Lorne Michaels News

Broadway vet Daniel Radcliffe made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut last night. See clips from the star's monologue and skits below!

Daniel Radcliffe will make his hosting debut on January 14. Radcliffe will next be seen in the supernatural thriller, "The Woman In Black," due out February 3. Radcliffe rose to international fame starring in "Harry Potter," the highest grossing film series of all time. He also appeared on the Broadway stage in "Equus" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."

IFC's second season debut of the network's hit comedy series, Portlandia, attracted strong audiences on Friday, January 6 (10-10:30 pm), according to Nielsen Media Live+3 Days.

Zooey Deschanel will make her debut SNL appearance as host on February 11. Deschanel stars in the hit sitcom "New Girl," for which she recently earned Golden Globe nominations for both Best Actress and Best Television Comedy.

IFC announced today a roster of guest stars who will be visiting the network's hit original series Portlandia when the show returns in January. Penny Marshall (Laverne and Shirley), Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Andy Samberg (SNL), Amber Tamblyn (House) and Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, SNL) will partake in Portlandia's satirical rendering of this Pacific Northwest community's quirkiness.

Melissa McCarthy will be honored with an Oscar Wilde award at the popular Irish party held during Oscars week. She joins Michelle Williams as an honoree at the seventh annual "Oscar Wilde: Honoring the Irish in Film" which will on be held on February 23rd at Bad Robot, JJ Abrams' Santa Monica production company.

IFC announced today additional guest stars who will be appearing in season 2 of the network's hit original series Portlandia premiering on Friday, January 6 at 10pm ET/PT.

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; and The David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television. The documentary film category and other television category nominations were already announced by the Guild in December 2011.

IFC is releasing ten limited edition prints this season, one for each episode of Portlandia. To find out how to win an artist signed, limited silk-screen of each print, visit: facebook.com/portlandia.

NBC will present A VERY GILLY CHRISTMAS tonight at 9:00 pm /et. The two-hour holiday special will include Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, the infamous troublemaker 'Gilly' (played by Kristen Wiig), and others. The special will also feature favorite holiday-themed sketches from SNL's 35-year history.

Daniel Radcliffe will make his hosting debut on January 14. Radcliffe will next be seen in the supernatural thriller, 'The Woman In Black,' due out February 3. Radcliffe rose to international fame starring in 'Harry Potter,' the highest grossing film series of all time. He also appeared on the Broadway stage in 'Equus' and 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.'

On Saturday, December 17th, Emmy-award winning actor/comedian Dana Carvey will perform at Spotlight 29 Casino at 8pm in the Showroom.

On Saturday, December 17th, Emmy-award winning actor/comedian Dana Carvey will perform at Spotlight 29 Casino at 8pm in the Showroom.

As first reported on TVline.com, singer Alanis Morissette will be making a guest appearance as the character Ava's '90s bandmate in an upcoming episode of NBC's UP ALL NIGHT.

The magic still in his old silk hat, the holiday season's perennially popular original dancing snowman continues his adventures and skates on the edge of danger in the animated musical special FROSTY RETURNS, to be rebroadcast Friday, Dec. 9 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 12/01/95.)

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2011 season. The winners will be honored at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.

On tonight's episode of NBC's UP ALL NIGHT entitled 'First Christmas', Blythe Danner and Jason Lee guest star. In the episode, Reagan (Christina Applegate) will do anything to make Amy's first Christmas perfect, even if it means getting help from an unlikely source, her mom (Danner, 'Meet the Parents').

NBC will ring in the holidays this season with Michael Bublé, the singer/songwriting sensation and three-time Grammy winner who will headline his first network television variety special. Produced by Emmy Award winners Ben Silverman ('The Office,' 'Ugly Betty') and Lorne Michaels (NBC's 'Saturday Night Live,' '30 Rock'), the one-hour special will feature Bublé as he performs hits from his latest holiday CD combined with sketch comedy segments. The show airs Tuesday, December 6 on NBC (8-9 p.m. ET)

Steve Buscemi returns on December 3 for his second time hosting. Buscemi currently stars in HBO's critically acclaimed series, 'Boardwalk Empire,' which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination for his role. Along with acting, he also directs episodes of '30 Rock' and 'Nurse Jackie.'

The power to unlock Portlandia is at your fingertips! Starting today, new and existing fans who take a trip to Portlandia on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/portlandia) and 'Like' the page will unlock the exclusive Facebook Only sketch 'Everyone's a DJ' from the new season on IFC.