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Mike Myers Crashes 'SNL' As Dr. Evil To Address Sony Hack

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Mike Myers crashed SNL reprising his role as Dr. Evil from "Austin Powers" to address the Sony hack.

"I've preempted this program because I'm furious that North Korea and Sony Pictures have both given evil organizations a bad name," said Myers. "I mean, what the eff people? It's just so pathetic to see you two fight over a silly comedy ... Who cares?"

The comedian then took punches at North Korea, the hackers, and Sony.

"Let's start with you, North Korea. You're one of the most evil countries in the world and your act of war is to kill a movie? It's easy to kill a movie. Just move it to January."

January is notoriously known as a dump month for bad movies at the box office.

Myers also called out the hackers who go by the name of Guardians of Peace. He pointed out there already is a GOP and that "they're already an evil organization."

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Sony didn't go untouched either.

"But why pick on Sony? They haven't had a hit since the Walkman," joked Myers. "Come on, Sony. You thought it was a joke to have James Franco assassinate Kim Jon-Un? The man single-handedly almost killed the Oscars."

You can watch the full sketch below.

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A 'Saturday Night Live' Exhibit Is Launching In NYC

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Live from New York, it’s a “Saturday Night Live” museum! (sort of).

“Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition,” a Broadway Video Enterprises partnership with Premier Exhibitions, will allow fans to experience the Studio 8H sketch staple hands-on. The exhibit “illustrates a week in the life of ‘SNL,'” according to Premiere Exhibitions. Included in the museum will be original scripts, set pieces, props, costumes, and masks, among other interactive pieces.

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The exhibition launches this spring, likely in late April or early May, a spokeswoman told TheWrap. She expects the display — which will have a large audio/visual component — to be a longterm exhibit. Tickets will go on sale in mid-February.

The brand new Premiere On 5th site will contain two exhibition spaces, a private event space and a retail component.

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“In addition to connecting visitors with the backstory of the show and affording an opportunity to relive the show’s most laughable moments and sketches, “Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition” goes even further to give people a sense of what it’s like to be part of the creative team, and the frenetic schedule and pace that is involved with each weekly episode,” said Premier Exhibitions’ creative director Mark Lach in a statement. “It can look so effortless on TV, but this exhibition illustrates that a lot of hard work and preparation undoubtedly goes into each and every laugh.”

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The permanent Premier On 5th is located at 417 5th Avenue between 37th and 38th Streets. Parent-based company Premier Exhibitions, Inc. is located in Atlanta, Ga.

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Lorne Michaels reveals 4 big celebrities who auditioned for 'SNL' but didn't get cast

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Ahead of the Feb.15 "Saturday Night Live" special celebrating the NBC show's 40th anniversary, executive producer Lorne Michaels revealed a few secrets in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

One of the most interesting tidbits is about actor/comedians who auditioned for the sketch comedy show and didn't get cast  but still went on to become big stars.

Take a look at the question and answer between THR and Michaels below.

Steve carrell stephen colbertTHR: Even the best guts in the business can miss. Whom did you overlook that you kicked yourself over later?

LM: Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell auditioned. There were lots of people who you'd see how brilliant they were, but you knew on some level that it wasn't going to work. Lisa Kudrow gave a brilliant audition, but it was at the time when it was Jan Hooks and Nora [Dunn]. I wasn't at the Jim Carrey audition, but somebody who was there said, "I don't think Lorne would like it," and they were probably wrong, but it doesn't matter. Or maybe they were right — who knows? No one gets it all right.

Needless to say, all four went on to have successful careers.

Stephen Colbert is about to take the reigns at the "Late Show" after a succesful run as host of the "Colbert Report," Steve Carell starred on hit NBC sitcom "The Office" before getting nominated for an Oscar in this year's "Foxcatcher," Lisa Kudrow starred on the super succesful "Friends" for a decade and now is the star of the HBO show "The Comeback," and Jim Carrey is Jim Carrey.

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Here's an awesome look at the audition tapes of Saturday Night Live's biggest stars

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On Sunday, "Saturday Night Live" celebrated 40 years on the air with a star-studded, three-hour live television event.

Longtime fans got a rare glimpse into the making of the show with a supercut of the audition tapes featuring dozens of cast members, including Dana Carvey, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner.

A few familiar faces who never made it past the audition — including Zach Galifianakis and Stephen Colbert — also make appearances.

 

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Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David stole the show on SNL's 40th-anniversary special

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On Sunday, "Saturday Night Live" celebrated 40 years on air with a three-hour live show featuring dozens of former cast members and hosts.

One major highlight was Jerry Seinfeld's question-and-answer session with the audience. The comedian kicked things off with a jab at embattled NBC anchor Brian Williams. Dakota Johnson, Michael Douglas, and James Franco all stood up to ask ridiculous questions, and even Sarah Palin made a cameo. 

Our favorite part of the bit, though, was when Larry David stood up to ask about his brief writing career on SNL (he was on the show's writing staff for the 1984-1985 season). "Look how big we hit it after that!" said David, to which Seinfeld responded, "We had like the biggest show of all time!"

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93-year-old Betty White and Bradley Cooper gave us the most surprising moment on SNL's anniversary special

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She may be 93, but Betty White can still steal a show. She did just that on Sunday evening during "Saturday Night Live's" 40th anniversary special.

White was one of several guests who appeared in a sketch called "The Californians," a fake soap opera that plays off the stereotypes of Angelenos. The whole thing is worth watching, but the must-see moment was when White locked lips with Bradley Cooper in a passionate embrace that just kept going, and going, and going.

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Check out the full clip, below. 

 

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Read about the secrets, scandals, and affairs behind 'Saturday Night Live' in these 4 books

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Over the last 40 years, loads of "Saturday Night Live" sketches have made television history.

But even if you know all the famous sketches, we're betting that you haven't heard about all the scandals and affairs that happened behind the scenes.

Failures, drugs, loneliness, and stardom — get the inside scoop with these books.


"Saturday Night Live: The Book" by Alison Castle

saturday night life snlHere's a great coffee table book to have around.

This one comes with over 2,300 images from the studio's archives — many of which have never been published before.

And there's also an exclusive interview with the founder and executive producer Lorne Michaels.

Hardcover: $34.35


"Live from New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests" by James Andrew Miller

saturday night life snlThis book was originally published for SNL's 30th anniversary. But now the authors have returned and added over 100 pages of new material on the fourth decade of the sketch show.

Check out all the stars, the secrets, and the controversies you didn't see on stage.

Hardcover: $21.52
Kindle: $14.99


"Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live" by Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad

saturday night live snlTake a tour through the first ten years of SNL. There are scandals, drugs, betrayals, failures, and affairs.

"It reads like a thriller," said the Associated Press, "and may be the best book ever written about television."

Kindle: $6.29


BONUS: "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" by Steve Martin

saturday night live snl steve martinTechnically, this one isn't about SNL — but Steve Martin was a frequent host and guest on SNL (and Lorne Michaels was even his best man).

Martin's autobiography details his early career as a comedian. He writes about the sacrifices he made, the loneliness of stardom, and the focus and discipline required for success.

And there's plenty of great career advice in here — even if you're not planning on becoming a comedian.

Kindle: $6.29


 

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Norm MacDonald reveals Eddie Murphy refused to play Bill Cosby in epic behind-the-scenes story of 'SNL40'

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"Saturday Night Live" alum Norm MacDonald returned to his roots on Sunday to be part of the show's 40th-anniversary special.

In one of the most memorable sketches, MacDonald resumed his role as Burt Reynolds, aka "Turd Ferguson,"during a "Jeopardy" bit filled with SNL cast members who were impersonating celebrities.

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Later in the sketch, current cast member Kenan Thompson played Bill Cosby, mixing a drink in a video daily double that was "taped" six months before the actor was plagued by allegations of rape and sexual assault.

Kenam Thompson Bill Cosby SNLAlex Trebek, played expertly by Will Ferrell, quickly stops the video and apologizes for the previously taped segment.

Alex Trebek will ferrell SNLThe Cosby moment in the Jeopardy sketch would have been perfect for Eddie Murphy to play the embattled comedian.

Eddie Murphy SNLMacDonald explained the setup to his 518,000 Twitter followers in a detailed play-by-play of how "SNL 40" came together:

The iconic doors would open and on to home base would step Eddie Murphy. The audience would know what to do. Why is Eddie wearing a multi-colored sweater? He steps behind the bar, begins mixing a drink. The audience covers the fact he has not spoken. When he speaks, he is Cosby. Eddie Murphy doing a perfect Cosby impression. The audience does not let him finish. The sketch ends. The show, for all intents, ends.

It's my job to talk him in to doing Jeopardy. We talk in his dressing room a good hour. When it's over, I'm convinced he'll do it. He doesn't. He knew the laughs would bring the house down. Eddie Murphy knows what will work on SNL better than any one. Eddie decides the laughs are not worth it. He will not kick a man when he is down. Eddie Murphy, I realize, is not like the rest of us. Eddie does not need the laughs. Eddie Murphy is the coolest, a rockstar even in a room with actual rockstars.

Bill Cosby responded on Thursday, telling NBC News: "I am very appreciative of Eddie and I applaud his actions."

Read the rest of MacDonald's insightful tweets on SNL's 40th anniversary special below:

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Norm Macdonald tweets 5norm macdonald tweets 5norm macdonald tweets 6norm macdonald tweets 7Norm Macondald tweets 8norm macdonald tweets 9norm macdonald tweets 10norm macdonald tweets 11Norm MacDonald tweets 12norm macdonald tweets 13Watch the Jeopardy sketch below:

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Relive the glory days with the first five seasons of 'Saturday Night Live' — which you can't find on Netflix

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"Saturday Night Live"celebrated its 40th anniversary on Sunday with a live show featuring many of former cast members and hosts.

But let's face it: a three-hour live show isn't long enough to cover all the classic skits.

If you're still craving the old-school SNL shows, we recommend picking up the original five seasons of SNL featuring the greats such as Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Bill Murray.

(And, sorry, they're not on Netflix.)


Season 1

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Here's to the original season starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase.

Famous guest appearances include Simon and Garfunkel, ABBA, and Raquel Welch.

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DVD: $39.98$12.99


Season 2

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Bill Murray joins SNL after the mid-season departure of Chevy Chase.

Episode-wise, there's the incredibly famous, Emmy-winning episode starring Sissy Spacek and Richard Baskin.

And, yup, season 2 was the birth of Coneheads.

Amazon Instant Video: from $1.99 to $9.99

DVD: $39.98 $12.99


Season 3

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SNL had an "Anyone Can Host" contest during season 3. The winner — 80-year old Miskel Spillman — remains the first and only non-celebrity to host SNL.

Fun fact: Hugh Hefner hosted in season 3.

Amazon Instant Video: from $1.99 to $9.99

DVD: $39.98 $14.99


Season 4

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The Rolling Stones hosted and performed in the fourth season premiere. 

And even former mayor Ed Koch stopped by for the show.

Amazon Instant Video: from $1.99 to $9.99

DVD: $39.98 $16.99


Season 5

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This was the first season without John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. And this was also the final season for everyone in the cast.

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This is the David Spade joke that kept Eddie Murphy off SNL for two decades

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If you read Norm Macdonald's epic Twitter explosion about his crazy week helping make the "Saturday Night Live" 40th anniversary special happen, you might be wondering: What the hell did David Spade actually do to piss off Eddie Murphy?

We know that Eddie made the Bill Cosby-approved decision not to appear in Macdonald's sketch, but he did return to the show for the first time in decades, something he'd refused to do since 1995.

Well, we found the remark. Here it is (at around 2:50):

Murphy actually addressed the joke in an interview with "Rolling Stone" back in 2011.

"Yeah, because they were s----- to me on "Saturday Night Live" a couple of times after I’d left the show. They said some s----- things.

There was that David Spade sketch [when Spade showed a picture of Murphy around the time of Vampire in Brooklyn and said, “Look, children, a falling star”]. I made a stink about it, it became part of the folklore.

What really irritated me about it at the time was that it was a career shot. It was like, “Hey, come on, man, it’s one thing for you guys to do a joke about some movie of mine, but my career? I’m one of you guys. How many people have come off this show whose careers really are f----- up, and you guys are shitting on me?”

And you know every joke has to go through all the producers, and ultimately, you know Lorne or whoever says, [Lorne Michaels voice] “OK, it’s OK to make this career crack …”

I felt s----- about that for years, but now, I don’t have none of that. I wouldn’t go to retrospectives, but I don’t let it linger. I saw David Spade four years ago. Chris Rock was like, “Do you guys still hate each other?” and I was like, “I don’t hate David Spade, I’m cool with him.”

UPDATE: It's nice that Eddie squashed his "SNL" beef, but why get so mad about a career joke, especially since it turns out that you cracked a very similar joke about OG cast member Garret Morris during a "Weekend Update" segment in the '80s.

Here's the clip:

Some might call that a tad hypocritical. And by the way, none of this explains why Murphy couldn't at least crack a single joke during his appearance on "SNL 40."

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Norm MacDonald is still upset Rolling Stone named him one of the worst 'SNL' cast members

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Before the "Saturday Night Live" 40th anniversary special aired, "Rolling Stone" ranked all 141 of its cast members.

Coming in damn near last was Norm MacDonald, at 135, and he sure hasn't forgotten about it.

The comedian's Twitter account has been dominated since yesterday by retweets of a bunch of fans griping about his ranking.

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NBC may start streaming 'The Tonight Show' and 'SNL' for cord cutters

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jimmy fallon the tonight showTV streaming platforms are popping up left and right. Today, HBO revealed the name of its new subscription streaming service, and not to be outdone, NBC also announced it has a subscription streaming service in the works. If it officially moves forward, the streaming service will be comedy-centric and may even feature new content that can’t be accessed on regular TV.  

So far, the new streaming service seems to be in the exploratory stages, with no official confirmation on any of the specifics. If it does move forward, though, it seems the price range for subscription would be extremely cheap. HBO Now plans to charge $15 bucks for its streaming service and CBS is already charging $5.99 for access to new and old programming, but the Wall Street Journal reports that NBC Universal is only looking to charge consumers between $2.50 and $3.50 each month for content.  

NBC has a lengthy history of airing popular comedy programs, including late night fodder like Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show, as well as primetime programming. NBC’s recent comedy lineup includes shows like Parks and Recreation, while in its heyday NBC was responsible for such hits as SeinfeldWill & Grace and Friends. The new report doesn’t indicate whether or not NBC’s new streaming platform would include an extensive backlog or only more recent programming. CBS, for instance, does offer both new and old programs, but the price tag is a bit higher than what NBC seems to be hoping to offer its service for.  

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Without further details (in terms of content), it’s hard to tell how viable this would be. If new programming is the goal, the likely objective would be to entice viewers who don’t have cable. However, a lot of NBC’s comedies are already available for streaming on existing services, like Netflix and Hulu. If the channel plans to add older programming, like Diff’rent Strokes or Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, it might entice even some cable subscribers to shell out a couple of extra dollars for the additional content.  

Clearly, the streaming service is in the early stages. The initial report also indicates that NBC Universal might do something similar with horror, faith and family programming. Exactly how viable any of it might be is still unclear. At this point, we have no idea if viewers would rather pay more money for an extensive catalog or get in as cheaply as possible. Someday, networks will start to figure it out, but right now, it's all in the trial and error phase. 

We’ll let you know if and when more details related to these streaming projects work. 

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SNL's incredible rant about what's wrong with NYC

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It's been a long winter for New Yorkers, and "Saturday Night Live" cast member Leslie Jones has had enough of the cold, among other things.

Jones, who moved from Los Angeles to New York to join "SNL" last year, expressed her many issues with the city on last night's "Weekend Update."

She first took issue with how much walking New Yorkers do:

Everything is hard in New York. Why does it need to be this cold? Why? And I'm tired of walking. I gotta stretch before I even go to the store. And New Yorkers don't know how to give directions, a 'couple of blocks' ends up being FIVE MILES. I went to meet a man at a restaurant that you New Yorkers say 'is a couple of blocks' and I almost froze to death like Jack Nicholson in 'The Shining.' These avenues is killing a bitch. Lord, why does the avenues have to be longer than the blocks? I've been on Fifth Avenue for ten hours! When is it going to turn to Sixth?

And stop trying to explain this East/West stuff to me, okay? Because I'm not going to get it. The last East/West thing I understood was Biggie and Tupac and that did not end well.

She then tackled the dirty subways:

And the subway? The subway just nasty. I was standing on the subway platform one day and a breeze came through and I wanted to kill EVERYBODY. Did rat feces dust just fly into my mouth? And my date, this guy who I thought I liked, is standing there like 'Ooo doesn't the breeze feel good?' and I'm like, 'No, shut up. We just died here, we just caught rat AIDS.'

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The odd way Adam Sandler got revenge on NBC after being fired from 'SNL'

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Adam Sandler- SNLWhen most people get fired, they’re not normally quick to return to the premises, usually because they’ve been advised not to. But it’s an entirely different thing when you’re a big star who’s been booted off of a TV show, as Adam Sandler can attest.

When NBC tried to get him back on the air after firing him from Saturday Night Live, his form of revenge was forcing them to buy him a fax machine. Normal, right? 

With his latest film The Cobbler hitting theaters this weekend, Sandler recently appeared on Conan and shared a hilarious story about his return to NBC after getting canned. He said his manager called him up with the news that NBC wanted him to appear on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (go figure) because it was sweeps week. Here’s how the rest of the conversation between Sandler and his manager went, according to the actor. 

"And I said, ‘I thought they don’t like me. They just fired me.’ And he said, ‘No no no. It’s for Conan, though. It’s not Saturday Night Live.’ I was like, ‘But isn’t that NBC?’ And he was like, ‘Yeah.” And to make like a big stand – I was young and I was angry – I said, ‘Well you tell them I will do Conan’s show, but they have to buy me a fax machine."

In the annals of deal-brokering, I can’t imagine that a fax machine was at the heart of the matter many more times than this. Sandler explained he and his brother were talking about fax machines around the time he got that call, but the $400 price tag made him balk. Luckily, that’s when the call came in and Sandler actually was granted a fax machine for doing the Late Night gig. But, as he said soon after, “I wasn’t very great at it.” I don’t really see how someone can be bad at faxing, but then I’m not very good at acting, so there’s the tradeoff.  

Check out the whole story in the video below, which features the hardest that anyone has ever laughed at anything involving a fax machine since Office Space.

Sandler also shared a great story about Michael Keaton’s SNL hosting gig, because all Michael Keaton stories are good ones. For more silly tales about all things pop culture, watch Conan every weeknight on TBS.  

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Fred Armisen played Robert Durst in this amazing 'Saturday Night Live' sketch from 2003

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"The Jinx" star Robert Durst's recent arrest is just the latest in a series of legal troubles for the 71-year-old real-estate heir accused of murdering three people.

In 2003, Durst went on trial for the murder and dismemberment of his Galveston, Texas, neighbor, Morris Black. While many considered the case a slam dunk in finally putting Durst behind bars after the murder of his best friend, Susan Berman, and disappearance of his wife 21 years prior, Durst's high-powered defense attorney claimed self-defense and he was acquitted of murder.

Those who had been following the high-profile case went nuts after the verdict, which was covered on every major news outlet.

Even "Saturday Night Live" mocked the shocking verdict.

In the November 13, 2003, episode of "Saturday Night Live," Fred Armisen played Robert Durst ...

Fred Armisen Robert Durst SNL... being interviewed by Tony Bennett, played by host Alec Baldwin.

Alec Baldwin tony bennett While video of the sketch is not available online, HBO's "The Jinx" plays a clip from it in episode five.

Following Durst's weekend arrest and everyone's fascination with the case following Sunday's explosive "The Jinx" finale, the sketch is now more relevant than ever.

Read the funny transcript below:

Tony Bennett/Alec Baldwin: I guess you're right. I'm glad you're here anyway. I'd like to bring out my first guest. He's a millionaire who chopped up his neighbor in their apartment complex. Some people seem to have a beef with that. He just won the big court case, so I bet he's got some pep in his step. Please welcome Robert Durst. [Creepy white-haired dude comes in, sits.] Thank you for coming, Robert. You look great. Hey, that's a real top-notch sport coat. James Garner — I mean, eat your heart out!

Robert Durst/Fred Armisen: Oh why thank you!

So how's it going?

Well, better now. I was a little scared there for a while.

Now, uh, you chopped up your neighbor! Tell us about that.

Well, he raged at me. And as I was defending myself, I fell and accidentally ... chopped him up.

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Man, that's outta sight. Now, I'm a pretty laid-back kind of guy. But I've had my own gripes with my neighbors over the years. You know, one summer I lived next door to Richie Sambora at Big Bear Lake. And this dude had a tropical bird the size of Chita Rivera that just wouldn't stop squawking.

Oh, that would wear me out.

You telling me, Robert. Now, what's the scoop on this first wife of yours that went missing? Did you chop her up, too?

I had absolutely nothing to do with that ...

Hey, Robert. hold that thought on the chopping-up-your-missing-wife business. I gotta mention one of our sponsors. [Holds up a maxi-pad package.] Stayfree Super Maxi Pads with four-wall protection. Robert, do you mind? [Robert holds the maxi-pads.]

In my book, all ladies should look like Angie Dickinson. That's why it's a shame when their monthlies keep them from wearing cream-colored pantsuits. You know, I once made love to Angie Dickinson for seven hours! Then a security guard came in and said, "Mr. Bennett, Madame Tussauds is closing."[Throws maxi pads away.]

Anyway, we're back with Robert Durst. Now, they also say that you're something of a cross-dresser.

Well, you know, on occasion. I have dressed in women's clothing ... accidentally, yes.

The Jinx Robert Durst Well, I think it's just great when you can put on women's clothes, have a fight with a neighbor who rages at you, chop him up, and then you both just say "uncle." You know, I still regret not clearing things up with Richie Sambora. Sometimes I think that's why I have trouble sleeping. In fact, I'll just call him up right now and try to get the whole thing over with. [Picks up phone.] Our friends at AT&T will connect me. [Phone rings.]

Richie Sambora [over the phone]: Yeah? Yeah?

Tony Bennett/Alec Baldwin: Is this Richie Sambora?

Sambora: Yeah. Who is this?

Tony Bennett/Alec Baldwin: This is your neighbor, Tony Bennett. I got a beef with your bird.

Sambora:
Tony Bennett/Alec Baldwin: [Hangs up phone.] I heard it. He said, "I'm sorry." That's what I've been waiting for 12 years. A simple apology from Richie Sambora. Isn't it great, Robert, when it all works out in the end?

Robert Durst/Fred Armisen: It's so great. It really is the best.

Tony Bennett/Alec Baldwin: Fat Joe, I'm gonna have to catch you on the flipside. I wanna say thanks to my guests, Robert the neighbor chopper, Angie Dickinson, Richie Sambora, those maxi-pads with four-wall protection, and crazy Pat, the rooster sucker!

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Why Kevin Hart wasn't hired by 'Saturday Night Live'

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At some point in the future, I think that botched Saturday Night Live auditions will be used as global currency, given how many stories have come out over the years.

We recently got to hear about how terrible Will Ferrell’s audition went, and now his Get Hard co-star Kevin Hart has opened up about how a terrible impression kept him out of the SNL annals. Just in case you thought it was because he didn’t make enough over-exaggerated facial expressions.  

Hart continued his late night promotional campaign with a stop by Conan, where host Conan O’Brien expressed disbelief that the mega-star could ever have been passed over by the long-running sketch series. And that’s when Hart proved just how important an audition’s subject matter can be.  

First of all, I know when you say you can’t believe it, of course, because of my success now, but if you had seen this tape, you would understand why I didn’t get it. I did an impression of Avery Johnson. I did an impression of a person that nobody knew.

Sports fans, particularly those invested in the NBA, will know the name Avery Johnson, as he was a player on multiple teams over a 16-year career, most notably with the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs, and he later went on to coach the Mavericks and the New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets.

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But regardless of how familiar he might be on the court, he definitely doesn’t have much of a place at a comedy audition, and here’s how Hart said it went.  

I remember Lorne Michaels looking at me, and he was like, ‘Mmhmm. Okay.’ He didn’t say he didn’t know who that was, but I could tell he definitely didn’t know. And I just said, ‘I’ma pass the ball to David Robinson.’ That was it.

(You can a clip of it here.)

For the record, here’s Hart’s “Lorne Michaels” face, which is more of a success than his audition.

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Though it obviously didn’t bode well for him, I love the fact that Hart only threw out one line for it, rather than hooking the impression to a comedic scenario. Granted, it was a pretty good impression, even years later on Conan, but I’m hard-pressed to think of ANY job that he could have gotten with that single line.

Thankfully, Hart did make his way to the SNL stage as a host on two occasions, in 2013 and 2015.  

Check out the whole Conan bit in the video below.  

If you want to hear what Avery Johnson actually sounds like, head here to see one of the more uncomfortable press conference moments ever. In the meantime, you can find Get Hard in theaters this weekend.  

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'SNL' skewered Scientology in this parody recruitment video

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After HBO's explosive Scientology documentary"Going Clear" premiered last weekend, "Saturday Night Live" took the opportunity to poke fun at the controversial religion.

In "Going Clear," director Alex Gibney includes an actual video the church of Scientology made in the '90s to recruit new members. In the music video, titled "We Stand Tall," the religion's top execs can be seen signing lyrics like, "Take us from clear to eternity, to a future we thought would never be."

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"SNL" responded this weekend by making an equally grainy, dated music video for "Neurotology," a Scientology-like group that also sings about "Diametrics," a spoof on founder L. Ron Hubbard's "Dianetics."

The parody video also addresses Scientology's belief that the world began with aliens, missing church members, and people signing billion-year contracts with the church  all actual things in Scientology.

One lyric from the parody video goes: "Religion and science intertwines, aliens live inside of our minds, billion-year contracts we have signed, it all makes sense to me."

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Watch the full "SNL" sketch below:

It's eerily similar to the actual Scientology recruitment video from the 90s, featuring the church's top executives  many of whom have since left the religion and spoken out about it in HBO's "Going Clear."

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Here's the trailer for the upcoming 'Saturday Night Live' documentary

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"Saturday Night Live" is endlessly fascinating.

The show is an American institution that’s been on the air for 40 years, and the fact that each episode is created from scratch in the span of a week, and then broadcast live to the entire country is kind of amazing.

It’s uneven, imperfect, and oftentimes disappointing, but you don’t watch "SNL" for consistency. You watch "SNL" to see some of the best comedy performers around trying things that are out there, things that are too ambitious, and sometimes things that are dangerous in the hopes that something magical happens.

Which is why the new documentary "Live from New York!" promises to be an interesting look behind the scenes of one of the most iconic pieces of television ever produced—and it’s still going.

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The first trailer for director Bao Nguyen’s film is now online, and whereas James Franco’s excellent "Saturday Night" offers an intimate glimpse at how each show is created, Live from New York! looks to delve more into the show’s history and past.

Check out the first Live from New York! trailer below, which features interviews with Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Alec Baldwin, Chris Rock, and many more.

The film premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival next Wednesday.

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Will Ferrell thinks his 'SNL' portrayal of George W. Bush influenced the 2000 election

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will ferrell as george w bush 6The Tribeca Film Festival kicked off Wednesday night with the world premiere of “Live From New York!,” a documentary which looks back on 40 years of “Saturday Night Live” history.

The film, directed by Bao Nguyen, was full of revealing moments through interviews with the show’s creator, Lorne Michaels, and the “Not Ready For Primetime” alums.

One moment that especially stood out was Will Ferrell’s thoughts on his portrayal of George W. Bush on the show.

Ferrell said in the doc that he believed the popularity of him playing Bush on the sketch show humanized the real George W. to the country. He implied that this may have influenced voters to choose Bush in the 2000 election — in which Bush won over Vice President Al Gore by only a few hundred votes — and his re-election in 2004.

Throughout Bush’s presidency, Ferrell played Bush as a dim-witted, hard-partying, good ol’ boy.

will ferrell bushFerrell as Bush was so popular, in fact, that he played the character on Broadway in the one-man show titled “Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome, America: A Final Night with George W. Bush” towards the end of the real Bush’s presidency.

will ferrell george w bush broadwayIn “Live From New York!” Ferrell also notes that Darrell Hammond’s rigid, robotic-like portrayal of Al Gore in the 2000 election sketches didn't help people's perception of the politician.

hammond as gore Here’s the first “SNL” Bush/Gore debate sketch from 2000.

"Live from New York!" is currently playing at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be out in theaters on June 12.

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New ‘Saturday Night Live’ documentary recounts the emotional first show after 9/11

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Wednesday night Bao Nguyen’s documentary “Live From New York!,” which looks back on 40 years of “Saturday Night Live,” opened the 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival.

A moving moment for the audience was when the film touched on the first “SNL” show following 9/11.

The memories are recounted by the show’s creator, Lorne Michaels, and then-Mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani. But the director of the episode, Beth McCarthy-Miller, also provides her recollections and gave some unique insight on the opening of the show.

She said that the first-responders standing behind Giuliani in the episode had all been down at Ground Zero. “They all had this thousand-yard stare,” she said in the documentary.

At the start of the show, McCarthy-Miller said she was determined to get all of the first-responders’ faces in the same shot, and tried to get as many of them in the shot when the camera went in tighter.

SNL 911 2 finalShe also said that at one point during Giuliani speaking, she even had to step out of the control room as she was so overcome with emotion by the moment.

“I had to step away and cry,” she said. “All those people who had lost their lives” were still very much on everyone’s minds.

McCarthy-Miller said it was Michaels who came up with the famous exchange between he and Giuliani at the end of the opening:

Michaels: “Can we be funny?”

Giuliani: “Why start now.”

SNL 911 3 finalIt was a powerful moment not only in the movie but its setting Wednesday night. The Tribeca Film Festival was created by Robert De Niro and his producing partner, Jane Rosenthal, following the attacks on September 11, 2001, in hopes to bring business back to lower Manhattan.

Here’s the complete opening of the “SNL” episode.

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