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'SNL' Writer Responds To Bias Accusations

Ross Luippold | Posted 05.08.2012

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 ...

WATCH: Washington Dems Dream Of Merrier Headlines On 'SNL'

Posted 05.25.2011

Between Christine O'Donnell and Julian Assange, this season of "Saturday Night Live" has had more than enough material for its political cold openings...

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

Posted 05.25.2011

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

SNL Takes On "Deeply Unpopular" Health Care Bill (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

SNL opened last night with Obama (Fred Armisen) speaking on health care and the upcoming elections in San Francisco and Nevada. Flanked by Nancy Pelos...

"SNL" Comes Down On Obama Administration For Caving On Public Option (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

"SNL" Opened last night with sketch mocking Joe Biden, the Obama administration, and concessions they've made to get the health care bill passed. "The...

SNL Vs. Obama: Sketch Details All The President's Failures Since Taking Office (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

"Saturday Night Live" opened its show with a particularly harsh send-up of President Obama last night. The critique focused on failed promises, as a c...

SNL Takes On Obama's Peace Prize: "I Won It For Not Being Bush" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

"Saturday Night Live" opened last night with a sketch mocking the president's good fortune, starting with his Nobel Peace Prize win: "This prize best...

SNL: Gaga for the YouTube Moments, but God Is in the Details

Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Rachel Sklar

What's more important to SNL, comedy or buzz? When the parade of cameos is over, at the end of the day there's got to be something else there to keep viewers giving a damn.

Obama On SNL? Rumors Swirl That Barack Will Be Back — For The Last Show Before The Election

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Will Barack Obama be back on Saturday Night Live? Perhaps — so far the show isn't saying, but that's the word on the street — and I've hea...

SNL Returns: Clintons, Dodd And Christopher Walken's Tongue

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

In the tank? No doubt that's what some will be muttering after tonight's opening sketch on "Saturday Night Live" wherein Bill and Hillary Clinton are ...

SNL Shows Blatant Anti-Spitzer Bias, Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

SNL Notices Petraeus, Mocks Clinton's Iraq War Vote

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

It's official: SNL loves politics, and loves being a player in the game. That's my impression from this week's cold open sending up the Petraeus heari...

Jon Stewart Awards Obama "Dick Move of the Week"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Last night on "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart unveiled a new feature: The "Dick Move of the Week" (presumably a recurring segment). "As the race we...

SNL's Non-Black Obama Wears Honeyface, Not Blackface

New York Magazine | Bennett Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Lorne Michaels took some heat for picking Venezuelan-Japanese cast member Fred Armisen to play Barack Obama when Saturday Night Live returned to the a...

SNL Shows Blatant Anti-Spitzer Bias, Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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...