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7 Best Saturday Night Live Skits About Cars & Driving

7 Best Saturday Night Live Skits About Cars & Driving

The top source for pop culture parody on television for four decades, Saturday Night Live has left no subject unaddressed or unscathed. Its wit and buffoonery have occasionally turned to the automotive industry and our driving habits. Here are seven of the best Saturday Night Live skits about cars that parody everything from driving habits to used car […]

 Patrick Grieve

“Saturday Night Live” Parodies Honda ASIMO in Weird Skit [VIDEO]

“Saturday Night Live” Parodies Honda ASIMO in Weird Skit [VIDEO]

Emily Blunt hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend, to middling results. Blunt, who was there promoting her new film The Girl on the Train, was a game and talented host, but the episode itself was largely forgettable. The most memorable moments came in the opening sketch, a parody of last weekend’s presidential debate between […]

 Patrick Grieve

Saturday Night Live Plugs Mercedes-Benz “AA Class,” Mercedes Gets in on the Joke

Saturday Night Live Plugs Mercedes-Benz “AA Class,” Mercedes Gets in on the Joke

Veep star and former Saturday Night Live  cast member Julia Louis-Dreyfus hosted last week’s episode of SNL, and as often happens on the show, her talents were largely wasted on some pretty mediocre sketches. One highlight of the evening, though, was a fake commercial for a very innovative (and absurd) type of electric car from […]

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Study Shows Saturday is the Most Dangerous Day to Be on the Road

Study Shows Saturday is the Most Dangerous Day to Be on the Road

Thanks to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), we have a lot of information about people’s driving habits. This includes the number of cars on the road, accidents, traffic habits, and auto-related fatalities. Using this data, Avvo — an online review site — conducted a study to find out which day of the week […]

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Chevrolet to Bring 11 Children “Mascots” to Saturday’s Manchester United Match

Chevrolet to Bring 11 Children “Mascots” to Saturday’s Manchester United Match

For the third consecutive year, Chevrolet’s Beautiful Possibilities Program is giving 11 children from across the world a trip to England, where they will act as “mascots” at Manchester United’s match this Saturday versus Leicester City. The 11 mascots range in ages from 8 to 13, and come from a diverse group of countries that […]

 Patrick Grieve

John Oliver, Lorne Michaels Join Eighth Season of Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”

John Oliver, Lorne Michaels Join Eighth Season of Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”

Jerry Seinfeld appeared to have peaked (both in terms of interview subject and vehicle) when he managed to get President Barack Obama to drive a Corvette Stingray on his Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee web series, but he’s not finished yet. Seinfeld and the show will return for an eighth season on June 16th, with […]

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Honda and NBC Partner for “Saturday Night Line” Videos

Honda and NBC Partner for “Saturday Night Line” Videos

If you’ve ever tried to get into a show in New York City without a ticket—be it a morning chat show, a Broadway matinee, or a late night television program—you know the burden of the standby line. You stand out in the cold, on the sidewalk, behind a metal barricade, waiting sometimes hours on end […]

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Mitsubishi Sponsors The Color Run Night in Philly

Mitsubishi Sponsors The Color Run Night in Philly

If you’ve never done a Color Run™, you seriously owe yourself to investigate. Take the profound sense of personal accomplishment that comes with running a 5K…and then just, well, throw a whole bunch of different-colored chalk all over it. Trust us, it’s way more fun than it sounds. Seriously, just watch this video. You know […]

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New Sitcom About the Auto Industry is Heading to NBC

New Sitcom About the Auto Industry is Heading to NBC

Let’s face it: pretty much every topic under the sun has had a sitcom made about it. From family dramas and sci-fi stories to shows set in airports, bars, offices, and hospitals, it seems like sitcoms have covered almost everything. But what about a story centered on the auto industry? Turns out NBC is currently […]

 Kyle Johnson

Griswold Family Returns for Mustang Mach-E Ad

Griswold Family Returns for Mustang Mach-E Ad

If you’re lining up a list of Christmas movies to marathon this week, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is probably on there somewhere near the top. (Right next to 1989’s Elves, no doubt.) Ford is banking on people spending time with the Griswold family this week, enlisting Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo for a new ad […]

 Ben Parker

The Best Peacock TV Shows and Movies for Auto Enthusiasts

The Best Peacock TV Shows and Movies for Auto Enthusiasts

As the new kid in the streaming world, NBC’s Peacock offers a vast catalog of classic television, films, and original series. If you want to take a break from binging Psych or Saturday Night Live to switch to something catered to your automotive passion, consider any of these shows or movies. Video Game Frenzy: Kia […]

 Caleb Cook

Boston Celebs Showcase Hyundai Sonata ‘Smaht Pahk’ Tech in Super Bowl Ad

Boston Celebs Showcase Hyundai Sonata ‘Smaht Pahk’ Tech in Super Bowl Ad

Hyundai’s TV ad for this year’s Super Bowl stars four Boston celebrities who marvel at the handy new Remote Smart Parking Assist feature on the 2020 Hyundai Sonata. Titled “Smaht Pahk,” the minute-long commercial brings together actors John Krasinski and Chris Evans, “Saturday Night Live” comedian Rachel Dratch, and Boston Red Sox icon David “Big […]

 Ben Parker

“Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” Returns July 19 with New Guests

“Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” Returns July 19 with New Guests

Jerry Seinfeld will be back in the driver’s seat and on your screens in July, as a new season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee returns to Netflix. The 11th season premieres on July 19 with a handful of stars making appearances alongside the car-loving, caffeinated comedian. In seasons past, the number of guests has […]

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Women Living in Ford Vans Enjoy Freedom, Flexibility

Women Living in Ford Vans Enjoy Freedom, Flexibility

Matt Foley, a character portrayed by the late, great Chris Farley on Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s, is best remembered for shouting about his living accommodations: A van down by the river. Though the idea of living in a van was played for laughs and meant to accentuate the wrong turns Foley had […]

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Formula One Grid Girls Are Back in Monaco and Russia Because Misogyny Is Real

Formula One Grid Girls Are Back in Monaco and Russia Because Misogyny Is Real

I’m so sorry, readers. I thought I was done talking about Formula One grid girls. After a few weeks of consideration, in late January the racing organization announced that it was done using women as track decorations starting with the 2018 season. Instead, F1 went on a similar route as European football teams, deciding to have […]

 Kyle Johnson

Lincoln Still Maybe Possibly Completely Dropping MK Names Sometime

Lincoln Still Maybe Possibly Completely Dropping MK Names Sometime

Tale as old as time: Lincoln might be dropping its MK nomenclature and filling out its lineup with vehicles that have, like, actual names. The reintroduction of the Continental nameplate to the Lincoln Motor Company lineup as the de facto replacement for the MKS signaled a movement toward phasing out vehicles with the MK_ nomenclature […]

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Toyota Camry TV Cameos

Toyota Camry TV Cameos

If you watch television or frequently view videos online, then you’ve probably seen a recent slew of 2018 Toyota Camry advertisements flooding your screens. Each of these commercials has been accompanied by a variety of songs, ranging from John Cena’s infamous trumpet theme song to Queen’s 1978 hit “Don’t Stop Me Now.” The 2018 Camry […]

 Kyle Johnson

Melissa McCarthy Drives Podium-Mobile Around Manhattan as Sean Spicer

Melissa McCarthy Drives Podium-Mobile Around Manhattan as Sean Spicer

Pretty typical Friday in Manhattan, really.

Here is an altogether unusual turn of events for your Friday morning: Kia spokesperson Melissa McCarthy was spotted wearing some sort of businessman disguise this morning as she rode around lower Manhattan on a bizarre looking vehicle that may or may not be the prototype for a new Kia city car. Spicer returns! pic.twitter.com/gvNQGOjHsK — […]

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