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'SNL' Writer Responds To Bias Accusations

Ross Luippold | Posted 05.08.2012

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It's hard to remember the last time an unaired sketch on "Saturday Night Live" received as much attention as last weekend's intended cold open poking ...

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'SNL' Star Talks Obama, Hipsters & His Hero

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 03.07.2012

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Fred Armisen is a busy man. The actor/writer/producer walked the red carpet on Thursday at New York's American Museum of Natural History, where he pre...

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'SNL' Takes On Obama's Latest Attempt For Financial Reform (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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'SNL' opened last night with Obama (Fred Armisen) addressing the nation after his latest attempt to convince Wall Street that reform was needed. Despi...

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'SNL' Takes On The State Of The Union (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dan Abramson | Posted 05.25.2011

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SNL took on the State of the Union last night, cutting together clips of Fred Armisen as Obama with actual shots of displeased Republicans and ecstati...

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All The President's Men: SNL's Commander-In-Chief Impressions From The 70's To Today (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 02.14.2012

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As we here at HuffPost await the September 26th return of "Saturday Night Live," we take you back to the beginning when Chevy Chase made Ford look foo...

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The Audacity of Whiteness: Framing Barack Obama

Jill Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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In journalism, white people who are granted the role of analyzing everyone, including African Americans, who are likely overlooked or spoken for by white expert opinion.

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All Eyes On "SNL" For A Political Season Opener

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: LORNE MICHAELS WANTS TINA FEY TO PLAY SARAH PALIN AP ARTICLE; NEW YORK - "You can just feel it simmering," says Darrell Hammond while walking...

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SNL Shows Blatant Anti-Spitzer Bias, Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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In its fourth straight live program since returning to air after the writers strike, "Saturday Night Live" is once again shaking up the political race...

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SNL Shows Blatant Anti-Spitzer Bias, Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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In its fourth straight live program since returning to air after the writers strike, "Saturday Night Live" is once again shaking up the political race...

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Study: Press Looking Harder At Obama Post-SNL

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Life imitating art or just a coincidence? A study of campaign coverage found the media took a sharper look at Barack Obama the week a...

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Did SNL Err In Casting Non-Black Actor To Play Obama?

Washington Post | Paul Farhi | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president last year, some observers questioned whether the senator from Illinois was "black enough" to e...

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Whobama? SNL Returns Tonight With Mystery Obama, And Actual Huckabee

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fauxbama Drama! Comedy fans have been buzzing all week in advance of SNL's post-strike return to the airwaves after 9 long weeks of reruns, untold ...

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Fauxbama, Finally! Fred Armisen Is SNL's New Barack Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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After nine weeks of strike darkness and a week of breathless rumors ETP can confirm: SNL regular Fred Armisen is Saturday Night Live's Barack Obama, a...

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