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Back in 1995, SNL cast member and national treasure Chris Farley performed an impression of then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, also a national treasure, at the House Republican Conference. As in, like, right in front of Speaker Gingrich. A gutsy move, to be sure, but one that paid off beautifully. A couple of observations: Newt Gingrich [...]

We’ve all seen those Direct TV commercials that integrate iconic film moments with Direct TV-friendly re-shoots by one of the film’s stars. The newest of these, however, is giving some people the creeps and/or a case of moderate-to-high dudgeon. The clip features the late Chris Farley’s “Tommy Boy” character interacting with a re-shot David Spade wishing he was home watching Direct TV.

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Long before The Daily Show, long before The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live was making fun of the news in a way that no one had ever seen before.
In honor of the premiere of Season 35, we’ve pulled together 35 of SNL‘s choicest news anchor spoofs and Weekend Updates, from Baba Wawa to Fred Armisen‘s Joy Behar to the infamous Couric/Palin interview.

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From the AP: “People say, ‘Wait a minute. You’re a life coach?’ That makes no sense,’” says Blair, the ex-journalist best known for foisting plagiarism and fabrications into the pages of The New York Times. “Then they think about my life experiences and what I’ve been through and they say ‘Wait a minute. It does make sense.’”