[VIDEO] SNL: ‘The Bubble’
Posted: November 21, 2016 Filed under: Entertainment, Humor, Mediasphere | Tags: comedy, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, GOP, Presidential Election 2016, Progressive, Saturday Night Live, Sketch comedy, SNL, video Leave a comment
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[VIDEO] ‘Saturday Night Live’ Documentary Trailer With Chris Rock, Tina Fey
Posted: April 11, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment | Tags: Alec Baldwin, Allen Ginsberg, Amber Rose, Amy Poehler, Golden Globe Award, Lorne Michaels, media, Saturday Night Live, Sketch comedy, Television, Tina Fey, Tribeca Film Festival, TV 1 CommentFor Variety, Maane Khatchatourian writes: The first trailer for the documentary “Live From New York!” — which chronicles the iconic NBC sketch comedy show’s cultural and historical impact — has debuted, offering old footage from the series and a new look at the behind-the-scenes magic that goes into putting it on week to week.
“It’s the only form where everyone is necessary to the end. We don’t go on because we’re ready, we go on because it’s 11:30.”
— Creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels
“They said it would be a cross between ’60 Minutes’ and ‘Monty Python,’” former cast member Laraine Newman (1975-1980) says in the trailer. Read the rest of this entry »
[Photos] Sid Caesar: Your Show of Shows
Posted: February 13, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Carl Reiner, Larry King, Mel Tolkin, Sid Caesar, Sketch comedy, Television comedy, Twitter, Your Show of Shows 1 CommentThe legendary comedian is dead at 91 — but he leaves behind an extraordinary legacy
View the slide show — Sid Caesar — at TIME.com
