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Tag: SNL40

2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards winners in comedy
TV

2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards winners in comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 14, 2015September 14, 2015

The Television Academy has so many categories and nominees to honor each year that it holds two separate ceremonies, naming winners this past weekend in …

Maya & Marty? Maya Rudolph’s NBC variety series may earn renewal as duo with Martin Short
Saturday Night Live / TV

Maya & Marty? Maya Rudolph’s NBC variety series may earn renewal as duo with Martin Short

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 18, 20152

This just in from reliable source Michael Ausiello at TVLine: NBC has given serious considerations to bringing back Maya Rudolph’s variety show as a series, …

One final State Farm nod to #SNL40: The Coneheads reunion
Saturday Night Live / TV

One final State Farm nod to #SNL40: The Coneheads reunion

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 16, 2015

This week, State Farm insurance unveiled its final tribute in partnership with Saturday Night Live‘s 40th anniversary, just in time for tonight’s season finale of …

Gary Kroeger’s recap from “Backstage at SNL’s 40th”
Saturday Night Live

Gary Kroeger’s recap from “Backstage at SNL’s 40th”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 23, 2015

Gary Kroeger, 57, was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1982-1985 (seasons 8-10). The Iowa native joined SNL just a year after graduating …

Norm Macdonald recalls the week of making SNL40 happen, and the Eddie Murphy performance that almost happened
Saturday Night Live / TV

Norm Macdonald recalls the week of making SNL40 happen, and the Eddie Murphy performance that almost happened

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 18, 2015February 18, 2015

Norm Macdonald is as straight a shooter of one-liners and longer punchline-laden jokes as there has ever been in stand-up comedy. It made his tenure …

Paying tribute to 40 years of Saturday Night Live, mostly thanks to Lorne Michaels
Saturday Night Live / TV

Paying tribute to 40 years of Saturday Night Live, mostly thanks to Lorne Michaels

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 18, 2015

I had a vision in the hours leading up to Saturday Night Live‘s massive SNL40 celebration on Sunday night of what it could be — …

See who’s coming back to Saturday Night Live for the live SNL40 anniversary reunion special
Saturday Night Live / TV

See who’s coming back to Saturday Night Live for the live SNL40 anniversary reunion special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 2, 2015February 2, 2015

NBC aired two ads during the Super Bowl for Saturday Night Live’s upcoming SNL40 40th anniversary special, and in doing so, revealed a lengthy list …

VH1 Classic to air 19-day, 433-hour marathon to celebrate #SNL40
Saturday Night Live / TV

VH1 Classic to air 19-day, 433-hour marathon to celebrate #SNL40

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 15, 20152

If the Saturday primetime reruns of edited classic episodes of NBC’s Saturday Night Live have only made you more interested in diving down the rabbit-hole …

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