The Real Women of SNL: They are Fambily; Plus: a Totally Unnecesary Look Back...
Well, despite our reminder to you last week, we eagerly arrived home on Monday night only to be severely disappointed when we realized that we had neglected to set our DVR to record the Women of SNL...
View ArticleScarlett Johansson Leaves for the Prom, Ends Up at ‘SNL’
Two weeks back we talked in-depth about Jon Hamm’s third hosting appearance on Saturday Night Live and how in the third go-round we often see a distinct sense of adventure, how the host is now...
View ArticleMore Muppet Casting News, But Still One Glaring Omission
The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made casting news just doesn’t seem to stop. Last week were ecstatic to report that Paul Rudd is on board (along with Jon Krasinksi, Ed Helms and Jack Black among...
View ArticleIs it Wrong to Want More Paul Rudd Than Paul McCartney? Also, a Look Back at...
Okay, let’s get this thing going right away. Here are the highlights from this weekend’s SNL hosted by Paul Rudd: And that’s it for the highlights. That is unless you’ve never seen Paul McCartney...
View ArticleGratuitous Search Term Bait of the Day: Oedipal Complex
We expect to often see search terms like “justin bieber” and “miranda cosgrove,” and to a lesser, but more encouraging, extent “rashida jones” and “tom westman,” but it surprised us how often one of...
View Article‘SNL’ With Host Cee-Lo, Musical Guest Gwyneth Paltrow and a Very Special...
A little late this week so let’s get right to it: We get it Gwyneth, you can sing! You already proved it with Country Strong, your appearance on Glee and your CMA performance (and with Huey Lewis in...
View Article‘Bridesmaids’ Trailer: Let the Debate About Whether Or Not This Is the First...
We’ll likely never be able to agree on an answer to that question. Some will say yes. Some will say no. Some will say it’s truly funny, but not the first. Some will say it’s a manipulative attempt...
View ArticleRussell Brand on ‘SNL’: Very British
Well, we had little hope that the SNL would rebound from its disillusioning Dana Carvey episode last week. For some reason, lately we’ve been giving the show the reverse of the benefit of the doubt,...
View ArticleMust Flee TV: ‘SNL’ Says Goodbye to Kristen Wiig – We Know What We Got When...
For the last week we’ve been taking a look at NBC’s Thursday night comedies, but with Kristen Wiig’s sendoff on ‘SNL’ this past weekend we decided to add her departure to the conversation. It’s not...
View ArticleSaturday Night’s All Right For Leaving
Much was made last week about the departure of Saturday Night Live stalwart Bill Hader, and still more was made when word broke just before (or, perhaps, during) last Saturday night’s show that...
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