Nora Dunn News

In their oral history of Saturday Night Live , Live from New York , Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller revealed an unfortunate legacy of sexism.

Last year I wrote about Night of 1,000 Noogies , a brilliant fund-raiser that featured estranged shock-jock duo Steve and Garry in a rare public tussle.

M illy knew the Blue Men back when they were just obscure performance artists with weirdly painted heads.

“November"; premiered at Sundance 2004 Had a small role as a Judge in the romantic comedy "Laws of Attraction”

This pretty, sharp-featured actress made a niche for herself playing funny, smart-mouthed character roles on TV and the big screen. via Hollywood.com

“A politician will do anything to keep his job -- even become a patriot.”

Today is Tuesday, April 29, the 120th day of 2008 with 246 to follow. The moon is waning. via The Post Chronicle

“I never paint because I'm happy. You can say a lot [through] art. It shapes your pain.”

BY MISHA DAVENPORT mdavenport@suntimes.com Actress, comedian and director Nora Dunn has made a career out of poking fun at both politics and culture through a five-year stint on "Saturday Night Live" and ... via Chicago Sun-Times

“He was on top of her. All she could think about was she should like him more but he was just this big weight grinding into her.”

For the past 7 or 8 months, I've been listening to the NPR show Fresh Air , podcast style. via Listmaker

“We really think it'll be well-attended, a great event”

A Sarasota Film Festival party set for Saturday night at The Lake Club may have partygoers seeing stars. via Bradenton Herald

The Sarasota Film Festival announced Wednesday an additional list of celebrities that will be appearing at the film fest this year. via WWSB

“USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland”

Buy this DVD at Amazon.com Rating: R Starring: Dwayne Johnson as Boxer Santaros / Jericho Kane Seann William Scott as Roland Taverner / Ronald Taverner Sarah Michelle Gellar as Krysta Now / Krysta Kapowski ... via ComingSoon.net

If the recent spate of local media reports is to be believed, Chicago theatergoers should be singing hosannas now that Saturday Night Live alum Nora Dunn has moved back to Chicago and agreed to direct a comedy ... via Chicago Reader Online

“What do you see in this room that [your characters will be] living in?”

Actresses-turned directors meet with Columbia's theater majors Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis, along with award-winning actresses of stage and screen Nora Dunn, Kate Buddeke and Carmen Roman, came to ... via Columbia Chronicle

Please submit listings by going online to metromix.com/listings. PREVIEWS AND OPENINGS - CITY Augusta: Former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Nora Dunn directs this satire by Richard Dresser about two ... via Chicago Tribune

“It's a very smartly written, fast-paced look at how corporate business strategy affects the working class”

When she left SNL in 1990, Dunn moved to L.A., and racked up roles in TV shows such as Entourage . via Chicago Magazine