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    Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?

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    Image of ihatetwitter ihatetwitter
    09/13/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    As if being unfunny has ever been a problem for Lorne Micheaels. At some point the SNL players stopped seeing themselves as irreverent jesters and started seeing themselves as America's trusted political advisers, who also happened to be rabidly democrat. Pravda political satire. Funny as a migraine.
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    Image of RachelSklar RachelSklar
    09/13/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    Ummm, did I read this right? "Strange: Wilson's not that fat."
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    09/14/09

    @RachelSklar: I think it's pretty apparent that WIlson's not fat at all, and I was being cute. Ummmm you really enjoy taking the piss out of fun.
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    Image of johnnypotatoes johnnypotatoes
    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    Making sure everyone knows it's been a really long time since you watched SNL: almost as original (and fascinating!) as telling everyone you know that you don't own a television.
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    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    I'm just happy for her that she has Wilson Phillips to fall back on.
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    Image of bettylou123 bettylou123
    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    I seem to remember that Tina Fey was only a writer, and after she lost 40 pounds she was then put on camera.

    I also can't remember a female cast member being even slightly overweight. Plenty of guys, but no women.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/12/09

    @bettylou123: Bingo.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    09/12/09

    @Novaload: Go look up the PBS special on the Second City in Chicago. Tina Fey has changed a lot. I mean, so much so that when it came time to get rid of someone on 30 Rock who gets kicked to the curb? Her friend Rachel Dratch who was replaced with the more "telegenic" Jane Krakowski.

    Folks, comedy is not pretty if you’re a lady and not traditionally pretty.
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    Image of mrs_hevesi mrs_hevesi
    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    you might want to look up the word "deign." just being helpful!
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    09/12/09

    @mrs_hevesi: Hearted.
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    Image of Mymoustache Mymoustache
    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    I disagree with the part that she was fired for being patently unfunny... take Kenan Thompson...i'm serious, take that guy off the show...he sucks...
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    Image of kitkatsplash kitkatsplash
    09/12/09

    @Mymoustache: agreed! He was so much better on Keenan and Kel!
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    Image of pssshwhatever pssshwhatever
    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    Is it just me, or is Casey Wilson really fucking cute anyway? I think she is, so this is causing a bit of cognitive dissonance for me.
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    09/12/09

    @pssshwhatever: It's not just you, I think she's very cute.
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    09/12/09

    @pssshwhatever: I think she's absolutely smoking, to the point where I would watch her do almost anything -- short of appearing on that awful Trump show, perhaps (is that still on?).

    Clearly I understand nothing about the television industry.
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    Edited by skahammer at 09/12/09 5:38 PM skahammer was starred skahammer was unstarred
    Image of RevWaldo RevWaldo
    09/12/09

    @jasonelias: Ditto - she is (was) the hottest girl on the show.

    They need a fat girl on the show! (Bigger than Casey, she's simply curvy.) This whole "we'll just put the fat guy in a dress - it makes fun of fat girls implicitly and a guy in a dress is always funny!" shit always pissed me off.
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    09/13/09

    @RevWaldo: Lori Beth Denberg is probably free.
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    Image of RevWaldo RevWaldo
    09/13/09

    @hellosunshine: Hells yes! Where is she now?
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    Image of johnny_carsick johnny_carsick
    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    with the exceptions of eddie murphy and chevy chase, nearly everyone gets funnier after leaving SNL.
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    Edited by johnny_carsick at 09/12/09 2:16 PM johnny_carsick was starred johnny_carsick was unstarred
    Image of Mike Byhoff Mike Byhoff
    09/12/09

    @johnny_carsick: Adam Sandler? David Spade? Tim Meadows? Will Ferrell? Rob Schneider?

    Your sweeping theory may have some holes.
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    09/12/09

    @Mikey-B: You could simply have uttered the three syllables "Pis-co-po" and then gone to the kitchen to make a sandwich -- same outcome.
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    Edited by skahammer at 09/12/09 5:49 PM skahammer was starred skahammer was unstarred
    Image of johnny_carsick johnny_carsick
    09/12/09

    @Mikey-B: you're assuming spade, meadows and schneider were ever funny to begin with.

    sandler and ferrell definitely did better shit post-SNL.
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    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    SNL is lousy with unfunny.

    the mind reels at the number of sketch comedy shows that have been running circles around that sinking ship since, oh, the mid 90s.

    keep digging, Lorne, we can still see you!
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    Image of son of spam son of spam
    09/12/09

    @johnny_carsick: I've got to echo a comment from last week that the whole "SNL sucks" meme is really fucking tired.
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    Image of johnny_carsick johnny_carsick
    09/12/09

    @son of spam: call me crazy, but i think that reinforces my point, bubba.

    or maybe i'm just bitter that "mr. show" and "kids in the hall" have bitten the dust while this shitshow rages on.
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    Image of Miss Anita Manbadly Miss Anita Manbadly
    09/14/09

    @johnny_carsick: Three words for you: Big Girls Blouse. That show can be seen on IFC and it's from the freakin nineties, for gossake, and it's still hilarious.

    [vids.myspace.com]
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    Image of pepelicious pepelicious
    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    Well considering that they're replacing her with someone who is basically a skinny Casey Wilson, I'd have to believe this somewhat.

    Nasim Pedrad:
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    Image of BrianVan BrianVan
    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    Only fat people say, "WHAT WHAT!"
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    She obviously didn't fit into Lorne's brilliant comic casting: ya got the fat guy, the black guy, the goofy ironic guy, the adorable girl, the serious but pretty girl...Just plug in the (mostly) interchangeable parts as needed over 34 years and voila! Comedy!
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    Mediahohoho promoted this comment Edited by TheBusinessGuy at 09/12/09 1:24 PM TheBusinessGuy was starred TheBusinessGuy was unstarred
    Image of La Mareada La Mareada
    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    Wilson may not be funny and that's why she was fired. However its well documented that Michaels wouldn't let Tina Fey, who wasn't fat after a diet, on camera until she lost more weight. Few people would deny that Fey is funny and talented(her humor might not be everyone's taste). So it's easy to see why a rumor would start that weight was the reason.
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    Image of CoffeeAtDawn CoffeeAtDawn
    09/12/09

    @La Mareada: Where did you hear about this? I would like to read more.
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    Image of La Mareada La Mareada
    09/12/09

    @CoffeeAtDawn: Vanity Fair cover profile of Fey in the past year for starters.
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    Image of kitkatsplash kitkatsplash
    09/12/09

    @CoffeeAtDawn: Yeah, Vanity Fair article but also, if you read any of early Fey profiles from when she transitioned from writer to on air, she brings it up. She was incredibly self conscious transitioning to on camera and a lot of it seemed to be brought on my Lorn Michaels. Also, Liz Lemmings is also harping on her weight, which is never a problem, and I've always thought this aspect of her character was drawn from the real life experience of Fey.

    For the record, Fey topped out at an obese size 6-8 at her heaviest.
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    Image of valet_of_the_dolls valet_of_the_dolls
    09/12/09

    @kitkatsplash: "Jenna either needs to lose 30 pounds or gain 60. Anything in between has no place on TV."
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    09/12/09

    In reply to Was SNL's Casey Wilson Fired Because Of A Fat-Hating Lorne Michaels?
    It's hard to imagine anyone being fired from SNL for being unfunny with Horatio Ganz, Fred Armisten and the rest of the spectacularly unfunny crew gainfully employed there.
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    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    09/12/09

    @Mediahohoho: Armisten is HILARIOUS when he makes fun of the blinds!
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    Image of johnny_carsick johnny_carsick
    09/12/09

    @Mediahohoho: the wince-to-slight-chuckle ratio numbers don't look good.
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