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“Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special features stars, superstars celebrating half-century of highlights

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter duetted on Simon’s “Homeward Bound” to open the show, five-decade “Saturday Night Live” luminary Steve Martin delivered the monologue, and Paul McCartney gave an epic closing to a 50th anniversary special celebrating the sketch institution that was overflowing with famous former cast members, superstar hosts and legendary guests. The 83-year-old

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A look back at “Saturday Night Live” as the show celebrates 50 years

A look back at “Saturday Night Live” as the show celebrates 50 years – CBS News Watch CBS News “Saturday Night Live” veterans and other celebrities came together Sunday to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary. The TV event was a nostalgic trip down memory lane, filled with familiar characters, surprise cameos and a lot of

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Brandon Sklenar on “1923” and the Dutton family’s fight for survival

Brandon Sklenar on “1923” and the Dutton family’s fight for survival – CBS News Watch CBS News Brandon Sklenar stars as Spencer Dutton in the hit Paramount+ prequel “1923,” a drama that follows the Dutton family’s battle to protect their Montana ranch. Sklenar joins “CBS Mornings” to talk about his character’s journey and the challenges

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Actor Kim Sae-ron, 24, found dead at home by her friend in Seoul

Kim Sae-ron, an award-winning South Korean actor whose career was derailed after a 2022 drunk-driving accident, was found dead in her house in Seoul on Sunday, police said. She was 24. “She was found dead and there is no sign of foul play,” a police official told AFP, without giving more details. Kim was found

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YouTube TV, Paramount reach deal to keep channels on streaming platform after contract dispute

YouTube TV has reached a deal with Paramount to keep channels like CBS, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and MTV days after failed negotiations for a new contract had briefly left the future of their streaming alliance in limbo. “We’re happy to share that we’ve reached a deal to continue carrying Paramount channels, including CBS, CBS Sports,

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Edward Norton on becoming Pete Seeger in “A Complete Unknown”

The fires that ravaged Southern California last month turned too many of Malibu’s most treasured places to ash. But some, like the legendary Shangri-La Studios, still stand. Over the years, Shangri-La has been used by some of the biggest names in the music business, like Eric Clapton and Adele. But it’s also known as the

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Looking back at 50 years of “Saturday Night Live”

On Saturday night, October 11, 1975, television viewers tuned in for a comedy variety show that looked nothing like they were used to. “It’s a sketch, a very unusual sketch, kind of in a minor key, [with] John Belushi as a kind of rumpled guy with a grocery sack,” said writer Susan Morrison. “He’s supposed

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Looking back at 50 years of “Saturday Night Live”

Looking back at 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” – CBS News Watch CBS News On October 11, 1975, people tuning into the debut of a late-night comedy show saw something unlike any TV variety extravaganza they’d ever seen. Fifty years later, “Saturday Night Live,” produced almost continuously by Lorne Michaels, is now an entrenched

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Passage: Poster artist David Edward Byrd

Passage: Poster artist David Edward Byrd – CBS News Watch CBS News You might call artist David Edward Byrd the poster child of posters. “Sunday Morning” anchor Jane Pauley remembers the artist who died February 3 at age 83, whose designs for rock groups and Broadway shows captured the psychedelic era of the 1960s and

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Extended interview: Edward Norton

Extended interview: Edward Norton – CBS News Watch CBS News In this web exclusive, Edward Norton, a best supporting actor Oscar nominee for “A Complete Unknown,” talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about playing legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, dramatizing a “mystical” period of music history, and living up to Bob Dylan’s “artistic truth.” He also

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