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Vile MSNBC Host: Black Speakers at RNC 'A Modern-Day Minstrel Show'
August 31st, 2020 8:50 AM
Guest-hosting MSNBC's AM Joy show, Tiffany Cross says: "I watched the Republican convention and seeing the slew of black speakers that they had, it really did look like a modern-day minstrel show to me."
Brad Pitt Receives Emmy Nom For SNL Portrayal of Dr. Fauci
Culture
July 29th, 2020 12:28 PM
Of course the media develops romantic feelings for anyone willing to publicly disagree with President Trump. Remember the women of The View swooning over “Creepy Porn Lawyer” Michael Avenatti because he was talking trash about Trump? Well now Hollywood has succumbed to the same gushy romance in their own way, giving Brad Pitt an Emmy nod for his SNL portrayal of everyone’s beloved…
NYTimes Files 3,500-Word Lament on Fallon's 20-Year-Old Blackface Skit
June 21st, 2020 5:06 PM
The New York Times on Sunday featured culture reporter Dave Itzkoff’s saddened profile of talk show host Jimmy Fallon, under fire this month after a “Saturday Night Live” sketch from 2000 resurfaced featuring the comedian in blackface portraying comedian Chris Rock. “Jimmy Fallon Is Sorry. That’s a First Step” made for a two-page, 3,500 word (!) spread. The online headline deck was…
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SNL’s Pete Davidson Regrets Apologizing to Rep. Dan Crenshaw
Culture
February 26th, 2020 5:13 PM
Well, irreverent Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson certainly doesn’t understand the concept of “no take backs.” During a recent stand-up performance, SNL’s resident apathetic millennial walked back his 2018 on air apology to then-Congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), claiming that he regrets making the Republican congressman “famous.”
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Warren Thrilled By ‘Fabulous,’ ‘Smart’ SNL Impression of Her
January 7th, 2020 3:51 PM
Appearing on NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday, aired early Tuesday morning, Democratic Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren hailed Saturday Night Live cast member Kate McKinnon for her “fabulous” and “smart” impersonation on the sketch comedy show.
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‘SNL’ Hits Conservative Group for Hallmark Lesbian Ad Boycott
Culture
December 15th, 2019 8:25 PM
Saturday Night Live went after a conservative family group for objecting to a lesbian ad on the Hallmark Channel during the sketch comedy show’s December 14 episode hosted by actress Scarlett Johansson.
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'SNL' Star Admits He Wants Trump In Jail, Doesn't Care If He's Guilty
November 19th, 2019 8:16 AM
Due process has become a thing of the past in the minds of the liberal media. Fake news anchor Michael Che underlined this during the Weekend Update segment on the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live.
New Seth Meyers Netflix Special Allows Viewers to Skip Trump Jokes
Culture
November 4th, 2019 5:21 PM
In this age of liberal insanity it seems nothing is too ridiculous, though we do wonder whether we should pinch ourselves when the suits over at Netflix have actually developed technology that allows exhausted viewers to skip Trump-related material in their programming.
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'SNL' Mocks Trump 'Bringing Jobs Back to ISIS'...As ISIS Win Breaks
October 27th, 2019 8:18 AM
Now this is an Epic Satire Fail. Saturday Night Live went on the air at 11:30 pm Eastern time with an opening skit where Alec Baldwin's Very Fake Trump was thanked by Pete Davidson's Very Fake ISIS Member for "bringing jobs back...for ISIS." Six minutes before, Jennifer Griffin of Fox News was tweeting that ISIS leader Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi may have been killed by U.S. forces. John Santucci of ABC…
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Saturday Night Live, Cancel Culture, and an Assassination Joke
October 5th, 2019 1:30 PM
Cancel Culture types pack an emotional point when they call people out for telling the “wrong” jokes. Marginalized groups shouldn’t be the butt of gags. They’re already at a disadvantage in our culture, and being mocked can only make matters worse. Children like eco-activist Greta Thunberg and Parkland High School students deserve a measure of protection.
Claim: SNL Hired Comic Who Made Racist Remarks to Appeal to the Right
September 20th, 2019 10:24 AM
It’s no surprise that people in the “mainstream media” in news and entertainment are tilted so far to the left that they very likely could not be much more liberal. Nevertheless, in a ridiculous effort to bring more conservative viewers to NBC’s Saturday Night Live program, producer Lorne Michaels saw his clumsy strategy blow up in his face after it was discovered newly hired “conservative” comic…
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Surprise: Don Lemon Expresses Dismay With SNL Firing, 'Cancel Culture'
September 18th, 2019 3:47 PM
During the past several weeks, Chris Cuomo -- host of CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time program -- and Don Lemon -- anchor of CNN Tonight -- have used the weeknight “handoff” from the first show to the next as an opportunity to discuss items of interest to both liberal announcers. On Monday evening, the hosts bemoaned the fate of Shane Gillis, a comedian who was fired just days after it was announced he was…
Fellow SNL Exile Norm McDonald Shows Support for Terminated SNL Member
Culture
September 17th, 2019 2:21 PM
Former SNL comedian Norm MacDonald knows a thing or two about being fired by NBC’s sketch comedy show for some controversial comedy. It’s why the legendary stand-up comic has offered support for recently-hired-then-fired comedian Shane Gillis, the young man who was axed by SNL after video surfaced of him making fun of Chinese people.
SNL Fires 'Racist-Ass' Comedian After Andrew Yang Defends
Culture
September 16th, 2019 6:00 PM
In one of the fastest Twitter takedowns in recent memory, Saturday Night Live fired comedian Shane Gillis only four days after hiring him due to the complaints of internet users who dug up video of the comedian making insensitive comments, particularly about Chinese people.
