Saturday Night Live's cranky crackpot commentator Jebediah Atkinson is based on the 1863 editor of the Patriot & Union who panned the Gettysburg Address. (screen grab from NBC.com) The ...

"Saturday Night Live" cast member Taran Killam resumed his harsh, 1860s newspaper critic character "Jebidiah Atkinson" on "Weekend Update," just in time to slam Oscar-nominated films. "I've been ...

Notorious crank and standout recurring character Jebidiah Atkinson dropped by SNL’s Weekend Update desk last night to share his opinion on this year’s nine Academy Award nominees for best picture. And ...

Saturday Night Live's cranky crackpot commentator Jebediah Atkinson is based on the 1863 editor of the Patriot & Union who panned the Gettysburg Address. (screen grab from NBC.com) It's official: ...

Taran Killam, who portrayed Brad Pitt and Jebidiah Atkinson during his six years on the show, will play King George III Former Saturday Night Live star Taran Killam will be getting plenty of live ...

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"I've been witness to every motion picture since the dawn of cinema and I'm not impressed," Atkinson began. Here's his critiques of some of this year's Best Picture nominees: "Her": "Guess who was ...