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Feb 1 2012 03:53 PM ET

Channing Tatum practices saying his name in 'Saturday Night Live' promo -- VIDEO

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Considering he’s starring in no less than five movies this year alone (Haywire, The Vow, 21 Jump Street, Magic Mike, G.I. Joe: Retaliation) you’ve got to wonder if there’s anything Channing Tatum can’t — or won’t — do at this point. (Well, aside from beating Gina Carano in a brawl. Though to be fair, no one can do that.)

While the increasingly busy star (is he the male answer to Jessica Chastain?) is adding first-time Saturday Night Live host to his resume this weekend, the handsome every(where)man revealed he is actually incapable of some things in his SNL promo. Turns out, Tatum can’t imitate the Dirty Dancing lift quite as perfectly as Ryan Gosling did in Crazy, Stupid, Love. and even he has trouble pronouncing his name. (He can, however, say Bon Iver correctly. Respect.) Watch the spot with Choo-Choo Something and Fred Armisen below:
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Jan 19 2012 10:25 AM ET

Whitney Cummings joins the chorus of Lana Del Rey support

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Whitney Cummings, who knows a thing or two about getting reactions from the Internet, has come to the defense of Lana Del Rey and her polarizing Saturday Night Live performance. The actress-comedian, who joins Daniel Radcliffe on Team Del Rey, felt compelled to write a post on her blog regarding the singer. Cummings wrote she “get[s] very protective of girls, especially young performers” and reiterated that critics should “cut some slack” because it’s “hard to entertain people and it takes a lot of work.” READ FULL STORY »

Jan 17 2012 02:55 PM ET

Lana Del Rey: Was she really the worst 'SNL' musical guest of all time? Vote!

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The great Lana Del Rey debate rages on. While many have come to the defense of the singer since her much talked-about performances during this weekend’s Saturday Night Live (including host Daniel Radcliffe), others still maintain that the controversial music sensation is one of the worst guests in the show’s history, if not the very worst. (Juliette Lewis and Eliza Dushku seemed to think so. Heck, so did Brian Williams.)

Are people, like Radcliffe suggested, simply letting their personal feelings about Del Rey’s rise to fame cloud their judgment of her appearance? Or were her performances of “Video Games” and “Blue Jeans” quite simply that bad? I happen to be in the latter group of those who were downright flabbergasted by Del Rey’s warble-y, emotionless numbers and were left with burning questions, like: Who was this girl? Where did she come from? And why… why?! Watch her performance below and see what all the noise has been about: READ FULL STORY »

Jan 15 2012 11:00 AM ET

'Saturday Night Live' recap: Daniel Radcliffe gave it his all; Lana Del Rey felt the wrath of the Internet

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“I tried, and therefore, no one should criticize me.” That was one of the lines uttered by Daniel Radcliffe‘s hopelessly ambitious character Brad during the people-with-no-self-awareness sketch “You Can Do Anything.” Still, the sentiment certainly applies to Radcliffe’s effort as a first-time Saturday Night Live host. While the show itself was certainly worthy of criticism (as was musical guest Lana Del Rey, but more on that in a bit) it’s hard to rag on The Woman in Black star, who gave it his all in spite of working with some rather subpar material. Read on for the sketch-by-sketch rundown of last night’s disappointing episode.

Last night’s SNL kicked off with a tepid cold open featuring a flat Jason Sudeikis as an even flatter Mitt Romney, which lamely addressed his troublesome firing comment. (Wouldn’t a meeting with fire-happy Donald Trump have been better here?) Things picked up once an enthusiastic Radcliffe hit the stage for his spirited opening monologue in which he shared with the audience his trepidations about doing a Harry Potter sketch. (Don’t worry, it still happened.) Radcliffe earned some solid laughs, but it was Taran Killam who stole the whole thing (something the rising star seems to be doing more and more of each week) with his version of a displeased Dumbledore. Watch as Snooki and “The Situation” drop in for a visit during the monologue, too:


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Jan 14 2012 06:00 PM ET

Daniel Radcliffe hosts tonight's 'SNL': Will there be a bit of magic in the air? Talk about the episode here!

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Earlier this week Daniel Radcliffe told EW that, thanks in part to his recent stint on Broadway, he’s as ready as he’ll ever be to take on his first-time Saturday Night Live hosting duties. Well Daniel, we’re ready to watch you. (Well us, and a few of those Harry Potter fans we keep hearing so much about.)
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Jan 11 2012 02:03 PM ET

Daniel Radcliffe's charming and funny (natch) 'Saturday Night Live' promo: Watch it here!

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Daniel Radcliffe didn’t have to go far for his latest gig. The Harry Potter star moved from his recent stint on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying just a few blocks east to Rockefeller Center to host this weekend’s brand new Saturday Night Live. So how will the busy actor fare as a first-time host? Judging from the hilarious promo video in which the always-game Radcliffe explains to SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis what the Harry Potter series was really about (not “sex wizards”) and gives his best American accent (“Chill broseph, I like Mountain Dew and big butts!” Nailed it.) he might be a keeper. Watch: READ FULL STORY »

Jan 8 2012 12:00 PM ET

'Saturday Night Live' recap: Charles Barkley's third hosting gig was a missed shot

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Charles Barkley didn’t exactly bring his A-game to last night’s forgettable episode of Saturday Night Live. Perhaps NBC had just worked him too hard all day long (before heading to Studio 8H, the basketball legend contributed as a football commentator) because despite having some passable moments and being an all-around gracious host (at the end of the episode he gave a nice shout-out to the hardworking SNL cast) something was still amiss last night.

It certainly didn’t help matters much that — thanks to the do-or-die game between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions — the episode got off to a late start. (11:51 p.m. ET, to be exact.) It helped matters even less when the cold open, featuring an unconvincing Andy Samberg as Rick Santorum (not even the sweater vest could save it) ran nearly seven minutes long and didn’t provide a big laugh until the very last line: “Maybe one day, after I’m gone, my grandchildren can look me up on Google… and there’s something different from what there is now.” (Seriously, kids, don’t Google Santorum.)

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Jan 7 2012 06:00 PM ET

Charles Barkley hosts tonight's 'Saturday Night Live': Talk about it here!

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We could be settling in for a long evening, fellow Saturday Night Live fans. With the high stakes wild-card game between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions — who are making their return to the playoffs for the first time in 12 years — kicking off at 8 p.m. ET, SNL could very well get an even later start.

But if you’re thinking of skipping SNL tonight because of the NFL, well, that would be quite turrible considering the always-amusing (be it intentional or otherwise) NBA commentator Charles Barkley, who is returning to host for his third time. Kelly Clarkson will be back for her third time as well, as the musical guest. (Though, don’t be too surprised if you see the pop singer pop up elsewhere for, say, a Ron Paul sketch.)

Check out the promo clip featuring SNL MVP Bill Hader and the newly-svelt Inside the NBA analyst, who coincidentally hosted the year-opening episode of SNL back in 2010 (which was delayed a half-hour thanks to none other than — you guessed it — a football game) below: READ FULL STORY »

Jan 6 2012 10:16 AM ET

Ricky Martin tweets from the 'Glee' set -- PHOTO

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Despite the missed opportunity to tweet “Livin’ la Glee-da Loca” (there’s still time!), Ricky Martin alerted his Twitter followers on Thursday that it was his “First day!!” on the set of the musical series. Back in November it was revealed that Martin would be making a guest appearance on Glee playing a hot new Spanish teacher. (Look out, Mr. Schuester, he can sing and might actually teach the students Spanish!) While Martin’s fans will have to wait just a little while longer to see his latest gig, the singer took the time to share a photo op with his new co-workers, including, among other cast members, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Naya Rivera, and Damian McGinty. Check it out: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 17 2011 06:00 PM ET

Jimmy Fallon hosts tonight's 'Saturday Night Live': Talk about it here!

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If only we had Jimmy Fallon‘s uncanny ability to peer into the future. (Not only did the Late Night host predict his own future stardom and subsequent return to Saturday Night Live as a host, but he had moves like Jagger long before Maroon 5.) Then we’d be able to know how tonight’s SNL turns out with Fallon at the helm for the first time in his career since leaving the show back in 2004.

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