Shooting the cold open took much longer than usual, lasting a full day on December 11, 2008. Stunt performers (and cat doubles) were brought in to sell Oscarâ s ceiling flop and the iconic â ...

Longtime cast members and cold open regulars McKinnon and Pete Davidson have left the show. Also heading through the out door at Studio 8H are Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Aristotle Athari, Alex ...

3. 2024 Pre-Election Cold Open (November 2, 2024) In the cold open from John Mulaney's episode, Rudolph, Samberg, Gaffigan, and Carvey played Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz, and Joe Biden ...

The cold open did not become standard practice for dramas and sitcoms until the mid-1960s. Even then, series would often include a title sequence that did a lot of heavy lifting explaining the ...

Home TV Late Night TV ‘SNL’ Cold Open Successfully Goes Full Meta With Some Donald Trump, Jon Hamm, Shaun White & Self-Deprecation Galore In Season 48 Premiere ...

Not tonight, when the cold open stuck to the tried, true and Trump — though the finesse of Day’s Jordan almost makes one wish the flame-throwing Ohio congressman had scored the Speakership ...

Before we get started, just know that making this ranking is like asking you to pick your favorite of 62 children. So even this brief, minute-long cold open, in which Walt gives a furious middle ...

The New York Children’s Chorus performs a rendition of “Silent Night” during the cold open for the Dec. 15, 2012, episode of “Saturday Night Live.” ...

In the show's cold open, former cast member and "Bridesmaids" star Maya Rudolph made her expected return as Vice President Kamala Harris, who would soon be joined by President Joe Biden, played by ...