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• SNL's Attempt at Barack and Michelle Obama: FAIL

  When we first heard that Maya Rudolph would play Michelle Obama on Saturday Night Live, we got got pretty excited. Not as excited as we did when we knew Sarah Palin would make an appearance (we actually went home to watch the entire episode), but excited enough (we looked it up online).  Unfortunately, Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen failed to evoke their subjects and while the skit was centered around the Obama campaign playing it safe, it appears the SNL writers were playing it safe—or were just plain lazy— and refused to use anything even remotely negative they had on the Democratic candidate for satire. But hello? Ashley Todd???? A shame after what a good job they've been doing with Sarah Palin. Not that we're not guilty of the same thing here at Scanner. As usual, Kristen Wiig was funny... Read More... Posted Oct 27 2008, 02:37 PM by Emily Farris with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: video, saturday night live, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, SNL, michelle obama, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, tina fey as sarah palin, campaign, saturday, fred armistead, maya rudolph as michelle obama, comedy hour, skits

• We Got Yer 30 Rock Season Premiere Right Here...

  It doesn't even broadcast for another seven days, but we have the 30 Rock season premiere after the jump. Read More... Posted Oct 23 2008, 03:46 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: video, tina fey, 30 rock, television, NBC, alec baldwin, hulu, sarah palin, tina fey as sarah palin, television shows

• While You Were Sleeping: Watch Karl Rove Fight Off A Bunch of Hippies

  Richard Branson and his kids set off from New York at 2 a.m. in an attempt to break the transatlantic speed record by arriving in England in under six days. What is up with these cop impersonators lately? First, there was the fake cop who pulled over a guy who turned out to be his neighbor, who called the real police on him. Now, in our hometown of Hartford, Connecticut, a couple of phonies pulled over-- you called it-- an actual cop. A decision was reached in the Britney Spears driving trial... Read More... Posted Oct 22 2008, 10:35 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: tina fey, britney spears, police, cops, connecticut, driving, SNL, hippies, Karl Rove, while you were sleeping, trials, san francisco, sarah palin, tina fey as sarah palin, richard branson, ocean

• Crush of the Week: Adele

  We had never heard of Adele before Saturday night. It's probable that most of the 17 million people who watched Saturday Night Live to catch a glimpse of Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin last weekend hadn't either. Lucky for Adele, and for us, she happened to be on the most watched episode of SNL since 1994. And we were absolutely blown away by the British songstress.  Adele, who sounds like a sweet, controlled Amy Winehouse, studied at the same school as Winehouse (and Kate Nash). Except, she doesn't appear to be a crack head and she's absolutely gorgeous. But we're going to shut up now and let Adele do the talking singing. Video of Adele performing "Chasing Pavements," the first number she sang on SNL, after the jump. Read More... Posted Oct 21 2008, 05:09 PM by Emily Farris with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: video, crush of the week, amy winehouse, saturday night live, sarah palin, tina fey as sarah palin, british people, video of chasing pavements, video of adele, adele, video of adele singing chasing pavements on snl, british singers, kate nash, chasing pavements, adele on saturday night live, adele on snl, singers

• Kristen Wiig May Never Get Her Chance to Play Sarah Palin

  Okay, we lied earlier this week when we said other than Tina Fey there was no one better to play Sarah Palin than Kristen Wiig. Boy, were we wrong! Read More... Posted Oct 17 2008, 12:28 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: video, saturday night live, SNL, Kristen Wiig, beauty pageants, sarah palin, alaksa, tina fey as sarah palin, sarah palin nude painting, swimsuit, video of the day day, evening gown, flute, moose hunting, moose jerkey, nude sarah palin pictures, moose jerky, foreign policy

• In This Particular Case, We Don't Wish Kristen Wiig Well

  We like Kristen Wiig. Nay, we love her. But there's a lil' part of us that hopes she'll be out of a job come November 4. And here's why. Read More... Posted Oct 15 2008, 03:49 PM by Emily Farris with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: tina fey, saturday night live, presidential candidates, SNL, Kristen Wiig, joe biden, sarah palin, tina fey as sarah palin, jill biden

• "Vote in the Box" Not Nearly as Funny as "D*ck in a Box" But Still Warms Our Hearts

  Until Tina Fey played Sarah Palin, no SNL skit made us shoot milk whiskey out of our noses like Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake's "Dick in a Box." While we wish Timberlake would re-appear on the show, perhaps putting his dick in a box all over Tina Fey's Sarah Palin in a bikini, this little rendition of "Vote in a Box" with Scanner Nicole's girl crush Jessica Biel dancing alongside JTimb will have to do.  Read More... Posted Oct 15 2008, 11:17 AM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: video, tina fey, jessica biel, dick in a box, saturday night live, SNL, justin timberlake, Andy Samberg, sarah palin, tina fey as sarah palin, vote in a box

• Sloppy Seconds: Tina Fey's $6M Book Deal

  Nick Nolte's house has $3 million worth of damage after a fire ripped through his estate on Tuesday. Guess it can suck to be wealthy. [Us] Ashlee Simpson dressed up like her big sister Jessica when celebrating her 24th birthday. "Ashlee wore Daisy Dukes and platform flip-flops with a bathing suit and a fake tattoo around her belly." [People] Read More... Posted Oct 08 2008, 05:21 PM by Emily Farris with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: tina fey, sloppy seconds, Us Weekly, fire, money, ashlee simpson, book deals, nick nolte, jessica simpson naked, tina fey as sarah palin, bonnie fuller

• If Only Tina Fey Would Play Sarah Palin in the Forthcoming Porno

  A "major adult studio" is seeking a Sarah Palin lookalike "ASAP' for a forthcoming film.  While we understand this is totally sexist and degrading and whatever other feminist terms we're supposed to throw out there, we'd like to remind you that there have been plenty of political pornos starring men (Eliot Spitzer, anyone?) and, c'mon, who wouldn't want to see Tina Fey doing a naked, over-excited, gyrating Sarah Palin?  C'mon, Tina! There's "no anal required." You could totally do it.  If you're not down, perhaps Anne Hathaway could pass as Palin with the right glasses and updo? Craigslist ad after the jump. Read More... Posted Oct 02 2008, 01:09 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: tina fey, porn, anal sex, anne hathaway, sarah palin, tina fey as sarah palin

• If You Like Fey and Poehler and Palin and Clinton, You'll Love Them as Couric and Palin

  We're sad that Amy Poehler won't be returning to SNL after she gives birth, because no matter what happens in this election, Tina Fey and Poehler are a political team to be reconed with. After the jump, Poehler's Katie Couric interviews Fey's Palin for the opening scene of Saturday Night Live. Read More... Posted Sep 29 2008, 11:29 AM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: video, politics, tina fey, saturday night live, amy poehler, amy poehler as hillary clinton, tina fey as sarah palin, election 2008, presidential election, amy poehler as katie couric

• Sloppy Seconds: You, Like Us, May Think This Picture of O.J. Simpson in a Courtroom is from the 90's, It is Not

  A bottled-water company in New York is now selling bottled water called Tap'dNY. And it's actually tap water from New York—which is actually great. [Tap'dNY] Britney Spears will release her new album Circus on December 2, her 27th birthday. [MTV] Jennifer Hudson is engaged to David Otunga, most famous for competing for New York's affections on the reality show I Love New York 2. Good luck with that, kids. [Stereohyped] Read More... Posted Sep 15 2008, 05:33 PM by Emily Farris with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: i love new york, britney spears, sloppy seconds, saturday night live, pregnant, OJ Simpson, birthday, engaged, fat, Sí se puede, sarah palin, amy poehler as hillary clinton, tina fey as sarah palin, bottled water, december 2, tapdny, i love new york 2, eva longoria parker, circus, tapd ny, tap'd ny, brithey spear's birthday, desperateate housewives, jennifer hudson, david otunga, the ninetie, o.j. simpson, o.j. on trial, trial

• Live from New York: Fey and Poehler do Palin and Clinton

  Think what you want about Saturday Night Live these days, but it's hard to deny the hilarity that is the combination of Tina Fey's Sarah Palin (in Tina Fey glasses, of course) and Amy Poehler's Hillary Clinton—especially when balls, barbed wire and dog sleds are involved. If only Hillary had wanted it more. *Sigh.*  Video after the jump. Read More... Posted Sep 15 2008, 09:24 AM by Emily Farris with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: tina fey, hillary clinton, saturday night live, balls, SNL, russia, amy poehler, alaska, sarah palin, alaska is next to russia, amy poehler as hillary clinton, tina fey as sarah palin, clinton vs. palin, tina fey glasses, palin vs. clinton, policy