Jim Carrey hanging up his Joe Biden ‘SNL’ impression
After playing President-elect Joe Biden on “Saturday Night Live” through the historic November election, Jim Carrey is stepping away fromthe role he called “comedy’s highest call of duty.”
The actor and comedian portrayed Biden for six episodes through the show’s 46th season, and his departure fromthe late-night impersonation comes a month ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration.
On Saturday, he tweeted a passing of the baton.
“Though my term was only meant to be 6weeks, Iwas thrilled to be elected as your SNL President… comedy’s highest call of duty,” said Carrey, calling himself “just one in a long line of proud, fighting SNL Bidens!”
Jason Sudeikis, John Mulaney and Woody Harrelson previously played their own versions of Biden on “SNL,” but Carrey’s high-profile turn as the former vice president and Delaware senator arrived at a pivotal moment in American history.
Asource familiar with the situation confirmed that the Los Angeles-based actor, who starred on Showtime’s “Kidding” and in the hit Paramount video game adaptation “Sonic the Hedge hog” earlier this year, was only set to play the “SNL” role for six episodes.
It remains unclear who will don the presidentelect’s aviators next on the long-running NBC show.
Female directors win big atNYFCCawards:
A24’s “FirstCow” was the big winner at theNewYork Film Critics CircleAwards, taking home best film.
In predicting theAcademyAwards, the top prize fromNYFCChas an astounding correlation to the Oscars.
Since 1935, theNYFCC winner for best film has never failed to receive at least one Oscar nomination. More importantly, every film that haswon the top prize fromNYFCChas been nominated in a major Oscar category including picture, director, acting and screenplay.
Aslower burn for the average cinemagoer, “First Cow” has Oscar potential in categories like best adapted screenplay, which director Kelly Reich ardt co-wrote with author Jonathan Raymond.
Reichardt herself, a runner-up at Boston Film Critics recently, could be vying for one of the five spots in the best director Oscar category, which may present an interesting scenario downthe line. Couldwe be in store for a directing lineup where the women out number the men?
With Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”), Regina King (“One Night in Miami”) and Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”), whoal so won at NYFCC, the “year of the female director” is a growing award season narrative, despite many women-directed films being postponed due to the pandemic.
Only five women have been nominated for best director in the 92-year history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which presents the Oscars.
Dec. 21 birthdays: TV host Phil Donahue is 85. Actor Jane Fonda is 83. Actor Samuel L. Jackson is 72. Actor Jane Kaczmarek is 65. Comedian Ray Romano is 63. Comedian Andy Dick is 55. Actor Michelle Hurd is 54. Actor Kiefer Sutherland is 54. Actor Rutina Wesley is 42. Actor Steven Yeun is 37. Actor Kaitlyn Dever is 24.