SNL Plans Return Date — And First Two Post-Strike Hosts

New York Times:

The first show back on the air since the strike by the Writers Guild of America was expected to end on Tuesday, after three months, will probably be the NBC series "Saturday Night Live," which returns on Feb. 23. (Tina Fey will be the host that night; Ellen Page of the film "Juno" is committed for March 1.) That NBC late-night production missed nine shows during the strike and will try to replace a number of those between now and May.

"SNL" plans to produce shows for four straight weeks. That is highly unusual for the series, which rarely runs for more than three weeks without a break. But Ben Silverman, the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, said: "It's a political year, so we want to jam it with 'SNL.' We hope to have as many as six or eight more this season."

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Comments

[kellygrrrl]

YAY! Tina Fey!!!!

[eastcoastprogressive]

Oh crap this pos show is back with their racist, sexist, irrelevant bs to muddy up the political waters. Part of the reason we've enjoyed fairly peaceful primaries is that this show's gutter humor has been off the air a not corrupting American airwaves and culture. One of GE's worst.

Bad news it'll be back, I miss the strike already.

[ClaudiaJean]

Really? Saturday Night Live is gonna affect the political process? Lame sketch comedy is more powerful than I thought. I wonder what the deep hidden subtext of Wayne's World was all those years ago. Lighten up, Francis.

[JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin]

This is one big, negative effect of the strike, that this show is back on the air.

Ugh...

[eastcoastprogressive]

Part of the reason we've enjoyed fairly peaceful primaries is that this show's gutter humor has been off the air a not corrupting American airwaves and culture. One of GE's worst.

[Alvin4NY]

I'm not looking forward to it, the political shit is all going to be geared one way....only more so, now.

[ClaudiaJean]

As long as we don't have to watch Brian Williams or Jon Bon Jovi hosting appearance repeats anymore. And if we must, please, please, please let it be the TV anchor.

[gappedtoothgodwarrior]

Hmm seconded on both Mort and bushdoescrack's points (at least in that picture).

[MadMoll]

To all the guys that walked, Welcome Back

[Mort]

This is good news? The show has become tired and lame. Is a new contract supposed to suddenly make the writing better than it was?

[bushdoescrack]

tina fey is hot, hot,hot.