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Fans are still laughing their heads off at Fred Armisen's new "Saturday Night Live" sketch, "Farewell, Mr. Bunting," which was declared an "instant classic."

SNL isn't always "live" when you consider all of the pre-taped bits, which are often the strongest segments of the week. But millions of viewers still watch live on Saturday night, and that was the best way to see this "Dead Poets Society" spoof, because the live reactions from the studio audience and Twitter were priceless.

Check it out:

It was only a matter of time before the ceiling fans attacked. We tried to warn people...

No one saw that brilliant twist coming during the live show, and you can hear the shocked guffaws. Here are some of the reactions online:

This #SNL finale w/ brilliant Fred Armisen is excellent. "Farewell Mr. Bunting" sketch an instant classic. Find it if u missed it.

— Chris Fowler (@cbfowler) May 22, 2016

Farewell Mr.

Espn is replacing longtime play-by-play man Brad Nessler with network mainstay Joe Tessitore on its primetime “Saturday Night Football” broadcast, the company announced on Wednesday. The Worldwide Leader declined to renew Nessler’s contract, ending a 24-year relationship with its No. 2 college football announcer, behind Chris Fowler. Nessler will become a featured announcer for CBS’ SEC Football coverage and is expected to be the eventual replacement for longtime play-by-play staple Verne Lundquist. Tessitore will become Espn’s new No. 2 announcer, calling games alongside Todd Blackledge in Espn’s primetime slot. Also Read: Kenny Mayne Compares Espn Management to North Korean...

Espn graphics producer Ted Brown died on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, the network confirmed on Monday. In a video posted on Espn's website, host Chris Fowler confirmed the news, divulging few details about the 36-year-old's tragic death. Describing Brown as "in good health," Fowler remembered his contributions to Espn as a member of the graphics department, primarily in tennis coverage, as well as ABC's college football primetime and college basketball. "We are grieving today, we are sad and in shock," he said after promising viewers that they would still cover the tennis matches scheduled. "A member of our crew, of our tennis family,...

Espn graphics producer Ted Brown died on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, the network confirmed on Monday. In a video posted on Espn's website, host Chris Fowler confirmed the news, divulging few details about the 36-year-old's tragic death. Describing Brown as "in good health," Fowler remembered his contributions to Espn as a member of the graphics department, primarily in tennis coverage, as well as ABC's college football primetime and college basketball. "We are grieving today, we are sad and in shock," he said after promising viewers that they would still cover the tennis matches scheduled. "A member of our crew, of our tennis family,...

Ted Brown, a graphics producer for Espn who also worked on ABC sports programming including ABC's "College Football Primetime" and the National Championship Game, died on Sunday from a heart attack while in Australia for the network’s coverage of the Australian Open. He was 36. Espn anchor Chris Fowler paid tribute to Brown on-air today in an emotional statement during today’s tennis coverage. “You’ve seen and appreciated Ted’s work, even if you didn’t realize it,” said…...

Espn graphics producer Ted Brown died on Sunday while away from home working the cable channel’s Australian Open coverage. He was 36. Anchor Chris Fowler took a few moments on Monday to remember Brown in a touching and tough tribute. “Ted Brown suffered a heart attack and could not be revived,” a choked-up Fowler said into camera. Also Read: Tom Brady Sacked on Twitter, Can't Shake Deflategate Fowler later added that Brown was in good health. Brown’s work extended well-beyond tennis — he had recently provided graphics for ABC’s “College Football Primetime” and the National Championship Game. “You’ve...

College football’s national champion is crowned Monday, Jan. 11, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The College Football Playoff national championship game has the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide against the No. 1 Clemson Tigers. Espn airs the game beginning at 8:30pm Et, with Megacast alternate video and audio feeds across the various Espn Networks. Press release from Espn with broadcast details and Megacast channel assignments. Espn’s Megacast Returns for College Football Playoff National Championship Traditional Telecast on Espn with Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi 14 Alternate Productions Across Espn’s Multi-Platform Networks; Espn Radio … Continue reading →

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The first national championship game under the new College Football Playoff system takes place Monday, Jan. 12, at At&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as the Oregon Ducks take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. Game time is 8:30pm Et on Espn, which will be giving the game the Megacast treatment with different ways to watch across multiple channels and platforms. College Football National Championship 2015 TV schedule on Espn Features of Espn’s Cfp Megacast coverage on Jan. 12: Espn (Traditional Telecast) Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit call the game with sideline reporters Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi. ESPN2 (Film Room) Espn analysts Chris … Continue reading →

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Katy Perry popped up on Espn’s College GameDay this weekend, hung out with hosts Lee Corso and Chris Fowler, made some sports predictions ("by their colors"), and sorta denied, sorta confirmed Super Bowl rumors: "I have let them know that I’m not the type of girl that would pay to play the Super Bowl, so the ball is in their field." She's referring to The Wall Street Journal's report that this year would be the first the NFL would ask for artists to pay to play the Halftime Show — a request that they've put out to Coldplay, Rihanna, and Perry. Are we being thrown for a loop here? Perry is the perfect Super Bowl candidate: She's got the recent tour choreography, a new album, the big hits (cues medley), and, clearly, a love of sports. Also, like she said: It's up to them. This could still happen.

Katy Perry is ready for some football! The "Firework" singer added some sparks to Espn's College GameDay Saturday morning. Broadcast live from the University of Mississippi campus, Perry joined host Chris Fowler and analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Desmond Howard for plenty of sports talk. "Oxford Mississippi I'm Here With Rebel Red Hair Today!" Perry tweeted on-set. "Are You Ready?! @CollegeGameDay #GetUp4GameDay" By no surprise, Perry wasn't exactly up to par on college football. That didn't, however, stop her from making some predictions for Saturday's games. When asked if Oklahoma would defeat Texas Christian University, Perry had no...

For those of you who don't know, Espn's College Game Day is a morning show for college football fans to get primed for a full day of games. Since the show is filmed on campus of one of the schools playing that day, College Game Day isn't just for commentary, but for the unique parade of hype and zeal that arises when you marry sports fandom with school spirit. How much entertainment you get out of College Game Day is normally proportionate to how much you care about college and game days, but sometimes really strange things happen on the show.

Matthew McConaughey is the one man who can change Texas' early season woes ... so says Espn host Chris Fowler who tells TMZ Sports Matt's Knute Rockne antics could save the Longhorns.Chris was in Nashville when our camera guy asked what he thought about the Oscar winning actor digging into his "Wolf of Wall Street" bag of tricks to hype up the Ut football team at a recent practice.Peep the clip -- Fowler, who's...

3 Venues… 5 days… 36 films!

Yes, Northern England’s premier horror film festival, Grimmfest, is back for 2013, this time taking place at three venues across the north – including two in Manchester – allowing for a much bigger programme for this year. After the launch on October 2nd at Stockport Plaza, Grimmfest 2013 will continue from October 3rd – 6th, at the Dancehouse Theatre, And the Lass O’Gowrie, Manchester. There’s a number of films scheduled this year that (as of yet) haven’t played any other UK film festivals, so there’s bound to be something showing that you haven’t seen, or maybe might not, see again!

One of my good friends James Cullen Bressack is back this year with another of his films, the excellent and innovative To Jennifer, after making a huge splash last year with the controversial Hate Crime. Other highlights, for me, include Thanatamorphose, On Air, Home Sweet Home and The Butterfly Room.