In their oral history of Saturday Night Live, Live from New York, Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller revealed an unfortunate legacy of sexism. Many of the show's female writers and cast members, chief among them Nora Dunn, told of difficulty in getting skits on the air and of generally being taken seriously by their male counterparts. That was then… and now six prominent alumnae will back on the tube this fall in five successful returning shows and one promising newcomer. (Also, a series of six special all-politics Thursday episodes of SNL begin October 9 at 9:30 pm/ET on NBC.) In the meantime, let's check in with these smart, talented women.
After the jump, see who made our list of today's most successful female
Saturday Night Live veterans...
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Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman just can't make up their effing minds.
The golden couple of comedy may be back together, sources tell People. The duo called it quits after five years in July, but they have been seen out on the town together in L.A. and most recently in New York, where they attended Howard Stern's wedding together.
So are they back on for good? Details after the jump.
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A pair of funny ladies stole the show Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmys Saturday night.Kathy Griffin took home her second Emmy, earning the best reality program trophy for Bravo's My Life on the D-List. According to People, Griffin didn’t tell Jesus or anyone else to "suck it" in her acceptance speech (as she infamously did in 2007), but it was still bleepable: "Here we go again, f----rs."The other bleep-worthy moment of the night was Sarah Silverman's two wins for her viral video smash, "I'm F---ing Matt Damon," a clip that aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live and suggested Silverman was cheating on then-boyfriend Kimmel with the Bourne Identity star. The video took home the award for best original music and lyrics and a picture-editing award.Though Silverman and Kimmel split after five years together in July, Silverman thanked him in her speech. "Let's be honest, Matt Damon had very little to do with this being popular," she said. "Thanks to the person for whom this whole video was m...
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Comedy power-couple Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman have broken up, effectively ending not only their five-year relationship, but also, one would guess, their spate of raunchy video spoofs.Reps for the pair confirmed the news to Us. According to the mag, Silverman has since been seen with a male friend at an L.A. restaurant. She was apparently having a heart-to-heart and eating organic quinoa topped with fruit — which sounds far too healthy to nourish a breakup, but maybe not everyone soothes heartache (or heart-breaking) with Ben & Jerry's. — Anna DimondMore on Jimmy & Sarah:• Jimmy's "F**king Ben Affleck" Debut• Sarah Silverman is "Effing Matt Damon"
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You all know how obsessed I am with the Match Game remake, right? Way back in January I was already asking for your suggestions for the inaugural panelists. Well, they've been announced, and in a way, they're as good as — if not better than — the ones I/we came up with. The initial sextet will comprise edgy Saturday Night Live veterans Sarah Silverman and Norm MacDonald, former Kid in the Hall Scott Thompson, Reno 911's Niecy Nash, Super Dave Osborne (aka Bob Einstein) and the lovely Rashida Jones, formerly of NBC's The Office. MadTV alum Andrew Daly will serve as the new show's Gene Rayburn.What do you think? Will this funny fraternity fill your blanks?— Mickey O'Connor
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