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more about #mayarudolph more comments → If_I_Had_a_Poodle: mediocre men: success mediocre women: not success discuss more » El_Gato: They should be fair, and just fire the ENTIRE staff, because they ALL suck right now. SNL is certainly at it's nadir right now -- utterly the lowest p... more » ___: I thought Gilda Radner would make it big after Saturday Night Live but she never made another movie after Haunted Honeymoon in 1986. I don't think G... more » jasonelias: Yep, I'm still mad about Michaela getting the ax. I can't remember being this mad about a SNL cast member being let go. As I'm sure it was stated, ... more » SpyMagician: For people who don’t get why folks are upset about this, here is the breakdown: 1) In the world of performance comedy, SNL is the peak. That’s it... more » NorthernLite: I already bitched about this all over the internet. I hadn't yet become a huge Watkins fan but I thought she showed potential. She seemed calm and col... more » crutnacker: Wow, Bobby Moynahan gets to stay while Michaela Watkins is tossed to the curb? She appears to be more talented and subtle than pretty much anyone in... more » richardmarxhatesmyhair: Dear SNL, The women on your show ARE the funny ones now. Will Forte and Seth Myers are never ever funny. Ever. Good luck, RMHMH more » WackoJacko: I basically want to be buried with this sketch when I die. more » Whittaker: The women are far more successful than the men recently. Your complaint should be that SNL doesn't hire and keep around mediocre women the way they d... more » DennyCrane: Casey Wilson was a Mad TV alum who got chosen when they needed a replacement for Maya Rudolph when she got preggers. Watkins, on the other hand, was f... more » badasscat: What a weirdly incoherent post. The premise seems to be that female SNL castoffs never amount to anything... except for Janeane Garafolo, Julia Louis... more » TedSez: For what it's worth, quite a few male comedians have had lucrative post-"SNL" careers because Adam Sandler is incredibly loyal to his friends. Whateve... more » thatgirlinnewyork: victoria jackson's post-snl efforts are really not worth reporting, unless you find comedy in the birther movement. more » semiserious: Michaela Watkins was probably the most promising new cast member to join the show since Kristen Wiig. Sad to see her go. Anyway thanks to Wiki I just... more » -
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SNL Dooms Two More Women To Lives of Obscurity
The saddest news for Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson isn't that they are out of jobs on Saturday Night Live. It's that they're entering the tradition of the show's women who are never heard from again. Jan Hooks, anyone? More » -
