Every ‘Saturday Night,’ the Stars Smile for Her

[ad_1] Mary Ellen Matthews was trying to make the cast of “Saturday Night Live” look funny. Bouncing around a studio in Lower Manhattan in cowboy boots last week, she lobbed suggestions at four cast members like the leader of an improv troupe. “Group hug!” “How about a trust fall?” “You guys are all about to … Read more

When Politicians Exit Stage Right, What’s Left for Their Impersonators?

[ad_1] In the days after Donald J. Trump was declared the winner of last year’s presidential election, Allison Reese began having some strange interactions with strangers. “People at my coffee shop were looking at me and approaching me as if I had died, which is kind of funny to me,” said Reese, 32, a comedian … Read more