Fun Fact: A short time after being let go from SNL, MacDonald appeared on Letterman and explained that he thought he was fired for not being funny. Gary and Lee Hart have announced that, in an effort to reaffirm their love for each other, they will take their marriage vows again and recreate their wedding ceremony. So one time Vanilla Ice was on, and that night he played his Vanilla Ice song [hums opening of Ice Ice Baby]and I was just sitting there apoplectic, since Im a Bowie fan, watching this guy with a fade, you know, of ancient Aztec cave-wall drawings on his sideburns do this. This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast 81 157 157 comments Best SmongoMongo 2 yr. ago Dennis Millers' tenure definitely doesn't benefit from most young people not understanding the political context of a lot of his jokes. They only worked together for a few months until early 2014 when he began transitioning away from "Saturday Night Live" and into his role as the host of "Late Night.". Fun Fact: She was promoted to full-time player in her first SNL season. I dont want to make too much of it, but its the very sinew of the bit., That is a great Bowie song. I used to start Weekend Update with a rock-and-roll song that would try to hit the ground running. Among the candidates were stand-up comics Kevin Brennan and Jeffrey Ross plus two duosAna Gasteyer with Chris Parnell and Jimmy Fallon with writer Tina Fey. RELATED: The love lives of the "SNL" cast and crew. During his time in office, New York Governor David Paterson (played by Fred Armisen) often appeared as a guest on the segment. He would often make Macdonald uncomfortable and always ask when they were "gonna go for a beer together," to which Macdonald would always end up turning him down. And the New York City Board of Education isconsidering a cucumber curiclem curriculum inorder to teach students how to use condoms. Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow.". Effective this week, AT&T will no longer be saying, Thank you for using AT&T. Starting tomorrow, all AT&T operators will say, Thank you for not using Sprint or MCI., This is lance corporal Corey Keeling of Redding California spooning chili into insulated containers to be served to our troops in the Saudi desert. Dennis Miller: Okay now, a $35 million lawsuit, why? Colin Jost replaced Seth Meyers in early 2014 and finished season 39 of "Saturday Night Live" as Cecily Strong's "Weekend Update" co-anchor. A few weeks after he uttered an f-bomb on live TV during aFebruary 21st episode, Rocket, Doumanian, and the rest of the cast except forDenny Dillon,Gail Matthius,Eddie MurphyandJoe Piscopo were fired. A running gag of this era was Bobby Moynihan's portrayal of Snooki from Jersey Shore. Chevy Chase has said that Weekend Update which he started as anchor in 1975 paved the way for comedic news shows like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Longtime cast member Kenan Thompson has also developed several new characters and impressions, including Willie, Michael Che's fictional neighbor. Poehler returned on both the February 18, 2012, and May 18, 2013, episodes to perform "Really!?! 2nd Dennis Miller: I think we need three partharmony for that one, baba ganoush. Tags: Oath, Dennis Miller impersonation, Dana Carvey as Dennis Miller, Dennis Miller oath, Travis Kelce Gets Coached by Heidi Gardner for SNL, Travis Kelce Channels His Inner Indiana Jones, Weekend Update: Biden Meets with Zelenskyy in Ukraine, the Oscars' Crisis Team, Weekend Update: Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly's Prison Sentences, NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Weekend Update ft. James Austin Johnson and Heidi Gardner, Weekend Update: Gina Bianchi on the Joys of Motherhood, Weekend Update: Bill Walton on LeBron James and the Lakers, Jack White: Taking Me Back/Fear of the Dawn (Live), Woody Harrelson Is Ready to Host Saturday Night Live, Woody Harrelson Takes a Trip Down SNL Memory Lane, Weekend Update: U.S. Cut to: I dont get hired, Jon gets hired, and they wanted him to do the news. [19] Meyers and Strong sign off with "For 'Weekend Update', I'm Seth Meyers!" Good evening, and what can I tell you? This feature was discontinued after the January 16, 1999 episode. At dress rehearsal, I say, Heres the President of Pathological Liars Anonymous, Tommy Flanagan. Between break and air, Lovitz grabs me and he says, No, no, this is very key: Its not Flanagan, its Fla-nay-gan. Cant you see? On the December 17, 2011, episode, which was hosted by Jimmy Fallon, multiple former anchors returned for a "Weekend Update Joke-Off". Norm Macdonald hosted "Weekend Update" by himself from 1994 to late 1997 during the 20th, 21st and 22nd seasons of "Saturday Night Live," as well as during the first half of season 23. He even has to lie about the a in a common name like Flanagan! That always stuck with me, Johns insight into comedy. Fun Fact: Fallon has won two Emmys for guest hosting SNL in the years following his departure. To help relieve the Russian food crisis, the U.S. hasbeen sending as much aid as they can afford. Rocket signed off each week by saying "Good night and watch out.". Dennis Miller: All right. And to be up there one night, all three of us dressed as me, singing Jingle Bells in Dennis Miller wigs, was certainly a fun memory for me. All rights reserved. The FBI expressedconcern over language it believed may have includedencoded messages concerning drug and money transferssuch as the following passage: Tell the DominosPizza in Bogota that I want ten thousand grams oftheir best pizza delivered to my friend Jaime Escolarin Miami. On February 1, 2014, Meyers performed his final episode of SNL and was joined at the Weekend Update desk by Strong, Poehler, Hader in character as Stefon, Andy Samberg, and Armisen as Governor Paterson. Cheers andapplause.] and signed off by saying "Guess what, folks? Starting with the October 4, 2014, episode hosted by Sarah Silverman, each anchor tells at least one extended joke per segment. Offscreen, he was one himself. For him. His first edition of Weekend Update began with "Have you ever gone to a bar and found that your favorite bartender was replaced with a guy named Steve? For that episode, Weekend Update received a one-time name and set change to "Saturday Night NewsLine"[11] and featured three segments:[12] science edition, hosted by Dr. Jonathan Lear (Mark King), arts and leisure correspondent Bill Murray, and news by Rocket. His short-lived talk show deserved a far better fate. Dana is Jimmy Stewart, who reads us a poem about his dog Blue, which makes Dennis cry. 2nd Dennis Miller: [spoken] Hey, what thehells a bob-tail, cha-cha? Al Franken, whose history with SNL dated back to 1975, had been lobbying to replace Nealon as Weekend Update host. Curtin would share the desk twice with Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray, respectively but Curtins staying power was solidified by her ability to play the role of a straight news journalist in the face of outlandish appearance by the likes of John Belushi and Gilda Radnor. 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Bowen Yang, Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day and Cecily Strong, Weekend Update: Nuclear Scientists Achieve "Ignition," Trump vs. DeSantis GOP Civil War, Jennifer Coolidge Is Impressed by Christmas Stuff, We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. His first episode was the season 40 premiere, hosted by Chris Pratt. When he would just clear the entire section out for Best Supporting Actress and go, nobody cares. Nothing made me laugh harder. The Comedy Central host reunited with former Weekend Update anchors Norm Macdonald, Dennis Miller and Kevin Nealon from " Saturday Night Live .". Chase would sometimes repeat the top story at the end of the segment, while Morris simply cupped his mouth and shouted the headline loudly. Her comedy chops impressed Lorne Michaels enough that when Chase quit the show a few weeks after reassuming his position (apparently to chase some tail in L.A.), Curtin was given the permanent seat through the end of season 5. Dennis Miller: I hear that. (note: From 1981-1985, Lorne Michaels had taken a hiatus from producing the show, and the Weekend Update name was changedthose years will not be covered.). Fey returned to the show in October for the season's third live episode. Al Franken: Thanks, Dennis. [Season 13, 1988]Weekend Update Summer Edition, Thursday, August 10, live, at 9/8c on NBC.Subscribe to SNL: https://goo.gl/tUsXwMGet more SNL: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-liveFull Episodes: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-livLike SNL: https://www.facebook.com/snlFollow SNL: https://twitter.com/nbcsnlSNL Tumblr: http://nbcsnl.tumblr.com/SNL Instagram: http://instagram.com/nbcsnlSNL Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/nbcsnl/ Chevy Chase (1975-1976) Fallon would become the announcer for the Weekend Update intro for the next few seasons. This week, after ordering the release of all foreignhostages, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein reiteratedhis vow to never get out of Kuwait thats final.Hearing the news while visiting South America,President Bush bristled and, in an effort to sendHussein a strong message, squeezed a piece ofanthracite coal into a diamond. For every good Puerto Rican fighter, theres an American Indian waiting to kick his ass! Moynihan displays a certain attraction to Meyers, who makes fun of the general attitude of the cast members of Jersey Shore as well as Snooki's own personal attributes. [ she topples over Tom and kisses him uncontrollably, as they roll over one another ]. In both instances, Meyers asked her if she would like to co-anchor with him again for the rest of that segment; he was barely able to finish asking before she accepted. Recurring features of the Fallon/Fey era included the "Update Door", a door on the left of the set where celebrities, as impersonated by SNL cast members (and at one time the Land Shark) would walk through to do a commentarya segment called "Terrible ReEnactments", in which Chris Kattan would do an intentionally bad re-enactment of a news story that had occurred during the week (usually the story involved a celebrity being injured); and regular appearances from Jeff Richards's Drunk Girl character. Thats fun., Nobody cares. Bill Murrays Oscar [predictions] thing was always my favorite when Id watch Saturday Night Live, before I ever thought of being on it. Dennis Miller helps Dennis Miller renew his Weekend Update oath. Running gags by Macdonald included punchlines involving Frank Stallone and Germans loving David Hasselhoff. Additionally, he has been nominated for fifteen DGA Awards and won in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Roseanne Arnold: We dont have anything left. So I opened the news which happened two minutes later with Bowies song [Under Pressure]. Again. Our tattoo is right here.. [ indicates the small of her back ]. Youve got some Janning to do! Roseanne Arnold: [ grabbing Tom, kissing him ] Yeah, were ready to fight! Surprisingly, it's the only time two men have anchored the segment together. Jean Doumanianhad become the new producer of the show and touted Rocket as the future of sketch comedy. I think I have a picture of that somewhere. Stop! Tom Arnold: [ grabbing Roseanne ] Were ready to fight! Details. Nealon had a three-year stint at the Update desk before requesting his departure, as he felt his time behind the desk was drawing away from other acting opportunities on the show. So far, this era features many appearances from cast members playing some version of themselves, most notably Pete Davidson and Leslie Jones.