Did you catch Saturday Night Live last night? Hosted by Mick Jagger, the rock star managed to make us laugh hysterically a few times including the multiple jabs at his crazy stage antics. But, the emotion ran over when the show aired their final skit of the season: a farewell to the brilliant, talented and funny Kristen Wiig.

Yes, Kristen is saying farewell to the Saturday Night crew like all the best and funny ones do. Kristen clearly proved that she’s ready to take over the world when she co-wrote and starred in “Bridesmaids.” Now, she’s ready to take on more film roles and write them too! To say goodbye, Mick and company serenaded her with the song “Ruby Tuesday” while each cast member took a turn dancing with her. Even creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels took a turn dancing with her. The part that will choke you up is watching her dance with fellow cast members Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis. The poor guy can barely hold himself together.

Kristen will truly be missed on the show as she was a refreshing sight to many skits over what some may say is a dry, few seasons. Watch the touching tribute below.

Watch the cast and crew of SNL bid farewell to Kristen Wiig after the jump.

Best.News.Ever. I have to say, Drew Barrymore is one of my all-time favorite actresses. Not because she’s the best (because she’s not), but because she’s so damn likeable and adorable. I might even say I have a crush on her. How else can you explain the fact I even liked her in some really craptastic films like “Bad Girls“, “Poison Ivy” and “Mad Love“. Thankfully, it’s not any of those movies that’s being adapted for Broadway. Instead, it’s another beloved Drew Barrymore film that’s heading to the Great White Way.

Hollywood movies given the Broadway musical treatment is nothing new. Some of the most successful musicals recently have been based on motion pictures. They include “Hairspray“, “Sister Act“, “The Lion King“, “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” and “Mary Poppins“. In fact sometimes, the musical version has been far more successful than the original.

Case in point “Newsies“. The Disney film was considered a box office bomb, but re-appropriated and it transformed into a Broadway smash. But for every “Newsies”, there’s also a bomb. Remember the ill-fated “Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark” mess? How tragic was that? Have any ideas on which Drew Barrymore film is getting the song and dance treatment? “Never Been Kissed“, perhaps? How about “The Wedding Singer“? Or could it be “Firestarter“? Keep reading to find out.

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If there was one big takeaway from this past television season, it’s that comedies are back. The genre was in rough shape, but thankfully a few breakouts this season including “2 Broke Girls” and “New Girl“, coupled with existing hits including “Modern Family” and “The Big Bang Theory”, proved that the sitcom is back and here to stay. That trend is nowhere more evident than at the recent upfronts. There are 29 sitcoms scheduled to hit the air this fall. On Tuesday night alone, CBS, NBC and ABC have comedies battling it out during the 9pm hour. May the funniest survive.

With so many comedies taking up the schedule, a few promising sitcom pilots failed to make the cut. Based on the trailers of some of the comedies that were picked up, I definitely feel some pilots got the shaft. Seriously NBC, “Guys With Kids“? What the eff were you thinking? ABC, you’re not off the hook either. What was up with “The Family Tools“?.

Mark my words, these two programs will be among the first to get the axe come September. I’m sure at that point the networks will wish they had picked up the following pilots instead. Hindsight is 20/20 right? Check out three sitcoms below that I wished were picked up.

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With all the major networks presenting at this week’s upfronts, television viewers were able to get a sneak peek at all their new shows. When September rolls around, audiences looking for a bit of eye candy won’t be disappointed. The networks really did a bang up job of casting hotties. Typically, right before the Fall television season begins, I dedicate my weekly Man Crushes to hotties poised to become breakout stars. I decided to start early this year, the second I saw one particular actor. Meet Theo James.

James is an English actor probably best known for playing Kemal Pamuk in “Downton Abbey“. Come next season, the 27-year-old actor will be known for his role as Clark on CBS’ new drama, “Golden Boy“. Theo won the role, after Ryan Phillippe dropped out due to time commitment. Phillippe’s loss is our gain, as audiences will now have an opportunity to look at this sexy beast on a weekly basis.

Theo was born in Oxford and has a degree in philosophy from the University of Nottingham. Besides “Downtown Abbey”, his other acting credits include, “Underworld: Awakening” and “The Inbetweeners Movie”. Later this year, he’ll appear in “The Domino Effect”. In addition to acting, James is also a singer and guitarist. He plays with London-based band Shere Khan. Get to know Theo in pictures below now before he blows up big time come Fall.

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The last of the major networks to announce its upcoming slate of new shows was the little network that couldn’t could. Unlike CBS, where barely any changes occurred, the CW took a completely different route. The network, shockingly, flipped their entire schedule around, leaving only one series remaining in their current time slot- “The Vampire Diaries” on Thursday nights at 8pm. I guess, when you’re perpetually in last place, you have to do something drastic.

The biggest change by far has to be “America’s Next Top Model” being scuttled to Friday nights. That decision will either become a brilliant strategic move or the nail in the coffin for the veteran modeling competition. The Tyra Banks show will now be paired up with “Nikita“. Thank the television gods for saving that show. I love the Maggie Q-led show. Definitely underrated.

Typically, the CW is known for being the go-to network for teenage girls, but the television execs want to change that. Their brand new shows are more aimed at attracting a diverse audience. Sure, there’s the “Carrie Diaries“, but “Cult” and “Arrow” are definitely a departure for them. But before we check out the shows, let’s have a moment of silence for the canceled ones. So long, “H8R”, “One Tree Hill” (Final Season), “The Secret Circle” and “Ringer”. I’ll definitely miss the last one. The Sarah Michelle Gellar series got off to a slow start but picked up steam in the end.

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In the most recent episode of Punk’d the girl who “Can’t Be Tamed,” Miley Cyrus hosts and pranks three of her closet friends: Liam Hemsworth, Kelly Osbourne, and Khloe Kardashian.

In the first prank, Cyrus is out for a drive with her BF Liam Hemsworth. When Hemsworth gets out at an ATM to get some cash, two naked people jump in the car and lock it after Miley gets out. Liam tries to get them out and when the cops arrive the situation get escalated.

In the second prank, Cyrus has Kelly Osbourne over to hang out when the delivery guy asks if he can use the bathroom. In there, he gets his testicles stuck in the zipper and the girls have to call 911. Awkward. In a double whammy, the girls then do the same prank to Khloe Kardashian who comes over later. When Khloe was on the phone with the paramedics, at one point she yells at the guy and says, “Sir, the medic said if you don’t lay down you could lose your testicle!” LOL. Watch the episode below.

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On a recent episode of MTV Canada’s 1 Girl 5 Gays (Season 3, Episode 30), Aliya-Jasmine posed the question: What’s wrong with you? Such a simple question (but is it really?). I don’t understand why it has so deeply resonated within my mind. What’s wrong with you? … As if there is something wrong with all of us; that there can’t be anything that isn’t wrong with any of us.

The answers weren’t as deep or vulnerable as I wanted or expected them to be. There definitely isn’t enough time in one episode to pry into such a question, but maybe I just expected the cast to open up more. Maybe we, as the audience, didn’t actually get to see the vulnerability of each cast member’s response.

Why this question has not escaped my mind is because not one person responded positively – as if saying nothing was wrong with them. Each cast member pointed out a flaw: there IS something wrong with me.

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So.damn.close.

It’s been grueling these past elimination weeks as top picks and sellable acts have been getting the boot time after time as Idol seems to control every aspect of our lives and our votes (well, not mine: I’m canadian, but you get what I’m saying). We’ve been deconstructing judges motivation, exposing panning shots and ridiculous production and styling choices, and most importantly the fine print at the end of each episode that gives us a big middle finger and declares: “We [Nigel Lythgoe and his flying monkey minions] are gonna pick whomever the frig we feel like, so suck it… and keep buying coca cola.” Still, we stay tuned to see the talent. Not to watch the dumb light show in the background or pay ANY attention to the extreme and outrageous claims of “perfect and unparalleled performances” by the judging panel, but to hear that one-off amazing song that keeps us interested and wanting to root for our favourites.

Tonight we get the musical stylings of past runner up Adam Lambert who felt the sting of Idol manipulation and lost to a WGWG (“white guy with guitar”: an expression I learned from you all commenting on my articles, thank you!) who couldn’t sell himself out of a paper bag. Tonight the out and proud man-diva will be performing “Never Close Our Eyes“, on top of which we’ll get the “singing stylings” or Lisa Marie Presley (seriously… why?). Like matching “Songs of the 60s” with “Songs from Today” Idol once again misses the mark and I shake my head in wonder at how this show still survives. You heard me rant that Joshua Ledet just didn’t have it last night despite the rantings of his biggest fan Randy, that Jessica Sanchez is getting back on her game and should win but not exactly with a perfect 10 score and that Phil Phillips though with an amazing night isn’t exactly what I would call America’s IDOL… all in all, this year isn’t knocking me over and I only hope next week we get something stellar or I might have to officially check out. Let’s see who’s going home tonight!

Click through to see my review of the night and see who gets sent home