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Betty White responds to ‘SNL’ hosting pleas

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Diane Sawyer got Betty White on the phone in her “The Conversation” segment last week and quizzed the Golden Girls star about the Facebook group requesting that White host Saturday Night Live. Joking that “they just dig old ladies”, White…

Apatow and Feig helm Kristen Wiig’s first starring role

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

SNL delight Kristen Wiig has co-written a comedy with writing partner Annie Mumolo, with Judd Apatow attached to direct and Paul Feig to produce. This will be Apatow and Feig’s first time working together since the short-lived ABC Family drama…

‘MacGyver’ creator wants to shut down ‘MacGruber’ movie

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Thanks to TV Tattle for the tip-off: even after MacGyver went off the air, creator Lee Zlotoff retained the rights to adapt the concept to the silver screen, which he has been doing in partnership with New Line since before…

‘MacGruber’ trailer isn’t half bad

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

For me, the SNL shorts about the resourceful but inept hero were never more than vaguely amusing, but they’ve gained such a following that there’s already a movie in production… and from the looks of this trailer (restricted but not…

Humpday Silly: “James Cameron’s Laser Cats 5″

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

I’d missed the third and fourth “Laser Cats” Digital Shorts from SNL, as the jokes grew just too thin to keep going along with. Then they rebooted the fictional series and the skit itself by bringing in James Cameron, Sigourney…

Amazing Offer for Conan

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Well, amazing sort of. In one of their bumps, Adult Swim has made an offer to Conan O’Brien. Their offer includes over 3 million in marketing dollars, two billboards, and an XL Adult Swim hoodie. Brilliant. This reminds me of…

‘SNL’ Recycles “Virginiaca” Skit Three Times, Kills It

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

This week’s SNL brought back one of my all-time favorite skits, “Shopping with Virginiaca”, wherein Kenan Thompson plays the overprotective mother to that week’s white female host. I was excited to see the skit after months off the tube, but…

Lively, Lautner, and Franco to Host ‘SNL’

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

December could be a fun month — out of the three, I’m betting that Franco will be the funniest, although Lautner probably has the best material to work with.

Saturday Night Live will welcome hosts Blake Lively, Taylor Lautner and…

‘Skank Robbers’ Sketch To Become Real Movie

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

First MacGruber and now this. There are details, but suffice to say, beloved sketch characters brought back for awards-show sketch leads to this. All you really have to do is watch this:

See, I think it could actually be really…

Taylor Swift Gives Solid ‘SNL’ Performance

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Jezebel has assembled a handy collection of the clips from Taylor Swift’s first SNL hosting gig. While none of them are fall-off-your-seat funny, Swift is undeniably charming.
Mocking the persona she’s cultivated in videos like “You Belong With Me”, she…