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Is it Saturday yet? The creators of “Saturday Night Live” have announced that the sketch show will return with fresh material this weekend, Deadline reports, despite social distancing orders due to the coronavirus pandemic. Exactly how producer Lorne Michaels, the show’s 17 cast members and dozens of crew members plan to pull this off has …

Hal Willner — the respected producer who worked with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull, was a long-time “Saturday Night Live” staffer and compiled a series of eccentric all-star tribute albums — died Monday at the age of 64. A rep for Willner confirmed the producer’s death to Rolling Stone. While a cause of death has …

“Saturday Night Live” star Michael Che announced on Monday that his grandmother died from coronavirus on Sunday. “I’m doing okay, considering. I’m obviously very hurt and angry that she had to go through all that pain alone,” the 36-year-old comedian wrote in a lengthy Instagram. “But I’m also happy that she’s not in pain anymore. …

Disney execs are angry about having to sign new “temporary” contracts reducing their pay up to 30 percent with no end date — even though company chairman Bob Iger is passing up his entire salary and the CEO is taking a 50 percent cut himself. Vice-presidents at Disney usually earn between $150,000 and $200,000 in …

“Saturday Night Live” star Chloe Fineman says she isn’t letting the coronavirus lockdown ruin her wedding plans — and is inviting hundreds of thousands to her big day Monday night. “Tomorrow I gonna marry my best friend and the love of my life @shartyparty69 on Instagram live ❤️,” Fineman told her 174,000 followers on Sunday …