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The King of Staten Island Has a Brooklyn Heights Connection

Unfortunately, it’s one that proved tragic. In an interview by Spectrum News NY1’s George Whipple with Saturday Night Live cast veteran Pete Davidson (photo), co-author and star of The King of Staten Island, along with co-author and director Judd Apatow and co-star Marisa Tomei, it’s described how the life of movie’s central character, Scott Carlin, […]

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Brooklyn Heights Resident Lena Dunham Is Hosting Saturday Night Live This Weekend

“Girls” creator/star/Brooklyn Heights resident Lena Dunham will be hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend. The National will be the musical guest, making the show quite Brooklyn-centric. Earlier this season, SNL parodied Dunham’s HBO series: Thank you for the SNL love. Dream come true. Can't wait to debut my character "girl who googled serial killers all […]

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London Paper Profiles Brooklyn Heights Resident Simon Rich

SNL writer and nabe resident Simon Rich is profiled by the London Evening Standard today. His Elliot Allagash: A Novel is published in the U.K. this week:

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Tracy Morgan Decks Brooklyn Heights Resident Simon Rich

BHB Ten member/SNL writer Simon Rich got decked last night as part of Tracy Morgan’s opening skit on Saturday Night Live. The plucky writer and son of NY Times columnist Frank Rick gets his smack down at the 1:23 mark in the video.

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