Before Better Call Saul. Before Breaking Bad. Before Mr. Show with Bob and David, and even before Saturday Night Live, Bob Odenkirk worked at The Second City in Chicago. While there, he performed and helped write Chris Farley’s iconic motivationa…
Continue ReadingLast night, Saturday Night Live followed the other late night shows into uncharted territory, when they aired their own full… MORE
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What’s Saturday Night Live if it’s not broadcasting from inside 30 Rock, and not even live TV? We found out this Saturday of Passover/Easter weekend. The resulting product of having SNL’s cast and crew working remotely revealed that s…
Continue ReadingHal Willner, the longtime musical guru behind Saturday Night Live who also brought musicians together for cross-genre tributes and movie soundtracks, and who won a Grammy for his efforts, died on April 7. Although he was never formally diagnosed with C…
Continue ReadingAnother sad death in the comedy community. Former Saturday Night Live writer and Second City performer has passed away at… MORE
Michael McCarthy, former “Saturday Night Live” writer, has died at 59 appeared first on The Laugh Button.
Live from quarantine, it’s (once again) Saturday Night! While all of the major talk shows, sans The Late Late Show,… MORE
“Saturday Night Live” to air new episodes from quarantine appeared first on The Laugh Button.
Without a doubt, John Mulaney is one of the biggest comedians working right now. But you always get the sense… MORE
John Mulaney shares stories from “SNL” in new video appeared first on The Laugh Button.
We all saw this coming, unfortunately. And we imagine it probably would’ve come even sooner had the show not already… MORE
“SNL” season is on pause appeared first on The Laugh Button.
In a time where it’s becoming increasingly harder to watch the news without becoming instantly depressed, what we need more… MORE
The John Mulaney “Saturday Night Live” musical trilogy is exactly what we need right now appeared f…
John Mulaney became the first host of a Leap Day episode of Saturday Night Live in 2020, his third time overall hosting SNL. His monologue included musings about boomer dads and why they have no real friends, the ordering of amendments in the U.S. Cons…
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