Congratulations to newlyweds Elisabeth Moss and Fred Armisen! The ladies of The View announced this morning that the Mad Men star and her Saturday Night live funny guy tied the knot over the weekend. Read more »
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Elisabeth Moss & Fred Armisen Tie the Knot
October 26th, 2009 / Author: Mary Beth QuirkTracy Morgan Slams SNL in Tell-All
October 14th, 2009 / Author: Luisa Metcalfe
Tracy Morgan is famous for his trash-talking, unhinged comedic stylings, but has the controversial funny guy taken it too far? In a new tell-all book the 30 Rock star lays into his old co-workers at Saturday Night Live. Read more »
F-Bomb Upstaged Megan Fox on SNL
September 28th, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
Some might think Megan Fox bombed on the 35th season premier of Saturday Night Live, but new comedian Jenny Slate diverted most of the show’s buzz by dropping a bomb of her own on her first night as an SNL cast member. Read more »
Saturday Night Live Wants You, Robert Pattinson!
September 21st, 2009 / Author: Mary Beth Quirk
Saturday Night Live has brought in some of the biggest stars out there to host the comedy show, and now it seems the show has its sights set on one very popular face — Twilight phenomenon Robert Pattinson. “Yes, absolutely. We would love to get Robert Pattinson,” SNL head writer and star Seth Meyers told E! News last night. Read more »
Red Carpet Confidential: Seth Meyers Dreams of Bill Clinton, Justin Timberlake
August 8th, 2009 / Author: Valerie Nome
Now that Bill Clinton has rescued journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling from captivity in North Korea, Saturday Night Live’s Seth Meyers is eager to have him on the variety show.
JT Will Never Be Unemployed
June 11th, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
Justin Timberlake doesn’t seem to need any help when it comes to his career, but if he ever needs a fall back, the folks at Saturday Night Live say they’ll give him a shot!
“If his music career goes into the crapper, we will definitely get him an audition,” SNL’s Jason Sudeikis tells OK!. “No freebies, everybody had to audition. He may choke in the audition process.”
Justin, 28, who’s been one of the show’s most popular hosts – especially with his memorable music video collaborations “Dick In A Box” and “Mother Lover” with SNL’s Andy Samberg, has impressed some of the show’s biggest stars.
“He’s got the chops!” SNL regular Fred Armisen tells OK!.
The singer also made an impression on creator Lorne Michaels.
“I think he’s great at it,” says Lorne, who admits there’s one thing standing in the way from asking Justin to make comedy a fulltime gig. “I don’t think he could afford to be a regular!”
By Laura Lane
How Can SNL Outdo Itself Next Season?
May 21st, 2009
Between Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin impersonations and Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg’s collaborations, this season’s Saturday Night Live will be hard to top. Saturday marks the first weekend of the show’s off-season and three month hiatus, leaving fans wondering, “ What could they possibly come up with next season?"
“We’re going to get Jesus to host,” SNL actor Jason Sudeikis told OK! at the Peabody Awards in NYC May 18. “That’d be neat, right?”
While having God host the show might be well, impossible, even creator Lorne Michaels is out of ideas on what or who to bring back.
“Nothing so far,” he says. “But summer’s just beginning so we’ll go look at new people and anybody we get excited about we’ll bring back.”
If after summer Lorne’s still out of ideas, SNL vet Fred Armisen’s got some suggestion on his favorite skits.
“I love Bill Hader doing Vincent Price, I could watch that all day,” says Fred, whose New York Governor Paterson and Barack Obama impersonations became YouTube sensations. “I like other people’s [skits] more than mine.”
While playing the most powerful man in the world might seem intimidating, Fred said there was no time for butterflies when he found out he had the role.
“It happened so fast there was no time to be nervous,” he tells OK!. “[To practice] I make recordings of myself and play them back.”
So will he reprise his role as the Commander in Chief next season?
“We’ll see,” Fred says with a smile.
Last Saturday’s finale was one for the record books with guests including Anne Hathaway, Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Moss, Paul Rudd and SNL alum Will Ferrell, who gave the audience a treat when he joined Green Day on stage after the show wrapped and reprised his famous Oyster Cult skit by playing a cowbell with the band, something viewers at home didn’t get to see.
“It was great,” SNL star/writer Seth Meyers tells OK!. “To watch Green Day and watch Will Ferrell with the cowbell, you can’t lose.”
While the hit finale only intensified the anticipation for next season, viewers aren’t the only ones who will be counting down till the fall.
“It is strange especially the end of a season like this, just to realize we’re not going to go in Monday and pitch ideas,” Seth says. “I’ve yet to cry at a finale but it’s always really emotional.”
And as for God making a cameo at the premiere?
“We may be just on the brink of Armageddon if that were to happen,” admits Jason. “That’s just a rumor, we’ll see.”
By Laura Lane
Julia Roberts Upstages Tom Hanks
April 28th, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
Almost every movie star who is any movie star attends The Film Society’s Gala Tribute to Honor Tom Hanks held Monday at NYC’s Alice Tully Hall.
A dizzying array of A-listers including Julia Roberts, Charlize Theron, Adrien Brody, Glenn Close, Sally Field and Steven Spielberg are greeted with hoots and hollers when they enter the building.
“I feel like it’s my birthday,” Pretty Woman Julia says when she hears the cheers. The mom of three, 41, cuts a slim figure and is the essence of effortless glamour.
Why did the allure of Tom Hanks steal the Oscar winner from twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, 4, and Henry, 22 months, this evening?
“He’s a great, sort of quintessential actor,” Julia says. “He does campy comedies from Bosom Buddies, where I fell madly in love with him, to a movie like Castaway. Someone says ‘what is Tom like?’ and I say ‘oh, he’s what you’d want him to be.’”
Charlize Theron seconds that thought. “He’s just very sincere, and he lives a very truthful life,” the Oscar winner, 32, tells me. “He’s never kind of done anything that wasn’t authentic to him, and I so appreciate that about him.” The blond beauty, wearing steep heels, just returned from Salma Hayek’s weekend wedding in Venice. “It was beautiful,” she tells me. Favorite thing she did in Italy? “I ate lots of pasta.”
Adrien Brody is also adjusting from jet lag, but doesn’t let that stop him from honoring Mr. Hanks. “I just woke up from a flight,” the sleepy-headed Oscar winner, 36, tells me. “Tom’s obviously an incredible actor, and someone who has worked incredibly hard. I think his kindness and his spirit shines through in the performances, and it gives him a sense that I think everyone feels very familiar with him and a connection to him. I think he’s an impressive man.”
Here comes Tom Hanks, the self-deprecating man of the evening, cracking jokes and making punch lines every step of the way. “My joke is I think I’ve made about twenty-five movies, and I think four of them are pretty good,” the two-time Oscar winner, 52, says with wife Rita Wilson, 52, at his side. “Listen, I’m a lucky man. I’ll take a free dinner.”
What’s the best advice he’s given his son? “Always wear a fresh shirt, and don’t try to sweat in it too much,” Colin Hanks, 31, tells me.
Ron Howard, Saturday Night Live writer/producer Lorne Michaels, Christy Turlington and hubby Ed Burns, John Leguizamo and wife Justine dash to their seats just in time for the tribute to begin.
Turns out, Julia lets loose with a tirade of F-bombs all in good fun. Who knew?!
No SNL for Robert Pattinson
April 5th, 2009
We hate to disappoint all you Robert Pattinson fans out there, but you’ll have to wait to see him hosting Saturday Night Live.
The Internet has been buzzing with rumors that the Twilight hottie would be the celebrity guest on an upcoming episode of the long-running sketch comedy show.
However, SNL’s head honcho, Lorne Michaels, tells OK! that the show won’t be getting an infusion of vampire blood just yet.
“Not this season,” he said at Natural Resources Defense Council 11th annual Forces For Nature benefit in NYC. "We’re all locked in with the hosts for this year."
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But is there hope that Rob will be palling around with cast members Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig in the future?
“Yeah, yeah, of course,” he said.
But Edward Cullen isn’t exactly known for his sense of humor — and RPatts is notoriously awkward off screen.
So would he make a good host? "Don’t know," admits Lorne. "You never know.”
By Oliver Coleman & Jacob Hentoff
