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No laughing matter
Original at Sydney Morning Herald
• Fri, Sep 5
Australia - Within three years he was a regular on the TV show Saturday Night Live, where Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy and John Belushi started out. "I got SNL with a bit ...
Saturday Night Live - Universal Announces The Complete 4th Season ...
Original at TVShowsOnDVD.com
• Fri, Sep 5
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Canada - Regulars this season continued to be the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players": Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi (in their final year on the show), Gilda Radner, ...
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New to DVD: Summer hits on the way
Original at Scripps News
• Thu, Sep 4
• 1 related articles
DC - Baby Mama": One-time "Saturday Night Live" co-stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler play, respectively, a successful 37-year-old who longs for a child and her ...
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Oprah Comes to 30 Rock
Original at Gothamist
• Wed, Sep 3
By arts_jen 30 Rock is pulling in the big names for their upcoming season (which begins October 30th). Jennifer Aniston was just shooting an episode (pictured), Will Arnett is also reprising his Devin Banks role, and now word is coming in that Oprah Winfrey herself will even be making an appearance. E!...
New to DVD: Summer hits on the way
Original at Pittsburgh Post Gazette
• Wed, Sep 3
• 1 related articles
PA - Baby Mama": Onetime "Saturday Night Live" co-stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler play, respectively, a successful 37-year-old who longs for a child and her ...
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MUSIC NOTES
Original at inrich.com
• Wed, Sep 3
VA - Saturday: Carrie Underwood repeats on "Saturday Night Live." Sunday: At 9 pm on ABC is "America United: In Support of Our Troops" with Janet Jackson, ...
IOUSA How Much?!
Original at The New American
• Wed, Sep 3
- There are also scenes from a funny Saturday Night Live skit, starring Steve Martin and Amy Poehler, about a single-page self-help book that has only one ...
On TV Thursday, Sept. 4
Original at Tampabay.com
• Wed, Sep 3
FL - But seriously, McCain was cool enough to talk about his platform on The Daily Show and Saturday Night Live before it was trendy, so he's more than worth ...
From Conception to Delivery: The Making of Baby Mama
Original at Comingsoon.net
• Tue, Sep 2
• 16 related articles
- Comedic geniuses Tina Fey ('30 Rock,' 'Saturday Night Live') and Amy Poehler ('Saturday Night Live') team up to celebrate a modern twist on motherhood! ... Baby Mama (Blu-ray) Blu-ray.com all 2 news articles
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DVDs arriving in September
Original at Beaver County Times
• Mon, Sep 1
• 16 related articles
PA - 9; B): Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who previously worked together on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,’’ star in this broad comedy about an infertile businesswoman ...
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Andy Samberg - Thinks that Roy RulesOriginal at Andy Samberg
• Mon, Sep 1
By noreply@blogger.com (The Animation Empire) Andy later said that this was his favorite sketch he's done at SNL. The reason is because he actually has a brother-in-law named Roy, and the guy shown at the end is actually Roy. He said that Roy thought it was really funny except for the sexual stuff, which is why Andy thought it was even funnie...
Going Ferrell
Original at irishtimes.com
• Sun, Aug 31
Kilburn Times Ireland - In 1995, he was spotted by the producers at Saturday Night Live, the influential comedy sketch show, and elevated one big step up the ladder. ... Boy wonder guardian.co.uk all 55 news articles
Completing the Ticket at 'SNL'
Original at Hartford Courant
• Sat, Aug 30
John McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday opens the doors for comic possibilities for "Saturday Night Live" as it readies its 34th season premiere Sept. 13. Of course Hammond could do both: Dana Carvey memorably covered both George H.W. Bush and Ross Perot - somet...
Tonight on the Tube: The Starter Wife, Chuck, Primeval & Lots of College Football
Original at TVaholic.com
• Sat, Aug 30
• 6 related articles
By Jason the TVaholic History Channel has 13 episodes of Ax Men. MTV has 11 episodes of early and then 12 episodes of Parental Control tonight. Science Channel has 22 episodes of How Do They Do It?. TNT has six episodes of Law & Order tonight. truTV has 10 hours of Forensic Files episodes.
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Tina Fey should play Sarah Palin on SNL!!!!
Original at Andy Samberg
• Fri, Aug 29
• 2 related articles
By noreply@blogger.com (The Animation Empire) Lorne needs to go grab Tina Fey right now, and get her to do cameo guest spots on SNL this season. Tina Fey looks exactly like her!!! So, what is this doing on a blog about Andy Samberg? Well, I don't have a blog about Tina Fey so back off!!!!!
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Buzz In: What Are Your Favorite SNL Political Impersonations?
Original at BuzzSugar
• Fri, Aug 29
By BuzzSugar On the left: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, John McCain's new running mate. On the right: Tina Fey, comedienne extraordinaire. Anyone else see the resemblance? (OK, then check out this photo. See it now?) Most days I wake up happy that Fey has moved on from Saturday Night Live to the uproarious...
Michael Phelps set to cameo on Entourage
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, Aug 29
• 6 related articles
By Jane Boursaw Filed under: Sports, OpEd, Lost, Saturday Night Live, Entourage, Celebrities, Heroes, NCIS, Casting, Reality-FreeAnnie posted earlier today about Michael Phelps' upcoming hosting duties on Saturday Night Live. The Olympic swimming champ isn't wasting any time capitalizing on hi...
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Boy wonder
Original at The Guardian (UK)
• Thu, Aug 28
UK - Within three years he was a regular on the TV show Saturday Night Live, where Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy and John Belushi started out. ...
TV: Golden boy Phelps to host SNL premiere
Original at network.nationalpost.com
• Thu, Aug 28
Canada - Aug 28, 2008 Wayne Gretzky, the greatest hockey player who ever lived, is also one of the worst hosts in the history of Saturday Night Live. It was in the spring of 1989 ...
Phelps Kicks Off SNL Season: Here's Hoping for Some Funny!
Original at New York Observer
• Thu, Aug 28
By Christopher Rosen So, yeah, it's a mystery to us why SNL got all hot again. But that doesn't mean our DVRs aren't set for the 34th. It was announced yesterday that the new season of Saturday Night Live will kick off on September 13th, with eight-time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps awkwardly handling the h...
Live, From New York: It's Michael Phelps
Original at Jezebel
• Thu, Aug 28
By Dodai Michael Phelps will host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Um, swimming skits? Will you watch if he's not bare-chested? Just asking. [Yahoo News] Lindsay Lohan responds to the stuff her dad's been saying: "He’s out of control. I want him to stop hurting and talking to the media abou...
Phelps to Host 'SNL' with Lil' Wayne
Original at Hartford Courant
• Wed, Aug 27
• 3 related articles
Hoping to hold onto its golden boy just a bit longer, NBC has announced that eight-time Gold medalist Michael Phelps will host its 34th season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" Sept. 13. If Lil' Wayne was the most likely thing on his iPod in Beijing, it's fitting that the rapper will be music...
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Mr. Saturday Night
Original at LA Weekly
• Wed, Aug 27
• 5 related articles
CA - By Lynn Yaeger By LIBMOLYNEAUX Don't ask Garrett Morris what he's been up to the past, oh, nearly 30 years, since he left Saturday Night Live as one of the ...
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Olympic Star Michael Phelps to Host Season Opener of 'Saturday Night Live'
Original at BuddyTV
• Wed, Aug 27
By editor@buddytv.com NBC just announced who will be hosting the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 13. I'll let you take a second and guess who it is. My colleague John Kubicek correctly predicted this, as I'm sure literally thousands of others did. Think about it. The Olympics were just on NBC...
'Housewives' stars team up for Emmys
Original at Shreveport Times
• Tue, Aug 26
• 16 related articles
LA - and Tina Fey ("30 Rock") and Amy Poehler ("Saturday Night Live") will team up. Fey and Poehler worked together on "SNL" and co-starred in the movie ...
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Jorma Taccone - His Work On Saturday Night Live
Original at Andy Samberg
• Mon, Aug 25
By noreply@blogger.com (The Animation Empire) Saturday Night Live" (All) Steve Carell/Kanye West (1 October 2005) - Writer (writer) Steve Martin/Prince (4 February 2006) - Writer (writer) Tina Fey/Carrie Underwood (23 February 2008) - Writer (writer) Saturday Night Live" (As a Musician) Saturday Night Live" (As an Actor)
Polyester girl: Paris' launches new hair extension range
Original at New Zealand Herald
• Sun, Aug 24
• 7 related articles
New Zealand - Former Saturday Night Live star Tina Fey complained on Howard Stern's radio show in 2006 that the heiress left 'nasty wads of Barbie hair' around the SNL ...
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G4 veteran joins Jimmy Fallon
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, Aug 22
By Brad Trechak Filed under: Programming, Celebrities, Reality-FreeLeaving G4's signature daily series Attack of the Show, executive producer Gavin Purcell will be going to network television as he joins the crew of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as co-producer.
Bobby Moynihan Joins the Cast of 'Saturday Night Live'
Original at BuddyTV
• Fri, Aug 22
• 7 related articles
By editor@buddytv.com has a new cast member. You've probably never heard of him, which is the way it usually works out. His name is Bobby Moynihan. He's a veteran of the the improv game, having been a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater for years. Moynihan will likely be the only new cast member for Satu...
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NYC Comedian Goes From UCB to SNL
Original at Gothamist
• Thu, Aug 21
By arts_jen Saturday Night Live has a new cast member--Season 34's new addition is longtime UCB Theater performer Bobby Moynihan. (Many had expected the pick to be a female, due to Amy Poehler's departure.) The Huffington Post reports that Moynihan worked on "The Line," which has SNL cast members inv...
And the newest cast member of SNL is ...
Original at TV Squad
• Thu, Aug 21
• 7 related articles
By Bob Sassone Filed under: Saturday Night Live, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-FreeHave you been watching The Line, the online summer series from Saturday Night Live cast members Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, and Jason Sudeikis? Well, then you might already be familiar with the newest addition to the N...
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'Office' Creator Daniels Practicing for Super Bowl
Original at Television Week
• Sun, Aug 17
• 2 related articles
Greg Daniels is putting in a lot of overtime at "The Office" lately. In addition to preparing for the fifth season of his NBC hit—and the special Olympics promos the network is using to hype said return—Mr. Daniels has been busy working on a new half-hour for NBC that will star "Saturday Night...
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Friday Flashback: Britney Spears on SNLOriginal at Britney Groupie
• Fri, Aug 15
• 1 related articles
By Sherry Share This Saturday Night Live was always one of my favorite shows so I thought I’d share a little skit that Britney Spears did with Tracy Morgan. “Oh I’ll be back, I’m just gonna go down in the sewer!” I’d love to see her do more skit things in the future, maybe on Mad TV. Share This
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Andy Samberg - Dies in a board meeting with his twin (Business Meeting)Original at Andy Samberg
• Thu, Aug 14
By noreply@blogger.com (The Animation Empire) Jason Sudeikis - Daniel: Online Division (also straight) Darrell Hammond - Mountain Joe: Consolidate Marketing (nice look on Darrell) Jason Sudeikis - Snake Eyes: Scale back IT (nice slithery voice) Kristen Wiig - Chief Big Cloud: Cut Accounting (Big laughs)
Andy Samberg - Pops Onto FrameOriginal at Andy Samberg
• Wed, Aug 13
By noreply@blogger.com (The Animation Empire) Here Andy Samberg pops onto frame, and threatens to shoot Will Forte. This is a new SNL Digital Short from Saturday Night Live. It's another one of the videos where you aren't entirely sure why it is funny (like Andy Walking), but it still is funny. Also features Will Forte.
Longtime Power Broker Brillstein Dies
Original at Television Week
• Fri, Aug 8
• 7 related articles
Legendary Hollywood power broker Bernie Brillstein, an old-school talent manager who helped package landmark series ranging from “Saturday Night Live” and “Hee-Haw” to “Alf” and “The Muppet Show,” died Thursday night in Los Angeles. He was 77. Mr. Brillstein’s death was due to complica...
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Bernie Brillstein Dies
Original at The TV Zone
• Thu, Aug 7
Q: Getting back to "Saturday Night Live." And then Lorne came along and gave me John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner. And then Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Dennis Miller. Brad brought in all those people. And it's been really the cornerstone of our business, yes it has.
Dear Sister and Its Spoofs
Original at Andy Samberg
• Wed, Aug 6
• 5 related articles
By noreply@blogger.com (The Animation Empire) The cultural resonance of Dear Sister also received an unfortunate bump when, two days after the vid was uploaded to YouTube, a troubled student named Cho Seung-Hoi shot and killed 32 students at Virginia Tech. Despite that unfortunate confluence of events, the parodies kept coming.
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Tonight on the Tube: Flashpoint, Eli Stone & Robin Hood
Original at TVaholic.com
• Fri, Aug 1
• 6 related articles
By Jason the TVaholic Tonight, FOX has the 20th season finale of Cops and NBC has a Saturday Night Main Event special. Robin Hood (BBC America): Repeat. Last week’s episode, “A Good Day to Die,” replays. The previous two episodes also replay before this episode. This episode plays again later.
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Poehler Sitcom Confirmed; Not 'The Office' Spin-Off
Original at Hartford Courant
• Thu, Jul 24
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By Roger Catlin NBC confirmed Monday that a new sitcom starring Amy Poehler, the "Saturday Night Live" star turned feature player in "Baby Mama," coming to the network's Thursday night comedy lineup as soon as March 2009. But though it will be developed...
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Andy Samberg - His jogger skits are valuable to SNL because they're so short
Original at Andy Samberg
• Thu, Jul 10
By noreply@blogger.com (The Animation Empire) Bill Hader was 'discovered' by Megan Mullaly, who recommended him to Michaels. For his final audition, he and his LA-based sketch group, Animals From The Future, were flown to New York to perform a private show at the UCB for the SNL cast and crew. No pressure there.
Nine people who must host SNL next season
Original at TV Squad
• Thu, Jul 3
By Annie Wu Filed under: OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Celebrities, TV Squad Lists, Reality-FreeIf there were a way to completely stop people on the Internet from saying, "Why do you keep watching this? Saturday Night Live hasn't been good since the days of Gildaphil Belushikroyd Normfeyrrell!", I...
Ancient 'SNL' Showcases Carlin
Original at Hartford Courant
• Mon, Jun 30
By Roger Catlin Because NBC has nothing else to do with the "Saturday Night Live" slot than show reruns, it was no problems to substitute what they had planned for a tribute to George Carlin, who had died earlier in the week. Carlin... Because NBC has nothing else to do with the "Saturday Night Live" slot than sh...
NBC airing first episode of SNL as a Carlin tribute - VIDEO
Original at TV Squad
• Tue, Jun 24
By Joel Keller Filed under: Saturday Night Live, Video, Celebrities, Reality-FreeOf the many achievements George Carlin had in his long career, one that gets underplayed a bit is that he was the guest host on the first-ever episode of Saturday Night Live -- then called NBC's Saturday Night, thanks to...
Andy Samberg shows up in The SNL Summer Scorecard
Original at Andy Samberg
• Tue, Jun 24
By noreply@blogger.com (The Animation Empire) After Baby Mama kicked things off in box office style in April with one-time Weekend Update co-anchors Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the front end of this summer is all about former big-time male stars of Lorne Michaels’ likely never to be cancelled franchise. We’ve got Adam Sandler as a goofy M...
'Saturday Night' Long Ago
Original at Hartford Courant
• 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...
Saturday Night Live: Tune in to NBC to see Notre Dame be historically badOriginal at Bevo Sports
• Thu, Oct 18
• 2 related articles
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...
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"Saturday Night Live" makes fun of Notre Dame
Original at Rakes Of Mallow
• Tue, Oct 16
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Writes and wrongs at Notre Dame - NBCSports.com
Original at NBCSports.com
• Tue, Oct 16
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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 ...
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SNL Molly Shannon: Penelope the New Tenant
Original at MilkandCookies.com: Headlines
• Wed, Jun 20
Newcomer Penelope one-ups fellow apartment dwellers at their tenant meeting. Saturday Night Live skit featuring Kristen Wiig and host Molly Shannon. First aired May 12th, 2007.