Gal Gadot, the “Wonder Woman” actress who is currently the front-runner for “Best Thing To Happen to America in the 2010s,” will host “Saturday Night Live” on October 7. Though some feel this strongly indicates that we have all been inscribed for blessing in the book of life, Gadot isn’t so sure. On Sunday, during…
(JTA) — Israeli actress Gal Gadot, known the world over as Wonder Woman, will host Saturday Night Live. Gadot is scheduled to host the October 7 episode of the show. She will be joined by musical guest Sam Smith. Gadot informed her fans via a tweet. “No longer a secret, so excited to be hosting…
When Tina Fey appeared on SNL’s Weekend Update to weigh in on the violence in Charlottesville, she shared her personal coping method, which she calls “sheet caking.” Instead of protesting neo-Nazis in person, thereby giving them attention and increasing the risk of getting hurt, Fey suggested something far more superficial, at least on the surface….
(JTA) — On Thursday, the Television Academy announced the nominees for the coveted Primetime Emmy Awards. Here are the acting candidates with Jewish ancestry. The awards for TV excellence will be presented Sept. 8 on CBS. Lead actress, drama series Evan Rachel Wood is being considered for her portrayal of Dolores Abernathy, an android character in the sci-fi…
‘Saturday Night Live’ used Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ to send a hilarious season finale shot at President Trump. Alec Baldwin opened the show by playing Trump and crooning his version of the last Jewish songwriter’s classic, defending himself against various perceived plots against him. He was joined by other characters who have mocked Trump’s inner circle…
“Saturday Night Live” star Vanessa Bayer might not be a household name quite yet, but she’s definitely climbing the comedy ranks to sit right alongside alums Tina, Amy, Jimmy, Seth and the rest. The 35-year-old Jewish comedian has successfully slipped from SNL, where she nails awkward adolescence as Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy, to the…
Can someone please give Vanessa Bayer her own movie or something? The “Saturday Night Live” star hit a home run this weekend when she brought back her character Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy, in all of his delightfully adolescent, awkward glory. The 13-year-old was on hand to explain the story of Passover and, as always,…
Jared Kushner can’t win for losing — at least on ‘SNL’ Host Jimmy Fallon played the presidential son-in-law wearing the infamous bullet-proof vest that he wore during his trip to Iraq — and made fun of his apparently winning battle for the ear of President Trump. In the show’s cold opening, Kushner and Steve Bannon…
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