SNL Outside Projects: From Animal House to Wayne's World

[Pete Martell]

Beck Bennett was in last week's episode of Sunnyside. 

Tina Fey appears in an episode of Amazon's new romance show, Modern Love with one time SNL cameo-er John Slattery. Former host Anne Hathaway also stars in an episode. 

[Pete Martell]

[Pete Martell]

Second City is now making content with Comedy Central. Here's a not all that happy Thanksgiving video featuring the one and only Tim Kazurinsky. 

Beck Bennett does a commercial for Michelob.

[Pete Martell]

Making It, Amy Poehler's competition show with Nick Offerman, started back on NBC this week. I think it's airing nightly instead of weekly this season.

In other news:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lorne-michaels-quibi-murder-mystery-lines-up-all-star-cast-1259091

The cast of Quibi's murder-mystery comedy The Mapleworth Murders could double as a Saturday Night Live reunion.

A host of former castmembers from the NBC late-night institution — including Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, Fred Armisen and Tim Meadows — have signed onto the project, created by and starring SNL veterans Paula Pell and John Lutz. The show also counts Lorne Michaels and Seth Meyers among its executive producers.

Regulars from 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Good Place are also on board.

The Mapleworth Murders is a sendup of small-town crime shows (think Murder, She Wrote) that stars Pell (Wine Country) as Abigail Mapleworth, a mystery writer who solves crimes in her quaint hometown of New Woodstream. Each episode will feature guest victims and suspects, and also get at the question of just why so many homicides are happening in one small town.

Joining Pell and Lutz (30 Rock) as regulars are J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Hayley Magnus (The Dressmaker). Rudolph, Armisen, Meadows, D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place), Patton Oswalt (AP Bio), Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), Pam Murphy (Adam Ruins Everything), Ben Warheit (Late Night With Seth Meyers), Annie Mumolo (Bridesmaids), Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project), Mary Holland (Veep), James Anderson (SNL) and Drew Tarver (The Other Two) will all have recurring roles. 

Fey, Wanda Sykes, Chris Parnell, Andy Samberg, Terry Crews, Nicole Byer and Jimmy Carlson will all make guest appearances on the show.

[Pete Martell]

Old news now, but Ana Gasteyer was on The Masked Singer this season.

https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/10/the-tree-the-masked-singer-interview-ana-gasteyer/

She was on Seth Meyers a few days ago to promote her Christmas album.

Kate McKinnon is in Bombshell, now out in theaters. 

Last month, Vanessa Bayer was honored by Gilda's Club.

https://www.hamptons.com/Gallery/4112/Vanessa-Bayer-Honored-With-The-Gilda-Radner-Award.html#.Xf658EdKjIU

https://t2conline.com/gildas-club-nyc-raises-850000-and-honors-snl-star-vanessa-bayer-at-annual-gala/

[Inquisitionist]

Did a Parks and Rec re-watchathon recently and noticed a young Kyle Mooney in a season 4 episode, The Treaty (Nov. 2011).  Here's the clip.   I hadn't realized that Kyle had so many credits pre-SNL.  

[Pete Martell]

Taran Killam is writing an upcoming Spiderman comic.

 

[JZL]

MacGruber is back on NBC's new Peacock streaming service.

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MacGruber: MacGruber is back, baby! After sitting in prison for more than 10 years, MacGruber is out and ready to take down a mysterious villain from his past: Brigadier Commander Enos Queeth. MacGruber, Vicki, and Piper (all characters from the original film) have to race against the clock to save the world from utter devastation.

Yawn.  Wait, wut-- there's a BSG reboot?  Why???

[WendyCR72]

MacGruber, MacGuyver spoof: Great as a minutes-long skit.

MacGruber, MacGuyver spoof: Likely tedious at full length.

[Irlandesa]

4 minutes ago, WendyCR72 said:

MacGruber, MacGuyver spoof: Great as a minutes-long skit.

MacGruber, MacGuyver spoof: Likely tedious at full length.

It was a movie a few years ago that was kind of a bomb but turned into a cult classic that I know there was some demand for a sequel.   I guess this is the spiritual sequel. 

It could be tedious or it could be Angie Tribeca (so dumb yet so funny).

[JZL]

Most of the sketches were very funny but the movie-- not so much. 

If anyone can pull off a comedic "upset," it's Will Forte. 

Off-topic re the Battlestar Galactica reboot reboot reboot:  The late 70's show had early promise but quickly turned into, well, a late 70's TV show (cheesy suckathon).  The aughts reboot was one of the best sci-fi TV shows ever.  It had a compete story arc with an ending.  They tried to breathe further life into it with Caprica (the reboot's reboot), but alas, it didn't work.  More power to 'em if this new one works, but WTF? [/end rant]

[Katmai]

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Only disappointment was Joe Piscopo not being on, that would have been epic.

Piscopo will be at University of West Georgia (yes, it's small) on January 24! Tix seem a bit high for him - $33 - $55. 

[Pete Martell]

Chris Parnell was on Conan.

I should warn - an airhorn is used many times in this video.

 

[Pete Martell]

NBC has ordered a pilot from Lorne and Seth. 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-adds-comedies-30-rock-brooklyn-nine-nine-snl-favorites-1272492

Leslie Jones profile.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/arts/television/leslie-jones.html

She also has a new Netflix special out, and the Supermarket Sweep revival has been picked up by ABC. 

At the Video Store, a documentary featuring, among many others, Bill Hader.

https://hollywoodtheatre.org/events/at-the-video-store/

Tina and Amy are hosting next year's Golden Globes.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-01-11/tina-fey-amy-poehler-golden-globes-2021

More from Taran about his comic.

https://ew.com/books/2020/01/17/taran-killam-spider-verse-interview/

[JZL]

6 hours ago, Pete Martell said:

Tina and Amy are hosting next year's Golden Globes.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-01-11/tina-fey-amy-poehler-golden-globes-2021

You mean they aren't asking Ricky back?  I'm shocked I tell ya-- SHOCKED!!

TBH, I do not like him at all but I loved his Golden Globes bit.  I think by now the YT clip has had more viewers than the GG telecast itself.

[Pete Martell]

Rachel Dratch brushing off her Boston Teen days for a Super Bowl ad with two little known actors.

 

[Pete Martell]

Julia Louis Dreyfus and Will Ferrell have a new movie out.

https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/29/21112298/downhill-will-ferrell-julia-louis-dreyfus-interview-force-majeure-remake

Andy Samberg has a new comedy out as well, one that broke a Sundance record.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-andy-samberg-comedy-palm-springs-goes-hulu-neon-1272780

[Pete Martell]

Abby Elliott's new sitcom Indebted is airing on NBC (the show also features Beck Bennett's wife, Jessy Hodges). Here's a brief clip of Abby on the Kelly Clarkson Show.

Trailer for Pete Davidson's new standup special, debuting on Netflix on February 25th. 

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/pete-davidson-alive-from-new-york-netflix-special-watch-1203502014/

Rob Schneider, David Spade and Kevin Nealon will be at the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival in August.

http://www.bradfordera.com/news/local/jeff-foxworthy-and-snl-legends-to-perform-at-lucille-ball/article_ecf8d496-440b-578f-8e77-e15a594f3b38.html

[Pete Martell]

Kenan is the new spokesman for Universal Parks and Resorts.

Leslie will be on the premiere of Drag Race. (she was also on Project Runway yesterday)

 

[Pete Martell]

Another Pete Davidson movie (this one on Hulu).

Kenan is co-hosting the WHCD.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-kenan-thompson-hasan-minaj-1203506197/

[Pete Martell]

Catching up with '70s-era writer and featured player Alan Zweibel.

https://www.wgrz.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/most-buffalo/snl-alum-alan-zweibel-visits-buffalo-to-mentor-acting-students/71-77379905-f9c8-459c-b8b1-9512252c4d16

Pete Davidson will have a guest spot on The Rookie.

https://tvline.com/2020/02/20/pete-davidson-snl-nathan-fillion-brother-the-rookie/

[Pete Martell]

Finesse Mitchell will be on Seth's show tonight. 

Tina Fey trended a few days ago because she had a brief appearance on Jimmy Fallon's Subway Stories, talking about how no one cares about noticing her when she takes the subway. 

Molly Shannon will be in a Showtime pilot with Vanessa Bayer - the show is made by Bayer and Jeremy Bieler (an SNL writer from 2014-2017).

https://deadline.com/2020/02/molly-shannon-cast-star-vanessa-bayer-showtime-pilot-big-deal-1202867651/

Ana Gasteyer has a pilot booked on NBC.

https://deadline.com/2020/02/ana-gasteyer-star-justin-spitzer-nbc-comedy-pilot-american-auto-1202867467/

Ego Nwodim and Chris Redd have a show coming up at UCB.

https://hellskitchen.ucbtheatre.com/performance/72909#reservation

 

[Pete Martell]

Kate McKinnon will be appearing in a new work based on the whole Tiger King saga.

https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/2020/03/27/more-tiger-king-kate-mckinnon-to-play-carole-baskin-in-new-tv-series/

[Pete Martell]

A new role for Bowen Yang. 

https://deadline.com/2020/04/bowen-yang-joel-kim-booster-quibi-comedy-series-trip-1202908386/

[Pete Martell]

Jay Pharoah has a new show on IMDB where he learns special skills from various celebs. The first episode has none other than Bobby Moynihan. 

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3985161753?ref_=tt_pv_vi_aiv_1

[Pete Martell]

Parks and Rec is returning for a one-off charity special.

https://ew.com/tv/parks-and-recreation-cast-reunion-special/

A few days ago, Maya hosted a Grammys tribute to Prince. 

https://meaww.com/mavis-staples-maya-rudolph

[Pete Martell]

Tina Fey, along with a variety of guests (including some former SNL hosts) is having an event for NY Covid relief.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tina-fey-host-star-studded-ny-coronavirus-telethon-1293040

Casey Wilson has been very busy lately, with guest-starring on Katy Keene, in a new film called Daddio...she's also doing a charity table read for her old sitcom, Happy Endings.

https://variety.com/video/casey-wilson-happy-endings-charity-reunion-will-offer-new-material/

[VCRTracking]

From Vanity Fair, an oral history on the making of Macgruber the Movie:

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/an-oral-history-of-macgruber

 

Edited May 23, 2020 by VCRTracking

[Pete Martell]

Norm Macdonfelt, a puppet inspired by Norm's Weekend Update era, has been on Youtube for a while now. In the last month they've had Luke Null, Patrick Weathers, and Gary Kroeger as guests. Here is Gary's.

Kate McKinnon helped with the reading of a Harry Potter chapter.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dokA1U7qLT0IzovOPElmm?si=rjfoUplgRkusU8b0lfWknA

Casey Wilson and Maya Rudolph were recently on Kristen Bell's parenting talk show (filmed pre-pandemic, presumably). 

 

[theredhead77]

I'm really looking forward to The King of Staten Island. I hope making it helps Pete heal from his fathers death. 

[Pete Martell]

Chris Parnell is the narrator in recently released videogame Maneater.

https://gamingaudionews.com/2019/06/12/actor-chris-parnell-portrays-antagonist-in-action-role-playing-game-maneater/

[Pete Martell]

Jason Sudeikis is hosting a new comedy competition series on TBS, starting on 6/21.

https://deadline.com/2020/06/tbs-tournament-of-laughs-virtual-comedy-competition-series-jason-sudeikis-1202952012/

Chris Redd, JB Smoove and John Mulaney will be making appearances on HGTV's House Hunters Gogglebox-type show.

https://www.thewrap.com/house-hunters-comedians-on-couches-hgtv-dan-levy-natasha-leggero/

[rmontro]

On 6/1/2020 at 7:48 PM, theredhead77 said:

I'm really looking forward to The King of Staten Island. I hope making it helps Pete heal from his fathers death. 

I never thought much of Pete Davidson initially, to be honest.  His early appearances on SNL didn't impress me at all, and his celebrity dating only confused me.  But I saw his stand up special "Pete Davidson SMD" the other night and I thought it was pretty good, there really does seem to be something to him as far as generating his own material.  And King of Staten Island looks pretty good from the trailers, so I'm looking forward to watching it.

Edited June 17, 2020 by rmontro

[topanga]

7 minutes ago, rmontro said:

I never thought much of Pete Davidson initially, to be honest.  His early appearances on SNL didn't impress me at all, and his celebrity dating only confused me.  But I saw his stand up special "Pete Davidson SMH" the other night and I thought it was pretty good, there really does seem to be something to him as far as generating his own material.  And King of Staten Island looks pretty good from the trailers, so I'm looking forward to watching it.

I really enjoyed it. 

[theredhead77]

20 hours ago, topanga said:

I really enjoyed it. 

I'm not sure how fictionalized it went. Does it have 9/11 imagery? Feel free to spoiler or PM me if needed. I was thinking about watching it on an upcoming flight but that's not something I want to see while on a plane.

[SoMuchTV]

1 hour ago, theredhead77 said:

I'm not sure how fictionalized it went. Does it have 9/11 imagery? Feel free to spoiler or PM me if needed. I was thinking about watching it on an upcoming flight but that's not something I want to see while on a plane.

I haven't seen it, but from the non-spoilery info I've read, the movie father was a firefighter but his death was in the line of duty but not 9/11-related.

[Pete Martell]

Colin and Pete will be making a movie together.

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/colin-jost-pete-davidson-comedy-worst-man-universa-1234637633/

Chris Redd has a Gofundme to help with COVID protest relief.

https://deadline.com/2020/06/snls-chris-redd-organizes-fundraiser-covid-19-tests-treatment-george-floyd-protesters-1202950392/

Rob Riggle's Holey Moley recently returned to the airwaves.

https://abc7news.com/holey-moley-2-season-mini-golf/6217364/

30 Rock will be returning for a one-night special that will double as an upfronts presentation for NBC.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/30-rock-reunion-tina-fey

[theredhead77]

3 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

I haven't seen it, but from the non-spoilery info I've read, the movie father was a firefighter but his death was in the line of duty but not 9/11-related.

Thanks. That is what I've been reading too. 

[Trini]

 

[Pete Martell]

Ben Stiller recently had a charity reading for an old film script of his, including Don Cheadle, Kristen Wiig, David Koechner, Will Forte, Michael McKean, Bob Odenkirk, and Sarah Silverman. 

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/07/ben-stiller-the-towering-disaster

Jay Pharoah has a new show on Nickelodeon. He also has a new film out.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jay-pharoah-host-nickelodeon-game-show-unfiltered-1300543

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/14/21290723/2-minutes-fame-review-jay-pharoah-movie-katt-williams-keke-palmer-andy-allo

Jane Curtin has a new sitcom called United We Fall. 

https://variety.com/2020/tv/reviews/united-we-fall-review-1234702525/

A new Steven Castillo project including Alex Moffat, Chloe Fineman, Melissa Villasenor, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, SNL writer Dan Licata, and Ian Abramson, who was involved with the quasi-homage to SNL Saturday Night Quarantine that streamed this spring. 

Redd will also be appearing in the revamped version of Kenan's sitcom.

https://deadline.com/2020/07/don-johnson-chris-redd-join-nbcs-kenan-thompson-comedy-series-cast-kimrie-lewis-recasting-david-caspe-showrunner-1202988022/

[Pete Martell]

Bobby Moynihan has a new show coming up.

Jason Sudeikis' new show, Ted Lasso, is also debuting on Apple. 

[VCRTracking]

Mike Myers on Rob Lowe's podcast talking about his small role in INGLOURIOUS BASTARDS: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Pete Martell]

SNL writer Sam Jay has a new special on Netflix. 

https://ew.com/tv/sam-jay-netflix-comedy-special-3-in-the-morning-exclusive-clip/

Paula Pell's new Quibi show, Mapleworth Murders (also featuring many other SNL alum), is debuting.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-08-05/paula-pell-snl-quibi-mapleworth-murders

 

[WendyCR72]

I didn't really know which spot to put this, as it actually technically wasn't an outside SNL project as it was actually two years before his tenure on SNL that this apparently occurred, but I was recommended some video on YouTube asking what happened to the model/actress that played the teacher in the 1984 Van Halen video, "Hot For Teacher".

Well, in that video, I found out a little factoid I never knew! The stuff with Waldo and his mother, before she sends him off on the bus for his first day of school as Waldo complains about his problems, Waldo's voice was apparently supplied by none other than...Phil Hartman!

Here is that video if you want to watch it:

 

[Pete Martell]

Jay Pharoah has a new romcom on the way for Netflix.

https://deadline.com/2020/08/alicia-keys-netflix-romantic-comedy-christina-milian-jay-pharoah-sinqua-walls-1203010014/

Rob Schneider has a new Netflix special and he and David Spade will be making a comedy appearance.

https://etcanada.com/video/7993a22e-dbe1-11ea-9c46-0242ac110002/rob-schneider-on-having-daughter-elle-king-in-his-comedy-special/

https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/08/10/david-spade-and-rob-schneider-to-co-headline-special-comedy-in-your-car-edition-of-concerts-in-your-car/

[Pete Martell]

Bill Murray in a new Sofia Coppola film, one which continues Rashida Jones' tradition of being tied to SNL cast and crew without actually having much involvement with SNL itself (aside from a cameo). 

Pete Davidson is starring in another movie.

https://collider.com/pete-davidson-oshea-jackson-jr-sneakers-movie-american-sole/

Kenan Thompson is filling in for Simon Cowell this week.

https://deadline.com/2020/08/kenan-thompson-guest-judge-americas-got-talent-1203015385/

[Pete Martell]

Jim Belushi has a new show about his pot farm, which also features Dan Aykroyd.

https://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/new-discovery-show-stars-jim-belushis-rogue-river-pot-grow

Fred Armisen has a new sitcom in the works with John C. Reilly (who hosted in season 32) and Tim Heidecker.

https://deadline.com/2020/08/showtime-picks-up-moonbase-8-comedy-series-fred-armisen-tim-heidecker-john-c-reilly-jonathan-krisel-1203018613/

Sasheer Zamata talks about her new film with Kyle Mooney (among others), Spree.

https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1145627-cs-interview-sasheer-zamata-on-social-media-slamming-spree

[VCRTracking]

I hope Cheetah says "Don't make me claw!"

 

 

[vb68]

7 hours ago, VCRTracking said:

I hope Cheetah says "Don't make me claw!

I hope she says " Never let it be said that Cheetah was afraid to CHEAT!"

--Taken directly from Challenge of the Superfriends.

[Pete Martell]

David Spade will be guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel's show tonight and tomorrow. One of the guests is musician Elle King, Rob Schneider's daughter. 

Edited August 24, 2020 by Pete Martell