Saturday Night Live

The only actively terrible Update anchor I can think of is Colin Quinn. He wasn't in the most enviable position, though.

Nealon wasn't much to speak of, either. I didn't remember until looking at wikipedia that he held the chair for three years.

I remember Nealon being OK, but I know that's the childhood nostalgia

I'm very surprised Booby Moynihan was on the show this year more than Bayer or Pedrad. I barely remember him doing anything.

The difference between 5.13% and 7.56% is probably about three or four sketches.

btw, did anyone else see Hader's appearance on Jimmy Fallon last Friday night? When he walked out, The Roots played "Trouble" by Lindsey Buckingham.

where is Jon Hamm in that breakdown

lol, he probably does have a registrable percentage.

I thought Kate McKinnon did a pretty great job being thrown right into it all. Her skit as the Swedish Chelsea Handler a few weeks back was pretty funny.

kill this fucking show
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 28 May 2012 05:52 (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

For some reason I really crack up thinking of Morbius eagerly staring at his computer, desperately re-clicking on this thread to see if anybody bit at his troll bait.

well nobody did until you went for it, now we'll all be sorry

I was maybe being a bit facetious w/ Joan Cusack but srsly I thought Billy Madison was a lot bigger than $26m at the box office!

that's still quite a good number for the early '90s

Both Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore were HUGE on home video.

there are few people who i begrudge for their success more than adam sandler, it's really appalling how much of a money factory his shitty movies are

Perrin article on the little-remembered The New Show, a Lorne Michaels primetime sketch-show flop in 1984. Of the clips, I particularly like John Candy as Rod Serling's son.

http://splitsider.com/2012/05/inside-the-new-show-lorne-michaels-early-80s-sketch-show-flop/#more-16341

(I saw some eps of The New Show, but really didn't remember any sketches except the opening episode's parody of the "Billie Jean" video by Steve Martin.)

The entire series of The New Show is available for download at that website with the organ in its name.

I guess I missed this, but Samberg is officially out at SNL:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/01/andy-samberg-confirms-hes-leaving-saturday-night-live/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEOr5Weqb8

i admit i finally started to laugh towards the end. maybe i just don't like that guy

more endearing than funny imo

I hope this story is true. SNL could really use a new head writer.

yeah, seth ain't bad but i'd love to see someone new at the update desk

oh n/m that link says he'd prolly continue at WU

haha josh groban

that would be a good move for seth tho imo. all the women in my family over the age of 45 love him.

they should ditch Kelly and have "Live! with Seth, Michael and Josh"

interviews would consist of Seth being a snarky dick and Josh singing at guests, only for them both to be tackled by Michael

Would watch.

Best show idea ever.

Dennis Perrin on the late Tom Davis and Nelson Lyon (another SNL writer, and Warholian):

http://dennisperrin.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-light-dreams-are-lit-with.html

RIP Tom and thanks for Coneheads, Julia Child and more

The idea for the “Coneheads” came after a drug-fueled vacation to Easter Island with Dan Aykroyd, where Mr. Davis hallucinated that his own forehead had grown 10 inches

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tom-davis-snl-writer-and-comedy-partner-of-al-franken-dies-at-59/2012/07/19/gJQAf5fXwW_story.html?hpid=z3&socialreader_check=0&denied=1

So who plays Paul Ryan? Seth Meyers?

Guest host Matthew Morrison?

got rid of Paul Brittain too soon

Seth McFarlane hosting the season premiere. UGH.

eh

that being the episode w/ Frank Ocean as musical guest seems like not the best pairing

why?

cause seth is trying to stay in the closet

:/

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/15/abby-elliott-not-returning-to-saturday-night-live/

Abby Elliot is gone.

was she the one who was Bein' Quirky w/ Zooey Deschanel?

Yeah

aw that's sad, I will miss her

Aww I liked her. Hope she turns up on Eagleheart sometime.

that's too bad

She'd just gotten funny! Oh well.

Dang