Co-Head Writers Sarah Schneider and Chris Kelly Have Left ‘SNL’ 

Saturday Night Live added three new cast members and seven new writers for season 43, but one of the biggest changes at the show wasn’t revealed until shortly before Saturday’s season premiere aired. According to Deadline, Sarah Schneider and Chris Kelly have officially left the show this season, and going forward, Bryan Tucker and Kent […]

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Ryan Gosling is completely tortured by Avatar’s bad font in “Saturday Night Live” sketch

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Check Out This Week’s ‘SNL’ Promos with Ryan Gosling and Jay-Z

Saturday Night Live’s 43rd season premieres tomorrow, and on top of three new cast members and seven new writers, the show will welcome returning host Ryan Gosling with musical guest Jay-Z. NBC released a round of promos this week featuring Gosling and Jay-Z ahead of tomorrow night’s episode that will air live from coast to coast. […]

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Ryan Gossling wants in to studio 8H in this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” promos

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‘The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special’ Will Air on NBC Next Month

Tom Hanks’s beloved SNL character from last season, David S. Pumpkins, is getting his very own NBC special. According to Variety, the network will air a half-hour animated Halloween special this year starring Hanks as Pumpkins called The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special. The voice cast will also feature fellow SNL host Peter Dinklage, Bobby […]

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Last comic still standing: Felipe Esparza talks about how he’s grown with his first HBO special

The last time I spoke at length with Felipe Esparza, he was enjoying the fruits of his success as a winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, headlining a theater tour with his fellow finalists that came through New York City’s Times Square in 2010. Esparza quickly capitalized on that with an hour special that aired […]

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Larry David Temporarily Joins the ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ Writing Staff

Ahead of the season 9 premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm this weekend, Larry David stopped by last night’s Late Night and appeared in a segment where he joins Seth’s writing staff for a pitch meeting. Unfortunately for Meyers and his writers, David is a pretty fussy new writer who can see right through Seth’s act. “I […]

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Saturday Night Live adds Heidi Gardner, Luke Null and Chris Redd (yes, Chris Redd) to the cast for Season 43

NBC announced that it has added three new cast members — Heidi Gardner, Luke Null and Chris Redd — to the Emmy-winning Saturday Night Live franchise for its 43rd season, which debuts this Saturday, Sept. 30. Gardner comes from the Groundlings main company in Los Angeles. She is also the voice of Cooch in the […]

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‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds Three Featured Players and Seven New Writers

Saturday Night Live returns this weekend for its 43rd season, and this year there are some new additions to the cast and writing staff. The show just announced that it’s added three new featured players to the cast – Heidi Gardner from the Groundlings in Los Angeles, Chicago-based musical comedian Luke Null, and Chris Redd, […]

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Catching Up with Colton Dunn

A lot of people have probably heard about the Upright Citizens Brigade by now. They know about Amy Poehler as an original member, seen Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas, or Jack McBrayer perform in a recent show at the LA theater, and heard about the origin stories that began there for people like Donald Glover, Aubrey […]

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