Billy On The Street With Amy Poehler

NBC Cancels Thursdays

Well, at least we'll get the final season.

The struggling Peacock network is taking a new direction with its primetime lineup, and that means cleaning house. Until this week, the once-dominant network had been suspiciously mum on its plans for next season. That all changed with a giant info dump from NBC execs which included the fates of veteran sitcoms “30 Rock,” “Community” and “Parks and Recreation.” All three critical darlings will be given abbreviated “send off” seasons followed by immediate termination. Despite receiving generally favorable reviews, NBC’s long-running Thursday comedy lineup has never garnered stellar ratings. The limited order of 13 episodes for each show must have seen like a good compromise solution for the network that has seen itself slide from first to fourth place over the last decade.

Palin On SNL

As expected, last night Sarah Palin appeared on SNL. Her first bit was so-so, but she wasn't as terribly wooden as some politicians have been. Palin had even less to do in the Weekend Update skit than in the opening, but (as always) Amy Poehler knocked it out of the park in a rap parody of Palin's campaign.


My name is Sarah Palin, you all know me
Vice president nominee of the GOP
Gonna need your vote in the next election
Can i get a ‘what what’ from the senior section
Mccain got experience, Mccain got style
But don’t let him freak you out when he tries to smile
Cause that smile be creepy
But when I be VP
All the leaders in the world gonna finally meet me

No Lifeline For Sarah Palin

I Can See Russia From My House!

Tina Fey did not disappoint last night, delivering an uncanny and hilarious impression of Sarah Palin. And of course, Amy Poehler (who's about 300 weeks pregnant) was great. One of the best things SNL has done in ages. The rest of the show (especially Michael Phelps), not so much.

UPDATE: The NBC video embed appeared to be borking all the videos here on JMG. Here's the direct link.

SNL Spoofs Hillary Again

Almost too easy.