Justin, Beyonce Manage To Not Ruin 'SNL'
Now that there's no more election (or Tina Fey or Amy Poehler), Saturday Night Live got back to the basics this weekend: Surprise celebrity guest stars and men in women's clothing. For this episode (featuring adorable host Paul Rudd), Justin Timberlake showed up to seem likable for five minutes during a skit involving a Beyonce music video shoot. The former boy bander has become quite the tool as of late, but he always manages to be fairly awesome when he's on this show, so we approve.

"Saturday Night Live" riffs on gay marriage, prison rape, flamboyant backup dancers and more
As though having Paul Rudd and Beyonce on as guests weren't enough, SNL pulled out all the gay-adjacent stops this weekend with an episode that referenced gay people, gay sex or gay cartoon lions in some way or another in nearly every segment of the show. Things started off innocently enough with a skit about a family who kisses one another a lot, including father/son and brother/brother, which ended up with Fred Armisen trying to swallow Andy Samberg's face. Fair enough, been done before. But as the night

Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (October 23, 2008) - VIDEOS
Filed under: OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free Well, that concludes Saturday Night Live's three week run of "Weekend Update Thursday." There were some good jokes here and there, including tonight's especially strong cold open, but looking back, we really could have done without these three episodes. Most of this material, election-related and otherwise, could have been bumped to the regular Saturday program without any problem. I'm sure we could come up with a list of sketches in the

Paul Rudd Has A Vision for Beyoncé's New Video [Snl]
Paul Rudd's junk was on full display on last night's SNL, as and Andy Samberg painted each other bottomless. He also managed to choreograph the finest Beyoncé /Sasha Fierce video we have ever seen. Beyoncé's more aggressive and sensual alter-ego needs a powerful partner, and Rudd's impressive creative vision for the singer involved being violently flanked by his stepsons, Justin Timberlake, Bobby Moynihan, and Samberg. Beyoncé must have taken the bottomless digital short to heart, as her second musical n

Paul Rudd And Andy Samberg Paint A Pretty Insane Picture On SNL [Painting Pals]
Last night's Saturday Night Live was seriously bizarre, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Taking a fairly dark turn after the Election Mania that gave the show a ton of buzz and a serious bump in the ratings, SNL returned last night with guest host Paul Rudd, putting out a show that was both wacky and terrifying. (As one commenter asked last night, "Did they get a deal on fake blood, or something?") Perhaps the strangest skit of the night was the digital short starring Digital Short Superstar An

Video: Justin Timberlake dances for Beyonce Knowles in a leotard & heels
Let it not be said that Justin Timberlake takes himself too seriously. The former NSYNC star donned a black leotard and high heels to take part in a Saturday Night Live skit over the weekend. Justin got dressed up for the spoof with Beyonce Knowles of the video for her new song ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’ and repeatedly insists that he and his two equally inappropriate “brothers” are “the dancers” - but Beyonce’s not having it. The clip also stars Paul Rud

Justin Timberlake Plays Backup Dancer to Beyonce!
Justin Timberlake helps Beyonce with a music video remake! In a "Saturday Night Live" sketch, Timberlake sported a black leotard and high heels and performed as one of Beyonce's backup dancers for her video "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". Actor Paul Rudd played the director of the music video and "SNL" cast members Andy Samberg and Will Forte were part of the backup dancing trio!

Justin Timberlake Is Beyonce's New Backup Dancer
Paul Rudd hosted Saturday Night Live last night with guest appearances by Justin Timberlake (who might actually work there) and Beyonce. One of the highlights (which is saying something because that show is up and down usually if Kristen Wiig isn't involved) was a parody of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" video with Timberlake, Andy Samberg and some new dude as her backup dancers. (This one's better, though. He's fierce.)Timberlake finally acknowledges his fabulosity and he doesn't look half bad in a leotard and

"Saturday Night Live," with Paul Rudd and Beyonce, outscores everything in Saturday prime time
Even without Tina Fey, "Saturday Night Live" outscored everything in prime time Saturday. The show, hosted by Paul Rudd and featuring Beyonce as musical guest, scored a 5.9 household rating in preliminary numbers released Sunday. NBC noted that the rating...

Mark Wahlberg isn’t a fan of Saturday Night Live.
Mark Wahlberg is not so happy with the “Saturday Night Live” sketch from October 4th called “Mark Wahlberg Talks To Animals”. In Sunday’s NY Post, Mark Wahlberg has a Q&A to help promote his upcoming movie “Max Payne,” towards the end is asked what he thought of the skit. Andy Samberg plays Mark Wahlberg as he talks to a dog, a goat, a chicken and a donkey. It’s described on NBC’s website as “Barky Bark and the Donkey Bunch.” Sample dialo

Jennifer Aniston Parties with Natalie and Justin
While much of the paparazzi attention has been focused on Miami over the weekend, Jennifer Aniston was up in New York City leading the charge to what became a photog frenzy on Saturday night (November 15). The former “Friends” starlet was spotted paying a visit to Dos Caminos Restaurant in Manhattan for the “Saturday Nigh Live” afterparty, where fellow guests included Justin Timberlake and Natalie Portman. The three, along with Andy Samberg, Paul Rudd, Masi Oka and Bill

“Christmas on Mars,” The “Chinese Democracy” of Rock Movies, Is Here
After years of production, the Flaming Lips’ movie Chrismas On Mars has finally been unleashed on the masses. Filmed by Wayne Coyne and fellow Oklahoman Bradley Beesley (who also directed Lips projects The Fearless Freaks and Christmas at the Zoo) in fits and starts since around 2001, the film appears to be an amalgam of 2001, Solaris, Event Horizon and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. The film stars Coyne and the Lips’ Steve Drozd but also features apparances by Fred Armisen, Elijah Wood and

Interview: Rainn Wilson Lays Down Tracks Beyond ‘The Office’ in New Film ‘The Rocker’
CHICAGO– Rainn Wilson is more than just the popular NBC character Dwight Schrute. The bespectacled antagonist of “The Office” is nowhere in evidence this time around as Wilson sat down with HollywoodChicago.com to talk about his new film “The Rocker”.The theater and TV veteran expressed a thoughtfulness and gratitude about his journey to this first feature-film lead role and spoke more about the craft of acting than the virtue of his celebrity.Rainn Wilson in Chicago (left) for “The Rocker” wi

Wayne Coyne on ‘Christmas on Mars,’ Giant Brains, and Long John Silver’s
Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros.Rockers making movies is only slightly less obnoxious than actors becoming pop stars. But Christmas on Mars, the brainchild of visionary Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne, is worth the cliché. The 47-year old Oklahoma native toiled for seven years in his backyard on the DIY sci-fi fantasy, which plays kind of like a collaboration between Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, and Alfonso Cuarón — one critic described it as a “thrift-shop Solaris.” It&#

Pumped Up For Palin On “SNL”
Pound-for-pound (as the say in boxing), “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” has it all over “Saturday Night Live” when it comes to sharp, witty political humor this election year. I watched both the “SNL” Thursday edition and “The Daily Show” back-to-back last night and Stewart’s crew once again kicked butt. Still, it’s “SNL” making the bigger headlines these days, first with Tina Fey’s hilarious spoofing of Sarah Palin and, now, w

Video: Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (SNL Parody)
One of the year's more memorable videos gets an update this past weekend on SNL, on an episode hosted by Paul Rudd.

SNL's Gay Minstrel Show [Snl]
newVideoPlayer("/SNL_Gay_Montage.flv", 506, 423,""); Where do you mine for easy laughs when you no longer have the most satirizable election in history at your disposal? In SNL's case, that would be the Gays, a topic this week's Paul Rudd-hosted episode visited and revisited so often, we lost count. And where does the show stand on the subject, in this, arguably the most important week for gay civil rights in history? Enjoy the highlight reel above, accompanied by this handy synopsis:· The fun start

American Apparel's Dov Charney Explains It All For You On SNL [Clips]
newVideoPlayer("/SNLCharney_Jez.flv", 506, 423,""); America's favorite sexually-harassing clothier and Gawker Media punching bag, Dov Charney, was the subject of some SNL riffing this past weekend. Dov is being sued for the fifth time by a former employee for sexual harassment, and cast member Fred Armisen slipped into several pounds of fake facial hair so "Dov" could give his take on the charges. As someone who worked for and met Dov on several occasions, I have to say that Armisen's impersonation is pret

‘SNL’ Presents The Second Presidential Debate
Last night, NBC aired a special half hour episode of Saturday Night Live in order to capitalize on the current election year. I’m not sure why but tomorrow night’s ep of SNL will be a repeat (they are reairing the season premiere with Michael Phelps as host) so last night’s new ep was a [...]

SNL's Seth Meyers Answers To The Ladies Of The View [View Askew]
newVideoPlayer("/viewseth_jez_512K.flv", 475, 270,""); Seth Meyers, Weekend Update anchor and head writer for Saturday Night Live, was on The View this morning, which must have been a little nerve-wracking for him, since SNL did a View sketch this weekend, in which Kristen Wiig played a hysterically hysterical, "fact" finding Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Kenan Thompson played Whoopi, Fred Armisen nailed Joy Behar's wrist movements, and Casey Wilson played Jennifer Aniston, who was supposed to be sitting in for Sh

What was your favorite 'SNL' moment?
If you missed Tina Fey's second stint as Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live, here's the video. But she wasn't the only one doing a political impersonation. Darrell Hammond played both John McCain and Bill Clinton. Fred Armisen was Barack Obama in a debate sketch with Hammond. Amy Poehler popped up for a second as Hillary Clinton. <A HREF="xhttp://ad.usatoday.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.cgi/www.usatoday.com/life/quickq.htm@Spon1?x" TARGET="_blank"><IMG SRC="http://ad.usa

Saturday Night Live: Michael Phelps/Lil Wayne (season premiere) - VIDEOS
Filed under: OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free(S34E01) Well, well, Saturday Night Live is back for another season and we couldn't be more excited. Actually, we probably could be more excited, but we're still tuning in and that's what matters. Personally, I believe they took a risk in inviting an athlete to open the season with a bang, as I often find their performances super-awkward and damn near unwatchable, but there are folks that go totally nuts when sports people host. Plus, Mic

Bill Murray gets in on "Saturday Night Live" presidential debate; Tina Fey's impersonation isn't helping Sarah Palin
Did you catch "Weekend Update Thursday" and its spoof of the second presidential debate? Bill Murray asked a question about the Chicago Cubs. Barack Obama (Fred Armisen) urged Cubs fans to support other teams. John McCain (Darrell Hammond) said the...

Highlights From 'Saturday Night Live's 'Presidential Bash'
Check out these highlights from Monday night's Saturday Night Live "Presidential Bash"! Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin joined Tina Fey, Darrell Hammond, Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler and many more by commemorating the end of two years of campaigning for 2008's presidential hopefuls. Presidential Bash: Sen. McCain Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 What Do You Think? Login or Register to Post Your Comment! Make it count  Login or

Obama's coattails boost Armisen
Comic Fred Armisen had more reason than most to cheer Barack Obama's election to the presidency. His impersonation of the senator has finally made Armisen a breakout performer on ''Saturday Night Live'' after being on the show for seven seasons. Now there's the possibility of playing him for four more years.