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Category: Media & Culture

SNL's Sandler Family Reunion

Adam Sandler brings “Opera Man” character back to SNL; pays tribute to Chris Farley

May 5th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the nineteenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season, including a Kate McKinnon impression of Elizabeth Warren.

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Imaginary SNL prison gang

SNL has fun satirizing The View and imagining Assange, Avenatti, and Loughlin in prison together

April 14th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the eighteenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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SNL parodies completion of Mueller report

SNL reacts to the completion of the still unreleased Mueller Report

March 31st, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the fifteenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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WTF News: We Televise Fear

Democratic Party says Fox Noise Channel won’t be a media partner for any 2020 debates

March 6th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Media & Culture

Fox Noise Channel — which has been described at times as an arm of the Republican National Committee as well as the parent company of the Trump White House — won’t be hosting any Democratic presidential debates in 2020, party Chair Tom Perez says.

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Bill Hader and Ben Stiller star in March 2nd SNL cold open

SNL brings back Ben Stiller and Bill Hader to execute brilliant parody of Michael Cohen hearing

March 3rd, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the fourteenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season, with host John Mulaney and musical guest Thomas Rhett.

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The Academy Awards

Get to know this year’s collection of Academy Award-nominated documentary films

February 22nd, 2019 Theresa Curry Almuti Media & Culture

Ready for the Oscars? Check out our compilation of trailers for each of the 2018 nominees for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short Subject.

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Alec Baldwin returns as Donald Trump for spoof "national emergency" press conference

SNL spoofs Trump’s “national emergency” press conference

February 17th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the thirteenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season, including the latest Alec Baldwin as Trump cold open.

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SNL sends up "Women of Congress"

SNL sends up Congress’ Democratic women; Halsey hosts and performs as musical guest

February 10th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the twelfth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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Steve Martin as Roger Stone on SNL

SNL cold open skewers Tucker Carlson; Weekend Update roasts Trump after his cave

January 27th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the eleventh episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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Edgar's convertible

Celebrate Edgar Martínez’s Hall of Fame election by watching these classic Mariners ads

January 22nd, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Edgar Martínez has finally been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Watch his greatest Mariners marketing hits.

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Deal or No Deal with Donald Trump: An SNL parody

SNL returns to talk about the Trump Shutdown

January 20th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the tenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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New life for old classics as they enter the public domain

December 29th, 2018 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

ia The New York Times: “This coming year marks the first time in two decades that a large body of copyrighted works will lose their protected status — a shift that will have profound consequences for publishers and literary estates, which stand to lose both money and creative control.”

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Matt Damon hosts SNL

It’s A Wonderful Trump: SNL closes out the year with a memorable cold open

December 16th, 2018 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the ninth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season, hosted by Matt Damon (with musical guests Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus).

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We wants it: Andy Serkis spoofs Theresa May

Watch Andy Serkis’ devastating, Gollum-themed parody of Britain’s Theresa May

December 10th, 2018 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Media & Culture

This is possibly the best parody video you’ll watch all year.

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Alec Baldwin returns to SNL with Trump impression

Alex Baldwin brings his Trump impersonation back to SNL; Claire Foy hosts

December 2nd, 2018 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the seventh episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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SNL spoofs Laura Ingraham

SNL takes aim at Laura Ingraham and Jeanine Pirro again; Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets her own rap

November 18th, 2018 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the sixth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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SNL captures the anxiety Democratic activists are feeling with a fake midterms ad

November 4th, 2018 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the fourth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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Kanye West Oval Office parody

SNL parodies Kanye West’s absurd Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump

October 14th, 2018 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Highlights from the third episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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Christopher Columbus?

From 2011: Think you know the real Christopher Columbus?

October 8th, 2018 Andrew Villeneuve History, Holidays, Media & Culture

William Fowler, a distinguished professor of history at Northeastern University in Boston, busts some myths about the voyager, who sailed west for Spain in the hopes of reaching Asia at the end of the 1400s.

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Matt Damon as Brett Kavanaugh

SNL returns with Matt Damon as Brett Kavanaugh

September 30th, 2018 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the premiere of SNL’s forty-fourth season.

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An Emmys marriage proposal

He proposed at the Emmys in front of an audience of millions; she said yes

September 17th, 2018 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

After accepting the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, Oscars producer Glenn Weiss courageously made the most of his time onstage to propose marriage to his girlfriend Jan Svendsen in a heartfelt, touching moment.

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