The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Christina Applegate has hosted Saturday Night Live twice now, but the distance between the two gigs is vast — 19 years vast! Why the long wait? Especially since Applegate’s first time on SNL, back in May 1993, saw the birth of Chris Farley’s motivational speaker character, Matt Foley. What new …
How would Bond, James Bond, hold up as a live sketch comedian against the onslaught of topical and absurdist humor put upon him by the writers of Saturday Night Live? We found out last night. https://www.hulu.com/watch/409936 The first 2012 Presidential Debate happened on Wednesday night, making it the obvious choice …
It’s the first SNL after a primetime Weekend Update Thursday. Will the short rest affect the performances? Should the NFL address the violent nature of its sport and take that into account? Let’s recap. https://www.hulu.com/watch/404162 Good for Jay Pharoah! All of the hubbuzz was about Jay earning the Obama impersonation, …
As Saturday Night Live began its 38th consecutive season of broadcasting on the NBC television network, let’s regain our bearings. Yes, the show still airs live on Saturday nights. Three cast members left over the summer (Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Abby Elliott), three newbies joined the cast — all …
Do you remember where you were when Kristen Wiig first appeared on Saturday Night Live as just one of a couple of a-holes, and then all of a sudden she was dominating seasons with her recurring characters, and then, just like that, seven years have passed and it’s time for …
Remember when Peyton Manning hosted several years ago and proved to be more than adequate for an athlete on Saturday Night Live — of course, he also was the amusing spokesman for several TV advertising campaigns at the time, too. So now, here comes his younger brother, Eli Manning, who has …
Nobody knows why this happened. Nobody knows how this happened. But this happened. Nasim Pedrad, Vanessa Bayer and Abby Elliott — who portray three of the Kardashian Klan on Saturday Night Live — somehow found themselves dressed in character posing for a photo with the Kardashian Klan. Something tells me …
The most remarkable thing about this week’s Saturday Night Live, with Josh Brolin returning to host, was how unremarkable the sketches were. I mean. Trust me. I’ve got remarks. You’ve got remarks. But if there’s anything to say about SNL in mid-April 2012, it’s this: You know that feeling seniors …
After the previous week’s Lindsay Lohan Zombie Apocalypse Experience, some armchair critics speculated that the SNL writing staff held back on their good ideas for this weekend’s episode with Jonah Hill. Well. Let’s see how that theory played out… https://www.hulu.com/watch/338493/saturday-night-live-cold-opening-rush-limbaugh We open cold not with Mitt Romney (hooray!!!) but with …
The New Girl was in town this weekend. Who’s ready to get adorkable? But how adorkable is too much? Let’s find out, with the Saturday Night Live recap! https://www.hulu.com/watch/328537/saturday-night-live-cold-opening-mitt-romney-primaries Another week, another cold open featuring more work for Jason Sudeikis. So many Romney cold opens, but I don’t think it’s as …
