Very nice article about Kenan Thompson from Slate, posted back in September of 2014 but great to read any time.
The Culps’ lines kicking off some of their amazing medleys
- Maybe you'll change your mind after we make you a musical snowman, and stuff your stocking with a lump of funk!
- We've prepared a little musical history lesson, for what we know as the Golden Age of Funk! 1! 2! 3! 4!
- So sit down, sit in, and join our musical march straight to the top of mountain funk. 1, 2, 3, 4...
- And because we love you, we'll never forget you're here, you're queer, so let's get this funk in gear! 1, 2, 3, 4...
- So, in honor of Jason Crisp, we shall bring it home with a special birthday treat for the funky fresh king that was born on Crisp-mas Day. One, two, three, four...
INTRAMURAL: THE MOVIE (Official Trailer)
Comedy nerds, check out the trailer for Intramural! The film is premiering at Tribeca next week and the trailer alone is filled to the brim with up-and-coming talents like SNL's Kate McKinnon, Beck Bennett and Jay Pharoah, DERRICK Comedy's DC Pierson, BriTANick, Jake Lacy from The Office, Nick Rutherford from Good Neighbor.... I mean do we really need to say more?
Deleted SNL Sketch - "Nickelodeon Show"
Some of you may see that title and hope for SNL cast members Kenan and Taran, Nickelodeon alums themselves, to drop a Moody's Point reference or even acknowledge a certain someone. Unfortunately that wasn't the case, but this is still a great sketch that didn't quite make it to air last week and is now available for streaming!
Intramural: The Movie - "What's Your Favorite Sports Movie?"
The cast of the upcoming sports comedy Intramural talking about their favorite sports movies. What are some of yours?
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1990 VHS recording of Chris Farley as motivational speaker Matt Foley in a live sketch at The Second City in Chicago.
Bonus: Also features a young Bob Odenkirk and Tim Meadows.
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Happy Febtober, Nerds!
Comedy Time Warp: Christmas With Saturday TV Funhouse
By CNU Editor/Comedy Time Warp Creator Kari Rogers
Saturday TV Funhouse, a regular segment on Saturday Night Live from 1996 - 2008 created by writer Robert Smigel, really took you out of the show in a wonderful way. Aside from Norm Macdonald's Weekend Update, it was the most provocative part of SNL. It's no wonder it was spun off into its own (short-lived) Comedy Central show.
It packed a powerful satirical punch under the absurd, benign guise of Hanna-Barbera cartoons and Rankin/Bass stop motion, sometimes just animating around real found audio to make political but never too preachy statements. Though inconsistent, TV Funhouse has become an alternative comedy classic. I've found that the holiday TV Funhouses - featuring writing from Louis CK, Stephen Colbert, and Julie Klausner among others - were really special and I've ranked them from "worst" to best.
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"Congratulations! You’re done for the night."
SNL Season 39 Featured Players
Beck Bennett, John Milhiser, Kyle Mooney, Mike O’Brien, Noël Wells, Brooks Wheelan
SNL Director of Photography Alex Buono breaks down how they made Wes Anderson-parody "The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders".
For all your friends in film school that want to imitate Wes Anderson anyways, this is a pretty good guide.
Cecily Strong will become an anchor on the €œSaturday Night Live€ €œWeekend Update€ desk, and six performers will join the cast for this next season.
Big news! Cecily Strong is joining Seth Meyers at the Update desk this year!
Sports Comedy "INTRAMURAL" features stars from SNL, The Office, BriTANick & DERRICK Comedy
Breaking news from Austin, TX: a new sports comedy called Intramural is currently in production, and the cast list is full of rising, up-and-coming talent ranging from NBC players to popular sketch-comedy groups, including:
- Jake Lacy (The Office)
- Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
- Nikki Reed (Twilight)
- Jay Pharoh (Saturday Night Live)
- DC Pierson (DERRICK Comedy)
- Beck Bennett & Nick Rutherford (Good Neighbor)
- Brian McElhaney & Nick Kocher (BriTANick)
- Michael Hogan (Battlestar Galactica)
- Sam Eidson (Zero Charisma)
....Yeah. It's amazing.
They're currently raising some extra funds on Kickstarter if you want to get involved, and be sure to like them on Facebook. And CNTributor Andy Young is making Behind-The-Scenes content for the film, so follow Comedy Nerds United to get the inside scoop on this exciting new comedy!
That Weekend Update...
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This has been us the past few weeks. We’re SO FREAKIN’ EXCITED to tell you the news! Our good friends Kristen Wiig and Ben Affleck are returning to host! Check out the dates for the final three SNL’s of the season below:
- May 4 – Zach Galifianakis / Of Monsters and Men
- May 11 – Kristen Wiig / Vampire Weekend
- May 18 – Ben Affleck / Kanye West
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Are you guys excited for the return of KWiig?
How about Ben Affleck joining the 5 timers club?
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“SNL” fans immediately noticed the voice that announced the cast last was NOT that of Pardo’s … despite the poor attempt at an impression. But rest assured, Pardo is ok … our sources say he is recovering from a broken hip and doing just fine.
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don’t worry, guys! don pardo is okay :)
If any of you are wondering where Don Pardo was last night, here's your answer. He has a broken hip, but he's going to be okay! He's kind of like Kenneth Parcell in that he's immortal.