Pics from MacGruber

Here are the first pictures from the movie incarnation fo MacGruber featuring Will Forte & Kristen Wiig.



All you Ryan Phillipe fans can check out more pics here -

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/09/01/ryan-phillippe-shoots-macgruber-movie/

Fred Armisen To Appear in Parks & Recreation

via Aziz Ansari-

Fred Armisen is doing his episode of Parks and Rec this week and killing it!


Armisen will play Leslie Knope's counterpart from Pawnee's sister city. The twist if he's from Venezuela where the parks department is a whole different ball game.

“Leslie arranges for [Armisen and his colleagues] to come for a visit, but they’re from a city in Venezuela,” explains executive producer Michael Schur. “They’re very confused because in Venezuela the government is so powerful; their parks department travels with military escorts and motorcades and stuff. They have all the money in the world because of their oil and they [don't understand] why Pawnee’s parks department is so rinky-dink.”

LOVE IT!

This Weekend on SNL

Tune in this weekend to catch a repeat of Ben Affleck/David Cook.

Ben Affleck/David Cook
Saturday August 29 11.30/10.30c

New Fred's Blog

Yes, Fred's Blog on the NBC website has FINALLY been updated! The latest entry is a look-back on the Hugh Laurie episode complete behind-the-scenes photos of him & the cast at various stages during show week. Enjoy!


http://blog.nbc.com/fred/

Happy Birthday John Mulaney!

Happy birthday to SNL writer/high-larious comedian John Mulaney!
Have a good 'un!

By the way, doesn't that picture of him look like a promotional shot from Rebel Without A Cause?

Hannibal Burress Article

Read how comedian Hannibal Burress got his new gig as SNL writer here -

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0826-snl-new-writeraug26,0,4081957.story

It's the stuff of movies!


*not really

MTV's SNL Host Dreamlist

Obviously taking a cue from my blog, MTV has compiled a list of people they'd like to see host Saturday Night Live next season. The shortlist of five includes -

1. Robert Pattinson
2. Sam Worthington
3. Leighton Meester
4. Ashlee Simpson -Wentz
5. Chris Pine

Note to Lorne Michaels - do not heed MTV's advice. I do not want to see SNL turn Twilight/Gossip Girl/Melrose Place remake friendly next season.

Are you as appalled by MTV's shortlist as I am? Don't all of those suggestions kinda suck with the exception of Chris Pine?

Who Would You Like To See Host SNL This Season?

With the announcement that Transformers 2 star Megan Fox will host the season premiere of SNL, I'm wondering who would you like to see host SNL this season?

Some stars that I would be pleased to see host include -

• Michael Cera
• Zachary Quinto
• Kristen Bell
• Jack McBrayer
• Zooey Deschanel
• Jason Schwartzman
• John Mayer
• Jane Lynch
• Elizabeth Banks
• Jason Segel
• Justin Long
• Ricky Gervais

Leave a comment and say what star you would like to see host next season!

Abby Elliott Spoofs Gwyneth Paltrow's Cooking Lesson Vid

Check out this high-larious spoof of Gwyneth Paltrow's thoroughly unnecessary video on how to cook chicken, done by SNL's very own wunderkind Abby Elliott.


http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f33f8c23ec/gwyneth-paltrow-makes-chicken-goop-com-with-abby-elliott

Enjoy!

New York Superheroes

SNL writer Simon Rich & Farley Katz have conjured up a brand new band of superheroes - New York Superheroes. Among its members are Book Club Leader, Paul Giamatti, Miss Teach for America and many more!

The good news? You can purchase your very own New York Superheroes card deck. The cards are complete with illustrations, power ratings and superhero descriptions. You can get all that for just $30.
$30 may seem a little pricey but bare in mind that the card decks are a limited edition of just 180 (until New York Superheroes take over the world and they are the only trading cards available).

Check out Simon & Farley's blog for more info -

http://newyorksuperheroes.com/

Ryan Perez Hired for SNL!

In further writer news, Ryan Perez from UCB LA has been hired as a writer for the upcoming season of Saturday Night Live. According to his UCB profile, he's also a writer for Funny Or Die. Nice job promotion if you ask me!

Congratulations!

Hannibal Buress Hired for SNL!

Hilarious comedian Hannibal Buress announced on his Twitter that he shall be writing for SNL next season. If you don't know Hannibal Buress is, (a) Why not? (b) you will! and (c) check out his stand-up in the video below!




Congratulations Mr. Buress!

When In Rome Trailer

Check out the trailer for the upcoming movie, "When in Rome" which stars Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Will Arnett, Dax Shepherd, Danny DeVito, Jon Heder and SNL's Bobby Moynihan who can be seen in the trailer embedded below.



Scroll to 0.36 to see Bobby Moynihan (with mucho facial hair) in action!

Happy Birthday Kristen Wiig!

Birthday wishes go out to Kristen Wiig who turns 36 today!
Happy birthday!

Oh Lord-

According to multiple internet reports, Transformers star Megan Fox will host the SNL premiere on September 26th in order to promote comedy/horror flick Jennifer's Body.

"An insider tells Life & Style, "Megan is psyched to have gotten this opportunity. She has a lot of surprises in store for the audience. This is the perfect opportunity for her to show off her comedic skills.""

Fox is honing her comedic skills by working on a digital short with Andy Samberg.

This could either work out really well and Fox could emerge as a cool, self-effacing chick or it could be horrible. What do you think about SNL's choice?