In the wake of Tina Fey’s Palin magic, Saturday Night Live has looked more and more like a boys club . . .
Amy Poehler left. As you may know, her departure rocked us to the core. We were bitter yet congratulatory when she popped out her kid (picture us with pasted on smiles saying “Oh it’s a boy yay . . . . “ and biting down on a chewing gum cigar with obvious chagrin). Because really without Fey’s glorious guest appearances and Poehler’s Weekend Updates, the cast looked pretty lady-less. Kristen Wig and Casey Wilson are still around. Thank the Lord for Kristen Wig. She is brilliant. Who doesn’t love the Target Lady? But who the F is Casey Wilson. No offense Casey, but they’ve got to write you some more stuff. We had to look on the SNL website to remind ourselves what you looked like.
Oh, yeah . . .
Anyway, the SNL gods have decided that two women can't carry the vagina mantle alone. So, they’ve brought a couple more comediennes on board. The Hollywood Reporter says SNL’s newest featured players Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins will hit the ground running this week, debuting their skills this Saturday night. We’re hoping these two can really bring the lady-fire with the lady-humor and the lady-jokes. We’re expecting lady-laughs, lady-gags, lady-comedy and again, lady-fire. Bring it, ladies. Bring it.
Previously:
Wake Up And Smile: Is Amy Poehler Coming Back to "SNL"?
Wake Up and SNiLe: Were We The Only Ones Smelling Schweddy Balls This Saturday?