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Aristotle Athari, James Austin Johnson, and Sarah Sherman (AKA Sarah Squirm) Are the Newest SNL Cast Members
September 27, 2021
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The latest additions to the comedy institution that is Saturday Night Live is three of the LA comedy scene’s favorites. Aristotle Athari who we hope you would know from Goatface Comedy and James Austin Johnson who we’d hope you know from him doing some of the best characters/impressions in comedy right now @shrimpjaj and Sarah Sherman (AKA Sarah Squirm) who we’d hope you know from being the ringleader of Helltrap Nightmare will be the three new featured players for this season of SNL that starts back up this Saturday, Oct. 2nd.

Athari, Johnson, and Sherman might be the most well rounded additions that SNL has had in awhile as they are all multi-disciplinary comedians that all excel doing stand-up, characters, and working behind the scenes to create some of the most unique and hysterical content out there. They’ve all got their own streak of absurdity that, in so many ways, is as beautiful as it is funny. Go down a YouTube/IG rabbit hole if you’re not familiar with them already.

We truly hope they get to weave their voices in making SNL something new and subversive and thrilling (like Bowen Yang has gotten to do in the last year).

Look for their debut on SNL this Saturday, Oct. 2nd at 11:30PM ET/8:30PM PT on NBC (and streaming on Peacock).

Welcome to the cast!

Aristotle Athari
James Austin Johnson
Sarah Sherman pic.twitter.com/n36tKsxhRE

— SNL is back October 2! (@nbcsnl) September 27, 2021

SNL Planning Possible Return to Shooting in Studio This Fall
July 20, 2020
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(via Variety)

Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon have already returned to some sort of stage to do their respective late night shows, which has Lorne Michaels seemingly antsy to have SNL return to Studio 8H. Also, at this point in time, NYC’s reopening seems to be go somewhat smoothly, compared to many botched reopenings across the country at the very least. What lies ahead has yet to be seen, especially since a COVID-19 vaccine isn’t available yet.

Still, rather than doing the entirely remote produced episodes of Saturday Night Live at the end of their last season, Michaels is aiming to have season 46 get closer to where they were before the pandemic took hold in America. To do this, it’s likely, similar to many TV shows that had a live audience, that no one will be sitting in the crowd to watch it live and the crew will have to be small for effective social distancing and be masked. We wouldn’t be surprised to see if this translates to more pre-taped segments versus live sketches that you’d very likely only hear crew members potentially laughing in the background.

All of these plans are merely in a hypothetical stage and nothing is set in stone and will very likely be affected based on how COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and the progress of a vaccine is coming along. That being said, if they pull off producing episodes live, it’s very likely that they will be a template themselves for other live TV shows/sketch series to attempt something with enough (or hopefully more than enough) safety measures and protocol.
June 2, 2018
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For this month’s Entertaining Julia @ Akbar, The Puterbaugh Sisters are spoofing “a bad comedy club” and presenting “The Who Farted Factory”. That being said, they have a hell of a line-up including:

Joe Kwaczala – Jay Christopher aka “The Bearded Comedian”
Joe McAdam – Colin Keenan aka “the Kansas City kid”
Casey Ley- Jesse jesse – Laughs on fox
Nicholas Vatterott- Bobby Boots – Dr. panics
Anna Seregina – The Entertainer – Russias Got Talent
Ever Mainard- Daeanley Differs aka “the Big Diff”
Sam Wiles – Brandon Mayhow – Famous in downstate Iowa
Ryan Dalton- Eric Derick, our house Dj – Performs at Pressure Hut
Dave Ross – NY comedian aka “Jimmy catchphrase”
Sydney Adeniyi- 7 Dart – Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed
Drennon Davis- musical comedy featured at The Zoink Zone
Nikki Ashley- actress, comic, DJ , she’s been on girl code, bad girls club, good girls house, and girls gone wildly wrong.

Whether you’ve been coerced into buying two drinks/items to be yelled at for sitting up front or not, The Who Farted Factory ought to be a good time.

The show is at 9PM this Sunday and FREE. Get more info here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Vulture Let Us Have a Big Hand in the Making of Their Latest “20 Comedians You Should and Will Know” List
November 15, 2017
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Vulture Let Us Have a Big Hand in the Making of Their Latest “20 Comedians You Should and Will Know” List

These days, it’s stuff like this that makes us feel like we’re a legitimate bureau. 

Congratulations to Marcella, Joel, Nick & Brad, Cocoon Central Dance Team, Naomi, Chris, Patti, Matt, Sam, Langston, Natalie, Joe, Gary, Dulcé, Julio, Shane, Liza, Jaboukie, and Ramy for being the biz’s favorites. 

This Saturday, Kumail Nanjiani Will Be Hosting SNL
October 11, 2017
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Having seen Kumail work out his monologue, it might be worth your time to tune in this Saturday (or watch it the next day on YouTube). 

Maybe SNL will have a more Portlandia/Silicon Valley/Big Sick/The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail vibe to it this week?

Oh yeah, here’s the first promo with Kumail!

SNL Adds Heidi Gardner, Luke Null, and Chris Redd as Featured Players and Sam Jay, Gary Richardson, Erik Marino, Andrew Dismukes, Steven Castillo, Claire Friedman and Nimesh Patel as Writers
September 26, 2017
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SNL Adds Heidi Gardner, Luke Null, and Chris Redd as Featured Players and Sam Jay, Gary Richardson, Erik Marino, Andrew Dismukes, Steven Castillo, Claire Friedman and Nimesh Patel as Writers

There’s plenty of talent to be excited about here. For us, we’re specifically jazzed about Sam Jay, Chris Redd, Gary Richardson, and Steven Castillo as we have personally got to delight in their comedic stylings up close. 

They, of course, add more diversity to SNL, but, if given a chance, can really bring some attitude and tomfoolery both to the show in season 43. We’ll just have to wait, cross our fingers, and see if that happens.

This news paired with Kumail Nanjiani hosting an episode this season does indeed have our hopes up a little.

So Far, This SNL Promo Shows That Dave Chappelle Will Show Up on Saturday
November 11, 2016
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This is Dave Chappelle’s most prominent TV appearance, especially given the weight of comedian hosts on Saturday Night Live, since, well, you know, Chappelle’s Show went off the air the way that it did.

Knowing that, here’s the promo that “makes it seem” like Dave will be there.

If you take into account people’s focus on SNL in this election year, the election results, Chappelle’s relative absence on TV, A Tribe Called Quest being the musical guest, it might be an important episode of SNL to watch.

Dave Chappelle to Host SNL on November 12th
November 4, 2016
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This will probably be the closest we’ll get to a new episode of Chappelle’s Show.

As a relief from the election being over next week perhaps, SNL has landed Dave Chappelle as a host for November 12th with guest A Tribe Called Quest.

This means that Chappelle will probably do some stand-up in the opening host monologue and undoubtedly have a hand in the sketches. This is kind of huge since Dave hasn’t really been as prominently featured on TV like this in over a decade.

SNL Nails Double Standard Between Men and Women’s Clothes These Days
October 16, 2016
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Though not as highlighted as other issues of inequality between men and women like equal pay and sexual harassment, there is definitely a bone to pick with how clothes are made and sold to men and women.

Last night’s Saturday Night Live made a fake ad that perfectly summed up that double standard.

Watch it here.

‘SNL’ Hires Seven New Writers for Season 42
September 15, 2016
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‘SNL’ Hires Seven New Writers for Season 42

Zack Bornstein, Anna Drezen, BriTANick (Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher), Joanna Bradley, Julio Torres, and Kristen Bartlett will be the seven new writers for season 42 of SNL.

With this new row of writers, we hope, based on their previous works including Reductress and any Britanick sketch that SNL gets weirder and more feminist. 

SNL Vets Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah Not Returning for Season 42
August 9, 2016
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SNL Vets Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah Not Returning for Season 42

Each had six seasons of Saturday Night Live under their belt and are now free to explore other projects like Killam was already doing with a movie he was directing. 

We’re guessing that Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah might take a slightly different route post-SNL given their specific comedic skill sets as compared to recent SNL alums like Kristen Wii and, Fred Armisen. That being said, we can see Killam follow the model of Jason Sudeikis’ very successful film and TV career that now spans comedy and drama given that filled a very similar role on Saturday Night Live. 

Comedy Nominations for 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards
July 15, 2016
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This year, Veep, Transparent, Last Week Tonight, and Silicon Valley are still going strong as perennial awards favorites, Master of None and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend are new favorites, Key & Peele finished their run strong, Amy Schumer got nods for both her series and her special, and it was nice to see Bob’s Burgers, Childrens Hospital, Catastrophe, United Shades of America, and Triumph’s Election Special 2016 getting nods as well.

Here are the comedy nominees for 2016 Emmys (all comedy nominees in italics):

Comedy Series
-Black-ish
-Master of None
-Modern Family
-Silicon Valley
-Veep
-Transparent
-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
-Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
-Aziz Ansari, Master of None
-Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
-William H. Macy, Shameless
-Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
-Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
-Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
-Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
-Laurie Metcalf, Getting On
-Tracee Ellis Ross, Blackish
-Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
-Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Supporting Actor in a Comedy
-Louie Anderson, Baskets
-Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
-Andre Braugher, Brooklyn  Nine-Nine
-Ty Burrell, Modern Family
-Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
-Matt Walsh, Veep
-Tony Hale, Veep

Supporting Actress in a Comedy
-Niecy Nash, Getting On
-Allison Janney, Mom
-Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
-Judith Light, Transparent
-Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
-Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Outstanding TV Movie
-A Very Murray Christmas
-All the Way
-Confirmation
-Luther
-Sherlock

Variety Talk Series
-Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
-Jimmy Kimmel Live
-Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
-The Late Late Show With James Corden
-Real Time With Bill Maher
-Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

Variety Sketch Series
-Documentary Now
-Drunk History
-Inside Amy Schumer
-Key & Peele
-Portlandia
-Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
-Bob Newhart, “The Big Bang Theory”
-Tracy Morgan, “Saturday Night Live”
-Larry David, “Saturday Night Live”
-Bradley Whitford, “Transparent”
-Martin Mull, “Veep”
-Peter MacNicol, “Veep”

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
-Laurie Metcalf, “The Big Bang Theory”
-Christine Baranski, “The Big Bang Theory
-Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, “Saturday Night Live”
-Melissa McCarthy, “Saturday Night Live”
-Amy Schumer, “Saturday Night Live”
-Melora Hardin, “Transparent “

Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
-Rob Corddry, “Childrens Hospital”
-Rob Huebel, “Childrens Hospital”
-Lou Diamond Phillips, “The Crossroads Of History“
-Oscar Nuñez, “The Crossroads Of History“
-Jack McBrayer as Ollie, “Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell”

Outstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
-Patrika Darbo, “Acting Dead”
–Erinn Hayes, “Childrens Hospital “
-Janet Varney, “Everyone’s Crazy But Us”
-Michelle Ang, “Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462”
-Tracie Thoms, “Send Me: an original web series”

Outstanding Animated Program
-Archer
-Bob’s Burgers
-Phineas and Ferb Last Day of Summer
-The Simpsons
-South Park

Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
-Adventure Time
-The Powerpuff Girls
-Robot Chicken
-SpongeBob SquarePants
-Steven Universe

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour Or Less)
-The Big Bang Theory
-The Muppets
-Silicon Valley
-Transparent
-Veep

Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Nonfiction, Reality OrReality-Competition Series
-Drunk History
-Key & Peele
-Portlandia
-Saturday Night Live
-The Voice

Outstanding Narrator
-Adrien Brody, “Breakthrough”
-Keith David, “Jackie Robinson”
–Anthony Mendez, “Jane The Virgin”
-David Attenborough, “Life Story”
-Laurence Fishburne, “Roots”

Outstanding Costumes For A Contemporary Series, Limited Series Or Movie
-American Horror Story: Hotel
-Empire
-The Good Wife
-Grace And Frankie
-Transparent

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
-Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn -Quagmire, Dr. Hartman, Tom Tucker, Mr. Spacely
-South Park, Trey Parker as PC Principal, Cartman
-South Park, Matt Stone as Craig Tucker, Tweek, Thomas Tucker
-SuperMansion, Keegan-Michael Key as American Ranger, Sgt. Agony
-SuperMansion, Chris Pine as Dr. Devizo, Robo-Dino

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
-Modern Family, Jeff Greenberg
-Silicon Valley, Jeanne McCarthy
-Transparent, Eyde Belasco
-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Cindy Tolan
-Veep, Allison Jones

Outstanding Choreography
-America’s Best Dance Crew, Quest Crew
–Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Kathryn Burns
-Dancing With The Stars, Derek Hough
-So You Think You Can Dance, Anthony Morigerato
-So You Think You Can Dance, Travis Wall

Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series
-The Big Bang Theory, Steven V. Silver
-Mom, Steven V. Silver
-Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn , John Simmons
-The Soul Man, George Mooradian

Outstanding Costumes For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program
-Dancing With The Stars, Daniela Gschwendtner, Costume Designer Steven Lee, Costume Designer, Polina Roytman, Assistant Costume Designer Karina Torrico, Assistant Costume Designer Howard Sussman, Costume Supervisor
-Grease: Live,  William Ivey Long, Costume Designer, Paul Spadone, Assistant Costume Designer Nanrose Buchman, Assistant Costume Designer Gail Fitzgibbons, Costume Supervisor, Tom Beall, Costume Supervisor
-RuPaul’s Drag Race, Zaldy Goco, Costume Designer
–Saturday Night Live, Tom Broecker, Costume Designer Eric Justian, Costume Designer
-The Wiz Live!, Paul Tazewell, Costume Designer, Rachel Attridge, Assistant Costume Designer Rory Powers, Costume Supervisor

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
-Master Of None, Aziz Ansari
-Silicon Valley, Alec Berg
-Silicon Valley, Mike Judge
-Transparent, Jill Soloway
-Veep, Dave Mandel
-Veep, Chris Addison
-Veep, Dale Stern

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
-Inside Amy Schumer, Ryan McFaul
-Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Paul Pennolino
-The Late Late Show With James Corden, Tim Mancinelli
-Saturday Night Live, Don Roy King
-The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Dave Diomedi

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
-Adele Live In New York City, Beth McCarthy-Miller
-Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo, Chris Rock
-58th Grammy Awards, Louis J. Horvitz
-Grease: Live, Thomas Kail, Alex Rudzinski
-The Kennedy Center Honors , Glenn Weiss
-Lemonade, Kahlil Joseph, Beyoncé Knowles Carter

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Kabir Akhtar
-Silicon Valley, Tim Roche
-Silicon Valley, Brian Merken
-Veep, Steven Rasch
-Veep, Shawn Paper

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
-The Big Bang Theory, Peter Chakos
-Horace And Pete, Gina Sansom
-Last Man Standing, Kris Trexler
-Mike & Molly, Stephen Prime
-Mom, Ben Bosse
-2 Broke Girls, Darryl Bates

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
–CONAN In Korea, Robert James Ashe, Lead Editor
Christopher Heller, Editor, David Grecu, Editor, Meaghan Wilbur, Editor
–Drunk History, Jody McVeigh-Schultz
–Key & Peele. Rich LaBrie, Editor, Neil Mahoney, Editor, Nicholas Monsour, Editor, Stephen Waichulis, Additional Editor
–Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Anthony Miale
-Lemonade. Bill Yukich

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special
-Dancing With The Stars, Mary Guerrero, Department Head Hairstylist
Kimi Messina, Key Hairstylist, Gail Ryan, Additional Hairstylist, Jennifer Guerrero, Additional Hairstylist
Sean Smith, Additional Hairstylist, Dean Banowetz, Additional Hairstylist
-Grease: Live, Mary Guerrero, Department Head Hairstylist
Kimi Messina, Key Hairstylist, Gail Ryan, Additional Hairstylist, Jennifer Guerrero, Additional Hairstylist
Dean Banowetz, Additional Hairstylist
Lucia Mace, Additional Hairstylist, Key & Peele, Amanda Mofield, Department Head Hairstylist, Raissa Patton, Assistant Department Head Hairstylist
-Saturday Night Live, Bettie O. Rogers, Department Head Hairstylist
Jodi Mancuso, Key Hairstylist, Inga Thrasher, Hairstylist, Jennifer Serio, Hairstylist, Cara Hannah Sullivan, Hairstylist
Joe Whitmeyer, Hairstylist
-The Wiz Live!, Charles G. LaPointe, Department Head Hairstylist
Kevin Maybee, Co-Department Head Hairstylist
Elizabeth Printz, Hairstylist, Amanda Duffy, Key Hairstylist

Outstanding Interactive Program
–CONAN, Conan O’Brien, Executive Producer/Host Jeff Ross, Executive Producer, John A. Wooden, Executive Producer Steve Beslow, Producer, Aaron Bleyaert, Producer
-Game Of Thrones, Elastic
-The Late Late Show With James Corden, CBS Interactive
-Saturday Night Live Interactive Experience, NBC Entertainment
-Talking Dead Interactive Experience, Michael Davies, Executive Producer Jen Patton, Executive Producer Brandon Monk, Executive Producer Chris Hardwick, Producer/Host

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series
-American Idol, Kieran Healy, Lighting Designer
Harry Sangmeister, Lighting Director
George Harvey, Lighting Director
Harrison Lippman, Lighting Director
-Dancing With The Stars, Simon Miles, Lighting Designer
Matthew Cotter, Lighting Director
Suzanne Sotelo, Lighting Director
-Saturday Night Live, Phil Hymes, Lighting Designer
Geoff Amoral, Lighting Director
Rick McGuinness, Lighting Director
-So You Think You Can Dance, Robert Barnhart, Lighting Designer
Matt Firestone, Lighting Director
Patrick Boozer, Lighting Director
Pete Radice, Lighting Director
-The Voice, Oscar Dominguez, Lighting Designer Samuel Barker, Lighting Director Daniel K. Boland, Lighting Director Craig Housenick, Lighting Director Johnny Bradley, Media Server Operator

Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
-Dancing With The Stars, Zena Shteysel, Department Head Makeup Artist
Angela Moos, Key Makeup Artist, Patti Ramsey Bortoli, Additional Makeup Artist
Sarah Woolf, Additional Makeup Artist, Julie Socash, Additional Makeup Artist
Alison Gladieux, Additional Makeup Artist
-Grease: Live, Zena Shteysel, Department Head Makeup Artist
Angela Moos, Key Makeup Artist, Julie Socash, Additional Makeup Artist, Alison Gladieux, Additional Makeup Artist
–Key & Peele , Scott Wheeler, Department Head Makeup Artist
Suzy Diaz, Key Makeup Artist, Jason Hamer, Key Makeup Artist, Natalie Thimm, Key Makeup Artist, Michael Blake, Key Makeup Artist
–Saturday Night Live, Louie Zakarian, Department Head Makeup Artist
Amy Tagliamonti, Key Makeup Artist, Jason Milani, Key Makeup Artist, Daniela Zivkovic, Makeup Artist, Melanie Demitri, Makeup Artist
Margie Durand, Makeup Artist
-The Wiz Live!, Cookie Jordan, Co-Department Head Makeup Artist Matiki Anoff, Co-Department Head Makeup Artist Debi Young, Makeup Artist, Stephanie McGee, Makeup Artist, Bjorn Rehbein, Makeup Artist Christine Domaniecki, Makeup Artist

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, “Settle For Me”, Adam Schlesinger, Music & Lyrics by Rachel Bloom, Lyrics by, Jack Dolgen, Lyrics by
-Empire, “Good People”, Jim Beanz, Music & Lyrics by
-Galavant  “A New Season”, Alan Menken, Music by
Glenn Slater, Lyrics by
-Garfunkel and Oates: Trying To Be Special • “Frozen Lullaby”, Riki Lindhome, Music & Lyrics by
Kate Micucci, Music & Lyrics by
-The Hunting Ground, “Til It Happens To You”, Diane Warren, Music & Lyrics by

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rachel Bloom, Theme by
Adam Schlesinger, Theme by
-Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Sean P. Callery, Theme by
-Narcos, Rodrigo Amarante, Theme by
-The Night Manager, Victor Reyes, Theme by
-Sense8, Johnny Klimek, Theme by
Tom Tykwer, Theme by
-The Whispers, Robert Duncan, Theme by

Outstanding Variety Special
-Adele Live In New York City
-Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo 
-The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special 
-Lemonade 

Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
-Childrens Hospital 
-Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462 
-Hack Into Broad City 
-Her Story 
-UnREAL The Auditions 

Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
-Epic Rap Battles Of History
-Gay Of Thrones
-Honest Trailers
-Making A Scene With James Franco
-Park Bench With Steve Buscemi

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
-Born This Way
-Deadliest Catch
-Gaycation With Ellen Page
-Intervention 
-Project Greenlight 
-United Shades Of America 

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And
Animation
-Modern Family, Brian R. Harman, Re-Recording Mixer
Dean Okrand, Re-Recording Mixer
Stephen A. Tibbo, Production Mixer
-Mozart In The Jungle, Andy D’Addario, Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas Varga, Production Mixer, Bill Higley, ADR Mixer, Chris Navarro, ADR Mixer
-Silicon Valley, Todd Beckett, Re-Recording Mixer, Elmo Ponsdomenech, Re-Recording Mixer
Ben Patrick, C.A.S., Production Mixer
-The Simpsons, Mark Linden, Re-Recording Mixer
Tara Paul, Re-Recording Mixer
-Veep, John W. Cook II, Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Freesh, Re-Recording Mixer, Bill MacPherson, Production Mixer

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
-Danny Elfman’s Music From The Films Of Tim Burton (Live From Lincoln Center), Ken Hahn, Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Bevan, Production Mixer
-Grease: Live, J. Mark King, Production Mixer, Biff Dawes, Music Mixer, Eric Johnston, Playback and SFX Mixer, Bob LaMasney, Audience Sweetener, Pablo Munguia, Protools Playback Music Mixer
Kevin Wapner, Foldback Mixer, John Protzko, Foldback Mixer, John Garlick, PA Mixer, Barrance D. Warrick, Monitor Mixer
-Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Charlie Jones, Music Mixer
Steve Watson, Audio Mixer
Steve Lettie, PA Mixer
Tony Rollins, Monitor Mixer
-The Oscars, Paul Sandweiss, Broadcast Production Mixer
Tommy Vicari, Broadcast Music Mixer, Marc Repp, Broadcast Music Mixer, Pablo Munguia, Pro Tools Mixer, Michael Parker, Monitor Mixer, Tom Pesa, Orchestra Monitor Mixer, Patrick Baltzell, FOH Mixer, Kristian Pedregon, Post Production and Package Mixer
Bob LaMasney, Audience Sweetener
-The Voice, Michael Abbott, Broadcast Production Mixer, Randy Faustino, Broadcast Music Mixer, Kenyata Westbrook, Reality Supervising Production Mixer
John Koster, Production Reality Mixer, Robert P. Matthews, Jr., Production Reality Mixer, Sterling Cross, Production Reality Mixer, Ryan Young, Re-Recording Mixer, Brian Riordan, Re-Recording Mixer, Tim Hatayama, Re-Recording Music Mixer, Eric White, Re-Recording Music Mixer, William Dietzman, Monitor Mixer/Music Mixer Reality
Eddie Marquez, Interstitial Playback Music Mixer
Christian Schrader, Supplemental Audio Mixer, Andrew Fletcher, House PA Mixer

Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Comedy Series Or Variety Program
-Angie Tribeca, Erik Solky
-Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Norman Howell
-K.C. Undercover, Hiro Koda
-Saturday Night Live, Brian Smyj
-Shameless, Eddie Perez

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
-The Big Bang Theory, Brian Wayne Armstrong, Camera
John Pierre Dechene, Camera
James L. Hitchcock, Camera
Richard G. Price, Camera, John D. O’Brien, Video Control
-Dancing With The Stars, Charles Ciup, Technical Director
Brian Reason, Camera, Hector Ramirez, Camera, Nat Havholm, Camera, Jeff Wheat, Camera, Bert Atkinson, Camera
Bettina Levesque, Camera
Adam Margolis, Camera
Damien Tuffereau, Camera
Easter Xua, Camera, Mike Malone, Camera, Rob Palmer, Camera, Ron Lehman, Camera
Keith Dicker, Camera, Mike Carr, Camera, Ed Horton, Camera, Dyan Sanford, Camera
Freddy Frederick, Camera
Chris Hill, Video Control, Ed Moore, Video Control
-Jimmy Kimmel Live, Ervin D. Hurd, Technical Director
Kris Wilson, Camera, Parker Bartlett, Camera, Greg Grouwinkel, Camera, Nick Gomez, Camera
Garret Hurt, Camera
Bernd Reinhardt, Camera
Mark Gonzales, Camera
James Alario, Camera
Kevin Murphy, Camera
Carlos Rios, Camera, Guy Jones, Video Control
-Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Dave Saretsky, Technical Director
John Harrison, Camera, Dante Pagano, Camera, Paul Cangialosi, Camera, Nick Fayo, Camera, Ray Hoover, Camera, Augie Yuson, Video Control
Saturday Night Live, Steven Cimino, Technical Director
John Pinto, Camera, Paul Cangialosi, Camera, Len Wechsler, Camera, Joe DeBonis, Camera, Eric A. Eisenstein, Camera
Susan Noll, Video Control
Frank Grisanti, Video Control
-The Voice, Allan Wells, Technical Director
Terrance Ho, Senior Video Control
Diane Biederbeck, Camera
Suzanne Ebner, Camera, Guido Frenzel, Camera, Nick Gomez, Camera, Alex Hernandez, Camera
Dave Hilmer, Camera, Marc Hunter, Camera, Scott Hylton, Camera
Katherine Iacofono, Camera
Scott Kaye, Camera, Ron Lehman, Camera
Jofre Rosero, Camera
Steve Simmons, Camera
Dan Webb, Camera

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
-Catastrophe, Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan
-Master Of None, Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang
-Silicon Valley, Dan O’Keefe
-Silicon Valley, Alec Berg
-Veep, David Mandel
-Veep, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
-Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Jo Miller, Writer, Samantha Bee, Writer
Ashley Nicole Black, Writer
Pat Cassels, Writer
Mathan Erhardt, Writer
Joe Grossman, Writer
Jason Reich, Writer
Melinda Taub, Writer, Eric Drysdale, Writer
-Inside Amy Schumer, Michael Lawrence, Writer
Amy Schumer, Writer
Jessi Klein, Writer, Daniel Powell, Writer
Christine Nangle, Writer
Kim Caramele, Writer
Kyle Dunnigan, Writer
Tami Sagher, Writer, Kurt Metzger, Writer
Claudia O’Doherty, Writer
-Key & Peele, Jay Martel, Writer, Alex Rubens, Writer
Rebecca Drysdale, Writer
Colton Dunn, Writer, Phil Augusta Jackson, Writer
Ian Roberts, Writer, Charlie Sanders, Writer, Rich Talarico, Writer, Jordan Peele, Writer
Keegan-Michael Key, Writer
-Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Kevin Avery, Writer, Tim Carvell, Writer, Josh Gondelman, Writer
Dan Gurewitch, Writer
Geoff Haggerty, Writer
Jeff Maurer, Writer
John Oliver, Writer
Scott Sherman, Writer
Will Tracy, Writer, Jill Twiss, Writer
Juli Weiner, Writer
-Portlandia, Fred Armisen, Writer
Carrie Brownstein, Writer
Jonathan Krisel, Writer
Graham Wagner, Writer
Karey Dornetto, Writer
-Saturday Night Live , Rob Klein, Head Writer
Bryan Tucker, Head Writer
James Anderson, Writer
Jeremy Beiler, Writer
Chris Belair, Writer, Megan Callahan, Writer
Michael Che, Writer, Mikey Day, Writer, Fran Gillespie, Writer, Sudi Green, Writer, Steve Higgins, Writer
Colin Jost, Writer, Zach Kanin, Write, Chris Kelly, Writer, Erik Kenward, Writer, Paul Masella, Writer, Dave McCary, Writer
Dennis McNicholas, Writer
Seth Meyers, Writer, Lorne Michaels, Writer
Josh Patten, Writer, Katie Rich, Writer, Tim Robinson, Writer
Sarah Schneider, Writer
Pete Schultz, Writer
Streeter Seidell, Writer
Dave Sirus, Writer, Will Stephen, Writer, Kent Sublette, Writer, Julio Torres, Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
–Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo, Amy Schumer
-John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid, John Mulaney
-Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping, Patton Oswalt
-Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted, Tig Notaro
-Triumph’s Election Special 2016, Robert Smigel, Writer
David Feldman, Writer
RJ Fried, Writer, Michael Koman, Writer
Brian Reich, Writer, Andy Breckman, Writer
Josh Comers, Writer, Raj Desai, Writer, Jarrett Grode, Writer
Ben Joseph, Writer
Matthew Kirsch, Writer
Michael Lawrence, Writer
Craig Rowin, Writer, Zach Smilovitz, Writer
David Taylor, Writer
Andy Weinberg, Writer

Full list of nominees for 2016 Primetime Emmys are here.

SNL Sticks It to, Religious Freedom, Mississippi’s HB 1523, and the New Wave of Faith Based Movies
April 18, 2016
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The SNL Digital Shorts still prove to be the cornerstone of this era of Saturday Night Live and the one from this past weekend is no different.

Watch a faux trailer that SNL made for God is a Boob Man, which burns the new rise of homophobia over the last year, specifically Mississippi’s Religious Freedom law, HB 1523.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Host SNL Next Month
March 31, 2016
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It’s about time. It’s been 10 years since Julia Louis-Dreyfus last hosted, she’s a SNL alum, and Veep and Seinfeld should provide more than enough material for potentially memorable parodies/mash-ups.

So, mark down April 16th.

SNL’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Parody with Larry David Might Be the Closest Thing to New ‘Curb’
February 7, 2016
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With Larry David hosting last night’s SNL, it’s imperative that the show do something involving Larry’s HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm and/or Larry as Bernie Sanders, since he was such a hit doing it the first time this season.

Thus SNL checked off two boxes with one Bern Your Enthusiasm. 

It definitely plays more like an episode of Curb than a Bernie Sanders sketch, but, ehh, you’re probably ok with that.

Of Course Larry David Makes Some of The Funniest SNL Promos in Recent Memory
February 3, 2016
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What does Larry David do that makes these SNL promos with Leslie Jones so great?

Well, for starters, he’s, like you’d expect, kind ambivalent about the whole thing.

Watch it here.

Watch Fey and Poehler’s Game Show “Meet Your Second Wife”
December 20, 2015
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Often times, when a man remarries, he goes for a woman that is younger, perhaps so much younger that it’s kind of ridiculous.

So, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler highlighted that point on last night’s SNL with a new, innovative, somehow omniscient game show, Meet Your Second Wife.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Are Hosting SNL Tonight
December 19, 2015
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Since they’ve ended their run as hosts of The Golden Globes, you’re best chance to catch Tina Fey and Amy Poehler together again is to watch as they host Saturday Night Live tonight at 11:30PM on NBC.

You can also watch Sisters, now in theaters. There’s probably something else that they’re secretly working on, but you’ll make to due with a movie and an episode of SNL.

SNL Makes the Perfect Star Wars Action Figure Commercial for 2015
December 13, 2015
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In 2015, these aren’t just your kids’ Star Wars action figures and the ads for such merchandise should reflect that.

SNL did a pretty great job hitting all the target demos for Star Wars toys for this day and age.

Donald Trump Returning to Host SNL on Nov. 7th
October 13, 2015
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Donald Trump returns to host #SNL November 7 with musical guest @Sia! pic.twitter.com/kreVe6iSpD

11 years ago when Donald Trump wasn’t running for president, he hosted Saturday Night Live. 

Now, in 2015, the circumstances are much different and the stakes are arguably higher as The Donald will take on hosting duties on SNL yet again on Nov. 7th. 

If anything, it’ll be interesting to see how they handle the division between NBC and Trump (i.e. no longer hosting The Apprentice).

Do take note that SNL has handled politicians with an agenda hosting the show on more than one occasion.

Watch Amy Schumer’s SNL Monologue
October 11, 2015
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As of late, many of the best SNL host monologues are stand-up comedians just doing a set.

Amy Schumer kept that tradition alive and well last night. 

Watch her monologue/set here, which should be a good primer for her HBO special next week.

Amy Schumer Does SNL Promo with Her Trainwreck Co-Star Vanessa Bayer
October 7, 2015
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Amy Schumer is hosting SNL this week and, of course, did the traditional promos with Vanessa Bayer who played her best friend in this summer’s R-rated comedy hit Trainwreck.

Watching this, you might wonder how many of these were bits they did on set on a daily basis.

Season 41 of “Saturday Night Live” Premieres Tonight
October 3, 2015
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11:30PM on NBC.

While Sabado Gigante ended its 53 year run last month, the ever revered comedy institution known as Saturday Night Live pushes forward into their 41st season a little trimmer on the new cast member side than they were last season.

Rest assured, the world will be watching, either tonight or online tomorrow morning, Taran Killam’s Donald Trump impression that should be running throughout the entire season as much as whatever crazy thing that Miley Cyrus’s going to wear.

Jon Rudnitsky To Be Featured Player on SNL
August 31, 2015
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(via Deadline)

It would seem that Saturday Night Live isn’t going to hire as many new folks as they did last year.

There was a big change in the moving parts of SNL last year with a bunch of new folks debuting, but the dust has apparently settled as comedian Jon Rudnitsky is the only new featured player thus far. That’s a nice get for someone who just got New Faces at JFL Montreal this year.

Still, the season premiere of SNL is over a month away and plenty can happen between now and then. Hopefully, they don’t resort to having a semi-secret audition for some reason in that time.

The First Weeks of Season 41 of SNL Will Have Tracy Morgan and Amy Schumer as Hosts
August 17, 2015
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Good call on Saturday Night Live’s part by having one of comedy’s currently brightest stars and one SNL alum that has made a miraculous recovery after a near fatal accident to host the beginning of SNL’s 41st season.

Kicking off on October, Amy Schumer will host on Oct. 10th, then Tracy Morgan will host the week after on Oct. 17th. The season premiere will be hosted by Miley Cyrus, which should prove for three big weeks for the long running sketch variety show. 

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