Stereogum — Rivers Cuomo has responded to Saturday Night Live’s Weezer sketch despite not having seen it. When reached for comment by Rolling Stone , Cuomo confirmed that he still hadn’t seen Matt Damon and Leslie Jones having a near-violent debate over the... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Thanks to a sketch on “Saturday Night Live,” it has become clear that the band Weezer is “ride or die” for… themselves? During Saturday’s show, a skit about a holiday party gone wrong featured host Matt Damon gett... more info

Chorus.fm — The Weezer sketch on Saturday Night Live over the weekend, with a great Yellowcard namedrop, was one of their best in years. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — SNL's Christmas episode featured a skit where three couples are having dinner, and things get heated when Leslie Jones says Weezer's last good album was Pinkerton... Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Matt Damon hosted last night's episode of Saturday Night Live and played a ride-or-die Weezer fan in one of the sketches. It starts with him playing their cover of "Africa" by Toto at a Christmas party. Leslie Jones calls Damon a fake fan for liking ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Holiday hilarity, an inappropriate joke swap, and an unexpected fight over Weezer win the night. more info

Consequence of Sound — In which Matt Damon and Leslie Jones argue over the Rivers Cuomo-led outfit. more info

Stereogum — You guys really like "Africa," huh! The bit seemed ironic at first, but I don't know what to believe anymore. Earlier this year, Weezer covered Toto's 1982 hit after a fan ran a viral campaign requesting the cover. Now, we're hearing it sampled in a ... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The outdoor game at  Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, will be broadcast live starting at noon Jan. 1 on NBC. more info

Stereogum — Toto had a brief return to the cultural consciousness earlier this year when Weezer struck alt-radio gold by covering the cheese-rockers 1982 megahit "Africa." Toto had some fun with that by returning the favor and covering Weezer's "Hash Pipe," both... more info