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MacGruber a Mixed Bag
 MacGruber a Mixed Bag 
Movie Review
May 21, 2010 10:30 AM CDT

MacGruber a Mixed Bag

Low-ball comedy splits the critics

(Newser) - The latest big-screen foray by Saturday Night Live cast members has split critics, with some loving and others despising MacGruber's raunchy satire:
  • SNL movies tend to suck, “but MacGruber breaks the jinx,” writes Peter Travers of Rolling Stone . It sends up '80s action flicks “with a sense
...

Alec Baldwin Can't Outdo Betty White
 Alec Baldwin 
 Can't Outdo 
 Betty White 

'snl' season finale
May 16, 2010 2:06 PM CDT

Alec Baldwin Can't Outdo Betty White

Final 'Saturday Night Live' host of 35th season overshadowed by 88-year-old

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live ended its 35th season last night with a record-tying 15th hosting gig by Alec Baldwin, who suffered by comparison to last week's scene-stealer, Betty White. "Baldwin hinted at it in his monologue," writes John Teti of the Onion A.V. Club —"after last...

NBC Posts Betty White's Unaired SNL Skits
 NBC Posts 
 Betty White's 
 Unaired SNL Skits 
not so live from new york
May 10, 2010 8:07 AM CDT

NBC Posts Betty White's Unaired SNL Skits

NBC releases more White sketches

(Newser) - Didn’t get quite enough Betty White on Saturday Night Live? No problem. NBC released a few unaired sketches starring the Golden Girl that are sure to cheer up your Monday morning. Watch two of them in the gallery, or for the third, click here .

Betty White + SNL = Ratings Bonanza

Octogenarian's hosting stint tops Ben Affleck's November 2008 effort

(Newser) - With Betty White hosting , Saturday Night Live drew its best ratings of the season and the largest audience since Nov. 1, 2008, when John McCain appeared with the Tina Fey version of then-running mate Sarah Palin. The broadcast thrashed not just its time-slot competitors but also every primetime show, reports...

Live, From New York, It's Betty White!
 Live, From 
 New York, 
 It's Betty White! 


'SNL' GIG AT LAST
May 9, 2010 7:32 AM CDT

Live, From New York, It's Betty White!

Golden Girl kills in much-hyped guest host spot

(Newser) - Betty White demonstrated how it's done as host of this week's Saturday Night Live. Drawing on her six decades in comedy, she was the consummate pro at 88 years old—sweet, sassy, salty, charming and clearly game for anything. "I'm not new to live TV," she reminded the...

Jimmy Fallon Lands Emmy Hosting Gig

'Late Night' host beats out team of Justin Timberlake and Amdy Samberg

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon will host the Aug. 29 Emmy Awards telecast, which not coincidentally will air on NBC. The announcement is no surprise—predecessor Conan O'Brien did the honors in 2002 and 2006—but the identity of the runners-up for the gig may be, the Los Angeles Times reports. Justin Timberlake...

Betty White Steals Show With SNL Promo
 Betty White 
 Steals Show 
 With SNL 
 Promo 
12 days till may 8
Apr 26, 2010 12:48 PM CDT

Betty White Steals Show With SNL Promo

88-year-old will co-host May 8 show

(Newser) - Gabourey Sidibe impressed in her Saturday Night Live hosting debut , but the hot topic of the day is another first-timer: Betty White, who will co-host the May 8 episode . A 15-second promo during Saturday's show featured the 88-year-old TV legend explaining that she got the gig "thanks to the...

Gabourey Sidibe on SNL: Not 'Precious'

'I love being happy,' and 'Mariah doesn't have a mustache'

(Newser) - Gabourey Sidibe stepped away from her Precious character last night, spunkily declaring that movies are fiction in her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live: "I love being happy," she sang. Another key difference: "Mariah Carey doesn't have a mustache." Sidibe teamed with Andy Samberg on an...

Larry King Vs. the Volcano on SNL

Show opens with sketch about how Iceland ruins everything

(Newser) - For those pondering the tie between the Icelandic volcano and Larry King's eighth divorce, Saturday Night Live served up the answer last night. The show opened with a sketch of the CNN host exploring his newly single status, reports PopEater , before eventually casting his roving eye on Iceland's only known...

Hey, Women: Stop Hating Tina Fey

 Hey, Women: 
 Stop Hating 
 Tina Fey 
OPINION
Apr 14, 2010 12:57 PM CDT

Hey, Women: Stop Hating Tina Fey

Remember, she's a comedian—not a professional feminist

(Newser) - As the laws of gravity have taught us, the Tina Fey backlash was inevitable—Rebecca Traister actually expected it when the comedian started “appearing on every magazine cover shy of Horse & Hound”—and it’s now, quite suddenly, here in full force. But her pack of haters...

'Bombshell' to Sandra: 'I'm Sorry'

But Michelle McGee thinks she deserves some sympathy, too

(Newser) - Michelle “Bombshell” McGee feels really bad about sleeping with Sandra Bullock’s husband, but, you know, Jesse James is still the biggest jerk in this whole mess. “I feel like I was duped just as much as Sandra was. I feel like I was lied to just as...

Tina Fey's Sarah Palin Returns to SNL

'Sarah Palin Network' lineup has 'Tea Party Wheel of Fortune'

(Newser) - She's back and wearing leather. Guest host Tina Fey reprised her iconic impression of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live last night. Fey appeared as Palin in a sketch introducing a mock "Sarah Palin Network," satirizing Palin's entry into media. Palin recently launched Real American Stories on Fox...

Precious Star to Host SNL
 Precious Star to Host SNL 
Apr 1, 2010 4:45 PM CDT

Precious Star to Host SNL

Gabourey Sidibe will helm comedy show on April 24

(Newser) - Gabourey Sidibe's 2010 continues to be eventful—the Oscar-nominated Precious star will host Saturday Night Live on April 24. Sidibe, 26, will be paired with indie rock darlings MGMT as musical guest. Also of note to SNL fans: Tina Fey returns to host April 10, with a performance by Justin...

Senator Franken Is Finally Being Funny Again

He now seems more comfortable cracking jokes

(Newser) - Senate colleagues expecting humor from funnyman and freshman lawmaker Al Franken have gotten just the opposite, though insiders say the Minnesota senator is getting into the groove and loosening up a bit. Since taking office last year, Franken has snapped at administration officials , Joe Lieberman , and Republican legislators. Now, he’...

Betty White to Larry King: Yep, I'm a Sex Symbol

Legendary comedian discusses new-found popularity

(Newser) - Betty White was on Larry King Live last night to discuss her upcoming stint on Saturday Night Live—and, more importantly, her sex life. Does she consider herself a sex symbol? “Oh yes. It’s not that I consider myself that, I just have to concede the point,”...

Seinfeld, 'Pacino' Upstage Law's Rule on SNL

And Sam Elliot has some very serious advice

(Newser) - Oh, so Jude Law hosted Saturday Night Live last night, but Popeater reports that a less-than-enthralling opening monologue was quickly upstaged by guest appearances by Jerry Seinfeld and, ahem, Al Pacino. Click the videos above to watch, and remember: Butts are for pooping.

Betty White Will Host SNL
 Betty White Will Host SNL 
Mar 8, 2010 6:40 PM CST

Betty White Will Host SNL

Date still TBA for 88-year-old riding wave of new popularity

(Newser) - In high demand after her popular Snickers Super Bowl ad, Betty White confirmed today that she’s signed on to host Saturday Night Live. No date’s been set yet for the 88-year-old Golden Girls star, who tells People of the renewed interest that includes a 500,000-strong Facebook fan...

Zach Galifianakis Spices Up SNL
 Zach Galifianakis Spices Up SNL
tv review
Mar 7, 2010 4:07 PM CST

Zach Galifianakis Spices Up SNL

Star of 'The Hangover' proves a good fit for late night

(Newser) - Zach Galifianakis provided a bright spot in an up-and-down season of Saturday Night Live, critics agree. The star of The Hangover brought his stoner demeanor and—for most of last night's episode—bounteous beard to Studio 8H. Some reactions:
  • The opening monologue "was pretty much just Galifianakis doing his
...

SNL Presidents Return to Push Financial Reform

Will Farrell, Dana Carvey and more return

(Newser) - The SNL presidents—from Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush to Chevy Chase’s Gerald Ford—have teamed up to produce a sketch advocating financial regulatory reform. OK, Phil Hartman wasn’t brought back from the dead to do Reagan, but Jim Carrey provides a worthy fill-in. The video was...

JLo-Hosted SNL 'Craptacular'
 JLo-Hosted SNL 'Craptacular'
or, clever and enthusiastic
Feb 28, 2010 2:35 PM CST

JLo-Hosted SNL 'Craptacular'

Critics split on Jennifer Lopez as host, agree on singer as musical guest

(Newser) - The Jennifer Lopez image-rehab train pulled into Saturday Night Live station last night, to mixed reviews.
  • "Her appearance on the show—bizarro Hallmark lyric songs included—was a very obvious attempt at rebranding herself as a down-to-earth, un-diva-like sweetheart, but it just came across as weird and overly acted,
...

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