Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

Overview

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday is an American limited-run series broadcast on NBC. It is a political satire news show spin-off from Saturday Night Live, featuring that show's "Weekend Update" segment. It initially ran for three 30-minute episodes in October 2008, during the lead-up to the 2008 United States presidential election.

Created by Lorne Michaels

Network

• NBC

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Seth Meyers

  Weekend Update Anchor

  9 eps

• 

  Amy Poehler

  9 eps

• 

  Casey Wilson

  9 eps

• 

  Kristen Wiig

  9 eps

• 

  Andy Samberg

  David Kip

Themes

• political satire

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