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  • Will there be a ‘1923’ Season 3? What ‘Yellowstone’ fans need to know

    Will there be a ‘1923’ Season 3? What ‘Yellowstone’ fans need to know

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    Spoiler alert! This story discusses the aftermath of the “1923” Season 2 finale. Hold your horses if you don’t want to know what happens.

    Even before Sunday’s two-hour Season 2 finale on Paramount+ (now streaming), “1923” fans were already asking if there would be a Season 3.

    Led by Harrison Ford, 82, and Helen Mirren, 79, “1923” was originally set to run for two seasons. But there hasn’t been a formal announcement in creator Taylor Sheridan’s ever-changing Yellowstone-verse. There is a new “Yellowstone” saga in the works, “1944,” which will pick up the Dutton story.

    With the Season 2 finale, the “1923” character stables are pretty cleared out. Alexandra Dutton (Julia Schlaepfer) gives birth to son John Dutton before dying in bed with her husband Spencer (Brandon Sklenar). While not confirmed, you can bet the ranch that this baby is John Dutton II, the father of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton III.

    John Dutton II was played in a flashback on “Yellowstone” episode by Dabney Coleman, who died last year. “1944” would undoubtedly feature a new young actor playing John Dutton II, who would be 20 years old.

    Love, death and blood in ‘1923’ finale: Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer on Season 2 reunion, Dutton birth, death

    What happens to the Duttons of “1923” in the finale?

    Alex is bestowed with the ultimate posthumous Dutton honor in the finale, a gravestone in the famed ranch cemetery for top-tier clan only. She is an English aristocrat in Montana, yet still, she earns her plot in the Deceased Dutton Hall of Fame.

    “It’s such an honor. I know that everyone will be so upset about being a part of the Dutton family cemetery,” Schlaepfer tells USA TODAY.

    Alex lived strong, died well, gave birth to a pivotal Dutton baby, dumped her feeble aristo fiancé for Spencer, and gave viewers a love story saga.

    Ford’s Jacob already admits he’s retiring from ranching. Cara makes a point of saying that baby John is “the future” while sitting on the Yellowstone Ranch porch. The finale fast forwards to an obscured view of the never-remarried, aged Spencer lying down by his wife’s grave. Sklenar refuses to confirm his character’s death to USA TODAY or that “1923” is done.

    “He’s an old man, possibly just taking a nap,” Sklenar says. “There might be a (“1923″) version with geriatric Spencer dragging his gun because he’s too weak to hold it.”

    Even if “1923” is over, it’s been a ride. “We did our best to bring this couple’s story to life and do justice to their role in Dutton history,” says Sklenar. “It was such an honor.”

    The couples of ‘1923’ get a final moment with one eternal dance

    Cara and Jacob get a touching final scene sitting on the famed Dutton Yellowstone ranch as Jacob refers to his long-time, beloved wife as a “shooting star.”  All-knowing “1923” narrator Elsa Dutton (Isabel May), who also narrated “1883” from beyond the grave, says that Alex was laid to rest in 1924, and “45 years later,” Spencer joined her.

    The couple is shown in their prime in a ballroom scene right out of “Titanic,” with Spencer entering and embracing Alex. “What took you so long?” she asks, before the two start dancing. The potentially series-ending shot of the finale, titled “A Dream and a Memory,” is a black-and-white freeze frame of the swirling couple on the dance floor. They dance through memory, frozen in time — a love story sealed in black and white.

  • '1923' finale: Who lived, who died in Season 2 of 'Yellowstone' prequel? (Spoilers!)TV

    '1923' finale: Who lived, who died in Season 2 of 'Yellowstone' prequel? (Spoilers!)TV

    ‘1923’ finale: Who lived, who died in Season 2 of ‘Yellowstone’ prequel? (Spoilers!)TV

  • Mariah Carey crashes 13-year-old son Moroccan’s Twitch stream

    Mariah Carey crashes 13-year-old son Moroccan’s Twitch stream

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    The stars: They embarrass their kids just like us.

    Mariah Carey, 56, made a surprise cameo Thursday on her 13-year-old son Moroccan Cannon’s live Twitch stream, leaving him hilariously mortified and desperate to get her out of the shot.

    Cannon, whose father is Nick Cannon, broadcast out of a bedroom on Twitch, a platform where users stream themselves playing video games. Early on in the stream, he muted his microphone while talking to somebody out of frame.

    “Sorry, chat,” he said after briefly unmuting himself. “My mom is here.”

    Cannon’s twin sister Monroe could soon be seen in the background, followed by Carey herself. After Cannon asked his mom if she wanted to come over, Carey crouched down into the shot while holding a dog.

    “Y’all need to get out, now,” Cannon told his mother and sister. “Everybody get out. Mom, they can see you.”

    Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s daughter Monroe makes modeling debut with OshKosh B’gosh

    The 13-year-old, who wore a Kirby beanie, proceeded to put his head in his hand in frustration as a chat of live viewers freaked out about the music icon’s presence. After she addressed live viewers, Cannon again asked, “Can y’all please get out? … Get out of my room!”

    Eventually, Cannon just turned off his camera entirely but could be heard continuing to ask his family to leave, saying, “Bro, get out. Oh, my God. I love you, mom. Shut the door, please!”

    Cannon’s live chat was displayed on screen during the broadcast, showing users type in messages like “HII MARIAH I LOVE YOU,” “hi Ms. Carey” and “is that actually Mariah Carey?”

    Judge dismisses copyright lawsuit against Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas is You’

    Cannon broadcasts under the username curlyhairrocky on Twitch, where his “about” page clarifies, “Yes, I am Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s son, please stop asking.” He describes himself as “a 13 year old streamer who is just trying to get big on Twitch and YouTube.”

    As a clip from the Twitch stream made the rounds, one viral X post quipped, “This is so funny because mariah carey is one of the greatest singers of all time and to bro she’s just an embarrassing mom.”

    Carey welcomed twins Moroccan and Monroe in 2011 with her then-husband Nick Cannon. The former couple later split and finalized their divorce in 2016.

    When the “All I Want For Christmas Is You” singer teamed up with Fortnite last year, she told People that her son introduced her to the video game, revealing, “I was watching my son play Fortnite for the longest time, and then he taught me how to play.”

  • Spoiler: Stars of the’ 1923’ talk S2 finaleEntertain This!

    Spoiler: Stars of the’ 1923’ talk S2 finaleEntertain This!

    Spoiler: Stars of the’ 1923’ talk S2 finaleEntertain This!

  • Ego Nwodim shocked as ‘SNL’ crowd curses during ‘Weekend Update’

    Ego Nwodim shocked as ‘SNL’ crowd curses during ‘Weekend Update’

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    The audience at “Saturday Night Live” ended up a part of the show this week, much to the chagrin of NBC’s censors.

    In a segment on “Weekend Update” during Saturday’s “SNL,” Ego Nwodim inadvertently prompted the studio audience to shout out a curse word, which aired uncensored for many viewers watching live.

    The moment occurred during a bit inspired by the White House Correspondents’ Association’s decision to drop comedian Amber Ruffin from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in order to avoid “the politics of division.” In response to the news, Nwodim jokingly argued she should host the event, but would avoid controversy by focusing her entire performance on the food being served.

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    The comedian then launched into a sample stand-up routine mixing jokes about food with complaints about men, performing as if she were in her 50s and married with five children.

    ‘SNL’ cold open: The show takes aim at Trump’s tariffs, mocks Morgan Wallen exit

    Identifying herself as “Ms. Eggy,” Nwodim included audience participation in the parody set, at one point turning her microphone toward the crowd and asking, “Ms. Eggy don’t what?” But she did not appear to actually expect a response: When the “SNL” studio audience called out the word “play,” she looked surprised and quipped, “How y’all know? Y’all weren’t supposed to know that.”

    Later, Nwodim pointed the microphone at the crowd and asked, “These men ain’t what?” The audience responded by shouting out a curse word, sparking a shocked reaction from Nwodim and from “Weekend Update” anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che, who were sitting at their desk behind her. Nwodim indicated the response she was looking for was “worth a damn.”

    Meet Ego Nwodim: What you should know about the ‘SNL’ cast member

    “We finna get fined for that. … Y’all gonna have to pay for that,” Nwodim joked. “Lorne gonna be mad at y’all,” referencing “SNL” producer Lorne Michaels.

    Viewers on the East Coast reported hearing the curse word air uncensored while watching the show live, although it was removed when the segment was uploaded to YouTube. The uncensored version was initially available on Peacock Sunday morning but was later replaced with an edited version that removed the profanity.

    Jack Black hosted Saturday’s “SNL” episode, which also poked fun at President Donald Trump’s recent tariffs and made multiple quips mocking musical guest Morgan Wallen for abruptly exiting the show last week. Earlier on in “Weekend Update,” Jost joked, “Money is leaving the stock market faster than Morgan Wallen at goodnights.”

  • Bill Murray speaks out on ‘Being Mortal’ misconduct allegation

    Bill Murray speaks out on ‘Being Mortal’ misconduct allegation

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    Bill Murray is speaking out about his misconduct scandal.

    The “Ghostbusters” star, 74, told The New York Times’ ‘The Interview” podcast that he doesn’t “go too many days or weeks without thinking” about what happened on “Being Mortal,” the movie that shut down production in 2022 after a woman complained about his behavior on set.

    “I ended up being, to my mind, barbecued,” Murray said.

    Aziz Ansari was directing “Being Mortal” and starring in the film alongside Murray, Seth Rogen and Keke Palmer. But in April 2022, Searchlight Pictures told the crew that production had been suspended after the studio was “made aware of a complaint,” which reports revealed was against Murray.

    On The New York Times podcast, Murray alleged this incident occurred when he kissed a woman he was working with on the movie as a joke while they were both wearing masks. He did not name the woman but said she “wasn’t a stranger” to him.

    “I was wearing a mask, and I gave her a kiss, and she was wearing a mask,” Murray said. “It wasn’t like I touched her. I gave her a kiss through a mask, through another mask, to another person.”

    ‘What we got is gold’: Keke Palmer wants ‘Being Mortal’ salvaged after Bill Murray complaint:

    Murray said that this was “something that I had done to someone else before,” and he defended it as a lighthearted joke.

    “I certainly thought it was light, and I thought it was funny,” he told the Times. “To me, it’s still funny, the idea that you could give someone a kiss with a mask on. It’s still stupid. That’s all it was.”

    The “Groundhog Day” actor said the incident “still bothers me because that movie was stopped” as a result of the complaint, and he described the situation as a “great disappointment because I thought I knew someone, and I did not.”

    Murray previously told CNBC in 2022 that the misconduct allegation came down to a “difference of opinion” with a woman he was working with. At that time, he said he and the woman were “trying to make peace with each other” but that he was unsure if the production would continue.

    ‘Being Mortal’ suspends production: Bill Murray film halted over inappropriate behavior allegations, reports say

    “We are both professionals, we like each other’s work, we like each other I think and if we can’t really get along and trust each other there’s no point in going further working together or making the movie as well,” Murray said. “It’s been quite an education for me.”

    Murray also told CNBC at the time, “The world’s different than it was when I was a little kid. What I always thought was funny as a little kid isn’t necessarily the same as what’s funny now.”

    “Being Mortal,” which was set to be Ansari’s feature directorial debut, never resumed production. In 2022, Palmer told Variety she was “pretty devastated” that the film wouldn’t be finished but that she hoped there could still be a way to “salvage it.”

    Ansari later moved on to directing “Good Fortune,” a film he stars in alongside Palmer, Rogen and Keanu Reeves. That movie is set for release in October.

  • Tom Hanks delights with B-movie cameo

    Tom Hanks delights with B-movie cameo

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    Spoiler alert! We’re discussing important plot points and cameos from the new movie “Freaky Tales,” so beware if you want to go in totally cold. Though it is kind of a blast, so get on that.

    Boasting Nazi-stabbing youngsters, rap battles, weird green lightning everywhere, a troubled vengeful antihero and a ninja hoopster, the genre-smashing indie anthology film “Freaky Tales” already has a distinctive scrappy electricity going for it. Then Tom Hanks shows up.

    So what is Hanks doing in a B-movie throwback set in 1987 that’s more “Streets of Fire” and “The Last Dragon” than, say, “Saving Private Ryan” or even “You’ve Got Mail”? Because like most everything and everybody in “Freaky Tales,” he’s a Bay Area legend.

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    Written and directed by “Captain Marvel” filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the film features four intertwining tales that weave in Oakland history, sports, music and culture.

    A group of righteous residents rise up against neo-Nazi skinheads. Two young rappers (Normani and Dominique Thorne) get up the nerve to face off with hip-hip icon Too Short. A bone-breaking debt collector (Pedro Pascal) wants to end it all after a tragedy takes his family. And Golden State Warriors guard Eric “Sleepy” Floyd (Jay Ellis) is a one-man army of righteous fury with a samurai sword the same night he drops a record 29 points in a quarter on the Los Angeles Lakers in a playoff game. (Probably should also mention that Sleepy is a master of three-point buckets AND supernatural psychic energy.)

    The fact that it’s a love letter to a tight-knit California community grounds the wilder aspects of its narrative. Bay Area bands like Operation Ivy and Metallica pepper the super-cool soundtrack, and the real Floyd and Too Short, plus former NFL bruiser Marshawn Lynch, have cameos. As does a certain beloved fan favorite.

    Even if you know he’s coming, Hanks – who’s also mentioned by characters in passing during the movie, from his ‘80s flicks to his job working concessions for the A’s as a teenager – gives the movie an energy boost in the second “Freaky” tale. And instead of the usual heartwarming role for America’s Dad, Hanks’ video-store manager (naturally named Hank) is a snarky delight. (It almost makes up for “Here.” Almost.)

    “Look, I’m just a movie guy,” Hanks says to Pascal’s character Clint when the subject of the Lakers/Warriors showdown is broached, but it’s also one of the most truthful lines in the Hanks-ography. He is a movie guy and that’s why we love him!

    But this cat, clad in a Colonial Donuts T-shirt, also brings the movie opinions. Before Clint enters a back-room poker game in the store where the enforcer needs to shake down one of the players, Hank runs down the top five underdog movies of all time.

    “Rocky” is No. 5 (“The obvious,” Hank states), followed by “Hoosiers,” “The Dirty Dozen” and “The Verdict.” Hank doesn’t get to tell Clint (or the audience) his top choice before going on his lunch break but hints that it’s a 1979 film Roger Ebert called a “cinematic miracle.” (The answer is “Breaking Away,” by the way.)

    Boden and Fleck were inspired to include Hanks because of a 2020 mural painted by Oakland artists featuring the Oscar winner and Too Short. “Freaky Tales” isn’t perfect – had Hanks shown up to eviscerate villainous neo-Nazis “Kill Bill” style, too, it probably would be. But this weird little gem honors acts as a reminder of the kind of star-filled but completely out-there movie we just don’t get much of these days, with the sort of role that Hanks should do more.

    Sure, he’s usually an earnest force of nature, but as a crusty cinephile, we say thanks to Hanks.

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  • Crossword Blog & Answers for April 6, 2025 by Sally Hoelscher

    Crossword Blog & Answers for April 6, 2025 by Sally Hoelscher

    There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today’s puzzle before reading further! Sounds Like Fun

    Constructor: Dan Hrynick

    Editor: Anna Gundlach

    What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle

    • WII SPORTS RESORT (63A: 2009 Nintendo game where players compete on Wuhu Island) WII Sports Resort was released in 2009 as a sequel to Nintendo’s 2006 game WII SPORTS. The game features 12 sports and uses a WII MotionPlus accessory to detect movement. As the clue indicates, the game is set on the tropical Wuhu Island, which the player “skydives” to after watching several instructional videos. Although I am not familiar with WII SPORTS RESORT, I discovered that I have mentioned it before, back in 2020 when I learned about Matt, a hard-to-beat computer player in the game.

    Random Thoughts & Interesting Things

    • HOLI (14A: Hindu Festival of Colors) HOLI, also known as the “festival of spring” and the “festival of colors,” is a Hindu festival celebrating the end of winter and the arrival of spring. The date of HOLI varies with the lunar calendar. This year HOLI was celebrated on March 13 and 14.
    • ARROW (16A: Bit of ammo for Lara Croft) and TOMB (7D: “Lara Croft: ___ Raider) Lara Croft: TOMB Raider is a franchise that began with video games and has expanded to include movies (with Alicia Vikander playing the role of Lara Croft). Referencing Lara Croft in the ARROW clue is a nice way to link these two clues together.
    • STL (27A: “Gateway to the West” city (Abbr.)) St. Louis (STL), Missouri is home to the Gateway Arch, and “Gateway to the West” is one of the city’s nicknames. St. Louis is not the only U.S. city to use the nickname “Gateway to the West.” The nickname is also used by Omaha, Nebraska; Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Fargo, North Dakota.
    • WE BUILT THIS CITY (40A: Starship song written as a lament against the closure of L.A.’s live music clubs) Starship released the song “WE BUILT THIS CITY” in 1985 as part of their debut album, Knee Deep in the Hoopla. Although the song was originally written about Los Angeles (by songwriters Martin Page and Bernie Taupin), the Starship version references Starship’s hometown of San Francisco. Personally, this song always reminds me of the board game Catan, because I start to sing it anytime I build a CITY in the game. (Making me a joy to play Catan with…!)
    • IDLI (55A: South Asian rice cake) IDLI is a savory rice cake that originated in South India. It is often served as a breakfast food.
    • GUS (58A: “Milk” director Van Sant) Milk is a 2008 biographical movie about the life of Harvey Milk, California’s first openly gay elected official. Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. Eleven months into his term, Harvey MILK and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by a disgruntled city supervisor. GUS Van Sant directed Milk, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for his work.
    • TORTAS (60A: Mexican sandwiches) The word TORTA can refer to a variety of dishes depending on the cuisine. In Mexican cuisine, TORTAS are sandwiches. In Tagalog-speaking areas of the Philippines, TORTAS are omelettes. And in South America and much of Europe, a TORTA is a cake or pie.
    • EDIE (70A: “The Sopranos: star Falco) EDIE Falco is known for her portrayals of Carmela Soprano on the TV series The Sopranos (1999-2007), and the title character on the TV series Nurse Jackie (2009-2015).
    • ARLO (11D: Singer Guthrie) ARLO Guthrie is a folk singer-songwriter. Following in the tradition of his father, Woody Guthrie (1912-1967), ARLO Guthrie is known for his protest songs as well as his songs that tell a story.
    • THETA (28D: Greek letter in geometry class) THETA is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (occurring after eta and before iota). In geometry, theta (θ) is used to represent the measure of an angle, essentially acting as a variable representing an unknown angle measurement.
    • DATES (30D: Medjool fruits) Medjool DATES are a large, sweet variety of DATES. The Medjool cultivar originates from Morocco.
    • EYES (39D: Body parts left exposed by balaclavas) A balaclava, also known as a ski mask, is a type of headgear commonly used in Alpine skiing or snowboarding. Depending on how its worn, the front of the face may be left uncovered, or only the EYES.
    • ORSON (54D: “Citizen Kane” director Welles) Citizen Kane (1914) was the directorial and acting debut of ORSON Welles (1915-1985). The movie’s central character, Charles Foster Kane – depicted by ORSON Welles, is a composite character based on several men, including William Randolph Hearst, who did not allow the movie to be mentioned in his newspapers. 
    • SRI (65D: ___ Lanka) SRI Lanka is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, just off the southeast coast of the Indian Peninsula. SRI Lanka has two capitals. Its legislative capital is SRI Jayawardenepura Kotte, and its executive and judicial capital is Colombo.
    • A few other clues I especially enjoyed:
      • KID’S MEAL (5D: Food ordered from a menu with a maze on it)
      • SNOOT (8D: “Booped” part of a puppet)
      • MURALISTS (35D: People who make art on walls)
      • DINO (56D: ___ nuggets (T. rex-shaped chicken)

    Crossword Puzzle Theme Synopsis

    • OUI MADEMOISELLE (17A: “Yes, Miss,” in French class)
    • WE BUILT THIS CITY (40A: Starship song written as a lament against the closure of L.A.’s live music clubs)
    • WII SPORTS RESORT (63A: 2009 Nintendo game where players compete on Wuhu Island)

    SOUNDS LIKE FUN: Each theme answer begins with a homophone of the word “Whee!”: OUI, WE, WII.

    Whee! This puzzle not only SOUNDS LIKE FUN, it is FUN. I enjoyed the nice “Aha!” moment when I noticed that OUI, WE, and WII all sound alike. Additionally, there’s something particularly satisfying, aesthetically, about three grid-spanning answers. Thank you, Dan, for this FUN puzzle.

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  • ‘SNL’ cold open mocks Trump tariffs, Morgan Wallen’s abrupt exit

    ‘SNL’ cold open mocks Trump tariffs, Morgan Wallen’s abrupt exit

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    “Saturday Night Live” is taking aim at President Donald Trump − and its own recent musical guest Morgan Wallen.

    In the sketch comedy show’s latest cold open, Trump (James Austin Johnson) unveiled his administration’s new tariffs, which he described as a “series of random numbers, like the numbers on the computer screen in ‘Severance.’ ” He riffed about how confusing the rollout of the tariffs was while declaring that this was all part of his plan to “Make America Great Depression Again,” or “MAGDA.”

    “It’ll be better than great,” Johnson’s Trump said. “It’ll be a fantastic, unbelievable depression, the likes of which we’ve never seen before. This depression is going to be so great, we’ll be the ones eating the cats and the dogs.”

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    As Trump continued speaking, the sketch took a dig at Wallen, who served as musical guest last week but abruptly walked off stage before the credits finished rolling. After Trump displayed a graphic of McDonald Island occupied by actual McDonald’s hamburgers, he said, “Get me to God’s country, right?” The line prompted applause from the studio audience.

    Wallen posted the phrase “Get me to God’s country” on Instagram with a photo of a plane after he exited during the “SNL” signoff rather than sticking around to mingle with the cast, as is tradition. The country singer later began selling “Get me to God’s country” merchandise in his online store.

    Mike Myers also returned as Elon Musk in the cold open to introduce a new Tesla car that’s “fully self-vandalizing.” But when the billionaire said that Trump’s tariffs sounded “really dumb,” the president quickly ushered him away.

    Later, “Weekend Update” similarly mocked Trump’s tariffs while simultaneously roasting Wallen.

    While joking about the stock market having its worst week since 2020, anchor Colin Jost said, “Just in the past two days, investors have lost over $6 trillion. Money is leaving the stock market faster than Morgan Wallen at goodnights.” The segment displayed an image of Wallen walking off the stage.

    ‘Get me to God’s country’: Morgan Wallen abruptly leaves ‘SNL’ stage

    Ego Nwodim accidentally prompts audience to curse on ‘Weekend Update’: ‘Lorne’s gonna be mad’

    One moment of the show may have left the network’s censors unhappy.

    During “Weekend Update,” Ego Nwodim argued she should host the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, even though the organization announced it would not showcase a comedian this year. To pitch herself for the job, Nwodim declared she would avoid controversy by simply making jokes about the food being served at the dinner.

    This launched Nwodim into a food-themed stand-up set, which also included jokes complaining about men. At one point, she prompted the audience to participate by pointing the microphone toward the crowd and asking, “These men ain’t what?”

    But Nwodim, Jost and Michael Che all appeared shocked when the crowd responded with a curse word, which went out uncensored on NBC’s East Coast broadcast. It was removed from the YouTube clip of the segment and the Peacock version of the show.

    “Y’all gonna have to pay for that,” Nwodim joked. “Lorne’s gonna be mad at y’all,” referencing “SNL” producer Lorne Michaels.

    ‘Lorne gonna be mad’: Ego Nwodim’s ‘SNL’ bit prompts crowd to curse

    Morgan Wallen: The country singer is selling ‘get me to God’s country’ merch after abrupt ‘SNL’ exit

    ‘SNL’ pays tribute to past host Val Kilmer, who died on April 1

    The show ended on a touching note with a tribute to Val Kilmer, who died Tuesday from pneumonia at age 65. Just before the end credits, a graphic of Kilmer was shown on screen.

    The “Top Gun” star hosted “SNL” in 2000 with musical guest U2.

    Jack Black hosted Saturday’s episode and said during the signoff that doing so was a “life highlight” for him. “SNL” will return next week with host Jon Hamm and musical guest Lizzo.