits Night.” -
Ben Stiller hails Jalen Brunson’s SNL monologue: ‘BEST MONOLOGUE EVER’
Jalen Brunson became the first New York Knicks player and the fourth NBA player to host “Saturday Night Live.” His monologue mixed lessons from his path to a championship with teammate interactions; Knicks fan Ben Stiller praised it on X as the “BEST MONOLOGUE EVER.” -
Zoe Saldaña says ‘Lioness’ is all she can manage in Sheridan’s TV universe for now
Zoe Saldaña says starring in and executive producing Paramount+’s “Lioness” is all she can handle in Taylor Sheridan’s TV universe for now: she prepares for months and is first in, last out. She is also unsure whether the series will return for season 4. -
SNL’s Season 52 opener imagines Trump as Zohran Mamdani’s ‘best friend’
SNL’s Season 52 premiere cold open on Sept. 26 mocked President Donald Trump’s “bromance” with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, imagining Trump visiting as Mamdani records a nor’easter safety video and calling him his “best friend.” -
Netflix's 'A Man on the Inside' filmed Season 3 in San Carlos
Netflix’s Season 3 production of “A Man on the Inside” filmed in San Carlos, where co-star Mary Elizabeth Ellis was spotted at several Howard Avenue homes. Parks director Amy Newby said the two-day shoot ended Friday; Doppio Zero confirmed the crew stopped there for a shoot. -
Deadliest Catch finale shows Todd Meadows’ final FaceTime with his children
Deadliest Catch’s season 22 finale, aired Sept. 25, showed deckhand Todd Meadows’ final FaceTime with his three children; his daughter urged him to stay safe. Meadows, 25, fell overboard from the Aleutian Lady on Feb. 25 and died. -
William Shatner, George Takei and Walter Koenig remain among living Star Trek originals
Hello! names William Shatner, George Takei and Walter Koenig as living members of Star Trek: The Original Series. Shatner recently performed with his heavy metal band; Takei remains with husband Brad Altman, while Koenig has taught acting and written novels. -
SNL host Jalen Brunson joked about Swift and Kelce’s wedding
Jalen Brunson hosted the Season 52 premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” joking that a return to Madison Square Garden would recall Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding there over Fourth of July weekend. Knicks teammates joined him onstage for a light roast. -
‘Dukes of Hazzard’ cast pursued country music, Broadway and politics after CBS
The CBS series “The Dukes of Hazzard” ran for seven seasons from 1979 to 1985; a profile of nine stars traces their post-show lives. John Schneider, Tom Wopat and Catherine Bach pursued acting after the series, while Ben Jones died in August 2026 at 84. -
Knicks teammates turn Jalen Brunson’s SNL monologue into a mock Q&A
Jalen Brunson’s Saturday Night Live season-premiere monologue became a mock Q&A when Knicks teammates Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikael Bridges, OG Anunoby and Josh Hart appeared as audience members; Towns asked whether he could “foul out” of the show. -
Jeremy Culhane revives Tucker Carlson spoof for SNL Season 52
Jeremy Culhane reprised his Tucker Carlson impression in the first “Weekend Update” of “Saturday Night Live” Season 52, spoofing summer releases including “The Odyssey,” “Spider-Man” and “Obsession” with jokes about gender-neutral language, romance and politics. -
‘SNL’ opens season 52 with a sketch casting Mamdani and Trump as BFFs
“Saturday Night Live” opened season 52 with Ramy Youssef as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump in a cold open portraying them as friends. They discussed an East Coast storm, the Knicks’ championship and a U.N. meeting. -
Knicks teammates joined Brunson’s ‘SNL’ monologue to roast him
Jalen Brunson opened “SNL” Season 52 with Knicks teammates Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby roasting him; their jokes included Towns’ ejection and Hart’s question about a $113 million pay cut Brunson said he took to re-sign. -
Emma Thompson’s rowdy author sends Homer scrambling in ‘The Simpsons’ Season 38 opener
‘The Simpsons’ opens Season 38 on Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. on Fox, with Emma Thompson voicing a reclusive British children’s author who gets drunk and sends Homer scrambling to a book fair meant to save Springfield Elementary. Colin Jost appears as himself. -
‘SNL U.K.’ Weekend Update satirizes Trump, Andy Burnham, Weinstein and Altman
The latest “Saturday Night Live U.K.” Weekend Update mocked Donald Trump, Andy Burnham, Sam Altman and Harvey Weinstein, referencing Trump’s meeting with Xi, Altman’s UN appearance and Weinstein’s 15-year prison term in New York this week. -
‘Shameless’ nudity left Emmy Rossum facing sexual assumptions while dating, she says
Emmy Rossum says nude scenes on “Shameless” complicated her dating life because men she dated made assumptions about who she was and her sexuality. She recalled an aspiring politician asking whether dating her could make a future run for office difficult. -
‘SNL U.K.’ sketch casts Oasis as Russian psyop targeting Andy Burnham
The third episode of “SNL U.K.” Season 2 opened with a sketch in which Oasis’s Liam and Noel Gallagher trick Andy Burnham into sharing personal details by asking him to fill in for an injured Liam at a gig; Noel then declares Oasis a Russian psyop. -
A ‘Bridgerton’ Season 5 theory imagines a lavender marriage for Francesca and Michaela
TV Insider’s Season 5 theory is that Francesca or Michaela may marry a man to preserve the Kilmartin estate and earldom while the women stay together; Francesca is likelier. The writer doubts a legal union between them is possible in the show’s world. -
M*A*S*H stars’ careers and lives after the 11-season series
Since M*A*S*H’s 1972 debut, Alan Alda and Mike Farrell continued acting on TV, while Jamie Farr now works mainly in theater. Alda has Parkinson’s; Loretta Swit died at 87 in 2025, while Harry Morgan and William Christopher died in 2011 and 2016.
