Saturday Night Live

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

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/5620408/old_french_whore

a thing at the avclub on the legendary doumanian season tipped me to this clip i'd never seen before from the first ebersol era episode. not hilarious but interesting to anyone interested in this show i think - http://www.hulu.com/watch/271485

Chicago represents with two new castmembers!

I hate to pigeonhole, but I'm thinking the Aidy girl was brought in because Melissa McCarthy's hosting gig went over so well. Also, look for some Adele sketches.

I don't have a read on the Tim guy yet.

yeah that's kind of a shitty thing to say

Let me clarify—through the eyes of Lorne Michaels, that's why Aidy was brought in and I fully expect SNL to exploit her talent in those areas because that's exactly what SNL does.

i saw her in her second city show a few months ago and she was funny, definitely the crowd favorite. i'm sure she gets the melissa mccarthy stuff a bunch now but she was just good, def had the biggest star power of anyone in that show.

like... it's definitely weird, like, she gets laughs because a lot of people are just like "LOL a fat person! doing something!" but that's a general problem not connected to her specifically (mccarthy def traded on that in 'bridesmaids'). but bryant has a lot of talent.

I agree that it's odd (albeit awesome) that Lorne hired Aidy (particularly if, for example, the Casey Wilson weight rumors were to be believed). But she has been a Second City main stager for a while now, so her getting hired kinda makes more sense on that level than, say, Vanessa Bayer (who arguably wasn't nearly as high profile in the scene).

Hm, I'm pretty sure I saw Robinson at Second City a year ago (w/La Lechera!), but can't remember him.

The music network here plays reruns during the week. This morning, they had the sketch from '08 where Ferrell/Bush was in the Oval Office, ready to endorse McCain, and Fey/Palin walks in. I don't think you can say this enough: Fey's Palin was something beyond genius. "John and I have just been out travellin' around this great country of ours, talkin' about change and energy independence and William Ayers." The way she says it, the way they're all just words divorced from any meaning--she doesn't know what any of it means, she's just overjoyed to be there. Fey was so integral to why that election was so memorable.

it's a shame that they're seemingly never going to do a Tina Fey best-of DVD/special just because it would have to be at least 50% Weekend Update, but they could probably pad it out pretty well with some of those Palin sketches. even the times she's hosted since '08 have had some pretty memorable sketches.

Colonel Angus, never forget!

...and "Old! French! Whore!" (which she once said was her favorite sketch as a writer)

a collection of great sketches she wrote but didn't act in (or wasn't the star of, like COlonel Angus) would be cool but obv that stuff wouldn't be on an official DVD

And yet another Chicago performer, Cecily Strong, has been added to the cast!

And in a surprise move, Lil Durk added to SNL cast

xp she cuet

OK, Tim Robinson is also in Cook Co. Social Club at iO? Weird that I don't recognize him at all ... though I don't think I ever seen CCSC perform with all five members.

dying @ whiney

Jay Pharoah is your new Obama!

http://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/snl-jay-pharoah-replacing-fred-armisen-obama-video-56171