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Posts tagged "SNL"

Happy Birthday, Tina Fey

Elizabeth Stamatina Fey was born 41 years ago this day!  She was hired for the Second City Touring Company while still in classes at Second City. She started dating Jeff Richmond then, who is now her husband, father to her two children and executive producer of 30 Rock. So, uh, get on that, you slacker... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
May 18, 2011 at 10:00 am
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Can Even MacGruber Escape This Trap?

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MacGruber, which opens this weekend, is desperately trying to escape the awful Curse of the SNL movie. There are only two memorable movies based on SNL sketches. Here are some of the great and the grating…... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
May 20, 2010 at 11:17 am
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England Likes Fey

Tina Fey, America’s Darling, jumps across the pond! The British Daily Mail Online has a great interview with Tina Fey today. It’s mostly about her entire journey but ostensibly about her upcoming movie, Date Night with her fellow Second City alum Steve Carell. It’s snowy and cold here in Chicago, so spend some more time... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
March 21, 2010 at 11:31 am
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SNL Reunion

Look at this skinny m0+##$@#$-er! This is, believe it or not, Chicago improv alum, Horatio Sanz. He and Chris Parnell will be reuniting for a new Jon Heder (he of Napoleon Dynamite fame) sitcom on Comedy Central. The as-yet-untitled show will premiere later this year and is being produced by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
March 18, 2010 at 2:10 am
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Facebook Bullies SNL

It’s gonna happen! The Facebook page, “Betty White to Host SNL (please?)” has 448,000 fans and it looks like SNL is going to comply! With the popularity of her recent Superbowl commercial this fanpage exploded onto the scene and CNN and People magazine both picked up the story. Personally, I’ve had a crush on her... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
February 23, 2010 at 12:48 pm
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"Community" Family Reunion

Two great Chicago improvisers just happen to be siblings! Craig Cackowski was one of my idols when I first joined the world of Chicago Improv. He was an amazing performer, great coach, wonderful teacher, excellent Hearts player/announcer and now he lives out in LA. His sister, Liz Cackowski, would join Chicago Improv later and both... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
December 4, 2009 at 12:41 am
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Better Than SNL

Should this be yet-another-Bash-SNL blog post?  Should I point out that the first scene had three white people play two Chinese people and the President of the United States? No. Instead, let’s see Tina Fey introduce the awards for the Ad Council. You know the Ad Council, they make the Good commercials, the ones with... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
November 22, 2009 at 12:22 am
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Selling the Dead

Does a DirectTV ad honor or disturb Chris Farley’s memory? Using deceased celebrities in commercials is nothing new, but the last two DirectTV ads are using people who died under particularly sad circumstances.  This ad uses Heather O’Rourke from the Poltergeist movies, who died at 12 years of age due to intestinal stenosis.    When... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
October 27, 2009 at 10:58 am
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F#$%@ing SNL Update

In 1980, Charles Rocket was fired the day after he said the “F Word” on air. Will new cast member Jenny Slate be fired for her slip-up this past weekend?  According to the New York Daily News, she will not be fired AND NBC will not be fined for the profanity slip-up. Though the word... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
September 28, 2009 at 10:41 am
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SNL "F-word" Oops.

The dreaded “F-word” was said on Saturday Night Live last night for the second time!  Almost 30 years ago, Charles Rocket said it turning the good-nights.  An episode-long story arc parodied the recent “Who Shot JR Ewing?” plot from Dallas, with Charles Rocket being shot at the beginning of the show. Later, host and Dallas... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
September 27, 2009 at 1:38 am
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