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Another of the original writers for Saturday Night Live has died. Anne Beatts, who was the first woman hired to help edit The National Lampoon, and after SNL went on to create the cult sitcom Square Pegs, died Wednesday. Beatts was 74. Her former colleague, SNL’s Laraine Newman, confirmed the …
Well, this got interesting. Evan Shapiro, who made IFC known for offbeat comedies a decade ago, then tried to get NBCUniversal to see the light with Seeso, has joined the National Lampoon as its new president. Shapiro will oversee all development, acquisitions, and production on television, digital and audio content …
