Saturday Night Strike
"Saturday Night Live" found a way to support their striking writers and still put on a good show. 15 sketches in two hours with no commercial interruption, as a matter of fact.
"The 'SNL' cast and writers collaborated on staging the special 'Saturday Night Live—On Strike!' event at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre to benefit the behind-the-scenes staff affected by the strike. The live performance was not officially sanctioned by NBC, but 'SNL' executive producer Lorne Michaels, who celebrated his 63rd birthday, did attend. "
Has the strike clogged up your media intake valve? Do you find re-runs of Jay Leno even more boring the second time around? We're sad just thinking of all the "Mr. Whipple is dead" jokes we're missing out on.
