Ranked:Worst to best presidential candidate performances on SNL

Ranked:Worst to best presidential candidate performances on SNL

Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the weekend on the late night comedy show. Here’s how her performance compares with Donald Trump’s and other White House wannabes.

  • byThomas Mitchell

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Saturday Night Live’s origin story gets lost in the nostalgia
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Saturday Night Live’s origin story gets lost in the nostalgia

Director Jason Reitman’s fanfic is crammed with characters and subplots,yet it is too micromanaged to convey any real feeling of anarchy.

  • byJake Wilson
Live,from New York:How Saturday Night captured the chaos of the TV icon

Live,from New York:How Saturday Night captured the chaos of the TV icon

Director Jason Reitman had to harness the energy of the sketch show that turned its 20-something comedians into superstars.

  • byMichael Idato
Let them eat pets:Why we shouldn’t laugh too hard at Trump’s prejudice

Let them eat pets:Why we shouldn’t laugh too hard at Trump’s prejudice

There is only one problem with making fun of Trump’s absurd claim:it shrouds how fundamentally racist and terrifying it was.

  • byJacqueline Maley
From Gladiator II to Babygirl and Nightbitch:19 movies we can’t wait to see

From Gladiator II to Babygirl and Nightbitch:19 movies we can’t wait to see

Festival season has delivered big-name films and independent hopefuls,while more Oscar contenders are waiting in the wings.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
This comedian once thought she’d been kidnapped. She’s now a viral hit.

This comedian once thought she’d been kidnapped. She’s now a viral hit.

Atsuko Okatsuka is one of the fastest rising names in comedy – thanks to her grandma and the Drop Challenge.

  • byLenny Ann Low
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On the road with the Blues Brothers and a mission from God

On the road with the Blues Brothers and a mission from God

Journalist Daniel de Visé tells the story of the classic comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.

  • byNathan Smith
‘If I ever have to talk in front of more than four people,I get nervous’:Kristen Wiig

‘If I ever have to talk in front of more than four people,I get nervous’:Kristen Wiig

Bridesmaids made her the golden girl of American comedy. But in the decade since,the actor’s career has been far from the typical Hollywood trajectory.

  • byEd Cumming
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The April 21 Edition

Kristen Wiig graces our cover this week and tells writer Ed Cumming how she loves having the freedom to pick and choose what she does these days.

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‘I still have that zebra dress’:How Blondie’s Debbie Harry keeps rocking it at 78

‘I still have that zebra dress’:How Blondie’s Debbie Harry keeps rocking it at 78

The queen of punk chats about her enduring career,distinctive style and plans for the future. Yes,there’s a new Blondie album on the way.

  • byJane Rocca
Mean Girls musical makeover feels like a failed science experiment
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Mean Girls musical makeover feels like a failed science experiment

The remake of Tina Fey’s 2004 classic starring Angourie Rice and Jon Hamm is marred by dizzying direction and relentless dance breaks.

  • byAnnabel Ross