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  • Ben Carson Gets A Beatdown At Donald Trump Rally In SNL Parody

    Saturday Night Live opened last night’s episode with a parody of Dr. Ben Carson’s endorsement of the Republican Presidential candidate, Donald Trump.

    The hilarious spoof showed Beck Bennett as CNN’s Jake Tapper interviewing Trump at a rally in Florida, in which his newest supporter, Dr. Ben Carson, endorsed him. Donald Trump was portrayed by Darrell Hammond and Ben Carson was played by Jay Pharaoh.

    “My guest today is so tremendous,” the businessman-turned-politician began. “Ben Carson is a very special man. And for once, I don’t mean that as an insult to the mentally challenged.”

    “I am so thrilled to be here today. I am positively turnt,” Pharaoh said, imitating Dr. Carson. “Yes, Donald and I are very different. We’re like night and day, ebony and orangey. And sure, we’ve had our polite disagreements. I questioned his knowledge on health care, and he called me a psycho and a child molester.”

    Trump butted in before Carson revealed weird facts about him. “Bye, America,” Carson said. “It’s been weird.”

    SNL also made fun of Bernie Sanders’ popularity among young voters. “I’ve got supporters of all ages: 18-year-olds, 19-year-olds. And that’s it. The young people love me… because I’m just like them — I’ve got a lot of big plans and absolutely no idea how to achieve them,” Larry David’s Sanders said.

    After Sanders’ interview, the news coverage cut back to the Trump rally in Florida where Dr. Ben Carson had been roughed up by an angry Trump mob after he was misidentified as a protester.

    Carson held a “very classy Trump steak” over his eye while Trump reprimanded his supporters, “Guys – what did I say?! Not this one —this is one of the good ones! I’m sorry, Ben.”

    Trump reportedly used his Super Tuesday 2 victory to advertise his business ventures including Trump steak.

  • Melissa McCarthy Hilarious in First All-Female “Ghostbusters” Trailer

    Melissa McCarthy is beyond funny, as are Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, and Leslie Jones in the first trailer released for the upcoming all-female remake of Ghostbusters.

    The clip affords fans an initial peek at the paranormal team comprised of Melissa McCarthy and her cohorts as they embark on their “ghostbusting” duties.

    Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig first thrilled fans with their comedy in the film Bridesmaids. Wiig is an SNL alum, while Jones and McKinnon are current members of the Saturday Night Live cast.

    Ever since the idea of an all-female Ghostbusters hit the media, fans of the original, as well as fans of these ladies have been excited for its release. While that’s still a while off, this first trailer assures them their anticipation will be well worth the wait.

    Are you a fan of Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon?

    If so, you’re no doubt among those eagerly awaiting the July 15 network premiere of the all-female Ghostbusters.

  • Melissa McCarthy Hosts SNL For The Fourth – Not Fifth – Time

    Melissa McCarthy thought that she was finally part of the illustrious five-timers club of Saturday Night Live when she celebrated a little too early during her opening monologue last Saturday. The comedienne launched into a song-and-dance number with background dancers hoisting her up as a huge number “5” was brought on stage. Unfortunately, cast member Kenan Thompson burst her bubble and reminded her that it’s only been four times since she’s hosted the famous NBC sketch show.

    The Mike & Molly star showcased her unique brand of physical comedy in several sketches, and a handful of them were pretty strong in the laughs department. In the sketch called “Test Screening,” Melissa McCarthy plays a cinema audience member whose over-the-top reactions are captured on camera while watching a horror film.

    Melissa McCarthy Cannot Handle a Horror Film

    In another sketch entitled “Whiskers R We,” McCarthy joined SNL cast member Kate McKinnon as quirky cat ladies who star in their own ad for their cat rescue center. In this clip, McCarthy’s character tells the audience about the rather sinister back stories of their cats while not-so-subtly coming on to McKinnon’s character.

    McCarthy Plays a Sexually Fluid Cat Lady

    With the diversity debate in Hollywood being such a hot issue nowadays, an SNL episode would not be complete without a sketch about race. Melissa McCarthy played a clueless white woman seated next to a black woman (played by Leslie Jones) who rambles on and on about how she loves black film, especially Roots. Her politically incorrect musings puts Jones’ character – who tried desperately to get off the bus – on edge.

    Melissa McCarthy Plays an Oblivious Racist White Woman

    SNL also tackled the infamous and quite ridiculous “pick-up culture” that has been growing in popularity in the last couple of years. In this sketch, Melissa McCarthy played another awkward character named Rhonda, who joins a female pick-up class and tries – without success – to apply the teachings of her pick-up mentor, played by Cecily Strong. Her constant attempts at pursuing the same guy by shoving her fingers in her mouth was hardly attractive but she definitely got their attention.

    Melissa McCarthy Shows Us the Art of the Pick-up

  • Kristen Wiig as Peyton Manning? Priceless

    Kristen Wiig as Peyton Manning? Priceless

    Kristen Wiig appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night and did a stellar Peyton Manning impersonation. The SNL alum, known for roles in hilarious films including Bridesmaids and Zoolander 2, nailed the impression.

    Wearing a Denver Broncos uniform, Kristen Wiig–as Peyton Manning–was a little off on her details of the big game, but that didn’t mar her performance in the least.

    “It was 14-6…in my mind,” she said of the Super Bowl 50 score.

    Kristen Wiig also fumbled her way over her critique of the Super Bowl MPV, who was Peyton Manning’s teammate Von Miller.

    “He didn’t do anything wrong the whole game,” she said. “I was like, ‘I’m so proud of you, just go out tonight. Have a good time.”

    In addition to not acing her football-themed interview, Kristen Wiig also proved she wasn’t much for playing the sport, as she threw a golden football, much to the chagrin of anyone in the audience–or at home, too–who could at least throw a football.

    Are you a Kristen Wiig fan? Did you catch her alongside Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night, in her hilarious role as Peyton Manning?

  • Adam Driver Parodies His ‘Star Wars’ Character Kylo Ren, Channels Aladdin For ‘SNL’

    Adam Driver parodied his famous Star Wars character, Kylo Ren, in a skit while hosting Saturday Night Live.

    The 32-year-old actor, who plays villainous Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and is also known for his role as Adam in HBO’s Girls, hosted SNL for the first time and was joined by musical guest and country singer Chris Stapleton.

    Driver reprised his role as Kylo Ren in this Undercover Boss parody.

    In another skit, Driver and Vanessa Bayer portray a married couple who win Golden Globes, who embarrass their kids watching at home by giving them a shout-out during their acceptance speech and then proceed to party a little too much at the after party.

    Finally, Driver shocks fans with a pretty good impression of Aladdin by performing A Whole New World with Cecily Strong … with a twist.

    Driver also took a turn as the host of America’s Funniest Cats, integrating sound effects and the kind of commentary reminiscent of any of America’s Funniest shows. Things get a little cooky when two French women (played by Cecily Strong and Kate McKinnon) who join him on the show to demonstrate how they do it back in their home country.

    What did you think of Adam Driver‘s first appearance on SNL?

  • Kylo Ren Headed to Disney Theme Parks in the U.S., and to “SNL”

    Kylo Ren, the Star Wars character who made his debut in the newly released film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, will soon be on hand to greet guests at domestic Disney parks.

    Yes, you read that correctly. Kylo Ren is headed to both Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida.

    Disney made the announcement on Friday, saying Kylo Ren will appear alongside Star Wars regulars Chewbacca and Boba Fett in the Tomorrowland section of the parks.

    Fans will be able to meet and greet the characters and pose for pictures with them–for a fee, of course.

    The coming of Kylo Ren means the leaving of another Star Wars character, however. Disney will bid adieu to Darth Vader, although the Sith Lord Vader will continue to be in the show “Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple.”

    Don’t book your trip to a Disney theme park based on seeing Kylo Ren just yet, as a date for his arrival has yet to be announced.

    In a (planned?) coincidence, Kylo Ren actor Adam Driver is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, just one day after Disney’s announcement.

    Will you be tuning in on Saturday night to see if Driver channels Kylo Ren (how could he not?) as part of his SNL appearance?

  • Olivia Wilde: Are She and “SNL” Alum Jason Sudeikis Secretly Married?

    Olivia Wilde said something at last night’s Golden Globes that have some people wondering if she and SNL alum Jason Sudeikis are secretly married.

    It was while chatting with Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell that a slip of the tongue may have amounted to so much more. O’Dell referred to Jason Sudeikis as Olivia Wilde’s husband.

    “Technically husband, no,” Sudeikis said.

    “Technically husband, yes,” Olivia Wilde corrected.

    Jason Sudeikis then made a joke about the situation, saying, “We do husbandry together.”

    Nancy O’Dell came right out and asked if the two were married.

    “No, not technically, not if you checked the law books,” Olivia Wilde said.

    “Or our moms,” Jason Sudeikis added.

    The Meadowland actress also mentioned she needed to get her engagement ring fixed, as it broke while the couple was away on vacation.

    Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde have been together since 2011. In 2014, they welcomed a son, Otis Alexander.

    Jason Sudeikis garnered lots of attention at the Golden Globes for his footwear choice.

    Do you think Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis have secretly tied the knot, or were they both simply stumbling all over their words while chatting with Nancy O’Dell at the Golden Globes?

  • Ronda Rousey to Try Hand at Comedy, Hosting Upcoming Episode of “SNL”

    Ronda Rousey didn’t find anything funny about her stunning upset in November to Holly Holm. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t have some comedy in her, however. On January 23, Rousey will host an episode of SNL. Do you think she has enough funny in her for that?

    The L.A. Times reports the previously unbeaten Ronda Rousey lost in a second-round knockout to Holly Holm in Australia. Since then, Rousey has been pretty much in seclusion, save for one post-fight interview.

    Ronda Rousey joins a long list of athletes who has hosted SNL, including Tom Brady, Derek Jeter, LeBron James, Peyton Manning, and George Foreman. She is the first MMA fighter to host Saturday Night Live, however.

    Even though she has yet to try out her comedy chops, that doesn’t mean Ronda Rousey is a TV or film novice. She made cameo appearances in Entourage, Furious 7, and The Expendables 3.

    Joining Ronda Rousey on the January 23 episode of SNL is musical guest Selena Gomez.

  • Tina Fey Used to Be A “Mean Girl”

    Tina Fey Used to Be A “Mean Girl”

    Tina Fey used to be a mean girl. The irony of winding up one of the Mean Girls screenwriters isn’t lost on the SNL alum and Sisters star either.

    It was during a recent interview with Net-A-Porter that Tina Fey spoke candidly about her time as a mean girl.

    “I was [the mean girl], I admit it openly,” she says.

    Now 45 years old, Tina Fey explains why she was that kind of girl.

    “That was a disease that had to be conquered,” she says adding, “It’s another coping mechanism–it’s a bad coping mechanism–but when you feel less than (in high school, everyone feels less than everyone else for different reasons), in your mind it’s a way of leveling the playing field. Though of course it’s not.”

    Tina Fey has another coping mechanism, too–being funny.

    “For me it was about hitting age 13 and realizing, ‘OK, I’m not going to glide by on looks. I’m a normal-looking person, but that’s not going to be where my bread is buttered,’” she explains.

    No longer a mean girl, Tina Fey fully realizes that “saying something terrible about someone else does not actually level the playing field.”

    In fact, she fears mean girls (not Mean Girls–she makes money off them) these days.

    “If I meet a girl of 14 or 15 today who is that kind of girl, I am secretly, in my body, afraid. Even though I’m 45,” she says.

    Tina Fey in a sense relives high school in her new film Sisters. She and Amy Poehler star as sisters who throw a wild party in their childhood home.

    Does it surprise you to learn Tina Fey was a mean girl? Do you remember what it felt like to be belittled by mean girls when you were in high school? Or were you–like the Sisters star–a mean girl, too?

  • Tina Fey Has Bigger Connection to “Mean Girls” Than Simply Serving as Screenwriter

    Tina Fey is one of the Mean Girls screenwriters. She also has a much bigger connection to the term “mean girls” than you might expect.

    It was during a recent interview with Net-a-Porter that the Sisters star spoke honestly about how she–gasp–was a bona fide mean girl.

    “I was [the mean girl], I admit it openly,” Tina Fey says.

    Now at 45, Fey speaks of what drove her to be that kind of person.

    “That was a disease that had to be conquered,” Tina Fey says adding, “It’s another coping mechanism–it’s a bad coping mechanism–but when you feel less than (in high school, everyone feels less than everyone else for different reasons), in your mind it’s a way of leveling the playing field. Though of course it’s not.”

    Fey adds that being funny was also one of her coping mechanisms.

    “For me it was about hitting age 13 and realizing, ‘OK, I’m not going to glide by on looks. I’m a normal-looking person, but that’s not going to be where my bread is buttered,’” she explains.

    Tina Fey learned her lesson, however. She acknowledges that “saying something terrible about someone else does not actually level the playing field.”

    These days the Saturday Night Live alum admits she often fears mean girls.

    “If I meet a girl of 14 or 15 today who is that kind of girl, I am secretly, in my body, afraid. Even though I’m 45,” she says.

    As the mom of two young daughters, Tina Fey will no doubt be diligent in making sure her girls don’t go the route she went as a teen. She will also likely give them tips for protecting themselves against the mean girls they meet as they grow up.

    Tina Fey relives a bit of high school–often the worst “mean girls” time in a person’s life–in her new film Sisters. She stars in the film alongside real life BFF and former SNL cast mate Amy Poehler. The two plays sisters who throw a wild party in their childhood home.

  • Kate McKinnon Hilarious, Portrays Angela Merkel Learning She’s “Time’s” 2015 Person of the Year

    Kate McKinnon is beyond hilarious in her role as Angela Merkel when she learns she’s been selected Time magazine’s Person of the Year.

    It was during Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment this past weekend that Kate McKinnon portrayed the German chancellor.

    “I’m trying to celebrate,” she says, as she squirms in her seat. “My body is rejecting it. Won’t let me do it.”

    Angela Merkel (Kate McKinnon) then weighs in on how she handled the difficult year her country has endured.

    “2015 has not been the easiest year,” McKinnon says before lifting up Time’s 2015 Person of the Year issue. “Greece wanted to borrow more money. Syria asked if one million refugees could sleep on my couch.”

    Even Time magazine agrees Kate McKinnon’s spoof is hilarious.

    Did you catch Kate McKinnon as Angela Merkel on Saturday Night Live this weekend?

    How does she manage to keep a straight face while being so incredibly funny?

  • Tina Fey Shares Secret To Her Friendship With Amy Poehler

    Tina Fey and Amy Poehler who have been good friends since their SNL days play sisters in their newest film.

    The comic duo is back together for the movie Sisters, which premiered on Tuesday evening. Fey and Poehler hit the New York red carpet in equally gorgeous sheer black numbers.

    “Amy and I vow to make a movie every seven years until we make 100 movies,” Fey said, referring to their last project together “Baby Mama,” which came out in 2008. “Or we lose a pact with the devil and one of us ages,” Poehler quipped.

    Sisters follows the lives of two sisters who hold a grand party one last time before selling their family home. Fey plays Kate, the wild child sister who wants to get her recently divorced sister Maura – played by Poehler – back in the dating game.

    Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Play Sisters With Opposite Personalities

    Tina Fey is also producing the movie, which is based on a script penned by SNL writer Paula Pell. “We all worked together at SNL for a long time,” Tina Fey shared during the premiere. “(Paula) would bring these old spiral notebooks that were her journals she found from the eighth or ninth or 10th grade, and they were hilarious. She was such a specific, sweet, nerdy child in her youth. The basis of her movie is her relationships with her sister, who was very different.”

    Fey and Poehler became friends on the set of SNL more than a decade ago and have developed a “sisterly” bond after collaborating on several projects over the years. When asked about the secret behind their friendship, Tina Fey quickly said: “Every five years we go to a state park and we spend a week there naked.”

    “If we survive we’re still friends,” the 45-year-old actress added.

    Starring alongside Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are wrestler John Cena, who plays a local drug dealer in the film, and more SNL ladies Rachel Dratch, Kate McKinnon, and Maya Rudolph. The movie is slated for release on December 18.

  • Ryan Gosling Cracks Up In SNL Sketches, Gushes Over Eva Mendes And Daughter

    Ryan Gosling seems to be in an awfully good mood these days.

    The 35-year-old actor struggled to keep a straight face as he assumed his hosting duties on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. Looking dapper in a dark blue suit, Gosling celebrated his Canadian heritage by singing a Christmas duet with fellow Canadian and SNL alum Mike Myers.

    A few funny sketches caused Gosling to “break” several times, although he managed to hold his own and keep it together all throughout the show. In one sketch called “Close Encounter,” he played one of three individuals who recount their alien abduction stories to two government officials. Kate McKinnon’s character in particular sparked giggles among the other actors in the sketch, and Ryan Gosling is visibly trying in vain to hold his laughter.

    Watch Ryan Gosling Lose It In SNL Sketch

    Gosling fared a little better in the “Birthday Party” sketch, in which he played a father throwing his teenage daughter a birthday party. Aidy Bryant plays his daughter’s friend who repeatedly tries to seduce him by licking cake frosting off of his finger and “accidentally” buying men’s underwear as a birthday present. Ryan Gosling wore a perpetual smirk as he went through his lines and Bryant delivered her come-ons.

    Ryan Gosling Is Giggly And Uncomfortable In “Birthday Party” Sketch

    At the end of the show where all cast members and guest stars typically go onstage and appear on camera, Ryan Gosling thanked the show’s production crew, Mike Myers, and musical guest Leon Bridges. He then gave a quick shout-out to his partner Eva Mendes and their baby daughter Esmeralda: “Eva and Ezzy I love you” right before the credits started to roll. Considered by many as one of the most good-looking couples in Hollywood, Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes have managed to keep most of their four-year relationship hidden from the paparazzi and tabloids.

    However, The Big Short star got quite candid during an interview with Hello! Magazine, where he beamed about being father to their one-year-old daughter, Esmeralda.

    “This will be our first Christmas where [Esmeralda is] sort of taking it all in, so that’s exciting,” Gosling gushed.

    When asked about his relationship with partner Eva Mendes, Ryan Gosling had these sweet words to say about her: “I know that I’m with the person I’m supposed to be with. There’s nothing else I’m looking for.”

  • Kate McKinnon’s Tale of Alien Abduction on ‘SNL’ Has Ryan Gosling, Entire Cast Losing It

    Kate McKinnon shared a tale of alien abduction during a skit for Saturday Night Live this week that tickled Ryan Gosling and several cast members to the point of losing it.

    Generally speaking, it is a big no-no to break character and laugh on SNL, but McKinnon’s antics became too much for Gosling and her co-stars.

    Here’s how it went down.

    After a shot of the Pentagon, viewers were taken to a room where National Security Agency officers Aidy Bryant and Bobby Moynihan are interviewing three victims of “the first verified alien abduction.”

    Two (Gosling, Cecily Strong) described beautiful, spiritual encounters, while the the third (Kate McKinnon) explained her bizarre mistreatment.

    McKinnon is seen slumped in her chair in a K-Mart blouse and jeans, looking like a hot mess with her disheveled hair, a cigarette in hand, as she shares a series of experiences with the aliens.

    McKinnon shares that her abductors were 40 gray guys “with big fat eyes, little mouths, they just stared while I peed in a steel bowl — I don’t think I was dealing with the top brass,” she said, to which Bryant responded, “And how did they instruct you to urinate — was that telepathically?” McKinnon: “Uh, no, no, I woke up and I had to pee like a camel.”.

    McKinnon described the aliens’ fascination with her breasts and her rude return to Earth through the roof of a Long John Silver’s.

    “I’ve had worse Wednesday nights,” she conceded.

    Needless to say, it’s better to see the video for yourself!

    Funny, right?

  • Amy Poehler, Tina Fey Are Co-Hosting SNL in December

    Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, two of Saturday Night Live‘s most beloved and successful former cast members, are returning next month.

    NBC has announced that Poehler and Fey will co-host SNL on December 19th.

    The musical guest that night will be Bruce Springsteen, so it’s shaping up to be one hell of a show.

    NBC also revealed its SNL lineup for the beginning of December. On December 5th, Ryan Gosling will host with musical guest Leon Bridges. On December 12th, Chris Hemsworth will host with musical guest Chance The Rapper.

    If you want to know how awesome Poehler and Fey are as co-host, look no further than the past three Golden Globe Awards.

    Poehler and Fey are co-starring in a new movie, called Sisters, which opens on December 18th.

  • Elizabeth Banks Got Jokes, Takes Jab At Bill Cosby On ‘SNL’

    Elizabeth Banks did a tremendous job on her first Saturday Night Live hosting job. Banks kicked off the November 14 episode with a song and dance number in a glamorous black ball gown and followed it up with three strong sketches for the night: “Black Jeopardy,” “High School Theatre Show,” and “First got Horny 2 U”.

    The Hunger Games star immediately displayed her wit when she poked fun at her extra-frilly attire for the evening, which is quite a departure from the simpler cocktail dresses and pantsuits that most celebrity hosts wear. “I hope I look okay, I just came from the gym,” Banks quipped.

    Soon after she started her monologue, Banks surprised the audience as she took off the lacey Romona Keveza strapless gown to reveal a much sexier black mini dress she wore underneath. With Elizabeth Banks appearing to the show, SNL was able to make up for the critically-dismal Donald Trump episode of last week.

    In “Black Jeopardy” segment, Banks plays Allison, a know-it-all type of girl who is actually quite incapable of giving correct answers. She starred alongside Sasheer Zamata who played Keeley and Jay Pharaoh who played Amir. The three contestants had to answer three categories: “Who Try’Na,” “What Happened Was,” and “I Don’t know You.” The best part was when Elizabeth Banks dropped subtle hints about the Bill Cosby scandal.

    “After everything he did, he try’na act like he don’t owe us an explanation,” she said but the correct answer was “Who is Tom Brady.”

    Watch Elizabeth Banks Star In A Typical High School Theater Show

    The Pitch Perfect actress also played a high school student in the sketch, “High School Theatre Show,” while she channeled her inner ’90s pop band singer in “First Got Horny 2 U.” Elizabeth Banks and the rest of the SNL women – Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, and Vanessa Bayer – did a wonderful job in recreating the era of boy bands and girl bands.

  • Elizabeth Banks: SNL Host Makes Up For Trump’s Stint

    Elizabeth Banks hosted Saturday Night Live this past week, seemingly as a reward for the previous week’s hosting job done by Donald Trump.

    It’s hard to believe that comic genius and top-of-her-game Hollywood writer, director, actress, etc, Elizabeth Banks has never hosted SNL before, but it’s true.

    Of course, Elizabeth Banks had no problem fitting right in on the set and turning what could have been a sub-par show into a really great night of comedy.

    Isn’t it just like Effie to walk in and steal the show?

    A few of her sketches could have stood on their own, especially the exceedingly entertaining mini buddy comedy with Mike O’Brien.

    Me + @disclosure + @samsmithworld + @lordemusic on @nbcsnl right now. Well, in 5mins.

    A photo posted by Elizabeth Banks (@elizabethbanks) on

    Of course, the sketch with Elizabeth Banks as a gender ambiguous student in a high school theatre production was a treat.

    While the show started on a sombre note, with Cecily Strong taking the spotlight for a moment to say that we stand with France in solidarity,in both English and French, it quickly lightened up with Elizabeth Banks’ monologue.

    Of course, it wasn’t all for fun and games, even if it seemed to be. Elizabeth Banks was there to promote her highly-anticipated movie, Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 2.

    We're only ONE WEEK away from #MockingjayPart2! Get #MockingjayTickets at the link in my bio.

    A photo posted by Elizabeth Banks (@elizabethbanks) on

    Isn’t Elizabeth Banks a gem?

    Are you excited to see Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket again this weekend? I know I am.

  • Scarlett Johansson Records Old Testament as Part of “Sexy Bible”

    Scarlett Johansson lent her sultry voice to a recording of the Old Testament in former SNL writer and performer Mike O’Breien’s new comedy album. The track, dubbed “Sexy Bible,” features Scarlett Johansson reading some of the stranger passages from the Book of Deuteronomy for the fictional WSEX, Sexy Talk Radio.

    O’Brien had long wanted to satirize the Old Testament, but realized he’d need to call in reinforcements. It wasn’t a job he could do alone.

    Enter Scarlett Johansson.

    “I wasn’t sure what the comedic take would be when I first became obsessed with Deuteronomy, but I knew a female should be delivering most of it because a lot of the quotes are very misogynistic and who wants to hear a guy make fun of that,” Mike O’Brien said in an interview with Rolling Stone. “I was so thrilled that Scarlett said she’d do it.”

    In addition to Scarlett Johansson, O’Brien enlisted the help of several of his Saturday Night Live alumni to help with the recordings. Cecily Strong, Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer, and Seth Meyers will also appear on the album.

    Will you check out Scarlett Johansson in this latest endeavor–or is that a bit too strange for your tastes?

  • Jane Krakowski Joins Tracy Morgan on His SNL Comeback Show

    Jane Krakowski was one of the several 30 Rock castmates to join Tracy Morgan onstage on Saturday Night Live.

    Morgan, who made his first SNL appearance since the serious car accident that left him in a coma for two weeks, also found support from Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, and Jack McBrayer.

    “People were wondering ‘Can he speak’? Does he have 100% mental capacity? But there truth is I never did. I might actually be a few points higher now,” said Morgan.

    He then led into a skit featuring his 30 Rock pals. In the supposed episode of the show from 2012, is character Tracy Jordan almost dies. How prophetic.

    Check it out:

    Jane Krakowski recently revealed that she auditioned for the iconic role of Rachel Green on Friends. Now that would have been a much different show.

    But hey, Krakowski’s 30 Rock character Jenna Maroney is pretty iconic in its own right.

  • Demi Lovato Performs “Stone Cold” on “SNL” Amidst Tracy Morgan’s Return, Larry David’s Bernie Sanders

    Demi Lovato wowed fans in the SNL audience this weekend with her performance of “Stone Cold.” Just one of seven songs the “Cool for the Summer” singer co-wrote for her new album, “Confident,” Demi Lovato was a hot topic come Sunday morning for her Saturday Night Live appearance.

    “The reaction has been incredible,” Lovato said in an interview with Vanity Fair on Sunday. “I’m just honored I was able to convey the emotion of the song.”

    Demi Lovato appears in the November issue of Vanity Fair both nude and sans any makeup. She is a big promoter of a healthy body image, and serves as a great example to women of all ages.

    This weekend’s episode of SNL was a very special one. In addition to Demi Lovato’s performances, Tracy Morgan served as the night’s host. Appearing on the show for the first time since his limo was involved in a fatal accident en route from Delaware to New York 16 months ago, the comic thrilled not only those in the audience, but everyone on stage as well.

    If you missed the show this weekend, you not only missed Tracy Morgan and Demi Lovato, but also missed a hilarious Bernie Sanders impression done by Larry David.

    Did you catch this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live? What was your favorite part of the show? Was it Demi Lovato’s performances? How about Tracy Morgan’s triumphant return? Even Bernie Sanders found Larry David’s impersonation hilarious.

  • Khloe Kardashian Hits Back Gently at Amy Schumer’s Unkind “SNL” Remarks

    Khloe Kardashian hit back at Amy Schumer following her monologue while hosting SNL this weekend. In typical Schumer fashion, the comic insulted the Kardashians–including Khloe–as she opened the late night show.

    So exactly what did Amy Schumer say that bothered Khloe Kardashian?

    Amy began–during her monologue–by saying the world needs more role models for little girls because, “who do they have? All they have, literally, is the Kardashians.”

    “Is that a great message for little girls? A whole family of women who take the faces they were born with as like, a light suggestion?” Schumer said.

    “We used to have Khloé. Khloé was ours, right?” Schumer continued. “Whenever there’s a group of women, you identify with one of them, right? But Khloé–she lost half her body weight.”

    She went on to say that Khloe Kardashian “lost a Kendall,” referring to her younger sister Kendall Jenner.

    Khloe Kardashian hit back at Amy Schumer’s remarks via Twitter, but she did so gently.

    She Tweeted again, with a suggestion.

    Certainly Amy Schumer didn’t mean to hurt Khloe Kardashian’s feelings with her remarks about the Keeping Up With the Kardashian star’s weight loss. She’s a comedian. It’s simply what she does.

    That’s likely the reason Khloe didn’t blast the Trainwreck star with a more direct hit.

    What’s your take on the comments Amy Schumer made while hosting SNL? Do you love how Khloe Kardashian defended herself in a very kind and gentle way?