CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit the Wind,” now at the Goodman Theatre, completing it’s short run through October 20th. For tickets and more information, click INHERIT.
Garrett Morris
Film Review: Crazy & Live from New York it’s ‘Saturday Night’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 3, 2024 - 9:12pm- Chevy Chase
- Columbia Pictures
- Cory Michael Smith
- Dan Aykroyd
- Dylan O’Brien
- Ella Hunt
- Emily Faim
- Gabriel LaBelle
- Garrett Morris
- Gilda Radner
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- John Belushi
- Kim Matula as Jane Curtin. Matt Wood
- Lamorne Morris
- Laraine Newman
- Live 1975
- Lorne Michaels
- Megalopolis
- Movie Review
- Saturday Night
- Spike Walters
CHICAGO – Kinetic. Frenetic. Chaotic. Live! Those are just some words to describe the Saturday Night Live origin story “Saturday Night.” Director Jason Reitman has infused this nearly real time tale of the struggle to get the first episode of SNL with an energy that grabs your attention and never lets go. That takes some doing when we all know the ending. SNL would not only make it onto American airwaves, but it would become an improbable television institution and comedy touchstone, now celebrating its 50th season.
Film Review: SNL Rightly Touts Its Influence in ‘Live From New York!’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 15, 2015 - 11:38am- 1975
- Abramorama
- Alec Baldwin
- Andy Samberg
- Chevy Chase
- Dana Carvey
- Garrett Morris
- George Carlin
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jane Curtin
- Julia Louis-Dreyfuss
- Laraine Newman
- Live From New York!
- Lorne Michaels
- Movie Review
- New York City
- Patrick McDonald
- Rudy Giuliani
- Saturday Night Live
- September 11th
- SNL
- Steve Martin
- Tina Fey
CHICAGO – Love, hate or maintain indifference to it, the TV dinosaur “Saturday Night Live” has and will continue to influence American culture as long as it may reign. To celebrate its 40th Anniversary, filmmaker Bao Nguyen takes a fresh look at the iconic television show in “Live From New York!”
TV Review: ‘2 Broke Girls’ Poised to Make a Lot of Money For CBS
Submitted by BrianTT on September 19, 2011 - 9:04amCHICAGO – CBS’s “2 Broke Girls” doesn’t reinvent the formula but it certainly provides laughs within it. The new program most likely to be a consistent hit on any broadcast network makes a perfect fit on Monday nights and should work for audiences loyal to “How I Met Your Mother” and “Two and a Half Men.”
