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Grab Bag! How to Throw a Party Like a Lady

TresSugar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:28 -0800

January Jones's disappointing appearance on SNL did include one funny-ish skit on how to throw a party like a lady. - The Frisky
Parents get warmer reactions if they reveal they're expecting a boy rather than a girl. - Salon
10 actors who look fierce in drag. - Lemondrop
Meghan McCain weighs in on whether sex tapes matter. - The Daily Beast
You won't believe what's in this dessert. - Glamour
No better training for politics than motherhood? - DoubleX
11 reasons to date a church-going guy. - Your Tango
This is the week of TV guest stars. Get ready for Lady Gaga, Heather Locklear, and James Franco. - BuzzSugar

Front Page: SNL Takes on Glenn Beck

TresSugar — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:01:02 -0700

SNL took on Glenn Beck last night in its Thursday night special. - NBC
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized. - New York Daily News
President Obama, along with the leaders of France and Britain, accused Iran of operating a secret nuclear facility today. - AP
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette are set to star in Scream IV. - BuzzSugar
Ex-Manson follower Susan Atkins has died. -CNN

Kristin Wiig Is a Genius

GiggleSugar — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:00:00 -0700

I'm beginning to think Kristin Wiig could imitate anyone. Here, she is impersonating Suze Orman, the financial advisor with an unmistakable voice, an iconic wedge haircut, Cougar-ific fashion sense, and a way with words. (Does The Courage to Be Rich ring a bell? That always baffled me, that title.) She's so spot on Suze herself thinks she's imitating Kristin imitating her when she speaks now!

Bradley Cooper: Hot and Funny

GiggleSugar — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:15:00 -0800

On top of being pretty cute, Bradley Cooper is hilarious! He was in on SNL a few weeks ago as Miss B, fabulous swishy runway walking coach on the Today show with Kathy Lee and Hoda Kotb. His best tip? "Walk like your panties are filled with hot grits." I can't wait to try this.

Biden Talks Crazy Crisis on SNL: Guffaws or Groans?

CitizenSugar — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:29:08 -0700

"Gird your loins!" Yeah! My favorite quote of last week made it into the opening of SNL last night where Joe Biden and John Murtha attempted to remove their feet from their mouths for certain "crises" and "redneck" statements. Biden just blusters on with the thought. "Our military may invade Pakistan, or surrender to the Chinese. We may sell Hawaii to Saudi Arabia or just destroy it, so it can't fall in to North Korean hands. But just reserve your judgment - we know what we're doing!" Really? Let's watch and just see about that.

Biden's bombastic soothsaying continues, "If Barack Obama is elected, we will have a crisis. And when this crisis hits, and it will! In the second week of February, we may do some weird things." It's followed by a list of other crazy things Biden could say when he should know better. Punctuated with Murtha trying to get a word in edgewise about how he didn't mean redneck, he meant racist and ignorant to the modern world, it was a cavalcade of "not helping! Stop talking while you're ahead!" moments. Just like the campaign itself. Ah, philosophy on a Sunday morning.

Also in the political scheme of things, Maya Rudolph made her debut as Michelle Obama in a sketch about the variety hour Obama is going to turn his 30-minute television spot into this week. I hope it's true! It looks better than the Carol Burnett Show and Hee Haw! combined.

Will Ferrell Back as Bush on SNL Thursday: Ha! or Blah?

CitizenSugar — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:00:57 -0700

In a class reunion of sorts between two SNL alums and two of the most recognizable and/or popular political impressions, last night's Thursday edition had Bush meeting Palin - for an endorsement of a very special kind.

Asking where McCain was to receive this special blessing and waxing on the experience of his last eight years in office, "Bush" said, "George Bush always finds his man, save for one huge exception." He went on, complimenting Fey-lin on her folksiness, saying, "For a while I was trying to be folksy, but after a bit, it just came off 'douchey'" Do we say that? Does the fake president say that about the real one?

With a higher level nod to perhaps the perception of his own VPs role, the faux-Bush said the job was important because the Veep, "decides when we go to war, how we tax the citizens, and how we interpret the Constitution." When McCain enters, Bush is bound and determined to get his endorsement in, regardless of McCain's reluctance - which I guess is satire, but I watched the real one back in March. . . I think "similarities" is the word we'd use. Though Will's Bush has a tinge of Ricky Bobby now, it was nice to see him back.

While Pat Buchanan has some strong words for what he sees as a double-standard when it comes to the show's mockery, what did you think of the ersatz endorsement?

The Real Sarah Palin on SNL! Hysterical or Predictable?

CitizenSugar — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:01:40 -0700

This is it! After inspiring the most talked-about impersonation since Will Ferrell's Bush, the Real Sarah Palin was on SNL last night, opening the show and showing up to Weekend Update (can I say she looked very comfortable behind that news desk?) She seemed the picture of a good sport and kind of in her element. Check out what happens when Alec Baldwin confuses Palin for Fey-lin. . . .

Alec Baldwin? Not so smooth at reading the cue cards, but he grabbed Palin's arm like they were old pals - and the moment where Palin and Fey-lin pass each other? I giggled. Plus! A Baldwin joke. What did you think? Did you stay up for SNL?

Here's the other sketch Sarah Palin was in, the Update rap. It does make me wish upon wishes that Palin had actually done the rap herself. Drill, baby Drilla!

McCain/Letterman, Biden/Leno, SNL/Crazy Lady? All Here!

CitizenSugar — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:00:22 -0700

Just when we thought it was going to get all grim and serious for the last 18 days of the election, the funnies come marching in! After LOL performances by both candidates at the Al Smith dinner - and despite jokes falling 7-1 against Republicans, which I'm sure were helped in part by Letterman's recent . . . . disgruntlement with McCain - the Mac showed up and told Dave last night the line more men might take advantage of: "I screwed up."

After taking a helicopter to the show to make darn sure he didn't miss it this time, Dave asked, "can you stay?" Laughs, but not all fun and games - he also hit McCain with serious questions about his association with Watergate player G. Gordon Liddy.

It was a tough and funny night - but McCain and Dave weren't the only ones yukking it up. SNL was on last night, and Joe Biden stopped by Leno - to see the clips, read more.

Remember the "he's an Arab," woman from that McCain rally? SNL does, too. Here's her appearance on last night's update.

The Thursday night update also tackled the last debate with all the Joe the Plumber goodness you can handle.

And where was Joe Biden? Hanging out with Jay Leno and giving poor JTP (that's Joe the Plumber, I feel like we know him that well) a hard time.

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The Case of the Missing SNL Bailout Sketch: What Happened?

CitizenSugar — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:55:29 -0700

This is an odd story, the mysterious disappearance of an SNL sketch on the Bailout. Since $700 billion is pretty big doin's, naturally the Lampooners in Chief wanted to get in on the action - regardless of whether Congressional hearings/press conferences lend themselves to comedy (uh, they don't.) The sketch trained a carefully pointy eye on the possible Democratic roots of the Bailout plan.

Why then has the sketch, which skewered everyone from the 99th richest person in the world, George Soros to philanthropists Herb and Marion Sandler, disappeared? The rumor is, the skit got zapped because it tweaked the above, who happen to have well-known liberal leanings. It also happened to identify the Sandlers as "people who should be shot." Despite their best efforts, it's the internet - you can still watch the whole clip and see a full script, if you know where to look.

What was SNL up to? To find out, read more.

SNL has said they've taken the skit down temporarily for editing as, "upon review we caught certain elements in the sketch that didn't meet our standards. We took it down and made some minor changes." The "should be shot" line is being killed as well as references to "corrupt activities." What else is going? Any mention of Rep. Barney Frank's involvement in the subprime problem, including the line, "And thank you Congressman Frank as well as many Republicans for helping block Congressional oversight of our corrupt activities." The new version is now available.

So what's the deal behind the editing? Legal concerns - or political ones? Did the sketch go over the line?

SNL Spoofs the Palin/Couric Interview: Lay Off or Loving It?

CitizenSugar — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:17:29 -0700

SNL was almost wall-to-wall politics last night, with an ersatz debate match-up, a faux Bill Clinton making an appearance on "Weekend Update," and this spoof on the Palin/Couric interview from earlier this week. Compare it to the original and see what you think - did they nail it? Or do you wish there was a joke where the punchline wasn't "Sarah Palin?"