May 8, 2022 'Saturday Night Live' goes medieval on Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion on abortion "Saturday Night Live" took on the Supreme Court's leaked draft that would overturn Roe v. Wade this weekend.
May 5, 2022 Kanye West walked out of Kim Kardashian's 'SNL' monologue: 'I would never embarrass him and walk out' Kanye West got up and walked out in the middle of Kim Kardashian's "Saturday Night Live" monologue, apparently upset over her use of the words "rapper" and "divorce" when speaking about West.
April 10, 2022 'SNL' celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson, mocks Biden's meeting with Obama, Gridiron super-spreader, Will Smith “Saturday Night Live” in its Weekend Update segment this weekend celebrated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.
April 3, 2022 'Saturday Night Live' addresses Will Smith Oscars slap "Saturday Night Live" addressed Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock during the Academy Awards several times in the show this weekend.
March 13, 2022 ‘SNL’ cold open: White House asks TikTok stars to help end Russia's war in Ukraine This weekend's edition of "Saturday Night Live" opened with President Biden (played by "SNL" cast member James Austin Johnson) thanking White House press secretary Jen Psaki for setting up a meeting with several TikTok stars who were recruited to help end Russia's war in Ukraine.
March 6, 2022 ‘SNL’ Weekend Update tackles Russia-Ukraine rhetoric -- and Kamala's brown suit "Saturday Night Live"'s Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost this weekend joked that "we’re now at the point where at every press conference [President Biden is] asked, ‘Will there be a nuclear war?'"
March 6, 2022 Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of NY reflects on 'SNL' performance: It’s 'our duty' to 'show the strength' of Ukraine The Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York used a cold open performance on "Saturday Night Live" to shed light on Ukrainian culture amid Ukraine's war with Russia. The group performed a "Prayer for Ukraine" Feb. 26.
March 2, 2022 Critics slam SNL skit that mocks masks, vaccines and the CDC: 'More sad than funny' A "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) skit mocked the theatrics surrounding what became common COVID-19 dinner table discussions about mask mandates, vaccines and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
February 27, 2022 Ukrainian choral performance opens 'Saturday Night Live' with John Mulaney as host "Saturday Night Live" opened its first show in a month with a tribute to the Ukrainian people as John Mulaney served as host.
February 17, 2022 Kanye West goes after 'SNL’s' Pete Davidson, show for mental health jokes and says Lorne Michaels is ‘next up’ On Thursday, the "All of the Lights" emcee, 44, called out the media as well as “SNL” for piling on to banter centered around his mental health in a since-deleted Instagram post.