Daily entertainment news covering Lorne Michaels en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/26/snl_s_jenny_slate_doing_fine_after_f_bom Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:57:24 EST Entertainment News 142233@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jenny Slate made an auspicious debut on Saturday Night Live this year, accidentally saying the F word in a sketch in the season premiere. Slate remains a part of the cast, and her castmate

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/21/2009_primetime_emmy_awards_mega_diary Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:55:39 EST Entertainment News 138141@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ah, the Emmys. The one Awards show on TV that has a nonchalant attitude toward its honorees and the medium it seeks to honor. A ceremony that seeks to put on a funny show

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/08/writer_viewpoint_saturday_night_live_rep Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:59:14 EST Entertainment News 136843@http://www.starpulse.com/news Stunning reports have come out recently regarding Saturday Night Live. Anonymous sources reported to Access Hollywood that SNL will be replacing Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/28/will_forte_of_saturday_night_live_talks_ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:03:52 EST Entertainment News 120264@http://www.starpulse.com/news "It's a strange transformation that he goes through when he puts a moustache on, it's very funny. Seriously, It's like automatic douchebag. It's crazy."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/16/scott_adsit_talks_with_starpulse_about_h Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:09:46 EST Entertainment News 118541@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the pilot episode of the Emmy Award winning 30 Rock, Scott Adsit's character, Pete Hornberger, is fired. In an example of art imitating life, Scott himself was, at least at first

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/21/conan_says_bye_to_new_york_with_some_old Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:23:07 EST Entertainment News 111343@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) — Conan O'Brien said goodbye to New York and NBC's "Late Night" by passing out shards of his stage, enjoying one last rub from Will Ferrell

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/12/chris_parnell_chats_about_snl_30_rock_li Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:32:00 EST Entertainment News 110554@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the circles I run in, "Ooh, now that's a hot lead" is something I hear quoted by my friends quite often, really, for any reason or occasion. It's just one of those things. Of course, this is one of Chris Parnell's lines

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/03/is_snl_leasing_its_sketches_to_advertise Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:25:40 EST Entertainment News 109607@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) — Was "MacGruber" a "Saturday Night Live" sketch or Pepsi commercial? Depending on when you were watching television over the weekend, it was hard to tell.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/02/saturday_night_live_post_election Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:04:33 EST Entertainment News 104949@http://www.starpulse.com/news Saturday Night Live is not funny. Some of the skits are funny, some, but the show as a whole is not. The former meter of comedic excellence has not so much stepped away from the glory days

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/30/30_rock_returns_tonight_catch_up_here_ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:30:49 EST Entertainment News 101897@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's been quite a year for Tina Fey. First, she revived a sinking Saturday Night Live. Then she completed the second season of 30 Rock in the face of the fallout that many scripted shows were unable to overcome.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/20/underrated_overrated_saturday_night_live Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:48:15 EST Entertainment News 101309@http://www.starpulse.com/news Last week and for the next few, "Saturday Night Live" will move its oldest property, "Weekend Update" to primetime.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/20/chevy_chase_not_impressed_by_sarah_palin Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:18:44 EST Entertainment News 101305@http://www.starpulse.com/news Comedian Chevy Chase wasn't laughing at U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's guest appearance on sketch show Saturday Night Live this weekend, insisting TV bosses made a "big mistake" inviting her on.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/20/mark_wahlberg_makes_good_on_snl_promise_ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:27:41 EST Entertainment News 101276@http://www.starpulse.com/news Mark Wahlberg made good on his promise to put the fear of God in comedian Andy Samberg by appearing on the satirical show Saturday Night Live at the weekend.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/09/a_fey_palin_comedy_summit_stay_tuned Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:20:05 EST Entertainment News 100304@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - It seems like the inevitable comedic summit of this fall's presidential campaign: the real Sarah Palin coming on "Saturday Night Live" to meet her look-alike impersonator, Tina Fey.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/15/will_tina_fey_encore_on_snl_as_sarah_pal Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:21:03 EST Entertainment News 98217@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Never mind all those questions about who will win the election: The more pressing concern for many viewers is whether Tina Fey will return to play Gov. Sarah Palin

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/23/ny_judge_upholds_charge_of_stalking_snl_ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:45:16 EST Entertainment News 93552@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - A criminal court judge has upheld charges against a Long Island, New York, man accused of stalking "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/21/mad_men_wins_television_critics_associat Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:53:42 EST Entertainment News 93286@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Television Critics Association has named New York advertising drama Mad Men its TV program of the year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/09/tina_fey_and_amy_poehler_deliver_in_baby_25 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:02:08 EST Entertainment News 83835@http://www.starpulse.com/news In a comedy that brings together some of today's sharpest talent, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler team with writer/director Michael McCullers and producers Lorne Michaels and John Goldwyn to tell the story of two women, one apartment and the nine months that will change their lives: Baby Mama.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/07/the_10_greatest_cast_members_of_saturday Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:30:09 EST Entertainment News 83488@http://www.starpulse.com/news Live from New York, it's Saturday Night! These seven words have been shouted from Studio 8H of Rockefeller Center since Lorne Michaels created "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. The original name of the show was simply "Saturday Night" because at the time ABC had a show entitled "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/01/low_times_mean_good_times_with_andy_kind_1 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:39:14 EST Entertainment News 82879@http://www.starpulse.com/news There seems to be a relationship between the state of comedian Andy Kindler's career and the state of American culture. The worse the economy, the less informative the news, and the poorer the satire, the more opportunities Andy gets.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/07/unprintable_saturday_night_live_song_fea Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:07:01 EST Entertainment News 59113@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - There are dozens of surprises among the more than 400 Emmy nominees, but none quite like the one we can't name in this story.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/28/new_saturday_night_live_the_best_of_06_0 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:33:13 EST Entertainment News 57614@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - ''Saturday Night Live,'' which has made a living poking convention and corporate America in the eye, is cozying up with Starbucks. The show's ''The Best of '06/'07'' DVD will only be available for sale at the giant coffee chain.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/16/sci_fi_s_development_slate_delivers_mix_ Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:43:34 EST Entertainment News 51706@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sci Fi's 2007/2008 original programming roster will feature new offerings from the critically-acclaimed, hit series Battlestar Galactica and collaborations with top-tier creative talent such as Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers, Michael Shoemaker, Thomas Jane, Steve Niles, Ben Browder and Andrew Prowse.

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