Brendan Morrow is an entertainment reporter at USA TODAY, where he covers movies, television, music and celebrities.
Since joining USA TODAY in 2024, Brendan has interviewed stars including Mark Hamill, Elizabeth Olsen, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Matthew Lillard and Michael Douglas, and reported out of events like the MTV Video Music Awards, the New York Film Festival and New York Comic Con. He has also provided breaking news coverage of every major entertainment awards show, including the Oscars and the Grammys, and conducted red carpet interviews.
Brendan leads USA TODAY's coverage of "Saturday Night Live," publishing weekly recaps of the show, and also regularly reports on late-night TV, horror movies, "Star Wars" and the Marvel franchise. He has covered entertainment since 2015 and was previously a reporter and critic for The Week. Brendan graduated from Hofstra University, where he studied journalism, film and politics, and is based in New York City.
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