Natasha Rothwell undermines and exceeds your expectations on The Characters
by Natasha Rothwell has traded 30 Rock for the Sony lot, writing now for Issa Rae’s HBO series, Insecure. But Rothwell’s own characters in her half-hour …
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Jay Pharoah imagines a meeting of black comedians in SNL impersonation medley
Comedy fans may have noticed the latest Katt Williams skirmish with civilians and news headlines, which culminated with Williams daring to call out Kevin Hart …
Jon Rudnitsky’s “Dirty Dancing” tribute on SNL
There’s usually a moment during a Saturday Night Live cast member’s rookie season when that comedian showcases the set piece from his or her audition …
SNL #41.12 Feel The Bern Enthusiasm with host Larry David, special guests Bernie Sanders, Zoolander 2’s Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson
The madness of another presidential election continues to shine all-star comedy on Saturday Night Live, as even before Larry David hosted this 12th episode of …
FOX orders late-night Saturday sketch series, Party Over Here, starring Nicole Byer, Jessica McKenna and Alison Rich, EPs The Lonely Island and Paul Scheer
FOX is bringing sketch comedy back to late-night Saturdays, and it’s enlisting former Saturday Night Live digital stars The Lonely Island to do so??? Hold …
Episode #58: Hannibal Buress
Hannibal Buress, threw himself a big ol’ bash when he turned 30. By then, Hannibal already had released two albums and a Comedy Central special, …
JB Smoove recollects his rejected SNL pitches for Seth Meyers
For as much as we think we know about the making of each Saturday Night Live episode, we still don’t get to see the magic …
Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond organizing Lorne Michaels tribute at Lincoln Center to benefit American Songbook
The husband-wife team of Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond are organizing an all-star tribute to Lorne Michaels at Lincoln Center on Feb. 11, 2016, to …
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin opens SNL episode #41.11 endorsing Darrell Hammond’s Donald Trump
The 2016 presidential election still hasn’t recorded a single primary or caucus vote yet, but the campaigns already have been so chock full o’ nuts that …
SNL #41.9: Merry Christmas from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Bruce Springsteen (and famous friends!)
Christmas has become an extra special time for Saturday Night Live, as the cast and writers save their best for the end of the year …