Of course, pretty vulgar Nolan lands ESPN gig

GUESS it didn’t matter to ESPN that “TV personality” Katie Nolan had her two shows flop on FOX Sports 1. Nolan is telegenic and gratuitously vulgar. Perhaps she even will reprise her Tourette syndrome gag. Graphic of the Week comes courtesy of reader Richard Crotty: After the Celtics de- feated the Hornets in a preseason game, CSNNew England noted, “Celts improve to 1-0.”

“Saturday Night Live’s” Leslie Jones, from her seat during the AL wild-card game Tuesday, was granted a close-up on the huge Yankee Stadium screen. Although SNL specializes in telling us what’s wrong with the world, Jones responded by giving the finger.

Steve McFadden, owner of McFadden’s on Second Avenue — a pub where newspaper folks complained to each other — died this week at 75. I never felt that he owned the place, more like he was there for the same reason you were: laughs.