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Mar 18, 2026 1:00pm PT ‘SNL’ Launches Short-Form Series ‘The Rundown’; Colin Jost Picks a Favorite Cold Open in First Episode By Ethan Shanfeld Plus Icon Ethan Shanfeld @ethanshanfeld Latest Martin Scorsese to Host Special Easter Episode of ‘The Saints’ on the Virgin Mary 48 minutes ago Netflix’s ‘Million Dollar Secret’ Sets Season 2 Premiere Date (EXCLUSIVE) 3 hours ago Sheng Wang’s Netflix Special ‘Purple’ Sets April Premiere Date, Drops Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) 4 hours ago See All NBC “Saturday Night Live” has launched a new short-form series on Peacock and YouTube titled “The Rundown.” In each episode, an “SNL” alum — Dana Carvey, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang and Questlove are early guests — will select a favorite segment from the show’s history and add it to Lorne Michaels’ famous “Rundown” board, building an all-star episode over time. In the first episode, Colin Jost breaks down the time-crunched complexities of writing a cold open, and he puts a favorite on the board — Amy Poehler and Tina Fey’s “Katie Couric Interviews Sarah Palin.” Related Stories ‘Dune 3’ Trailer: Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya Are at War as Franchise Jumps 17 Years and Debuts Robert Pattinson's Shape-Shifting Villain Zendaya Stuns ‘The Drama’ Premiere by Wearing the Same Dress From 2015 Oscars: 'It Felt Right' “It’s nostalgic for me because it was early on for me as a writer,” Jost said of the sketch. “It was just a great combination of Seth [Meyers] and Tina and Amy together. You got to see them playing off each other, and I think they’re two of the best to ever do it.” Popular on Variety He said the cold open “holds up in the whole history of the show as one of the best.” Jost joined “SNL” as a writer in 2005 and estimated that he has probably written 100 cold opens. (Recently, he has starred in a lot of them too, as the beer-chugging Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.) “I almost can’t believe that I’ve gotten to write so many of them,” Jost said. “Many I’ve blocked out, but some I am actually proud of — shockingly. I’m not going to rewatch them! That would ruin it.” Jost also discussed the Brett Kavanaugh hearing sketch from 2018, which starred Matt Damon as the Supreme Court Justice. Jost said the cold open came together in less than 24 hours: they wrote it Friday night, convinced Damon to fly overnight from San Francisco to New York and broadcast it live on air on Saturday night. Episodes of “The Rundown” will air on Wednesdays of “SNL” hiatus weeks through mid-June. Watch the first episode below. Jump to Comments ‘Everybody to Kenmure Street’ Review: A Timely Document of Scottish Neighbors Standing Up to Immigration Raids ‘Extra Geography’ Review: Molly Manners’ Delightful Female Friendship Movie Shines With Original Wit and Disarming British Humor ‘American Doctor’ Review: A Visceral Account of the War in Gaza Told Through the Eyes of Emergency Doctors ‘How to Divorce During the War’ Review: A Droll, Perceptive Look at Handling Personal Crises Amid Political Ones ‘Saccharine’ Review: A Grisly Body-Image Body Horror for the Age of Weight Loss Meds ‘The Oldest Person in the World’ Review: Sam Green Shares a Life-Changing Decade of Thinking About Mortality in Myriad Ways JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...