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Saturday Night Live: I’m Loving the Ladies
Published 2/25/2008 by Michael O'Connell at Mikey Likes TV
... were great. There was the obligatory digital short, the return of Amber the overly confident amputee, two outstanding commercials and even a timely Oscar spoof of Bill Hader as a milkshake-guzzling Daniel Plainview. It wasn’t all funny though. I had a moment of paralyzing fear during the opening credits. Maya Rudolph, after the drawn out “is she or isn’t she?” debate over her return for the 07/08 year, was notably absent. Turns out she never hammered out a contract, but there’s also talk that she was just AWOL ...

Saturday Night Live Returns With Rock Of Love Parody, Armisen As Obama
Published 2/25/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... SNL's had bigger problems to face during their hiatus than just that "who will write our jokes" thing: who will play Barack Obama? Reports of late had Lorne Michaels auditioning 30 Rock writer Donald Glover and Mad TV's Jordan Peele and comedian Jordan Carlos but settled on resident chameleon Fred Armisen. He's got the scowl down, at least. ...