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Wayne's World Returns!
Party Time! Excellent!

CARVEY REVISITS 'SNL'

Feb 6, 2011 9:44 AM CST

Wayne's World Returns! Party Time! Excellent!

Church Lady meets Sssssssatan, and her name is Snooki

(Newser) - Dana Carvey made his return to Saturday Night Live last night, reports PopEater, and trotted out old standby characters from Garth Algar to the Church Lady. Appearing next to Mike Meyers on a Wayne's World reunion, Carvey's Garth was predictably randy in his Oscar preview: "Anne Hath-a-way of giving...

Jen: I Turned Down
SNL for Friends

Feb 3, 2011 9:13 AM CST

Jen: I Turned Down SNL for Friends

People thought she was crazy, but she 'did alright,' she tells Oprah

(Newser) - Jennifer Aniston could have avoided that awful “Rachel” haircut entirely—if she’d taken the job offer she got from Saturday Night Live. Aniston revealed to Oprah Winfrey yesterday that she turned down SNL for Friends, PopEater reports. Everyone “thought I was making a huge mistake," she...

Mark Zuckerberg
Shows Up on SNL

Jan 30, 2011 7:13 AM CST

Mark Zuckerberg Shows Up on SNL

... with Jesse Eisenberg, who played him in 'Social Network'

(Newser) - The real Mark Zuckerberg stepped forward on last night's Saturday Night Live, alongside the guy who played him in The Social Network and the guy who plays him on SNL. "Awkward!" cried Andy Samberg, skipping off when Zuckerberg came out. Left alone, Jesse Eisenberg asks Zuck what he...

No 'Forgetting'
Gwyneth Paltrow on SNL

Jan 16, 2011 10:04 AM CST

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

Jan 10, 2011 10:01 AM CST

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

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

Dec 5, 2010 1:02 PM CST

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

Nov 14, 2010 11:19 AM CST

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 Conjures New
O'Donnell Witch Ad

Oct 10, 2010 7:53 AM CDT

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

Sep 26, 2010 7:14 AM CDT

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...

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...

Gabourey Sidibe
on SNL: Not 'Precious'

Apr 25, 2010 10:24 AM CDT

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

Apr 18, 2010 10:44 AM CDT

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...

Hey, Women:
Stop Hating
Tina Fey

OPINION

Apr 14, 2010 12:57 PM CDT

Hey, Women: Stop Hating Tina Fey

Remember, she's a comedian—not a professional feminist

(Newser) - As the laws of gravity have taught us, the Tina Fey backlash was inevitable—Rebecca Traister actually expected it when the comedian started “appearing on every magazine cover shy of Horse & Hound”—and it’s now, quite suddenly, here in full force. But her pack of haters...

Tina Fey's
Sarah Palin
Returns to SNL

Apr 11, 2010 10:02 AM CDT

Tina Fey's Sarah Palin Returns to SNL

'Sarah Palin Network' lineup has 'Tea Party Wheel of Fortune'

(Newser) - She's back and wearing leather. Guest host Tina Fey reprised her iconic impression of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live last night. Fey appeared as Palin in a sketch introducing a mock "Sarah Palin Network," satirizing Palin's entry into media. Palin recently launched Real American Stories on Fox...

Precious Star to Host SNL

Apr 1, 2010 4:45 PM CDT

Precious Star to Host SNL

Gabourey Sidibe will helm comedy show on April 24

(Newser) - Gabourey Sidibe's 2010 continues to be eventful—the Oscar-nominated Precious star will host Saturday Night Live on April 24. Sidibe, 26, will be paired with indie rock darlings MGMT as musical guest. Also of note to SNL fans: Tina Fey returns to host April 10, with a performance by Justin...

Seinfeld, 'Pacino' Upstage
Law's Rule on SNL

Mar 14, 2010 12:02 PM CDT

Seinfeld, 'Pacino' Upstage Law's Rule on SNL

And Sam Elliot has some very serious advice

(Newser) - Oh, so Jude Law hosted Saturday Night Live last night, but Popeater reports that a less-than-enthralling opening monologue was quickly upstaged by guest appearances by Jerry Seinfeld and, ahem, Al Pacino. Click the videos above to watch, and remember: Butts are for pooping.

James Franco in Gay,
Incestuous Kiss

SNL HIJINKS

Dec 20, 2009 12:39 PM CST

James Franco in Gay, Incestuous Kiss

Host gets a little frisky with grandpa in SNL sketch

(Newser) - Adam Lambert, look out: James Franco heated things up on Saturday Night Live last night with a couple of sultry smooches with male co-stars. Franco, playing a college kid introducing his girlfriend to his overly affectionate family, earned audience hoots when he locked lips with onscreen brother Bill Hader. But...

Kenan Thompson
Gets His Moment

SNL STAR

Dec 14, 2009 12:24 PM CST

Kenan Thompson Gets His Moment

The Saturday Night Live star is 'on fire' this season

(Newser) - After seven seasons on Saturday Night Live, Kenan Thompson is finally starting to get America’s—and Lorne Michaels'—attention. “I’ve gradually gotten to the point where I’m hopefully getting a sketch a week—that’s everyone’s ambition,” Thompson tells New York . Michaels adds that...

Lautner to Kanye:
You Messed With
the Wrong Taylors

'SNL' HIJINKS

Dec 13, 2009 10:52 AM CST

Lautner to Kanye: You Messed With the Wrong Taylors

Twilight werewolf uninspiring as show continues trip south

(Newser) - Taylor Lautner flipped, kicked, and chopped his way to vengeance on a fake Kanye West, but the Twilight werewolf's presence on last night's Saturday Night Live didn't make it a howl, writes Ken Tucker for EW . Lowlights:

"The only thing worse" than Kanye-Taylor jokes "would have been a

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