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Saturday Night Live (season 38)
The thirty-eighth season of ''Saturday Night Live'', an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 15, 2012 and May 18, 2013. Also airing this season were two 2012 United States presidential election, election-themed episodes of ''Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday'', which aired on September 20, 2012 and September 27, 2012. Two months before the season premiere, original writer and occasional featured player Tom Davis (comedian), Tom Davis died after a two-year battle with throat and neck cancer. Cast Prior to the start of the season, longtime cast members Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg, both of whom had been on the show for seven seasons since 2005, decided not to return following the end of the previous season. Following Samberg and Wiig's departures, Abby Elliott was let go after four seasons on the show since 2008. Vanessa Bayer, Taran Killam, and Jay Pharoah were all upgraded to repertory status, while Kate McKinno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live (season 37)
The thirty-seventh season of ''Saturday Night Live'', an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 24, 2011, and May 19, 2012. Cast The season began with minimal changes to the cast, as everyone from the prior year returned. The only major change was Nasim Pedrad being upgraded to repertory status. Featured player Paul Brittain exited abruptly halfway through the season, making his final appearance on January 14, 2012. Kate McKinnon, previously a cast member on ''The Big Gay Sketch Show'', joined the cast mid-season, as a featured player for the last five episodes of the season, making her debut on April 7, 2012, following a March 28, 2012, report of her being hired. McKinnon is ''SNL'''s first openly gay cast member hired since Terry Sweeney in 1985, and the show's first openly gay female cast member (Denny Dillon from the Saturday Night Live (season 6), 1980–81 season was SNL's first lesbian cast member but Dillon's sexuali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecily Strong
Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. Strong is most notable for being a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2022. She is also the longest-tenured female cast member in the show's history. Strong was hired for ''SNL'' while doing improv at The Second City in Chicago, where she moved after graduating from CalArts. She currently has a starring role in the Apple TV+ musical comedy series ''Schmigadoon!'' (2021–present), which she also co-produces. Her other roles include voice work on ''The Awesomes'' (2013–2015), supporting roles in films like ''Ghostbusters'', ''The Meddler'', and '' The Female Brain''. She hosted the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2015. Her first book, the memoir ''This Will All Be Over Soon'', was published in 2021. For her work on ''Saturday Night Live'', she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 72nd and 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Early l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (shorter UCB Theatre) is an American improvisational theatre company and training center founded by the Upright Citizens Brigade troupe members Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, UCB had locations in the New York City neighborhoods of Hell's Kitchen and the East Village, and on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. UCB was located in Chelsea West 26th Street location from April 2003 until November 2017, after which it moved to Hell's Kitchen, 555 West 42nd Street in December 2017. The second NYC theatre located in the East Village opened in 2011, and the Los Angeles expansion started in 2014. Members of the Upright Citizens Brigade originally trained with Del Close at Chicago's ImprovOlympic where they created their signature ''ASSSSCAT'' show, the success of which led to the troupe founding the UCB Theatre in New York City. Philosophy The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Training Center teache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Jost
Colin Kelly Jost (; born June 29, 1982) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He has been a writer for ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) since 2005 and ''Weekend Update'' co-anchor since 2014. He also served as one of the show's co-head writers from 2012 to 2015 and later came back as one of the show's head writers in 2017 until 2022 alongside Michael Che. Early life Colin Jost was born and raised in New York City in the Grymes Hill neighborhood of Staten Island, the elder of two sons.Fretts, Bruce (April 7, 2014). "Surely You Jost!". ''TV Guide''. p. 9.Zaino, Nick A. III (July 25, 2013)"Colin Jost, from Harvard Lampoon to 'SNL'" ''The Boston Globe''. His mother, Kerry J. Kelly, was the chief medical officer for the New York City Fire Department, and his father, Daniel A. Jost, is a former teacher at Staten Island Technical High School. He has one younger brother, Casey Jost, a writer and a producer of '' Impractical Jokers''; he also had a role in ''Staten Island Summer''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekend Update
''Weekend Update'' is a ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch and satirical news program that comments on and parodies current events. It is the show's longest-running recurring sketch, having been on since the show's first broadcast, and is typically presented in the middle of the show immediately after the first musical performance. Historically, one or two of the players are cast in the role of news anchor, presenting gag news items based on current events and acting as hosts for occasional editorials, commentaries, or other performances by other cast members or guests. In modern times, dedicated anchors are chosen among writing staff, often lead writers, in lieu of cast or featured players. Chevy Chase has said that ''Weekend Update'' which he started as anchor in 1975 paved the way for comedic news shows like ''The Daily Show'' and ''The Colbert Report''. History ''Weekend Update'' (1975–1981) Chevy Chase (1975–1976) ''Weekend Update'' was created by original anchor Chevy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson (; born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' since 2003, making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history. He was also the first regular cast member born after the show's premiere in 1975. He starred on the NBC sitcom ''Kenan'' (2021–2022). Thompson began his acting career in the early 1990s, and was an original cast member of Nickelodeon's sketch comedy series ''All That'', where he often collaborated with co-star Kel Mitchell. In 1996, they began starring in their own sitcom ''Kenan & Kel'' (1996–2000). Thompson also had roles in ''The Mighty Ducks'' franchise, ''Good Burger'', and as the title character in the 2004 film ''Fat Albert''. He has been nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on ''SNL'', winning once. He is ranked at No. 88 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars. Early life Thompson was born on May 10, 1978 in Columbus, Oh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasim Pedrad
Nassim ( ar, نسیم) also transliterated as Nacim, Naseem, Nasseem, Nasim, Nesim or Nessim, is a unisex Arabic name. It is mostly used in Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures and language groups. It may refer to: Company *Nasim Sdn Bhd, a member of Naza Group of Companies People Men Nacim * Nacim Abdelali (born 1981), Algerian footballer Naseem *Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha (1871–1938), Egyptian politician *Naseem Hijazi (c. 1910–1996), Pakistani Urdu writer *Mohammad Naseem (1924–2014), Pakistani-British doctor and politician * Naseem Kharal (1939–1978), Pakistani short story writer * Farogh Naseem (born 1969), Pakistani lawyer *Naseem Hamed (born 1974), Yemeni-British boxer *Hassan Evan Naseem (1984–2003), Maldivian drug offender killed in jail * Naqeebullah Mehsud (1991–2018), also known as "Naseem Ullah", a Pakistani national ethnic Pashtun who was killed in a fake police encounter Nasim * Anwar Nasim (born 1935), Pakistani nuclear scientist and molecula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Moynihan
Bobby Moynihan (born January 31, 1977) is an American actor, comedian and writer who was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2008 until 2017. He also voiced Louie Duck on Disney's ''DuckTales'' from 2017 to 2021, Panda in ''We Bare Bears'' from 2015 to 2020, and Hal the Dog in the PBS Kids series ''Nature Cat'' since 2015. He has also starred in animated films such as '' Monsters University'' (2013) and ''The Secret Life of Pets'' (2016) and its 2019 sequel. He portrayed Jayden Kwapis on the sitcom ''Mr. Mayor'' and the manatee Loafy in the 2020 show of the same name of which he is also the creator, executive producer, director and writer. Career Moynihan frequently performed with the Derrick Comedy sketch group and appeared in many of their popular internet videos and various projects. He also filmed a supporting role in the group's feature film ''Mystery Team'', which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009 before a limited theatrical release. In mid-200 ... [...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] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live (season 30)
The thirtieth season of ''Saturday Night Live'', an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 2, 2004, and May 21, 2005. History This season was notable for a lip-syncing gaffe by Ashlee Simpson during her second performance (on the episode hosted by Jude Law). This season was also home to many sketches focused on the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, but, unlike the 2000 election (and later, the elections for 2008 and 2016), there was little to no media coverage about the sketches. Cast Before the start of this season, longtime cast member Jimmy Fallon left the show after six seasons with the cast since 1998. In the wake of Fallon's departure, Fred Armisen was promoted to repertory status, while Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson remained featured players. New cast members this season included Rob Riggle, an improv comedian (at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater) and U.S. Marine (making him the first and, , only ''SNL'' cast m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live (season 28)
The twenty-eighth season of ''Saturday Night Live'', an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 5, 2002 and May 17, 2003. Cast Before the start of the season, longtime cast members Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer left the show. Ferrell, who had been a cast member for seven seasons since 1995, had left at the end of the previous season to pursue a career starring in films, while Gasteyer, who had been with the cast for six seasons since 1996, was on maternity leave during the break and decided not to return. Hired as new featured players were comedian and punk musician Fred Armisen and TV writer and comedian Will Forte (of The Groundlings). Armisen is the show's second Latino male cast member (Horatio Sanz being first), and also the second male cast member to have some Asian heritage (Rob Schneider being first). This would be the final season for Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan – cast members since 1996 – and Dean E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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