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Many of us are now in a place where we’re actively rooting for an investigation to uncover acts of treason by the United States president. We’re riveted by a 5,000-word interview with porn star Stormy Da…
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‘SNL’ Weekend Update gets real about Al Franken, Roy Moore, and sexual misconduct
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Saturday Night Live might have badly dropped the ball at one point this week, but the latest episode’s Weekend Update sketch delivered, at least.
The usual rapid-fire barrage of one-liners from hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost touched on the news of the day — Jerusalem, Donald Trump’s health, a looming possible government shutdown — but the sketch really landed when Cecily Strong arrived to talk about sexual misconduct in Washington, D.C.’s halls of power.
Strong’s “Cathy Anne,” a hard-drinking, drug-abusing political junkie (“and a regular junkie”), delivers a pointed, frequently crass summation of the dichotomy between now-former Senator Al Franken’s recent resignation and Roy Moore’s near-certain Congressional election win in Alabama on Dec. 12. Read more…
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‘SNL’ reveals what it’s like to be a woman with a blistering sexual harassment song
A cheery bubblegum SNL music video starring Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, and host Saoirse Ronan looks like it’ll be a delightful sendup of Katy Perry circa “Teenage Dream.” But listen to the words, and it’s anything but.
“Hey there …