tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81487992515145502702024-03-12T22:49:08.746-04:00Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!A blog dedicated to providing you with the latest scoop on all things SNL.lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.comBlogger1326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-463597389088275092012-05-20T09:26:00.001-04:002012-05-20T09:26:05.081-04:00Farewell, Kristen.<iframe frameborder="0" height="347" id="NBC Video Widget" src="http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=1402538" width="512"></iframe><br />
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This was the most wonderful tribute. Kristen has long been my
favourite cast member and is someone whose skills as a performer are
unrivaled as far as I am concerned. To me, Wiig can do anything and
never fails to elicit laughs from me. Not only is she a brilliant
character actress and sometimes impressionist, she is an outstanding
physical comedienne and possesses a unique comic timing. The characters
she brought to SNL were so varied, nuanced and idiosyncratic that, even
if they weren’t fully-realized, they were still a thrill to watch.<br />
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I have been watching SNL regularly since 2005 and Kristen was the
cast member I immediately latched onto. I remember recording myself
doing an impression of Suze Orman or doing Target Lady, all while trying
and failing to emulate Wiig’s vocal tics. Ditto with the Monex sketch,
which I can still recite by heart, owing to the hours I spent watching
it and transcribing it and performing it aloud for my weary parents.<br />
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This is a long-winded way of saying that I am really going to miss
Wiig’s presence on the show and truly value the insurmountable
contribution she has made to <em>SNL</em> over the last number of years.
I can’t wait to see where her career takes her and I have no doubt but
that she will continue to be crazy successful in whatever endeavors she
chooses to pursue.<br />
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To Kristen!<br />
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<a href="http://amyohconnor.tumblr.com/">[via] </a><br />
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Dear readers,</div>
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I started this blog in July '08 as a fifteen-year-old <i>SNL</i> fan, who was frustrated by the apparent lack of online destinations for people who shared the same interests as me. At the time, there was no place devoted to providing a steady stream of<i> SNL</i>-related news and I aimed to fill that void. For close to two years, I posted every news item/show review/picture possible. And I had a great time doing it! It allowed me to hone my writing skills, as well as write about the show I loved. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Then in February '10, I discovered Tumblr and immediately fell in love. Unbeknownst to me, there was a vibrant, active community of like-minded people congregating on this microblogging platform every night and I discovered hundreds of blogs, all of which acted as excellent sources for not only <i>SNL </i>news, but comedy news in general. These blogs encouraged me to do better work and eventually expand beyond the narrow niche I had created for myself on this blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Two years and thirteen thousand followers later and my blog continues to flourish on Tumblr. Beyond amassing more followers than I could have ever imagined, a lot of great and influential people/organisations have followed me and all in all, it has been a positive and encouraging experience. During this time, I have tried to maintain this blog alongside my Tumblr, but I am aware that posting has become more and more sporadic. It is for that reason that I have decided to transfer all operations over to <a href="http://-saturdaynightlive.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> and cease posting on this blog. I will keep this blog on the internet because (a) I am proud of it and (b) it contains five great interviews that I was privileged enough to conduct with Bobby Moynihan, Alex Baze, Mike O'Brien, Paul Brittain, Christine Nangle and Shelly Gossman. But there will be no new posts after this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I would like to thank anyone who ever read this blog and wrote encouraging comments to fifteen-year-old me or simply wrote a comment like, "<i>SNL s</i>ucks". I would like to thank any website which ever supported my blog by linking to it. And I would like to encourage anyone who might be reading this to support the glut of comedy news blogs on the internet, among them Splitsider, Laughspin and The Comic's Comic. These are all wonderful resources and mandatory reading material for any fifteen-year-old comedy nerds out there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In the meantime, the party continues over on <a href="http://amyohconnor.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a>. I hope you'll join me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thanks again,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Amy </span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-8776819464420080702012-03-13T18:16:00.000-04:002012-03-13T18:16:47.136-04:00Jason Sudeikis & Olivia Wilde to star in "Relanxious"<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">According to Deadline, the real-life couple will star in the romantic comedy directed by Christopher Storer and produced by Daniel Dubiecki (<em>Up In The Air</em>) and Lorene Scafaria (<em>Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World</em>). According to Deadline -</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-top: 10px;"> <blockquote> “Wilde plays Barrett, an anxiety-ridden woman who meets and is smitten with George. Played by Sudeikis, George is agoraphobic and so their courtship is limited to phone conversations in which they discuss the dates they would go on if their phobias didn’t stand in the way. As the fantasies develop, the two must decide if they can put aside their fears in order to find real-life romance.”<br />
</blockquote>Additionally, Brie Larson (<em>21 Jump Street</em>) and Fred Armisen (<em>SNL, Portlandia</em>) will co-star. <em>Relanxious</em> will commence shooting this summer.<br />
</div>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-7790449096847715162012-03-12T14:20:00.002-04:002012-03-12T14:22:15.718-04:00happy.gif<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OkvZL8z2wKo/T14-UE1C_SI/AAAAAAAAAXk/zHQn4W_JqCU/s1600/snldancing.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OkvZL8z2wKo/T14-UE1C_SI/AAAAAAAAAXk/zHQn4W_JqCU/s400/snldancing.gif" width="400" /></a></div>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-48008883169821938582012-03-11T11:33:00.000-04:002012-03-11T11:33:50.745-04:00Sofia Vergara & One Direction to hit SNL April 7th<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nvLLEcTRaVI/T1zExgpHVaI/AAAAAAAAAXU/vSP_OgcPH9Q/s1600/121602_D_1098_pre_sofia_vergara460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nvLLEcTRaVI/T1zExgpHVaI/AAAAAAAAAXU/vSP_OgcPH9Q/s200/121602_D_1098_pre_sofia_vergara460.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It has been announced that </span><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Modern Family</i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> star Sofia Vergara will host </span><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">SNL</i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> on April 7th with musical guest One Direction. Vergara, a two-time Emmy nominee for her role as Gloria Delgado-Pratchett in the ABC sitcom, will be at </span><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">SNL</i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> promoting her latest project </span><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Three Stooges. </i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This will be Vergara's first time treading the boards of Studio 8H. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eW_P_bsn7ho/T1zE2BfixjI/AAAAAAAAAXc/kN_7kGJj6DQ/s1600/One-Direction-in-Heat-Magazine-3-one-direction-24975839-500-384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eW_P_bsn7ho/T1zE2BfixjI/AAAAAAAAAXc/kN_7kGJj6DQ/s320/One-Direction-in-Heat-Magazine-3-one-direction-24975839-500-384.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Meanwhile, British-Irish boyband One Direction will also be making their <i>SNL </i>debut. The pop group, who rose to prominence in the UK after finishing in third place on <i>The X Factor</i>, are currently enjoying chart success with their single "What Makes You Beautiful". Their album, "Up All Night", will drop on March 13th. </div>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-31981625023507868382012-03-07T05:38:00.001-05:002012-03-07T05:38:53.224-05:00SNL Promo: Jonah Hill/The Shins:<iframe frameborder="0" height="347" id="NBC Video Widget" src="http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=1389260" width="512"></iframe>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-11936089902239672642012-02-29T06:19:00.000-05:002012-02-29T06:19:24.631-05:00SNL Promo: Lindsay Lohan<iframe frameborder="0" height="347" id="NBC Video Widget" src="http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=1388101" width="512"></iframe><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The controversial starlet hosts the show this weekend and will also appear on <i>The Today Show</i> tomorrow to discuss her comeback with Matt Lauer. This will be Lohan's fourth stint as host.</span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-71158411879082925442012-02-23T17:26:00.000-05:002012-02-23T17:26:36.997-05:00Abby Elliott Lands Lead in Fox Pilot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/pc/Abby+Elliott+Jason+Sudeikis+Portlandia+Premiere+qrnQftcM9GBl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/pc/Abby+Elliott+Jason+Sudeikis+Portlandia+Premiere+qrnQftcM9GBl.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Deadline is reporting that<b> Abby Elliott </b>has landed the lead in a new Fox pilot, <i>Ben Fox Is My Manny. </i>Penned by <b>Dana Fox</b> (<i>What Happens in Vegas</i>), <i>Ben Fox Is My Manny</i> centres on an uptight single mother (Elliott) whose slacker brother moves in with her to help raise her daughter. The question on everybody's lips is what this means for Elliott's future on <i>SNL. </i>Deadline reports that if the pilot gets picked up to series, Elliott<i> will</i> leave the late-night comedy show. If not, it is likely she will stay on. Elliott has been with </span><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">SNL</i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> since '08. </span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-17493148467698220082012-02-23T17:21:00.000-05:002012-02-23T17:21:44.715-05:00Lindsay Lohan, Jonah Hill to host SNL<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">NBC announced today that<b> Lindsay Lohan</b> and <b>Jonah Hill</b> will both host <i>SNL </i>in March. As was announced during last weekend's show, <b>Lindsay Lohan</b> will host March 3rd with musical guest Jack White. <b>Jonah Hill</b>, fresh off his Academy Award-nominated performance in <i>Moneyball</i>, will host on March 10th with musical guest <b>The Shins. </b></span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-40780411010300517102012-02-16T08:39:00.002-05:002012-02-16T08:39:52.628-05:00<iframe frameborder="0" height="347" id="NBC Video Widget" src="http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=1385739" width="512"></iframe><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>SNL</i> Promo: Maya Rudolph/Sleigh Bells</span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-83039744599096106822012-02-08T16:32:00.002-05:002012-02-08T16:32:42.679-05:00Maya Rudolph to host SNL<div class="caption" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3fs5mhoo1qb3920o1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3fs5mhoo1qb3920o1_500.jpg" width="320" /></a>NBC has confirmed that SNL alum Maya Rudolph will host<em> SNL</em> on February 18th with musical guest Sleigh Bells. Rudolph, who can presently be seen on NBC’s<em> Up All Night</em>, was a cast member on the late-night comedy show from 2000 to 2007 and this marks her debut as host.<br />
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Sleigh Bells will also be making their <i>SNL</i> debut ahead of the release of their sophomore album, <em>Reign of Terror. </em></div>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-74217727342566659552012-02-08T14:56:00.002-05:002012-02-08T14:56:59.713-05:00SNL Promo: Zooey Deschanel<iframe frameborder="0" height="347" id="NBC Video Widget" src="http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=1383978" width="512"></iframe>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-28599170296405791732012-01-31T12:42:00.000-05:002012-01-31T12:42:01.680-05:00<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Paul+Brittain+Tabloid+New+York+Premiere+r5-OQU_9vYEl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Paul+Brittain+Tabloid+New+York+Premiere+r5-OQU_9vYEl.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sad news today - EW is reporting that featured player Paul Brittain is exiting the show to pursue other projects. The departure is effective immediately. While </span><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">SNL</i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> and Brittain have yet to comment, word is that he and the show have parted ways amicably. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A veteran of the Chicago improv scene, Brittain joined the <i>SNL</i> cast in September 2010. Some of his best-loved characters from his time at the show include Sex Ed Vincent and Lord Wyndemere. Brittain was also the star of one of my favourite sketches of season thirty-six, <i>Hallmark's Mother's Day</i>. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had the distinct privilege of interviewing Paul Brittain via e-mail last year (</span><a href="http://livefromnewyorkitssaturdaynightlive.blogspot.com/2011/04/paul-brittain-q.html" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">here</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">) and I wish him nothing but the best for the future! In the meantime, watch </span><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hallmark Mother's Day</i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> and laugh. </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Chill, Broseph! I like Mountain Dew and big butts!"</span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-82670460864116585032012-01-11T11:04:00.000-05:002012-01-11T11:04:12.215-05:00Channing Tatum, Zooey Deschanel to host SNL<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It has been announced that Channing Tatum and Zooey Deschanel will host SNL this February. Channing Tatum, who has an exciting 2012 in store for him, will host on February 4th with musical guest Bon Iver. Tatum will be seen in<i> Haywire, 21 Jump Street, Magic Mike, The Vow </i>and <i>GI Joe: Retaliation </i>this year. </div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Meanwhile, Zooey Deschanel. who currently stars on the breakout sitcom <i>New Girl,</i> will host February 11th with musical guest Karmin. </span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-34610199845844202302012-01-04T11:09:00.000-05:002012-01-04T11:09:38.949-05:00John Mualney's "New In Town" Available For Pre-Order<div class="caption" style="margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxa7hdL47x1qb3920o1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxa7hdL47x1qb3920o1_500.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have you pre-ordered your copy of John Mulaney’s sophomore comedy special “New In Town” yet? ‘Cause you totally can! The </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Town-John-Mulaney/dp/B006CTKWDS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1325693166&sr=8-2" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">CD</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Town-John-Mulaney/dp/B006CTKWDS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1325693166&sr=8-2" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">DVD </a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">are available to pre-order on Amazon right now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>New In Town</em> drops January 31st and will air on Comedy Central on January 28th at 10.00pm.</div></div>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-16983054725171245952012-01-04T07:43:00.002-05:002012-01-04T07:43:54.025-05:00<iframe frameborder="0" height="347" id="NBC Video Widget" src="http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=1376519" width="512"></iframe><br />
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</div><b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>SNL</i> Promo</b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">: Charles Barkley/Kelly Clarkson</span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-22919325389263070062011-12-19T15:51:00.000-05:002011-12-19T15:51:46.471-05:00Daniel Radcliffe to host SNL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn03.cdn.socialitelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/daniel-radcliffe-drama-deck-lunch-05032011-lead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://cdn03.cdn.socialitelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/daniel-radcliffe-drama-deck-lunch-05032011-lead.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It has been announced that <b>Daniel Radcliffe </b>will host </span><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Saturday Night Live</i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> on January 14th. This will mark the Harry Potter star's first stint as host. Up-and-coming chanteuse<b> Lana Del Rey</b> will serve as musical guest for the show, which is sure to attract oodles of attention and eyeballs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Meanwhile, <b>Charles Barkley </b>will host the next installment of the show on January 7th with musical guest <b>Kelly Clarkson. </b></span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-80929320678867023962011-12-16T22:00:00.000-05:002011-12-16T22:00:44.595-05:00Q&A - Christine Nangle & Shelly Gossman<style>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.ucbt.net/ucbtheatre/img/performers/9707/normal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://cdn.ucbt.net/ucbtheatre/img/performers/9707/normal.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">I had the distinct pleasure and honour of interviewing the infinitely cool, funny and talented Christine Nangle and Shelly Gossman via Skype earlier today. We covered their beginnings in comedy, some of their favourite sketches/hosts from their time at <i>SNL </i>and Melissa McCarthy.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> I want to thank both Nangle and Gossman for taking the time out of their busy schedules to talk with me, and for being so generous and kind with their answers. Enjoy reading!<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">How did you initially get into comedy? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Shelly</span></u><span lang="EN-US">: I was an actress in college and I had an improv class. And it really scared me and I thought I was terrible but the teacher was like, “You should pursue this!” And I moved to Chicago, got involved in the improv scene and everything that happened happened from that; the choice to study improv in Chicago. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Christine</span></u><span lang="EN-US">: I got started from a writing angle, just interested in that and I didn’t get started until after college. I just decided to, on a whim, audition for an improve troupe because I was always interested in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and so, kind of just did stuff there. Then I moved to New York to study at the Upright Citizens Brigade and it all came from there. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Who were some of your major influences growing up?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Shelly:</span></u><span lang="EN-US"> I have a lot of favourites. I love Shirley Maclaine. Bill Murray’s my favourite of all-time.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><a href="http://www.stolaf.edu/news/images/photolib/514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.stolaf.edu/news/images/photolib/514.jpg" /></a><u><span lang="EN-US">Christine:</span></u><span lang="EN-US"> I don’t know if you can see her Shirley Maclaine picture right up back there. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Shelly</span></u><span lang="EN-US">: Yeah, I’m the same. I really liked Mr. Show, which is an HBO show with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. I really loved Bill Murray. Amy Poehler is my favourite thing in the world. She’s just the best. And, of course, Saturday Night Live.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Was it always your goal to get on Saturday Night Live? Or was it more an opportunity that presented itself to you?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Christine</span></u><span lang="EN-US">: For myself, I never pictured myself here. I just loved writing and I was an improviser in New York as well. And, for me, I don’t think I ever allowed myself to dream it because I wasn’t really an actress. So when it came my way, my mind was blown. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Shelly</span></u><span lang="EN-US">: My whole goal was to get on the main stage of Second City and when I got that, I was kind of like, “Oh, what should my new dream be?” And my first show there, I got to audition for SNL. I got flown out; I auditioned twice. It slowly became a reality that, “Oh, this might actually be possible.” It came my way before – it wasn’t my goal. Like, I guess it was one of my dreams to work creatively, so this is one of the ways to do that!<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Christine</span></u><span lang="EN-US">: Totally. I know when I first got my contract, I was more blown away -because I was working a day job and doing comedy at night – and I was more blown away that my contract had my name and then “writer” in parentheses next to it and I was going to get paid to be creative. For me, I was like, I can’t believe that’s happening, let alone happening at SNL. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></b><b>Something that really interests me is the fact that so many writers at SNL are also performers. You both have substantial backgrounds in improv and have both starred in web series. Is performing and writing something that goes hand in hand for you guys?</b><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Shelly</span></u><span lang="EN-US">: I think that writing and improvisation go hand in hand and a lot of scripts written here on Tuesday night are written while sitting in a room and you just throw out jokes, so that’s the same skill as improvising. As far as being and actor and a writer, I don’t think those go hand in hand. Or being an impressionist and a writer, I don’t you necessarily are both. But I think if you’re an improviser, you can probably write. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Christine:</span></u><span lang="EN-US"> Well, Shelly and I write together a lot. It’s really helpful to have an actress to know what kind of choices to make. I guess that’s also an improviser thing. But it’s always helpful when you’re able to do readings for things. It helps us find new dimensions for the character. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">How did you get hired on Saturday Night Live? Did you submit a writing packet or audition as a performer?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly:</u> I auditioned twice and didn’t get hired. And then, the summer before last, Lorne and a bunch of the writers came to watch my Second City show in Chicago. I was on stage and you write your own stuff at Second City, so after that show, Lorne offered me the job without a writing packet. But he had seen a bunch of my writing through my audition at the Second City shows. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine</u>: And I was a writer/performer at UCB and a few years ago, I had a writing class with Abby Elliott, before she was on SNL or anything. And she kind of remembered me when they were looking for some recommendations for writers. She was like, “Oh, you should look up this girl.” So they asked me for a packet and I sent in a packet. They liked it and I came in for an interview and they hired me off that, which I think is kind of the exception to the rule. A lot of people get hired off their performances. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly:</u> Or a recommendation and they’ll look at your packet. But it’s hard, I think, just to send in a packet cold. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine</u>: Yeah, I’ve never heard of anyone that’s gotten hired that way.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly</u>: Ooh, I can think of one person! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine:</u> Really?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly</u>: Baze. You know, just through submitting jokes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine:</u> Yeah, he knew Dratch and stuff.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly</u>: Oh, he did?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine:</u> Yeah, he was in the family.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">What are some of your favourite sketches that you have written or contributed to?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine:</u> I wrote the Julian Assange sketches with Seth last year and they were super fun to work on, because we were allowed to play with it. Like, we would start other sketches and interrupt them with Julian Assange. It was just fun to do. It was fun to write with Seth, but it was fun to mix up what the normal <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">SNL</i> way of doing things is. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
<u>Shelly:</u> Those were so good.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine:</u> Thank you. And I also work with Bobby a lot and I really like doing the Kings of Catchphrase Comedy sketches. We just did our second one a couple of weeks ago and they are so fun, because the whole cast gets involved and you give them a catchphrase and then they improvise – some of them improvise their own catchphrases. And you just get to see everybody come through that day - because it takes a while to film it all – and just kind of be hilarious. You just kind of let them go and you’re reminded of how talented our cast really is. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly: </u>I would say some of my favourite sketches have not yet been the ones that I’ve written. My favourite sketch since I’ve been here was the What’s My Name game show sketch where everybody knows even peripheral celebrities, but they don’t know their doorman’s name. I love that sketch. I think it has a great social commentary. Last year I wrote maybe three monologues for female hosts and that’s something I feel proud of. Monologues are hard and I like to try to find a voice for them. Anytime you can write for women, I think it’s exciting. And I think when we have female hosts, I feel really excited.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Who did you write monologues for?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly: </u>Emma Stone, Miley and Helen Mirren’s we actually wrote together. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">What are some of your favourite sketches to not make it to air?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Shelly</span></u><span lang="EN-US">: One of my favourites was from my second read-through with Bryan Cranston. I wrote a sketch with my friend Mike called Stepdad Class about how to be a cool stepdad---</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
<u>Christine</u>: Which still might be on the show at some point.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Shelly</span></u><span lang="EN-US">: Maybe. Maybe I shouldn’t talk about it. I guess in general, I like character pieces, because that’s what I like writing. They’re sometimes harder to get on than a premise-based scene. Melissa McCarthy’s show had a lot of character pieces. That’s rare. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Out of curiosity, were a lot of those her own characters that she brought?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly and Christine:</u> Two of them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine: </u>She did the one where she dances with the balloons. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly</u>: Christine helped on that.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine:</u> Like, she did that at The Groundlings, but she did it a certain way and then I helped get it into an SNL mould. Because when you’re writing for live comedy theatre, you have almost no props and it’s just a blank stage. You have to be creative in figuring out how to make that work. So then when you’re dealing with camera angles, props and other actors, it’s a skill you really have to learn at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">SNL.</i> It takes a while. So I just worked with her to make it into more of an SNL sketch and write in a few other characters and stuff like that. And then the taste test sketch was hers, too. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly:</u> With the ranch dressing.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">That is one of my favourites of the season so far. Was she one of your favourite hosts to work with this season? Who have been some of your other favourites?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly and Christine:</u> Yeah, absolutely.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly: </u>Everyone is pretty great. Russell Brand surprised me in terms of how much I adored working with him. He is so smart, so funny – he’s brilliant. Genius. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine: </u>Charlie Day was fun. I really loved Amy Poehler. That was amazing. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly:</u> Buscemi was so good.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine:</u> When people come, for the most part, they want to learn and they submit themselves to the process. And they’re so nice –</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly:</u> So nice.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine: </u>They defer to us and they just want it to be the best show it can be. People are always really great.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Is there any host you would like to work with in the future?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">Shelly: I was just saying yesterday – this is a long shot – but I wish Joan Rivers could host. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine:</u> We were talking about what if Dolly Parton hosted. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">They would both be fabulous. So, Jimmy Fallon is hosting this weekend? Any sneak peek of who or what might show up? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Shelly:</u> Stay tuned! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 4.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Christine:</u> The best thing about when people like that host is that they always bring people with them that they were on the show with and that’s always so cool to be around. </span></div>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-73981552827240604442011-12-15T15:15:00.000-05:002011-12-15T15:15:09.227-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-INTthLw2PR0/TfPTx8xzCuI/AAAAAAAAA4s/_kB7Jb1j7b4/s1600/bridesmaids-kristen-wiig-set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-INTthLw2PR0/TfPTx8xzCuI/AAAAAAAAA4s/_kB7Jb1j7b4/s320/bridesmaids-kristen-wiig-set.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A warm and hearty congratulations to Kristen Wiig who received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy for her work in Bridesmaids. Additionally, <i>Bridesmaids</i> was nominated for Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Responding to the news that she had been nominated, Wiig said, "“I’m speechless. I’m ecsatatic. I’m elated. It’s hard to wrap your head around it. You set out to make a little movie and you don’t know how people are going to react to it.”</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yesterday, the entire cast of <i>Bridesmaids</i> was rewarded with a SAG nomination for Best Ensemble. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Next stop - the Kodak!</span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-48719725938469842622011-12-13T14:23:00.000-05:002011-12-13T14:23:51.360-05:00Interesting Thing of the Day -<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A2YqoN2INlg/TuelBVRr9EI/AAAAAAAAAWg/rWgldP2tuXE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+18.57.24.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A2YqoN2INlg/TuelBVRr9EI/AAAAAAAAAWg/rWgldP2tuXE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+18.57.24.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bp8LPDsqZCE/TuelA6_sRcI/AAAAAAAAAWY/7y26HnWK91c/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+18.57.35.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bp8LPDsqZCE/TuelA6_sRcI/AAAAAAAAAWY/7y26HnWK91c/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+18.57.35.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LcrXGGb6Uu8/TuelCY_2p3I/AAAAAAAAAW0/nGY8FbdDOrc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+18.56.20.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LcrXGGb6Uu8/TuelCY_2p3I/AAAAAAAAAW0/nGY8FbdDOrc/s320/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+18.56.20.png" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oEezBKzJpJA/TuelB0fjqsI/AAAAAAAAAWo/NkUxZohadck/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+18.56.42.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oEezBKzJpJA/TuelB0fjqsI/AAAAAAAAAWo/NkUxZohadck/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+18.56.42.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VFIuZxov1_Y/TuelABEXqWI/AAAAAAAAAWU/ywXQW5CZTRQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+19.03.56.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VFIuZxov1_Y/TuelABEXqWI/AAAAAAAAAWU/ywXQW5CZTRQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+19.03.56.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Rtg7nVhJq8/Tuek_bcIyaI/AAAAAAAAAWM/1PyNFc2-eQk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+19.04.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Rtg7nVhJq8/Tuek_bcIyaI/AAAAAAAAAWM/1PyNFc2-eQk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-13+at+19.04.10.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Letters penned by the likes of Alec Baldwin, Al Franken and a host of female employee at Saturday Night Live written in response to the infamous Chris Smith article <a href="http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/47548/">"Comedy Isn't Funny" </a>for New York Magazine. Love it!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(New York Magazine, 1995)</span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-71632756771020016732011-12-12T17:01:00.000-05:002011-12-12T17:01:13.589-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cKk6IjSpolk/TuZ5kwzbDjI/AAAAAAAAAWE/D64ooNzd6dk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-12+at+21.01.07.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cKk6IjSpolk/TuZ5kwzbDjI/AAAAAAAAAWE/D64ooNzd6dk/s400/Screen+shot+2011-12-12+at+21.01.07.png" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Y'all ready for this? </span></div>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-41067804796742793432011-12-12T17:00:00.001-05:002011-12-12T17:00:39.496-05:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YbEOr5Weqb8" width="640"></iframe><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Taran Killam recreates Robyn's "<i>Call Your Girlfriend</i>" video. And it is <i>wonderful. </i></span>lfnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011398318876577586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148799251514550270.post-12847163097798254292011-12-10T20:57:00.000-05:002011-12-10T20:57:33.186-05:00<div class="post_content" id="post_content_14042216669" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <blockquote> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls7db0329S1qzqebpo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls7db0329S1qzqebpo1_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>“At S<em>aturday Night Live,</em> thank you to Lorne Michaels for rerouting my destiny; Marci Klein for discovering me; Tina Fey for making me look better at sketch comedy than I really am; Mary Ellen Matthews for the awesome cover photo; Dana Edelson for photo research; Kenny Aymong; Steve Higgins; Mike Shoemaker; Katreese Barnes; Louis Zakarian; Jodi Mancuso; Lindsay Shookus; Bettie Rogers; Will Ferrell; Tracy Morgan; Gena Rositano; <strong>and both Jimmy Fallon and Maya Rudolph for holding my baby so much.”</strong><br />
</blockquote><ul><li>Acknowledgments in Darrell Hammond’s <em>God, If You’re Not Up There, I’m Fucked. </em>If you still haven’t gotten your hands on a copy of this book, treat yo’ self.</li>
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