Okay, before anyone has a heart-attack, consider the source of the information that three major players on Saturday Night Live–Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, and Andy Samberg–might be leaving the show. Especially since the source is an anonymous one, and they are giving away Lorne Michaels‘ secrets to Us Weekly. Read More
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Last night, Nikke Finke reported that Lorne Michaels may be fishing around for some new lady talent for Saturday Night Live, what with Kristen Wiig possibly leaving the show (tired of appearing in every sketch, we assume) along with Abby Elliott, who had a Fox show but then it fell through but who knows.
That leaves Nasim Pedrad and Vanessa Bayer (who is still only a featured actor, which is a step below the regular cast in terms of job security, and a step above Paul Brittain, whose whereabouts are still unknown), as the only other female cast members.
So who are you placing your money on Lorne Michaels hiring for at least a season? And can the show really handle five women comedians at one time? Read More
In either a brilliant marketing maneuver or the most creative use of fan fiction we’ve seen in awhile, Saturday Night Live‘s Nightlife Correspondent, Stefon, is now reviewing real bars and clubs on Yelp. Yaaaay Stefon! Read More
By far, the best thing Saturday Night Live has brought us in the past two years has been Bill Hader‘s “Weekend Update” character Stefon: the club promoter/city correspondent whose ideas for “family fun” usually involve some combination of terrifying dungeon imagery, punny drag queen names, and politically incorrect uses for “midgets.” (Their word, not ours.)
That’s why this holiday season, the best gift you could get is one sent to you by the cast and crew of Saturday Night Live, featuring Stefon in the set of the Norman Rockwell “Freedom From Want” painting.
This was first put online (to the best of our knowledge) by theater publicist Aaron Meier, who received one of the cards and put it on Tumblr, where it was subsequently picked up by Mediaite.
For a larger photo, check below. And then forward to all your friends and family, because this picture definitively answers the question “Buh-whaaa?” Read More
Julian Casablancas of the Strokes seemed to drop the f-bomb on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live broadcast, towards the end of a performance of new song “Under Cover of Darkness.” (In the video below, it’s audible at about 3:59.) “I highly doubt it was purposeful–he’s not that kind of guy,” a member of the band’s Read More
