Kristen Wiig is returning to host SNL this weekend after a year away, and she made this series of funny promos for the episode with help from Fred Armisen and no help from Olivia Newton-John, who is maybe guest starring on the show this week.
NBC announced an impressive roster of guests for this season's final episodes of SNL today. Kristen Wiig and Ben Affleck will be joining previously-announced Zach Galifianakis as hosts of the last string of episodes. Here's the lineups for those shows:
May 4th – Zach Galifianakis with musical guest Of Monsters and Men May 11th – Kristen Wiig with Vampire Weekend May 18th – Ben Affleck with Kanye West
This will be former cast member Kristen Wiig's first time hosting the show. She departed SNL last May after seven seasons to focus on her movie career. She is the first former cast member to host for the first time since [...]
Plot details are scarce about the new Anchorman movie, which starts filming next week in Atlanta, but writer/director Adam McKay shared some more tidbits with Empire, revealing that part of the action will be taking place in New York. "San Diego is too close to Ron's heart to go away, but we feel that New York City is the holy grail for all newsmen," explained McKay. The director also discussed Kristen Wiig's character, who is the love interest of Steve Carell's dimwit weatherman Brick Tamland. "Brick's so far gone that you can't have a relationship with him," continued McKay. "It takes a special someone to get a rope [...]
Anchorman director/co-writer Adam McKay tweeted last night that Kristen Wiig is officially on board for the sequel. This comes after word that Wiig was in negotiations for a role in Anchorman 2 back in December. Wiig will play the love interest of Steve Carell's dense weatherman Brick Tamland. So far, she's the only new cast member to officially sign on to the movie, joining returning stars Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner. Production is set to begin next month for a December 20th, 2013 release. Adam McKay said a few months ago, "We're talking about for Anchorman 2 creating a murderer's row [...]
"I started [on SNL the same season as] Kristen [Wiig], and she came in as the one new female cast member and was great from the beginning. But it’s surprisingly rare that you know that a cast member is leaving, and until they really say they are, you always hope that they’re going to come back. So you never want to write a farewell for someone who might come back."
- SNL writer Colin Jost to Entertainment Weekly, giving the rundown on preparing Kristen Wiig's memorable "She's a Rainbow" goodbye sketch.
