SNL: Saturday Night Live

Will Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin be winning Oscars hosts?

source: The Envelope

Tuesday's announcement of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as hosts of the Oscars was generally well-received by the other Oscar bloggers. While Tina Fey remains on the wish list of several commentators, most are pleased with her "30 Rock" co-star Baldwin as a substitute. And they are enthus...

Published Wed, Nov 4

Mark Joseph: President Obama & America's Comedically-Challenged Funnymen

source: Huffington Post

George Bush's mangled syntax and general awkwardness was all Dana Carvey needed to mock him effectively as he did here. Then there was Will Ferrell smartly capturing George W. Bush's cowboy impatience and less than perfect command of the English language here.

Published Sun, Nov 1

NBC's Problems Are Also 30 Rock's Problems

source: Gawker

Last night, Tina Fey and company only logged 6.3 million viewers, which was down 25% from The Office which preceded it. It's also down almost a third in the adult demographic from the season debut last year, when Fey was hot off her stint as Sarah Palin on SNL. What happened? Well, there wasn't t...

Published Fri, Oct 16

AP Howler: Snowe, Not Palin, Is 'Real GOP Maverick'

source: NewsBusters.org

The Palin comparison is useful, though. If Sarahcuda had said something as comically insipid as “When history calls, history calls,” Tina Fey would have an entire skit built around it on SNL this week. As it is, our moronic media’s treating it as some sort of faux-profound rendezvous with d...

Published Wed, Oct 14

Tina Fey May Play Palin Once Again

source: Gothamist

It's been a year since Tina Fey's spot-on version of Sarah Palin hit the small screen on Saturday Night Live, and now word is she's bringing it back this season... maybe. Now if only Amy Poehler would return with her mad rap skillz, and Levi Johnston would join in to promote his Playgirl cover.

Published Thu, Oct 8

Maddow Guest Displays La-De-Da Revisionism About Troopergate's Rogue Cops

source: NewsBusters.org

DEVON: Well, as you were saying, the term "rogue", while most people in the Lower 48 I think would associate that term with what you mentioned and also with the Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live "Going Rogue" skit, Alaskans have a deeper understanding and it goes further back.

Published Sat, Oct 3

Emmys Acknowledge Tough Times For TV Industry

source: Huffington Post

Toni Collette of Showtime's "United States of Tara" was honored as best lead actress in a comedy series for her role as a mother with multiple personalities, providing a rare incumbent defeat by depriving Fey from consecutive wins in the category for "30 Rock." But Fey took the stage a few m...

Published Mon, Sep 21

'30 Rock' repeats at Emmys but Toni Collette among new faces

source: The Envelope

As predicted, "30 Rock" three-peated as best comedy series at the Emmy Awards. And Alec Baldwin also took home his second consecutive lead actor Emmy for "30 Rock." Baldwin continued the Lorne Michaels love-in that began with shout-outs from guest acting winners Tina Fey and Justin Timbe...

Published Sun, Sep 20