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Kristen Wiig’s Steamy Night With Joe The Plumber An Internet Hoax!
6:17AM Seth | An internet report from a self-proclaimed “McCain strategist” claiming Joe the Plumber got busy with Kristin Wiig following the SNL afterparty—and also discussed becoming the next Bachelor with Ben Affleck’s agent, Patrick “Something”—is now looking more and more to be a hoax, hoisted upon a gullible and Wiig-hungry gossip nation. The report came from a man calling himself Martin Eisenstadt—the proprietor of his very own, very-hard-to-come-by website bearing that name—and was picked up by the likes of Slate before internet skeptics and lovers of Sue the Surprise-Loving Lady alike started poking holes in the story: More »
Your Newest ‘View’ Hot Topic: Kristen Wiig as Elisabeth Hasselbeck
2:58AM Kyle Buchanan | The moment we knew we’d plunged too far down the Barbara Walters-moderated rabbit hole that is The View came last night, and it came during Saturday Night Live. Our initial reaction to the show’s View spoof was not, “Oh, Kristen Wiig’s playing Elisabeth Hasselbeck!” or even, “Casey Wilson couldn’t do an impression of a single View co-host?” No, instead our visceral first take was, “Elisabeth would never wear that colour yellow!” In this case, the shame is spread all around: a healthy helping goes to the SNL costume designers who forsook the chance to design the wildest pirate shirt ever, and we’ll claim the rest for ourselves. Click through for the clip. 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 »
Should Sarah Palin Win, ‘SNL’ Has a Non-Tina Fey Plan B
6:20AM Kyle Buchanan | Tina Fey may be locked in for a few more Sarah Palin impersonations on Saturday Night Live (though if she is, somebody had better tell her), but her cameos come with a strict stop date of November 5, at which point she will either return to 30 Rock full-time or begin a new, exciting life orbiting the rings of Saturn. Fortunately for Fey, a McCain/Palin victory is looking increasingly unlikely, but should the Republican ticket make it into the White House, SNL creator Lorne Michaels has a backup plan: 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 »
Kristen Wiig Would Love to Help Michael Phelps Out of His Speedo LZR
8:35AM Defamer Hollywood | When Olympian gold medalist Michael Phelps was announced as the host of Saturday Night Live’s 33rd season premiere, we had a couple concerns about his acting ability — worries that, frankly, weren’t alleviated by his monotone presenting at last night’s VMAs. Fortunately, SNL all-star Kristen Wiig has the right idea about how best to utilise Phelps — and it’s by putting focus on his most unassailable trait, his body: More »
Ellen Page To Play Beauty Queen / Roller Derby Racer Dressed Only In Men’s Wearhouse Bargain Bin Scores
8:00AM Molly Friedman | Oh Ellen Page. Why must you make it so easy to spark lesbionic rumours after every public appearance, from outfits showcasing your boyish frame, hiring a Power Lesbian publicist to defend your Non-Power Lesbian status, and showing Jay Leno and the country just how masculine your workout moves are? Not to mention that business of stroking your phantom goatee during the macho exercises in question? Adding more flame to the female-loving fire, Page is currently filming Whip It! in Michigan alongside Drew Barrymore in the newly single actress’ directorial debut. And after hearing the trajectory of Page’s star character Bliss, including every budding Chic Lesbian’s preference of roller derby races over that superficial tradition of beauty pageants (note: we are just imagining what Ellen’s Us-recruited body language expert would “think”), we can’t exactly believe with certainty that Page isn’t a member of Closeted Hollywood. Not to mention these photos of the Diablo-spawned prodigy on set looking her makeup-free, greasy-haired, baggy sweatpants-wearing finest:
Live, From New York, It’s Saturday Night: Defamer Pays A Visit To Studio 8H
12:40AM Mark Graham | It’s difficult to properly convey to you the excitement level that hits you the second you walk through the revolving doors at 30 Rockefeller Centre before a live taping of Saturday Night Live. After all, it’s one of the hardest tickets to get in show business. So, unlike a concert or athletic event where you can see the eyes of some attendees glazing over from boredom, everyone who is in attendance is someone who desperately wants to be there. As anyone who is in the building will attest, the energy in these moments is both palpable and kinetic. And that’s just in the lobby of the ground floor of the building! More »
