Paterson Furious About SNL Skit

New mom is leaving to focus on baby, online series, Office spinoff

(NEWSER) - In her second week back from maternity leave, Amy Poehler bid a heartfelt goodbye to Saturday Night Live, reports Access Hollywood—and was promptly upstaged. As the actress became choked up, cast member Fred Armisen, playing blind New York Gov. David Paterson, wandered in front of the camera. Poehler finished her farewell from the edge of the screen. More»

But it's Larry King who's the brunt of most of sketch's jokes

(NEWSER) - With NBC's late-night stars smacking each other around all week, Saturday Night Live could hardly wait to get its own licks in on Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien—one of its own alums. But, as David Itzkoff notes in the New York Times , given SNL's ties to NBC's late night, the tone was more "conciliatory" than anything. Larry King (Fred Armisen) appears to suffer more than anyone in the sketch, which features Leno (Darrell Hammond) as unable to exit monologue mode and O'Brien (Bill Hader) as utterly devoid of humor. A cackling David Letterman (Jason Sudeikis) tosses a few pencils. More»

(NEWSER) - Some are complaining that NBC used Brian Williams’ interview with President Obama to hawk its late night shows, Deadline Hollywood reports. The interview featured plugs for both Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show takeover and Fred Armisen’s impression of Obama on Saturday Night Live. “Obama owes NBC so much for shilling for him, he wanted so shill back,” one right-wing commentator quipped. More»

(NEWSER) - Fans of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment won't have to wait for the weekend to get their update, as NBC plans to air up to 13 primetime, half-hour episodes on Thursday nights next season, the New York Times reports. Seth Meyers will reprise his usual hosting gig, though "Update" vets Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will likely be tapped for guest appearances. More»

Show loses its edge without the moose-hunting governor

(NEWSER) - Without Sarah Palin and with a dull Barack Obama impression on its hands, Saturday Night Live is in election withdrawal, Alex Carnevale writes for Gawker. The show’s opening skit about congressional hearings on automaker bailouts was “less than hilarious,” and it “tried to squeeze jokes out of country singer and host Tim McGraw saying slightly unexpected things for an hour.” More»