Did you watch Saturday Night Live over the weekend? If not then you would have missed the Ambiguously Gay Duo skit which saw the animated duo morph into real live-action heroes.
Jon Hamm and Jimmy Fallon dressed up as Ace and Gary for the skit while Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert, who usually voice the animated heroes, took on the roles of the live-action villains.
I’m kind of loving this, what do you think about it?
Lindsay Lohan is apparently pissed off at Saturday Night Live’s head man, Lorne Michaels, because she is upset at him for letting Miley Cyrus crack jokes at her on last weeks show.
Lindsay has often made fun of herself in videos for Funny or Die, probably because it got her a bit of attention, but she has a problem with other people making fun of her and has now fired off a letter to Lorne, who she has considered a mentor and a father figure, letting him know this.
In Miley’s opening monologue she sang a song and added these lyrics: “I never stole a necklace or got a DUI .. never cheated on wife like that golfer guy … so what if you can see a little boob from the side … I’m sorry if I’m not perfect.”
As for how Lorne feels about this, well he obviously doesn’t care because he hasn’t bothered replying to her e-mail yet. Maybe Lindsay Lohan should start licking up to Lorne and try get a gig on the show instead of being snotty to him.
It’s that time again, where Gone Hollywood gives you the best of the best in celebrity quotes this week. Happy Friday! Today, we’ve got Justin Timberlake creaming his panties to get in to “The Social Network”, Zach Galifianakis dogging on “Jersey Shore” and Amy Poehler spoofing Katy Perry’s appearance for “Sesame Street”.
“I knew that it was in the two percentile of material that is just great. And then I heard David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fight Club) was going to be the director, and I peed in my pants a little bit.”
– Justin Timberlake, on how badly he wanted to star in The Social Network, to USA Today
“Here, try it.”
– Katherine Heigl, passing her electronic cigarette – a device to help break the habit – to David Letterman
“I’m not going to take a big one.”
– Letterman, accepting his first hit of vaporized nicotine, on his late show
“We have a three?”
– Dancing with the Stars’ host Tom Bergeron, referring to Bruno Tonioli’s unusually low score for Michael Bolton, which set off a war of words between the ousted singer and the judge
“He keeps asking me why he can’t have multiple girlfriends at the same time. He’s also in love with birds and horses, so he’s either going to be a vet someday or the next Hugh Hefner.”
– Former Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy, sharing the aspirations of her son 8-year-old son Evan, to People
“Is that on PBS?”
– Zach Galifianakis, claiming ignorance about The Jersey Shore, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“In fifth grade it was Josh Dumbbell.”
– Josh Duhamel, revealing some of the grade school teasing he endured, to People
“They did invite me once…For some reason they didn’t let me go on – it was during probation.”
– Martha Stewart, on why she never appeared on Saturday Night Live, while cooking with show cast member Seth Meyers on her daytime show
“Joel has sleeves and his twin brother Benji has tattoos on his neck and on his face, so I’m just hoping that my kids are just going to be so embarrassed of them that they’re just not going to [get tattoos].”
– Nicole Richie, who’s also inked, on The View
“I specifically wanted the dining room painted blue, because blue is an appetite suppressant.”
– DWTS contestant Margaret Cho, who says she never worked out before training for the dancing competition, to People
“Looks like today’s show is brought to you by the number 38 and the letter double D.”
– Amy Poehler, in a skit with cleavage-baring Katy Perry that spoofed the singer’s controversial Sesame Street segment with Elmo, on SNL
That’s it for this week! What was your favorite quote of the week?
Lindsay Lohan is cleaning herself up so much that the rumors are flying that she’s gearing up to host a future episode of “Saturday Night Live”.
On Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards, Lindsay really showed us that she doesn’t take herself too seriously. Now, she’s rumored to be taking a hosting gig for “SNL”.
Given her willingness to be the brunt of a joke on Sunday’s “VMA’s,” it’s likely “SNL” will feed on her recent courtroom and jail shenanigans.
“We never comment on upcoming hosts until they’re announced,” said an “SNL” spokeswoman.
Lindsay should definitely take them up on any offer to host the show. She would prove once more that she is capable of doing comedy. Maybe that would put her career on good footing once again.
I never knew that celebrities got banned for life from appearing on Saturday Night Live but it appears they do because producers, one in particular is Lorne Michaels, get butthurt or are afraid of backlash from the media. Here is a list of people who have been banned from ever appearing on the show again:
Louise Lasser
Lasser, who hosted at the end of the first season on July 24, 1976, was the first host banned by the producers. Lasser was said to be going through personal problems at the time and was reportedly nearly incoherent throughout the broadcast.
Charles Grodin
Grodin has never been asked back to host after he gave a clumsy performance. In October 1977, on his one appearance on the show, Grodin missed rehearsal, stumbled his way through the show, and ad-libbed many of his lines.
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
On December 17, 1977, they performed as a last-minute replacement for the Sex Pistols, who were unable to obtain passports. NBC and the show’s producer Lorne Michaels didn’t want the band to perform “Radio Radio”, since the song protests the state of the media. The band defied them by beginning to play their song “Less Than Zero”, stopping, with Costello telling the audience that there was no reason to do that song, and telling the band to play “Radio Radio” instead. It infuriated Michaels because it put the show off schedule, and the band were barred from performing again. Eventually Lorne Michaels put his grievances aside, lifting the ban, and Elvis Costello would appear as musical guest in 1989 and 1991. He also reprised his performance of “Radio Radio” with the Beastie Boys for a 25th anniversary special aired on September 26, 1999.
Frank Zappa
Banned from the show after his hosting stint on October 21, 1978. His distinct sense of humor made him unpopular with the cast and crew. During his performance, he made a habit of reading cue-cards and mugging for the camera, and many cast members (save for John Belushi) deliberately stood far from him during the goodnights.
Milton Berle
The April 14, 1979 episode of the show hosted by Berle resulted in him being banned due to his habit of upstaging other performers, overacting, mugging for the camera, insertion of “classic” comedy bits and his maudlin performance of “September Song.” Note: This episode was also barred from rebroadcast for over twenty years until February 2003, when an edited version was shown on E!; it twice aired in full in Canada on The Comedy Network in 2001. Lorne Michaels felt that the broadcast, and Berle in particular, brought the show down.
Fear
Banned from playing again after the 1981 Halloween episode. With Donald Pleasence as host, the band played that night by request from Fear fan John Belushi, and they proceeded to play offensive songs (“I Don’t Care About You” and “Beef Balogna” among others) and bus in “dancers”. The band also used obscene language and the dancers destroyed the set with their slam dancing onstage. The situation was out of control to the extent that the damage of studio equipment forced Dave Wilson to end the three-song performance by cutting the audio and video to a commercial as they started to play “Let’s Have a War” .
Robert Blake
On November 13, 1982, host Blake was very dissatisfied with the scripts that he received throughout the week. He was barred from ever performing on the show again after he crumpled up a script presented to him by cast member and writer Gary Kroeger and threw it back in his face.
Andy Kaufman
A proposed banning of a frequent guest was left in the hands of viewers on November 20, one week later. Kaufman, who had appeared in the very first episode in 1975 and periodically thereafter, was the subject of a viewer poll to decide if Kaufman should be allowed to stay or be banned for life from the show. Viewers had to call a 900 number to cast their vote. They decided to kick him off, and Kaufman never returned to the show. Note: It was actually Kaufman who pitched the idea to Dick Ebersol weeks before, and Ebersol used the idea after he had a fight with Kaufman.
The Replacements
The influential alternative group were banned from the show due to their behavior after they appeared on the show on January 18, 1986 to promote their first album with Sire Records, Tim. When it came time for them to perform their first number, “Bastards of Young,” they were intoxicated and several cast members were unsure whether they could perform. Lead singer Paul Westerberg would further aggravate circumstances when he yelled “fuck” to the crowd during “Bastards of Young”. The band went on to perform one more song, “Kiss Me on the Bus”. Note: In subsequent rebroadcasts of this episode, the “fuck” is censored out of “Bastards of Young.” Lead singer Paul Westerberg returned as a solo musical guest and Bassist Tommy Stinson is featured on a playbill during commercial breaks during the most recent season.
Steven Seagal
Hosted on April 20, 1991, was also banned from hosting because of his difficulty in working with the cast and crew. Note: They made note of the occasion almost a year and a half later, as during Nicolas Cage’s monologue on September 26, 1992, Nicolas spoke with Lorne backstage, saying, “…they probably think I’m the biggest jerk who’s ever been on the show!” to which Lorne replied, “No, no. That would be Steven Seagal.”
Sinéad O’Connor
Banned from appearing on SNL again after her peformance on October 3, 1992. In her second set of the show, she performed an a cappella version of Bob Marley’s “War”. During the word “evil”, she picked up a picture of Pope John Paul II, ripped it up, and shouted, “Fight the real enemy!” Dave Wilson immediately turned off the “applause” cue and the audience reacted with complete silence. NBC received many complaints about this within a matter of minutes. At the end of the show, host Tim Robbins, who was raised Catholic, refused to give O’Connor the customary “thanks” for being the musical guest. Note: To this day, NBC refuses to lend out the footage of the performance to any media outlet, and they edited out the incident from the syndicated version of the episode, replacing it with footage from the dress rehearsal taped earlier in the evening. It was finally released in 2003, with an explanation from Lorne Michaels, on Disc 4 of the Saturday Night Live – 25 Years of Music DVD set.
Cypress Hill
Banned from appearing on SNL again after their performance as the musical guest on the October 2, 1993 episode, where DJ Muggs lit up a marijuana joint on-air and the band trashed their instruments after playing their second single “I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That.”
Martin Lawrence
Banned from the show after his opening monologue on the February 19, 1994 episode included comments about female genitalia. Note: The monologue has been edited out in both the network repeats and syndicated version, with just a graphic describing in general what Lawrence had said. The graphic also told viewers that it was a lively monologue and it almost cost many SNL employees their jobs.
Chevy Chase
Banned from hosting the show again after the February 15, 1997 episode due to his verbal abuse of the cast and crew during the week. Chase became notorious for his treatment of certain cast members when hosting past episodes, particularly his remarks to openly gay cast member Terry Sweeney. In 1985, Chase suggested that a perfect skit for Sweeney would be one in which he plays an AIDS victim who gets weighed every week. Chase’s abusive behavior during the 1985 episode and other episodes are detailed in the Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live book. Although Chase was banned from hosting the show in 1997, he appeared on the 25th anniversary special in 1999, was interviewed for the 2005 special Live From New York: The First Five Years of Saturday Night Live, and cameoed in two episodes (one hosted by Bill Murray in 1999 and another hosted by Seann William Scott in 2001). Chase was recently on SNL’s Weekend Update (2007 Season).
Adrien Brody
The latest person banned on May 10, 2003. He came out to introduce reggae musician Sean Paul, while wearing Rastafarian attire including faux dreadlocks. Without any prior notice, Brody began rambling in a Jamaican accent for close to 45 seconds before finally introducing the act incorrectly, misannouncing “Sean Paul” as “Sean John.” Michaels is notorious for his dislike of improvisation and unannounced performances, and was furious with Brody for not obtaining clearance before performing this “monologue.”
I guess I can understand why a lot of these were banned.
It all started with a campaign on Facebook and Betty White was brought on to host Saturday night’s episode of “Saturday Night Live”.
The 88-and-a-half-year-old actress brought the funny with her monologue, saying that she when she heard about the campaign, she had no idea what Facebook was. And now that she does, she’s found that it’s a huge waste of time.
She went on to say that people have told her that the site is a good way to connect with friends, but if she wanted to do that, she would need a Ouija board.
My favorite part of the evening is when Betty did her “Delicious Dish” muffin segment with Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon. I died laughing when she said that her muffin hasn’t had a cherry since 1939.
I couldn’t contain myself when she unveiled her “giant Dusty muffin”. Ana promised to show off some sweet muffin shots online later. Along with the giant female cast on the show, Betty was absolutely hilarious, it was one of the best SNLs I’ve seen in a long time. What was your favorite part?
“USA Today” must have been watching a completely different show…how could they not appreciate the comedy gold found in this episode?
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source: Betty White in the Mother of All ‘Saturday Night Live’ Episodes – [ny times]
You know, comedienne Tina Fey does such an excellent job of parodying Sarah Palin that sometimes, it’s tough to tell the difference between them.
On the latest episode of ‘Saturday Night Live‘ (Sat., 11:30PM ET on NBC), Fey announced the creation of the fictional “Sarah Palin Network.” And one of the new shows on the fictional network was: “Hey Journalist, I Gotcha!” In the show, Palin/Fey strikes back against the journalists who roasted her during the 2008 presidential campaign.
However, she does boast about getting the Silver Medal!
The bit featured re-edited footage that gave “Sarah Palin” the upper hand, and it involved Palin’s infamous interview with Katie Couric.
source: Tiny Fey Does Sarah Palin on ‘SNL’ [aol television]
Brand new cast member Jenny Slate kicked off her first Saturday Night Live episode last night by dropping the F-Bomb.
Despite the high-profile slipup, NBC says the Massachusetts-bred comedian is safe.
“No truth to firing conjecture,” NBC spokeswoman Sharon Pannozzo said. “She will not be fired.”
Still, show executives were not happy about the R-rated blooper and had a big meeting after the show, a source said.
“It was a very big deal that the F-word hit the air. Slate was a conspicuous no-show at the premiere’s swanky after-party at Pranna on Madison Ave.”
Because the slipup occurred about 12:40 a.m., well after prime time, “SNL” is not expected to face fines from the Federal Communications Commission.
Slate was doing a biker chick talk-show skit with co-star Kristen Wiig when the curse word fell. “You know what? You freakin’ just threw an ashtray full of butts at my head,” Slate told Wiig.
Then she got a little too in character, adding; “You know what? You stood up for yourself, and I f—– love you for that.”
Producers replaced Slate’s mistake with “freakin’” for West Coast airings.
source: ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member Jenny Slate drops F-bomb in premiere episode hosted by Megan Fox [ny daily news]
Legally blind New York Gov. David Paterson lambasted a “Saturday Night Live” skit for portraying him as an aimless bumbler.
But those who have watched the sharp-witted Paterson over his two decades in public service know how he might have deadpanned in the past: I didn’t see it.
The skit that aired Saturday featured “SNL” cast member Fred Armisen as Paterson, who must appoint someone to replace Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Armisen said he has three criteria for filling the job: economic experience, upstate influence and someone who is disabled and unprepared for the job – like himself.
He held up a chart illustrating the state’s job losses upside down.
“I don’t mind that they make fun of me, but I thought it was important of me to stand up for people who don’t have a voice and don’t have a job,” Paterson said.
Marc Liepis, a spokesman for NBC, which broadcasts “Saturday Night Live,” said the network would not comment.
