Andy Samberg

Was Last Night's SNL Really The Worst Episode Ever?

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So, here at SNL Digest, we're trying to have a hopeful, kind conversation about a show—and a tradition—we hold dear, the slope of its decline regardless. But last night's January Jones episode? One word: disaster. How disaster-y? Here's a Digital Short where Fred Armisen keeps walking in...

Published Sun, Nov 15

SNL is back! The Taylor Swift Liveblog

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Digital Short: This is very early in the ep for a digital short. It’s a movie trailer. And it’s mocking Twilight as Firelight. Twilight about Frankenstein. I would see this. Taylor Swift has the bad acting Kristen Stewart lip bite down pat. And now there are mummies! It would be awesome if that mum...

Published Sat, Nov 7

Saturday Night Live - "November 7th, 2009 - Taylor Swift"

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Overall, though, it’s just another episode of SNL: generally uneven, highlighted by a Digital Short, and failing to reverse the show’s continued irrelevance in a non-Election year. But yet, who can’t help but be warmed by how darn earnest Swift is when she talks about how this is the best w...

Published Sat, Nov 7

The SNL Live Blog: Ryan Reynolds & Lady Gaga!

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Digital Short: It’s a song. Samberg is rapping about energy drinks. Hey, this was filmed by my office. Lincoln Center Farmer’s Market! Every Thursday! So good. Andy Samberg is throwing everything on the ground. He’s an adult! Hey, Elijah Wood! He’s tasering Andy Samberg with Ryan Reynolds. We...

Published Sun, Oct 4

Saturday Night Live, "Ryan Reynolds/Lady Gaga"

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Season 35, Episode 2) And the SNL Digital Short was back to what it does best. Letting Andy Samberg create a video for an original song, this time a rap video about not taking any shit from anyone! Season 35, Episode 2) By the dead silence RyanReynolds got for all of his attempted jokes in the mo

Published Sun, Oct 4

Week in Brief: "Whip It", "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs"

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The supporting cast is solid, with great performances from Alia Shawkat (”Arrested Development”), Zoe Bell (the Kiwi stuntwoman from Death Proof), Andrew Wilson (Idiocracy), and Kristen Wiig (”SNL”) – who proves her acting chops even without her signature comedic deadpan. The great...

Published Thu, Oct 1

New Releases for the Week of September 18, 2009

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Columbia) Starring the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg, Mr. T, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris. Directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord See the trailer here. For more on the movie this is the website. Rating: PG (for brief mild language)

Published Wed, Sep 16

MacGruber SNL spin off on the way...

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I remain as delighted as we are perplexed that cameras have actually started rolling on the MacGruber movie, even though precious little news of the SNL sketch (check it out on YouTube) movie spinoff has surfaced beyond Bill Hader and Andy Samberg, both chums and former co-stars of dir...

Published Thu, Aug 13