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Grammys 2012: Twitter Accounts You Must Follow

@coltondaniel — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:17:07 +0000

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The 54th Grammys are on tomorrow night and is hosted by none-other than hip-hop legend LL Cool J – and if you can’t be there, might as well stalk those who are via Twitter.

We pulled together a little list of musicians, music critics, comedians and other accounts that are essential to give an inside look at music’s biggest night. Check them out below:

THE MUSICIANS:
@AdamLevine: Maroon 5′s frontman and The Voice judge is performing with the freakin’ Beach Boys and Foster The People.
@BlobTower: Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon – a Twitterholic and up for two major awards.
@BrunoMars: He’d catch a grenade for you and he snagged a few nods.
@CoryMonteith: That Canadian dude from Glee tweets as much as sings.
@Deadmau5: Toronto’s DJ with a nod and a performance this weekend.
@Drake: Stay tuned for lonely thoughts at the after parties.
@JustinBieber: An up-and-coming tween sensation that has some potential.
@KanyeWest: He’s up for seven awards and he likes to talk. A lot.
@KatyPerry: She’s performing, up for a few awards – and she’s Katy Perry.
@LadyGaga: Mother Monster is performing, up for a few awards.
@LLCoolJ: Host for the evening; stay tuned for a snapshot or two from behind the scenes.
@TheLonelyIsland: Everyone’s favourite SNL-group headed by Andy Samberg.
@LupeFiasco: Nominated for Best Rap Performance.
@MileyCyrus: She will be in attendance.
@NickiMinaj: She’ll be performing, nods for her collab with Drake and Best New Artist.
@Questlove: The Roots’ drummer that is “your favourite twitterer’s music critic.”
@Rihanna: She likes to Tweet That Tweet – let’s see what she has to say about Chris Brown’s performance.
@Skrillex: 24-year-old producer is up for Best New Artist.
@TaylorSwift13: No doubt this nominee will be Instagraming all night long.
@WizardCud: Kid Cudi might not be as philosophical since quitting weed, but remains vocal.
@ZooeyDeschenel: Fresh from her SNL-hosting gig Saturday, she’ll be all adorkable at the award show.

THE MUSIC CRITICS:
@AlanCross: Canadian music-history icon will keep us confirmed.
@GerrickKennedy: Music writer for the Los Angeles Times likes to tweeter.
@JianGhomeshi: Canadian radio personality loves his music.
@RobSheff: Rolling Stone’s resident music critic – knows a thing or two about the industry.
@RyanSeacrest: This guy is so addicted to hosting things that he’ll likely tweet as if he is hosting the damn show.

THE COMEDIANS:
@JimmyFallon: The Late Night host that’s a fan of everything – especially music.
@NealBrennan: New York comedian that is worth following year-round.
@RobDelaney: He tweets like breathing – why aren’t you following him already?

THE OTHERS:
@TheGrammys: Pretty self-explanatory
@Fave: One of the official Grammy bloggers.
@KickKickSnare: An official blogger for the Grammys – been snapping a lot of candid pics of the parties thus far.
@RedCarpet: E! Channel’s official red carpet twitter account with photos and commentary for every major red carpet event.

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SNL: Jesus Visits Tim Tebow

@jordans_life — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:21:15 +0000

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The son of God ironically predicted a Broncos loss on Saturday night during a sketch on Saturday Night Live.

Jason Sudeikis plays a snarky Jesus who’s weary of Tebow’s overwhelming dedication. Tebow, played by Taran Killam, spends most of the video pandering Christ with fangirl-like affection.

All is going well until Jesus asks who the Broncos are playing Sunday and then the skit really takes off.

Jesus tells the Broncos’ locker room that he won’t be able to help out the Sunday they were playing the Patriots.

“If I’m the son of God, Tom Brady’s got to be the guy’s nephew,” Jesus says.

The irony here is that much like the story of creation, after six wins, the Lord takes the seventh game off to rest.

In just over 36 hours, the video has already gotten over a million views on YouTube. Let us know what you think of the parody below. Did they go too far?

SNL’s Kristin Wiig Offers Flirting Tips

Natalia Buia — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:59:42 +0000

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Newly single ladies like Demi Moore, Taylor Swift and Zooey Deschanel can start their new year off right by picking up flirting tips from Rebecca Larue.

Okay, so Rebecca is only a fictional character played by Kristin Wiig on SNL. But, her expert advance really rings true.

For instance, flipping your hair back and forth (kinda like Willow SMith but more sexy) lets a guy know you’re ready to party. Constantly giggling, even if someone’s not being funny is a great way to flirt. There are other obvious ways to successfully flirt with a guy, as Rebecca Larue points out.

Watch the hilarious SNL skit below.

SNL’s Taran Killam Spoofs Robyn’s ‘Call Your Girlfriend’ Video

Natalia Buia — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:34:02 +0000

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When Robyn was announced as the music guest on last week’s episode of Saturday Night Live, the writers had to pay homage to the incredibly talented Swedish perform somehow.

SNL actor Taran Killam spoofed Robyn’s video for “Call Your Girlfriend” which uses a singel camera shot while she dances alone, wildly. Taran tried to match the video outfit as close as possible and even tries to emulate the club-like lighting by getting a coworker to flick around a flashlight.

At the 2-minute mark you can see Taran try to pull off the same gymnastic dance moves Robyn successfully does in the video. Taran’s dance space is very limited compared to Robyn’s but he never breaks character, and that’s something to applaud him for.

Watch Taran’s take on “Call Your Girlfriend” below, before checking out Robyn’s original video.

‘The Apocalypse’: Saturday Night Live Parodies ‘New Years Eve’

@coltondaniel — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:00:22 +0000

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Last night’s Saturday Night Live previewed a clip from the upcoming film from the makers of ‘Valentine’s Day’ and ‘New Year’s Eve’… it’s ‘Apocalypse’.

It stars “literally thousands” of your favourite celebrities, from Drew Barymore (Kristin Wiig) to Penny Marshall (Fred Armisen) to Christina Aguilera (Katy Perry) – even “that kid from Modern Family” (Bobby Moynihan). “It’s love… at last sight” in this hilarious parody of over-indulgent saga of date movies. It was one of the highlights of last night’s Katy Perry-hosted show.

Though didn’t Funny or Die do this earlier in the week with ‘Christmas Day’?

Katy Perry Hosts Saturday Night Live: A Christmas Sweater to Remember

@coltondaniel — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:00:49 +0000

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Last night, Katy Perry fulfilled her teenage dream by hosting Saturday Night Live with her touring buddy Robyn as musical guest.

She’s been on a stampede of success over the past few weeks – named one of Barbara Walters’ Most Fascinating People of the Year, shot down a few more divorce and pregnancy rumours, won a few American Music Awards,sported a new haircut and oh, nominated for a handful of Grammy awards. Then the singer-turned-host dawned the seemingly haunting deed of hosting Saturday Night Live. At first, she seemed insanely nervous during her opening monologue as she impersonated the Rockefeller Christmas tree, but her sexual tension with Kristen Wiig brought it back around.

Earlier this week, Perry took a break from rehearsals to talk about the experience. “It’s fun on the outside, and on the inside it’s a lot more hard work than I can ever imagine. So it’s nerve wracking but I always love a challenge and this is something new, so it’s challenging but I’m up for it. And if I completely embarrass myself, I’ll just stick to music. I’ll fall back on that.”

And that’s exactly what happened. Perry appeared through at least nine sketches where she parodied Christina Aguilera, recent musical guest Florence Welch, Pippa Middleton and herself on a Finnish talk show. Her renditions of the above-mentioned music stars were flawless. But, be sure to check out her digital short with Andy Samberg, Matt Damon and Val Kilmer.

SNL-alum and Late Night star Jimmy Fallon hosts next weekend with musical guest, Michael Buble.

Katy Perry to Host Saturday Night Live on December 10th

@coltondaniel — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:41:19 +0000

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Fresh from her pepto-bismal inspired performance at the American Music Awards last night, Katy Perry has been confirmed as the host of the December 10th episode of Saturday Night Live.

Perry has spent the past year racking up hit singles from her album “Teenage Dream” and touring the world with her California Dreams tour. Swedish pop star Robyn, who opened up for many of California Dreams’ gigs, will be the episode’s musical guest.

Perry has dabled in comedy already, as she guest starred on on How I Met Your Mother and provided the voice for the Smurfs animated movie. Katy’s husband, British funnyman Russell Brand, hosted an episode of SNL back in February and is very likely to turn up in this episode.

It seems to be a recent trend, showing up to your best friend or significant other’s SNL show. From Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield to Jason Segel and Paul Rudd this past weekend, lots of hosts are getting a cameo for their close loved ones.

Tina Fey Hosts Special Mother’s Day Episode on ‘Saturday Night Live’

andPOP Staff — Sun, 08 May 2011 15:10:37 +0000

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A very pregnant Tina Fey hosted a special Mother’s Day episode of “Saturday Night Live” last night.

To celebrate the event, Fey brought out fellow expectant mom Maya Rudolph for a belly-bump greeting, and a song devoted to their soon-to-be-born children.

The lullaby had lyrics such as “I cannot wait to know you,” then quickly segued into a raunchy ode to procreation: “You are the proof that we’ve been doin’ it….makin’ super sexy heat…your mom and daddy been doin’ it!” Mid-duet, the two even had a faux sonogram while each fetus, played by Keenan Thompson and Kristen Wiig, sang along in utero.

Jason Sudeikis reacts to January Jones’ Pregnancy

Samantha Lui — Tue, 03 May 2011 20:40:20 +0000

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After announcing last week that she was pregnant, January Jones’ ex Jason Sudeikis is left speechless about the news.

Even though the Saturday Night Live star can flawlessly recite a whole new set of dialogue each week, he was tongue tied when asked about his ex’s pregnancy and declined to say much at all when it came to talking about Jones, whom he broke up with in January.

“I’d rather — yes but no,” he said to the Washington Post when their interview shifted from his career to Jones’ unborn baby.

And when the actor was asked if he was surprised to hear about the pregnancy, his response was even more non-responsive.

“No, I–…No, I didn’t have anything [else to say].”

Awkward…..

But it seems like he knows just as much as we do.

Jones, who stars as Betty Draper on AMC’s Mad Men, has said that she will be a single mother and has not announced the identity of the father of the child.

Well, in that case, Sudeikis can breathe a sigh of relief…for now at least?

Andy Samberg to host Shark Week

Samantha Lui — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:12:24 +0000

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“I’m on a boat, I’m on a boat. Everybody look at me cause …I’m hosting Shark Week!”

Okay, that was incredibly lame…but how can I hide my excitement?!

Discovery Channel announced Wednesday that Andy Samberg will host the annual “Shark Week” this summer. Serving as the network’s first Chief Shark Officer, the Saturday Night Live star will take over for last year’s host Craig Ferguson, who racked up 31 million viewers for the network.

“I’m overjoyed about being appointed CSO. Everyone loves Shark Week. It’s the Bill Cosby of week-long television blocks dedicated to sea animals,” Samberg said in a statement.

Shark Week won’t be the only thing keeping Samberg busy this summer. With yet another season of SNL wrapping up, his comedy rap group, The Lonely Island, will be releasing their new album “Turtleneck and Chain” in May.

Sounds like big news!!

Hopefully, The Lonely Island makes a cameo…this time singing about …sharks?

Beastie Boys Preview Star Studded Music Video

@coltondaniel — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:58:12 +0000

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The legendary Beastie Boys have a new album “Hot Sauce Committee Pt 2″ coming out May 3rd, a new single and now a preview for the short film Fight for Your Right Revisited has hit the interweb.

Don’t like the Beasties? Well, check out the casting call: Elijah Wood, Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, John C. Reilly, Seth Rogen, Jack Black, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, David Cross, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Jason Schwartzman, Adam Scott, Rainn Wilson, Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny, Alicia Silverstone, Martin Starr, Ted Danson, Rashida Jones, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Ad-Rock, Mike D, and MCA.

The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival last month and received a mix of reviews. In the video, we find the Beastie Boys (Elijah Wood, Seth Rogan, Danny McBride) in 1986 the day after the legendary “Fight for Your Right (To Party)” video took place. It is rumoured to be a long-running Saturday Night Live skit from there on out.

Judging by the preview, it appears to be some battle royale between past and present versions of the Beastie Boys. At the same time, it is between comedy of today versus yesterday. Some fascinating double-entendre, I do say.

Ch-ch-check it out!

Amy Poehler to Speak at this Year’s Harvard Commencement Ceremony

Elisheva Baer — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:48:45 +0000

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Drumroll please! And this year’s guest speaker is….Amy Poehler?!

The Harvard Crimson announced a couple days ago that Amy Poehler has been elected as Class Day Speaker by the Harvard University class of 2011 to speak at this May’s Commencement ceremony. Poehler is to follow in the footsteps of last year’s speaker, veteran reporter Christiane Amanpour.

“We wanted someone people could recognize, who could give a funny and engaging speech,” Senior Class Marshall Toby Stein told the Harvard Gazette. “During her time on SNL, Amy was a part of our growing up, and there’s no doubt she’s pretty hilarious.”

The Boston-native will headline the days’ speeches, followed by the traditional Ivy and Harvard orations, as well as remarks from Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds.

No doubt, this will be the greatest commencement speech ever given – with her acting background (“Saturday Night Live”, “Parks and Recreation”), Poehler’s sure to be a show stopper! And we agree with Perez Hilton – we hope it’s put up on YouTube after so we can join in the laughs!

Miley Cyrus on SNL Dominates Weekend Ratings

Megan MacKay — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:06:12 +0000

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NBC must be ecstatic!

This weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live had the second highest rating of the season thanks to host Miley Cyrus and musical guest The Strokes.

Miley’s episode was packed with memorable moments and excellent writing. She impersonated Justin Bieber, poked fun at Lindsay Lohan, and came head-to-head with Vanessa Bayer’s dead-on impression of her.

SNL totally dominated the crucial 18-49 demographic, topping everything in prime time even without an NFL playoff game to lead into the episode.

Say what you want about Miley, but after so many seasons on kiddie sitcom Hannah Montana, the girl’s got some pretty strong comedy chops.

What did you think of the show? Was it “pretty cool!?”

Betty White Has Awesome Performance as Host on SNL

andPOP Staff — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:17:44 +0000

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Betty White was awesome last night as the host of “Saturday Night Live.” After a Facebook campaign was launched for the “Golden Girl” to host the show, she admitted that she was not too familiar with the social networking site.

“I really have to thank Facebook … I didn’t know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, it sounds like a huge waste of time. I would never think that people on it are losers, but that’s only because I’m polite.” She continued on Facebook, saying: “At my age, if i want to connect with old friends, I need a Ouija board. Facebook just sounds like a drag. In my day, seeing pictures of people’s vacations was considered a punishment.”

All in all, White was hilarious during all of her skits, and it was humbling to see a 88 year old perform in such a demanding show.

Jay-Z was the musical guest last night who also gave a shout-out to Betty White during his second performance.

Betty White Not ‘Over the Hill’ – Appearing on SNL with Jay-Z

Jacob Morris — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:15:11 +0000

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Saturday night Betty White makes her first appearance hosting NBC’s iconic Saturday Night Live.

In an interview at a rehearsal, the 88-year-old actress tells MTV News, “The nerves are running rampant tonight because I’m scared to death, if you really want to know the truth”.

Saturday’s episode of SNL should be a good one. Not only is Betty White hosting, the show has Jay-Z for its musical guest. Speaking about the rapper, Betty White continued, “I’m very excited about meeting him,” she said, “and I bragged to all my friends who think I’m over the hill, well, I did a sketch with Jay-Z.”

This week’s SNL is a Mother’s Day special, reports MTV News, and some of the show’s biggest past and present female names will be making appearances, the likes of which include: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch.

Tune in Saturday night at 11:30 PM to see what should be a great show!

Prepare for Justin Bieber on SNL This Week

andPOP Staff — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:22:32 +0000

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In just over 24 hours, Justin Bieber will be making his debut performance on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest, with host Tina Fey.

It’s a fairly safe bet that Bieber will be involved with the show beyond just playing a couple of songs. As the world’s biggest pop star, expect the SNL writers to milk his appearance for all its worth.

Although many people may not like or respect Bieber, expect him to have a pretty good performance on the show. As you can see in the clips below, he doesn’t look uncomfortable telling jokes or working with comedians.

Jimmy Fallon The Bartender

Vanessa Baker — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:57:42 +0000

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Jimmy Fallon decided to try his hand at bartending at a TriBecCa restaurant, reports E! News. The Saturday Night Live alumni and host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon jumped behind the bar at Marc Forione and began to pour shots for the patrons, shouting, “This round is on me.”

He used up all the Jagermeister in the bar and an employee had to go get two more bottles.

Taylor Swift Spoofs Kanye West for SNL

Sara Harowitz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:19:33 +0000

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Think you’ve heard enough about the Taylor Swift-Kanye West MTV Awards stage crash? Well, apparently not everyone does.

In a promotional shoot on Tuesday for Swift’s upcoming role as both host and musical guest on “Saturday Night Live,” Swift and “SNL” cast member Bill Hader poke some fun at the now-infamous event, according to MTVnews.com.

The promo opens with Swift and Hader standing in a 30 Rock corridor. Hader is on his cell phone as Swift says, “Hey, I’m Taylor Swift, and I’ll be the host and musical guest this week on ‘SNL.’” As she finishes her line, Hader gets off the phone and tells the young country star, “Whoops, Kanye just called. He thinks Beyoncé should host instead.” As Swift looks at him in disbelief, Hader goes, “Funny joke, right?”

19-year-old Swift then rolls her eyes and says to herself, “Wow.” Then in the awkward fashion that he’s become famous for, Hader says, “Good times,” before walking off the set and whispering critically to himself, “Hader!”

Before shooting the promo, Swift told MTV news that nothing was off-limits at this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” show.

“I want to look nothing like myself,” she said. “I told all the writers, ‘Don’t count anything out.’ I want to go completely, 100 per cent in. I don’t want to be halfway involved. Just because I have a lot of things to do as far as being musical guest and host doesn’t mean I don’t want to live up to my full hosting demands.”

Swift, who was a musical guest on “SNL” just last January, said one particular cast mate inspires her comedy. “I think my favorite things on ‘SNL’ are the things that Kristen [Wiig] does, where she’s these incredible characters that you’ve seen in real life,” she said. “Everybody’s been at the party with the Penelope character to some extent.”

Seth Meyers Loves to Make Fun of Barack Obama

Vanessa Baker — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:07:21 +0000

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Seth Meyers, head writer for NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, said he was pleased with the fresh material provided by President Barack Obama, reports CBC.

“I was here for the eight years of the Bush era,” said Meyers, who joined the cast in 2001 after doing improvisational theatre in Chicago. “While it started fun, it got a little redundant for a lot of comedians. Anything new is great for us. That being said, you need to get to know someone before you can poke fun at them and we’re getting to know Obama more. The trickiest thing with Obama is he has a great sense of humour, he’s so self-aware and he may beat comedians to the punchline.”

The on-air anchor of Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update said there can sometimes be a fine line when writing about current events and trying to remain tactful. “I think you have to follow the news and we try very hard never to let a story pass without taking a crack at it. We want our audience to know that no matter what the news is, we’re going to try to make a joke about it. If you watch cable news, I feel like they’re trying harder to be entertaining and I feel like comedy shows are trying harder to be accurate. You definitely want to research your points so your joke doesn’t feel like an attack. Once you make jokes that seem like mean for meanness sake, you lose your authority.”

Meyers became co-head writer of the show with Tina Fey in 2006. He then assumed the position of head writer when Fey left the program.

SNL Wants Robert Pattinson

Vanessa Baker — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:53:27 +0000

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On the red carpet for the 61st Annual Emmy Awards, E! News kicked off a campaign to get Twilight‘s Robert Pattinson a hosting gig on Saturday Night Live.

“We would love to get Robert Pattinson,” said Seth Meyers. “How dare you tell me he’s the hot guy from Twilight, like I don’t already know! We’re actually hoping if he’s not available, at least his hair will come by and host.”

“Oh yeah, he’d be great,” said Kristen Wiig.

Andy Samburg simply gave a thumbs-up and nodded when asked if he thought Pattison would do a good job hosting.

Season 35 of the sketch comedy show premieres on September 26. Megan Fox will have the honour of hosting while U2 performs as the musical guest.