October 26th, 2008
Last night, former Saturday Night Live staple Amy Poehler, wife of actor-comedian Will Arnett, gave birth to the couple’s first child, a boy, after being in labor all day Saturday. Of course, she missed her late-night gig in order to bring Archie Arnett, who weighed a healthy 8 pounds and 1 ounce, into the […]
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September 28th, 2008
It was like déjà vu on Saturday Night Live last night.
This time, however, Amy Poehler portrays CBS News anchor Katie Couric, not New York Senator Hillary Clinton, while Tina Fey reprises her unforgettable impersonation of quickly deflating Republican Vice President candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
The skit parodies Palin’s recent disastrous interview with Couric, only […]
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September 14th, 2008
If you haven’t heard yet, Saturday Night Live’s 34th-season premiere on September 13 featured a single highlight that is destined to go down in the annals of television history as one of the medium’s most memorable events: former SNL head writer Tina Fey and current SNL player Amy Poehler addressing the nation as Republican Vice […]
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September 14th, 2008
…and knocks the parody out of the park.
My madness had a clear method. When I posted about the 34th-season premiere of Saturday Night Live yesterday, I intentionally failed to mention the buzzed-about potential visit by former SNL head writer and current 30 Rock mastermind Tina Fey.
There was just so much talk and hope it […]
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July 16th, 2008
I kid you not.
If you were dreading the reality of having to endure a mini version of NBC’s hit sitcom The Office in the near future, your wishes that the project would implode have reportedly been granted.
Instead of an official spinoff à la Private Practice from Grey’s Anatomy, for example, The Office’s executive producer Greg […]
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July 16th, 2008
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The latest word on the Internets is that Saturday Night Live player Amy Poehler may be joining the cast of NBC’s Office spinoff if negotiations work out favorably.
According to reports, all involved are playing hard to get with details about anything under discussion. Still, rumor […]
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June 13th, 2008
There are two breaking developments on the Office spinoff front, one confirmed, another still basically grist for the rumor mill.
This week, the first official cast member was hired for the new sitcom, and he is Human Giant star and Flight of the Conchords guest star Aziz Ansari. Says spinoff co-executive producer Greg Daniels, “We […]
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