Happy 65th Birthday, Lorne Michaels

Happy 65th to SNL's longtime boss himself: Lorne Michaels.

Beatles Offer I

Beatles Offer II

Making Out

Tim Robbins' Monologue

Lorne's Office

Injured John

Buck Henry's Monologue

Arli$$

Macauley Culkin's Monologue

Anatominals

Killer Bees

Nicolas Cage's Monologue

Paul Simon's Monologue

Braveheart

Chris Elliott's Bedtime Story

Eric is Sick

Next week's live show: 11/14/2009

Host: January Jones (a.k.a., Betty Draper from AMC's Mad Men)
Musical Guest: Black Eyed Peas (Josh Dummell contraversy be DAMNED!)

Better Late Than Never: Jenny Slate Drops the F-Bomb

I might as well post this video before NBC yanks it off YouTube. It's SNL's newcomer, Jenny Slate, who accidentally says the F-word on live tv.

SNL skit Ladies Billiards as MySpace's Video of the Day

Saturday Night Live - Ladies Billards

From last weekend's airing with host, Drew Barrymore:

Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase on Family Guy

In case you've missed out on last night's Family Guy, Dan and Chevy play themselves in the episode, "Spies Reminiscent of Us". The title's a take-off of their 1985 vehicle, "Spies Like Us."

Will Ferrell: Good Samaritan

Will Ferrell aids cop injured on Brooklyn set

Darrell Hammond leaves SNL after 15 seasons

Darrell Hammond Officially Leaves 'SNL'

Talk about ironic timing since today happens to be both his and Chevy Chase's birthdays. I'll miss you, Darrell. Your Bill Clinton impression was the highlight of the late 90's.

Charles Rocket's Death Four Years Later

Funny thing just happened to me. I've encountered an article on the late Charles Rocket on the Star Wars wiki, Wookieepedia. And this happens to be funny-strange because today's the fourth anniversary of his death.

Update on SNL's 35th Season Opener

Airdate: 9/26/2009
Host: Megan Fox (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)
Musical Guest: U2

SNL's Hires and Fires

SNL's Hires and Fires

Howard Shore at Radio City Music Hall

The Lord of the Rings at Radio City Music Hall Howard Shore's Complete Score Performed Live

SNL's 35th Season Opener Host Revealed

Megan Fox to Host SNL Season Premiere

Megan Fox from both Transformers films will host SNL's 35th season opener next month. Musical guest to be revealed.

VH1 Lists SNL's 12 Greatest Stars

VH1's 12 Great Saturday Night Live Stars

Al Franken is now a U.S. Senator

Minn. rules for Franken in Senate fight
AP

By BRIAN BAKST, Associated Press Writer Brian Bakst, Associated Press Writer – 30 mins ago

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race.

The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, whose options for regaining the Senate seat are dwindling.

Justices said Franken is entitled to the election certificate he needs to assume office. With Franken and the usual backing of two independents, Democrats will have a big enough majority to overcome Republican filibuster.

Coleman hasn't ruled out seeking federal court intervention.

Will Ferrell's most glorious (and typecasted) buffoons

Will Ferrell's most glorious (and typecasted) buffoons

Conan and the NBC Affliates

Alec Baldwin trusts 'The View' over 'Today'

What a jerk. ::mad::

Alec Baldwin: I Was Suicidal After Voice-Mail Leak

100th Post, or, Whatever Happened to Rachel Dratch?

Rachel Dratch's Big Fat Greek Adventure

Oh, and to add two more things that are related to Will Ferell:

#1: Land of the Lost came in at No. 3 in it's debut weekend. <-- Rumored to be the first B.O. bomb of the Summer.
#2: Will Ferell lost to Liza Minelli(sp) at the Tony Awards that same weekend.

Story behind 'Planet of the Enormous Hooters' skit revealed

TV Legends Revealed #7

Scroll down to the last article on the page.

Leno Passes the Torch to Conan

Leno Passes the Torch to Conan

SNL's Greatest and Goofiest Moments

Marvel.com presents: SNL's Greatest and Goofiest SNL Moments

Seth and Bill Pen Spiderman One-Shot

I kid you not, folks. Seth Meyers and Bill Hader both wrote this Halloween-esque Spiderman one-shot to be released later this week.

Film reviews for the weekend of 5/22/09

Night at the Museum sequel praised.

Dance Flick graded 'D' for dunce.

SNL Season 34 by the Numbers

SNL Season 34 by the Numbers

Quick update

Sorry if I hadn't posted in a while, but these three news bits will compensate for lost time.

Jimmy Fallon receives college degree.

Fallon gets degree

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - He's a comic, actor, "Saturday Night Live" veteran and "Late Night" talk show host.

Add one more thing to Jimmy Fallon's resume: College graduate.

The 34-year-old Fallon has finally gotten his bachelor's degree, 14 years after he left an upstate New York college to pursue his comedy career.

The television and film star picked up his degree in communications and spoke to graduates at Saturday's College of Saint Rose commencement.

Fallon was a Saint Rose student from 1992 through 1995, when he left the Albany college to pursue a show business career. He was just one semester short of graduating.

Andy Samberg to host SNL shorts special

Samberg to host 'SNL' special

By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer

Sometimes the memorable moments on ``Saturday Night Live' aren't live. From Mr. Bill to ``Lazy Sunday,'' the late-night show has occasionally presented short films, and is collecting many of the best for a two-hour prime-time special airing May 17 at 9 p.m. Andy Samberg is the host.

For a program that has sliced and diced material for all manner of prime-time compilations, it's the first time one is being devoted specifically to the short films.

``It's great to be able to show all these great ones from the past to a generation that is not familiar with them,'' Samberg said. ``For me to do hosting segments and be able to (introduce) `Synchronized Swimmers,' this is not just something that influenced me heavily but influenced everybody in comedy.''

That film featuring Martin Short's water acrobatics was directed by Christopher Guest.

Samberg also remembers Eddie Murphy's short film, ``White Like Me,'' where the actor impersonated a white man.

``When I was a kid and saw that, my brain exploded,'' Samberg said. ``It was like the greatest thing I'd ever seen in my life.''

Robert Smigel's ``TV Funhouse'' was a frequent ``SNL'' feature, and the 2007 film featuring Justin Timberlake and a gift box won an Emmy Award.

But the granddaddy of ``SNL'' films featured Mr. Bill, a clay figure given a high-pitched voice and a tendency to meet untimely ends. Samberg, in his fourth season at ``SNL,'' may be better known for his work on short films than live skits. ``Lazy Sunday,'' a rap video about cupcakes and movies on an otherwise boring afternoon, became a sensation on the Internet and was key to the early success of YouTube.

Samberg has created several other films with partners Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, including a rap song with Natalie Portman and ``Iran So Far Away,'' a tribute to Iranian President Mahmoud Amadinejad.

Samberg, Taccone and Schaffer were active posting comic videos on the Internet before joining ``Saturday Night Live.'' That wasn't the work that got them a job on ``SNL,'' however. Samberg said the show's staff noticed him when he wrote for an MTV awards show that was hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

Now Samberg is hosting MTV's Movie Awards after the ``Saturday Night Live'' season ends.

Live or taped? Samberg said he doesn't have a personal preference when he's working on the show.

``It depends on the material,'' he said. ``I've had some of the most fun of my time here live in the studio. When something is really working in there and you're feeling the audience's energy and playing off each other, that can be kind of electric.''

Maya Rudolph expecting second child with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson

`SNL' alum Maya Rudolph expecting her second child

Tue May 12, 5:23 pm ET

NEW YORK – Maya Rudolph say she's expecting her second child with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson.

The former "Saturday Night Live" star confirmed her pregnancy Tuesday on ABC's "The View." When co-host Barbara Walters asked whether she was expecting, Rudolph answered: "I am. ... I'm so excited."

The 36-year-old actress and 38-year-old Anderson, who has directed such films as "Magnolia" and "There Will Be Blood," are already parents to a 3-year-old daughter.

Rudolph left "SNL" in 2007 but has since returned to the NBC show to portray Michelle Obama.

In the upcoming film "Away We Go," she plays a woman expecting her first child. John Krasinski plays her partner in the Sam Mendes movie. It's slated for limited release on June 5.

Amy's Back

But this time around, it's her new sitcom, Parks and Recreation, that's airing on NBC Thursday nights alongside 30 Rock.

P&R #1: Pilot



P&R #2: Canvassing



BTW, Ms. Pohler will be the subject of this weekend's SNL 'Best Of' episode, so get your TiVo's set up.

5 Things You Didn't Know about 'SNL'

5 Things You Didn't Know about 'SNL'

A Zac Efron foot fetish skit gets the boot before it aired!

And for good reason.

Something is afoot at Saturday Night Live, but, despite the conspiracy theorists, we're pretty sure it isn't because Zac Efron's toes are too hot for television.

The 17 Again star's hosting stint last weekend concluded with a skit involving him getting a sensual foot massage. The clip, however, is not available for viewing on NBC.com or Hulu.com and has been eliminated from the for-purchase run-through of the show on iTunes.

SNL player Jason Sudeikis stars in the segment as Efron's older brother, to whom Mr. HSM goes for romantic advice. Sudeikis' character recommends a foot massage and proceeds to show him how it's done...complete with a little toe suckage.

Some are suggesting that the sketch may have been pulled because people opposed the footloose fetishism that could be implied by those with dirty minds. However, a source close to SNL tells E! News the reason the clip is MIA is because of music licensing issues and not some sort of Efron image maintenance. The skit features the songs "Monkey Wrench" by the Foo Fighters and "Always and Forever" by Luther Vandross.

A source close to the star concurs that the omission has nothing to do with NBC being in hot water and "is not a big deal."

To paraphrase Sophie Simmons, "I hate feet."

EDIT: Open mouth, insert foot.

Here's the frackin' transcript courtesy of SNL Transcripts.

Rotten Tomatoes rates 'Adventureland' 88%

'Adventureland' review on Rotten Tomatoes.

Impressive if I do say so myself.

'Cribs', SNL-style with House Band guitarist, Jared Scharff

Part One:



Part Two:



No closet space?! Somebody call Ty Pennington!

Cathy and Irving meet Jessica Rabbit

BTW, Lorne, please don't allow Justin Timberlake to join 'SNL'. He really stinks.

The Rock Obama

Hulk mad! Make Stan Lee wanna sue! Sen. Hutchinson treated poorly on skit! Armison made ass of himself!

New 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' to be a Geek-fest

Jimmy Fallon Show To Be Game, Tech Heavy

Set your DVRs, folks. The show debuts tonight.

'Sarah Silverman Program' = Bantha Poodoo

Blame it on the economy, Sarah. Your show's going to be Bantha fodder, toots. :P

Rebellion on "Sarah Silverman" set


Network slashing 'Silverman' budget

Rocky, Rocky, Rocky!!

(WWE) Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson To Host Saturday Night Live

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is scheduled to host NBC's Saturday Night Live next weekend. This will be the third time Dwayne Johnson will be hosting the event on March 7th. His latest movie, "Race to Witch Mountain" premieres the following weekend on March 13. He also recently completed filming the comedy "Tooth Fairy," starring alongside Julie Andrews, Ashley Judd and Billy Crystal.

Since his breakout role in the film, "The Mummy Returns" and box office powerhouse "The Scorpion King," Dwayne Johnson has firmly established himself as one of Hollywood's top leading men.

Bill Hader and Seth Meyers on CBR TV at the New York Comic Con 2009

http://comicbookresources.com/?page=video&show_id=63686

Lucky bastards. Seth's got his head onto Animal Man's body. ::jealous::

Mike Myers gets Razzed, Conan prepares move to Burbank, celebrated SNL vet celebrates his birthday

Mike Myers, Paris Hilton Stink Up Razzie Awards

Conan Goes Out on Top; Dollhouse Shrinks

Happy Birthday to Don Pardo who turns 91 today! :D

Ladies and Gentlemen! The one, the only: G.E. SMITH!!

Former 'SNL' band leader back to his jam band roots.

Former ‘SNL’ band leader back to his jam band roots

By BILL DEYOUNG

“We start in the bars; we end in the bars,” G.E. Smith tells me, quoting his friend and fellow guitar legend Jorma Kaukonen. “The only difference is where you go in the middle.” Smith is the lead guitarist for the band Moonalice, appearing Thursday at Live Wire Music Hall. Twenty years ago, he was touring the world as Bob Dylan’s musical director (they once did a single show for 600,000 people).

Before that, he’d played the planet’s biggest rooms — and Live Aid — during his seven years with Daryl Hall & John Oates. And from 1985 to ‘95, Smith was the bandleader on “Saturday Night Live” — square-jawed, blond hair, ponytail ... see him in your memory? Yep, that’s the guy. The 57-year-old Pennsylvania native was a professional guitarist — and yes, playing in bars — by age 11.

So he’s done pretty much all there is for a musician to do. He just loves to play, and he doesn’t really care where. “What’s the ultimate goal for me when I go out of my house and go to play for people?” Smith said. “It’s to try to communicate something … to get some emotions over. To have a good time, so what’s the difference if it’s five or 50,000? You’re going for the same thing.” Moonalice has a most impressive pedigree.

The bassist is Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jack Casady (he was an original member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, both with Jorma Kaukonen); on keyboards is Pete Sears, a British session player who spent a decade with Jefferson Starship (and was in Hot Tuna, too). Steel guitarist Barry Sless plays with the legendary Phil Lesh & Friends; drummer Jimmy Sanchez, singer/guitarist Roger McAmee and lead singer Ann McNamee came from San Francisco’s great “retro” rock band, the Flying Other Brothers.

With those credentials, Moonalice has become a draw on the jam band circuit — hey, Thursday they’re opening for Grand Jam- Daddy Col. Bruce Hampton—but Smith maintains that Moonalice is more about the songs than just noodling and grooving (not that there’s anything wrong with that). “To me, the jam band thing comes out of the Grateful Dead, through Phish, and Widespread and that,” he said.

“There are certainly elements of that in this band — but I wouldn’t say that we are strictly a jam band. Although we do have some songs that are 15 minutes long — if we cut them down.” Moonalice’s self-titled debut album — which will be in stores shortly — was produced by TBone Burnett, who won a round of Grammys this month for his (strictly song-oriented) work with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Most of the songs on the CD were written by the band members, although they’re famous for playing oddball covers (Steely Dan’s “Showbiz Kids,” anyone?) at the drop of a hat.

The only “non-permanent” band member is Casady, who misses about half of Moonalice’s dates because he’s off working Hot Tuna gigs with Kaukonen. All six of the others, Smith included, switch off on bass when Casady’s not on the stage. Smith sees himself as the band member who keeps everyone musically focused — he’s an arranger, an orchestrator and, most of all, a guy who knows how to make things happen.

“I don’t necessarily want people to be mystified when they’re standing there, going ‘What are they doing?’ There’s bands that do that, and it’s really cool, but my training — or whatever — is to be an entertainer, I guess.”

What does G.E. Smith — a man who’s been there, done that and lived to talk about it — want from the Moonalice experience? He certainly doesn’t need the money or the recognition. “Iwanttoplay—it’swhatIdo,”he said with a laugh. “It’s too late to stop now. I want to play in front of people, andIwantthebandtobegood.”

IF YOU GO
What: Moonalice with Col. Bruce Hampton & the Quark Alliance
When: 10 p.m. Thursday
Where: Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St., Savannah
Admission: $10
Information: (912) 233-1192, or go to livewiremusichall.com

Dana Carvey Show minisode

One question: How did they ever pull off the rollercoaster bit on the 'This Week with David Brinkley' skit?

When will Alec Baldwin stop acting like a douche and start getting real?

Alec Baldwin Can't Save SNL Every Time

Wii Masturbation (not for everyone, folks)

IMO, on the latter, I've played a little bit of 'Wario Land: Shake It!' at my local GameStop. It's a pretty good game, even though I've never played a Wario title before, but if you're going to purhcase or rent the game, I'd suggest investing in a strategy guide beforehand.

Not Again! NY Gov. Patterson slams 'SNL' for the second time

Governor Paterson slams "SNL" for second skit

When are you ever going to learn, Lorne?

Valentine's Day host and musical guest announced

I know it's belated, but I want to get this one out of the way.

2/14/2009
Host: Alec Baldwin
Musical Guest: The Jonas Brothers

Attention parents of female tweens: Tape or TiVo this episode.

Alec Baldwin promotes Hulu.com

William Shanter you're not. :P

Hey Alec! There's a saying:

He who falls into vat of molten glass makes spectacle of himself.

Steve Martin returns to SNL for the 15th time

The last time that Steve Martin hosted was back in 2006 to promote 'The Pink Panther.' This time around, it's the sequel as once again, he plays Peter Sellers' iconic role of Inspector Jacques Cloustou.

The musical guest for tonight's show will be first-timer, Jason Mraz.

Once Again, Tim Kazurinsky

This time around, it's a Superbowl ettiquette-themed skit that aired on WGN set to Highlights For Children famed duo: Goofus and Gallant.



BTW, the Russell Johnson that's in the skit is NOT The Professor from Gillgan's Island.

EDIT: From December, 2007 on how to behave at a holiday party, a la Goofus and Gallant:

Happy Birthday G.E. Smith!!

For a guy who shares the same birthday as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, music DOES IN FACT flows in his veins.

'30 Rock' snags SAG Awards

Ensemble in a Comedy Series: 30 Rock
Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Congratulations, 30 Rock!

That was quick: Fred Armisen and girlfriend announce engagement

Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss and SNL's Fred Armisen Engaged

Another good reason to purchase an HDTV

Excerpt from an article:

Comedy Central Goes HD
Comedy Central has made the move to high definition on Cablevision, with HD coverage reaching Cox and DirecTV viewers by the end of the month, TelevisionWeek reported.

The HD channel will make available the last 30 episodes of “South Park” and the first two seasons of “The Sarah Silverman Program,” along with various films and standup specials, in high definition, the publication said.

“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” are not currently produced in HD, but are expected to make the move in the future.

Kevin Nealon on how he joined SNL

Lorne Michaels a fisherman? This is NOT a fish story, folks.

Angling trip put big fish in N.B.'s reach, premier says

Now on YouTube, but has yet to be on either/or NBC.com and Hulu.com

Not Coming To Hulu: Last Weeks Saturday Night Live Highlight

Did Tina Fey Go Too Far When It Came to Impersonating Gov. Sarah Palin?

Watch and judge for yourselves:

Steve Martin Does Bluegrass

Comedian STEVE MARTIN is returning to the show that helped launch his career, to promote his new project - an album of bluegrass songs.
The actor will showcase tracks from The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo on Saturday Night Live on 31 January (09), 33 years after he made his debut on the comedy programme.
The album includes cameos by Dolly Parton, Vince Gill and Martin's one-time SNL co-star Eugene Levy. It hits stores on 27 January (09).

Paul Shaffer rarity: Dress Cool

Taken from the Late Night with David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival that first aired during the mid-80s, it's Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band performing in a music video called 'Dress Cool' which happens to be the band's own credo.

NOW I feel old

Check out Abby Elliott's bio from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Elliott

San Fancisco Gate reviews DVD debut of "Mr. Mike's Mondo Video"

Mr. Mike is Michael O'Donoghue, one of the more extreme figures of the '70s comedy movement that produced the National Lampoon and "Saturday Night Live." Anyone who remembers the darker and more bitter strain of the Lampoon's satire knows what O'Donoghue was all about. His comic style ran from outrageous to way beyond the pale, and he had such a combustible personality that he terrified some performers at "SNL," where he was the show's first head writer. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 54. This show was supposed to be an NBC special, but the network found it too uninhibited, and it was never aired. It largely vanished after a quick theatrical release. The program alternates the kind of raunchy material that scared NBC with gonzo absurdism and in-your-face naughtiness, such as the "Cat Swimming School" skit. Early "SNL" cast members appear - Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman - along with guests such as Carrie Fisher, Margot Kidder and Sid Vicious. (Vicious is seen singing "My Way," but the sound is blocked because of copyright issues.) Among the bonus features are some "SNL" excerpts, Murray's 1994 eulogy of O'Donoghue and a selection of "Mr. Mike's Least-Loved Bedtime Tales" from the show's second season.

MR. MIKE'S MONDO VIDEO

1979

RATED R

SHOUT! FACTORY

$19.99