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 Top Saturday Night Live Alums 

Stars who made it big after the show

Jun 5, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not all Saturday Night Live alums go on to bigger and better things after leaving the show. Time pronounces the top 10 who did.
  • Will Ferrell has come a long way since those cheerleader sketches. His latest flick, Land of the Lost, opens today (and judging from the
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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Tina Fey • Bill Murray • Al Franken • Chris Rock • Sarah Silverman • Eddie Murphy • Will Ferrell • Sarah Palin • John Belushi • Janeane Garofalo • Chevy Chase

(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... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • NBC • Conan O'Brien • Brian Williams • Fred Armisen • interview

OPINION

Fey's Inner Conservative Gets Out in 30 Rock's Drift Right

Show often presents conservative viewpoint as inevitable

May 7, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - 30 Rock will wrap its third season next week, with a ratings boost propelled by creator Tina Fey’s notorious Saturday Night Live impersonations of Sarah Palin. Yet for a show that owes some of its success to the takedown of a Republican politician, 30 Rock often sides with its... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • Republican • Alec Baldwin • conservative • Tina Fey • Tracy Morgan • 30 Rock • liberal • Sarah Palin

 Freelance 
 Jokesters Pen 
 Late-Night 
 Laughs 

WGA miffed by non-union writers

May 4, 09 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Late-night hosts don’t get all their gags in-house—scores of wannabe comedy writers bombard the likes of Jay and Dave with their one-liners, the Los Angeles Times reports, then anxiously wait for the show to air "to find out if you got a joke on or not,”... More »

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Saturday Night Live • union • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Jon Stewart • freelance • writer • David Letterman • Tonight Show • Writers Guild of America • jokes • Late Show

(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,... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • NBC • Tina Fey • Seth Meyers • Amy Poehler • Weekend Update • Weekend Update Thursday • prime time

(Newser) - Wallowing in a muddy fourth place among major networks, NBC is betting on Amy Poehler to clean up its ratings with Parks and Recreation, Will Leitch writes in New York magazine. A mockumentary style sitcom “from the people who bring you The Office”—as NBC ads are trumpeting—... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • NBC • comedy • government • Amy Poehler • city parks • public works

YouTube, SNL Receive Peabody Awards

Organization honors new media for first time

Apr 1, 09 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - YouTube, Lost, and CNN were all honored with a 2008 Peabody Award for contributions to broadcasting, the Hollywood Reporter writes. For news, NPR’s coverage of the earthquake in Chengu, China, and CNN’s 2008 election coverage were recognized, along with Saturday Night Live for the razor-sharp political satire it... More »

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Saturday Night Live • YouTube • Lost • HBO • Entourage • The Onion • Peabody Awards

glossies

 Amy Goes 'Obama' 
 on Parks and Rec 

Poehler's new role takes her live from NY to delusional in Indiana

Mar 28, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Poehler, whose Hillary Clinton impression made her a household name on Saturday Night Live last fall, now embodies the yes-we-can ethos of the Obama generation on her new NBC sitcom, writes Joshua Alston in Newsweek. Parks and Recreation follows Poehler’s haplessly hopeful bureaucrat as she tries to overcome... More »

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Saturday Night Live • NBC • Amy Poehler

book review

 SNL Insider Dishes
 on Early Days 

Sketch writer offers backstage pass to zany early years

Mar 19, 09 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The early seasons of Saturday Night Live “set an almost impossibly high bar” for the future, writes Stephanie Zacharek in Salon, and Al Franken’s writing partner shows why in his new book. Tom Davis offers a backstage pass to early antics at 30 Rock, and it's a compelling... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Tom Davis • memoir • George Harrison • Al Franken • Chris Farley

Mad Men's
Moss to Wed SNL's Armisen

Couple engaged less than a week after news of courtship breaks

Jan 23, 09 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Elisabeth Moss is apparently luckier in love than her Mad Men character Peggy. Less than a week after news broke that Moss was dating Saturday Night Live star Fred Armisen, the couple is engaged, E! reports. “It happened just a few days ago,” says Moss. “It’s... More »

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Saturday Night Live • engagement • Fred Armisen • celebrity engagements • Mad Men • Elisabeth Moss

 Blago, Burris Kick Off SNL's '09 

Comedian Jason Sudeikis is the Illinois gov's hair apparent

Jan 11, 09 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Saturday Night Live doesn’t have Sarah Palin to ape anymore, so the cast started 2009 with new impressions of Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, and Rachel Maddow, the Huffington Post reports. Last night’s show began with Maddow (Amy Elliott) grilling wannabe-senator Burris (Keenan Thompson) and embattled Illinois governor Blagojevich... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • comedy • Rod Blagojevich • Keenan Thompson • Rachel Maddow • live television • Roland Burris • Jason Sudeikis • Amy Elliott

 Franken to 
 Be Declared 
 Winner Today 


But GOP vows to fight on

Jan 5, 09 3:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Funnyman-about to-turn-Sen. Al Franken is expected to be officially declared the winner of the marathon recount in the US Senate race in Minnesota today—but don't expect incumbent Norm Coleman to quietly accept the decision. His campaign will challenge the result in court, and Senate Republicans will oppose Franken being... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • recount • US Senate • Cullen Sheehan • Air America • canvassing board • National Republican Senatorial Committee • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

 Paterson Furious 
 About SNL Skit 

Governor outraged by SNL sketch

Dec 15, 08 6:08 AM CST
(Newser) - New York Gov. David Paterson is furious about a Saturday Night Live sketch that mocked his blindness, reports the New York Post. The sketch featured Fred Armisen mimicking Paterson's gravelly voice, brusque demeanor, and wandering sightless eye. Neither Paterson, who has been legally blind since childhood, nor advocates for the... More »

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Saturday Night Live • NBC • New York • Fred Armisen • David Paterson • Weekend Update

Poehler Bids Funny-Sad Farewell to SNL

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

Dec 14, 08 10:45 AM CST
(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... More »

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Saturday Night Live • The Office • Amy Poehler • Fred Armisen • David Paterson • Weekend Update

 Poehler's 
 SNL Return 
 Only a Cameo 

Reprised role just a cameo for new mom

Dec 8, 08 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Amy Poehler made a surprise return to Saturday Night Live as Hillary Clinton, reports TV Guide, but the appearance was only a cameo. With Darrell Hammond at her side as husband Bill, Poehler lampooned Clinton's appointment as secretary of state in an opening sketch. The comedienne gave birth 6 weeks... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Hillary Clinton • NBC • Bill Clinton • The Office • Seth Meyers • Amy Poehler • Darrell Hammond • Mike Schur

GLOSSIES

 Down-to-Earth Fey 
 on Top of the World 

Maureen Dowd chronicles the comedian's rise to fame

Dec 1, 08 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - How did frumpy writer Tina Fey evolve into a glamorous TV star? Hard work and lots of rules, Maureen Dowd writes in Vanity Fair. “She is the Obedient Daughter, the German taskmistress, the kind but firm maker and keeper of rules," writes Dowd, who also solves the mystery... More »

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Saturday Night Live • comedy • Tina Fey • 30 Rock

ANALYSIS

 How Comedy Turned Serious 

A funny thing happened on the way to the election—politics and comedy swapped roles

Nov 29, 08 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Politics and comedy are trading places, Lee Siegel writes in the Wall Street Journal, as the antics of politicians get more outlandish and comics are increasingly the people speaking truth to power. Fake newsmen like Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert, with their stern commentary, lean more towards the "... More »

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Saturday Night Live • comedy • humor • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • fake news • Stephen Colbert • Late Night • The Colbert Report • comedian

Iman Crosson for Prez...
on SNL: Bloggers

Should he be Fred Armisen's replacement?

Nov 27, 08 12:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The race to find a new comedian to impersonate president-elect Barack Obama on Saturday Night Live continues, reports ABC News, and bloggers such as Andrew Sullivan and Anovelista have the man for the job. Meet Iman Crosson, whose Obama imitations can be found on his YouTube AlphaCat channel. More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • politics • parody • humor • Andrew Sullivan • comedian • Fred Armisen • impersonator • Iman Crosson

Sarah Palin, Come Back! SNL Needs You

Show loses its edge without the moose-hunting governor

Nov 23, 08 1:07 PM CST
(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... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • Barack Obama • NBC • Rahm Emanuel • Tim McGraw • Fred Armisen • live television

OPINION

SNL Seeks a New Post-Election Obama

Four comedians auditioned, but no pick from Michaels yet

Nov 21, 08 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Lorne Michaels has a tough decision to make, and the fate of Saturday Night Live may depend on it: Who will parody the president-elect? Fred Armisen played Barack Obama during primary season, but the executive producer can’t squeeze 4 years of laughs out of his milquetoast portrayal, writes Jocelyn... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • 30 Rock • The Daily Show • Stephen Colbert • Lorne Michaels • President Obama

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