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Wake Up And Smile: Guess Who Almost Could've Filled In For Amy Poehler!

Posted by Bryan Christian


It never ends, guys. Every single day, we learn something new about Saturday Night Live that blows our mind. Find out the latest news after the break -- plus: who's dying on Doctor Who, whether that dude from Top Model is gay, the return of MTV's greatest VJ ever, and more on the ladies of The View. It seems that there may be a method behind all this madness....

-- The SNL promotions tour continues apace, with Seth Meyers turning up on Fresh Air yesterday to deliver this astonishing bit of news: Barack Obama would probably have appeared on the 10/25 episode of the show had his grandmother not become so ill. Which would have been great comedy and all, but really, the takeaway here is that Jon Hamm was dealing with even more variables than we realized and STILL managed a convincing James Mason impression.

-- It's official: David Tennant is leaving Doctor Who, with his iteration of the Doctor dying off after the 2009 holiday specials -- and just as the new showrunner Steven Moffat takes over for Russell T. Davies. No word on who's taking over for Tennant yet, but we're kind of pushing for a lady. After the new Starbuck turned out to be a gal, we were hot on the new Michael Knight being one too, but since that didn't happen, well, we want everyone to be women.

-- Look for the return of Law and Order: Criminal Intent to be delayed next year. Or, if you're like us, don't.

-- Somebody finally asked if Top Model's Nigel Barker is gay. God bless you, E! Online reader "Holly"! (Turns out he's not.)

-- In the words of Defamer, Barbara Walters is giving Elisabeth Hasselbeck "enough rope to hang herself" on The View. Which is weird, right? She's such a slight thing, and yet -- so much rope!

-- And finally, you kids out there will not remember the brief and fiery turn by LES weirdo Jesse Camp as an MTV VJ -- and it's been clear that MTV themselves have been trying to forget it -- but damned if they aren't bringing the guy back for their TRL sendoff! Props, MTV! That guy ruled!


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About Bryan Christian

Bryan Christian has worked as a writer for Epicurious, GenArt and ID magazine; a web producer for WWD and Condé Nast; and a cameraman for his friends. He's married and lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

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