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Is Tim Meadows everywhere these days or is it me?

by Joel Keller, posted Dec 6th 2006 11:48AM
Tim MeadowsAfter he ended his long run on Saturday Night Live in 2000, it seemed like Tim Meadows followed the career path most former SNLers go down; in other words, he faded into the background.

Now it looks like Meadows has come back, but stealthily so. He's been all over TV over the last year or so, but in small supporting or guest roles. For instance, last year, he was in a great episode of The Office, playing a client that Michael Scott schmoozes over drinks at the local Chili's. He's also has been a few episodes of Help Me Help You, playing a character named Petey. He also made a reality push this past summer, as a contestant on Gameshow Marathon and a judge during the early rounds of Last Comic Standing.

The weirdest part of his recent list of credits is that he does "fake news" on two different shows. On The Colbert Report, he plays "black Republican" correspondent P.K. Winsome, and on The Late Late Show, he does Daily Show-style "remote" reports as himself.

(By the way, those pre-scripted comedy bits Craig Ferguson does are probably the least funny part of his show. But it's nice to see Meadows and Dave Foley back on TV, even if the bits they're in aren't that good.)

Anyway, it seems like he's doing a good job of maintaining his career, more so than most ex-SNLers have. I call it the "Jim Breuer" model; do lots of little things to rebuild your "brand." Can you think of any other SNL alumni that are starting to pop up everywhere? Let me know in the credits.

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Nicki

And he was in the Even Stevens Movie, way back when I could still almost kind of tolerate Disney Channel.

December 13 2006 at 5:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Paul

He was on a recent episode of "Reba", also.

December 06 2006 at 9:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alan

It's just you. I wish Tim was everywhere.

December 06 2006 at 4:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
TomB

I live in south Florida and I just saw a commercial for the West Palm Beach area for a "SNL reunion" tour. It features Father Guido Sarducchi, Joe Piscapo and Victoria Jackson.

How sad.

December 06 2006 at 3:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Monty

I also think Meadows is a funny guy, but he came off as having zero personality when he was on Gameshow Marathon.

December 06 2006 at 3:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tim Dorr

Yeah, PK's a hilarious character and a perfect fit for Colbert.

December 06 2006 at 12:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Allen Mendelsohn

I always thought Tim was one of the funniest cast members of a very un-funny era of SNL (well, actually several very un-funny eras).

P.K. Winsome has got to be one of the most interesting characters on TV. Very clever, and Tim does a great job with it.

December 06 2006 at 12:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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