Topic: Lorne Michaels

I Hope You Don’t Want Tina Fey To Take Over SNL, Cause She’s Not Gonna

Today is a day ending in ‘Y’, therefore Tina Fey is making statements that I admire and stand behind. More »

Emma Stone’s Acceptance Speech Was The Most Genuine Part Of The MTV Movie Awards

MTV awarded Emma Stone the Trailblazer Award last night, and she followed it up with a perfect, emotional speech about her own trailblazers: “What’s incredible about them is they make me want to be more myself, because they’re all originals.” More »

Mick Jagger May Have Hosted SNL Last Night, But The Real Star Of The Show Was Saying Goodbye To Kristen Wiig In Style

Although last night’s SNL was chalk full of superstars, including both Arcade Fire and Foo Fighters who backed host Mick Jagger during the music performances, and special guest appearances by Jon Hamm, Steven Martin, and Amy Poehler, the real star was Kristen Wiig. More »

‘Book of Mormon’ Is Officially Hollywood’s Favorite Broadway Play

Although it’s still fairly new, The Book of Mormon, a new musical penned by South Park masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone, is the place to be seen for Hollywood’s A-listers. In the past two nights alone, the audience has included Cameron Diaz, Steve Martin, and Anna Wintour (who, yes, kept her sunglasses on the entire time). More »

Video: Jay Pharoah Added to SNL Lineup For More Racially Diverse Cast

Earlier this week we were introduced to 3 new cast members that will be joining Saturday Night Live in the midst of Will Forte (and perhaps others?) departure from the NBC staple. Now there is video of a 4th ringer, the young Jay Pharoah, whose claim to fame so far is doing a pretty good Will Smith and Denzel Washington impression.

So while Keenan Thompson‘s status is up in the air, we hope Jay’s arrival doesn’t mean that Lorne Michaels is axing the only other African-American cast-member More »