The View: SNL vs. MADtv
by For all of the heightened awareness of Saturday Night Live this fall, you’d think that perhaps the media or viewers likewise would tune in to …
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SNL #34.7 with Ben Affleck, John McCain, Tina Fey and David Cook
We knew Sen. John McCain would be appearing on SNL last night because the McCain campaign told us so, so no secret there. Anyone questioning …
Programming notes…
A couple of quick things to note on this first day of November: 1) If you missed last week’s episode of Saturday Night Live with …
Video! Jon Hamm’s John Ham on SNL
In case you read my recap of last weekend’s Saturday Night Live but hadn’t yet seen the video, here is the absurd but truly hilarious …
SNL #34.6 with Jon Hamm, Mad Men, Maya Rudolph, Coldplay and Amy Poehler’s baby!
How important was Amy Poehler to the current success of Saturday Night Live? Poehler said she wouldn’t leave the show until she gave birth, and …
Weekend TV reminder: PFT on BWE; DL on CNN; SNL!
Before you head off for the weekend and whatever your plans may be, you should set your TV recording devices for the following new comedy …
SNL Weekend Update Thursday #1.3, with Will Ferrell and Tina Fey
Well, well, well. SNL took off the gloves last night and went straight for the funny jugular, with Will Ferrell jump-starting the cold open sketch …
Lorne Michaels talks SNL’s big buzz, Sarah Palin and lyrics to the Sarah Palin Rap
No question that Saturday Night Live has been on a roll this fall, with increased ratings, buzz and nationwide attention, mostly thanks to the presidential …
SNL #34.5, Backstage with Sarah Palin
Here’s an extra couple of minutes of footage shot backstage last night before and during Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s visit to Saturday Night Live. I’m …
SNL #34.5 with Josh Brolin, Tina Fey, Sarah Palin, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin, and Adele
Sometimes a TV show becomes too tapped into the popular culture zeitgeist and gets caught up in it, and loses the sense of wonder that …