Teyana Taylor recreates ‘Waiting to Exhale’ burning car scene for ‘SNL’ promo
Teyana Taylor at Disney Advertising Upfront. (Disney/Jose Alvarado)
Teyana Taylor is giving fans a glimpse of what’s to come when she hosts the Jan. 23 episode of Saturday Night Live. She flexes her acting chops in a promo clip released on social media Wednesday.
In the teaser, Teyana listens as cast member Ashley Padilla vents about Andrew Dismukes eating her eggplant parmesan. After hearing the news, she suggests Ashley seek vengeance and transforms into a look akin to Angela Bassett‘s Bernadine in the popular Waiting to Exhale burning car scene.
In the film, Bassett’s character, filled with emotion after her husband leaves her for a younger white secretary, goes into his closet and collects his expensive clothes. She uses a wagon to bring them out to his BMW, pours gasoline on top and lights it all on fire. Teyana channels this energy in the SNL clip as she helps Ashley gather Andrew’s belongings into a wagon before setting it ablaze.
“Why? Was this about the parm?” Andrew asks when he sees his things burning. Reciting the lines from Waiting to Exhale, Teyana responds, “Get yo s***! Get yo s***! And GET OUT!”
Rock band Geese will make their SNL debut as musical guest Saturday.
Jazz is known for his unique style and entrepreneurial spirit on Bel-Air — andwhile that will remain true in the fourth and final season of the Peacock series, Jordan L. Jones says two themes define his character’s journey this time around.
“What you have to look for … [with] my character is obviously more vulnerability,” he tells ABC Audio. “But I also think acceptance is one of the themes that Jazz is going to go through.”
Jordan clarifies that this acceptance isn’t about resignation. “Not acceptance in a bad way, like, ‘Oh, something bad happened, I have to accept it,’ but just accepting whatever comes … being open to whatever. … You learn more about Jazz that he’s actually just OK with acceptance. And he is a very strong individual.”
Regarding Jazz’s relationship with Will, played by Jabari Banks, Jordan says Jazz remains a mentor and steady presence. As the series comes to an end, he notes there’s “not a hard ending” to their friendship.
“It’s not like Will and Jazz and Carlton never see each other again,” he explains. “It’s like that college experience where we have to leave each other, but we still have each other.”
Jimmy Akingbola also talked to ABC Audio about his character Geoffrey’s arc as the Banks family’s estate manager. He says the final season forces Geoffrey to confront his past and his present.
“The final season explores Geoffrey’s past in such a deep and impactful way, to the point where Geoffrey has to stop — I’ll use the word running,” Jimmy says. “For the first time … he doesn’t have the answers. Normally Geoffrey has something handled before someone’s thought about it,” noting that now “his back [is] against the wall.”
Jimmy adds that Geoffrey is “fractured” this season, unsure whether healing is possible as his past arrives on his doorstep and challenges his loyalty.
New episodes of Bel-Air premiere Monday on Peacock.
The 2026 Golden Globes, hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, took place in Los Angeles Sunday night.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
Best picture (drama) Hamnet
Best picture (musical or comedy) One Battle After Another
Best picture (animated) KPop Demon Hunters
Cinematic and box office achievement Sinners
Best motion picture (non-English language) The Secret Agent
Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (drama) Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (drama) Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy) Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy) Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Best director Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Best screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Best original song “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, music and lyrics by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun
Best original score Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Best television series (drama) The Pitt
Best television series (comedy) The Studio
Best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television Adolescence
Best performance by a male actor in a television series (drama) Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Best performance by a female actor in a television series (drama) Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role on television Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role on television Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Best performance by a female actor in a television series (comedy) Jean Smart, Hacks
Best performance by a male actor in a television series (comedy) Seth Rogen, The Studio
Best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Best performance in stand-up comedy on television Ricky Gervais: Mortality
After three seasons of watching Will Smith search for identity and belonging in Bel-Air, Jabari Banks says his character finally feels at home in the show’s final season.
“I think he has reached the point now where he definitely feels like he belongs in Bel Air and having to leave is the hardest part,” he tells ABC Audio. “Finding a place where you’re like, ‘OK, I finally fit in. I finally think I got a hang of this thing’ and then everything changes again.”
Jabari says it’s a storyline fans can relate to.
“I think so many people can resonate with that in life in general. … As soon as you get comfortable, life throws something at you where you are like, it’s another thing,” he says, noting Will leans on his loved ones to get through the ebbs and flows of life.
“I think he’s at the point now in his life where he’s accepting that there’s always going to be something,” Jabari says. “And so as long as he has his family with him, I think he can get through anything.”
One of Will’s family members is cousin Carlton Banks, played by Olly Sholotan. Ollysays season 4 completes his character’s story, one that’s seen fans go from hating to loving Carlton.
“I think the thingI’m the most proud of is the fact that I was able to introduce audiences to a version of Carlton that quite frankly they did not like. … He was selfish. He had sacrificed so much of himself to fit in that he just rubbed everyone the wrong way,” Olly says. “It’s been a really incredible thing to see how audiences have come along with him. … And now they’re rooting for him.”
He teases there’s a “really big plot point in [Carlton’s] evolution” in the show’s final season.
