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

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 10.11.2009 | Comedy


"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 10.05.2009 | Comedy


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.

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

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 10.04.2009 | Comedy


"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...

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

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media


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 Notices Petraeus, Mocks Clinton's Iraq War Vote

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.20.2008 | Media


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 04.17.2008 | Media


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 Returns: Clintons, Dodd And Christopher Walken's Tongue

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media


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 08.13.2008 | Media


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 Shows Blatant Anti-Spitzer Bias, Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


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's Non-Black Obama Wears Honeyface, Not Blackface

New York Magazine | Bennett Marcus | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


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...