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Alex Moffat
Alexander Everett Moffat (; born March 25, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2016 to 2022. In 2023, he made his Broadway debut in '' The Cottage''. Early life Alex Moffat was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from North Shore Country Day School in 2000. He attended Denison University, graduating in 2004. Career Moffat started his comedy career as a Chicago-based improviser and featured performer at The Second City, ImprovOlympic, Annoyance Theatre, and Zanies Comedy Club. In 2015, Moffat co-starred alongside John Ashton in the indie-drama '' Uncle John'', and in 2016, he joined the cast of ''Saturday Night Live''. ''Saturday Night Live'' Moffat made his debut on ''Saturday Night Live'' on the October 1, 2016 season 42 episode hosted by Margot Robbie with musical guest The Weeknd, alongside Mikey Day and Melissa Villaseñor. After auditioning to join the cast the previo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC (abbreviated as NBCU and Trade name, doing business as NBCUniversal or Comcast NBCUniversal since 2013) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational mass media and Show business, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate that is a subsidiary of Comcast and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is mostly involved in the media and entertainment industry, named for its two most significant divisions: the NBC, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)—one of the United States' Big Three (television networks), Big Three television networks—and Universal Pictures, one of the Major film studios, major Hollywood film studios. It also has a significant presence in broadcasting through a portfolio of domestic and international properties, including USA Network, USA, Syfy, Bravo (American TV network), Bravo, Oxygen (TV network), Oxygen, E!, Telemundo, Golf Channel, CNBC, Universo (TV channel), Universo, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live Season 42
The forty-second season of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' premiered on October 1, 2016, during the 2016–2017 television season, with host Margot Robbie and musical guest The Weeknd, and concluded on May 20, 2017, with host Dwayne Johnson and musical guest Katy Perry. The season removed two commercial breaks per episode in order to increase programming time. Episode 18 on April 15, 2017, was the first episode to be broadcast live in all four time zones within the contiguous United States. Until this episode, the show aired live only in the Eastern and Central time zones, and was tape-delayed in the Mountain and Pacific time zones. History NBC announced prior to the season that ''SNL'' would contain 30% less advertisement time starting with this season. Additionally, select NBC advertising clients will be given the opportunity to have their brand appear in promotional sketches, called "pods". Six of these pods will air each season. Cast Prior to the start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special
"''Saturday Night Live'' 50th Anniversary Special" (also billed as "SNL50: The Anniversary Special") is a three-hour television special to commemorate the 50th anniversary season of ''Saturday Night Live''. It aired on February 16, 2025, on NBC and Peacock and, like the '' 40th Anniversary Special,'' was preceded by two hour-long live red carpet specials: one was hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg for ''SNL''s social media such as YouTube; Willie Geist, Leslie Jones, and Matt Rogers hosted the pre-show on NBC. However, the carpet at the 50th anniversary started only one hour before the show began at 7 p.m. before the 8 to 11:30 p.m. show. The special was watched by nearly 15 million viewers. Synopsis The special followed the format of a typical ''Saturday Night Live'' episode, extended to 3½ hours instead of the usual 1½, and included a cold open, a monologue, sketches, a short film, commercial parodies, and musical performances. Sketches Musical performances Cast and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live Season 47
The forty-seventh season of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' premiered on October 2, 2021, during the 2021–22 television season with host Owen Wilson and musical guest Kacey Musgraves, and concluded on May 21, 2022 with host Natasha Lyonne and musical guest Japanese Breakfast. For the first time, the season's first five episodes and the remainder from episode ten onward were live-streamed on the streaming service Peacock in addition to its coast-to-coast live television broadcast. Cast Prior to the start of the season, longtime cast member Beck Bennett departed after spending eight seasons on the show since 2013. Featured player Lauren Holt, who had joined the show for the previous season, departed the show after the finale. Despite Bennett and Holt's departures, the rest of the cast from the previous season was retained. Three new featured players were added: comedic actor and filmmaker Aristotle Athari, impressionist and actor James Austin Johnson, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Carrey
James Eugene Carrey (; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances, he has received two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for BAFTA Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards. After spending the 1980s honing his comedy act and playing supporting roles in films, Carrey gained recognition when he was cast in the American sketch comedy television series ''In Living Color'' (1990–1994). He broke out as a film star after starring in a string of box office hits, such as ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', ''The Mask (1994 film), The Mask'', ''Dumb and Dumber'' (all 1994), ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'', and ''Batman Forever'' (both 1995). The success of these five films led to Carrey being the first comic actor to receive an upfront $20 million salary for performing in films, beginning with ''The Cable Guy'' (1996). Carrey continued to have success as a leading actor in comedies such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President-elect Of The United States
The president-elect of the United States is the candidate who has presumptively won the United States presidential election and is awaiting inauguration to become the president. There is no explicit indication in the U.S. Constitution as to when that person actually becomes president-elect, although the Twentieth Amendment uses the term "president-elect", thereby giving the term constitutional basis. It is assumed the Congressional certification of votes cast by the Electoral College of the United States – occurring after the third day of January following the swearing-in of the new Congress, per provisions of the Twelfth Amendment – unambiguously confirms the successful candidate as the official "president-elect" under the U.S. Constitution. As an unofficial term, ''president-elect'' has been used by the media since at least the latter half of the 19th century and was in use by politicians since at least the 1790s. Politicians and the media have applied the term to the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearst Communications
Hearst Corporation, Hearst Holdings Inc. and Hearst Communications Inc. comprise an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate owned by the Hearst family and based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, television channels, and television stations, including the '' San Francisco Chronicle'', the ''Houston Chronicle'', '' Cosmopolitan'' and '' Esquire''. It owns 50% of the A&E Networks cable network group and 20% of the Walt Disney Company's sports division ESPN Inc. The conglomerate also owns several business-information companies, including Fitch Group and First Databank. The company was founded by William Randolph Hearst, a newspaper owner most well known for use of yellow journalism. The Hearst family remains involved in its ownership and management. History Formative years In 1880, George Hearst, mining entrepreneur and U.S. senator, bought the '' San Francisco Daily Examiner.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laredo Morning Times
The ''Laredo Morning Times'' is a daily newspaper publication based in Laredo, Texas, Laredo, Texas, USA. It is owned by the Hearst Corporation. References *Odie Arambula, ''Laredo Morning Times'', June 14, 2006. External links ''Laredo Morning Times'' {{Laredo, Texas Daily newspapers published in Texas Mass media in Laredo, Texas Hearst Communications publications Newspapers established in 1892 1892 establishments in Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live Season 44
The forty-fourth season of the NBC comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' premiered on September 29, 2018, during the 2018–19 television season with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West and concluded on May 18, 2019, with host Paul Rudd and musical guest DJ Khaled. Cast Prior to the start of the season, Luke Null (who joined the cast for the previous season) was let go from the show. Upright Citizens Brigade alum Ego Nwodim joined the cast as a featured player, replacing Null. Nwodim became the seventh African-American female cast member in the show's history. Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, and Melissa Villaseñor, all three of whom were hired in 2016 for season 42, were upgraded to repertory status, while Heidi Gardner and Chris Redd, both of whom were hired in 2017 for season 43, remained as featured players. Aside from Null, all other cast members from the previous season returned to the show, including guest star Alec Baldwin in his role as President Donald Trump. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president of the United States, vice president from 2009 to 2017 and represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965 and the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968. He was elected to the New Castle County Council in 1970 and the 1972 United States Senate election in Delaware, U.S. Senate in 1972. US Senate career of Joe Biden, As a senator, Biden chaired the Senate United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary Committee and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations Committee. He drafted and led passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and the Violence Against Women Act. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Hemsworth
Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. Born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, and Bulman, Northern Territory, he rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series ''Home and Away'' (2004–2007) before beginning a film career in Hollywood. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Hemsworth starred as Thor in the 2011 film of the same name and reprised the role in several subsequent installments, which established him among the world's highest-paid actors. His other film roles include the action films ''Star Trek'' (2009), '' Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012) and its sequel '' The Huntsman: Winter's War'' (2016), '' Red Dawn'' (2012), '' Blackhat'' (2015), '' Men in Black: International'' (2019), '' Extraction'' (2020) and its 2023 sequel, the thriller '' A Perfect Getaway'' (2009), and the comedy '' Ghostbusters'' (2016). Hemsworth's most critically acclaimed films include the comedy horror '' The Cabin in the Woods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Villaseñor
Melissa Anne Villaseñor ( ; born October 9, 1987) is an American comedian, actress, musician, and illustrator. First garnering attention for her stand-up shows and impressions, Villaseñor found wider success when she was hired to join the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' ahead of the show's Saturday Night Live (season 42), 42nd season in 2016. She then departed ''SNL'' at the end of the Saturday Night Live (season 47), 47th season in 2022, after six seasons as a cast member. Early life and education Villaseñor was born in Whittier, California, in Los Angeles County, on October 9, 1987, the daughter of Mexican parents Guadalupe "Lupe" Peralta and Miguel "Michael" Humberto Villaseñor. She is of Spaniards, Spanish, Basques, Basque, and Indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous Mexican descent,Stated on ''Finding Your Roots'', February 1, 2022. with roots in Jalisco and Aguascalientes, Mexico. Villaseñor and actor Mario Lopez—whose Mexican ancestry wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
