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Sarah Schneider
Sarah Schneider (born September 10, 1983) is an American writer, actress, and comedian. She got her start in entertainment as a writer and actress for the comedy website CollegeHumor before becoming a writer for the television sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'', where she worked from 2011 to 2017, including a season as co-head writer alongside writing partner Chris Kelly. She has received eight Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for her work on ''SNL''. Early life Raised in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Schneider graduated from North Hunterdon High School in 2001. She is Jewish. Career CollegeHumor Schneider attended Wake Forest University—as did CollegeHumor co-founder Ricky Van Veen, although they did not know one another—where she was a member of the University's Lilting Banshees student comedy troupe. A mutual friend recommended Schneider to Van Veen, who hired her as a freelance writer in May 2005 to work on the book ''The CollegeHumor Guide To College' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Saturday Night Live (season 42)
The forty-second season of the NBC comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' premiered on October 1, 2016, during the 2016–2017 television season, with host Margot Robbie and musical guest The Weeknd, and concluded on May 20, 2017, with host Dwayne Johnson and musical guest Katy Perry. The season removed two commercial breaks per episode in order to increase programming time. Episode 18 on April 15, 2017, was the first episode ever to be broadcast live in all four time zones within the contiguous United States. Until this episode, the show aired live only in the Eastern and Central time zones, and was tape-delayed in the Mountain and Pacific time zones. Cast Prior to the start of the season, Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah, and Jon Rudnitsky were released from the cast. Killam, despite having signed a seven-year contract that would have taken him to the end of this season, was dropped from the cast due in part to issues concerning his work directing the film ''Killing Gunther'', which woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heléne Yorke
Heléne Yorke is a Canadian-American actress, writer, singer, and dancer. Yorke is known for her work on television. She currently plays Brooke Dubek on the HBO Max series '' The Other Two''. She has also played the roles of Jane Martin on the Showtime American period drama television series ''Masters of Sex'', Olivia Graves on ''Graves'' and Amy Breslin on ''The Good Fight''. Additionally, she is known for her work on Broadway, in particular for originating the roles of Olive Neal in ''Bullets Over Broadway'' and Evelyn Williams in '' American Psycho'', as well as for originating G(a)linda in the Munchkinland Tour of ''Wicked''. Early life Yorke was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and moved to the United States at the age of one. Yorke grew up in Pacific Palisades, California. She started dancing ballet when she was three years old and took her first acting class in middle school. Yorke graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Flay
Robert William Flay (born December 10, 1964), is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. Flay is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants and franchises, including Bobby's Burger Palace, Bobby's Burgers, and Amalfi. He has worked with Food Network since 1995, which won him four Daytime Emmy Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Early life Flay was born on December 10, 1964, in New York City to Bill and Dorothy Barbara (McGuirk) Flay. He was raised on the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan. He is a fourth generation Irish American and was raised Catholic, attending denominational schools. At age 8, Flay asked for an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas. His father thought that a G.I. Joe would be more gender-appropriate. Despite his father's objections, he received them both. Career Flay dropped out of high school at age 17. He has said his first jobs in the restaurant industry were at a pizza parlor and Baskin-Robbins. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Morelli
Lauren Morelli is an American television writer, producer, and director. Early life Morelli, who grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of McCandless, Pennsylvania, graduated from Winchester Thurston School and then studied dance at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, until a back injury ended her career in dance. Career After several years of mourning the loss of her dancing career, Morelli was inspired by a college professor to pursue a career in writing. She began with short stories and small blog pieces until she landed her first professional writing position on the 2013 Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black''. She was appointed the role of "lead writer" for two episodes of the first season of ''Orange Is the New Black'', "WAC-Pack" and "Tall Men with Feelings". Morelli has also worked as a playwright: her short play "Roach & Rat" was featured in Lesser America's production of ''Just Right Just Now'' in New York. Awards Morelli has been nominated for the 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samira Wiley
Samira Denise Wiley (born April 15, 1987) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Poussey Washington in the Netflix comedy-drama series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019) and as Moira in the Hulu dystopian drama series ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (2017–present), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Wiley also had starring roles in such film as ''The Sitter'' (2011), '' Nerve'' (2016), ''Detroit'' (2017), and ''Social Animals'' (2018). She also narrated the Netflix documentary ''Night on Earth'' (2020). Early life Wiley was raised in Washington, D.C. Her parents, Christine and Dennis W. Wiley, were the co-pastors of Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ until 2017. Wiley's parents have been referred to as "pillars of the LGBT religious community," as the Covenant Baptist Church was the only Baptist church in D.C. performing same-sex unions in 2007. She has two siblings: Aiyana Ma'at an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate McKinnon
Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for her character work and celebrity impressions on the sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (2012–2022), of which she was a cast member for eleven seasons, and formerly ''The Big Gay Sketch Show'' (2007–2010). She has appeared in films such as '' Balls Out'' (2014), ''Ghostbusters'' (2016), ''Office Christmas Party'' (2016), ''Rough Night'' (2017), ''The Spy Who Dumped Me'' (2018), '' Yesterday'' (2019), and '' Bombshell'' (2019). In 2022, she played the role of ''Tiger King'' subject Carole Baskin in the miniseries '' Joe vs. Carole''. McKinnon has been nominated for ten Primetime Emmy Awards, including one for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics and nine for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning in 2016 and 2017. Early life McKinnon was born and raised on Long Island in the town of Sea Cliff, New York, to Laura Campbell, a parent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Meyers
Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and television host. He hosts ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'', a late-night talk show on NBC. Prior to that, he was a cast member and head writer for NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'' (2001–2014) and hosted the show's news parody segment, ''Weekend Update''. Early life and education Meyers was born in Evanston, Illinois, and was raised in Okemos, Michigan, from four to ten years of age, and Bedford, New Hampshire, after that. Meyers's mother, Hilary Claire ( Olson), was a French teacher, and his father, Laurence Meyers Jr., worked in finance. His younger brother, Josh Meyers, is an actor. His paternal grandfather was an Ashkenazi Jewish emigrant from Kalvarija near Marijampolė in modern-day Lithuania.Stated on ''Finding Your Roots'', February 19, 2019 The rest of his ancestry is Czech, Austrian, Croatian (from his paternal grandmother), Swedish (from his maternal grandfather), English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestertown, Maryland
Chestertown is a town in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,252 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Kent County. History Founded in 1706, Chestertown rose in stature when it was named one of the English colony of Maryland's six ''Royal Ports of Entry''. The shipping boom that followed this designation made the town at the navigable head of the Chester River wealthy. In the mid-eighteenth century, Chestertown trailed only Annapolis and was considered Maryland's second leading port. A burgeoning merchant class infused riches into the town, reflected in the many brick mansions and townhouses that sprang up along the waterfront. Another area in which Chestertown is second only to Annapolis is in its number of existing eighteenth century homes. As of the 1790 census, Chestertown was the geographical center of population of the United States. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Night With Seth Meyers
''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' is an American late-night news and political satire talk show hosted by Seth Meyers on NBC. The show premiered on February 24, 2014, and is produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television. Airing weeknights at 12:37 a.m. ET/PT, it is the fourth iteration of NBC's ''Late Night'' franchise. The show stars bandleader Fred Armisen and the 8G Band, the show's house band. ''Late Night'' is produced by former ''Saturday Night Live'' producer Mike Shoemaker and executive-produced by Lorne Michaels. The show records from Studio 8G at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Clips of ''Late Night'' are provided on YouTube. History The series is the fourth incarnation of the ''Late Night'' franchise, originated by David Letterman. Seth Meyers was appointed host when Jimmy Fallon was announced to become the next host of ''The Tonight Show'' (currently ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon''), where he succeeded the previous host Jay Len ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Two
''The Other Two'' is an American comedy television series created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider. The story follows two floundering millennial siblings who must grapple with their 13-year-old brother's overnight fame. The series premiered on Comedy Central on January 24, 2019, and was renewed for a second season shortly after, on February 11, 2019. The second season premiered on August 26, 2021 on HBO Max. In September 2021, the series was renewed for a third season. Premise A gay aspiring actor, Cary (Drew Tarver), and his sister Brooke (Heléne Yorke), a former professional dancer, try to find their place in the world while wrestling with their feelings about their 13-year-old brother Chase's sudden rise to internet fame. Cast and characters Main cast * Heléne Yorke as Brooke Dubek, Cary and Chase's older sister and a former professional dancer, who wants to figure out her career path * Drew Tarver as Cary Dubek, Brooke's younger brother, Chase's older brother, and an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
