Taran Killam – The Comic's Comic

Preview the new fall 2018 network sitcoms

by Sean L. McCarthySeptember 24, 2018

Even though Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and all of the cable channels have made the idea of a TV season seem antiquated, we still get a …

Mikey Day promoted to Saturday Night Live cast for Season 42

by Sean L. McCarthySeptember 9, 2016

Mikey Day passed his summer audition, receiving a promotion from writing staff to cast member for the upcoming 42nd season of Saturday Night Live after …

Taran Killam bids fond farewell to his SNL dressing room with sincere and silly videos

by Sean L. McCarthySeptember 8, 2016September 8, 2016

rother Taran Killam may not be coming back to Saturday Night Live for his seventh season this fall, but he did have a chance to …

Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah grab leads in two new Showtime comedy pilots

by Sean L. McCarthyAugust 11, 2016

Turns out there’s more to the story of the sudden departures of both Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah from Saturday Night Live in the summer …

Saturday Night Live cuts Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah and Jon Rudnitsky in transition to Season 42

by Sean L. McCarthyAugust 9, 2016August 9, 2016

Lorne Michaels has orchestrated Saturday Night Live‘s first major purge of veteran cast members in a decade, letting loose repertory players Taran Killam and Jay …

SNL #41.9: Merry Christmas from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Bruce Springsteen (and famous friends!)

by Sean L. McCarthyDecember 20, 20151

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 …

SNL #40.20 RECAP: Host Reese Witherspoon, musical guest Florence and the Machine #HappyMothersDay

by Sean L. McCarthyMay 10, 2015

In primetime this past Saturday night, NBC rebroadcast the Mother’s Day episode that brought back several great female cast members to help Betty White host …