Saturday Night Live
How Chappelle’s antisemitic ‘SNL’ bit betrays Black liberation
By Andre Henry — November 17, 2022
(RNS) — The comedian never misses an opportunity to minimize the abuse of oppressed people not his own.
The hidden joke behind “Hogan’s Heroes”
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 17, 2022
Was "Hogan's Heroes" funny? Yes -- and dead serious, as well.
What Dave Chappelle got right
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 14, 2022
(RNS) — Dave Chappelle's SNL monologue was offensive. But, there are some things we can learn from it.
To hell and back again with Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’
By Peter Manseau — November 29, 2021
(RNS) — The pop star's multiple accounts of a disappointing affair tap into an ancient formula of faith and myth.
I forgive you. Especially you.
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 17, 2021
Why I am a Jew. It is about forgiveness. My Yom Kippur sermon.
Larry David should be ashamed
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 5, 2017
(RNS) — Larry David’s opening SNL monologue was not only tasteless and unfunny. It was dangerous.
How Gal Gadot became queen of the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 9, 2017
This past Saturday night will forever be an American Jewish holiday. Yom Gal.
Odd baby names show Mormons are unique … like everyone else
By Jana Riess — April 25, 2016
Kaisen? Haizley? Wraylynn? Guest blogger Jennifer Mansfield explores what Mormons gain by giving their children such unusual names.
UPDATE: Did SNL cross a line in “DJesus Uncrossed” skit?
By Daniel Burke — February 20, 2013
(RNS) The line between satire and stupidity is notoriously blurry. On Saturday, "Saturday Night Live" ran a skit call "DJesus Uncrossed," a spoof on Quentin Tarantino's revenge flick "Django Unchained."
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