EXCLUSIVE: MICHAELA WATKINS 'SHOCKED' BY SNL FIRING
(Entertainment Weekly)
**DISCLAIMER: I'm a huge SNL fan since I could walk and talk. Don't hate.
Fans of the sketch comedy legend Saturday Night Live were shocked when producer Lorne Michaels announced that he would be laying off two of the show's newest and most popular players Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson. Entertainment Weekly, unable to get word from Michaels himself, caught up with Watkins and interviewed her on the matter. What came as a shock to not only myself but to the many, many outraged commentators below the article, was that, despite being only a featured comedian as opposed to a full time cast-mate, Watkins was given much airtime. She has personified many notable characters and even admitted to having surpassed her own expectations when it came to just how much she was featured on the show. She was undoubtedly a fan favorite as I can see before my very eyes SNL enthusiasts rising with pitchforks to go wreak having on 30 Rock.
Although disappointing that the article did not contain commentary from either Michaels or Wilson, Watkins gave a pretty decent inside as to what may have led to her firing (coughLorneneedsmoneycough). Am I curious to give the new chicks a test run? Sure. But why waste a good thing? (especially since SNL is, quite frankly, a mere shadow of its former glory nowadays, aside from the Lonely Island craze) Personally, I respect Michaels as a producer, but it truly is a shame to have let go such a talent for the sake of business ventures.
Link to story from Entertainment Weekly:
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/09/04/exclusive-michaela-watkins-shocked-by-snl-firing/
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