Start the SNL rumor mill! Meet John Milhiser, Noel Wells, Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett
by The second I saw this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine piece about former Saturday Night Live stars recalling their SNL auditions, I knew we’d be …
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Sean Donnelly’s network TV debut on Late Show with David Letterman
“I’m in a suit! This is big time for me!” That’s how Sean Donnelly opened his network TV debut last night on Late Show with …
Tom Cotter returns to America’s Got Talent for an encore in 2013
Stand-up comedian Tom Cotter returned last night to America’s Got Talent for an encore performance. Cotter had finished runner-up in the summer 2012 season on …
Comedy Central reunites with Dave Attell for a new one-hour special, plus a late-night stand-up series
Insomniac fans better sneak their naps in this year while they can. Because Dave Attell is coming back to late-nights on Comedy Central in 2014. The …
Fred Armisen and dozens more recount their SNL auditions for the New York Times
“The rest of it — the actual audition — is a blur. And that’s a good sign. Because the best things in your life, I …
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Reunited: Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog in another round of “Dueling Banjos”
If you’re going to watch Steve Martin play the banjo, better to have him play “Dueling Banjos” with someone equally as compelling and fun. You …
John Wing’s quarterfinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2013
John Wing may have made some dumb decisions earlier in his life, but he made a very smart one last night on live primetime network …
Take Me to the Pilot Season: Tracking a Year in Network TV Development
TV networks spend billions of dollars each year for ideas you’ll never see on television. That’s a bold statement. But it’s nevertheless true. Literally. And …
Kurt Braunohler reveals fun things to do to strangers, strange things about his childhood, on Conan
Kurt Braunohler loves to inject fun into the lives of strangers. We saw that this spring in the skies above Los Angeles when he hired …
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Looking back on mid-1990s TV panels with younger Jon Stewart, Louis C.K.
This summer may be all about John Oliver substitute hosting The Daily Show on behalf of Jon Stewart, or about Louis C.K. racking up more individual …