Montgomery County, Pa. authorities' criminal charges against Bill Cosby stem from a woman’s accusation that he drugged and assaulted her at his home in 2004.
SNL delivers the greatest Christmas gift of all by inviting both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to host the 2015 finale together, the way nature intended. With their new comedy Sisters in theaters this weekend (take that, Star Wars), the duo hit the SNL stage in top form with a handful of surprise guests, a couple of classic characters and a whole, whole lot of joy. Read on for our ranking of this week’s sketches from best to worst.
While it seems like a list like this could provide at least a modicum of entertainment (after all, there's no bond more solidifying than the collective hatred of a public figure), there's a few glaring issues with it.
Prior to the many pieces, victims and testimony cementing Bill Cosby’s status as a reviled public figure, the comedian had almost reached the cusp of a comeback, planning a new NBC series and a Netflix standup special. Netflix was quick to shelve plans to release the special once Cosby’s deeds became a national focus, and now the streaming service doesn’t ever believe it “appropriate” to air.
JELL-O was invented in Le Roy, NY, in 1897, and the only JELL-O museum in the WORLD is located in the small town. Jell-O was made there untl until the plant closed in the 60s and reloacted to Delaware.
What would a SNL 40th Anniversary Special be without Celebrity Jeopardy, one of the most popular recurring sketches of the modern SNL era. Alex Trebek was back and he brought with him some of his most frustrating contestants including Sir Sean Connery, Justin Bieber, Tony Bennett, Matthew McConaughey, Christoph Waltz, and, of course, Turd Ferguson.
Keshia Knight Pulliam -- aka Rudy Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show' -- was fired from 'The Celebrity Apprentice' after she refused to reach out to Bill Cosby for charity.
When Tracy Morgans character on 30 Rock was upset talking to a Bill Cosby impressionist on the phone, I though it was hilarious...but I had no idea at the time of the irony.