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Live From New York, It's Kamala Harris

VP briefly leaves campaign in swing states to appear in Cold Open opposite Maya Rudolph

(Newser) - It was just another Saturday night with SNL trotting out Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris, Dana Carvey as Joe Biden, James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump, and ... Kamala Harris as Kamala Harris. The vice president made an unannounced appearance on the Cold Open of the final episode of Saturday Night ...

SNL Goes to Town on VP Debate Lovefest
SNL Spoofs
the VP Debate

SNL Spoofs the VP Debate

Bowen Yang, Jim Gaffigan all but hug it out, give disastrous answers as Maya Rudolph spits some wine

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live returned for the second week of its 50th season with some pretty recognizable characters from its first week : Maya Rudolph (Kamala Harris), Andy Samberg (Doug Emhoff), Bowen Yang (JD Vance), Jim Gaffigan (Tim Walz), and Dana Carvey (President Biden), all participating either in the vice presidential debate...

Dana Carvey to Sharon Stone: Sorry for That 1992 Sketch

Former 'SNL' star apologizes for a skit they both appeared in

(Newser) - Dana Carvey is offering a belated mea culpa to Sharon Stone over a 1992 sketch on Saturday Night Live in which they both appeared. "I want to apologize publicly for the security check sketch where I played an Indian man and we're convincing Sharon, her character, or whatever,...

Dana Carvey on Grief: 'Make Sure That You Keep Moving'

Comedian returns to his podcast 2 months after son's death, talks about riding the 'pain train'

(Newser) - It's been two months since Dex Carvey, the 32-year-old son of Dana Carvey and his wife, Paula Zwagerman, lost his life in an accidental drug overdose. Now, the former Saturday Night Live comedian is opening up about his grief, shedding some light on the "private journey" he and...

Dana Carvey's Son Dead at 32
Dana Carvey's
Son Dead at 32

Dana Carvey's Son Dead at 32

Dex Carvey had followed his father's comedic footsteps

(Newser) - Dana Carvey and his wife shared a heartbreaking update on Instagram Thursday: Their 32-year-old son, Dex Carvey, died Wednesday night of an accidental overdose. "Dex packed a lot into those 32 years. He was extremely talented at so many things—music, art, film making, comedy—and pursued all of...

Wayne's World! Party Time! Excellent!
 Wayne's World Returns! 
 Party Time! Excellent!  
CARVEY REVISITS 'SNL'

Wayne's World Returns! Party Time! Excellent!

Church Lady meets Sssssssatan, and her name is Snooki

(Newser) - Dana Carvey made his return to Saturday Night Live last night, reports PopEater, and trotted out old standby characters from Garth Algar to the Church Lady. Appearing next to Mike Meyers on a Wayne's World reunion, Carvey's Garth was predictably randy in his Oscar preview: "Anne Hath-a-way of giving...

22 Horrible Movie Hairdos
 22 Horrible Movie Hairdos 

22 Horrible Movie Hairdos

Gyllenhaal's 'Prince of Persia' coif is bad but far from the worst

(Newser) - If you found Jake Gyllenhaal's shaggy Prince of Persia mane amusing, great news: There's more where that came from. In the gallery, check out some of the 22 cringe-inducing movie hairstyles rounded up by Kate Ward of Entertainment Weekly . For the complete list, click here .

SNL Presidents Return to Push Financial Reform

Will Farrell, Dana Carvey and more return

(Newser) - The SNL presidents—from Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush to Chevy Chase’s Gerald Ford—have teamed up to produce a sketch advocating financial regulatory reform. OK, Phil Hartman wasn’t brought back from the dead to do Reagan, but Jim Carrey provides a worthy fill-in. The video was...

Tina Fey Talks Fashion With Vogue
 Tina Fey Talks 
 Fashion With Vogue 
white denim, bonnets

Tina Fey Talks Fashion With Vogue

Actress who represents 'normalcy' dishes on glamor

(Newser) - Tina Fey has learned a lot about fashion as her star has gotten brighter—for example, the trick of holding up your breasts with double-sided tape—yet she was “clobbered” for the Zac Posen dress she wore to the Golden Globes. “Do you think George Clooney will hold...

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