Tag: Saturday Night Live
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‘The Beanie Bubble’ Directors on Why They Don’t Care About Beanie Babies
Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash may be new to directing, but neither is a stranger to the industry. In addition to co-writer The Beanie Bubble with author Zac Bissonnette, Gore has also written for Saturday Night Live, Futurama, and The Oscars. Kulash has directed over 20 music videos for Ok Go and has credits on…
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Tina Fey Is Rumored To Take Over Saturday Night Live From Lorne Michaels, And That Sounds Good
Comedian and actress Tina Fey cut her teeth at “Saturday Night Live” as both a cast member and eventually a head writer, where she also occupied the Weekend Update desk alongside Jimmy Fallon. If a new rumor is to be believed, there’s a chance she might be returning to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York…
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Where To Watch Nothing Compares, The 2022 Sinéad O’Connor Documentary
The world suffered an enormous loss earlier this May when it was announced that Tina Turner had passed away, and again last week when Tony Bennett died at 96. And now, one more extraordinarily bright musical light has been snuffed. The radical, pioneering Irish musician Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of just 56.She burst…
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Barbie Almost Had a Major Girlboss Moment in ‘Toy Story’
Finally, Greta Gerwig’s long-awaited Barbie starring Margot Robbie is here, and unsurprisingly, it’s been a smash hit at the box office. To say excitement for the movie was high is an understatement; fans have been preparing cosplays, crafting hilarious memes, and even preparing to do a double feature with Oppenheimer (which has led to the…
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Chris Farley Would’ve Explored His Dramatic Side With This Unmade Biopic
Despite being on the world’s stage for a relatively short amount of time, Chris Farley made a lasting impression as one of the premier comic actors of his generation. Making a name for himself with improvisational performance via The Second City, Farley hit the big time with a five-year run on Saturday Night Live and…
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What Happened to Mike Myers?
From the early nineties and well into the late aughts’, Mike Myers was one of the biggest names in not just comedy but in the film industry as a whole. It shouldn’t be too surprising either, Myers’ name was all over the place, from his legendary run on Saturday Night Live to being the name…
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‘The Ring’: What Is the Cast Doing Now?
When the American version of The Ring came out in 2002, it terrified people. Not to say that the original Ring from 1998 directed by Hideo Nakata wasn’t terrifying, but people were generally less open to having to read subtitles for international horror movies until recently. Similar to The Blair Witch Project, this movie cultivated…
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How Many Characters Does Eddie Murphy Play in ‘The Nutty Professor’?
June 28th marks the 27th anniversary of the release of the sidesplitting Eddie Murphy movie The Nutty Professor. One of the youngest performers in the history of Saturday Night Live, Murphy was almost two decades into a prolific and generational career in comedy when he decided to remake the 1963 Jerry Lewis classic. The film…
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This ‘SNL’ Cast Member Was Terrified of Being Upstaged by Robin Williams
In the history of Saturday Night Live, few featured players have made the lasting impact that Dana Carvey has. During his run, his goofy persona and voice impression mastery made him one of the show’s most popular names. In the era of President George H.W. Bush, Carvey knocked it out of the park with his…
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Before ‘Barry,’ Bill Hader Showed His Emotional Range in This Film
Bill Hader’s been making us laugh since his early days on Saturday Night Live, which cemented him as one of the strongest and most unique comedic voices of his generation. Last month, Hader wrapped his work on HBO’s Barry, the dark comedy crime thriller series that showed audiences what he was capable of demonstrating as…