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SNL Lets Go of Two Female Cast Members - Are You Surprised?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:30:00 -0700

Last week I was excited to report that SNL was adding two funny ladies to the cast, but apparently they came with a price. Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson, who both joined the show within the last two seasons, have been let go. I was looking forward to seeing a more female-intensive cast, but Watkins and Wilson didn't create the most memorable characters to appear on the show. What do you think - are you surprised they won't be back next season?

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MadTV Ends While SNL Gets Two New Ladies

BuzzSugar — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:30:22 -0800

Good news and sorta sad news. I'll start with the sorta sad: Fox has canceled it's long-running sketch comedy program MadTV, which didn't exactly shock too many people. The folks at Best Week Ever even joked they thought it got canceled four years ago. Snark aside, I still think this holdover from the '90s deserves a (brief) moment of silence.

The good news is that sketch comedy is still thriving over at NBC after a particularly fruitful political season that had many viewers heading back to Saturday Night Live for some comic relief. Now SNL is looking to keep the show on everyone's radar with the addition of two new female cast members: Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins (pictured).

Elliott is the daughter of comedian Chris Elliott who is a former SNL cast member himself (apparently this is the first multigenerational casting in the show's history). And from the video clips I've seen of her, Elliott is very funny - particularly when doing impersonations. Michaela Watkins has appeared on TV shows including The New Adventures of Old Christine and both ladies have paid their dues on the live sketch comedy circuit. They'll both debut this week!

Are you sad about MadTV? Check out videos of the new SNL ladies and let me know if you think there is potential there to maybe fill the void left by Tina and Amy. To watch for yourself, read more.

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What Happens After SNL? Jim Breuer's Sitcom Will Tell You

BuzzSugar — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:30:44 -0700

Post-Saturday Night Live, some people go on and have a wildly successful career (Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler) . . . but plenty more just kind of seem to fade away. Sometimes the fade is inexplicable because the star was so popular while on the show (Chris Kattan, Cheri Oteri). I've always wondered what happens in that post show world, and a new show is about to divulge exactly that: Jim Breuer has just scored a deal with NBC for a sitcom that will focus on his life after his stint on SNL.

Breuer - whose goat character I liked but whose performance in Half Baked is really why I have a soft spot for him - apparently spent the years after the show raising his three daughters and taking care of his elderly parents. The show will focus on that, and the humor therein (a relief: I don't know how many sad goat-boy stand-ups I could take).

Would you watch this show? I'm intrigued, I admit. And note to Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson: buck up! Maybe one day NBC will have a sitcom deal for you too.