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Cecily Strong to host/address 2015 White House Correspondents Dinner

by Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2014

Anyone dismayed thinking Saturday Night Live replaced the wrong person at the Weekend Update desk this season will rejoice at this news: The White House …

Amy Poehler: “Yes, Please” and how your career is a bad boyfriend

by Sean L. McCarthyNovember 4, 2014November 4, 20142

In Amy Poehler’s inspirational new book that’s part memoir of her life in comedy — up, up and still rising from iO to UCB to …

SNL #40.5 RECAP: Host Chris Rock, musical guest Prince

by Sean L. McCarthyNovember 2, 2014November 2, 2014

A lot of us undeniably and assuredly were excited for this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live, just based on the strength of comedian Chris …

Wayne’s World Halloween: Who wore it better, Comedy Bang! Bang! or the Today Show?

by Sean L. McCarthyOctober 31, 2014October 31, 2014

Who are you dressing up as for Halloween? Wayne and Garth from the SNL sketch and movies, Wayne’s World, is a fun, retro choice, honoring …

Saturday Night Live promotes Leslie Jones to featured player in the cast

by Sean L. McCarthyOctober 20, 2014October 20, 20141

After making a couple of appearances on the Weekend Update desk already in 2014 and cameos in two other sketches this season, Leslie Jones earned …

SNL #40.3 RECAP: Host Bill Hader, co-host Kristen Wiig, musical guest Hozier

by Sean L. McCarthyOctober 13, 20142

Nothing screams SNL is in a transition year than quickly bringing back its former stars to host — Andy Samberg led the 39th season finale …

Now this is parallel thinking: “Key & Peele,” “Friends of the People” both imagine the true story behind Urkel on “Family Matters”

by Sean L. McCarthyOctober 10, 2014October 10, 2014

All of the talk this week about Saturday Night Live‘s new Tina Turner sketch looking a little too much like The Groundlings new Tina Turner …

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