The 16 best comedic presidential performances in film and television
Many actors and actresses over the years have played, in both film and television, just about every President this country has ever had. And there have been plenty who have also portrayed fictional ones as well. Some more memorable than others. We’ve put together a list of the 16 best comedic presidential performances in film […]
Seth Meyers accuses Donald Trump of stealing jokes from “SNL”
Given Donald Trump’s loudly proclaimed hatred for all things Saturday Night Live, it was pretty interesting that his recent TIME magazine interview featured an obvious classic quote from the show. “I’m the president, and you’re not,” he concluded to his interviewer, barely paraphrasing Chevy Chase’s iconic Weekend Update send-off, “I’m Chevy Chase, and you’re not.” A […]
Chevy Chase departs “Community,” effective immediately
<p> Community </p> , Community, Community… you’ve been through a lot this past year. Renewal woes, changing up of your showrunner/creator, up and down relationships with <p> Chevy Chase </p> whose been very vocal about his character’s direction, delayed season premieres… Well it appears that Chase and the new showrunners have come to a mutual […]
This Week In Comedy: Christmas (ads) with the Griswolds
<p> <p> </p> </p> <p> Doug Stanhope has a celebrity death pool. <p> [ DSCDP ] </p> Chris Brown’s Twitter war with a comedy writer. <p> [ Huffington Post ] </p> That time Old Navy re-tooled National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation for a commercial. <p> [ Youtube ] </p> Judd Apatow wrote a spec script for […]
A Futile and Stupid conversation with director David Wain
Doug Kenney was the face of the cultural comedy shift of the 70s and 80s, without 90 percent of people ever knowing whose face that was. Doug Kenney was the founder of the National Lampoon magazine, formed The National Lampoon Radio Hour, staged National Lampoon’s Lemmings, and wrote only two movies in his life span: National […]
Saturday Night Live’s 35th anniversary honors include Barney’s NYC holiday window display, T-Mobile ad
I was going to say something about Tracy Morgan, but before I do that, let me take a moment to note how the other alums for Saturday Night Live are getting love in a variety of ways (and I’m not just talking about Chevy Chase’s lovely return to TV with NBC’s Community, although there is […]
15 Of The Best Holiday Comedy Movies Ranked
Courtesy of Netflix, Warner Bros. Pictures & Paramount Pictures. Depending on who you ask, the holidays are now well upon us (especially with Thanksgiving arriving in less than a week come Thursday). So matter if you began celebrating the holidays November 1st after Halloween or are waiting to begin on Black Friday, one thing we […]
A New Documentary Taking A Closer Look At Presidential Parodies Is In The Works
Courtesy of NBC & Comedy Central. Sketch comedy shows like Saturday Night Live & Key & Peele have set the bar for what it means to parody political figures & provide comic relief during tumultuous election seasons. From Will Ferrell portraying former president George W. Bush on SNL, to Keegan-Michael Key portraying former president Barack […]
Lorne Michaels To Be The Subject Of New Book “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live”
After 50 years on the air, Saturday Night Live is one of our landmark comedy institutions. At the center of that institution is Lorne Michaels, the creator and executive producer who oversees it to this day. However, Lorne has always been content to let the work speak for itself and remain in the shadow. As […]
Jason Reitman’s SNL Movie “Saturday Night” Gets October 11th Release Date
Courtesy of SYFY & Instagram. We’re going to see lots of exciting things happening with Saturday Night Live ahead of its 50th season. Things are kicking off with Jason Reitman’s forthcoming film about the lead up to the first episode, which was then titled SNL 1975. This week, we learned two new things about the […]