New Pics From "Whip It!"

Whip It has been touted as a roller-derby comedy, and marks the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, who also stars in the film. In addition, the film stars Ellen Page, Kristen Wiig, Marcia Gay Harden, Juliette Lewis, and Zoe Bell.
Here's a picture from the movie with Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page & SNL's Kristen Wiig:




Thoughts? Is it just me or does it look pretty bizarre-o?

Andy Samberg and Seth Meyers to Appear At ESPY's

Stars like Chris Berman, Jeff Gordon, Omar Epps, Wyclef Jean, Seth Meyers, Marisa Miller, Rashida Jones, Miranda Kerr, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Danica Patrick, Zachary Quinto, Condoleezza Rice, Andy Samberg, Stuart Scott, Venus Williams, and Will.i.am are due to appear as presenters at this year's ESPY's which will be broadcast on Sunday, July 19 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPNHD.
The sports awards show will be hosted by the badass Samuel L. Jackson and be taped on Wednesday July 15 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and be televised on Sunday July 19.

Your welcome, sports-lovers!

For Anyone Going to Comic-Con

On Thursday July 23rd between 2pm and 3pm, appearing in person to discuss the film Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs will be Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, the ridiculously talented Bobb'e J. Thompson and directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord.

From comingsoon.net:


Sony Pictures Animation: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs— In 2009, Columbia Pictures' and Sony Pictures Animation's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will be the most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the classic children's book, the film focuses on a town where food begins to fall from the sky like rain. Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian) is the voice of Flint Lockwood, a young inventor who dreams of creating something that will improve everyone's life. Anna Faris (The House Bunny) takes on the role of Sam Sparks, a weathergirl covering the phenomenon who hides her intelligence behind a perky exterior. James Caan plays Tim Lockwood, Flint's technophobic father. SNL's Andy Samberg plays Brent, the town bully who has plagued Flint since childhood. Bruce Campbell plays Mayor Shelbourne, who figures out that Flint's invention can put the town, and more importantly himself, on the map, and Mr. T plays the by-the-rules town cop, Earl Devereaux. Bobb'e J. Thompson (Role Models) is Carl Devereaux, Earl's son. Appearing in person: Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Bobb'e J. Thompson, and directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord. Room 6BCF

For those of you unfamiliar with the aforementioned Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, I've taken the liberty of posting the traile for you.

Doubt: The Video Game

So probably everybody saw this when it aired on the VMA's on 31st May, but I only got around to looking at it now, and my God, it's hilarious.

So if you've already seen it, refresh your memory. If not, enjoy!

Jason Sudeikis Joins "Going The Distance"

Jason Sudeikis has joined the cast of yet another rom-com. This time it's "Going the Distance", the upcoming Drew Barrymore/Justin Long flick in which Sudeikis will play "Box" (I know), a friend who thinks Justin's long-distance relationship with Drew is a mistake.

Congrats!

Follow Seth Meyers on Twitter

Follow the SNL head writer on Twitter, here:


http://twitter.com/sethmeyers21

You will receive tweets like this one:
"Don't want to brag but I wrote both Sanford's and Palin's press conference speeches. The key? No proofreading."

Enjoy!

MacGruber Movie News

Ryan Phillipe and Val Kilmer are reportedly in talks to star in what could be the worst idea ever or the greatest idea ever. As you probably know, Will Forte, Jorma Taccone and John Solomon have penned a script for the movie, which according to Reuters, "finds the legendary, much-decorated MacGruber retired and living as a monk in Ecuador -- until he's enlisted to fight the evil Cunth, who has a nuclear warhead; the mission is personal because Cunth killed MacGruber's bride."
Phillipe would play Piper, an army soldier forced to pair up with MacGruber and Val Kilmer as Cunth. Will Forte and Kristen Wiig will reprise their roles from the sketches.

What do you think? Are you looking forward to MacGruber : The Motion Picture or should it remain as the funny sketches that grace our screens every few weeks?

Analysis on Why "Santana DVX" Is Awesome

http://www.avclub.com/articles/portraits-of-awesomeness-the-lonely-island-and-e40,29921/

Read that awesome article which carefully details the awesomeness of Santana DVX, a track from The Lonely Island's album "Incredibad" - which is insanely hilarious.
Enjoy!

Anyone Going to Comic-Con?

If so, you are in for a treat.
Mike Judge will be there on July 25th screening footage from the upcoming movie "Extract" which looks beyond hilarious. He will be joined by a panel comprised of some of the film's stars including Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis and SNL's very own Kristen Wiig.

If you have not yet seen the trailer for Extract, here you have it:

Al Franken Finally Declared Winner

After months and months of waiting, Al Franken was finally ruled the winner of the Minnestota senate election, putting an end to eight months worth of challenges from the Republican challenger, Norm Coleman.

Congrats to Senator Stuart Smalley!

The Invention of Lying Trailer

Been waiting for this one for a long time, and it looks even better than I expected. Starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K, Rob Lowe, and SNL alum Tina Fey and Christopher Guest, this is The Invention of Lying.

Enjoy!

Bored To Death Trailer

The above is the trailer for the upcoming HBO series Bored To Death, which I can safely predict will be my new favourite TV show. After all, anything with both Jason Schwartzman and Zach Galifianakis promises to be excellent. But, the trailer above includes many familiar faces including Olivia Thirlby, Parker Posey and SNL's Kristen Wiig.

Enjoy!

'Paul' Production Blog Goes Live

As I've mentioned in previous blog posts, Bill Hader & Kristen Wiig are currently filming the Simon Pegg/Nick Frost movie 'Paul'. The film, directed by Greg Mottola, also stars Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, Jane Lynch and Joe Lo Truglio.
The film's production blog - www.whatispaul.com has just gone live online and is filled with behind the scenes footage and interviews with the cast including Kristen Wiig & Bill Hader.

Enjoy!

Seth Meyers to Create Animated Series

From MTV.com:


The MTV mothership announced its slate of in-development programming this week, and among the titles announced is one particular project that should pique the interest of comic book fans.

“The Awesomes” is described as an animated half-hour series created by “Saturday Night Live” head writer Seth Meyers and fellow SNL-er Mike Shoemaker that “follows an unassuming superhero and his cohorts as they battle evil villains, the paparazzi, and a less than desirable reputation as bumbling losers.”
The series will be produced by SNL chief Lorne Michaels’ production company, Broadway Video, with Meyers and Shoemaker serving as co-creators and co-writers. Meyers is no stranger to the comics world, having recently teamed with fellow SNL-er Bill Hader on the Marvel Comics one-shot story “Spider-Man: The Short Halloween.”

“The most exciting thing about creating content for MTV is that you can paint across a broad canvas,” said Tony DiSanto, President of Programming for MTV. “This allows us to play with different genres as our long history of hits clearly illustrates, from ‘Beavis and Butthead’ to ‘The Real World’ to ‘The Hills.’ MTV is always evolving, and we are spreading our creative wings even further with this slate. From animation, to scripted, to comedy, as always, MTV is a home for talent to give life to their vision behind the camera, as well as in front of it.”

There is no schedule for the series at this point, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted when it’s announced.

How does The Awesomes sound to you? Awesome? Will you watch?

SNL Premiere Date

NBC announced its fall premiere dates, and Saturday Night Live will premiere its 35th season on September 26th.

Save the date!