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Michaela Watkins

Michaela Watkins is a comedian and actress who was added to the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2008. Find more pictures, videos and articles about Michaela Watkins here.

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`SNL' Cuts Casey Wilson, Michaela Watkins, from Cast

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(Getty Images) Saturday Night Live has cut a cast member just a day after word of two new hires became public. Michaela Watkins ' publicist confirmed Friday that Watkins' contract was not renewed by the sketch comedy show. NBC declined to comment. The news was first reported by the Web site Comic's Comic. The site also reported that cast member Casey Wilson had been cut from the show. Wilson's manager and her agent didn't immediately return calls and e-mails for comment. Watkins joined the program last fall as a featured cast member. Wilson joined SNL in 2008 after the Hollywood writers strike. On Thursday, ... Read Full Story

Did SNL fire Casey Wilson for not losing 30 pounds? (Update: denied)

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Late last week, it was announced that two of the most gifted comediennes of Saturday Night Live were abruptly fired . The two ladies were Casey Wilson and Michaela Watkins, and their replacements were named the same day - two young talents named Jenny Slate and Nasim Pedrad. The firing of Casey and Michaela caused a stir for several reasons - first, they were both really, really talented. Michaela’s Hota Kotb is eerily dead-on, and she also does an amazing Barbara Walters. As for Casey Wilson, she seemed like a really funny Gennifer Goodwin - and her “cougar” in the “Cougar Den” was particularly ... Read Full Story

Did Saturday Night Live fire Casey Wilson for not losing 30 pounds?

Written by mrrusssss on
Late last week, it was announced that two of the most gifted comediennes of Saturday Night Live were abruptly fired . The two ladies were Casey Wilson and Michaela Watkins, and their replacements were named the same day - two young talents named Jenny Slate and Nasim Pedrad. The firing of Casey and Michaela caused a stir for several reasons - first, they were both really, really talented. Michaela’s Hota Kotb is eerily dead-on, and she also does an amazing Barbara Walters. As for Casey Wilson, she seemed like a really funny Gennifer Goodwin - and her “cougar” in the “Cougar Den” was particularly ... Read Full Story

Saturday Night Live/SNL Fires Casey Wilson, Michaela Watkins

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SNL’s Casey Wilson Reads Internet Comments from Casey Wilson So, Saturday Night Live added two new female cast members… but also cut two players in the process. Casey Wilson and Michaelia Watkins have been fired from SNL to make way for the new ladies, Jenny Slate and Nasim Pedrad. Michaela Watkins commented, “The only explanation I got from [Lorne Michaels] — and he’s not known to say things just to make people feel better — was that he felt deep down that I should have my own show. And I agreed. SNL was a dream come true for me. It was a fantastic year. ... Read Full Story

Casey Wilson have been fired from SNL

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According to the king of comedy news, Sean McCarthy (and confirmed by Michaela Watkins), Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson have been fired from the cast of "Saturday Night Live" after just one season. McCarthy broke the news earlier this week that the show hired comedians Jenny Slate and Nasim Pedrad for the upcoming season, but no one seemed aware that they were replacements--not additions. Watkins joined the cast last fall along with Abby Elliot, who will remain on the cast. Wilson was already there, having been hired in February 2008. Watkins was perhaps best known for her impression of Arianna Huffington, but she also ... Read Full Story
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Saturday Night Live brings back Kathie Lee and Hoda Today skit with Jenny...
Examiner.comSaturday Night Live brings back Kathie Lee and Hoda Today skit with Jenny ...Examiner.comNot really sure it was crucial to resurrect the SNL Kathie Lee and Hoda skits after Michaela Watkins got the boot last season but Jenny Slate is the new ...Saturday Night Live: Jenny Slate replaces Michaela Watkins in "Today" sketchThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comBlack Eyed Peas Beat Up Kathie Lee - On SNL (VIDEO)Huffington Post (blog)all 4 news...  
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SNL: Who makes a better Hoda?
Last night, SNL newbie Jenny Slate was put in the unenviable position of picking up a character created by Michaela Watkins, a one-season castmember who was let go earlier this year. Watkins had carved out a niche for herself on the show with a spot-on impersonation of Today show anchor Hoda Kotb—the straight woman to  
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Clips From Joseph Gordon-Levitt Hostling SNL
Last night Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Brick, 500 Days of Summer) hosted Saturday Night Live. We’ve got some video clips from the episode, including the very funny cold open and also the sketches that include appearances by Al Gore, Dave Matthews and The Office star/writer Mindy Kaling.  
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'SNL' scorches Obama policies
"Saturday Night Live" opened its show last night with a comedy sketch that scorched President Obama over his economic policies including health care, "Cash for Clunkers" and borrowing billions of dollars from China. The NBC program featured comic Fred Armisen portraying the commander in chief at a news conference with Chinese President Hu Jintao, played by Will Forte, who spoke through an interpreter, comic Nasim Pedrad. Jintao began by asking...  
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China Would Like Their Money Back. SNL on Obama
Looks like NBC’s Saturday Night Live is trying to be Fair and Balanced. In a pretend setting of a press conference the hip show that often addresses Presidential politics was very though on Barack Obama. Comedian Fred Armisen was in the role of the Commander in chief. Will Forte and Nasim Pedrad portrait Chinese President [...]  
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Is SNL Skit a Warning for Obama?
(Nov. 23) -- People are still buzzing about "Saturday Night Live's" China news conference sketch that skewered President Obama. Some commentators say it's the latest sign that his honeymoon with the media -- and the viewing public -- is over. Others wonder whether comedy has any real influence on policy.  
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SNL Palin 2012 Disaster Movie Parody
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