In New York?

If so, Jay Pharoah is doing two stand-up shows in the city tomorrow night. The first one is at Jazzin, a new show hosted by comics Julian McCullough and Sean O'Connor. It's on between 8.30 and 10.30 tomorrow night at Jimmy's No. 43, 43 East 7th St. New York, NY. More info here. 
Secondly, he'll be performing at Whiplash tomorrow night at the UCB. Ticket reservations can be made here.  Admission is free, but hurry - Whiplash is one of the hottest comedy shows in NY and tickets go like hot cakes. Facebook event here.

Paul Rudd/Paul McCartney - Thoughts

Share your thoughts on tonight's edition of SNL. How did Paul Rudd fare in his second stint as host? Did former Beatle Paul McCartney appear in any live sketches? Favourite sketch of the night? MVP of the show?


Comment, comment, comment!

Paul Rudd/Paul McCartney Promo #2

SNL Promo Photo -

A promo photo of this weekend's "Two Pauls Variety Hour Special".

Seth Meyers to Host 2011 White House Correspondent's Dinner

SNL head writer Seth Meyers has been tapped to host next year’s White House Correspondent Dinner. 


Meyers has plenty of hosting experience under his belt having served as host of the ESPYs and the Webby Awards. The White House Correspondent’s Dinner has been described as “the Oscars for the C-Span set,” so it’s kind of a big deal. Seth Meyers has a weak act to follow - this year’s host Jay Leno was deemed a “comic disaster”. 

Saturday Night Live nominated for WGA Award

Congratulations to Saturday Night Live's writers who were nominated for a WGA Award in the category of Comedy/Variety Series. SNL faces steep competition from the likes of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report and Penn and Teller - Bullshit. 


Let's have a toast for the WGA-nominated writing team -


Seth Meyers,  Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jillian Bell, Hannibal Buress, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Jessi Klein, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Christine Nangle, Michael Patrick O’Brien, Paula Pell, Ryan Perez, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker


Congratulations, everybody!

SNL Promo #1 - Paul Rudd/Paul McCartney

Happy belated birthday to Fred Armisen who celebrated his birthday yesterday! Hope you had  a good 'un, sir!

Robert DeNiro/Diddy Dirt Money - Thoughts

Share your thoughts on tonight's SNL after it's aired. How did De Niro fare? Did P. Diddy have his wish to appear in a sketch granted? Favourite sketch? MVP of the show?

Comment, comment, comment!

SNL writer Simon Rich discloses his eating habits to New York Magazine's Grub Street. Check it out here.

Robert DeNiro/Diddy Dirt Money Promo Photo

P Diddy to appear in an SNL sketch this weekend?

Well, he certainly thinks he is. Look at this series of Tweets :

 

SOMEBODY SEND ME ROBERT DENIROS PHONE # SO WE CAN REHEARSE +GO OVER OUR LINES FOR THE SKIT WE’RE DOIN TOGETHER ON SNL ……lol

OK SO DENIRO DONT KNOW IT YET BUT WE DOIN A SKIT TOGETHER ON SNL. BECAUSE I SAID SO. ITS LIVE TV SO IMMA BUMRUSH THE STAGE LILMAMA STYLE LOL

@nbcsnl U BETTER CALL JUDD APATOW OR JONAH HILL+ASK BOUT MY IMPROV GAME-FUCK A SCRIPT. LETS JUST START WITH THE TOPIC HAIRY NIPPLES. GO. LOL

YO TWITTERNATION-LET @NBCSNL KNOW WHO THEY DEALING WITH+THAT DENIRO+I ARE DOIN A SKIT ON SNL. IMMA LET U TAKE IT FROM HERE. #IMPROVKING lol

If I were a betting woman, I’d say that Diddy will most likely make some kind of sketch appearance this weekend. Hell, after his performance in Get Him To The Greek, I’ll be disappointed if he doesn’t.

"Painting the Town Fred" - NY Post

The NY Post talked to Fred Armisen about his life, his comedy and his newfound bachelor status. Check it out here.

Robert DeNiro/Diddy Dirt Money SNL Promo #1

Hollywood Hotel's Very SNL Greeting | NY Times

From NY Times -

How many businesses can boast that their holiday video greeting card was made by a “Saturday Night Live” threesome?

In September, the boutique Sunset Tower Hotel, an entertainment industry hangout in West Hollywood, Calif., already had holiday card plans on its mind to send to its list of 5,000 customers. Trying to come up with something unique, the hotel’s owner, Jeff Klein, decided to ask Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone if they would make a video for him.

The three have been writing and performing sketches together since junior high but now work for “S.N.L.” They have been behind now-classic viral videos like “Lazy Sunday” and “Motherlover.” The three New York comedians, who use the hotel as their California home base, agreed.

The one-minute video is reminiscent of their hit 2008 short, “Andy Popping Into Frame,” in which Mr. Samberg suddenly appears in mundane footage shot on the streets of Manhattan. Instead of starring Mr. Samberg, the Sunset Tower video features Dimitri Dimitrov, Mr. Klein’s maître d’hôtel.

Mr. Klein declined to say if he had paid the entertainers to make the video, but added that “we always take great care of those boys when they stay with us.”

Watch the video here.