Oh Crap!

Franken lead at 50 with absentees left to count

It'll be good news for Al Franken and his possible future as U.S. Senator representing Minnesota, but what about Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchenson of Texas and her plans to run for Governor in the future?

Happy Birthday T-Bone Wolk!!

Happy 57th Birthday to the former bassist of the SNL Band, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk! And next to him is G.E. Smith, who'll celebrate HIS birthday late next month.

AP Names Their 'Entertainer of the Year'

Surprise, surprise! It's Tina Fey! Congratulations!

Kanye West = Ashliee Simpson

Once again, the lip-synching controversy strikes SNL, this time it's Kanye West who's the "apparent" victim.

Tina Fey on the cover of Vanity Fair

Includes article too.

More hijinks from WGN

Case in point: Tracy Morgan emulates a woman who recently gave birth on camera during the WGN Morning News.

It goes to show that I haven't forgotten the Ebersol years (81-85) of SNL

And here's proof: Tim Kazurinsky (81-84) on WGN and his take on the WGA Strike.



It makes me happy that lame-ass strike had ended earlier this year.

EDIT: As an added bonus, here's another Kazurinsky appearance on WGN. This time around, weatherman Tom Skilling gets bugged, as you'll see in this next video.

Coming to a DVD retailer next month

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video.

Gov. David Patterson (D-NY) to SNL: It's No Laughing Matter

Did SNL Go Too Far? Blind Governor Not Happy

Saturday Night Live this weekend turned its comedic gaze to New York's Governor David Patterson. Actor Fred Amisen played Paterson, the blind Governor who must fill the senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. The National Federation of the Blind says the skit was an attack on all blind Americans. In the skit Amisen says that one of the qualifications for the Senate spot is having a disability and being unprepared for the job (like him). So, what's the deal? SNL - which has impersonated and generally roasted every major politician since its inception -- has just come off a successful campaign season. Tina Fey as Sarah Palin was a juggernaut that propelled the show to some of its best ratings in years. Now this. Did they go too far?

Now she ISN'T kidding

Amy Poehler says goodbye to 'Saturday Night Live'

Golden Globe Madness

My 50th installment came at the right time. Congrats to 30 Rock on their Golden Globe nominations. Tune in January 11th, 2009 to see if 30 Rock will sweep the globes.

Amy Pohler...

You've lied to me!

Are You There, Lorne? It's Me, Callie.

Dear Lorne Michaels,

In future installments of SNL beginning with either this week's show or in January when everyone returns from their Winter Break, I'd like to see less exterior shots of 30 Rockefeller Center and more of them:

The Saturday Night Live Band

BTW, I know and Dave knows that the pic's outdated whereas Dr. Luke left after the 06-07 season and Jared Scharff is now in his place.

You know who they are? Dave Mackey and I both know who they are. Then why are you giving us, the home audience who cannot afford to go to New York to see SNL in person, a lot of grief. It's not fair that the House Band performs for the studio audience whereas the home audience gets stuck watching live shots of 30 Rock week after week. It's got to stop, NOW!!

I swear, when G.E. Smith was the band leader (85 to 95), that was when things were different. We got to know each and EVERY member (Chris Parker, T-Bone Wolk, Cheryl Hardwick, Shawn Pelton, Paul Ossola, etc.), including the guest members such as Buddy Guy, Bela Fleck, and an occasional apperance by the Beehive Queen herself (and current SNL Band Vocalist) Christine Ohlman.

C'mon, Lorne. Stop acting like a child and do something right for a change.

Signed,
Callie Ray

Once again, SNL makes the headlines

The following, except where noted, will be in Al Bhed, the fictional language used in Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. To translate the following, go to this website: English - Al Bhed Translater with Phonetics

E lyhhud pameaja dryd Munha Selryamc fuimt ymmuf oad, yhudran cuhk du pa yenat uh Cydintyo Hekrd Meja, dryd rybbahc du pa hud uhmo dymgat ypuid, pid luhdnyjanceym. E's dymgehk ypuid "Zeww eh so Byhdc", yhudran CHM Tekedym Crund dryd'c ymm dra piww palyica uv ed.

Vencd, drana fyc "Ymm E Fyhhy Tu Ec Cilg Ouin Pek Dua" vnus 1993. Drec cuhk bnusudac vuud vadecrecs yht E't mega du caa ed nasujat vnus vidina yenehkc uv dra Lrnecdehy Ybbmakyda abecuta.

Caluht, "Telg Eh Y Puq" vnus dfu oaync yku frah Zicdeh Despanmyga rucdat dra Lrnecdsyc Cruf. Pek avveh' taym. Huputo lynac ypuid y syma puto bynd rettah eh y puq. BTW, Katreese Barnes EARNED her current role as the SNL Band's Music Director alongside Leon Pendarvis and Lenny Pickett, so I'm defending her.

Munha Selryamc, oui uid du pa ycrysat uv ouincamv. Yenehk yh uvvahceja beala uv lnyb mega dryd uh dra hekrd uv so 31cd pendrtyo.

The Doctor is In Once Again

SNL Makes Another House Call With Hugh Laurie

Happy Birthday Sarah Silverman!!

And tonight, I will watch 'Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic' that I've TiVo'd weeks ago. BTW, you were such a bloke to perform in the U.K..

Vintage SNL ad from late 1976

How Tina Fey got that scar, and all that jazz?

The Long...

And short of it.