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Posted Dec 16th 2008 10:30AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: OpEd, Festivus, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
...Eight stars a-shinin'.Every year, certain stars just stand out on television. There the ones that people talk about a lot, the ones that have the most impact, or the ones that make you say "that guy is going to be a star." These are the eight TV stars that shined bright in 2008 (and probably will in 2009 too).
1. Tina Fey. Is there anyone else who controlled pop culture the way she did this year? It's one thing to have the
best comedy on TV and win
Emmy awards for it, but in the same year you happen to look like the Republican VP candidate and go on to impersonate her and increase
Saturday Night Live's ratings too? Not bad. And let's not forget all the
magazine covers and a $5M book deal.
Continue reading On the 8th day of Festivus, TV gave to me ...
Posted Jul 21st 2008 12:42PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Saturday Night Live, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free

Just wanted to post a quick report about yesterday's late-afternoon
Saturday Night Live panel. On the panel was (new TCA Career Achievement award winner) Lorne Michaels, Weekend Update anchor and co-head-writer Seth Meyers, and cast members Fred Armisen, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kristin Wiig, Will Forte, and Casey Wilson.
Given the comedy star power on stage, the panel was strangely unfunny. That's probably because Michaels answered most of the questions. Anyway, two pieces of news came out of this panel:
- SNL will run live 30-minute Thursday election specials in primetime starting October 9 and running until the election. The specials will feature Weekend Update but may also have sketches. There will also be a primetime "Presidential Bash" episode the night before the election.
- Michaels mentioned that Jimmy Fallon will air his show online for "five or six months" before it airs in Conan O'Brien's old timeslot, in order to give it a headstart in finding its creative legs. "We learned with Conan how brutal it was to find a show when it was on the air," he said.
Continue reading SNL's election coverage, and Jimmy Fallon will start online - TCA Report