As you hear unofficial announcements of who will be working on Saturday Night Live this year, SNL has announced who will be hosting the beginning of their latest season.
Sept. 27th and Oct. 4th will see the return of Saturday Night Liveand they’re starting off with a bang by having Chris Pratt and Sarah Silverman host, respectively.
We think that might just make for two great episodes.
(via Splitsider)
Saturday Night Live has started the process of getting their new hires. For their first, they’ve made a fine choice in the very funny Alison Rich who you’ve probably seen in many a funny web video/sketch over the last few years.
For now, she’s only a writer, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see her as a full SNL cast member.
Yesterday, the one and only announced of Saturday Night Live, Don Pardo, passed away at the age of 96.
It really won’t be the same on SNL when we won’t hear the magnificent voice of Pardo calling out the names for an episode.
Here are SNL cast members offering their thoughts on his passing.
(via Deadline)
The contracts of Noel Wells and John Milhiser, much like Brooks Wheelan, were not renewed for the next season of Saturday Night Live. Nasim Pedrad is also leaving for Mulaney, which is making its series premiere this Fall on Fox.
With three cast members gone and the fate of the cast member who got bumped up from staff writer, Michael Patrick O’Brien, up in the air, one has to wonder if SNL will do a large casting overhaul for next season just like they did for this season.
Unfortunately, with such a big addition in casting for this past season of SNL, there were bound to be cuts and it’s sad to see the very funny Brooks Wheelan be the first one to go.
If you know Brooks and his story with Twitter and getting fired, we can’t wait to hear what might be the story behind this firing.
It’s unmistakable when you hearing the opening and closing theme of Saturday Night Live and immediately upon hearing it, you harken to the legendary sketch show. However, you hardly think of the band playing that theme and what they go through.
Flavorwire gives us a “real” inside look into that world, specifically when it comes to casting a bass player for SNL. Also, give a round of applause to Aimee Mann, Andy Kindler, and DC Pierson for this wonderful bit of “behind-the-scenes”.
John Goodman, Paul Rudd, Jimmy Fallon/Justin Timberlake to Host Saturday Night Live in December
All we’re saying is that these are three upcoming episodes of Saturday Night Live set for December are ones you might want to plan to watch.
Perhaps, given the timing, there’ll be a great Inside Llewyn Davis sketch?
A Somewhat More Official Announcement of The New SNL Cast Members
Weeks ago, some source leaked out the new cast members of this upcoming season of Saturday Night Live, which was kept at a level of heavily rumored at the time. Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Noel Wells, John Milheiser, and Mike O’Brien were all announced, but not officially by NBC, as joining SNL in the coming weeks. In short, we don’t like things that are just heavy rumors.
Yet, this post at The Hollywood Reporter doesn’t include the phrase “heavily rumored”, so we’re about posting about this news now and can say congratulations to all the new cast members as well as the new full time SNL staff writers Brooks Wheelan, Claire Mulaney, and Michael Che.
Watch Clips from 38 Seasons of SNL Yahoo! Now
Yahoo! Comedy made a big push today by now releasing several clips from all 38 seasons of Saturday Night Live including monologues, sketches, SNL Digital Shorts, and more spanning decades of the legendary sketch variety show.
And yes, you’ll be able to watch Celebrity Jeopardy.
SNL’s 38 Seasons Archive Going Live at Yahoo in September
Coinciding with the launch of their wave of web series, Yahoo is putting an entire catalog of Saturday Night Live that will both cater to those waxing nostalgic about some crazy guys, Wayne’s World as a sketch, Will Ferrell and Cheri Oteri as cheerleaders, and more as well as introducing a whole new generation of SNL/comedy fans to the SNL of yesteryear.
Starting Sept. 9th the 38 seasons of Saturday Night Live will be available to watch at Yahoo, so get ready for plenty of hunting for Jack Handey, Christopher Walken, etc. hosting, and Andy Kaufman.
The 38 Season Archive of Saturday Night Live Will Be At Yahoo
This is almost historic in that an entire show is putting their archive online as well as that show being Saturday Night Live.
Let the debate for which season is the best (because you can, like never before, watch several seasons back to back) begin or just watch Celebrity Jeopardy a bunch like we’re planning on doing.
Prepare to get all nostalgic about the SNL you grew up with…