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Oct 13 2012 06:00 PM ET

Christina Applegate hosts tonight's 'Saturday Night Live': Talk about it here!

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NBC synergy alert! Christina Applegate is not only a great comedic actress known for starring in one of the funniest movies of all time (Anchorman) — she’s also headlining Up All Night, a Peacock sitcom with sleepy ratings. Will an appearance on SNL boost Up All Night‘s low profile?

Maybe, maybe not. What really matters is that unlike last week’s host, Applegate is a known quantity when it comes to comedy. She may not have appeared on this show since her Kelly Bundy days, but in the past 19 years, Applegate has only gotten funnier — so it’s reasonable to have fairly high expectations for her performance. (Digression: If you’re feeling nostalgic, check out the sketches that were performed during Applegate’s first hosting stint. Coffee Talk! The Gap! Deep Thoughts! Matt Foley’s first-ever appearance! It’s like an early ’90s SNL greatest hits list.)

As a bonus, Applegate could very well bring Up All Night co-stars Maya Rudolph and Will Arnett in for cameos; their presence would be much appreciated. Then again, the episode’s biggest sketch might not feature Applegate at all.

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Oct 11 2012 05:33 PM ET

Now 'The Onion' will mock TED talks with 'Onion Talks' -- VIDEO

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For the past while, folks ’round the Internet have been grumbling that TED’s conference series — high-minded lectures delivered by luminaries like Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, and Malcolm Gladwell, as well as a host of less-famous names — is past its prime. Evidently, America’s greatest news source has heard this griping — and it’s responding by releasing its own series of satirical addresses called “Onion Talks.”

The bad news: The first Talk won’t premiere on the satirical site’s YouTube page until next Wednesday. The good news: Judging by this brief preview, these videos are going to be as hilarious as the Onion News Network’s content. Regardless of whether you’re a TEDhead or you’ve never seen a single talk, you should get a kick out of this:

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Oct 10 2012 10:48 AM ET

Christina Applegate's 'SNL' promos will make you feel old -- VIDEO

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The last time Christina Applegate hosted Saturday Night Live, Bill Clinton had been president for just four months, Silk’s “Freak Me” ruled the Billboard charts, and Justin Bieber, Chloe Moretz, and three of One Direction’s five members hadn’t yet been born.

Yes, the onetime star of Married With Children hasn’t been to Studio 8h since May of 1993 — a fact you won’t be able to forget after watching these promos.

But even though the videos are a little too obsessed with the gap between Applegate’s first and second hosting stints, there’s some good stuff here. Especially at the end, when she and promo partner Jason Sudeikis prepare for Saturday’s show — New Jack Swing-style. Watch J. Suds and Xtina Apple G. get down below:

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Oct 10 2012 01:54 AM ET

'New Girl': Prank Sinatra

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This episode was all over place, amirite Newbies? The connection between judgmental hipster douchemonkeys and Nick’s undying devotion to pranking was a bit of a stretch. More to the point, I did not care for the pervasive, insidious undercurrent of anti-Schmidtism. It would have been one thing if Nick’s virtuoso pranking were merely a throughline, but — coupled with the judgments of the hipster neighbors — last night’s episode was almost sad. It’s a credit to Max Greenfield for finding a way to infuse heart into one of the most absurd, caricature-ish personalities on TV. All of which is to say, Schmidt’s my boy, and I will protect him and his douchebag jar until my last breath. As long as he stops wearing skinny jeans. READ FULL STORY »

Oct 6 2012 05:00 PM ET

Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly's 'Rumble' is on. Talk about it here!

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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Daily Show savants and Fox News fans — if any of the latter are actually watching this silliness — prepare yourselves for the fight of the century.

In the red corner, boasting a carb-free belly, a Yeti-esque 6’4″ stature, and a brain filled with facts about assassinated presidents, we have the man with the plan (to reduce the size of government), the Factor-y boy, Papa Bear himself: Biiiiiiill O’Reilly!

And in the blue corner, weighing in at 100-some pounds of pure comedic muscle, we’ve got a silver fox who enjoys his lox, a big intellect in a compact 5’6″ package, the twinkly-eyed most trusted fake newsman in American history: Joooooon Stewart!

Who will be victorious when these two go toe-to-toe in Washington, D.C. tonight?  READ FULL STORY »

Oct 5 2012 01:43 PM ET

Tig Notaro's 'Live' lives up to its Louis C.K.-fueled hype

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Back at the beginning of August, Tig Notaro got up on stage in Los Angeles and delivered 30 minutes of stand-up that was instantly elevated to legendary status for two reasons. The first was because of the context, as Notaro delivered the show shortly after getting diagnosed with cancer (which followed pneumonia, a debilitating intestinal infection, the death of her mother, and a bad break-up). The second was because Louis C.K., who was also on the bill that evening, tweeted the following: “In 27 years doing this, I’ve seen a handful of truly great, masterful standup sets. One was Tig Notaro last night at Largo.”

The set was only heard by the few hundred people in the room that night, and Notaro had intended on releasing some of it via  This American Life. But now the entire set, titled Live (as in “Live Forever,” not Live at Red Rocks) is available via download care of Louis C.K., who has released it on his website as a $5 download. As noted on the site, Notaro is keeping $4 and donating a portion of the proceeds to charity.

So now that the full set is available, does it live up to the hype?  READ FULL STORY »

Oct 4 2012 11:38 PM ET

Jerry Seinfeld kicks off NYC tour dates: How did he do?

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“There’s no information here I’m going to pass along of any value,” Jerry Seinfeld told the sold-out audience at Manhattan’s Beacon Theater tonight during the first of his five-borough-of NYC mini-tour (Thursdays through October and November).  Of course not, Jerry. We knew that coming into this show. You’re all about nothing, yada yada yada. What we didn’t know was how old school (emphasis on the old) Seinfeld would seem during his 70 or so minutes of stand-up. READ FULL STORY »

Oct 3 2012 12:30 AM ET

'New Girl': Fluffer? I barely know her!

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Who’s the real emotional fluffer here — Nick or Liz Meriwether? With another week of delicious back-and-forth between Nick and Jess, another delay until their ultimate get-together, and yet the first outright admission that the two goofballs are actually into each other, we’re left primed and ready. Only… Jess had Sam for follow-through, Nick had the Digital Underground and shoddy furniture to sublimate all over, and what do we have? Schmidt, I suppose. Can’t we all use a bit of “Tugg time”? In truth, I did enjoy how the writers faced their biggest bogeyman head-on — though I’m not sure they needed to do it in episode 3. (A midseason finale, perhaps?) Then again, if they’re willing to put a moment this bold out there this early in the season, one can only hope that means they have greater plans in store for the next 21 episodes than we could ever imagine. Considering the way the show continually gained momentum in season 1, it wouldn’t be out of the question. Agree or disagree, Newbies?  READ FULL STORY »

Sep 29 2012 01:52 PM ET

'Pitch Perfect': High and higher notes of the little a cappella comedy that could

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From the hum of excitement in the packed theater, you’d think I was at one of the  first screenings of The Hunger Games or The Avengers, not the college a cappella flick Pitch Perfect. Universal’s gambit to move up the film’s release date with a week-long limited run was a smart one. The ”very engaged core audience avidly anticipating [the film's] release” put its money where its mouth was last night. As a liberal arts grad and (casts down eyes) former a cappella groupie, I had to face facts: I am that core audience. (WARNING: Mild spoilers follow.)
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Sep 28 2012 10:54 AM ET

'SNL Weekend Update Thursday': The best bits -- VIDEO

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I can’t say I was sorry to see Saturday Night Live air its last primetime special of the year yesterday. After all, this means 30 Rock is finally coming back. Plus, Saturday shows that air the same week as a Thursday special never feel like SNL at the top of its game, even when hosted by talented personalities who don’t mind stripping onstage.

Though the Not Ready for Primetime Players looked like they could really use a weekend off — they pulled together four shows in the last 13 days — Update still entertained. The funniest performance of the night was newbie Cecily Strong as “The Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation With at a Party,” who got laughs without feeling like a rehash of Bobby Moynihan’s “Drunk Uncle” or Jeff Richards’ “Drunk Girl.” Strong nailed an impression of a person we’ve all met — the girl who’s constantly fiddling with her phone and has strong opinions even though she doesn’t know what she’s talking about — and after watching her big debut, I’m looking forward to her next featured sketch.

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