Turns out, Ashley Padilla's funny bad haircut sketch on Saturday Night Live was based on a true story. Padilla, who joined the cast of the show in 2024, explained on Thursday's episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers, that a bit showing her pretending to like her ridiculous new haircut was something she wrote from experience.

Melissa McCarthy remains an all-time great host and master of unsettling and physical comedy, while Dijon was an impressively inventive and daring musical guest on an uneven episode of Saturday Night Live, where very funny ideas mingled with some that didn't live up to their promise. Here's everything that happened on SNL this week.

Melissa McCarthy's dramatic weight loss on "Saturday Night Live" has fans stunned, with viewers praising her appearance during her opening monologue.

Ben Marshall, Martin Herlihy, and John Higgins share which actress "scared" them to write for and which musicians impressed them most.

The actor hosted 'Saturday Night Live' for the sixth time, proving again why she's such a memorable host, and the cold open focused on Hegseth and his attacks on sea vessels.

Saturday Night Live Season 51’s cast is going to look very different from that of the previous season. That’s because over the past few weeks, cast changes have been revealed, with several notable names having been cut from the roster. One of the stars ...

Melissa McCarthy debuted a visibly slimmer physique while hosting Saturday Night Live Dec. 6, with many fans complimenting her appearance on social media.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. President Trump has said many things about “Saturday Night Live” over the years. Few of them are favorable, highlighting his disdain for the late-night sketch comedy ...