According to preliminary stats, Lindsay Lohan appears to have secured ”Saturday Night Live’s” second biggest audience this season, only behind…Charles Barkley. (Granted, Barkley’s hosting gig on Jan. 7 was boosted by the Detroit Lions-New Orleans Saints NFL wild card playoff game, which ran long that night.) Read full article > >

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Lindsay Lohan scores second-highest ‘SNL’ ratings of the season, according to early stats

Days after former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney eked out a presidential primary victory in his home state of Michigan, ‘Saturday Night Live’ satirized the event in its opening sketch. In the skit, Fox News Channel’s Shepard Smith (Bill Hader, in a very creepy portrayal) asks GOP presidential candidate Romney (Jason Sudeikis) how he feels about the Michigan win. Read full article > >

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‘SNL’ lampoons Mitt Romney’s Michigan victory (video)

During Maya Rudolph’s triumphant return to “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend, it was announced that Lindsay Lohan will host the show March 3. This will be the actress’s fourth time hosting, her first since 2006 when her legal drama and rehab trips began . Jack White will serve as the musical guest. Read full article > >

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Lindsay Lohan to host ‘Saturday Night Live’

Donald Trump’s decision to call off the “debate” he was set to “moderate” means that the American political process gets to keep its last shred of dignity, at least for now. Given the way this campaign has been developing, this should be cause for celebration throughout the land — except among the clever people who write for “Saturday Night Live,” “The Daily Show” and late-night comedians. They must be devastated. Read full article > >

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Donald Trump debate decision is bad news only for comedians

“Saturday Night Live” writers might be put out of business. First there was Herman Cain’s cringey news conference, and now we have Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s deer-in-headlights gaffe during last night’s GOP debate. The jokes write themselves. Jennifer Rubin calls it “epic brain freeze” and our colleague Chris Cillizza asks if this is “the end” for the Perry campaign. Read full article > >

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Alec Baldwin officially becomes the most frequent “Saturday Night Live” host of all time this weekend. When he kicks off the new SNL season with his 16th opening monologue, he’ll finally break his 15-15 hosting tie with Steve Martin . It’s an impressive accomplishment — and one that, perhaps, will be short-lived if Martin hosts the show again in the near future. But let’s not worry about that right now. Read full article > >

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Alec Baldwin on SNL: Five best moments (Video)

The Kennedy Center is rolling out the red-carpet announcements of who will be feting Will Ferrell when he receives the 14th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor next month. Among those on hand to celebrate — and likely roast — Ferrell will be entertainers Conan O’Brien, Paul Rudd, Jack Black, John C. Reilly and Larry King, as well as “Saturday Night Live” colleagues Lorne Michaels (recipient of the 2004 Twain Prize), Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon and Ferrell’s writing partner/ FunnyorDie.com co-founder, Adam McKay, the center announced today. Read full article > >

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Will Ferrell’s Kennedy Center tribute performers revealed: Paul Rudd, Conan O’Brien and more

During Saturday’s White House correspondents dinner, “Saturday Night Live’s” Seth Meyers jokingly scolded members of Congress for passing legislation they might never ever read. And he did so using a tech metaphor.

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It’s probably unwise to expect soul-baring candor from a book with a made-up biographical note on the jacket flap. Those who hoped Tina Fey — former head writer for “Saturday Night Live” and star and creator of the much-honored sitcom “30 Rock” — would shed her comedic persona and play it straight are going to find her sort-of memoir, “Bossypants,” disappointing.

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Book review: ‘Bossypants’ by Tina Fey

It’s probably unwise to expect soul-baring candor from a book with a made-up biographical note on the jacket flap. Those who hoped Tina Fey — former head writer for “Saturday Night Live” and star and creator of the much-honored sitcom “30 Rock” — would shed her comedic persona and play it straight are going to find her sort-of memoir, “Bossypants,” disappointing.

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Book review: ‘Bossypants’ by Tina Fey

A “Saturday Night Live” commercial parody for a law firm that focuses on clients who have been injured during performances of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”

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ArtsBeat: On ‘S.N.L.’, Legal Trouble for ‘Spider-Man’

Mark Zuckerberg meets Jesse Eisenberg for the first time while recording Saturday Night Live.

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg meets his Hollywood self

Zuckerberg meet Zuckerberg? Saturday Night Live is trying to lure the real Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, to make a cameo on the show this weekend, when Jesse Eisenberg will host. Zuckerberg, who was portrayed by Eisenberg in the Oscar-nominated…

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Gwyneth Paltrow gave Cee Lo Green’s song “Forget You” a boost when she revamped it on Glee in November and now, the two will team up for the Saturday Night Live stage. Though she hasn’t done so in a decade, this will be the second time Paltrow (who…

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Paltrow and Cee Lo Sign on for SNL

The White House is on the receiving end of questions about invasive pat-downs of travelers.

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The Caucus: Pat-Downs Ensnare White House in New Distraction