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Highlights from winners at the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards
News / Saturday Night Live / TV

Highlights from winners at the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 20, 2017September 20, 2017

Would you believe Saturday Night Live took home the most Emmy Awards in 2017? Weird, right. But without Game of Thrones, or Mad Men, or …

Episode #139: Billy Gardell
Last Things First -- Podcasts

Episode #139: Billy Gardell

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 27, 2017February 27, 2017

Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Billy Gardell starred in the hit CBS sitcom, Mike & Molly as Officer Mike Biggs for six seasons, and you can …

Leslie Jones and Vanessa Bayer as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live / TV

Leslie Jones and Vanessa Bayer as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 12, 2017

“It’s about giving America what it wants.” That’s why Leslie Jones says she wants to portray President Donald Trump in a short film that played …

Movies

Bill Murray explains why he relented to make a cameo appearance in another Ghostbusters

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 31, 2015August 31, 20151

Bill Murray made a public appearance in the Hamptons over the weekend to promote his new movie, Rock the Kasbah. (See him photographed above with …

Ghostbusters, 2016 edition, live from the movie set
Movies

Ghostbusters, 2016 edition, live from the movie set

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 10, 20151

TGIF! Thank Ghostbusters It’s Friday. These are your busters of ghosts, coming to a movie theater near you in 2016: Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen …

How many more Ghostbusters movies do we need? Trick question
Movies

How many more Ghostbusters movies do we need? Trick question

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 10, 2015March 10, 20151

We don’t need any more Ghostbusters movies. But nostalgia is a tricky son of a gun that wants us to relive the moments that brought …

See who’s coming back to Saturday Night Live for the live SNL40 anniversary reunion special
Saturday Night Live / TV

See who’s coming back to Saturday Night Live for the live SNL40 anniversary reunion special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 2, 2015February 2, 2015

NBC aired two ads during the Super Bowl for Saturday Night Live’s upcoming SNL40 40th anniversary special, and in doing so, revealed a lengthy list …

Your Ghostbusters rebooted, ladies! Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones
Movies

Your Ghostbusters rebooted, ladies! Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 27, 20151

Who are Paul Feig, Katie Dippold and Ivan Reitman gonna call this summer for their Ghostbusters reboot? Looks like Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon …

66th Primetime Emmy Nominations in Comedy
TV / Uncategorized

66th Primetime Emmy Nominations in Comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 10, 2014July 10, 2014

Here are your nominees for 2014 Emmy Awards in TV comedy. Will update with more categories and breakdowns, but for now, congrats to all! Making …

Movie trailer: Bill Murray in “St. Vincent”
Movies

Movie trailer: Bill Murray in “St. Vincent”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 4, 2014

Bill Murray is back in a leading role with the titular role in St. Vincent, a new coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Theodore …

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