The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Doing a parody of the upcoming big-screen Steven Spielberg movie, Lincoln, is a foregone conclusion for Saturday Night Live. Having host Louis CK portray Lincoln in a spot-on parody of his own FX series, Louie, is a welcome surprise. Even more welcome, then, is this extended director’s cut of the …
A couple of years ago, you crazy kids went wild on Facebook with the notion that Betty White host Saturday Night Live at the tender age of 88. Sounded great, didn’t it? NBC and SNL listened, booking her for Mother’s Day weekend of 2010 and surrounding her with past SNL …
Chris Matthews of MSNBC appeared onstage in a bit for Comedy Central’s 2012 edition of “Night of Too Many Stars” to raise money for programs helping children with autism. Matthews “debated” Bill O’Reilly from FOX News as both men sucked on helium balloons. Before the event’s taping, I asked Matthews …
Saturday Night Live hosts who double as the musical guest often fall into one of two sub-groups: 1) Superstars asked to do comedy on live TV for the sheer novelty of it, or 2) musicians with such starpower as performers that there’s more than a hint that they may be …
Christina Applegate has hosted Saturday Night Live twice now, but the distance between the two gigs is vast — 19 years vast! Why the long wait? Especially since Applegate’s first time on SNL, back in May 1993, saw the birth of Chris Farley’s motivational speaker character, Matt Foley. What new …
How would Bond, James Bond, hold up as a live sketch comedian against the onslaught of topical and absurdist humor put upon him by the writers of Saturday Night Live? We found out last night. https://www.hulu.com/watch/409936 The first 2012 Presidential Debate happened on Wednesday night, making it the obvious choice …
It’s the first SNL after a primetime Weekend Update Thursday. Will the short rest affect the performances? Should the NFL address the violent nature of its sport and take that into account? Let’s recap. https://www.hulu.com/watch/404162 Good for Jay Pharoah! All of the hubbuzz was about Jay earning the Obama impersonation, …
The kids over at Saturday Night Live have a running gag sketch about the FOX News morning program, Fox & Friends, and its propensity for making up the news, lying about it, then being forced to make corrections for its goofs later in the day. In SNL’s parallel parody universe, …
Since the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences couldn’t possibly hand out all of the Emmys during an Emmys telecast without going on for days and days, they still relegate many of the categories to a non-televised ceremony the weekend previous to the weekend you’ll be live-Tweeting your own commentary …
As Saturday Night Live began its 38th consecutive season of broadcasting on the NBC television network, let’s regain our bearings. Yes, the show still airs live on Saturday nights. Three cast members left over the summer (Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Abby Elliott), three newbies joined the cast — all …
