in a new ad for DirecTV, slightly older David Spade inserts himself back into 1995's Tommy Boy, where he proceeds to add new meaning to the famous 'fat guy in a little coat' scene. And while we all loved 'Forrest Gump', here's an example of that fun technology gone horribly wrong. RIP Chris Farley.
Whoops! SNL newbie Jenny Slate dropped the f-bomb during her debut, prompting a late night flurry of speculation. Whether they kick her off or not (let's really hope they don't), the Internet has already given her the ultimate gift. Play her off (and into memedom), Lornecat!
As proud as I am of dear friend Jenny Slate (yeah, I said it!), whose talent will soon be unleashed upon the masses on SNL, it should be noted that new hire Christine Nangle - seen below - will be pumping estrogen into the show's Writers Room. GIRL POWER! And as the world's best surrogate mother, we hope she brings her corn chip-covered clarinet with her (for good measure).
TV Buzz SNL has hired two more ladies, so Kristen Wiig has a chance to pee at some point during the show. Or there will just be two more cocktail waitresses lurking at the back of every sketch.
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Will Forte's bumbling spy MacGruber is headed for the bigscreen as the latest in a long line of “Saturday Night Live” characters to make that transition. I hope this movie follows the same line of SNL cinematic adaptions, and by that I mean 90 minutes of pure awesome.
Melanie Hutsell, SNL's top player for a brief period in 1993 (remember her Jan “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!” Brady?) has reappeared with an impressive impersonation of butter enthusiast Paula Deen. And, just for the record, we'd like to adopt Paula as our nana. (And we'd take Melanie as the weird aunt, too, just so she doesn't feel left out.)
TV Buzz “Motherlovers” may, indeed, have been the best part of this weekend's SNL, but we think the commercial spoof about Moms mispronouncing the names of celebrities comes in a close second. And now that Mom's finally coming around to Twitter, wait 'til she gets a load of Kashi Thatcher's tweets!
Movie Buzz Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto stop by “Weekend Update” to urge Trekkies to support the new film.
TV Buzz If Tilda Swinton, Pete Sampras, and dragon with a plunger for a hat performed late-night sketch comedy together, this would be its opening. If we may suggest our own offbeat cast member choices: Mario Batali! Sally Jesse Raphael! Marla Gibbs! The youngest brother from Malcolm in the Middle! Victoria Jackson! Viagra!
Zac Efron appeared on The Today Show this morning to promote his new film and this weekend's SNL appearance. Little did he know that Kathie Lee — whose singing son, Cody, Zac played on SNL — was waiting in the wings to ambush the poor actor. In rollers and holding a headshot of her dear baby boy, Kathy said she wouldn't let her son “leave the house” with Zac's signature coif, yet urged the star to call her son: “no really, he wants you to call him.” Is this actually an SNL sketch?
TV Buzz This weekend's Saturday Night Live featured High School Musical star, Zac Efron, who gave his HSM friends a little sad advice about the real world — in which singing & dancing don't really prepare you for being a grown up.
If you like fast cars, and Andy Samberg & Seth Rogen exploring their powerful attraction to one another, this is the movie for you. I for one am way more interested in this than the actual movie.
TV Buzz Yup, you read that right: The Soup's Joel McHale and the 1970's Chevy Chase are partnering in Community, an NBC sitcom in which McHale's lawyer returns to community college and meets Chase's character, described only as a man who has been married five times. Let the battle of handsome, snarky TV personalities (and former handsome, snarky TV personalities) begin!
TV Buzz I think the point of this sketch is that pretty much anyone can do a better Obama impression than Fred Armisen. It definitely has its moments though.
Celebrity Buzz Despite an otherwise lackluster show last weekend, SNL newbie Abby Elliott managed to steal the spotlight from host Steve Martin with her crazy good impression of baby-hungry Angelina Jolie.
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“From the people who bring you The Office”, the much-anticipated new sitcom starring Amy Poehler had its first official spot during the Superbowl. Unlike previously thought, it's not called Public Service, but Parks and Recreation and the former SNL star will play a “do-gooder of local government.” Will another “Office-style” sitcom make it?
If you weren't sure if last night's Saturday Night Live MacGruber skit was a parody of an ad or an actual ad, this year's Superbowl answered that question. The soft drink giant craftily (or not so craftily) spun Will Forte's MacGyver impression into a spot for Pepsi. Is this a first for SNL — turning their skits into actual ads, instead of just parodies? The only redeemable aspect of this one is that Pepsi was able to afford the real MacGyver, who guest-starred in the ads.
TV Buzz Ann Coulter just wanted a chance to speak, but the liberal SNL media bumped her from the show.
The tracklist (and cover) from the much-anticipated album, Incredibad, by the trio from The Lonely Island and Saturday Night Live, was released today. The whole album (including such hits as “Jizz in my Pants” and “Dick in a Box”) will hit stores on February 20th.