Live from New York…It could have been Jennifer Aniston! Aniston turned down a chance to become a series regular on NBC’s long-running sketch comedy hit Saturday Night Live, instead deciding to accept the part of Rachel Green on a then-unknown little sitcom called Friends. During an appearance on Wednesday’s Oprah, SNL alum Adam Sandler, Jen’s [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lorne Michaels’
Sarah Jessica Parker sets her sights on CPW duplex
December 2nd, 2010 |
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Sarah Jessica Parker has set her sights on a sprawling 21-dollar-million duplex pad for her brood at posh 88 Central Park West. The actress, who has been house-hunting for almost a year, is even said to have signed a contract. “This isn”t a done deal yet,” the New York Post quoted a friend as saying. [...]
David Beckham “Saturday Night Live†Hosting Gig In The Works?
November 7th, 2010 |
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Is Becks set to tickle his funny bone as the next guest host of Saturday Night Live? SNL producers were so wowed by Beckham’s amusing appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last week, they’re hoping to convince the father-of-three to drop in for a similar side-splitting show on NBC’s long-running sketch comedy hit, if a [...]
15 Celebrities Who Might Not Be Complete Jerks
October 11th, 2010 |
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There are a precious few celebrities that seem like very grounded, funny, charming people.
“30 Rock†Live Episode Oct. 14
July 31st, 2010 |
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Live from New York: It’s 30 Rock! NBC will air live a episode of its Emmy-winning comedy 30 Rock on Oct. 14.On Friday, network executives told the Television Critics Association that a live episode of the comedy has been commissioned after series executive producers Lorne Michaels and Tina Fey greelit the idea. The show will [...]
Facebookers Launch Campaign To Bring Carol Burnett To “SNLâ€
May 12th, 2010 |
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Old people are the new Justin Bieber….. Betty White lead Saturday Night Live to its biggest night in years — thanks in large part to an aggressive campaign by her thousands of fans on Facebook. Will the “Betty Effect” work for fellow comedy trailblazer Carol Burnett?Many of the same social networkers who brought Betty to NBC’s [...]
Jay-Z Will Join Betty White On “SNL†May 8
April 16th, 2010 |
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Hip-hop general Jay-Z will appear as the featured musical guest on an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by 88-year-old comedy icon Betty White. I can’t wait!On May 8, White will make her long-awaited debut as host of the sketch show, thanks to a Facebook campaign that implored SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels to snatch [...]
Betty White “Saturday Night Live†Host May 8
March 11th, 2010 |
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You Asked for It, You Got It: Comic genius Betty White will host NBC’s Saturday Night Live — for the first time in the show’s 35 year history — on May 8.
Betty’s appearance in a popular Super Bowl ad sparked a Facebook campaign that has actually come to fruition: the funnywoman and former Golden [...]
Rue McClanahan “SNL†Hosting Campaign Hits Web
February 18th, 2010 |
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Betty White isn’t the only “Golden Girl” with a legion of fans fighting to bring her to late-night! Rue McClanahan played aging vamp Blanche alongside Betty on the ’80s comedy The Golden Girls , and fans still haven’t forgotten how the star’s portrayal of the sex-charged Southern belle split sides and left audiences in stitches. [...]
Betty White Tickled By “Saturday Night Live†Hosting Campaign
February 16th, 2010 |
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Golden Girls legend Betty White is stunned fans have set up a group on Facebook campaigning to land her a job as host on Saturday Night Live – because she thought people would be sick of seeing her on TV by now!
David Mathews, a lifelong Betty White Fan, created The Betty White Facebook Fan Page [...]
Betty White “SNL†Host Facebook Campaign Attracts 100K Followers
February 10th, 2010 |
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The debut of Betty White’s side-splitting Snickers ad at this Sunday’s record-setting Super Bowl is helping fans of the former “Golden Girl” gain momentum in their fight to bring her to NBC late-night. Less than a week after its inception, over 100 000 people have joined the Facebook campaign to get Betty to host Saturday [...]
Betty White “Saturday Night Live†Host
February 4th, 2010 |
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Nearly 10,000 fans of comedy legend and beloved actress Betty White have launched a Facebook campaign to get the wisecracking Golden Girl to host Saturday Night Live!
The always-adorable Betty, now 88, has never before hosted NBC’s long-running sketch series — now in its 37th season. If fans can convince network suits — and more [...]
Tracy Morgan Talks Sex, “SNL,†And Blanket Jackson With Playboy
October 23rd, 2009 |
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Comedian Tracy Morgan is out pimping his new book, I Am The New Black, and the latest stop on the promo tour brought the over-the-top 30 Rock star to Playboy Magazine for a hilarious and potty-mouthed hour of Q&A.
This chat is definitely not for the young or faint of heart –but we’ll let you judge [...]
Michaela Watkins Casey Wilson Fired From “Saturday Night Liveâ€
September 8th, 2009 |
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NBC’s veteran sketch comedy series will be missing a pair of familiar faces when it returns to The Peacock Network later this month. Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson will not return to the long-running comedy show, The New York Times has learned.
Michaela joined SNL in November and quickly became known for her spot-on impersonations of [...]