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Flotsam & Jetsam
Everyone In Showbiz Needs A New Agent, Except Joy Behar
1:32AM Richard Lawson | It’s kind of a sad news day for some. Mostly for actors who never quite took off the way some had hoped. But it’s also good news for fans of Amy Poehler and Joy Behar. They’re doing just fine. More »
Small Screen
New Amy Poehler Show Doesn’t Suck… That Bad
5:18AM John Cook | According to a leaked focus-group report, NBC’s new Amy Poehler sitcom Parks and Recreation is a flop. But NBC’s boy-genius Ben Silverman says it’s cool, because whatever—focus groups always hate on stuff, man. More »Long-Developed Poehler Show Dubbed ‘Public Service’
4:24AM Kyle Buchanan | Amy Poehler’s sitcom gets a name. Shoot it already! [Star] More »
Wherein Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch Finally Introduce ‘Spring Breakdown’
5:30AM STV | The long, loooonng delayed Spring Breakdown finally premiered late Friday night at Sundance, where stars Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch and Parker Posey found worshipful fans and perhaps their last shot at a theatrical release. More »
Amy Poehler’s Non-’Office’ Non-Spinoff Exactly Like ‘The Office’
8:04AM Kyle Buchanan | Sitcoms are rarely created under a veil of intense secrecy, but the creators behind NBC’s new Amy Poehler “non-spinoff” of The Office rival even Lost for sheer obfuscation. Now, finally, we have a synopsis. More »
Amy Poehler’s Girl-Power Web Comeback Finally Gets Premiere Date
3:55AM STV | If you had “feminist Web series” for the win in your What’s Next For Amy Poehler? brackets, congratulations. After ditching Saturday Night Live for maternity leave and months of lingering attachments to a rumoured Office spinoff, Poehler will officially be back onscreen in less than two weeks with her online effort Smart Girls at the Party. More »
‘SNL’ Prepares For Future Sans Brand-New Baby Mama Amy Poehler
2:20AM Kyle Buchanan | While it is a joyous event that comedians Amy Poehler and Will Arnett delivered their first child, Archibald, over the weekend, we recognise that this development has some downsides, too (though perhaps not the ones implied by the above “circle of child life and death” feature that is currently gracing the front page of Yahoo!). For starters, this marks Poehler’s end on Saturday Night Live, as the new mother will be segueing to her still-untitled NBC sitcom after some well-deserved maternity leave. Just as devastating: Poehler’s unplanned absence from this week’s live taping of SNL forced the audience to sit through a third, hastily scheduled Coldplay performance. Still, at least Poehler ducked out before she had to take part in the painful Barack Obama skit that Lorne Michaels pointlessly lured Maya Rudolph back for. Take a look, after the jump: More »
The Crazy McCain Lady on ‘SNL’: ‘Mmm Ummm Ahhh Hobama?’
6:55PM Kyle Buchanan | Saturday Night Live just aired its second Thursday political special, and it was a marked improvement on last week’s middling debut — why, even the presidential debate skit was sort of funny! For our money, though, the extended Weekend Update was the show’s crown jewel, and that segment’s MVP was Kristen Wiig as the confused Republican who notoriously asserted that Obama was an Arab at a recent rally. Though hilarious enough on its own, Wiig’s halting impression also reminded us of Chester from Sifl & Olly, and that’s never a bad thing. The entire segment, after the jump: More »
The Top 8 Women Who Changed the Face of ‘SNL’
8:40AM Kyle Buchanan | In honour of Saturday Night Live alum Molly Shannon, whose poorly-received sitcom Kath & Kim premieres tonight on NBC (this weekend on Aussie screens), we thought it was time to pay tribute to the women who’ve made the biggest mark on SNL over the years. Whether it’s Tina Fey, whose profile has surged since her Sarah Palin guest appearances, or an underrated player like Jan Hooks who shines in late-night SNL reruns, we have a soft spot for the women who’ve succeeded despite being greatly outnumbered in SNL’s heavily male cast and writing room. More »
