Fox Developing Comedy Written by Bruce McCullouch, Starring Molly Shannon
We’ve been saying over the last few weeks that Fox has been really killing it in terms of their comedy development slate, bringing in projects that already sound enticing to watch.
Well, this show that Molly Shannon will star in and produce, written by Kids in the Hall’s Bruce McCullouch who will also produce definitely falls into that category.
On last night’s Saturday Night Live, a fake trailer for a “Wes Anderson” style horror movie, which was perfect to a degree where we’d hope art imitates life imitates art by Wes Anderson actually making this movie.
Watch the trailer for "The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders" here.
New Episodes of Parks and Recreation Bumped to Mid November
The Voice and a SNL holiday special are putting Parks and Recreation on the backburner while in the middle of its latest season for the next month at NBC, so take up that hobby you saw on Pinterest that you’ve always wanted to take up.
Saturday Night Live Returns Tonight
Not only is the 39th season of Saturday Night Live going to premiere tonight with fantastic SNL alum Tina Fey hosting, but this will be the first episode of new cast members/writers Brooks Wheelan, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Noel Wells, Mike O’Brien, Michael Che, and more being part of the show.
It’s on NBC 11:30PM tonight if you’re curious (and you should be).
‘SNL’ Launches First YouTube Channel Internationally with ZEFR
So, online, you’ll be able to watch old clips of SNL on YouTube so long as you’re not in the U.S. You’ll have to go Yahoo for that if you’re stateside.
However, we wonder if the digital shorts and sketches from the latest season will still just be on Hulu and whether this will be too many different places online to watch the show or if it will make it easier for anyone, anywhere to watch whatever they want from SNL.
SNL to Have Cecily Strong Co-Host Weekend Update and Adds Brooks Wheelan to Cast
The next set of moves has been made over at Saturday Night Live for this upcoming season. Cecily Strong will move from Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation With to co-anchor of Weekend Update and LA’s very own, until recently, Brooks Wheelan, who just got added to the writing staff, got moved up to being added to the cast.
In short, we’re really excited to see what this season of SNL brings even outside of who will be hosting.
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.
For those of you not in LA or NYC to see Zach Galifianakis going up lately and doing stand-up, here’s what you probably jonesing for.
Zach Galifiankis sat down with Jimmy Fallon last night and recounted his very short stint writing at SNL, consequently creeping out Britney Spears when she was hosting, and the upside to hitchhiking.
All in all, it’s the type of stories we’d like to hear more of on late night.
Finally coming together to talk about their seminal characters Wayne and Garth of Wayne’s World at SNL are Mike Myers and Dana Carvey along with Lorne Michaels for this recent panel interview. Not only is this fascinating, but you’ll get to hear the type of notes Lorne gives on sketches such as Wayne’s World.
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.
Gallery 1988 Saturday Night Live Tribute Up For Sale
Looking for some art to hang in your home or apartment, but can’t find the right type of late night sketch variety show based art that represents you?
Look no further than the link above.
1) THIS IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT FOR BRIDGETOWN COMEDY FESTIVAL!!!! Details here.
2) Love’em or hate’em, the Oscars took place last night and several of us watched it, and plenty tweeted about it. Handpicked, hometown (LA/Hollywood) favorites were retweeted last night and are now featured here:
“@shanenickerson "Who are you wearing?” ‘Some guy named Ken I murdered.’-serial killer up for an Academy Award, being interviewed by Tim Gunn. #oscars"-Shane Nickerson
“@Puddinstrip I’ve seen Jake LaMotta do a better monologue. #oscars”-Puddin’ Comic Strip
“@kirkfox Strange. Not one nominee was wearing jc penny.”-Kirk Fox
“@NickYoussef "Anne Hathaway thinks Anne Hathaway is hilarious” – Anne Hathaway #Oscars"-Nick Youssef
“@FojasBradley Are the refs watching the #oscars? They don’t seem to be watching this game. #heatvsknicks”-Bradley Fojas
“@sbellelauren "hey everybody, go fuck yourselves” – james franco being interpreted to foreigners"-Lauren Ashley Bishop
“@thatRamosgirl Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi do NOT make me want to pledge money to this telethon. #Oscars”-Vanessa Ramos
“@FrankConniff Billy Crystal at the #Oscars got a standing ovation for everything except his work in movies.”-Frank Conniff
“@pattonoswalt Daniel Day Lewis has the depth of commitment to the craft of acting to die just to liven up next year’s death montage. #Oscars”-Patton Oswalt
“@MrsRupertPupkin I’ve already cried 3 times during the Oscars – Once because I’m out of wine and twice because I’m single. #Oscars”-Lauren Caltagirone
“@moshekasher Who is this jew? #OSCARS”-Moshe Kasher
“@normmacdonald you guys were the 83rd best hosts ever.”-Norm MacDonald
“@paulcibis If the hosts are operating at the level of a high school talent show, why not end with a grade school choir recital? #Oscars”
3) March 12th will probably be the first time in over a decade that I might actually watch SNL in a decade. Zach Galifianakis is hosting. How about that? Someone that has been paid to be funny on a consistent basis to host a program that’s supposed to be funny… what a novel concept… It just might work. Mar. 12th.
4) Recent Articles written by the Comedy Bureau: Tip of the Hat-Eddie Pepitone, Into the “Heart of Darkness” of an Old Fashioned Good Time.
5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? On The Pulse Showcase @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Cartoon Dump @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
No Class Comedy @ Tommy’s Place on USC Campus 8:30PM FREE
Keep It Clean Comedy @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
6) OPEN MIC RUN
CLUB 705 705 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Starts 7PM-ish
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7:30PM
HARLEM PLACE CAFE 124 W. 4th St. (in alley between Main and Spring St.)/Starts 8PM/e-mail speakeasyopenmic@gmail.com for spots
D’AMORE’S 8369 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 8PM/Purchase required
GROUND ZERO CAFE 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA (USC on campus nestled in between dorms near intersection of Figueroa and Exposition)/USC student Sign-up 9PM/Non Student Sign-up 9:15PM/Starts 9:30PM
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 Cover/Free coffee & water.
7) Couldn’t have said it better myself: “@kylekinane The idea that art has to have a "best of” category destroys the whole concept.“-Kyle Kinane
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