'SNL' abruptly cancels, reveals hosts who got yanked
Live from New York, it’s not Saturday night.
“Saturday Night Live” has abruptly canceled the remaining episodes of Season 48 because of the writers’ strike.
The show also revealed the A-list stars who were going to host the now-nixed episodes.
“Succession” favorite Kieran Culkin, 40, and Jennifer Coolidge, 61, who has enjoyed a career resurgence in the wake of “The White Lotus,” were both scheduled to host the final two episodes of the season.
Culkin would have had the musical guest Labrinth, while Coolidge would host the finale with musical guest the Foo Fighters.
It would have been Culkin’s second time hosting, after an appearance in 2021, but Coolidge’s “SNL” debut — made all the more significant with the Foo Fighters involved, as it would be their first time on “SNL” since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022 at 50.
“Saturday Night Live” has abruptly canceled the remaining episodes of Season 48 amid a writers’ strike, revealing that Jennifer Coolidge had been dropped from the lineup. REUTERS
The upcoming episode would have been Kieran Culkin’s second “SNL” hosting gig. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Former castmate Pete Davidson, 29, was also scheduled to return to his old stomping grounds and host the May 6 episode; that, too, got scrapped.
The Post reached out to NBC for comment.
“SNL” cast members have so far been mum in the media regarding the strike — while famous former cast member Aidy Bryant shared an Instagram post of herself picketing in New York. “WGA STRONG IN NYC! I love my unions @wgaeast @sagaftra @directorsguild ! And thanks to all the NYC bus drivers who honked in support 🚎 ❤️ those honks had me JUICED! And the union I have the biggest crush on? ❤️ @iatse” she wrote.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers have shut down their nightly talk shows in the wake of the first WGA writers’ strike in 15 years.
The strike started at midnight May 2, with thousands of Hollywood writers going to picket lines to fight for pay increases and other benefits.
“The companies’ behavior has created a gig economy inside a union workforce, and their immovable stance in this negotiation has betrayed a commitment to further devaluing the profession of writing,” the WGA said in a statement.
The last time the WGA went on strike, in 2007, the work stoppage lasted for 100 days.
Source: New York Post
