“SNL” fans know Mikey Day as the guy who turns up in a bunch of sketches every week, maybe as the father who gets into traffic arguments that require lots of hand gestures and signs or in a ...

Poehler was referring to the “SNL50” sketch in which Tom Hanks introduced an In Memoriam segment calling out the many problematic jokes and sketches “SNL” has aired.

Outspoken liberal actor Tom Hanks, who gave the intro to the segment, noted that, “Even though these characters, accents, and let’s just call them ethnic wigs were unquestionably in poor taste ...

Poehler went on to talk about the SNL 50 special that featured Tom Hanks showing all the sketches from Saturday Night Live history that no longer worked. "They had that segment, which was like ...

Popular on Variety “It’s crazy where the ideas originate,” says Day, 45 years old, during a recent interview. He has been with “SNL” since 2013, the first three years as a writer.

Hanks, Day recalls, had some questions. “He was a little bit like, ‘Who is this guy exactly?’” but “brought that special magic that only Tom Hanks can bring.” ...