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SNL Launches Politics Site
"SNL Politics... dutifully chronicl[es] the political high points of the various shows (Amy Poehler's Hillary! Darrell Hammond's McCain! Fred Armisen's honeyfaced Barack!) plus [has] fun perks, like e-cards, delegate math jokes, 'Which Candidate Are You?' and ads for 30 Rock and My Name Is Earl... [plus] brand extension, like Weekend Update Thursdays." [HuffPo, SNL Politics]
things we actually like
The Top 50 Comedy Sketches Of All Time
Nerve and IFC collected history's top 50 comedy sketches in one mega-article full of YouTube and Quicktime clips. This is the ultimate Internet list, ever. (That sentence doesn't even make sense but it is true.) Below are my ten favorites from the list, if you only want to waste an hour and not your entire day. More »
Walken Returns to SNL
Okay, so it wasn't "Cowbell" but Christopher's Walken's "Family Reunion" skit From yesterday's Saturday Night Live cracked me up pretty good. It's posted here. [via OhNoTheyDidn't]
One More Thing
Find a funnier Chris Farley moment than this one. I dare you. I double-dog dare you. [Hulu]
drugs
Not Kenan!
Kenan Thompson, SNL castmember and beloved icon of childhood for bloggers of a certain ridiculously young age, was driving a white Escalade a bit erratically Wednesday night, because of the Mary Jane. Thankfully, Kenan's passenger proved himself to be the biggest bro in the history of brodom. The Smoking Gun explains what happened when the cops pulled Kenan over: More »
hillary clinton
If You've Visited Canada, You Can't Vote
Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination has perfected the geographic excuse. South Carolina wasn't representative because the primary electorate was so black; defeat in Delaware didn't count because the state was so small; Maine held a caucus, dominated by Obama-loving activists, and it snowed. Clinton headquarters used the same playbook when dismissing the endorsement of Barack Obama by Arcade Fire, the indie band. They're Canadian, the Clintonites claimed, so their support doesn't count. Except the band members, as noted by Adam Nagourney of the New York Times, actually grew up in Texas, the biggest state up for grabs in the Democratic race this coming Tuesday. Despite the rush of actors and musicians to Obama's camp, Hillary does retain some cultural cred. Last night's appearance by the Senator on Saturday Night Live , though it lacked the impact of her husband's saxophone show on Arsenio in 1992, wasn't entirely embarrassing. Click for the clip. More »
race-baiting
Only Black Guys Can Be Obama On SNL
Television critics are defending Barack Obama's vision of a less racist America by saying only a black comedian is allowed to make fun of the presidential candidate. Fred Armisen tried to imitate Obama on Saturday Night Live but it was not funny, thanks to Armisen's Japanese and Venezuelan ancestors, and now critics of all races are uniting to make Armisen aware of how his genes make his dreams impossible. Apparent white lady Maureen Ryan led the charge from the Chicago Tribune, writing, " there's only one thing that would justify giving the role to a non-black performer — if the person who took on the role was simply terrific as Obama." Then black woman Hannah Pool wrote in Britain's Guardian that "the Chicago Tribune should not hire a white TV critic to do a black TV critic's job." Kidding! She actually wrote, "Casting a black actor... would have made the whole thing a lot less shoddy." Actually, what made Armisen's performance weak was not the color of the skin but the (awkward) content of his (Obama) character, on display in this excerpt: More »
endorsements
Tina Fey Endorses "Bitch" Clinton
Tina Fey hosted the first post-strike SNL this weekend. We didn't watch, obv, but we shall risk incurring the wrath of Alex Balk by mentioning Fey's uncharacteristically sincere endorsement of Hillary Clinton, one of the very few convincing ones to be found in the national media of late (we just caught it online, the way everyone else will). Fey, SNL's first female head writer, may convince a few of those Barack-loving youngs to support America's potential first female president. (SNL's first black head writer could not be reached for comment, because that'll be the day.) Clip after the jump! More »
breaking
EXCLUSIVE: Potential Obama Impersonator NOT Joining 'SNL' (Yet)
All the parts of the internet that care about such matters have been speculating as to what Saturday Night Live will do about Barack Obama. They don't really have anyone qualified to impersonate him right now, especially as blackface is more or less out of style. A couple sites have reported rumors that sketch comedian and comedy writer (and thin black man) Donald Glover will join the cast, possibly even this weekend, in order to ensure that the Democratic hopeful will be properly parodied. Comedy Central's Insider blog has the story and the Chicago Sun-Times thinks it's a done deal. But! We went to school with Donald! He, like us, was in NYU's Dramatic Writing program. So we checked Facebook and learned, direct from Donald, that all of this speculation is unfounded. Donald auditioned, but hasn't been asked to join the cast. His wall message (of hope) is attached, click to enlarge.
SNL Endorses Obama
Lorne Michaels auditioned Obama impersonators last week, he tells USA Today. The SNL exec producer says the job is so tough because he's "truly a heroic figure." [USA Today]
Lorne Michaels auditioned Obama impersonators last week, he tells USA Today. The SNL exec producer says the job is so tough because he's "truly a heroic figure." [USA Today]
guerrilla journalism
Immelt and Me: A Brief Video History Of Trashing General Electric
Bill O'Reilly's crusade against NBC (the result of his feud with MSNBC runner Keith Olbermann) reached a dramatic and hilarious peak recently when he sent his correspondents to ambush GE Chairman Jeffrey Immelt. Because they used to sell airplane parts to Iran, you see! This is a target far greater in power and influence than O'Reilly's usual liberal bugbears, but it's certainly not unprecedented for certain TV rebels to attack the giant conglomerate. It's just that it usually happens on programs broadcast on GE's own network. Join us for a few entertaining examples, won't you? More »
Due to the strike that has gripped the nation by its creative balls, the cast of Saturday Night Live performed this week's show, with musical guest Yo La Tengo and host Michael Cera, in the moldy basement theater of Upright Citizen's Brigade. Not many people knew about it and fewer people actually got in. Maybe you read about it in the Times and felt bad about you weren't there. Don't worry. HuffPo's Rachel Sklar penned a 4511 word recap of the evening. (4511 fucking words. Recap.) Included in her accounting of every single sketch: "Man, did the crowd go nuts;" "Darrell Hammond, master impressionist: He really is." and " One hell of a show." Repeat this like 225 times. [HuffPo]
hindsight
On Saturday night, BAM will host an all-night Lindsay Lohan Mid-Career Retrospective. Is there any other way you could possibly spend your weekend than in the presence of such awesome actressing? More »
The Great Lindsay Lohan Mid-Career Retrospective
On Saturday night, BAM will host an all-night Lindsay Lohan Mid-Career Retrospective. Is there any other way you could possibly spend your weekend than in the presence of such awesome actressing? More »
