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Meet Saturday Night Live's New Featured Player

• Mar 29, 2012 08:07 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

Upright Citizens Brigade's Katie McKinnon is joining Saturday Night Live for the show's next new episode, Deadline reports.

The announcement comes after the show lost cast member Paul Brittain in January and amidst speculation about Kristen Wiig's status for next season. The Bridesmaids star's contract is... read more

Is Abby Elliott Departing Saturday Night Live?

• Feb 23, 2012 06:55 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

Saturday Night Live may be losing another cast member.

Abby Elliott is nearing a deal to star in the Fox comedy pilot Ben Fox is My Manny, Entertainment Weekly reports.

From Couples Retreat writer Dana Fox, the project centers on an uptight single mom (Elliott) who moves in with her laid-back... read more

Report: Paul Brittain Leaving SNL

• Jan 31, 2012 11:49 AM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Paul Brittain is leaving Saturday Night Live effective immediately, Entertainment Weekly reports.

The comedian "had the opportunity to pursue ...
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What Did You Think of Emma Stone on Saturday Night Live?

• Oct 24, 2010 11:16 AM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Another week of Saturday Night Live, another host wasted with mediocre skits. Easy A star Emma Stone popped in and out of skits so briefly it seemed like she wasn't even hosting the show.

As for the skits she did appear in:

Is Bob Newhart Returning to TV?

• Oct 7, 2010 02:00 PM ET
• by Scott Huver

Is television comedy icon Bob Newhart, 81, ready to stage his own Betty White-esque pop culture takeover?

"I don't know if the American public is ready for that," laughed Newhart at a salute to his 50^th anniversary in show business at Beverly Hills' Paley Center for Media. But while the star of The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart says starring in a regular a series isn't highly likely ("That's for young people"), he's nowhere near retirement — and he may be teaming with his longtime best friend Don Rickles for a TV project in the near future... read more