Following her teary-eyed send-off from Saturday Night Live this weekend, Kristen Wiig got up on stage at the afterparty with the Foo Fighters to belt out "I Love Rock n' Roll," with a beer in hand and with Rockefeller Plaza's famous statue of Prometheus behind her. Also behind her were Jason Sudeikis and Andy Samberg, singing back-up. It's been rumored that the two will also be leaving the show, and were possibly upset that Lorne Michaels decided to single Wiig out in the finale farewell.
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Watch Kristen Wiig And The Foo Fighters Perform "I Love Rock n' Roll" In Rockefeller Plaza
A Lot Of People Cried During SNL's Farewell To Kristen Wiig
Kristen Wiig wasn't the only one tearing up last night as she was given an emotional farewell by the Saturday Night Live cast and crew (you can watch the segment below)—a lot of people had a salty discharge escaping their eye holes, and a whole lot of them put pictures on their Tumblr or tweeted about it. Seriously, just take a look at a small sampling of this outpouring of grief below:
Video: SNL Says Tearful Goodbye To Kristen Wiig, Stefon Returns, And Mick Jagger Rocks
There was a lot of big stuff happening on last night's season finale of Saturday Night Live: there was "Lazy Sunday 2" (which could end up being one of the last digital shorts), host Mick Jagger played bits of seven songs (including six Stones classics), Stefon had a hilarious return, and most emotionally, the cast bid farewell to the departing Kristen Wiig in the final sketch.
Video: Finally, "Lazy Sunday 2!" SNL Revisits Breakout Digital Short
Last week, "Lazy Sunday" was conspicuously absent from the star-studded SNL 100th Digital Short bonanza video. We were curious why the first Digital Short breakout hit wouldn't have been included in that—and it seems it was because Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell had one more up their sleeves. Below, watch "Lazy Sunday 2," in which the two drink mimosas at brunch, discuss the long lines at Magnolia, and catch a showing of "Sister Act: The Musical."
Why Wasn't "Lazy Sunday" Part Of The SNL 100th Digital Short?
Saturday Night Live celebrated the 100th Digital Short last night with a star-studded video, featuring cameos from Justin Bieber, Jon Hamm, Natalie Portman, Justin Timberlake, Julian Casablancas, Usher, Will Ferrell, and Michael Bolton. There were also tons of references to past hits including Shy Ronnie, Two Worlds Collide, Iran So Far, Jizz In My Pants, Stumblin' and more. But one sketch was conspicuously absent: there was no sign of alum Chris Parnell nor any references to the first Digital Short breakout hit, "Lazy Sunday."
Video: SNL's 100th Digital Short, Will Ferrell's Bush, And Guest Stars Galore
Will Ferrell was joined by lots of familiar faces for the penultimate episode of this season's Saturday Night Live last night. He started the night off by playing Joe Biden's "imaginary friend" George W. Bush in the cold open before giving his mother a heartfelt dedication during his monologue. The highlight of the night was the 100th Digital Short, which included tons of callbacks and guest appearances by Justin Bieber, Jon Hamm, Natalie Portman, Justin Timberlake, Julian Casablancas, and Michael Bolton.
Mick Jagger Recruits Arcade Fire And Foo Fighters For SNL Backing Bands
After they were spurned by Mitt "Mean Streak" Romney, SNL got Rolling Stones frontman and "tiny todger" Mick Jagger to do double duty as host and musical guest for their season finale on May 19th. We wondered what Jagger might have planned for the musical portion without the Stones—but Entertainment Weekly reports that Jagger has recruited some no-name musicians to serve as his backing bands—who is this Arcade Fire, and what exactly is a Foo Fighter?
Film And TV Productions Spent Over $7 Billion In NYC Last Year
Show biz is big biz in NYC these days, according to a study by the Boston Consulting Group, which says the film and television industry generated $7.1 billion dollars in revenue for New York City last year, an increase of over $2 billion dollars annually since 2002. An estimated 130,000 people are employed by film and TV productions in the city, an increase of 30,000 jobs since 2004. Which we guess makes up for that one time a production assistant made us wait to cross the street.
Tanorexic Mom Likes SNL Spoof But Wishes Media Would Pay Attention To Cuba
The NJ mom who has captivated the country with her pre-cancerous skin condition, Patricia Krentcil, was in good spirits about Saturday Night Live's spoof. She told the Post, "It was well done... the whole thing was hysterical."
Videos: On SNL, Eli Manning Tebows, Occupies Wall Street, And Wears Drag
Giants quarterback Eli Manning took to Saturday Night Live to mock his New York credentials, as well as rival quarterback Tim Tebow and big brother Peyton Manning. Manning acquitted himself admirably, and the sketches, on the whole, were pretty good, though writers did put Manning in drag (that's a go-to for athletes who host).
Let's Spend Saturday Night Together: Mick Jagger Hosting Season Finale Of SNL
It was just announced that Rolling Stones frontman and "tiny todger" Mick Jagger will pull double duty as host and musical guest for the season finale of SNL. Because when he can't get the likes of Mitt Romney or One Direction, sometimes Lorne Michaels has to turn to some old reliables. But hey, if this means we might get a sequel to the classic Mick Jagger/Jimmy Fallon mirror scene, all the better.
Horatio Sanz Returns As Vigilante Crime Fighter in ESPANTO Web Series
We haven't seen much of former Saturday Night Live star Horatio Sanz since Lorne Michaels & Co. gave him the axe in 2006. After laying his impressions of Rubeus Hagrid and Saddam Hussein to rest, Sanz dropped about 100 lbs and made some sporadic SNL cameos, returning to reprise his rendition of "I Wish It Was Christmas Today" with Jimmy Fallon, Tracy Morgan and Chris Kattan when Fallon hosted last December. But it looks like Sanz is returning to his sketch comedy roots; he recently teamed up with Upright Citizens Brigade director Todd Bieber in creating a new web series on UCBComedy's YouTube channel.
Mitt "Showtime" Romney Reportedly Mulling Offer To Host Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live has had some serious problems trying to make presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney funny—after all, he has the personality of a saltine cracker in a glass of room-temperature water. So SNL has decided to go straight to the source: executive producer Lorne Michaels told the Times that he has offered Romney the hosting gig on SNL, and Romney is considering it. Because Romney has such a deft hand with comedy.
Videos: Josh Brolin's Goatee, Gotye And Laser Cats-Lovin' Steven Spielberg On Saturday Night Live
Josh Brolin, best known to many as Brand from The Goonies, made his second hosting appearance on Saturday Night Live, but he was nearly eclipsed by Australian singer Gotye, who not only sang two songs, but also was the subject of an obsessive second Digital Short. But the first Digital Short was pretty great: Laser Cats, as directed by... Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg.
Videos: SNL Extra Sexy With Sofia Vergara And Tween Sensations One Direction
Sofia Vergara hosted the first new Saturday Night Live in three weeks, amid rumors that three cast members (Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis) might depart the show. Well, if it means getting rid of Gilly, we could probably live with it—but Sudeikis's Mitt Romney impression is getting better and Wiig makes a great Ann!
Wiig, Sudeikis AND Samberg All Rumored To Be Leaving SNL
According to a couple of sources that spoke to Us Weekly, Saturday Night Live is about to lose some major players. Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis are all rumored to be leaving at the end of the season—an insider told them, "It will be a huge blow to the show." But really... it's about time, no? Wiig is too big for the show now post-Bridesmaids, Sudeikis has been doing just fine outside of studio 8H, and Andy Samberg has been there since the beginning of time! We will miss Samberg's Digital Shorts... but we're not really going to miss Wiig's Gilly character.
Videos: Oscar-Nominee Jonah Hill Gets Immature On SNL
Jonah Hill—Oscar-nominated actor—hosted Saturday Night Live last night for the second time, and he addressed his good fortune during his monologue. And actual Oscar winner and eight-time SNL host Tom Hanks stopped by to explain how tough life was after winning. Twice.
Where Was Tina Fey For Lindsay Lohan's Big SNL Return?
Plenty of cameos were made the night Lindsay Lohan returned to the Saturday Night Live stage for the fourth time, but one time SNL cast member and Lohan-cheerleader was notably absent: Tina Fey.
Videos: Lindsay Lohan Tries To Scare SNL Viewers Straight
Lindsay Lohan made her ballyhooed return to Saturday Night Live, and while it wasn't a great episode, it wasn't January Jones-bad. Lohan did make light of her legal problems during the monologue (but didn't sing)—Kenan Thompson shined a flashlight in her eyes while Kristen Wiig frisked her: Lohan asked if she was being searched and Wiig replied, “No, I’m a lesbian now," to which Lohan joked, "Been there, done that." Then, Jimmy Fallon came by and revealed that Jon Hamm was ready—and in the audience—to take over as host if things went downhill.
Lindsay Lohan Will Reportedly Sing During SNL Monologue
Tragic trainwreck Lindsay Lohan will be hosting Saturday Night Live for the fourth (fourth!) time tonight. According to TMZ's sources, "the actress plans to SING the majority of her opening monologue on the sketch show. Sources tell TMZ, nothing's off the table either—Lindsay will poke fun at all the recent mishaps in her life ... arrests, endless court dates, necklace-stealing sagas, jail, morgue duty ... the list goes on."
Let's Play: What's Up With Linsday Lohan's Face In This SNL Promo?
Lindsay Lohan is returning to Saturday Night Live this weekend for her fourth time—even though there are so many other more worthy hosts out there—which means she's been busy at rehearsals and filming promos this week. You can watch the promos below, where it's no surprise that she's making an attempt to parlay her trainwreck years (2006 to present) into "comedy." It's really all she's got at this point! But can we all agree that it's just not funny, nor is whatever she has gone and done to her face? Also, stop trying to make "Lindsanity" happen
7 People We'd Rather See Host SNL Over Lindsay Lohan
On March 3rd, Lindsay Lohan will be hosting Saturday Night Live for the fourth time, which is three too many times for Lindsay Lohan to host Saturday Night Live (we will reserve one time for Parent Trap-era Lohan, who showed so much promise). Someone made this above bar graph, which got us to thinking: who should host the legendary show? We happen to agree that Aziz Ansari belongs on the stage, and he's #1 on our list, the rest of our picks follow in no particular order.
Videos: SNL Goes Blue Ivy, With Maya Rudolph As Beyonce, Justin Timberlake As Bon Iver
Maya Rudolph returned to Saturday Night Live as host last night, and tackled a larger-than-life female music superstar. No, she didn't play Whitney Houston, but she did spoof Beyonce in a sketch about the Most Important Baby In The Whole World, Blue Ivy Carter. With Rudolph as Bey and Jay Pharoah at Jay-Z, the happy parents greeted a bevy of celebrities, from Prince (Fred Armisen) to Nicki Minaj (Nasim Pedrad), from Taylor Swift (Kristen Wiig) to Bon Iver (Justin Timberlake).
Videos: Zooey Deschanel Goes Quirky On Saturday Night Live
Zooey Deschanel got to work her quirky, indie "it girl" mojo on Saturday Night Live last night, batting her overly mascara'd eyelashes at the audience and strumming her ukelele. She was also the butt of the joke: SNL performer Abby Elliott played Deschanel in a sketch, "Being Quirky With Zooey Deschanel," with Deschanel playing Mary Kate Olsen (wrapped in a boho electric blanket; Michael Cera and Bjork were also part of the Quirky club).
Videos: Channing Tatum Repeatedly Shows Chest On SNL
If your past as a male stripper is more famous than your previous movies, than obviously Saturday Night Live will milk that for all it's worth. Last night's host Channing Tatum (yes, you can watch his striptease here) acknowledged his exotic dancer experiences in the monologue— and proceeded to show off his chiseled chest in that bit as well as a few other sketches. Highlights included a cold open featured Newt Gingrich as Moon President, Weekend Update's take on Lana Del Ray's performance a few weeks ago, Bobby Moynihan's Guy Fieri impression, Tom Brady at a Ruby Tuesday's and a killer Spike TV commercial for... Downton Abbey. And Bon Iver performed!
Videos: Daniel Radcliffe Goes Back To Hogwarts On SNL
Daniel Radcliffe, the Harry Potter star who has grown up in front of our eyes, was a game host on last night's "Saturday Night Live."
Videos: Sir Charles Mocks Shaq, Goes In Drag, And Translates Sports On Saturday Night LIve
Charles Barkely made his third appearance hosting Saturday Night Live, and in various skits made fun of Shaquille O'Neal and White People Problems—and even wore a dress.
Former SNL Writer Dies From Apparent Suicide, Leaves Heartbreaking Note
Former Saturday Night Live writer and Kids in the Hall producer, 63-year-old Joe Bodolai, died in a Los Angeles hotel room sometime over the last couple of days, and police believe the death was a suicide. According to TMZ, Bodolai—who co-wrote the Wayne's World movie—had been staying at the hotel for over a week, and cleaning crews discovered his body yesterday. The site learned that police found a bottle of antifreeze and Gatorade in his room.
Videos: SNL Weekend Update Joke-Off With Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler And Seth Meyers
Jimmy Fallon's first stint as an Saturday Night Live host meant many veteran SNL performers showed up for the last show of 2011. Rachel Dratch was Denise to Fallon's Sully in the cold open; Amy Poehler showed up, too; Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan and a svelte Hortaio Sanz performed a song with Fallon; and, in the highlight, Fallon and his Weekend Update co-host Tina Fey had a joke-off with current Update host Seth Meyers and Poehler.
Video: SNL Cast Members Recreate Robyn Video At 4:30 AM
Over the weekend Robyn rocked Saturday Night Live with her tall shoes and dance moves, but a few days before her performance, some SNL cast members recreated her video for "Call Your Girlfriend." Below, watch Taran Killam's rendition, which took place at 4:30 a.m. while on a writing break, and with assists from Vanessa Bayer, Abby Elliott, Bobby Moynihan, and Sarah Schneider.
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