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 Clock Ticking 
 on Real Palin's 
 SNL Debut 

Head writer: She's welcome ... until Election Day

Newsday Newsday Oct 9, 08 9:33 CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin won’t be on tonight’s Saturday Night Live prime-time special, but head writer Seth Meyers tells Newsday the door's still open. “There's nothing specific yet, but our window of opportunity is before the election," Meyers says . “We'd love to have her.  We'd love to have McCain and Obama on again, too." More »

More about:  Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • New York City • Saturday Night Live • cameo • Seth Meyers

Palin Considers Saturday Night Live Appearance 

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

OK! OK! Sep 25, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(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 the stage for a meeting a la the classic Janet Reno/Will Ferrell showdown and and Hillary Clinton's appearance with doppelganger Amy Poehler. More »

 'Dr. Greene' to Return to ER 

Edwards will reprise role as dead character in flashbacks

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 5, 08 11:20 CDT
(AP) - Dr. Mark Greene is coming back to ER , but he's not coming back from the dead. Anthony Edwards will reprise the role of Greene, who died of a brain tumor at the end of the 2002 season, in flashback scenes in the Nov. 13 episode, NBC says. Other County General alumni will also make cameos during the show's 15th and final season, but there's no word yet on the show's most famous alum, George "Dr. Doug Ross" Clooney. More »

More about:  NBC • network television • cameo • guest appearance • ER • Anthony Edwards

 Another Cameo for Britney 

She's in the new Pussycat Dolls video and shoot her own soon

People People Jun 6, 08 10:35 CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears may have a long way to go until her next album, but the comeback kid is trying to stay relevant. Spears filmed a music video cameo this week for the Pussycat Dolls’ latest single, People reports. Next week, the 26-year-old will jet to London to shoot the video for her own single, “Radar,” the Daily Mail notes. More »

More about:  celebrity • Los Angeles • London • Britney Spears • comeback • music videos • cameo

McCain Pitches Old Geezer Jokes on SNL

Candidate, 71, not
too ancient to
chase youth vote

New York Times New York Times May 18, 08 9:10 CDT
(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, 71, would be the oldest American president in history. More »

 Top 10 Movie Cameos 

These small parts left a big impression

Dose.ca May 5, 08 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neil Patrick Harris just about stole Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle with a cameo, and he's not alone. Dose.ca runs down its top 10 movie cameos, including a stealth visit from Cate Blanchett in a hazmat suit. Bob Barker, Happy Gilmore Will Ferrell, Wedding Crashers More »

 Britney Solid in
 TV Cameo 

Troubled star back on TV, acting normally this time

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 25, 08 9:51 CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears looked "fresh-faced and relaxed" in her role on How I Met Your Mother last night, AP reports. The pop tart played a love-struck receptionist with a big crush on Josh Radnor in her cameo on the CBS sitcom. Reviewers—relieved to see Britney on-screen and acting normally—said she turned in an OK performance. More »

More about:  television • Britney Spears • sitcom • cameo • How I Met Your Mother • Josh Radnor

 Warren Buffett: Soap Star 

Billionaire investing guru will make a cameo on "All My Children"

Reuters Reuters Mar 19, 08 8:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Well, sure, he can make a billion at the drop of a hat. But can the man act? We'll see. Warren Buffett, he who sits atop the list of wealthiest people, with $62 billion, will make a cameo on the soap "All My Children" during May sweeps week, Reuters reports. Buffett will play himself on the episode, in which he tries to get character Erica Cane bailed out of a jam related to insider trading. More »

More about:  ABC • Warren Buffett • Berkshire Hathaway • cameo • guest appearance • soap operas • Susan Lucci

 Brit Behavin' in Sitcom Cameo 

Sharpens her acting chops for CBS' How
I Met Your Mother

People People Mar 13, 08 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears is acting like a lady on the set of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother , her cast-mates report—and Spears is "having a blast" herself, she tells People . Spears arrived promptly for work at a Los Angeles studio early yesterday morning, then again this afternoon after keeping a scheduled visit with her two young sons, the mag adds. More »

More about:  Britney Spears • CBS • Jamie Spears • Lynne Spears • cameo • sitcom • How I Met Your Mother • Josh Radnor

Tina Fey Will Host SNL's
Return Show

30 Rock star and former head writer
is booked for Feb. 23

MSNBC MSNBC Feb 13, 08 4:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Saturday Night Live 's first new show since the writers' strike began will be hosted by former head writer Tina Fey, MSNBC reports. SNL was the only late-night comedy show to go AWOL for the whole strike. " SNL thrives during an election year and they can’t wait to get back on," says an NBC exec. The show is scheduled for Feb. 23. More »

More about:  Saturday Night Live • Tina Fey • cameo

Seinfeld Spot May Backfire for 30 Rock

Sitcom king's cameo could be series' jump-the-shark moment, critic says

New York Observer New York Observer Oct 5, 07 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seinfeld played Seinfeld once again in an irony-drenched cameo on "30 Rock" last night: In order to boost ratings, a fictional NBC exec decides to digitally insert Jerry into all prime-time shows. The kicker is that the self-parodic comic may not liven things up anymore, the New York Observe r's Jake Brooks writes—and heretofore-fab "30 Rock" might be done for. More »

More about:  television • Tina Fey • Jerry Seinfeld • 30 Rock • sitcom • cameo

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