NEWS: Dratch & Fey Depart SNL

CULTURE: Dratch & Fey Depart SNL

Can we even imagine Weekend Update without Tina Fey? Well, come next season, we'll have to.

Fey, who started at SNL in 1997 and has acted as head writer and "Weekend Update" coanchor since 2000, will be leaving along with fellow Chicago comedy alum Rachel Dratch.

No, Fey will be far too busy writing, executive-producing and starring in 30 Rock, a half-hour comedy focusing on an SNL-type show...which happens to star Rachel Dratch.

But who will replace Dratch & Fey in the SNL cast? Who will host Weekend Update? Andy Samberg is no Chevy Chase - or even Jimmy Fallon - so we remain wary.

With foresight like that, we're sure Lorne will have no problem putting together yet another stellar season of, er, unforgettable material.

I loved it!!

YES.

Good-night, and have a pleasant tomorrow.

I have no reason to watch SNL now.

So, basically, things haven't changed in the past 10 years or so.

I hope Amy Poehler doesn't get bumped from WU over this, but from what Michaels said, it sounds like she just might.

Hopefully Tina's new show catches on... ...and is good. I'm sure what she's created is good, it's whether NBC's execs (and they're pretty much wholly removed from SNL, so that's really no indication) will let it draw air in the same form in which she created it.

Jimmy Fallon sucked.. He ruins sketches. The only person on SNL who was worse than Jimmy Fallon as far as acting goes was Horatio Sanz, but at least he was funny sometimes.

I'm kind of disappointed, SNL had the best cast for so long, then started making bad sketches, and then the great cast left.. and now that the cast is boring again, they're making good sketches again. I don't understand it.

bring back THE STATE!

i used to love SNL, but i dont anymore, it has really gone downhill

Just let it die a slow death .....

It's funny, I was just watching that today, too. Now that was some good Weekend Updatin'

I haven't watched a complete SNL show - let alone a complete season - in 6 years. It's as predictable as a Jay Leno monologue. and as tepid as tap water.

the least funny skit on each night's mad tv is funnier than the most funny skit on snl... is being live more important than being funny... to me no.... i'll watch bobby lee doin " tank " or " 24 " and michael mcdonald doing anything over the snl cast...

Am I the only person who snickers when someone says Rachel's last name aloud?

I think SNL is usually funny enough.

It's always been cool to say SNL sucks, but how many among you have laughed at Lazy Sunday?

Sheep.

What's Lazy Sunday?

Mr. Pibb and Red Vines = Crazy Delicious

I still can't imagine it without Norm MacDonald.

Huh. People laughed at that?

The current SNL sucks. Because it actually does. Take it from someone who was around for Season 1, 2, 3....

Totally agree! I always thought he was great at it, but have been roundly mocked for my view. And yet, why hasn't he been able to make the leap into movies or decent TV? The man desperately needs a new agent.

No, Norm MacDonald was great. I loved him.

I thought Dirty Work was very funny. I also enjoyed his short-lived show "Norm"...and almost pissed my pants when he played Death on Family Guy.

I think Norm is funny in the way that is hysterical to people who "get it" and completely baffling to those who don't.

What're you laughing at?!! And if you say Jimmy Fallon, I'll know you're lying!!!