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Jimmy Fallon Sings In SNL Promos

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  • December 14, 2011 9:34 AM
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Jimmy Fallon hosts this week’s SNL, and in these promos he and Fred Armisen mess up  some Christmas carols and debate the reality of Santa.

SNL Movie Parodies: "New Year's Eve" Really Is the End of the World

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  • December 11, 2011 11:24 AM
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The reviews of New Year’s Eve make it sound like the end of the world, so it’s a quick step from there to SNL’s parody, a sequel in which thousands of stars collide on one very special night: Apocalypse.

Watch Alec Baldwin's Tracy Morgan Impression

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  • December 6, 2011 1:35 AM
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Alec Baldwin is one of the best SNL hosts, and he brought some of that sketch style to Conan last night.

SNL's Mitt Romney: Raw and Unleashed

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  • November 20, 2011 3:10 PM
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With Romney the default Republican candidate, the impressions of him are piling up. Jason Sudeikis’ needs some work (so far Jimmy Fallon and his glistening Romney wig are in the lead) but this SNL sketch with Romney  trying desperately to be edgy – yes, he wears a leather jacket – is a shrewd take on political consultants.

Emma Stone And The Devil On SNL

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  • November 13, 2011 12:43 PM
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In her second appearance as SNL host, Emma Stone proved that her great performance last time was no fluke. She's funny, game, not locked into her own image. The best sketch from last night's show didn't take her far from what might have been one of her movie roles, though, as office workers have a good cry over the Adele song "Someone Like You."  You can watch it at the SNL site; keep an eye out for Coldplay. NBC isn't allowing embeds for the "Sad Song" sketch, but it is for the night's other highlight: Jason Sudeikis as the Devil, horrified at the Penn State scandal. Take a look:

SNL Video: Bill Hader As Drunk Rick Perry

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  • November 6, 2011 3:06 PM
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With so much rich material around, you’d expect SNL to come through with scathing political sketches this year. But ... no. Last night there was not even a mention of Herman Cain. Isn’t that show supposed to be topical?

But there was one terrific political sketch on Weekend Update: Bill Hader’s parody of Rick Perry’s wild speech, the one that had people wondering what chemical might have induced his high energy. This Perry actually drinks from a flask. It’s the kind of unforgettable imitation that could damage a candidate – if Perry still had much of a  campaign to cling to.

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