Jul 22

Tina Fey & Rachel Dratch Leave Saturday Night Live

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Tina Fey (pictured here) and Rachel Dratch are leaving Saturday Night Live to do a new show, "30 Rock" which is set to debut in October.  Fey is one of SNL's main writers so it will definitely have an effect on the show.  Let's just hope that they bring in some new blood to revitalize the show.

From Yahoo: "If you're asking if I'm happy about it, no," said Lorne Michaels, executive producer of "30 Rock" and "SNL." "Tina disappearing is a huge hole in the writing staff."
Michaels said various individuals and duos would be tested in September to decide who will replace Fey on the "Weekend Update" segment.

It should be interesting to see who replaces her on Weekend Update.  That's always been one of the popular bits on the show so proper casting is critical.  I know SNL is always looking for young talent but I think they should go with some seasoned comedians like Billy Mira or Craig Gass.  Both of them do amazing voice work that would fool you if you didn't know it was them!  Billy Mira can do a dead-on David Lee Roth and Craig Gass did his Sam Kinison Voice in front of Dave Chappelle and Dave said it was so accurate that it was scary!

Click here to read more at Yahoo News


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