Blogcritics | by Sherry Lipp | Mon, Oct 27
Mon, Oct 27
This week, Saturday Night Live was thrown for a bit of a loop when pregnant cast member Amy Poehler went into labor only hours before show time. Poehler's unexpected absence may have meant less sketches for the night, but Coldplay fans got a bonus. The band performed a third song ("Yellow") a...
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