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Dec 12 2012 01:31 PM ET

Martin Short and Fred Armisen butt heads in 'SNL' promos -- VIDEO

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Who knew humble Canadian Martin Short was such a diva? The Saturday Night Live grad is returning to Studio 8H this weekend to host the show’s last episode of 2012 — provided NBC’s lackeys can get his freaking salad order right.

As long as there are no snafus, though, it looks like Short’s big, schticky brand of comedy will be a surprisingly good match for SNL‘s more low-key, absurd players, as embodied by Fred Armisen in these new promos. Watch all the way through to catch the awesome moment when Armisen and Short just barely keep themselves from breaking into giggles:

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Dec 10 2012 02:17 PM ET

'Saturday Night Live' host poll: Ding-dong, Jamie Foxx is back -- VOTE

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Jamie Foxx came out with both barrels blazing on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live. The Django Unchained star, who starred on In Living Color in the 1990s, was either a breath of fresh air or a throwback to an expired comic edginess, depending on your own sensibilities. His riff on Tyler Perry’s next Alex Cross installment was one of the most memorable sketches of the season, while his short-fused “Bitch, What’s the Answer?” gameshow host felt a little out of place so early in the show.

The online peanut gallery seemed polarized, which is normally the sign of a solid show. Jeremy Renner’s show three weeks ago was also heavily scrutinized, but he rocked our Saturday Night Live best-host poll, winning a solid 46 percent of the vote. Certainly, the most recent host always starts strong, so it will be interesting to see if Renner’s support holds up. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 9 2012 10:28 AM ET

'Saturday Night Live' recap: Jamie Foxx, unchained and ready for applause

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In the era of Jamie Foxx, Serious Movie Star, it’s easy to forget that the Oscar winner got his start as a comedian. But Foxx proved last night that he’s still got the comedy bug, preening and mugging like the ex-In Living Color cast member he is — and while his overly confident persona may have seemed grating to some, a host who tries too hard is always preferable to a host who doesn’t try hard enough. (Just compare Daniel Craig to Lindsay Lohan, and you’ll see what I mean.)

The night kicked off with a politically-charged cold open, the only sketch of the night that didn’t feature Foxx. It was pretty standard stuff, with Jay Pharoah’s Obama acting like a sympathetic schoolteacher and Bill Hader’s John Boehner filling the role of miserable, bullied student. (Apparently, the Republicans have been putting rubber snakes in the Speaker’s desk and inviting him to nonexistent pizza parties to punish him for the fiscal cliff negotiations.) While the sketch drove home how much sharper The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are when it comes to fiscal cliff comedy, Hader’s Boehner face — he looked like a disgruntled caveman — made the whole thing worthwhile.

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Dec 9 2012 10:00 AM ET

PopWatch Planner: Hobbits, holidays, and 'Homeland'

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year — not just because the holidays are around the corner, but also because mid-season finales are at hand on TV, and a certain breed of small, fuzzy-footed creature is making its way back to the big screen. Check out our picks for the week below, including the all-star Hurricane Sandy benefit and the much-anticipated Homeland finale. Have a great week! READ FULL STORY »

Dec 8 2012 06:00 PM ET

Jamie Foxx hosts tonight's 'Saturday Night Live': Talk about it here!

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Will Jamie Foxx breathe life into an uncharacteristically lackluster season of SNL?  He’s certainly got the bona fides to be a great host: The Oscar winner starred on Fox’s sketch series In Living Color from 1991 to 1994, yukking it up alongside Jim Carrey and a succession of Wayans brothers. Like Anne Hathaway — season 38′s best host so far — Foxx is an accomplished singer as well as an actor, which makes him especially versatile. And unlike so-so hosts Jeremy Renner and Daniel Craig, the star of Django Unchained has visited SNL before — albeit not since the last days of the Clinton administration. (The musical guest when Foxx last hosted: Blink-182. What’s my age again?)

All this, combined with my holiday wish of Norm Macdonald showing up to dust off his impeccable Quentin Tarantino impression, makes me think that Foxx could knock it out of the park. After all, the show has had a few weeks to rest and recharge, which hopefully means that tonight’s show will feel fresher than the past few episodes.

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Dec 5 2012 06:12 PM ET

Jamie Foxx gets into holiday hijinks in 'SNL' promos -- VIDEO

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Ho, ho, ho! Although Martin Short and Paul McCartney are officially headlining Saturday Night Live‘s pre-Christmas show on Dec. 15, Studio 8H is already getting into the spirit of the season.

Case in point: These new promos for this week’s show, starring host Jamie Foxx and Jason Sudeikis. Get ready for gift exchanges, goofy holiday pajamas, and a bit that will forever alter the way you think about “Jingle Bells”:

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Dec 5 2012 09:57 AM ET

Rashida Jones reveals her turn-ons in '7 Minutes in Heaven' -- VIDEO

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Now here’s some NBC synergy we can get behind. Parks and Recreation star Rashida Jones recently stepped into a cramped closet with Saturday Night Live writer Mike O’Brien for a new episode of O’Brien’s web series, 7 Minutes in Heaven. Their wine-fueled conversation covered everything from what makes Jones either “horny” or “super horny,” why she’s got some confusing feelings about Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall, and what it would be like if the actress were a “homely girl” who became a smoking hottie by putting her hair up and donning a pair of glasses. Eat your heart out, Kitty Sanchez.

Trust me, you’re in for a ride:

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Dec 1 2012 04:06 PM ET

A plea for 'Saturday Night Live' and Jamie Foxx: No more musical monologues!

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Next week, Saturday Night Live will return after a two-week hiatus with a new episode starring Oscar winner Jamie Foxx. As anyone who spent all of 2005 humming “Gold Digger” knows, Foxx is a talented double threat — he showed off his pipes in 2006′s Dreamgirls, not to mention on four studio albums of original tunes.

Which means that in at least one sketch — and probably several — Foxx is going to sing. He’ll likely croon for the first time in his monologue, warbling a goofy song about, I don’t know, Quentin Tarantino’s eccentricities or how it happens to be December.

Cue Liz Lemon’s epic eyeroll.

Of the eight regular episodes of SNL that have aired this season so far, five have kicked off with a musical monologue — six, if you count the striptease dance number Joseph Gordon-Levitt performed in September.  READ FULL STORY »

Nov 19 2012 01:02 PM ET

Guy Fieri responds to 'New York Times' review in cut 'SNL' bit -- VIDEO

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Oh, so that’s why this week’s Saturday Night Live was underwhelming! All the show needed was a flavoricious punch of Donkey Sauce, expertly delivered by Bobby Moynihan’s cackling take on Guy Fieri.

It’s a shame that the following bit — in which Fieri stops by Weekend Update, only to discover that the New York Times wasn’t exactly into his new restaurant — got cut from Saturday’s show. Moynihan’s Fieri voice is spot-on, and his shocked response to the Times review — “Oh, that’s not off the chain. Oh, that’s very much on the chain” — was much funnier than any Timberlake-free musical monologue. Though Update’s Petreus scandal and Chris Christie segments definitely hit, including the Fieri thing on the live show would have been icing on the cake.

But hey, at least NBC isn’t letting the bit go unseen. Feast your eyes on this, hombres:

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Nov 19 2012 10:05 AM ET

'Saturday Night Live' best host poll: Did Jeremy Renner hit the bull's eye?

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“Just go have fun and be a jackass.” That’s what Jeremy Renner’s The Town co-star — and SNL all-star — Jon Hamm advised the Oscar-nominated actor about the opportunity to host for the first time. And even though Renner isn’t known for his comedy — “If I laugh in one of my movies,” he said during his opening monologue, “somebody dies” — he seemed willing to pile up a high body count. Perhaps that’s why I laughed hardest when he and Taran Killam filled Bobby Moynihan with lead during “The Stand Off” digital short.

But Renner has some imposing competition in our latest Saturday Night Live host poll. First off, there’s Anne Hathaway. If audience reaction seemed mixed after her show last week, there turned out to be an enormous enthusiasm gap between those who loved her and those who wrinkled their noses. She rocked 57 percent of the vote, topping Louis C.K.‘s performance and marking the best voting debut for a host since Jimmy Fallon last season. Seth MacFarlane continued to prove that his season premiere had lasting power, and Bruno Mars held on to eliminate Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Click below for last week’s official results, and then vote on whether Renner earned a spot in the final four. READ FULL STORY »

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