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" Live from New York , it ' s Saturday Night !" is a famous phrase typically featured on the American sketch comedy show " Saturday Night Live ", which runs on the ___MASK18___ broadcast network . It is generally used as a way to end a cold opening sketch and lead into the opening titles / montage and cast introductions for the program . Stealing Harvard ( working title , " Uncle ") is a 2002 American criminal comedy film directed by Bruce McCulloch and written by Martin Hynes and ___MASK50___ , about a man who resorts to crime to pay for his niece ' s Harvard tuition . The film stars ___MASK40___ and ___MASK81___ with Leslie Mann , Dennis Farina , Richard Jenkins , John C . McGinley , Tammy Blanchard , and Megan Mullally . Neighbors from Hell was a satirical American animated sitcom that ran on TBS from June 7 , 2010 to July 26 , 2010 . The ___MASK28___ of the series is Pam Brady . The first and only season consisted of 10 episodes . Mark Douglas Brown McKinney ( born June 26 , 1959 ) is a Canadian comedian and actor , best known for his work in the sketch comedy troupe " The Kids in the Hall ". Following the run of their television series ( 1989 to 1995 ) and feature film (" Brain Candy "), he went on to star in " Saturday Night Live " from 1995 to 1997 . From 2003 to 2006 , he co - created , wrote and starred in the acclaimed mini - series " Slings and Arrows ", a TV show about a Canadian theatre company struggling to survive while a crazy genius director haunted by his dead mentor helps the actors find authenticity in their acting . McKinney currently has a regular role as Glenn on the ___MASK18___ comedy " Superstore ". The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western ___MASK85___ . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in ___MASK85___ . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the ___MASK12___ . Private schools , also known as independent schools ( in the United Kingdom ), non - governmental , or nonstate schools , are not administered by local , state or national governments ; thus , they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition , rather than relying on mandatory taxation through public ( government ) funding ; at some private schools students may be able to get a scholarship , which makes the cost cheaper , depending on a talent the student may have ( e . g . sport scholarship , art scholarship , academic scholarship ), financial need , or tax credit scholarships that might be available . Home Box Office ( ___MASK19___ ) is an American premium cable and satellite television network that is owned by Time Warner through its respective flagship company Home Box Office , Inc . Programming featured on the network consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television series , along with made - for - cable movies and documentaries , boxing matches , and occasional stand - up comedy and concert specials . The National Broadcasting Company ( ___MASK18___ ) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is the flagship property of NBCUniversal , a subsidiary of Comcast . The network is headquartered in the Comcast Building ( formerly known as the GE Building ) at Rockefeller Center in New York City , with additional major offices near Los Angeles ( at Universal City Plaza ), Chicago ( at the ___MASK18___ Tower ) and soon in Philadelphia at Comcast Innovation and Technology Center . The network is part of the Big Three television networks . ___MASK18___ is sometimes referred to as the " Peacock Network ", in reference to its stylized peacock logo , which was originally created in 1956 for its then - new color broadcasts and became the network ' s official emblem in 1979 . Bruce Ian McCulloch ( born May 12 , 1961 ) is a Canadian actor , writer , comedian , and film director . McCulloch is best known for his work as a member of " The Kids in the Hall ", a popular Canadian comedy troupe , and as a writer for " Saturday Night Live ". McCulloch has also appeared on series such as " Twitch City " and " Gilmore Girls ". He directed the films " Dog Park ", " Stealing Harvard " and " Superstar ". Twitch City is a Canadian sitcom produced by ___MASK43___ , which aired as two short runs in 1998 and 2000 . The series also aired in the United States on Bravo , and in Australia . CBS ( an initialism of the network ' s former name , the ___MASK7___ Broadcasting System ) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation . The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City ( at the CBS Broadcast Center ) and Los Angeles ( at CBS Television City and the CBS Studio Center ). Mary Katherine Gallagher is a fictional character invented and portrayed by " Saturday Night Live " cast member Molly Shannon from 1995 to 2001 . She was considered the first breakout character from the new 1995 cast , and a significant marker of the increased influence of women writers on the show in the 1990s . Shannon portrayed the character in a 1999 film , " Superstar ", and she also reprised the role when she hosted " Saturday Night Live " in 2007 . Gilmore Girls is an American comedy - drama television series created by Amy Sherman - Palladino starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel . Sherman - Palladino , her husband Daniel Palladino , David S . Rosenthal , and ___MASK37___ served as the executive producers . The series debuted on October 5 , 2000 , on The WB and remained a tent - pole to the network until its move to The CW on September 26 , 2006 . The series originally ran for seven seasons and ended its run on May 15 , 2007 . Duncan " Dick " Ebersol ( born July 28 , 1947 ) is an American television executive and a senior adviser for ___MASK18___ Universal Sports & Olympics . He had previously been the chairman of ___MASK18___ Sports , producing large scale television events such as the Olympic Games and National Football League broadcasts . The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984 , consisting of comedians ___MASK30___ , Kevin McDonald , Bruce McCulloch , Mark McKinney , and Scott Thompson . Their eponymous television show ran from 1989 to 1995 on CBC in Canada , and CBS , ___MASK19___ , and Comedy Central in the United States . The theme song for the show was the instrumental " Having an Average Weekend " by the Canadian band Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet . ___MASK49___ ( born Lorne Lipowitz ; November 17 , 1944 ) is a Canadian - American television producer , writer , comedian , and actor , best known for creating and producing " Saturday Night Live ", and producing the " Late Night " series ( since 1993 ), and " The Tonight Show " ( since 2014 ). Saturday Night Live ( abbreviated as SNL ) is an American late - night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by ___MASK49___ and developed by Dick Ebersol . The show premiered on NBC on October 11 , 1975 , under the original title NBC ' s Saturday Night . The show ' s comedy sketches , which parody contemporary culture and politics , are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members . Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest ( who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast ) and features performances by a musical guest . An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming , " Live from New York , it ' s Saturday Night !", properly beginning the show . Molly Helen Shannon ( born September 16 , 1964 ) is an American comic actress best known for her work as a cast member on " Saturday Night Live " from 1995 to 2001 and for starring in the films " Superstar " and " Year of the Dog ". More recently , she starred in ___MASK18___ ' s " Kath & Kim " from 2008 to 2009 and on the TBS animated series " Neighbors from Hell ". Throughout Shannon ' s career she has appeared in a number of films in supporting roles . ___MASK20___ is an American basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Global Entertainment Group , a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom . The channel carries comedy programming , in the form of both original and syndicated series and stand - up comedy specials , as well as feature films . Superstar is a 1999 comedy film and Saturday Night Live spin - off about a quirky , socially inept girl named Mary Katherine Gallagher . The character was created by SNL star Molly Shannon and appeared as a recurring character on SNL in numerous skits . The story follows Mary Katherine trying to find her place in her Roman Catholic private school . The movie is directed by former The Kids in the Hall member Bruce McCulloch . It stars Molly Shannon , Will Ferrell , Harland Williams , and Elaine Hendrix . SNL and The Kids in the Hall alum Mark McKinney , who appeared in many of the Mary Katherine Gallagher SNL skits on TV , also has a minor role as a priest . Molly Shannon received a nomination for Blockbuster Entertainment Award `` Favorite Actress - Comedy '' but lost out to Heather Graham in Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me .