Tag: Weekend Update
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Let Tina Fey Do More Dramas!
She will go down in comedy history for her spot-on, sidesplitting parody of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live, but Tina Fey’s talents go far beyond mimicking one of the country’s most infamous political personalities. Fey made television history in 1999 by becoming the first female head writer on the legendary…
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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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Donald Glover Jokes About Chevy Chase’s Use of the N-Word in WGA Awards Speech
When Donald Glover stopped by the WGA Awards in New York to present “NewsRadio” creator and “Atlanta” executive producer Paul Simms with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence on Sunday night, he found time to get a few jabs in at his famously unpleasant “Community” co-star Chevy Chase. For years, Glover has been open…
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Bowen Yang Thought Viral ‘SNL’ Titanic Iceberg Sketch Would Never Make It to Air
One of the most beloved sketches to emerge out of the currently unspooling Season 46 of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” was a “Weekend Update” segment involving “SNL” featured player Bowen Yang as the iceberg that sunk the Titanic. It was just the kind of zany, off-the-wall idea (one that on paper sounds ridiculous) that helped…
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‘SNL’: Kate McKinnon Returns to “Weekend Update” as Noted Ballot Truther Rudy Giuliani
If there’s one person I trust to help me process any lingering post-election anxiety, it’s Saturday Night Live Mvp Kate McKinnon. So, it was extremely nice to see McKinnon back in full swing on Saturday’s newest episode, returning to the “Weekend Update” segment of the show as noted ballot truther and star of Borat Subsequent…
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Pete Davidson Blasts J.K. Rowling, ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise: ‘Those Films Harmed Us All Equally’
Pete Davidson brought his signature brand of overshare to the latest segment of “Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night Live,” where anchor Colin Jost polls the comedian and “SNL” star for his thoughts on the latest trends and conversation starters. This week, Davidson took on “Harry Potter” mogul and author J.K. Rowling, who’s been under fire…
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Kate McKinnon Breaks Down, and Breaks Character, as Dr. Wenowdis on ‘Weekend Update’
One of the spontaneous joys of any “Saturday Night Live” episode is when a player loses it during a gag and totally breaks character. That’s what happened on Saturday night between cast members Kate McKinnon and Colin Jost during the weekly segment of “Weekend Update.” In the sketch, McKinnon stars as “Dr. Wayne Wenowdis” (“that’s…