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Thursday, October 14 2010

‘Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy’ Brings on Bursts of Genius

By Jake Meaney

The umpteenth rerelease of Eddie Murphy's best SNL skits is still pure comedy gold.


Tuesday, July 27 2010

‘Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell’—Inching Toward Potential

By Jesse Hassenger

Despite their longevity, the SNL home video producers have never quite taken full advantage of the of the DVD format.


Thursday, July 15 2010

‘Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan’ Does Nothing to Alleviate Some Fears About Morgan

By Alistair Dickinson

This collection showcases an outdated show's attempts to effectively utilize a "crazy black guy" to produce laughs, and proves that 30 Rock is far more suitable for the task.


Thursday, June 17 2010

Wait, Wait, Wait… Betty White Is Old…AND She Can Act?

By Nathan Pensky

Television viewers root for performers like Gabourey Sidibe and Betty White, of course. How could they not? And that is the point. They can’t not root for them, even if "rooting" for a performer gets in the way of being entertained.


Monday, June 7 2010

‘The State’s’ ‘Louie’ Character Puts ‘SNL’ to Shame (video)

By John Lindstedt


Thursday, May 27 2010

The Way-Back Machine: 20 Years Ago (videos)

By Jessy Krupa


Tuesday, May 11 2010

Betty White Is a Metal Goddess, Yes! (video)

By PopMatters Staff


Wednesday, February 24 2010

Upcoming SNL offshoot, Macgruber—The Movie! (trailer)

By Matt Moeller


Thursday, January 28 2010

Andy Samberg Get’s ‘Short’ Changed (Video)

By John Lindstedt

Samberg and the Lonely Island are appropriately skewered in Landline TV's "Landline Digital Short."


Thursday, July 16 2009

The Chris Farley Show by Tom Farley & Tanner Colby

By Michael Buening

A complex community of personalities radiates around the main subject and a detailed, varied portrait inevitably appears.


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Palin and Fey and Blackwell, oh my (PopWire) [27.Oct.08]
Palin, Fey and an election add up to a big buzz for ‘Saturday Night Live’ (PopWire) [21.Oct.08]
The Real Sarah Palin on SNL (Mixed Media) [20.Oct.08]
Palin boosts ‘SNL’ audience, and its cultural relevance (PopWire) [20.Oct.08]
The winner of the 2008 election is ... ‘SNL’ (PopWire) [13.Oct.08]
‘Saturday Night Live’ gets less rote when it’s time to vote (PopWire) [9.Oct.08]
Last Night on SNL: Hillary and Palin Address the Nation (Mixed Media) [14.Sep.08]
‘Office’ work for Amy Poehler? (PopWire) [18.Jul.08]
Saturday Night Live: The Complete Third Season: Limited Edition Boxed Set (Reviews) [4.Jun.08]
‘SNL’s’ Will Forte makes his first foray into films (PopWire) [6.Sep.07]
Saturday Night Live: Best of Steve Martin (Reviews) [23.Mar.07]
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