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Jon Lovitz on Casino Jack, Replacing Phil Hartman and Lorne Michaels’ ‘Cheap Shot’

Jon Lovitz still gets visibly annoyed when the subject of a 1991 Saturday Night Live joke is the topic of discussion. On Dennis Miller’s last show, there was a short sketch where Lorne Michael’s asked Miller, “You’re not going to come back every week to hang out on the set like Lovitz, are you?” (Lovitz, who had left SNL the year before, had made four cameos during Miller’s final season.) When Miller responded, “No,” Michaels continued, “Because that would be pathetic. I mean, the man has no life … I mean, thank God every now and then he gets a movie.” Of course, it was a joke, but that doesn’t mean Lovitz wasn’t livid at the “cheap shot.”

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Jon Lovitz on Casino Jack, Replacing Phil Hartman and Lorne Michaels’ ‘Cheap Shot’

Jon Lovitz on Casino Jack, Replacing Phil Hartman and Lorne Michaels’ ‘Cheap Shot’

Jon Lovitz still gets visibly annoyed when the subject of a 1991 Saturday Night Live joke is the topic of discussion. On Dennis Miller’s last show, there was a short sketch where Lorne Michael’s asked Miller, “You’re not going to come back every week to hang out on the set like Lovitz, are you?” (Lovitz, who had left SNL the year before, had made four cameos during Miller’s final season.) When Miller responded, “No,” Michaels continued, “Because that would be pathetic. I mean, the man has no life … I mean, thank God every now and then he gets a movie.” Of course, it was a joke, but that doesn’t mean Lovitz wasn’t livid at the “cheap shot.”

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Jon Lovitz on Casino Jack, Replacing Phil Hartman and Lorne Michaels’ ‘Cheap Shot’

Attend Fantastic Fest From Your Couch

Austin, Texas, is nice, but sometimes you just want a film festival to come to you, you know? Enter Fantastic Fest, which kicked off yesterday and will offer four of this year’s selections on IFC on Demand starting next week. Among them you’ll find the demonic thriller Heartless , the psychological thriller Red, White & Blue , the mountain-climbing horror show High Lane , and the Ozploitation entry Primal . And they’re even bringing last year’s fave Human Centipede back because hey, what the hell. You’ll miss the Q&A’ s, alas, but it’s a trade-off for avoiding airport security. Enjoy! [ Fantastic Fest ]

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Attend Fantastic Fest From Your Couch

The 9 Worst Shows NBC Aired During Jeff Zucker’s Tenure

It was a bittersweet moment for the Internet when Jeff Zucker announced earlier today that he was leaving NBC . Sweet, of course, because most people deem Zucker the enemy in the Great Late Night War of 2010, and it’s a nice bit of schadenfreude to see him walking out the same door as Conan O’B rien. But it’s bitter, too; now which network executive is everyone going to mock and insult? That remains up for debate, but what isn’t is that Zucker’s reign of terrible television is over. Ahead, take a trip with Movieline down memory lane to remember the 9 worst shows from his tenure.

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