November 16, 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nev.
Wanda Sykes opened up about her sexuality in Las Vegas on Saturday — thanks to the passing of Prop. 8.
“You know, I don’t really talk about my sexual orientation,” she told a crowd rallying for the nationwide protest against the California ballot initiative, according to The Associated Press. “I didn’t feel like I had to [before]. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life.”
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November 13, 2008
NEW YORK, New York
“Saturday Night Live” is adding two female cast members, an NBC source confirmed to Access Hollywood.
The new members are comediennes Michaela Watkins (pictured at right, “The New Adventures of Old Christine”) and Abby Elliott (“King of the Hill”).
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November 13, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Plus, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson grab a Whopper. And, will Jack Black spill Angelina Jolie baby beans in the future?
Get your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans inside!
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November 11, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Adam Sandler has welcomed a new addition to his family – a baby girl.
The “Don’t Mess With the Zohan” star confirmed he and wife Jackie welcomed the couple’s second daughter, Sunny Madeline, on Sunday, November 2.
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November 05, 2008
NEW YORK, NY
Culminating their satirical coverage of the campaign, Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert teamed up for a live one-hour comedy special — though Stewart had his Cronkite moment, too.
About 11 p.m. EST, Stewart became possibly the first comedian to announce presidential election result on live national television.
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November 02, 2008
NEW YORK, New York
Republican John McCain poked fun at his presidential campaign’s financial shortcomings and his reputation as a political maverick in an appearance on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”
The presidential hopeful made a cameo appearance at the beginning of the show, with Tina Fey reprising her memorable impersonation of McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
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November 01, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Sarah Palin unwittingly took a prank call Saturday from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and telling her she would make a good president someday.
“Maybe in eight years,” replies a laughing Palin.
The Republican vice presidential nominee discusses politics, the perils of hunting with Vice President Dick Cheney, and Sarkozy’s “beautiful wife,” in a recording of the six-minute call released Saturday and set to air Monday on a Quebec radio station.
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October 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
As the star of “30 Rock” and former Weekend Update anchor and ex-head writer of “Saturday Night Live,” Tina Fey has seen a lot — but she told Access Hollywood‘s Billy Bush that the recent buzz over her “SNL” portrayal of vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin tops it all.
“The Sarah Palin thing is by far the weirdest thing that’s ever happened to me, and I’ve been around some weird things,” Tina told Billy. “You couldn’t have predicted. Like, who would have predicted that this lady that I kind of look like would be running for vice-president.”
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October 26, 2008
NEW YORK, New York
Amy Poehler will miss tonight’s episode of “Saturday Night Live” thanks to the birth of her baby, Access Hollywood has learned.
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