By Laughspin Staff | January 2, 2012 at 1:14 pm | 5 comments
John Mulaney has been one of the most exciting comedians to watch in the last few years. He's grown from one of New York City's favorite downtown comics to one of the nation's most sought-after talents, scoring a staff writing gig at Saturday Night Live in 2008, releasing his...
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By Billy Procida | December 27, 2011 at 2:27 pm | No comments
Former Saturday Night Live writer and Kids in the Hall producer, Joe Bodolai, was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel on Monday. TMZ reported that the cleaning staff discovered his body along with a bottle of antifreeze and Gatorade, suggesting that the 63-year old, who worked...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | December 18, 2011 at 7:57 pm | 31 comments
Here's a question: When you introduce the novelty of having a well-liked alum host Saturday Night Live, do you not have to worry much about the actual content or quality of the sketches? Is the very presence of said host -- and his triumphant return -- enough to trick the...
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By Laughspin Staff | December 14, 2011 at 11:55 am | No comments
This weekend, Jimmy Fallon returns to his old laughing grounds at Saturday Night Live. This time, however, he's not just the giggling cast member he once was; he'll be hosting the whole shebang. So, to get you excited for the show's holiday episode, here's some promos of Fallon,...
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By Laughspin Staff | December 12, 2011 at 11:28 am | 11 comments
Last Wednesday, 30 Rock’s Alec Baldwin was ejected from an American Airlines flight after he refused to shut down his phone and proceeded to throw a bit of a hissy fit. It delayed the flight’s take off but perhaps more importantly, it reminded us all that although he’s...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | December 4, 2011 at 9:43 pm | No comments
I prepared for this week's episode of Saturday Night Live by watching Fargo twice, hoping that the show would present even a quick reference to the classic Steve Buscemi movie. Alas, it was not to be. But still, Buscemi did a competent job as host, although it feels like he was...
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By Laughspin Staff | November 30, 2011 at 1:12 pm | No comments
After taking a small break for Thanksgiving, Saturday Night Live returns this week with host Steve Buscemi-- and here are the promos featuring the Boardwalk Empire star and Bill Hader, to prove it. We learned a few things from watching this, but most importantly, we learned that...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | November 20, 2011 at 2:45 pm | 3 comments
This week, Saturday Night Live followed up last week's success with an equally strong episode that found Jason Segel as host-- with a little help from his Muppet friends, of course. The movie comes out on Wednesday, after all. I feel like we saw more Vanessa Bayer and Jay...
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By Carrie Andersen | November 14, 2011 at 1:18 pm | No comments
If you caught Saturday Night Live this weekend, you might have noticed Kenan Thompson showing off a new addition to his left hand. The 33-year-old actor married model Christina Evangeline (that's her to the right) on Friday – 11/11/11 – in probably the coolest,...
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