Okay, yes internet, Andy Samberg has made another funny MTV Movie Awards Promo with a sweaty Will Arnett and a stabby Bill Hader: I can't wait for the Samberg version of "Best WTF Moment," though. (Thanks for the tips, Chuck... CONTINUE READING ANDY SAMBERG AND WILL ARNETT FIGHT TO THE DEATH»
Posted on May 6, 2009 in Commercials
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Tags: Andy Samberg | Bill Hader | MTV Movie Awards | Will Arnett
Some people with Twitters seemed to think that this weekend's SNL with host Seth Rogen was "meh." Those people don't know what they're talking about. Clearly, they don't watch the show every week, or they'd know that by current SNL... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: SKINNY SETH ROGEN FTW»
Posted on April 6, 2009 in Late Night, Sketch Comedy
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Tags: Andy Samberg | Bill Hader | Kristen Wiig | Observe And Report | Seth Meyers | Seth Rogen
I don't know why any of us get excited about funny SNL guests anymore, but it's clear the excitement/disappointment cycle will never end (and that Jon Hamm episode last fall WAS great). This Saturday, manage your expectations for the very... CONTINUE READING SKINNY SETH ROGEN IS HOSTING SNL ON SATURDAY»
Posted on April 2, 2009 in Late Night, Sketch Comedy
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Tags: Bill Hader | Megan Mullally | Saturday Night Live | Seth Rogen
The bad news is this weekend's SNL with host Tracy Morgan wasn't as funny as it could be. The intro segment, where Tracy goes "back" to 30 Rock, was completely unfunny, despite a cameo by Tina Fey. In fact, Tracy... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: TRACY MORGAN YELLS»
Posted on March 16, 2009 in Late Night, Sketch Comedy
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Tags: Bill Hader | Cobra Starship | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | Tracy Morgan
The Rock is not a terrible comic actor, but SNL seems to think that the funniest thing about The Rock is dressing The Rock up in girly clothes and making him sing and dance. You know, because he's a big... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: THE ROCK OBAMA»
Posted on March 9, 2009 in Late Night, Sketch Comedy
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Tags: Andy Samberg | Barack Obama | Bill Hader | Dwayne Johnson | Jessica Biel | John Mulaney | Justin Timberlake | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | The Rock | Will Forte
The reason Alec Baldwin has hosted SNL so many times is because Alec Baldwin has the magical ability to raise even the dullest, most overlong sketch to a level where there's at least one thing funny about it: Alec Baldwin's... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: ALEC BALDWIN DID NOT PLAY THE BANJO»
Posted on February 16, 2009 in Late Night, Sketch Comedy
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Tags: Alec Baldwin | Bill Hader | Jack MacBrayer | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | The Flaming Lips
Is it just me, or did Saturday's SNL seem aimed at our parent's generation? Aside from the digital short, pretty much 100% of the show was (gulp), kind of, um, "Dad-humor." Nobody loves Steve Martin more than me (I'll even... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: STEVE MARTIN PLAYED A BANJO FOR A VERY LONG TIME»
Posted on February 2, 2009 in Late Night, Sketch Comedy
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Tags: Andy Samberg | Bill Hader | Fred Armisen | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | Steve Martin | Will Forte
(via Alex Blagg) This is one of those situations where I feel like the original idea of remakingThe Bad Lieutenant starring Nicolas Cage, directed by Werner Herzog, was so categorically bad that even Nicolas Cage's bat-hair wig looked good... CONTINUE READING OPERATION WATCH THIS: THE BAD LIEUTENANT REMAKE STARRING BILL HADER»
Posted on December 11, 2008 in Operation Watch This
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Tags: Bill Hader | Bonnaroo | Nicolas Cage | The Bad Lieutenant | Werner Herzog
What happened this week, SNL? Has the post-election hangover really set in, with a Justin Timberlake ace already played? Were you scared to try anything interesting after blog criticism of last week's "gay" episode? Or, worst-case, did you think that... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: EVEN TIM MCGRAW'S ENTHUSIASM COULDN'T SAVE THIS ONE»
Posted on November 24, 2008 in Sketch Comedy
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Tags: Bill Hader | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | Tim McGraw
And it's an SNL promo, what do you expect? Have those ever been funny or needed to be? This time he's outside with Bill Hader and there's a volcano for some reason. But Jamesssss Frannnnco you guys: Did you know... CONTINUE READING THE FIRST JAMES FRANCO SNL PROMO JUST CAME IN OVER THE WIRES»
Posted on September 17, 2008 in Sketch Comedy
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Tags: Bill Hader | James Franco | Saturday Night Live
The Line is a web series about fanboys waiting in line for a Sci Fi movie called Future Space, starring The State's Joe Lo Truglio and Bill Hader and directed by Seth Meyers. The funniest episode so far introduced Paul... CONTINUE READING OPERATION WATCH THIS: THE LINE IS GETTING FUNNY, Y'ALL»
Posted on August 8, 2008 in Operation Watch This
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Tags: Bill Hader | Joe Lo Truglio | Paul Scheer | Seth Meyers | The Line
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The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
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Uh. OK. Well, first let's address what this movie did well, like the disappointed parents we are (or at least that I am), recognizing that the negative feedback won't be useful or constructive if it isn't preceded by something positive....
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