Jay Pharoah, Taran Killam Exiting

Page 2 ~ THE VILLAGER/August 12, 2016 THE COMMUNIQUÉ www.theaustinvillager.com Jay Pharoah, Taran Killam Biles nearly flipped to the rafters Exiting ‘Saturday Night Live’ in her routine from the movie Rio Gymnast Simone Biles wowed the crowd with vault performance. SNL cast members Jay Pharoah (left) and Taran Killam (right). (AP Photos/Evan Agostini/Invision and Andy Kropa/Invision) CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “Perfect 10” scoring sys- their home Olympics in Raisman is the reign- tem was replaced by the Beijing. LOS ANGELES (AP) come home,” he said. life,” he told Uproxx. ing Olympic champion on current open-ended scor- After the score was — Longtime “Saturday Killam speculated Killam performed floor while Biles is the ing method was imple- announced, the USA Night Live” cast member that the production sched- several celebrity impres- reigning world champion, mented in 2006. They ef- women huddled together Taran Killam says he “was ule of a film he’s directing sions on the show, includ- and they showed why. fortlessly surpassed the and cheered in harmony, never given a reason why” and starring in, “Why ing Brad Pitt and Donald Raisman stuck nearly ev- previous record of 5.066 “We are the Final Five!” he was being let go after We’re Killing Gunther,” Trump — although the ery landing while Biles points, set by the Fierce Rio will be the last six seasons on the NBC may have played a part Trump role went to “SNL” nearly flipped to the Five in London. Olympics to see five- program. because two months of announcer and former star rafters in her routine that Russia finished in member gymnastics Killam and fellow post-production work on Darrell Hammond during uses music from the movie second place, followed by teams. In Tokyo, each cast member Jay Pharoah the movie would have co- the past season. Rio. China in third. This was team will have only four won’t be back when “SNL” incided with “SNL’s” pro- Pharoah was also on The U.S. finished with Russia’s second consecu- members. Thus, this will returns this fall for its duction schedule. What- the program for six sea- a team total of 8.209 tive silver win, while China be the last U.S. team to 42nd season, the network ever the reason for his de- sons and had the coveted points. It was the largest missed the podium in Lon- win Olympic gold with a said Monday. parture, Killam said he has role of impersonating margin of victory since the don but won team gold at five-member team. Killam told Uproxx in “no gripes” about his time President Barack Obama. an interview published as part of the comedy in- He was also known for his Monday that he was plan- stitution. send-ups of Kanye West, Mother: ning on making the up- “I set out to be on Jay Z, Shaquille O’Neal and coming season of “SNL” ‘SNL’ and I got to do that others. his final one before being and I did very well. And I “SNL” is famous for Young told that his contract love and adore and will its revolving-door cast, wasn’t being picked up. forever have close ties and with Tina Fey, Jimmy Black “I was never given a tight bonds with the bril- Fallon and Eddie Murphy reason why, really. I can liant, smartest, funniest among its successful assume until the cows people I’ve ever met in my alumni. Raleigh Man was Shot Leaving Chad Cameron Copley, 39, is led out of a court- room at the Wake County Judicial Center in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Copley, who apparently House called police to complain about “hoodlums” near his house, was charged with murder after he shot and killed Party a black man outside, authorities said. (Chuck Liddy/ The News & Observer via AP) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The mother of a young Black man who authorities say was killed by a White man firing a shotgun from his garage says her son was known as “Safety 101” because he always urged people to buckle their seat belts. Simone Butler-Thomas spoke by phone Tuesday with The Associated Press about the killing of her 20-year-old son, Kouren-Rodney Bernard Thomas. Police have charged Chad Cameron Copley with murder. They released 911 calls from Copley’s house in which a man says he fired at a group of armed Black “hoodlums” outside. Butler-Thomas says her son was leaving a house party down the street when he was fired on. She said her son was only weeks away from moving into his first apartment after working a series of restaurant jobs..

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