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A Host Of Women Put Their Stamp On 'SNL' Comedy

A Host Of Women Put Their Stamp On 'SNL' Comedy
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When the actress Anna Faris hosted "Saturday Night Live" in October, she didn't think much about the potential impact of "Tell Him," a sketch that had her and the show’s female cast members singing about snagging a man by pretending to like video games and hate children. She was too absorbed in the choreography. "I can't sing, and I can't dance," she said. "I was thinking: 'Just move your elbows left to right. It's simple.' I remember being glad that one was behind me."

But it wasn't. For days after, "Tell Him" seemed to be all anyone wanted to discuss.

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