Saturday, July 17, 2010

Abby Elliott Joins Cast of "High Road"

SNL starlet Abby Elliott has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy feature, "High Road". Written and directed by UCB founder Matt Walsh, the film follows a part-time weed dealer who goes on the run with a 16-year-old smartass after a drug deal goes bad.


Also in the cast are Horatio Sanz, Rob Riggle, Lizzy Caplan, Kyle Gass, Zach Woods, Seth Morris, Joe Lo Truglio, Andrew Daly and many more. 


The film, being produced by Northern Lights Films, began shooting this week. 

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Jordan, Jesse, Go podcast with SNL writer Ryan Perez

Check out the Jordan, Jesse, Go podcast which this week features SNL writer Ryan Perez.
Click here.

Jason Sudeikis in GQ

This month's GQ is the annual comedy issue and featured inside is interviews with the likes of Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Tracy Morgan, Jay Baruchel, Emma Stone and tons more. 
Among all the funny people is our own Jason Sudeikis who did a photo shoot for the magazine. I include scans of Jason in GQ after the jump, originally scanned by Julie on Tumblr. 



























Colin Jost article

Check out this article about SNL writer Colin Jost - in which it's revealed, among other things, that Jost was responsible for the CSI Sarasota and Scared Straight sketches on the SNL installment with Betty White. 
Read it here.

Post-ESPYs/Backstage (PHOTOS)

Post-show photos from the ESPYs embedded after the jump. Featured are Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, Seth Meyers, Andy Samberg, John Lutz and some special celebrity guests. 

ESPY Show (PHOTOS)

ESPY show photos featuring Seth Meyers, Andy Samberg, Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis, John Lutz, Tracy Morgan and Will Ferrell after the jump.

ESPY Red Carpet Arrivals (PHOTOS)

Red carpet photos with Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis after the jump.Also there's one with Craig Robinson that I just liked. 

So many pictures from last night's ESPYs to post. I'm going to organise them in the following posts -

  • Red Carpet Arrivals
  • Show photos
  • Post-show photos
Deal? Okay, look out for them. 

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

SNL writer Colin Jost To Perform at Montreal Just For Laughs Festival


SNL writer Colin Jost is going to be performing at the Montreal Just For Laughs festival as part of its New Faces show, an industry showcase for the best and brightest up-and-coming comics. That’s according to The Comic’s Comic.
Other comics performing at the prestigious showcase include James Adomian, Variety Comic To Watch Jack WhitehallJoe Mande, Andy Haynes and many more. 
Good for Jost!

Andy Samberg joins cast of Friends With Benefits



Andy Samberg has joined the ensemble cast of the Justin Timberlake-Mila Kunis comedy Friends With Benefits, not to be confused with the Ashton Kutcher-Natalie Portman comedy formerly of the same title. 
Samberg along with a slew of other stars including Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Patricia Clarkson, Richard Jenkins, Jenna Elfman and Alex Rodriguez round out the cast of the movie which tells the predictable tale of a “pair of friends who slip into casual sex with each other”.

SNL writer Hannibal Buress among Variety's 10 Comics To Watch

Congratulations to SNL writer Hannibal Buress who has been included among Variety's annual list of 10 Comics To Watch. Buress is included in a list of up-and-comers including Chelsea Peretti, Kyle Kinane, Chris Gethard, Garfunkel & Oates and many more.



You can read Buress' profile in Variety here. 

Previous Comics To Watch have included Aubrey Plaza and Aziz Ansari. 

Seth Meyers on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (VIDEOS)



Monday, July 12, 2010

Seth Meyers Q&A with the NY Times

The New York Times features a Q&A with Seth Meyers in which he chats about the ESPYs, writing for athlete hosts at SNL & other sport-related jazz. You can check it out here. 
This might be my favourite excerpt though -



"I will probably get beaten up for suggesting this, but being a sports fan and being a comic-book fan aren’t all that different. They both require mastering very specific bodies of knowledge.
A.
Absolutely. Anyone who thinks they’re less nerdy because they know the stats of the 1972 Pirates versus the starting lineup of the X-Men, I beg to differ."

Ben Stiller Comedy Roundtable with Andy Samberg, Ben Stiller, Sarah Silverman & Zach Galifianakis at the Nantucket Film Festival (VIDEO)

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Andy Samberg moderates the Darker Side of Green Debate (PHOTOS)

Embedded after the jump are photos of Andy Samberg from the Lexus debate he moderated in West Hollywood on Thursday night. Enjoy!
Also embedded are some short interviews with Andy from outside the event.

































Don't forget to set your DVR's for Monday night's episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on which Seth Meyers will be appearing as a guest!