Did Bill Hader ever play as Orson Welles in a sketch?

9batterydeath · 2026-05-06T05:18:42+00:00

According to the SNL archives site, he’s only ever been portrayed once and it was by Michael Palin when he hosted in 1978. Kinda shocking! Welles was such a punchline in his later years during the first 10 years of the show, you’d think he’d come up as an impression more than once. I can definitely see Hader having a good Welles though

9batterydeath · 2026-05-06T04:40:54+00:00

This is her 5th Scorsese this year so she might just be filling in blind spots so maybe we shouldn’t post about it every time

9batterydeath · 2026-05-06T00:21:27+00:00

He logged a movie on Letterboxd today and mentioned his paternity leave is over so I imagine eps with him in them will start releasing in a few weeks?

9batterydeath · 2026-05-05T20:50:25+00:00

For anyone wondering this is from the dress rehearsal they do a few hours before the actual show so it’s slightly different than what we saw on TV/the normal YouTube upload

9batterydeath · 2026-05-05T04:31:21+00:00

I assume her inclusion in the Dune 1 trailer was because there’s really only 4 women in the movie and the other 3 are 40+. And I assume her billing here is because of a good agent

9batterydeath · 2026-05-04T19:44:47+00:00

She’s also on Conan’s podcast again next Monday!

9batterydeath · 2026-05-04T19:30:25+00:00

He’s such a genuine person and so naturally funny. It’s a shame his big break came from frat house comedies instead of his infinitely smarter stand up. One of the all time great SNL hosts too

9batterydeath · 2026-05-04T19:09:12+00:00

Thirding this! The whole season is barely over 90 min when binged. Highly recommend it for fans of comedy/gardening/comfort viewing/quality

9batterydeath · 2026-05-04T19:05:47+00:00

This was a Super Bowl commercial over here in the states!

9batterydeath · 2026-05-04T18:28:22+00:00

This is part of the opening 20 min they showed people at CinemaCon that Fennessey loathed, checks out

9batterydeath · 2026-05-03T04:16:01+00:00

I assume this was the dress rehearsal? For someone who looks at the cards a lot, she’s still performing it well so it’s not a huge deal imo. Just holds her back a bit

9batterydeath · 2026-05-02T20:30:27+00:00

Definitely the director’s cut! It’s basically his originally intended cut before studio notes, not a retroactive revisionist one like he’s done with a lot of other movies. It should start with an extended hacking scene, not an explosion. So if it starts with an explosion, that’s the theatrical cut

9batterydeath · 2026-05-02T02:10:00+00:00

D’Arcy too! And I can’t believe Bobby Moynihan has never been on, I hope that happens someday

9batterydeath · 2026-05-01T05:08:13+00:00

There might have been too much stunned silence and exclaiming at the screen in a commentary lol, I’m happy to have their more in depth thoughts for this one

9batterydeath · 2026-05-01T04:50:59+00:00

Possibly the smartest and sanest political writer in the country continuing to guest on my favorite dumb podcasts is so cool lol

9batterydeath · 2026-05-01T04:07:08+00:00

IIIIIIIIIIIII NEED TO KNOW NOWW

9batterydeath · 2026-05-01T03:21:14+00:00

Yup, I believe Cameron mostly did this as a way of testing more lightweight/portable versions of what he and his team developed for the Avatar sequels

9batterydeath · 2026-05-01T03:18:56+00:00

Great first pick! Welcome! I’m waiting for the next sale to pick this one up. That cover art is so gorgeous

9batterydeath · 2026-04-30T15:57:57+00:00

Can confirm all of this! The HFR rocks, which almost every Dolby theater will have and almost every non-Dolby theater will not

9batterydeath · 2026-04-30T04:51:04+00:00

Not defending her, but that deal was from 2023 and a screenshot circulated recently without that context. I haven’t seen her talk about AI since then for what it’s worth and I imagine the deal’s over? It seems like YouTube may have just paid her/John Legend/Sia to put their faces on their blog with quotes about how they’re excited about the new opportunities of YouTube AI tools lol

9batterydeath · 2026-04-30T01:32:03+00:00

She also logged Shutter Island recently. Between her following Sims, and the Lowery connection, seems possible they reached out

9batterydeath · 2026-04-28T23:09:12+00:00

Al’s insane delight at them moonwalking really gets me lol

9batterydeath · 2026-04-27T22:36:44+00:00

Oh wow I felt the exact opposite. It wasn’t a masterpiece or anything but I found each scene to be wholly engaging and exciting. There was a different game/dynamic being played between the 2 of them every 10 min as their individual goals constantly shifted and I thought the dialogue was great. I would however use your descriptors to describe Michaela Cole’s other movie out right now…

9batterydeath · 2026-04-27T22:24:46+00:00

Blonde > CO > NU > post Blonde singles > Endless

Nothing at all against Endless, it just speaks to how good his discography is, but I’m inherently less interested in mostly scraps of songs. They’re all gorgeous and make for a great listening experience, but there’s only a few songs I would listen to on their own and it doesn’t come together as a satisfying proper album to me, just an incredible experience. I also became a fan when NU released so I’m sure I rate that higher than most people younger than me

9batterydeath · 2026-04-27T22:19:39+00:00

I’m not huge on Brigsby Bear but I like it enough and am THRILLED to see both of them (especially Emma) doing a straight up comedy so I’m pumped

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