Home » Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon Kicks and Stretches and Kicks with The Jonas Brothers as SNL’s Sally O’Malley: Watch

The trio later showed off their own moves to perform "Waffle House" and "Walls." Molly Shannon Kicks and Stretches and Kicks with The Jonas Brothers as SNL’s Sally O’Malley: Watch Bryan Kress

Molly Shannon Kicks and Stretches and Kicks with The Jonas Brothers as SNL’s Sally O’Malley: Watch

The trio later showed off their own moves to perform "Waffle House" and "Walls." Molly Shannon Kicks and Stretches and Kicks with The Jonas Brothers as SNL’s Sally O’Malley: Watch Bryan Kress

Molly Shannon Kicks and Stretches and Kicks with The Jonas Brothers as SNL’s Sally O’Malley: Watch

The trio later showed off their own moves to perform "Waffle House" and "Walls." Molly Shannon Kicks and Stretches and Kicks with The Jonas Brothers as SNL’s Sally O’Malley: Watch Bryan Kress

Molly Shannon Locked Herself in Hotel Bathroom to Escape “Relentless” Gary Coleman

Content warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. In Molly Shannon’s new book Hello, Molly!, she recalled a disturbing encounter with Diff’rent Strokes star Gary Coleman, though the way she tells it, the incident was not without humor. Back when Shannon was a young, struggling actress, Coleman attempted to sexually assault her, but he was so small that she “didn’t feel physically threatened,” and managed to literally toss him aside. Shannon detailed the story in an April 12th appearance on The Howard Stern Show. In the late 1980s, the future Saturday Night Live star thought she had caught her big break when she attracted the attention of agent Mark Randall, who also represented Coleman. But a meeting with Randall turned out to be a se...

Kristen Wiig’s SNL Return Stresses an Uncertain Future for Character Actors

When Kristen Wiig hit the stage to deliver her monologue this past weekend on Saturday Night Live, she said it felt like coming home. She reiterated this point at the end of the show, during the goodnights. In between, she backed up her statements by comfortably re-settling into the rhythms of the show, and reviving two of her many recurring characters: Sue, the woman who can’t handle surprises; and Mindy Gracin, the addled stage star who appears on the game show Secret Word. Wiig still stands among the most beloved centerpiece stars of SNL this millennium, and this week’s episode underlined a major reason why, at least in terms of the popular consciousness: She originated a lot of recurring characters on the show. So many, in fact, that she can reprise two second-string ones like Mindy Gr...

Promising Young Woman Attempts to Scorch Earth with Provocative Rape Revenge Thriller: Review

The Pitch: Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was once a promising young woman in medical school, along with her best friend, Nina. When a traumatic event involving Nina resulted in her suicide, it left Cassie jaded and enraged at the system that would protect those that hurt her best friend. Because of this, Cassie dropped out of med school, took on a dead-end job at a coffee shop, and now spends her evenings dismantling the system one “Nice Guy” at a time. However, her plans for ruthless vengeance alter when she crosses paths with former classmate Ryan (Bo Burnham). “Toxic”: Writer and director Emerald Fennell’s auspicious feature debut serves as a scathing critique of rape culture and the privilege that protects it. To make the medicine go down easier, Fennell uses a bubble gum pop aesthetic, an e...