Author: Jennifer Konerman

March 05, 2016 9:03pm PT by Jennifer Konerman

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‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch focuses on a very specific set of Trump supporters.

Donald Trump certainly needs no help in his presidential campaign, but Saturday Night Live has decided to give him a helping hand anyway. 

The March 5 episode, hosted by Jonah Hill, featured a digital short that served as SNL’s very own Trump campaign ad. 

“The media’s been saying some pretty negative things about Donald Trump,” started the ad, “but what are real Americans saying?”

Supporters explained why they want to vote for him, including his business acumen and job-creator status, but there are a few things the cameras missed the first time around. 

“Some of his ideas seem a little out there, but I like that he’s looking toward solutions,” one supporter said. As the cameras zoomed out, each Trump supporter begins showing off swastikas, suspicious white hoods and “white power” messages surrounding them. 

The ad ends with a voiceover: “A message for racists for Donald Trump.”

Jonah Hill hosted SNL for his fourth time on March 5, with Future as the musical guest. Ariana Grande will pull double duty on the March 12 episode as both host and musical guest.

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March 04, 2016 6:50pm PT by Jennifer Konerman

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See what Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers had to say about the Netflix reboot.

After almost 20 years off the air, Netflix rebooted beloved ’90s family show Full House as Fuller House on Feb. 26. Just five days later, the series was renewed for a second season, to the delight of John Stamos, Candace Cameron Bure and the rest of the Tanner-Fuller clan. 

And just hours after that, late-night television fell in love with the show. 

All week long, late-night hosts have been all over Fuller House, whether the show’s stars were on the episode or not. Stephen Colbert aired a “gritty” idea for a Full House reboot, Jimmy Fallon released his Full House-inspired theme song and Seth Meyers took John Stamos through a painful exercise featuring not-so-great reviews of the show (including a review from The Hollywood Reporter). 

Below are some of those Fuller House moments from this week on late-night TV. 

Stephen Colbert Reimagines Full House as Cop Drama

Bob Saget, Dave Coulier and John Stamos appeared on The Late Show on Wednesday to talk to Colbert about his “gritty” Full House reboot, which Coulier describes as “adult, roommate detectives who have seen a little bit too much.” Colbert airs a “clip” that even features a new theme song for the faux series. 

Full House Nights stars the “Full House Daddies” (Saget, Coulier and Stamos) who interrogate a costumed Colbert, in a “good cop/bad cop/impressionist cop” scenario. 

Jimmy Fallon Makes His Own TGIF Theme Song

Jimmy Fallon is all about ’90s reboots, having already reimagined Saved by the Bell and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Now he’s gone a step further, creating his own Tonight Show theme song with TGIF theme writer Jesse Frederick, the man behind the themes to Full House, Family Matters and Step by Step. 

The video, which aired during Fallon’s episode Thursday, appears to have been shot on the Fuller House set, with a rundown of introductions: Fallon laughing at the camera at the bottom of the stairs, Steve Higgins hanging a photo of himself (in the exact same outfit he’s now wearing) and Questlove playing drums in the living room holding a spatula, in a Hawaiian T-shirt.

Watch Seth Meyers Read Brutal Fuller House Reviews (Including THR‘s) to John Stamos

John Stamos appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Thursday only to face some not-so-great reviews about Fuller House. Meyers started with THR’s review, in which Daniel Fienberg said, “It’s doubtful that there will be a more painful 2016 TV episode than the Fuller House pilot.” 

Stamos was a good sport about the exercise, responding in kind: “You’ll love episode two, Daniel!”

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March 03, 2016 11:28pm PT by Jennifer Konerman

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‘The Tonight Show’ gets a new ’90s look inspired by ‘Fuller House.’

The Tonight Show theme song has gotten the ’90s treatment. 

In a video that aired during Thursday night’s episode, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots star in their very own “TGIF-style opening credits.” The theme song was written by TGIF’s Jesse Frederick, the man behind the themes to TGIF’s Full House, Family Matters and Step by Step. 

The bit also appears to have been shot on the Fuller House set, with a typical rundown of introductions: Fallon laughing at the camera at the bottom of the stairs, Steve Higgins hanging a photo of himself (in the exact same outfit he’s now wearing) and Questlove playing drums in the living room holding a spatula, in a Hawaiian T-shirt. 

The song starts out: “When the night has fallen and the day is done, Your soul is achin’ for that special someone. A world gone crazy, caught up in concerns, But a smile’s a-waitin’, you know where to turn. Let the light shine through, Tell everyone that you know. Let the light shine through, Jimmy’s on the Tonight Show.“

Watch the full video below. 

For comparison, below is the Fuller House theme song, performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. 

The Tonight Show

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