Jason Nummer
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Detroit, MI, United States
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The Top 10 Decade Defining Moments for ‘SNL’
The 2010s will never be known as Saturday Night Live’s best “era,” but any decade that featured Stefon can’t be considered a low point in the show’s 45-year history. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Michael Che Doesn’t Care What You Think
This is the quality that sets him apart from a lot of other Weekend Update hosts over the years. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Is This The Year That Pete Davidson Finally Pulls It All Together?
Love him or hate him, it is safe to say there has never been a Saturday Night Live cast member quite like Pete Davidson. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Aidy Bryant Is Positioning Herself To Go Out On Top
Bryant has been a castmember since the 2012-2013 season, and has always looked like she belongs on Stage 8H. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Sadly, People Aren’t Going To Fully Appreciate Beck Bennett Until He’s Left The Show
Bennett has appeared in 120 consecutive episodes, an accomplishment that should not be taken lightly. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Chris Redd Shows a Ton of Promise, But Why Isn’t He Featured More During Weekend Update?
With Redd's third season and likely promotion to Repertory Player right around the corner, he does not need to change his approach much. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Ego Nwodim Still Feels Like Somewhat Of An Unknown
After watching Nwodim over the 20 episodes of her debut season, it's difficult to get a full picture of her skillset. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Heidi Gardner Is Shaping The Show’s Future By Looking To Its Past
Not too long ago, Heidi Gardner was 9 years into a career as a hairdresser. Now she is the future of Saturday Night Live. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Melissa Villaseñor Is A Talented Impressionist, But Is That Enough To Keep Her Around?
Villaseñor remains locked in the same do-or-die situation she started last year with. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Is Kenan Thompson’s Unprecedented Run Coming To An End?
Sadly, I'm fairly sure the 2019-2020 season of SNL will be his last. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Cecily Strong Is The Show’s Most Irreplaceable Cast Member
Her career contributions are rivaled only by SNL giants like Kevin Nealon, Amy Poehler, and Jimmy Fallon. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Alex Moffat Is The Show’s Next Big Utility Player
No one is saying that he's going to be the next Phil Hartman or Bill Hader, but he fills a critical role on the show. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Colin Jost’s Polarizing Run As Weekend Update Host Is Ironic Considering His Centrist Perspective
Who: Colin Jost Cast Member Since: 2014 Near the end of SNL’s 2018-2019 season, Uproxx published a controversial article entitled “Why Does Everyone... → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Mikey Day Is Overdue For His “Household Name” Moment
This former Groundlings member is behind the most popular SNL sketch of the last few years, but no one outside of comedy's inner circle knows it. → Read More
‘SNL’ Report Card: Kate McKinnon Is Still The Show’s MVP, But For How Much Longer?
Kate McKinnon has had a glorious run at SNL. Will it continue? → Read More
The 10 Worst 'SNL' Hosts Of The New Millennium (Yes, Including Donald Trump)
Reverand Al Sharpton, Paris Hilton and Robert De Niro are but three other hosting performances that you'll never see on their respective LinkedIn profiles. → Read More
The Top 40 Moments From ‘SNL’ 40, Part II: #20-1
In a surprising twist, the demotion of Mike O'Brien from Featured Player to writer led to some of the best moments of the season. → Read More
The Top 40 Moments From 'SNL' 40, Part I: #40-21
Without the safety net of too many recurring sketches/characters, the cast was free to try all sorts of new things this year. → Read More