As mentioned in yesterday's post listing our favorite moments from this season of SNL, Season 38 has been dubbed a "transitional year" by many followers of the show. After a few years of relative stability among the core cast members, stars Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg left a year ago, followed by Abby Elliott later in the summer. With the start of the new season, three performers from Chicago's improv and sketch community joined the cast: Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson, and Cecily Strong. In the wake of Wiig's dominating presence on the show, two freshman females in particular have emerged as go-to's: Kate McKinnon, who joined the cast [...]
Here's Samuel L. Jackson on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. When Kimmel asks him about him saying the word "shit" and half of the word "fuck" on SNL Saturday, Jackson explains, "[Kenan Thompson] was supposed to cut me off… I'm used to working with professionals who know their lines, even the ones that are written on cue cards in front of you." So, I guess Kenan should pitch in to help NBC pay any FCC fines?
Jeremy Renner is hosting SNL this weekend with musical guest Maroon 5, and here he is with long-serving cast member Kenan Thompson in a series of fun promos, most of which play off of the fact that he's an intense action star. Here's hoping he actually wears that crazy costume he's in at the end in a sketch sometime this weekend and as a disguise in the next Bourne movie.
The true gift of SNL promos is that they repeat a star's name often enough that anyone who sees them will never mispronounce it again. Byu-SEM-ee. Day-shuh-NEL. Got it. Pronunciation hints aside, Zooey and Kenan have a fun time in their promos singing, jazz-handing, and educating the youth about black entrepreneurial icons. Ain't that a punch in the teeth?
Here's all of this week's SNL promos, with host/musical guest Justin Timberlake being joined by veteran castmember Kenan Thompson for a bunch of silly bits. Towards the end of the clip, Timberlake finally reveals how he stays so busy: cloning. He then proceeds to introduce us to a bunch of Timberlake clones, each one more charming and smiley than the next. Sadly, the Timberlake clone who invested in Myspace.com does not make an appearance.
"The truth is Kenan [Thompson] does not want to be seen with me in any form of media, or even have my name mentioned around him… There is no bad blood on my side, I'm not declining a reunion, I know the fans love the show and would love to see some type of appearance with us. I just don't see that ever happening because of how he really feels."
-Kel Mitchell to TMZ about Kenan Thompson's disinterest in a Kenan & Kel reunion.
How much fun is this picture? So much fun! It's from the set of They Came Together and is the absolute best. Whoever is in charge of costume design for the movie deserves 12 Oscars. Of course, Jack McBrayer would wear a full cardigan and oversized khakis; of course, Ken Marino would wear camo cargo shorts; of course, Jason Mantzoukas would have a knee brace. With these plus the photos of Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler running through leaves, They Came Together is the most photogenic film in recent history. Check out more images below, one of which might feature a prosthetic penis. Can you spot it? [...]
Justin Bieber is pulling double duty this weekend as SNL's host and musical guest, and here's your first glimpse of what he'll be bringing to the show: puns about his weird last name, wacky handshakes, and funny bulgy-eyeballs glasses.
Longtime SNL-er Kenan Thompson looks to finally be working on an exit strategy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Thompson is writing, starring in, and producing a new untitled sitcom to be produced by his boss, Lorne Michaels. The show would star Thompson as Kenan Monroe, a man who leaves New York to move in with his in-laws in the suburbs. Thompson is currently in the midst of his 10th season at SNL. He joined in 2003 and is currently tied with Tim Meadows for having the fifth-longest tenure on the show ever. NBC only has a script commitment for the Thompson series right now, but if the network [...]
It's SNL promo season again, and Kenan Thompson and Lindsay Lohan really give it to the media this time around. Those cocked heads just stare the paparazzi baldly in the face and whisper, "You know what you've done." And then the paparazzi go "What? Us? Me? I'm so ashamed! Let me reconsider my contributions to civilization," but the whole time they're also taking pictures of the whole thing. Animals.
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