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Tag: Saturday Night Live

Exclusive excerpt from “You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman,” by Mike Thomas
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Exclusive excerpt from “You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman,” by Mike Thomas

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 23, 2014September 23, 2014

In his new biography of SNL legend Phil Hartman out today, “You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman,” Chicago Sun-Times newspaper …

Kenan Thompson reportedly making SNL’s 40th season his 12th and final one as cast member
Saturday Night Live / TV

Kenan Thompson reportedly making SNL’s 40th season his 12th and final one as cast member

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 22, 2014September 22, 2014

Kenan Thompson, who joined Saturday Night Live as a featured player for its 29th season back in 2003, reportedly will leave after this 40th season …

The Daily Show’s “We Hardly Used Ye” mock tribute farewell to Michael Che
Saturday Night Live / TV

The Daily Show’s “We Hardly Used Ye” mock tribute farewell to Michael Che

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 19, 2014

Michael Che’s last night as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart did not pass by unnoticed. Despite the fact that Che only …

Saturday Night Live / TV

Darrell Hammond returns to SNL as its announcer, succeeding the late Don Pardo

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 18, 2014

Saturday Night Live‘s longest-serving cast member has returned to the fold. Darrell Hammond, 58, will belt out the names of cast members old and new …

See an unaired SNL sketch with Nasim Pedrad as Aziz Ansari
Saturday Night Live / TV

See an unaired SNL sketch with Nasim Pedrad as Aziz Ansari

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 16, 2014

We all had the opportunity the past few years to see how well Nasim Pedrad could impersonate and mock Kim Kardashian on Saturday Night Live, …

Live from New York, it’s Pete Davidson, your next new Saturday Night Live star
Saturday Night Live / TV

Live from New York, it’s Pete Davidson, your next new Saturday Night Live star

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 15, 2014September 15, 20141

Pete Davidson is scheduled to perform stand-up comedy next weekend in Arlington, Va. But Lorne Michaels has other ideas. The Comic’s Comic has learned from …

Michael Che replaces Cecily Strong on SNL Weekend Update; more SNL cast hires coming in 2014
Saturday Night Live / TV

Michael Che replaces Cecily Strong on SNL Weekend Update; more SNL cast hires coming in 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 12, 2014September 12, 20142

What did you do on your summer vacation? Michael Che — who left the Saturday Night Live writing staff in May to join The Daily …

Vanessa Bayer and her brother, Jonah, share “Sound Advice” with fun.’s Jack Antonoff at 92Y
Saturday Night Live / Web series

Vanessa Bayer and her brother, Jonah, share “Sound Advice” with fun.’s Jack Antonoff at 92Y

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 10, 2014

The latest episode of Sound Advice with Janessa Slater — Vanessa Bayer’s music chat show parody webseries she produces with her brother, Jonah, for Above …

Saturday Night Live / TV

SNL hires Nick Rutherford to reunite, write with his Good Neighbor mates

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 9, 2014September 9, 20142

A season after hiring three-fourths of the sketch group Good Neighbor, two as cast members and one as a director of their digital shorts, Saturday …

SNL’s 40th anniversary includes State Farm partnership bringing back Hans & Franz, Richmeister for NFL ads with Aaron Rodgers
Saturday Night Live

SNL’s 40th anniversary includes State Farm partnership bringing back Hans & Franz, Richmeister for NFL ads with Aaron Rodgers

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 22, 2014August 22, 20142

To say this year’s State Farm “Discount Double Check” TV campaign is copying what worked for them last year isn’t saying it all. Say “makin’ …

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