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Victoria Jackson's CPAC Comments and 4 More Controversial Moments From the 'SNL' Star [VIDEOS]

Victoria Jackson sure loves to talk about politics. The former "Saturday Night Live" star joined a panel called "Getting Started in Hollywood" at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. While some panel members, including Variety deputy editor Ted Johnson, doubted there was a widespread movement to...

Artist Tortures Santa in Gruesome Christmas Ornaments

(Dec. 10) -- You know that old saying about how artists must suffer for their art. Well, Michael R. Oddo is taking things to a different extreme: He's making his art out of making Santa Claus suffer. Oddo, an internationally recognized oil painter based in Moorpark, Calif., has a side job making wooden Christmas...

Glockenspiel Musician 'Born to Run' With Bizarre Springsteen Tribute

(Oct. 13) -- A conceptual artist in New York is doing for the glockenspiel what Christopher Walken did for the cowbell. Sort of. Artist Cory Arcangel was so impressed by Bruce Springsteen's use of the high-pitched percussion instrument on three tracks of his seminal mid-1970s album "Born to Run" (including the title cut)...

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Betty White Scores Emmy Win for 'SNL' Hosting Gig

LOS ANGELES (Aug. 22) -- The Betty White phenomenon keeps getting bigger. White won an Emmy Award for best guest actress in a comedy series for her turn as "Saturday Night Live" host. The honor came Saturday at the creative arts ceremony that is precursor to the main Aug. 29 Emmy show. The trophy is the fifth prime-time...

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Saturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL) is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol.

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