In a strange and inspired season finale, host Will Ferrell led the entire cast plus Tom Hanks, Norm MacDonald, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Anne Hathaway, Artie Lange, Elisabeth Moss, and Green Day in Billy Joel's '82 Vietnam War... CONTINUE READING SNL SINGS "GOODNIGHT SAIGON"»
Posted on May 18, 2009 in (0 comments)
Tags: Amy Poehler | Anne Hathaway | Artie Lange | Billy Joel | Cymbals Eat Guitars | DEVO | Elisabeth Moss | Green Day | Maya Rudolph | Norm MacDonald | Paul Rudd | Saturday Night Live | Tom Hanks | Will Ferrell
The Killers performed "Human" and "Spaceman" on SNL this past weekend. It turns out they also performed some songs off-the-air, which is documented in this clip, wherein Fred Armisen explains the situation and we spot a very gracious Brandon Flowers... CONTINUE READING THE KILLERS' DAY & AGE ALBUM ART»
Posted on October 9, 2008 in (48 comments)
Tags: Amy Poehler | Andy Samberg | Coachella | Fred Armisen | Jenny Lewis | Saturday Night Live | The Killers
This weekend's MacGruber-friendly Saturday Night Live episode featured Shia The Motherfucking Beef and musical guest My Morning Jacket. Jim James probably didn't want to scare America and so he kept "Highly Suspicious" on the sidelines. Instead MMJ catered to the... SNL'">CONTINUE READING MY MORNING JACKET BRING THEIR "AMAZED," "EVIL URGES" TO SNL»
Posted on May 12, 2008 in (15 comments)
Tags: Amy Poehler | Andy Samberg | Fred Armisen | Jean K. Jean | Keenan Thompson | Kristen Wiig | My Morning Jacket | Saturday Night Live | Shia LeBeouf
The most fabulous Roots crew have a new record out soon, and it looks like they're raising awareness by any means necessary: whether that entails collaborating with a Fall Out boy (see "Birthday Girl"), enlisting a porn star in their... CONTINUE READING THIS WEEK THE ROOTS BECAME COMEDY CENTRAL'S HOUSE BAND»
Posted on April 16, 2008 in (3 comments)
Tags: Adam Sandler | Amy Poehler | Ben Stiller | Conan O'Brien | Jon Stewart | Jonah Hill | Kelsey Grammar | Matthew Broderick | Megan Mullaly | Rob Schneider | Robert Smigel | Rosie O'Donnell | Stephen Colbert | Susan Sarandon | The Roots | Triumph The Insult Comic Dog | Will Arnett
Back from the writers' strike with a backlog of Daniel Plainview and Hillary Clinton jokes, Saturday Night Live returned this weekend brandishing Tina Fey, a Steve Martin cameo, and huge prosthetic Obama ears. Obviously musical guest Carrie Underwood wasn't going... CONTINUE READING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE RETURNS WITH ROCK OF LOVE PARODY, ARMISEN AS OBAMA»
Posted on February 25, 2008 in (14 comments)
Tags: Amy Poehler | Barack Obama | Bret Michaels | Fred Armisen | Jason Sudeikis | Saturday Night Live
That headline's almost entirely true, too! Will and Erik really did play solo, at Music Hall Of Williamsburg and upstairs at Pianos, respectively; Craig was listed by his lonesome, but turned up with a backing band and a fan/friend we're... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: CRAIG WEDREN, ERIK FRIEDLANDER & WILL SHEFF PLAY SOLO AT SATURDAY DAY SHOWS»
Posted on October 22, 2007 in (1 comments)
Tags: Amy Miles | Amy Poehler | CMJ | Craig Wedren | Erik Friedlander | Okkervil River | Saturday Night Live
