Tracy Morgan Will Host SNL On March 14

For the first time! It would be so cool if he revisits his classic angel dust sketch with the "I got the ice in me!" line but there's not really a precedent for that. Either way, shark week!... CONTINUE READING TRACY MORGAN WILL HOST SNL ON MARCH 14»

Posted on February 20, 2009 in Sketch Comedy (12 comments)
Tags: Saturday Night Live | Tracy Morgan

SNL Hates Bloggers.

I didn't include this in SNL: Just The Funny Parts, because it isn't one, but in a Weekend Update segment this weekend, SNL made their stance on bloggers known with a mouth-breathing portrayal by Michaela Watkins. For anyone taking Intro... CONTINUE READING SNL HATES BLOGGERS.»

Posted on February 16, 2009 in Sketch Comedy, So Meta (54 comments)
Tags: Michaela Watkins | Saturday Night Live | Seth Meyers

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Alec Baldwin Did Not Play The Banjo

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»

Michael Phelps And His Mom Enjoyed This Week's SNL

You know, the one where Weekend Update was basically entirely devoted to defending him? That one. Apparently Michael Phelps and his mom loved it and sent it to everyone they knew (last paragraph.)... CONTINUE READING MICHAEL PHELPS AND HIS MOM ENJOYED THIS WEEK'S SNL»

Posted on February 10, 2009 in Sketch Comedy (0 comments)
Tags: Green Day | Michael Phelps | Saturday Night Live

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Steve Martin Played A Banjo For A Very Long Time

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»

Fred Armisen Made Out With Paul Rudd On His First Date With Elisabeth Moss

Just a few days before The Cutest Couple In The World surprised everyone last week by getting engaged, Fred Armisen appeared on Conan and told a story about how he invited the girl he "recently started dating" to watch SNL... CONTINUE READING FRED ARMISEN MADE OUT WITH PAUL RUDD ON HIS FIRST DATE WITH ELISABETH MOSS»

Peggy Olson Is Engaged To Barack Obama

Aww, Elisabeth Moss and Fred Armisen are reportedly engaged. As long as Elisabeth doesn't make Fred move to Los Angeles when Mad Men starts filming again, this news is adorable.... CONTINUE READING PEGGY OLSON IS ENGAGED TO BARACK OBAMA»

Posted on January 23, 2009 in Celebrity Gossip! (6 comments)
Tags: Elisabeth Moss | Fred Armisen | Mad Men | Peggy Olson | Saturday Night Live

SNL: Just The Funny Parts (And Fleet Foxes)

As they say, they can't all be winners, and after Neil Patrick Harris's tour de force performance last week, maybe the show is, how do I say this nicely because I certainly don't make a 90-minute sketch comedy show every... CONTINUE READING SNL: JUST THE FUNNY PARTS (AND FLEET FOXES)»

Kangols. Kangols. Kangols? Kangols.

You know what's apparently big this week? Kangol hats! This morning when Vulture put up their hilarious casting of the miracle plane crash post, the most visible surviving passenger (Seriously, he was on EVERY CHANNEL last night. I bet he... CONTINUE READING KANGOLS. KANGOLS. KANGOLS? KANGOLS.»

Posted on January 16, 2009 in Sketch Comedy, The News (5 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Kangols | Neil Patrick Harris | Saturday Night Live

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Neil Patrick Harris Is A Triple Threat

Has anyone done an investigation into what NPH did during all those years between Doogie Howser, M.D. and his recent multi-platform Lazarus-like comeback? It's starting to seem like we could have used him, and that he let us down. Saturday... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: NEIL PATRICK HARRIS IS A TRIPLE THREAT»

Posted on January 12, 2009 in Sketch Comedy (33 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Mark Wahlberg | Neil Patrick Harris | Saturday Night Live

Lindsay Gets Sick For One Day

And the promos for the Neil Patrick Harris-hosted episode of SNL come out. (Thanks for the tip, Erin.) It's like Murphy's Law or something. Right? Isn't that Murphy's Law? "Anything bad that could happen will result in you getting sick... CONTINUE READING LINDSAY GETS SICK FOR ONE DAY»

Posted on January 7, 2009 (3 comments)
Tags: Health | Neil Patrick Harris | Saturday Night Live

Trend Alert: All Network Comedies Now Required To Make At Least One "Cleanse" Joke

(This week, we're highlighting some of our favorite Videogum posts / video-related moments of 2008. So that's why things look different, and are old, this week. And Happy Almost New Year!) Originally posted on Videogum on October 2, 2008: On... CONTINUE READING TREND ALERT: ALL NETWORK COMEDIES NOW REQUIRED TO MAKE AT LEAST ONE "CLEANSE" JOKE»

SNL Is Going To Be Legendary

Suit up! The first SNL guest host of 2009 will be...Neil Patrick Harris!... CONTINUE READING SNL IS GOING TO BE LEGENDARY»

Posted on December 19, 2008 in Casting Calls (0 comments)
Tags: How I Met Your Mother | Neil Patrick Harris | Saturday Night Live

The It's A Wonderful Life Lost Ending

If you watch the Best Movie Ever this holiday season and are left with a twinge of regret that mean old Mr. Potter never got what was coming to him, Saturday Night Live had the answer twenty years ago, and... CONTINUE READING THE IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE LOST ENDING»

Posted on December 18, 2008 in Alternate Endings, Sketch Comedy (2 comments)
Tags: It's A Wonderful Life | Saturday Night Live

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Goodbye Amy

Veteran comedy guy Hugh Laurie hosted SNL Saturday with musical guest Kanye West, and what is up with those long sketches? For example: at the 43 minute mark, there had been just five sketches. None of them were terrible, but... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: GOODBYE AMY»

Posted on December 15, 2008 in Late Night, Live TV, Sketch Comedy (13 comments)
Tags: Amy Poehler | Fred Armisen | Kanye West | Saturday Night Live | Seth Meyers

Uh Oh, Could Someone Please Change Frank Gatson Jr.'s Diaper?

Frank Gason Jr., Beyonce's choreographer and the man responsible for "Single Ladies" (and therefore responsible for Shane Mercado), is unhappy with that SNL sketch from a month ago where Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg danced bady. From EW: As it... CONTINUE READING UH OH, COULD SOMEONE PLEASE CHANGE FRANK GATSON JR.'S DIAPER?»

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Yes You Can Say "Jizz" On Television

Whoa, Amy Poehler surprised everyone by returning to SNL just six weeks after having her kid! But that wasn't the only shocking, awesome thing to happen on Saturday's show. Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone debuted the first single from their... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: YES YOU CAN SAY "JIZZ" ON TELEVISION»

Posted on December 8, 2008 in Late Night, Music Related Content, Sketch Comedy (22 comments)
Tags: Amy Poehler | Andy Samberg | Depeche Mode | Saturday Night Live | The Lonely Island

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Even Tim McGraw's Enthusiasm Couldn't Save This One

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 (15 comments)
Tags: Bill Hader | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | Tim McGraw

Fun Fact: Noah Baumbach Helped Write An SNL Sketch

Whatevs.org uncovers the secret behind the short film at the end of this week's SNL credited to "Fred, Bill, and Noah," with pictures that prove that "Noah" is Kicking And Screaming and The Squid And The Whale writer/director Noah Baumbach.... CONTINUE READING FUN FACT: NOAH BAUMBACH HELPED WRITE AN SNL SKETCH»

Posted on November 17, 2008 in Cameos, Sketch Comedy (3 comments)
Tags: Noa Baumbach | Paul Rudd | Saturday Night Live

Two More Funny SNL Sketches: Paul Rudd Sings!

Since it's just going to have to be Paul Rudd day, here's a correction: upon further reflection, both of these sketches were funnier than Sproingo. And now they're on the internet in video form: Road trip confessions: Kristen Wiig and... CONTINUE READING TWO MORE FUNNY SNL SKETCHES: PAUL RUDD SINGS!»

Posted on November 17, 2008 in Sketch Comedy (22 comments)
Tags: Kristen Wiig | Paul Rudd | Saturday Night Live

SNL: Just The Funny Parts: Paul Rudd Naked!

Paul Rudd hosted SNL! And for some reason, Justin Timberlake showed up to try and steal some of the spotlight even though he has nothing to promote except his ability to, while doing absolutely nothing else in his life except... CONTINUE READING SNL: JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: PAUL RUDD NAKED!»

Posted on November 17, 2008 in I Love Paul Rudd, Sketch Comedy (32 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | Justin Timberlake | Paul Rudd | Saturday Night Live | Seth MacFarlane

Paul Rudd Can Even Make SNL Promos Funny

Here's a series of promos for this week's Saturday Night Live, hosted by Paul Rudd (don't forget!), and something strange is going on because they're not awkward and they're actually funny. Like, there's actually a joke in this that I'm... CONTINUE READING PAUL RUDD CAN EVEN MAKE SNL PROMOS FUNNY»

Posted on November 12, 2008 in I Love Paul Rudd, Sketch Comedy (9 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Beyoncé | Paul Rudd | Saturday Night Live | Vampire Weekend

Sarah Palin Gets Pranked Again -- By SNL

Last night's SNL election special was unwatchable except for this part, which I found while fast forwarding through a carefully curated selection of the least funny moments (and a few funny ones we've all seen a million times) from their... CONTINUE READING SARAH PALIN GETS PRANKED AGAIN -- BY SNL»

Posted on November 4, 2008 in Sketch Comedy (17 comments)
Tags: Election 2008 | Pranks | Sarah Palin | Saturday Night Live

Joe The Plumber Hooked Up With Kristen Wiig What Now?

Supposedly, Joe The Plumber and Kristen Wiig made out or something at SNL's afterparty Saturday night. That is just unbelievably weird.... CONTINUE READING JOE THE PLUMBER HOOKED UP WITH KRISTEN WIIG WHAT NOW?»

Posted on November 3, 2008 in Celebrity Gossip! (6 comments)
Tags: Joe The Plumber | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live

SNL: Just The Funny Parts: At Least We Have GIRAFFES

Well, that was a half-assed episode, wasn't it? Ben Affleck was there even though he wasn't promoting anything (did he just call Lorne and tell him he had a Keith Olbermann impression?), and they gave air time to a desperate... CONTINUE READING SNL: JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: AT LEAST WE HAVE GIRAFFES»