Well, last night was television’s big night, the 2011 Emmy Awards, in which the luminaries of the small screen gathered together to pat each other on the back, stare vacuously on the red carpet before the show, and proceed to make horribly, horribly unfunny jokes before arbitrarily handing out awards.
Well this is one for the books: Saturday Night Live, get this, actually had a few funny moments on Saturday, thanks mostly to Helen Mirren and her, erm, physical attributes. As noted by Entertainment Weekly, “Mirren is known to be justly proud of her upper balcony,” and she let it show on this week’s Digital Short.
Tiny Fey covers a lot of ground in her new book, Bossypants (“Why is this book called Bossypants? One, because the name Two and a Half Men was already taken”), from discussing sexism and ageism in Hollywood, to her hit TV show 30 Rock, to getting advice from Oprah Winfrey. But the most interesting sections seem to deal with The One They Call Palin.
The reviews are in on Zach Galifianakis’ (type that three times fast) Saturday Night Live hosting gig over the weekend, and the brilliant comic’s episode is getting—unsurprisingly—high marks for his hilarious monologue (“I wear a lot of Axe body spray, but I live in a black neighborhood, and it’s called Ask body spray, and if you don’t get that joke, then you’re not racist”), while the episode’s sketches are garnering—again, unsurprisingly—a general chorus of groans and mehs.
Guess who’s headed back to “Saturday Night Live?” It’s everyone’s favorite Greek comedian Zach Galifianakis! NBC has just announced that the star will appear on an upcoming episode of the sketch comedy series next month marking his second appearance. The first time he hosted was on March 6, 2010 with musical guest Vampire Weekend.
Miley Cyrus is going to come face to face with her alter ego on “Saturday Night Live.” The young singer/actress will appear on an upcoming episode of the sketch comedy series this spring. People.com has confirmed that she’ll take the stage as the host but not the musical guest. They’ll leave that job for someone else (perhaps someone better?)
Russell Brand has been announced as the newest host of “Saturday Night Live” according to an official press release posted by NBCUniversal. The British comedian will appear alongside musical guest Chris Brown, both of whom will be making their debut appearances on the show. We’re surprised that this is Brand’s first time on that famous SNL stage.
Last weekend, Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg hosted “Saturday Night Live,” and to the surprise of many, it was a funny episode! The Social Network star kicked off the show with a hilarious monologue that featured a special, special guest appearance by his alter-ego Mark Zuckerberg. As we all know, Zuckerberg wasn’t the biggest supporter of Eisenberg’s portrayal of him in the film, and when these two finally met face to face it was — awkward! Watch the meeting below…
Did you happen to catch “Saturday Night Live” this weekend? NBC aired the first new episode since the holiday break and they brought out the big comedic guns to ring in the new year. Jim Carrey (who was promoting I Love You Phillip Morris) was the host last week, and he breathed some much needed life into the show’s ratings. According to reports, he had the highest rated episode since Betty White hosted last May.
