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Tag: SNL

Bob Odenkirk On Shaping Chris Farley’s Matt Foley Character
News / Saturday Night Live

Bob Odenkirk On Shaping Chris Farley’s Matt Foley Character

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 21, 2020May 12, 2020

Before Better Call Saul. Before Breaking Bad. Before Mr. Show with Bob and David, and even before Saturday Night Live, Bob Odenkirk worked at The Second City in …

Saturday Night Live: At Home edition
News / Saturday Night Live

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 …

John Mulaney leap day monologue on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live

John Mulaney leap day monologue on Saturday Night Live

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 1, 2020March 1, 2020

John Mulaney became the first host of a Leap Day episode of Saturday Night Live in 2020, his third time overall hosting SNL. His monologue …

Leap Night with John Mulaney!
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Leap Night with John Mulaney!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 6, 2020February 6, 2020

Leaping lizards! Lorne Michaels has written an open letter to comedy fans in Toronto, excusing John Mulaney from performing for them in person so he …

R.I.P. Jack Burns (1933-2020)
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R.I.P. Jack Burns (1933-2020)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 29, 2020January 29, 2020

Jack Burns, an early comedy partner of George Carlin who went on to tag-team another popular TV comedy duo with Avery Schreiber, host the first …

R.I.P. Buck Henry
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R.I.P. Buck Henry

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 2020

One of our great comedic screenwriters has died. Buck Henry, born Henry Zuckerman in 1930 New York City, died Wednesday. He was 89. Though his …

Eddie Murphy’s 2019 Saturday Night Live monologue
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Eddie Murphy’s 2019 Saturday Night Live monologue

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 22, 2019December 22, 2019

He’s back! After far too long, Eddie Murphy finally returned to deliver some fresh comedy (and some old favorites) to Saturday Night Live. Here’s his …

Late Night hosts remember Rick Ludwin
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Late Night hosts remember Rick Ludwin

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 12, 2019November 12, 2019

Rick Ludwin, a late-night executive at NBC for three decades who famously saved both Seinfeld and Conan O’Brien from early cancellations during his tenure at …

Here’s the writing staff for season 45 of Saturday Night Live
News / Saturday Night Live

Here’s the writing staff for season 45 of Saturday Night Live

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 29, 2019September 29, 2019

Saturday Night Live kicked off season 45 last night, and while much of the news coming into the season premiere dealt with the comings and …

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