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Dana Carvey knew his stint on “Saturday Night Live” would be cut short thanks to former President Joe Biden. The “Wayne’s World” actor was slated to spend six weeks in New York City to impersonate Biden at the request of the show’s head honcho, Lorne Michaels. “Lorne is very persuasive,” he tells Page Six in an exclusive interview before imitating Michaels, “‘It’ll be Autumn in New York … and then afterwards you can tell us to -–- off.’ It was like, ‘OK, six weeks in New York.'”

Dana Carvey plays a perfect Joe Biden last night on SNL.

Dex Carvey had followed in his father's footsteps, opening for Dana Carvey in his Netflix special By • Published 10 mins ago Comedian Dana Carvey and his wife Paula announced the death of their son, Dex Carvey, on Thursday in an emotional tribute posted to Instagram. Dex Carvey, a 32-year-old comedian, died from an accidental drug overdose, his parents said. "Dex packed a lot into those 32 years. He was extremely talented at so many things -- music, art, film making, comedy -- and pursued all of them passionately," the post read in part. "It's not an exaggeration to say...

Legendary “Saturday Night Live” alum Dana Carvey mocked former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci during a recent podcast with former “SNL” colleague David Spade. The two poked fun at Fauci’s COVID-19 guidance throughout the years of the coronavirus pandemic, with Carvey giving his best impression of Fauci trying to convince Americans to take a daily COVID shot that grants immunity for up to 39 seconds. SNIP He replied, “I know! Dude, dude! You know when I knew there was trouble? When anyone that came to our country didn’t have to get a vaccine, and...

The question arises after Scarborough, on today's Morning Joe, ripped as "insurrectionists, freaks, and weirdos" Republicans seeking to impeach Joe Biden. Sputtering with outrage, Scarborough twice exclaimed "Oh my God!" at the notion. But Scarborough somehow failed to mention that in 1998, back in his conservative congressman days, Joe voted . . . to impeach Bill Clinton. Cue Dana Carvey's SNL Church Lady: how conve-e-e-nient! So which is it, Joe Scarborough: are you a freak—or a weirdo?Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

SNIP “It’s kind of a sensitive topic, but after 9/11 I was shooting a movie called ‘Master of Disguise,’ ” he explained. “We took an appropriate time off and went back to shooting, and I was playing — if you’ve seen the movie, kids — the Turtle Man, with a bald cap and a weird thing on my lip and a big green shell outfit.” “I was in [the costume] all that day, and then they said, ‘We’re going to have a group prayer about 9/11,’ ” he continued. “And I couldn’t get the thing — I would’ve held everyone...

On Oct. 12, 1991, Kirstie Alley hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time. The experience included a sketch she’d later describe as the “most fun that I’ve ever had acting.” Alley’s star was soaring at the time. She’d joined the cast of the hit sitcom Cheers in 1987, playing Rebecca Howe, the foil to Ted Danson’s Sam Malone. Her 1989 film Look Who’s Talking was a massive box office success, cementing Alley as a Hollywood A-lister. The actress’ SNL hosting duties got off to a strong start. The opening monologue featured surprise appearances by Cheers castmates Danson, Woody Harrelson,...

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Former Saturday Night Live co-workers Dennis Miller and Dana Carvey are touring together this summer. On Sunday, The Washington Post published an interview with Carvey as the two head to the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capital for a show on July 12. While Miller now delights the right with a radio show and humorous appearances on Fox News, Carvey claims “I ride both sides.” But it became clear he doesn’t mock Barack Obama, because somehow he’s so much more serious than our other presidents and presidential candidates: “When we had the Southerners in there — [George] W. [Bush]and [Bill]...

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Evangelist Franklin Graham said Cho Seung-Hui, the killer at Virginia Tech University, was "filled with evil,” and that Satan is responsible for Monday’s mass killings of 32 people at the Blacksburg, Va., campus. Appearing as a guest Wednesday on Fox News Channel, Graham said the need for healing is great in a community shattered by a madman’s shooting rampage. "There is a big spiritual need here,” Graham said. "Kids are questioning, ‘Did God abandon us? Why did God allow this to happen?’ . . . They need love, they need our prayers . . . They need a touch from...

Dana Carvey Sees Schwarzenegger Pumping Up California Thu August 7, 2003 11:16 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Comedian Dana Carvey, who for years parodied an Arnold Schwarzenegger-like bodybuilder, gave the real-life former Mr. Universe his vote of confidence on Thursday as he entered California politics. "Arnold could flick Gray Davis with his little finger and he would fly across the room and he would land in his own baby poop," Carvey told Reuters in the thick, faux Austrian accent that was a staple of his Hans and Franz skits on the NBC television show "Saturday Night Live." Republican Schwarzenegger...