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The Best of Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live

As Kristen Wiig says goodbye to SNL, we look back at some of her funniest sketches

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Reading While Eating for April 17: Recently Retro

Tuesday’s links remember the days when Chelsea Clinton and Mike Tyson dominated headlines — and examine their returns to fame.

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SNL's 5 Best Skits: Sofia Vergara Becomes Fran Drescher, Reports from The Hunger Games

It wasn’t all about her sex appeal. Sofia Vergara flexed her strong comedy muscle in this week’s Saturday Night Live, portraying loudmouthed characters including Fran Drescher and an ill-placed TV reporter. Here are the five best skits.

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SNL's 5 Best Skits: Rush's New Advertisers and the Coolio Orchestra

Jonah Hill took the SNL stage post-Oscar bust in a hit-or-miss episode, but luckily the writers keep the guest stars flowing. Last night, Tom Hanks dropped in for a cameo and the cast talked Game Change and Rush Limbaugh. Here are the five best skits from this week’s Saturday Night Live.

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Gervais’ Tame Golden Globes: No Harm, No Foul, No Memories

For all the hype, Ricky Gervais spent most of the night out of his usual discomfort zone.

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SNL’s Five Funniest Clips: Radcliffe Kisses Hobos, Pines for Target Lady

Daniel Radcliffe couldn’t avoid a Harry Potter skit on his first stint hosting SNL, but it was far from his best of the evening. Even widely panned musical guest Lana Del Rey couldn’t sap the energy and ability from Radcliffe. Here are the five funniest skits from this week’s SNL.

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SNL’s Five Best Skits: Barkley Spoofs Shaq, Lord Wyndemere Dances

Charles Barkley took the Saturday Night Live reigns for his third time, but the show missed the hoop despite the ratings boom (though that was likely the late football hangover). Sir Charles poked fun at his fellow NBA stars and some old favorite sketches returned. Here are the five best.

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Forget Iowa: The Real Campaign Story Is in Pawnee

An online campaign puts Parks and Recreation character Ron Swanson in the race for Indiana governor. We’re on board.

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NBC Announces: America’s Got Howard Stern

I would have to suspect he would be, and NBC is counting on him to be, a watercooler-quote machine on America’s Got Talent.

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‘So Little Charisma’: Chelsea Clinton’s NBC Debut Falls Flat With Critics

Did Chelsea Clinton’s first appearance live up to the hype?