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Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch and satirical news program that comments on and parodies current events. It is the show's longest-running recurring sketch , having been on since the show's first broadcast, and is typically presented in the middle of the show immediately after the first musical performance.
- Samantha Vincenty
- Chevy Chase (1975-1976) Chevy Chase was the first "Weekend Update" anchor. Originally hired by SNL co-creator Lorne Michaels as a writer, Chase became a member of the original SNL cast, aka the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, before the premiere.
- Jane Curtin (1976-1980) Jane Curtin during the Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live on January 29th, 1977. Original cast member Jane Curtin was the second official “Weekend Update” anchor after Chevy Chase’s departure, and hosted solo through season 2.
- Jane Curtin and Dan Aykroyd (1977-1978) Dan Aykroyd spent one season behind the “Weekend Update” desk, joining Jane Curtin as the segment’s first co-anchor.
- Jane Curtin and Bill Murray (1978-1980) Weekend Update: Bill Murray's 1981 Oscar Predictions. Bill Murray took the co-anchor spot in SNL seasons 4 and 5, helming the desk alongside Curtin.
Weekend Update is a news segment on Saturday Night Live. It has previously been known as Saturday Night NewsLine (on the March 7, 1981 episode), SNL Newsbreak (season 7), and Saturday Night News (seasons 8-10). It occurs in every episode of SNL, commenting on or parodying current events as a...
Oct 15, 2023 · "Weekend Update": February 24. February 24's "Weekend Update" kicked off with a focus on Trump's most recent primary victory in the path to the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. "Just hours...
- Samantha Vincenty
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May 7, 2023 · NBC Universal. By Brittany Delay / May 7, 2023 7:15 am EST. Weekend Update is one of "Saturday Night Live's" longest-running and most beloved traditions. The segment takes place every episode,...
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday. Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday is an American limited-run series broadcast on NBC. It is a political satire news show spin-off from Saturday Night Live, featuring that show's Weekend Update segment.
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Colin Kelly Jost ( / ˈdʒoʊst /; born June 29, 1982) [1] [2] is an American comedian, writer, and actor. Jost has been a staff writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2005, and co-anchor of Weekend Update since 2014.