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Lautner to Kanye: You Messed With the Wrong Taylors

Twilight werewolf uninspiring as show continues trip south

(Newser) - Taylor Lautner flipped, kicked, and chopped his way to vengeance on a fake Kanye West, but the Twilight werewolf's presence on last night's Saturday Night Live didn't make it a howl, writes Ken Tucker for EW . Lowlights:
  • "The only thing worse" than Kanye-Taylor jokes "would have been a
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SNL Tiger Sketch a Bit Sketchy
 SNL Tiger Sketch 
 a Bit Sketchy 
BUT CHECK OUT RIHANNA
Dec 6, 2009 11:50 AM CST

SNL Tiger Sketch a Bit Sketchy

Host Blake Lively not awful, Rihanna scores with 'Shy Ronnie'

(Newser) - Domestic violence does not comedy make, and the folks over at Popeater aren't laughing at Saturday Night Live's sketch lampooning Tiger Woods and his golf-club-wielding wife, Elin Nordegren—particularly with musical guest "Rihanna on board, we wonder if a domestic violence gag was in especially poor taste," staffers...

SNL a Right-Wing Mouthpiece
 SNL a Right-Wing Mouthpiece 
OPINION
Nov 24, 2009 1:14 PM CST

SNL a Right-Wing Mouthpiece

Or latest sketch just a 'vehicle to make anal sex joke'

(Newser) - Saturday’s SNL cold opener—which poked fun at Obama’s deficit spending—conclusively marked the show as an “occasionally humorous right-wing propaganda organ,” writes Ethan Porter of True/Slant . SNL’s been obviously anti-Obama since the primaries, pausing only to mock Sarah Palin, who's far less popular than...

Palin on Fey's Parody: 'I Thought It Was Me'

McCain campaign worried 'SNL' visit could be 'atrocious'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin appeared on Saturday Night Live to "neutralize" the effect of Tina Fey’s scathing impression, the former Alaska governor tells Oprah Winfrey. The campaign was “apprehensive” about having her appear on the show, thinking such an appearance could be "potentially atrocious." But Palin pushed...

How Taylor Swift Shot to the Top

Teen a strong contender for country music's biggest prize

(Newser) - Barring interference from Kanye West, Taylor Swift heads to Nashville to fight for country music's top prize tonight: Entertainer of the Year. The 19-year-old singer is up against the old boys of the industry, but Randy Lewis of the LA Times thinks she's got a shot. If the Pennsylvania-born Nashville...

Martin, Baldwin to Host Oscars
 Martin, Baldwin to Host Oscars 
Nov 3, 2009 6:51 PM CST

Martin, Baldwin to Host Oscars

March 7 broadcast will be third for Martin, first for Baldwin

(Newser) - Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host next year’s Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. Martin’s hosted the show twice, and though Baldwin never has, he has plenty of similar experience, hosting Saturday Night Live 14 times. That’s one less than...

Kanye Cameo Likely During Swift's SNL Gig
 Kanye Cameo Likely 
 During Swift's SNL Gig 
DEAD HORSE RIDES AGAIN
Oct 26, 2009 8:40 PM CDT

Kanye Cameo Likely During Swift's SNL Gig

(Newser) - Just when the Kanye West-Taylor Swift meme was starting to ebb a bit, there’s this from the rumor mill: West, awards-show interrupter, will make a cameo when Swift, awards-show interruptee, hosts Saturday Night Live on Nov. 7. Quoth gossip maven Perez Hilton: “Sources tell us this is very...

Bon Jovi Is NBC's First 'Artist in Residence'

Jon and the boys will promote new album exclusively on network-owned air

(Newser) - In a move that will keep him exclusively on NBC-owned airwaves as he promotes his band’s upcoming album, Jon Bon Jovi has signed on as the network’s first “artist in residence.” His first appearance was on this morning’s Today show; he has spots scheduled with...

Fey: Palin Wig 'Will Come Out of the Closet'

Tina Fey on her Sarah Palin impersonation, Steve Carell, and being a workaholic

(Newser) - Tina Fey talks about many things in her interview with Laura Brown for Harper’s Bazaar—her “Halloween wig”-like hair, her “Tootsie”-like glasses—but the most important news? The resurrection of her Sarah Palin impersonation. “I feel like I've probably not worn that wig for...

Honeymoon's Over for SNL , Obama

 Honeymoon's 
 Over for SNL, 
 Obama 
ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2009 3:39 AM CDT

Honeymoon's Over for SNL, Obama

Saturday Night Live sketch mocks 'do-nothing' prez

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live didn't pull any punches when lampooning President Obama on the weekend and some analysts say that should be a red flag for the administration. A comedy skit purported to come to the president's defense against right-wing complaints that he's a "Hitler." No such thing. "...

SNL: Dave Extortion a 'Stupid Human Trick'
 SNL: Dave Extortion 
 a 'Stupid Human Trick' 
LETTERMAN ROUNDUP
Oct 4, 2009 7:19 AM CDT

SNL: Dave Extortion a 'Stupid Human Trick'

Plus, the Daily News thinks Dave has a secret love nest in his office—or at least a couch

(Newser) - Add Saturday Night Live to the ranks of those making sport of David Letterman's difficulties. But in the hands of SNL, Dave got off pretty easy. "Weekend Update" anchor Seth Meyers dubbed the extortion attempt "a stupid human trick," adding that the would-be blackmailer was threatening to...

Brian Austin Green Is Back. Thank You, Megan Fox

Former has-been now seems to be everywhere—better him than his galpal

(Newser) - After falling into near-obscurity following his stint on Beverly Hills 90210, Brian Austin Green is suddenly everywhere: “in the background of photos featuring Megan Fox,” “on that short-lived but cult-followed show Terminator,” even “as a pants-dropping Transformer” on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live....

Quaids' Wild Ride a Tale of Drugs, Paranoia

Texas arrest for stiffing hotel bill is just the tip of the iceberg

(Newser) - The arrest of Randy and Evi Quaid in Texas for stiffing a California hotel is only the latest twist in a bizarre tale of unpaid bills and paranoid fantasies. A private investigator hired by the Quaids—she’s out $17,000—tells Diane Dimond the actor and his wife owe...

SNL's F-Bomb Coulda Been Staged

The circumstances leading to Jenny Slate's viral video moment are awfully suspicious

(Newser) - With the Jenny-Slate-says-f---ing-on-live-TV clip going viral and making Saturday Night Live nearly relevant again, E! has to wonder—was it staged? It unrolls its best guess at what happened:
  • Sarah Palin bows out of politics, which means no more Tina Fey on SNL.
  • Lorne Michaels realizes he'll have to wait
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SNL's Slate Keeps Her Fricking Job

NBC won't can rookie over nervous slip-up

(Newser) - SNL won't drop newbie Jenny Slate over the F-bomb she dropped on her live debut Saturday. NBC tells the Orlando Sentinel's Hal Boedeker that the frickin’ slipup, which viewers were supposed to hear between the lines, is not cause for dismissal. Perhaps Slate can even incorporate the scandal in the...

Megan Fox, SNL Premiere Not Too Funny

(Newser) - Most critics are still wondering why Megan Fox was chosen to host Saturday Night Live's 35th-season premiere, but they do understand the general fascination with her appearance. She helped out during her monologue, showing off nude shots of herself...as a centaur. A sampling of reactions:
  • After showing off a
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Mad Men, 30 Rock Clean Up
 Mad Men, 30 Rock Clean Up 
emmy awards
Sep 20, 2009 10:17 PM CDT

Mad Men, 30 Rock Clean Up

Close, Cranston snag back-to-back drama awards for leading roles; Collette, Baldwin top comedy winners

(Newser) - The Emmy Awards ended with a spell of deja vu as Mad Men won its second consecutive best drama trophy and 30 Rock captured its third straight best comedy award tonight in Los Angeles. Glenn Close of Damages and Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad, last year's winners for lead roles...

Hollywood's Funniest Fat Men

(Newser) - It jiggles. It droops. It covers naughty parts. Let's face it, fat is funny, especially when a guy knows how to work it. Super Tremendous lists the funniest fat men:
  • Jason Alexander: His George Costanza character on Seinfeld revealed the tragic life of "a short, stocky, slow-witted bald man.
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Swayze: Not Afraid to Laugh at His Own Hunkiness

Actor didn't want to be just another pretty face, made sure he wasn't

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze, who died today at 57, wasn’t the first choice for the male lead in Dirty Dancing, the BBC notes, but “his performance earned him award nominations and a place on bedroom walls of lovelorn teenage girls around the world.” He eschewed Hollywood’s scene—preferring...

Fey Wins Emmy for Impersonating Palin

(Newser) - Tina Fey took home an Emmy tonight for her dead-on impersonation of Sarah Palin during the campaign, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Fey's work on Saturday Night Live won a Creative Arts Emmy—these honor guest spots and technical achievements, preceding next week's main ceremony—for best guest actress in a...

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