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Palin Considers Saturday Night Live Appearance

Security detail has already toured the studios; Fey may return, too

(Newser) - Sarah Palin may make an appearance on a Saturday Night Live, where she was so accurately mimicked by Tina Fey on the season premiere, OK! reports. The Republican’s security detail has already cased NBC’s studios in New York. Fey could also come back to reprise her role, setting...

Franken Hatched Mac-Mocking SNL Skit

Candidate-comedian's role triggers ethics, political controversy

(Newser) - Former Saturday Night Live scribe and current Minnesota Democratic Senate hopeful Al Franken hatched the idea for last night’s sketch mocking John McCain—raising tough political questions for the program and NBC, Politico reports. Critics raised concerns about the propriety of a politician playing a role in an attack...

Poehler on 'Verge of Tears' Over SNL Exit

Has six shows before leaving

(Newser) - As Amy Poehler preps for her final episodes of Saturday Night Live, the masterful Hillary impersonator says she’s as upset to leave as her co-workers are to see her go. "I'm on the verge of tears every minute,” Poehler tells USA Today. After 7 years with the...

Poehler Plans Early SNL Exit
 Poehler Plans Early SNL Exit 
Sep 16, 2008 9:08 PM CDT

Poehler Plans Early SNL Exit

Actress will move on to her own show after maternity leave

(Newser) - Amy Poehler will make her exit from Saturday Night Live earlier than planned, E! News reports. The Emmy-nominated actress, who is expecting her first child with husband Will Arnett, won’t return to the show after her maternity leave, which starts in a few weeks. Instead she’ll start work...

Feminist Fey Skewers Palin as Only a Woman Can
Feminist Fey Skewers Palin
as Only a Woman Can
OPINION
Sep 15, 2008 12:51 PM CDT

Feminist Fey Skewers Palin as Only a Woman Can

Candidate's doppelganger succeeds where male comedians' barbs get discounted

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has made John McCain into a punchline, and there’s been no shortage of late-night comedians pointing that out. Unfortunately, they’ve almost all been male. Thank goodness, then, for Tina Fey, Simon Houpt writes in the Globe and Mail. It took Fey, a dead ringer for Palin,...

Fey 'More Palin Than Palin'
 Fey 'More Palin Than Palin' 
Sep 14, 2008 5:19 AM CDT

Fey 'More Palin Than Palin'

Tina nails Sarah impersonation on SNL season opener

(Newser) - Tina Fey ushered in the new Saturday Night Live season last night with her much-anticipated Sarah Palin impersonation, sharing the opening skit with Amy Poehler’s Hillary Clinton in a “public service announcement” deriding the media’s sexist coverage of the presidential campaign. The sketch also skewered Palin’s...

Phelps Jittery Over SNL Appearance
Phelps Jittery Over SNL Appearance
Sep 13, 2008 5:01 PM CDT

Phelps Jittery Over SNL Appearance

Olympic great admits he battled nerves before MTV awards

(Newser) - Winning gold medals was easy, but appearing on Saturday Night Live? “Oh gosh, this is going to be tough,” Michael Phelps told Jay Leno this week. Phelps is enjoying a burst of post-Olympic celebrity, the Baltimore Sun reports, but public speaking is a new sport for the 23-year-old....

Obama Set for Return Engagement on SNL

Democrat will appear in sketch during tomorrow night's season premiere

(Newser) - Barack Obama will make his second appearance on Saturday Night Live tomorrow night, the AP reports. The Democratic presidential nominee first appeared on the NBC show in November, playing himself in a skit set at a Halloween party thrown by his then-rival and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Michael Phelps will...

SNL Wants Tina to Play Sarah
 SNL Wants Tina to Play Sarah 
Sep 12, 2008 11:39 AM CDT

SNL Wants Tina to Play Sarah

Fey could portray VP candidate as early as tomorrow's season premiere

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels is in talks with Tina Fey to return to the show to play Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The former SNL head writer could take on "The Barracuda" as early as the show's season premiere tomorrow. "There are...

Phelps to Kick Off SNL Opener
 Phelps
 to Kick Off
 SNL Opener
Aug 28, 2008 6:41 AM CDT

Phelps to Kick Off SNL Opener

Gold medal star makes comedy debut as host next month

(Newser) - Super swimmer Michael Phelps will be trying his hand at making comedy gold as host of the season premier of Saturday Night Live, E! Online reports. The 23-year-old Olympic champ will be making his acting debut when the program's 34th season kicks off September 13. The swimmer will be joined...

SNL's Kattan Calls It Quits After 2-Month Marriage

Cites 'irreconcilable differences' with wife

(Newser) - No joke: Former Saturday Night Live star Chris Kattan has filed for a legal separation from the woman he married less than two months ago. The papers cite "irreconcilable differences" with model Sunshine Tutt, 31. Kattan, 37, met Tutt at a party three years ago and they married in...

Hollywood Manager Brillstein Dead
Hollywood Manager Brillstein Dead
Aug 8, 2008 3:50 PM CDT

Hollywood Manager Brillstein Dead

Powerful producer represented Belushi, helped launch SNL

(Newser) - Legendary Hollywood manager and producer Bernie Brillstein died last night at age 77. In a career that spanned 5 decades, Brillstein guided the rise of stars including John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Martin Short, the New York Times reports. He contributed to TV series like Saturday Night Live and The ...

SNL Expands Election Coverage
 SNL Expands Election Coverage
Jul 21, 2008 8:42 AM CDT

SNL Expands Election Coverage

More live shows, 3 specials planned

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live is expanding its satirical coverage of Election 2008, reports Zap2it. NBC will air three SNL primetime campaign specials, plus four consecutive Saturday night shows beginning in September, boosting the number of pre-election live shows to seven. The program will also feature the traditional election eve special "...

Paul Sills, 'Orson Welles of Improv'
 Paul Sills,
 'Orson Welles
 of Improv' 
Appreciation
Jun 3, 2008 2:00 PM CDT

Paul Sills, 'Orson Welles of Improv'

Second City co-founder, dead at 80, saw movement reach SNL heights

(Newser) - For a performer, Paul Sills kept a pretty low profile. But make no mistake: The Second City co-founder was a massive influence not just on improvisational comedy, but on comedy and theater in general. Without Sills, who died yesterday at 80, there would be no Chicago improv scene, no Saturday ...

Clinton Insiders Offer Post Mortem
 Clinton Insiders 
 Offer Post Mortem 
OPINION
May 28, 2008 5:42 PM CDT

Clinton Insiders Offer Post Mortem

Strategist Penn, oblivious campaign, haughty candidate get (anonymous) blame

(Newser) - The New Republic asked (anonymous) Hillary Clinton camp insiders why their candidate isn’t booking her ticket to Denver:
  • “I just don't think she was hungry enough for it …It wasn't really until the 10-in-a-row loss that she started doing stuff like Saturday Night Live and Jon Stewart.
...

SNL Finale Promises Fall Yuks
 SNL Finale Promises Fall Yuks 
OPINION
May 19, 2008 2:55 PM CDT

SNL Finale Promises Fall Yuks

McCain, Carell boost strong ending; election sure to provide autumn fodder

(Newser) - It’s been a long, sometimes-bumpy road for Saturday Night Live, Tom Shales writes in the Washington Post, but the 33rd season finale showed the cast—and guest John McCain—in fine comic form, and was a ratings success to boot. SNL generally thrives in highly political times, and Shales...

McCain Pitches Old Geezer Jokes on SNL

Candidate, 71, not too ancient to chase youth vote

(Newser) - Although renowned for his fiery temper, John McCain turned up on Saturday Night Live last night to poke a little fun at his age. "What should we be looking for in our next president?" he asked. "Certainly, someone who is very, very, very old.” If elected McCain,...

SNL Launches Political Satire Site
SNL Launches Political
Satire Site
May 9, 2008 8:09 PM CDT

SNL Launches Political Satire Site

Site serves as storehouse of show's long-running satire

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live has unveiled a new website to showcase the program’s political humor, Broadcasting and Cable reports. Visitors can check out clips of the show’s political sketches and candidate appearances at http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/politics, or vote for their favorite president/candidate impersonator—dating back from Dana Carvey's...

SNL Alum's Dad Murdered in Nashville
SNL Alum's
Dad Murdered
in Nashville
Apr 29, 2008 11:39 AM CDT

SNL Alum's Dad Murdered in Nashville

Police say Oteri's father killed by his songwriting partner

(Newser) - A hit-making Nashville songwriter was charged yesterday in the pocketknife murder of his producing partner, who—in a headline-grabbing twist out of an old country ballad—is the father of former Saturday Night Live comedienne Cheri Oteri, TMZ reports. Nashville police said Oteri’s father had a "significant laceration”...

'SNL' Staffers Not Laughing at Hillary Bias Claims

Show tries to be equally unfair to all candidates

(Newser) - “Saturday Night Live” staffers are getting serious over accusations of a pro-Clinton bias, with producer Lorne Michaels telling the Los Angeles Times any perception of bias is a "major concern" and assuring “there’s no agenda.” The show’s send-up of a media crush on Barack...

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