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Tag: Saturday Night Live

Employee of the Month (October 2022): Sarah Sherman
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Employee of the Month (October 2022): Sarah Sherman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 4, 2022December 3, 2022

Comedy doesn’t have a Human Resources department, so leave it to The Comic’s Comic to dole out honors and/or discipline accordingly. Our Employee of the Month …

Episode #400: BriTANicK
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Episode #400: BriTANicK

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 8, 2022August 8, 2022

Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher grew up near each other in Atlanta but only became a sketch comedy duo while attending NYU together. As BriTANicK, …

Episode #358: Harry Shearer
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Episode #358: Harry Shearer

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 4, 2021October 18, 2021

You’ve been hearing the wit and wisdom of Harry Shearer for the past four decades. Since 1983, Shearer has hosted and produced a weekly hourlong …

R.I.P. Anne Beatts
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R.I.P. Anne Beatts

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 8, 2021April 8, 2021

Another of the original writers for Saturday Night Live has died. Anne Beatts, who was the first woman hired to help edit The National Lampoon, …

The PIT Announces First 20 SNL Scholarship Recipients
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The PIT Announces First 20 SNL Scholarship Recipients

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 1, 2021February 1, 20211

An update from The Peoples Improv Theater! Today The PIT announced the first 20 recipients of the program’s new SNL Scholarships. Applicants will receive: 5 …

Updates on the First SNL Scholarships
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Updates on the First SNL Scholarships

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 20211

We’re getting our first wave of winners from the new scholarship program that Saturday Night Live has introduced in partnership with four of the biggest …

NBC’s Late-Night/SNL Cue Card Guy Making Customized Cards During Quarantine
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NBC’s Late-Night/SNL Cue Card Guy Making Customized Cards During Quarantine

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020

For more than 30 years, we’ve seen Wally Feresten emerge from time to time, from just off-camera to on camera, as the longtime cue card …

Episode #301: Fred Willard
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Episode #301: Fred Willard

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 17, 2020May 17, 2020

When I sat down with Fred Willard in February 2020 inside his home in Southern California, he was noticeably weak — I held his microphone …

Saturday Night Live: At Home edition
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Saturday Night Live: At Home edition

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 12, 2020April 12, 2020

What’s Saturday Night Live if it’s not broadcasting from inside 30 Rock, and not even live TV? We found out this Saturday of Passover/Easter weekend. …

R.I.P. Hal Willner (1956-2020)
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R.I.P. Hal Willner (1956-2020)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 11, 2020April 11, 20201

Hal Willner, the longtime musical guru behind Saturday Night Live who also brought musicians together for cross-genre tributes and movie soundtracks, and who won a …

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