Saturday Night Live

SNL's 'Dick in a Box'

Authored by Scott Goldberg on December 11, 2007 - 2:16pm.

Chevy Chase to Rejoin ‘Saturday Night Live’ as a Regular

Authored by Scott Goldberg on November 28, 2007 - 10:12am.

Fox News reported today that Chevy Chase will rejoin the cast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live.  Chase made a less-than-stellar guest appearance on the Weekend Update segment earlier this year.  "I met with Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers and they hired me," Chase told Fox’s Roger Friedman. "I told them I’d love to come in and do occasional pieces about politics. They’re paying me scale, which is more than I was making when I did the show originally," he joked.

LeBron James to Host Saturday Night Live Season Premiere

Authored by Scott Goldberg on September 28, 2007 - 5:21am.
LeBron James, no stranger to comedy, will take his act to SNL this weekendFollowing a playoff run in which he led one of the least talented teams in basketball to the finals and a co-hosting appearance with Jimmy Kimmel at the ESPY’s, LeBron James will host this weekend’s season premiere of Saturday Night Live.  Comedy is a natural for the 22-year-old James, whose Nike ads Meet the LeBrons features four versions of the basketball star (watch one here).

Maya Rudolph Leaves SNL, Only to Return

Authored by Scott Goldberg on September 25, 2007 - 5:20pm.
Maya Rudolph quit and returned to SNL, all within two daysOne of the few remaining reasons to watch Saturday Night Live nearly left the building, as reports surfaced that veteran Maya Rudolph resigned from the show on Sunday.  The new season is scheduled to debut this Saturday, meaning Rudolph’s exit was about as well timed as a racial slur at a job interview.  But it turns out Rudolph has changed her mind, and decided to remain with SNL for at least another season.

Apple Adds "Saturday Night Live" Videos to iTunes Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 10, 2006 - 4:33am.
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple on Tuesday began selling downloads of classic "Saturday Night Live" comedy skits from its iTunes Store. The $1.99 downloads include a number of volumes of favorite sketches, TV commercial parodies, and "Best of" collections spotlighting regulars including John Belushi, Chris Farley, Dan Aykroyd, Will Ferrell, Gilda Radner and Christopher Walken.

Wired News: Web Comedians Land Gigs on "Saturday Night Live"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2005 - 2:50am.
San Francisco - Wired News on Friday reported on how three Los Angles-based comedians used Web distribution of short-form content with Creative Commons licenses to land performing and writing gigs on the upcoming 31st season of "Saturday Night Live." Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer -- all members of the Lonely Island comedy collective -- produced cheap Web comedy series like "The 'Bu" and "Awesometown," and songs including "Ka-Blammo," some of which were featured on IFilm.com.