By Robin A. Rothman | January 17, 2011 at 10:39 am | No comments
This week’s Saturday Night Live spanned the (occasional) good, (mostly) bad and (sometimes even) ugly of poking fun at all forms of entertainment. The show began with a throwaway Cold Open led by Greta Van Sustern (Kristen Wiig) introducing a panel of Fox News regulars...
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By Robin A. Rothman | January 10, 2011 at 10:53 am | No comments
Whether he was actually as positive as he claimed sarcastically or just positively into it, host Jim Carrey brought some serious energy to SNL this week. Introducing not just episode one of 2011, but “the very first show of the last year of our existence,” he owned the...
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By Robin A. Rothman | December 20, 2010 at 3:53 pm | No comments
‘Twas the week before Christmas… and the folks at Saturday Night Live delivered some decent presents for this week’s holiday show. They also delivered a few socks ‘n’ underwear- caliber duds. The funny thing is, they seemed to wrap most of them the same. That is to...
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By Robin A. Rothman | December 13, 2010 at 11:09 am | No comments
Host Paul Rudd’s monologue on this week's Saturday Night Live was a bit of a self-fulfilling prophesy. Of course, when a Beatle is in the studio, you’ve got no delusions that you’re the center of attention. And if you’re a cast member, you probably feel you’re even...
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By Robin A. Rothman | December 6, 2010 at 11:42 am | No comments
There’s a bit of irony in this week’s show. You’ve got an actor of Robert De Niro’s caliber hosting, one whose very reason for being a host is that his ability to deliver in comedies has proven so successful that audiences are flocking for thirds with “Little...
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By Chase Roper | December 2, 2010 at 3:15 pm | One comment
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The comedy-folk duo Garfunkel and Oates have launched a grass roots campaign to make their Christmas song “Present Face” the number...
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By Robin A. Rothman | November 22, 2010 at 11:11 am | No comments
She awkwardly mumbles as the pseudo-“complex” Katie Holmes on the Miley Cyrus Show. She dons a Dorothy costume and Judy Garland’s voice to boot. She Brits-up as royalty-to-be Kate Middleton. She kicks up combat-booted heels as Alanis Morrissette. She busts out a thick...
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By Punchline Magazine | November 16, 2010 at 3:38 pm | One comment
On tonight's episode of Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (10 pm EST on Comedy Central), Nick confides in co-worker Gary (played by Harland Williams) about a colorful problem he has upon his junk. It reminds us of the age old question: was she worth it? Check it out.
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By Punchline Magazine | November 16, 2010 at 12:10 pm | No comments
You may remember that in late September comedian Ralphie May was busted for possession of marijuana at Guam International Airport. No big deal, really. The Last Comic Standing alumn was fined less than $100 and was let go. And May was happy to talk about it to the press,...
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