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SNL Host's Live F-Bomb Goes Off Script, Co-Star Makes Sure Everyone Heard It SNL Host's Live F-Bomb Goes Off Script, Co-Star Makes Sure Everyone Heard It SNL Host's Live F-Bomb Goes Off Script, Co-Star Makes Sure Everyone Heard It
SNL Host's Live F-Bomb Goes Off Script, Co-Star Makes Sure Everyone Heard It The moment the word left Shane Gillis' mouth, he knew he'd messed up. The 38-year-old comic, hosting "Saturday Night Live" for the third time on Saturday, Oct. 10, accidentally dropped an uncensored F-bomb during a sketch, and his co-star's reaction may have made the slip-up even funnier. Gillis, a Mechanicsburg, PA native, played a character trying to keep his father (Mikey Day) from eating green eggs and ham despite Sam-I-Am's (Andrew Dismukes) efforts to persuade him. “Bro, it’s a non-starter. He said he doesn’t f–king geez like em,” Gillis said, immediately wincing as he realized what …

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
'SNL' Announces First Three Hosts For Season 51 'SNL' Announces First Three Hosts For Season 51 'SNL' Announces First Three Hosts For Season 51
'SNL' Announces First Three Hosts For Season 51 After a summer of upheaval, "Saturday Night Live" is ready to kick off its 51st season with a bang. The venerable sketch comedy show announced the lineup for the first three shows of the season with Bad Bunny hosting the Oct. 4 season premiere with musical guest Doja Cat. This is Bad Bunny's second time hosting "SNL." If you're thinking, "wait, wasn't Bad Bunny just on the show?", he was the musical guest for the Season 50 finale in May. Doja Cat will be making her SNL debut. Longtime cast member Amy Poehler will make her return to Studio 8H for the Oct. 11 episode, which is also the 50-ye…

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
'SNL' Shocker: Longtime Cast Member Leaving Show 'SNL' Shocker: Longtime Cast Member Leaving Show 'SNL' Shocker: Longtime Cast Member Leaving Show
'SNL' Shocker: Longtime Cast Member Leaving Show Will there be anyone left to say "Live From New York?"  Longtime cast member Heidi Gardner is the latest cast member to be leaving "Saturday Night Live," departing the venerable sketch comedy show after eight seasons, Variety reported. Gardner is the fourth cast member to depart.  Gardner was the longest tenured female cast member and often its most prolific, regularly appearing in the most skits on the show. Her recurring characters included Angel, every boxer's girlfriend from every movie about boxing ever and Bailey Gismert, a teen film critic.  Devon Walker, Emil Wakim a…

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
'SNL' Losing Another Cast Member 'SNL' Losing Another Cast Member 'SNL' Losing Another Cast Member
'SNL' Losing Another Cast Member The "Saturday Night Live" exodus is continuing. Michael Longfellow is leaving the venerable sketch comedy show after three seasons, Deadline.com reported. Though he was a regular Weekend Update desk, Longfellow, who joined the show in Season 48, was one of the least used cast members on the show, with his screen time ranking 4th from the bottom this past season, according to Saturday Night Network. Devon Walker and Emil Wakim previously announced their departures from the cast. Both Walker and Wakim had less screentime than Longfellow. Longfellow has yet to publicly comment on his departu…

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
Obamas, Larry David Join Forces For New HBO Series Obamas, Larry David Join Forces For New HBO Series Obamas, Larry David Join Forces For New HBO Series
Obamas, Larry David Join Forces For New HBO Series HBO is letting Larry David loose on American history, and the country may never look at 1776 the same way again.  The Emmy-winning curmudgeon behind Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm will headline and executive-produce an untitled sketch-comedy miniseries from Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground production company, the network announced. The six-episode, half-hour project is being timed to the United States’ semiquincentennial celebration in 2026. According to the official logline, the former first couple set out to craft a reverent tribute to the nation’s 250th birthday “... but…

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by Joe Lombardi
Hackensack, NJ
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Live From Hackensack It's Saturday Night: Sketch Comedy Teams Battle For 'Bragging Rights' Live From Hackensack It's Saturday Night: Sketch Comedy Teams Battle For 'Bragging Rights' Live From Hackensack It's Saturday Night: Sketch Comedy Teams Battle For 'Bragging Rights'
Live From Hackensack It's Saturday Night: Sketch Comedy Teams Battle For 'Bragging Rights' Two sketch comedy troupes are set to do battle in Hackensack and only one can be declared the winner. "Bragging Rights Sketch Comedy" is performing at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The brainchild of Matt Algozzini, a Maywood resident, the show will feature two teams, the red team and blue team, performing comedy skits, with the audience picking the winner. Algozzini has been running the show for eight years, running monthly shows in New York and touring nationally. The performers also rep the Garden State. Aside from Algozzini, Juan Carl…

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by Sam Barron