Andy Samberg on Tonight’s ‘Sarah Silverman Program’

Andy Samberg guest stars on Comedy Central’s Sarah Silverman Program tonight at 10:30 pm ET as Sarah’s “imaginary, horny best friend.”

The episode will rerun 3/15 at 3:30 am, 3/16 at 10:30 pm, and 3/18 at 12:30 am.—all Eastern Time Zone because that’s my favorite time zone. Plan accordingly for your time zone of choice.

The Sarah Silverman Program Thursday, 10:30pm / 9:30c
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‘SNL’ News Roundup

  • Tina Fey will host SNL on April 10 with musical guest Justin Bieber. I only know one of those names, but it’s enough to get me super excited for this episode! (Now will someone please tell me who Tina Fey is?)
  • Will Forte and Kristen Wiig will co-host WWE’s Monday Night RAW on April 19, four days before MacGruber hits theaters. Using only a paperclip, a ball of yarn, and 3 rubber bands, can our hero make pro-wrestling entertaining for one night? Impossible.

Lorne: ‘Celebration of Betty White’ on May 8

It’s officially official, for realz:

88-year-old TV icon Betty White will become SNL’s all-time oldest host on May 8, Lorne Michaels has confirmed to USA Today.

White is being billed as the solo host—she’ll be given carte blanche to perform in as much of the show as she wants—but Michaels has assembled a dream team of former female cast members to back her up.

Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Molly Shannon will reunite as second-string guest stars for the Mother’s Day episode. (All but Dratch and White are mothers.)

The announcement spells victory for a Facebook campaign that began in January, quickly becoming an Internet and media sensation. The group Betty White to Host SNL (please?)! currently has 489,535 fans—or about 200,000 more than SNL’s own Facebook page.

“[Betty White] is the mother of us all in comedy,” Michaels says, “so it will be a celebration of Betty White.”

It will also be a celebration of huge Nielsen ratings. This is one not to miss.

Video proof that Betty White still brings the funny, after the jump…

Jimmy Fallon Bleeds on TV. Sleep tight, America!

These talk show hosts and their horseplay…

Last night on Late Night, an innocent game of “Let’s Race Chelsea Handler Around the Studio with Martini Glasses” turned ugly when Jimmy Fallon took a spill and cut his hand.

The scene was reminiscent of a similar racing stunt that halted a taping of the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (*sheds a tear*) in September, landing O’Brien in the hospital with a concussion. In Jimmy’s case, the show went on.

Backstage after the show, Jimmy Tweeted “No guts, no glory,” sharing the accompanying photo.

Andy Richter Talks Leno, ‘Conan Road Show’

  • Update 03/11/09 - Conan’s 30 city “Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour” was announced this morning via Conan’s Twitter. Visit www.teamcoco.com for info and tickets.

In his first TV appearance since the comedy version of The Tonight Show came to a premature end, Andy Richter was refreshingly candid discussing the ordeal with Kelly Ripa on Monday.

Asked if he harbors ill-feelings toward NBC or Jay Leno, Andy replied, “Yes, yes I do. Why wouldn’t I? I’d be some sort of self-hater.”

He continued: “It’s very frustrating when somebody says—and especially when they’re on videotape—saying, ‘I’m going to take this number one show and hand it over and hope that the next guy gets to make it a number one show.’ And then doesn’t.”

Andy should have known, In the Year 3000… Jay Leno will still be hosting the 11:35 show on NBC.

Read more and watch the video after the jump…

Jude Law Promos

Jude Law and Bill Hader share a “moment.”

And  has it really been five years since this happened…

Poehler’s UCB Movie Released – Involves Asses

In 2003, Amy Poehler and her Upright Citizens Brigade cohorts—Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh—filmed their first full-length improvised movie. Seven years later, Wild Girls Gone is finally available for download from iTunes…

Wild Girls Gone

The premise: Sheriff Terry Moran (Walsh) is running for Mayor in the Spring Break capital of White Sands, Florida. He plans to win the elderly vote by outlawing the town’s world-famous “Ass Contests.” That plan doesn’t jibe with his wife (Poehler)—a former Ass Contest Queen.

Improvised hilarity ensues.

The comedy also features former SNLers David Koechner and Rob Riggle.

Check out the trailer after the jump…

‘Lazy Sunday’ + LIVE = Crazy Nostalgia

Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg reunited on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night for the first-ever live performance of “Lazy Sunday”—the 2005 SNL Digital Short that put Samberg and Digital Shorts on the map.

Fallon’s house band, The Roots, supplied a medley of old-school hip hop beats.

You Win, Facebook – Betty White to Host

Ah, Facebook: Good for stalking exes, “poke”-ing co-workers, and now, booking Betty White on Saturday Night Live.

An online movement to have the Golden Girl host SNL may have paid off. Five weeks and half a million Facebook supporters later, White tells People, “Yes,” she will appear on the show.

“I don’t know why or how,” she says, “but it’s been wonderful.”

When will it air? Will she host or just drop by? Have they stocked the dressing room with Snickers?

People either neglected to ask a follow-up or Betty took a nap, because that’s all we’ve got right now.

Congrats, Facebook. Now get to work on Andy Griffith.

‘SNL’ #35×16: Zach Galifianakis

Expectations were high amongst comedy nerds last weekend. For the first time this season, SNL bestowed hosting duties upon an actual comedian—the subversive and unpredictable Zach Galifianakis.

The result was an offering that didn’t veer far from conventions, but did provide a handful of satisfyingly weird moments.

Let’s roll the clips…

President Obama Health Care Cold Open

…now if Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, Dana Carvey, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Carrey, and Chevy Chase had dropped by, then we would have had something.

Zach Galifianakis Monologue

This was easily the best monologue of the season. Zach talks and plays piano. No gimmicks. Very funny.

More videos from Saturday’s show after the jump…