SNL’S LINE UP GETS GOOD
After last week’s disasterous decision to let Michael Phelps host the show, Saturday Night Life is making up for it with some real comedy potential countesy of their next two hosts. This weekend, look for host James Franco and rock band Kings of Leon. After that, it’s The House Bunny star Anna Faris’ turn. The musical guest is singer Duffy. As for whether Tina Fey will return as Sarah Palin? No word yet, but Amy Poehler will be around for six shows and three election specials before

Casting Couch: Saturday Night Live
Yesterday we told you that actor James Franco would be hosting this weekends Saturday Night Live. Now we have gotten even more info on upcoming guests. On Septmeber 27th, Anna Faris star of The House Bunny, will host. The musical guest is singer Duffy. There’s no word yet on whether Tina Fey will return as Sarah Palin. But we do know that Amy Poehler will be around for “six shows and three election specials,” before she quits the show to have a baby and work on The Office spin-off.

James Franco, Anna Faris are next hosts on "Saturday Night Live"; Duffy to perform Sept. 27
No word on whether Tina Fey will be back as Gov. Sarah Palin. I'm hoping. She and Amy Poehler were the best things in the "Saturday Night Live" season premiere. But, of course, Fey and Poehler will be busy at Sunday's Emmys. This weekend's edition of "Saturday Night Live" will feature James Franco as host and Kings of Leon as musical guest. NBC's "SNL" airs at 11:30 p.m. on WESH-Channel 2. The Sept. 27 edition will be hosted by Anna Faris of "The House Bunny" a

Viewers flock to watch Michael Phelps on Saturday Night Live
Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps' guest slot on Saturday Night Live has helped the hit U.S. show enjoy its best season premiere since 2001.Phelps' appearance on the popular sketch show boosted ratings massively, making it the most-watched Saturday Night Live since December 2002, when former vice president Al Gore was the guest host.The show, which aired in America on Saturday, enjoyed a 64 per cent rise in viewers compared to last year's season premiere. Comment on this Article The forthcoming

Viewers flock to watch Michael Phelps on Saturday Night Live
Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps' guest slot on Saturday Night Live has helped the hit U.S. show enjoy its best season premiere since 2001.Phelps' appearance on the popular sketch show boosted ratings massively, making it the most-watched Saturday Night Live since December 2002, when former vice president Al Gore was the guest host.The show, which aired in America on Saturday, enjoyed a 64 per cent rise in viewers compared to last year's season premiere. Comment on this Article The forthcoming

What Wouldn’t John McCain Do on ‘Saturday Night Live’?
Photo: Courtesy of NBCAt a panel discussion on Monday, Lorne Michaels downplayed the political influence of Saturday Night Live, saying, “The first thing you think about is whether [the sketch] is going to work and that it’s funny. You can’t think about the fate of Western civilization.” But then, the panel — which was held to commemorate the launch of the Museum of the Moving Image’s presidential-campaign-commercials Website The Living Room Candidate, and also featu

Michael Phelps still RULES after Olympics
While most of the athletes have gone back to rest after taking part in the Beijing Olympics 2008, Michael Phelps is here to stay. Having achieved the maximum in the pool, he is now concentrating on a career in showbiz. He is ready to cash his stunning Olympics success in other fields. Phelps is one fish well-suited for many pools. After doing a photo shoot with another Olympics hottie Stephanie Rice in Beijing, lately the most-decorated Olympic athlete in the history has been spotted at strange places.

No! Amy Poehler is leaving Saturday Night Live!
My favorite actress on SNL is leaving!! Amy Poehler, who is pregnant with her first child, plans to leave after having her baby and she’s not coming back. DAMMIT!!! Here’s what she had to say: “It’s gonna be really hard — Boyz II Men hard — to say goodbye to yesterday,” she says. “SNL was dangerous, late-night, last-minute and star-studded, but like any good drug, you need to know when to put it down.” Poehler won’t be off the small screen altogether. S

The TV Addict How-To: Fix SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in 5 Easy Steps
Forget Obama, Biden, McCain and Palin. America has voted and the unanimous choice for November’s winning ticket is Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Whose much blogged about opener to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s thirty-fourth season completely knocked it out of the park. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the rest of the show’s eighty-four minutes and forty-two seconds. Which played out about as funny as the current economic crisis America currently finds itself in. But before you accuse

Amy Poehler leaving Saturday Night Live
Amy Poehler, who’s pregnant with her first child with husband Will Arnett, Will take a maternity leave from Saturday Night Live after the November election - but she won’t be coming back, according to the latest issue of Men’s Vogue: “It’s gonna be really hard — Boyz II Men hard — to say goodbye to yesterday. ‘SNL’ was dangerous, late-night, last-minute and star-studded, but like any good drug, you need to know when to put it down.” Okay, now e

Amy Poehler Leaves Saturday Night Live
Amy Poehler’s leaving Saturday Night Live.According to the Los Angeles Times, she tells the new issue of Men’s Vogue that she is taking a break after the November election as she prepares to welcome her first child. And she won’t be returning after maternity leave.“It’s gonna be really hard — Boyz II Men hard — to say goodbye to yesterday,” she says. “SNL was dangerous, late-night, last-minute and star-studded, but like any good drug, you need to know when to put it down.”Poehler won’t

Don Draper to Host ‘Saturday Night Live’
Photo: Getty ImagesIn what's surely the greatest news we've heard all week, Mad Men's Jon "Don Draper" Hamm will bring his philandering, stone-faced charm to Saturday Night Live as the host of this season's October 25 episode. But which lucky SNL cast member will get to play Joan Holloway in the MM sketch — Amy Poehler or Bobby Moynihan? [IMDb via Videogum]

NBC'S "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" ROUNDS OUT SEPTEMBER WITH TWO HOT SHOWS
"Oprah is very funny in the episode and we are beyond grateful to have her," said creator/star Tina Fey. "Also, I would like to announce that we are officially best friends." [09.18.08 - 10:57 AM] Jada Pinkett Smith TO STAR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCE AS A NURSE AND SINGLE MOTHER IN TNT DRAMA PILOT TIME HEALS She'll play Director of Nursing Nancy Hawthorne, "an unsung hero, caregiver and single mother who always puts the pain of others first." [09.18.08 - 10:44 AM] NBC'S "SATURDAY NIGHT

Saturday Night Live - Episode Recap: James Franco Hosts, Kings of Leon Perform
After the much buzzed premiere featuring Tina Fey's dead-on impersonation of Sarah Palin, will SNL ...

Saturday Night Live Preview….
SNL has just released the promo for this week’s Saturday Night Live with……. actor James Franco. Last weeks season opener was hysterical, it’s going to be tough to top that.

Amy Poehler Crying About Everything These Days
Amy Poehler, 37, is perhaps the only funny piece left on Saturday Night Live and she's been nominated for an Emmy because of it. Now she's leaving after the November election to have her baby and  start on a new prime-time comedy series. She sat down with USA Today recently and talked about her pregnancy. Q: So, how's the pregnancy going? A: Oh, my God, I'm crying at everything lately. I'm watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and I was crying so hard. There's no shame in th

Amy Poehler’s Emmy Outfit Will Include Zac Posen, Gisele Bundchen Hair and a Sombrero
– Amy Poehler, the very weepy mother-to-be, who’s wearing Zac Posen to the Emmy Awards, and is using Gisele Bundchen’s stylist. She’s asked that the stylist make her look like Gisele from the neck up. Source: ‘SNL’s’ Amy Poehler won’t wear a pantsuit to the Emmys (Dish Rag) Photo: Flashpoint/WENN Share and Enjoy: Related Posts:The Neighbors Complain About Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen’s “Little Club Outfits”Victoria Be

James Franco Is a Golden Globe-Winning American Actor
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is a Golden Globe-winning American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. He began acting during the late 1990s, appearing on the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and starring in several teen films. In 2001, he received worldwide attention and praise for his portrayal of James Dean in the made for television biographical film James Dean, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor. He became well known since the early 2000s when

'SNL' lines up shows
Saturday Night Live has just send out a reminder about the next two new shows. This weekend, look for host James Franco and rock band Kings of Leon. Here's the new promo. (Let's hope the show is funnier.) Following that, on Sept. 27, Anna Faris (left), star of The House Bunny, will host. The musical guest is singer Duffy. No word on whether Tina Fey will return as Sarah Palin. But we do know that Amy Poehler will be around for "six shows and three election specials," as she told USA TODAY's Don

Amy Poehler Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’
Looks like another star is putting their career down for a while in order to start a family. Here’s the scoop on SNL and Baby Mama star Amy Poehler. “Saturday Night Live”’s Amy Poehler is leaving the long-running NBC comedy show to give birth to her first child and focus on other projects, the Los Angeles Times reports.But Poehler, 37, plans to stay on the show through the November election, according to the Times’ Envelope section. Instead of returning to “SNL” af

Congrats to Tina Fey & Amy Poehler!!
They have just solidified their place in NBC history. Tina Fey’s “Saturday Night Live” spoof of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler’s spoof of Hillary Clinton on Saturday has given NBC.com its most-watched viral video ever!! The video topped past favorites like “D— in a Box” and “Lazy Sunday,” and managed to outdo copies that were uploaded to YouTube. That combined with the 1 million that came when iTunes reinstated NBC’s epsio

On the Net: Palin parodies populate online
Since Sen. John McCain named the Alaskan governor as his running mate, Palin has been the subject of countless videos on YouTube and other video sharing sites. Some praise the governor, while others are critical, but an overall fascination is obvious. The explosion of Palin parodies on the Web is perhaps unlike anything ever seen in politics. Seldom has any politician so quickly and so extensively become a muse for online lampooning. For starters, the "Saturday Night Live" sketch featuring Tina Fey as Pal

On the Net: Palin parodies populate online
Since Sen. John McCain named the Alaskan governor as his running mate, Palin has been the subject of countless videos on YouTube and other video sharing sites. Some praise the governor, while others are critical, but an overall fascination is obvious. The explosion of Palin parodies on the Web is perhaps unlike anything ever seen in politics. Seldom has any politician so quickly and so extensively become a muse for online lampooning. For starters, the "Saturday Night Live" sketch featuring Tina Fey as P

Sarah Palin's Daughter Caught Doing Drugs On Tape
 Heavens to murgatroid, will it ever stop? The Enquirer has done some digging and says that it came up with a video of Bristol Palin smoking pot on camera. It also had a source who like any true source would, spilled the beans regarding Levi's, cocaine buying, smoking Oxycontin off of aluminum foil, habits.They have such great parents! The video of Bristol is from 2 years ago when she was 15, and reportedly was giggling like crazy after taking hits. The video is also being labeled as a regular