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Rate Wendy Sachs: Sarah Palin: I Missed You

Original at Huffington Post external link    5 hours ago

By Wendy Sachs Is there something deeper going on in our national psyche when our fascination with sexy, blood thirsty, teenage vampires coincides with a thirst for more Sarah? I missed Sarah Palin. I'm glad she's back. Seeing her frosted, teased coif, (albeit less brassy and pouffy than before) makes m...

Rate Company Mocks Catholicism to Sell Video Game

Original at NewsBusters.org external link    7 hours ago

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By Matthew Philbin In it, viewers see a family at home as a saccharine-voiced narrator reminiscent of the one from the old “Mr. Bill” skit on “Saturday Night Live,” says, “A family shouldn't have to wait until Sunday to worship the Lord. Now you can go to church every day without leaving your home.”

Rate Critic’s corner

Original at Boston.com external link    11 hours ago

By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff Saturday Night Live 11:30 p.m., Channel 7 Last week’s episode was a bummer, and not because the writing was so weak. I really expected January Jones to surprise the world with comic chops she’d been keeping hidden on “Mad Men.’’ Boy, was I wrong. She was so half-hearted about performing in the sk...

This Week

 

Rate ABC Brings Up 'I Can See Russia from My Backyard' in Palin InterviewVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at NewsBusters.org external link    Wed, Nov 18

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By Brad Wilmouth Conservative filmmaker John Ziegler has previously demonstrated that some voters mistakenly believe that Palin actually said the words from the Saturday Night Live skit, as shown by his interviews with some Obama voters last year.

Rate Tina Fey-Sarah Palin 2009? Will The "30 Rock" Star Reprise Her "SNL" Role After Palin Chats With Oprah?

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Nov 16

By The Huffington Post News Editors You betcha! Sarah Palin is back in the spotlight with the release of her new book "Going Rogue" and her appearance on "Oprah" today, but we here on the comedy page are most curious about whether or not this resurgence will warrant an appearance from the already-overworked Tina Fey on this w...

Rate Opinion: A Million Little Palinisms: Leaked Emails Already Contradicting The "Truth" of Going Rogue

Original at gawker.com external link    Sun, Nov 15

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By Foster Kamer Sarah Palin writing a book was asking for trouble. Here it is. McCain campaign emails have leaked, and they're completely damning to the validity of the book's narrative. Involved: the "whack" Saturday Night Live, radio pranks, and McCain's campaign manager.

Rate Was Last Night's SNL Really The Worst Episode Ever?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at gawker.com external link    Sun, Nov 15

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By Foster Kamer Standardized Responses for SNL Threads. 1. SNL is still on? 2. I might have to watch this SNL sometime. 3. SNL hasn't been funny since _____ (insert name) was president. 4. The Tina Fey era was the (Choose one:) Best/ Worst. 6. (Me, other Oldes:) Jane Curtin/ Dan Aykroyd - now there was a Weekend Update.

Rate 'Saturday Night Live' Mocks VP Joe Biden and Healthcare ReformVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at NewsBusters.org external link    Sun, Nov 15

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By Noel Sheppard In its opening sketch last night, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" mocked Vice President Joe Biden and healthcare reform. With the President out of the country for a week, Biden, played by Jason Sudeikis, has picked the lock on the Oval Office in order to get something big done while Obama is gon...

Rate "SNL" Comes Down On Obama Administration For Caving On Public Option (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sun, Nov 15

By The Huffington Post News Team SNL" Opened last night with sketch mocking Joe Biden, the Obama administration, and concessions they've made to get the health care bill passed. "The president... "SNL" Opened last night with sketch mocking Joe Biden, the Obama administration, and concessions they've made to get the heal...

Rate Review: Saturday Night Live - January Jones/Black Eyed Peas

Original at TV Squad external link    Sat, Nov 14

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By Annie Wu S35E06) There was a strange moment of nodding recognition at the end of the night, as I watched Jason Sudeikis and January Jones in the cloud-gazing sketch. Throughout, the man pauses to consider the woman's weird behavior and then concedes, "Ohh, you're a very pretty, pretty woman." Yup. T...

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Gold Derby nuggets: 'Precious' shatters box office record; Taylor Swift soars on 'SNL'; still mad for 'Mad Men'

Original at The Envelope external link    Mon, Nov 9

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By tomoneil • Ken Tucker thought teen singing sensation Taylor Swift "proved to be this season’s best 'Saturday Night Live' host so far. Whether shrewdly letting her Kate Gosselin wig do most of the acting during a typically pungent parody of 'The View,' or gleefully screeching while wearing braces...

Rate Opinion: Monday Morning Quarterback: SNL Seasom 35, Episode 5Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at TiFaux external link    Mon, Nov 9

By Jesse At fourteen years old and eight feel tall, Taylor Swift became, I assume, one of the youngest and most towering celebrities to ever serve as both host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live. This should not be such rarified air; if this chick can do it, they should occasionally force other...

Rate Taylor Swift Spoofs Kanye, Kate Gosselin On SNL (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sun, Nov 8

By The Huffington Post News Editors You might think I'd bring up Joe Jonas, that guy who broke up with me on the phone, but I'm not gonna mention him in my monologue. Hey Joe, I'm doing real well. Tonight, I'm hosting SNL but I'm not gonna brag about that in my monologue. La la la. Ha ha ha. La la la." WATCH: More on SNL

Rate SNL “Scared Straight” Taylor Swift, Kenan Thompson (Video)

Original at TV Crunch external link    Sun, Nov 8

By Wendy I’m not sure Taylor Swift adds much to this Saturday Night Live/SNL “Scared Straight” sketch, but Kenan Thompson never fails to bring the funny in this bit. Extra bonus: Bill Hader loses it toward the end and starts cracking up – check out the video clip.

Rate Opinion: Saturday Night Live – “November 7th, 2009 – Taylor Swift”

Original at memles (WordPress) external link    Sat, Nov 7

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By Myles The rest of the show felt about as limp as SNL has been as of late. The opening sketch had some great line readings by Bill Hader and the clever mouth-shift (from left to right) from Kristen Wiig, the Swine Fever gag was overdone but clever enough, and Weekend Update had the always welcome retu...

Rate Opinion: Taylor Swift knocking it out of the park on 'SNL'...so far

Original at zap2it/television (Feedburner) external link    Sat, Nov 7

By Darcel Rockett No one really knows what to expect of Taylor Swift hosting "Saturday Night Live" (Nov.6).Let's be honest, the country singer is known for her tales of teen woes put to song, as opposed to comedy, so that's what the performer relied on in her opening monologue, appropriately titled "Monolog...

Rate Taylor Swift Saturday Night Live/SNL “Monologue Song” – Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner, Kanye West (Video)

Original at TV Crunch external link    Sat, Nov 7

By Wendy Taylor Swift’s Saturday Night Live/SNL hosting gig (and musical act too!) had its highs and lows, but overall Swift did a pretty good job. Here’s the video clip for Taylor Swift’s SNL “Monologue Song (La La La),” which covers all the things you want to know about her – how Joe Jonas dumped her...

October of 2009

 

Rate Nicole Williams: Celeb Career Thermometer: Taylor Swift vs. Paris Hilton

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Oct 20

By Nicole Williams The country cutie and Best Female Video winner is slated to host this week's episode of Saturday Night Live. Swift, 19, who was asked to host the show over the summer, certainly has plenty of material to draw from when brainstorming skit ideas. "There are definitely some hilarious things th...

Rate On Tonight: Latin Concert, '30 Rock'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Thu, Oct 15

It's the name of the fusion restaurant where the staff of the show is brainstorming ways to reach America's midsection. It's a metaphor for the series as well, which has done so well among critics and Emmy voters, only to flag in the ratings. It's still pretty strong, though, and  caps what ha...

Rate Opinion: Building from a Strong Foundation

Original at boards.nbc.com external link    Wed, Oct 14

Wiig and Sudekis are extremely strong character actors and impressionists, and accordingly, they've been given a lot of screen time, but unfortunately, they are often stuck with very one-dimensional, go-nowhere sketches. So, seeing as though Wiig is probably one of the most simultan...

Rate Opinion: Fox’s Wallace Sees ‘Idiocy’ in CNN Fact-Checking Anti-Obama SNL Skit, FNC’s Gutfeld Notes Doubles Standard

Original at NewsBusters.org external link    Tue, Oct 13

By Brad Wilmouth MICHELLE OBAMA: Well, Big Bird. OBAMA: No, Big Bird, I'm not. OBAMA: I'm sure, Big Bird. O'REILLY: Don't – me? I'm just asking, Chris. O'REILLY: So what we are learning is that CNN is analyzing Saturday Night Live. GUTFELD: It was actually funnier than a Saturday Night Live skit.

Rate Monday Morning Quarterback: SNL Season 35, Episode 3Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at TiFaux external link    Mon, Oct 12

By Jesse But she’s a likable performer, and clearly game: witness her monologue, which consisted of Barrymore playing up her own valley-girl inflection so that cast members, impersonating real and fictional members of the Barrymore acting dynasty, could parody her. Barrymore didn’t have a lo...

Rate Opinion: SNL = Still No Laughter

Original at boards.nbc.com external link    Sun, Oct 11

University of Westfield Credit where credit is due, this was the ONLY decent part of the show tonight. How embarrassing is that -- that this was the ONLY thing worth watching tonight?! The mumble at the end by Jenny Slate was great and it was good to see the fringe cast members in on this sketch.

September of 2009

 

Rate Ed Martin: That F-Bomb on "Saturday Night Live" - and Something Much Worse on "Family Guy"

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Sep 29

By Ed Martin I remember a time when F-bombs on Saturday Night Live resulted in the termination of the bombers. Who can forget that cold night in February... I remember a time when F-bombs on Saturday Night Live resulted in the termination of the bombers. Who can forget that cold night in February 1981 when th...

Rate Opinion: Monday Morning Quarterback: SNL Season 35, Episode 1Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at TiFaux external link    Mon, Sep 28

By Jesse Which brings us to the actual season premiere, after two thoroughly amusing Thursday go-rounds complete with semi-departed cast member Poehler, who’s well on her way to logging more post-departure screentime in her first year off than some cast members get while actually on the show. Y...

Rate Opinion: Season Premiere: Saturday Night Live – “Megan Fox and U2″

Original at memles (WordPress) external link    Sat, Sep 26

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By Myles Saturday Night Live was last Fall’s biggest pop culture sensation. With Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin impression saving the show from a weak Obama impression, and Thursday timeslots building the show’s reputation, it built to some of its best numbers ever and its cache went beyond viral intern...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: College Football, Robin Hood & Saturday Night Live

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Sat, Sep 26

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By Jason the TVaholic News & Notes Tonight, CBS has the 13th season premiere of 48 Hours Mystery. On cable tonight, Biography has the fifth season premiere of Ghostly Encounters, Syfy has the TV movie premiere of Children of the Corn, and TLC has the fourth season finale of Moving Up. In late night, NBC has the...

Year 2009

 

Rate Scott Mendelson: Kudos to smart career choices - Megan Fox to host the 35th season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Plus tips to increase the chances of a successful show.

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Aug 25

By Scott Mendelson 3) If you must do a Transformers sketch, wait till the second half of the show.  Normally I'd say avoid a Transformers sketch in general.  But Efron used his High School Musical character as a springboard for a bloody hysterical sketch about plummeting educational standards, so I can't vet...

Rate Franken's First Time Around: Comedian-Turned-Senator Questioned "Clarence Thomas" In 1991 SNL Sketch (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Jul 16

By The Huffington Post News Editors This isn't Al Franken's first Supreme Court confirmation hearing. In 1991 he appeared in an opening sketch on "Saturday Night Live" that mocked Clarence Thomas's hearing and those involved. It featured Tim Meadows as Thomas and Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon, Chris Farley and F...

Rate VOTD: Will Ferrell’s SNL Rendition of “Goodnight Saigon” with Tom Hanks and CrewVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at /FILM external link    Mon, May 18

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By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) Last Saturday Night—as countless unseen choppers flew overhead—a pair of maracas suddenly appeared in the capable hands of host Will Ferrell. Like magic. They gathered: Tom Hanks (on sax!), Paul Rudd, Anne Hathaway, Peggy and fellow SNL vets like Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Norm MacDona...

Rate SNL Reduces Season 35 to 10 Episodes

Original at boards.nbc.com external link    Thu, Apr 23

NBC signed a 10-episode deal of Season 35 of Saturday Night Live. The first host of Season 35 will be Jessica Alba. She'll be hosting on November 14, 2009. The first 5 SNL hosts in November 2009 and the last in April 2010. Let NBC Press Conference will confirm this list above on June 2009. Season 35 o...

Rate Podcast: John Mulaney

Original at tsoya (Feedburner) external link    Mon, Mar 30

is a standup comic and writer for Saturday Night Live. His first comedy CD is The Top Part.

Rate Party Guys: SNL Digital Short (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sun, Mar 15

By The Huffington Post News Editors The sketch follows two party-goers (Andy Samberg and Bill Hader) as they describe the usual suspects at a lame party. While the adjectives are common (motherf**kers, sons of bitches, jokers, what's his face) the visuals are literal leading to the weirdest party-montage SNL has ever put...

Rate Monday Morning Quarterback: SNL Season 34, Episode 15

Original at TiFaux external link    Mon, Feb 9

By Jesse Unfortunately, yikes, the show went south after that; this was one of the weakest episodes of the season. Cooper was right in the middle of it, not quite as blandly smarmy as he is in most movies, but not displaying the skill you might expect of a Wet Hot American Summer alum, either.

Rate How To: Shaft in a BoxVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Jan 5

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By rss@youtube.com (igotskraped) This is a simple how-to guide on how to construct that perfect gift for your special someone. Enough said. Author: igotskraped Keywords: SNL "Dick in a Box" "Andy Samberg" "Justin Timberlake" ICB Comedy Added: January 5, 2009

Rate Podcast: Sherri and Joy Praise Whoopi's 'Slavery' Sandbag of McCainVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at NewsBusters.org external link    Mon, Oct 20

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By Justin McCarthy JOY BEHAR: She tripped all over herself to be on "Saturday Night Live," made her trip to New York. Meanwhile she should be on "Meet the Press." She avoids that like the plague. [applause] But to do a little prompter reading "oh yeah, I’ll do that."

Rate Podcast: 'Surprise' Palin 'Did Not Embarrass Herself,' Upset She Didn't Answer Ifill's Questions

Original at NewsBusters.org external link    Fri, Oct 3

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By Brent Baker Harder now to ridicule Palin? On FNC, Chris Wallace ended an interview with former Senator Fred Thompson: It may be harder for Tina Fey to mock her on Saturday Night Live, although, Lord knows, they'll try. Lengthier quotes from the post-VP debate coverage on Thursday night, October 2:

Rate Opinion: Monday Morning Quarterback: SNL Season 34, Episode 1Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at TiFaux external link    Mon, Sep 15

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By Jesse Episode Grade: C+ I know a lot of people react to Saturday Night Live with vague dismissiveness: oh, is that still on? I haven’t really watched it since [Tina Fey/Will Ferrell/Adam Sandler/Dana Carvey/Eddie Murphy/Bill Murray/Chevy Chase] left. So while you can find breathless, fawni...

Rate Podcast: Chris Parnell

Original at tsoya (Feedburner) external link    Wed, Jul 30

is an actor best known for his long stint on Saturday Night Live.  He's also appeared in films like Anchorman and recently, Kabluey.

Rate Podcast: FEATURE - The New Jaguar XF and Gay Teenage Iranians (08mar08ep198)

Original at Danger Zone Show with Doctor MO external link    Sat, Mar 8

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Hilary Clinton on SNL "It Is Saturday Night" brett favre QB from NFL's Greenbay retires finally hillary wins texas, ohio and rhode island obama wins vermont and leads in delegates mccain clinches republican nomination GA's cynthia mckinney is running for prz with green party!! she was...

Rate 'Saturday Night' Long Ago

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Sat, Feb 2

By Hartford Courant Word of progress in the TV writers' strike is good news, especially when "Saturday Night Live" is digging further and further back for its reruns. It was so old, the cast still included such long-gone cast members as Horatio Sanz, Finesse Williams, Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch. One featured m...

Year 2007

 

Rate Saturday Night Live: Tune in to NBC to see Notre Dame be historically badVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Bevo Sports external link    Thu, Oct 18

By Brian I’ve got to add SNL to my DVR, I haven’t watched it in years but there’s more and more funny clips from the show lately. I wonder what kind of ratings NBC is getting on Notre Dame games this season. I can’t imagine they’re recouping their investment, though I certainly have tuned in to enjoy a lit...

Rate "Saturday Night Live" makes fun of Notre Dame

Original at Rakes Of Mallow external link    Tue, Oct 16

By Rob It's an easy laugh for SNL (God knows they need those), but it's a laugh nonetheless.

Rate Writes and wrongs at Notre Dame - NBCSports.com

Original at NBCSports.com external link    Tue, Oct 16

Writes and wrongs at Notre Dame  New York - Saturday Night Live actually spent a segment of this past week's show doing a mock NBC teaser for people to watch ND games, but instead of showing great ...

Rate TV Review: SNL in the '90s - Pop Culture Nation

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sun, May 6

By Cameron Archer Let's get this out of the way. SNL in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (May 6, 9-11 PM, NBC) has the same problems as SNL in the '80s had, albeit not as noticeably. Clips and musical guests still don't match the seasons. Not everyone from the 1990s versions of SNL offer interviews for the documentary...

Year 2006

 

Rate TV Review: Saturday Night Live - Justin Timberlake

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sun, Dec 17

By Cameron Archer It's funny how hosts of Saturday Night Live earn their reputations. Former SNL director Beth McCarthy-Miller holds Justin Timberlake up as her favourite guest. He was responsible for one of the stronger shows of the post-Ferrell period.Timberlake's first show still holds up as one of the...

Rate Podcast: New York Stories 11-3-06

Original at tsoya (Feedburner) external link    Fri, Nov 3

Guests Roz Chast and Bill Hader.  Roz Chast is a long-time New Yorker cartoonist.  Bill Hader is a castmember of Saturday Night Live.

Rate Podcast: Up a Paddle - Episode 16 - Down, Down Forward, Forward + Punch

Original at Up a Paddle external link    Tue, Jul 25

Movie and DVD news Venom confirmed for Spiderman 3 Link goes to picture of transformation, so don't click if you don't want to be spoilered) http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spiderman3/site/downloads/wallpapers/wallpaper2_1024.html

Rate Podcast: Wholphin! 1-14-06

Original at tsoya (Feedburner) external link    Sat, Jan 14

By splangy@splangy.com Guests Fred Armisen and Brent Hoff. Fred Armisen is a star on Saturday Night Live, and he's really, really nice (funny, too). Brent Hoff is the editor of McSweeney's new DVD magazine, Wholphin. Also, music from the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and a comedy sketch from Kasper Hause...

Year 2005

 

Rate Podcast: Amy Poehler

Original at a1135.g.akamai.net external link    Tue, Oct 25

SNL star Amy Poehler called in to talk to Matt

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