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No 'Forgetting' Gwyneth Paltrow on SNL

Cee Lo shows off comedic chops, as well

(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow can act, date strange A-listers, cook, and sing, and last night she turned her attention to comedy, appearing alongside Cee Lo on Saturday Night Live. The Country Strong star moved between playing Taylor Swift, Heidi Klum auditioning as Eliot Spitzer's co-host, and a Spanish-language sports anchor, notes Mawuse...

Tom and Katie Irked at Hathaway, May Skip Oscars

Former friends fell out after SNL skit teasing Holmes

(Newser) - Thanks to Anne Hathaway, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes may not be gracing the world with their presence at the Academy Awards. They’re considering a boycott because they’re displeased with Oscars co-host Hathaway for mocking Holmes during her stint on Saturday Night Live in November. “They used...

Jim Carrey Goes Old School on SNL
Jim Carrey Goes
Old School on SNL
Jan 9, 2011 1:05 PM CST

Jim Carrey Goes Old School on SNL

Is that Black Swan or Ace Ventura?

(Newser) - Jim Carrey graced Saturday Night Live last night in a black tutu and bearing more than a little resemblance to the physical comedy that defined his early career, notes TV Guide. "Once you go black ... swan, you never go back ... swan," his character warned Bill Hader in a...

SNL: Diddy Swoons for De Niro in Drag

Hollywood meets hip-hop

(Newser) - Hollywood and hip-hop collided last night on Saturday Night Live, notes Mawuse Ziegbe on MTV.com, when Diddy met up with Robert De Niro, playing the too-'90s mom of an aspiring and terrible rapper. "You know a bitch gotta stay dipped," he rasps to a smitten Diddy. "...

Dubya, Kanye Take 'Bromance' to SNL

Also, Bill Hader as Hu Jintao

(Newser) - The never-ending Kanye-Dubya saga had enough legs to hobble to Saturday Night Live last night, where the newfound BFFS professed their mutual admiration for each other on Weekend Update. George Bush praised "Conway" for introducing him to "the Twister" (Twitter), where his new handle is "NotSoCuriousGeorge."...

SNL Tweaks 'Rent Is Too Damn High' Guy
 SNL Tweaks 
 'Rent Is Too 
 Damn High' 
 Guy 

$77K TOO HIGH
Oct 24, 2010 11:50 AM CDT

SNL Tweaks 'Rent Is Too Damn High' Guy

Jimmy McMillan will give you breakfast, lunch, and dinner

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live took a jab at Rent Is Too Damn High candidate Jimmy McMillan last night, with Kenan Thompson giving what Gawker calls a "pitch perfect" impersonation. McMillan, noted host Seth Meyers, reportedly hasn't paid his $800 rent since the '80s. Responds Thompson (to everything): "Because the...

SNL Conjures New O'Donnell Witch Ad

She's just a few newts away from making you forget everything

(Newser) - Christine O'Donnell and her recent "I'm not a witch" campaign ad made their inevitable appearance on Saturday Night Live last night, with actress Kristen Wigg debuting her own commercial, reports the AP. "Isn't that what the people of Delaware deserve?" asks Wiig, as O'Donnell. "A candidate who...

SNL Zings O'Donnell in Opener

Amy Poehler debuts as host

(Newser) - Politics took center stage on Saturday Night Live's new season last night, with Christine O'Donnell taking some hits and David Paterson dropping by to dole some out. In Christine O'Donnell Cold Open, the candidate assures GOP execs that she now masturbates constantly (in fact excusing herself to do so), once...

Palin Is 'the Perfect Feminist&rsquo;
 Palin Is 'the Perfect Feminist’ 
victoria jackson?!
Sep 16, 2010 10:49 AM CDT

Palin Is 'the Perfect Feminist’

Says Victoria Jackson, former SNL cast member

(Newser) - Victoria Jackson—you might remember her from her time on Saturday Night Live —declares Sarah Palin "the perfect feminist" in a column on Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood . Palin "is beautiful, thin, even athletic, successful, happily married, a good mother and a grandmother. She’s got it all—...

Amy Poehler, Will Arnett Welcome 2nd Baby

Abel James Arnett joins growing family

(Newser) - Amy Poehler gave birth to a son this morning, adding a second child to the Parks and Recreation star's family with fellow actor Will Arnett, People reports. Abel James Arnett came into the world weighing 7 lbs, 13 oz. "Amy, Will, Abel and Archie are all healthy and resting...

McConnell Snaps at Franken: 'This Isn't SNL'

Senate minority leader not amused by funny faces

(Newser) - There was too much of the funnyman about Al Franken for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell yesterday. The comedian-turned-senator was presiding over the Senate as McConnell made a speech opposing Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court . Franken appeared to be shifting in his seat and making faces, which McConnell...

MacGruber a Mixed Bag
 MacGruber a Mixed Bag 
Movie Review
May 21, 2010 10:30 AM CDT

MacGruber a Mixed Bag

Low-ball comedy splits the critics

(Newser) - The latest big-screen foray by Saturday Night Live cast members has split critics, with some loving and others despising MacGruber's raunchy satire:
  • SNL movies tend to suck, “but MacGruber breaks the jinx,” writes Peter Travers of Rolling Stone . It sends up '80s action flicks “with a sense
...

Alec Baldwin Can't Outdo Betty White
 Alec Baldwin 
 Can't Outdo 
 Betty White 

'snl' season finale
May 16, 2010 2:06 PM CDT

Alec Baldwin Can't Outdo Betty White

Final 'Saturday Night Live' host of 35th season overshadowed by 88-year-old

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live ended its 35th season last night with a record-tying 15th hosting gig by Alec Baldwin, who suffered by comparison to last week's scene-stealer, Betty White. "Baldwin hinted at it in his monologue," writes John Teti of the Onion A.V. Club —"after last...

NBC Posts Betty White's Unaired SNL Skits
 NBC Posts 
 Betty White's 
 Unaired SNL Skits 
not so live from new york
May 10, 2010 8:07 AM CDT

NBC Posts Betty White's Unaired SNL Skits

NBC releases more White sketches

(Newser) - Didn’t get quite enough Betty White on Saturday Night Live? No problem. NBC released a few unaired sketches starring the Golden Girl that are sure to cheer up your Monday morning. Watch two of them in the gallery, or for the third, click here .

Betty White + SNL = Ratings Bonanza

Octogenarian's hosting stint tops Ben Affleck's November 2008 effort

(Newser) - With Betty White hosting , Saturday Night Live drew its best ratings of the season and the largest audience since Nov. 1, 2008, when John McCain appeared with the Tina Fey version of then-running mate Sarah Palin. The broadcast thrashed not just its time-slot competitors but also every primetime show, reports...

Live, From New York, It's Betty White!
 Live, From 
 New York, 
 It's Betty White! 


'SNL' GIG AT LAST
May 9, 2010 7:32 AM CDT

Live, From New York, It's Betty White!

Golden Girl kills in much-hyped guest host spot

(Newser) - Betty White demonstrated how it's done as host of this week's Saturday Night Live. Drawing on her six decades in comedy, she was the consummate pro at 88 years old—sweet, sassy, salty, charming and clearly game for anything. "I'm not new to live TV," she reminded the...

Jimmy Fallon Lands Emmy Hosting Gig

'Late Night' host beats out team of Justin Timberlake and Amdy Samberg

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon will host the Aug. 29 Emmy Awards telecast, which not coincidentally will air on NBC. The announcement is no surprise—predecessor Conan O'Brien did the honors in 2002 and 2006—but the identity of the runners-up for the gig may be, the Los Angeles Times reports. Justin Timberlake...

Betty White Steals Show With SNL Promo
 Betty White 
 Steals Show 
 With SNL 
 Promo 
12 days till may 8
Apr 26, 2010 12:48 PM CDT

Betty White Steals Show With SNL Promo

88-year-old will co-host May 8 show

(Newser) - Gabourey Sidibe impressed in her Saturday Night Live hosting debut , but the hot topic of the day is another first-timer: Betty White, who will co-host the May 8 episode . A 15-second promo during Saturday's show featured the 88-year-old TV legend explaining that she got the gig "thanks to the...

Gabourey Sidibe on SNL: Not 'Precious'

'I love being happy,' and 'Mariah doesn't have a mustache'

(Newser) - Gabourey Sidibe stepped away from her Precious character last night, spunkily declaring that movies are fiction in her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live: "I love being happy," she sang. Another key difference: "Mariah Carey doesn't have a mustache." Sidibe teamed with Andy Samberg on an...

Larry King Vs. the Volcano on SNL

Show opens with sketch about how Iceland ruins everything

(Newser) - For those pondering the tie between the Icelandic volcano and Larry King's eighth divorce, Saturday Night Live served up the answer last night. The show opened with a sketch of the CNN host exploring his newly single status, reports PopEater , before eventually casting his roving eye on Iceland's only known...

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