Even if you don't recognize the name Caroll Spinney straight away, you know who this Sesame Street veteran is because you know Big Bird. The legendary puppeteer who voiced Big Bird as well as Oscar the Grouch for more than 50 years passed away at age 85 while at home in Connecticut over the weekend. It's the end of an era with Spinney's passing and the loss of an iconic voice and talent, one many of us grew up knowing thanks to his presence on Sesame Street. Spinney's death was announced via Sesame Workshop on Sunday …

If Saturday Night Live Season 45 has had one sweet spot lately, it's making light of Joker. NBC's hit late-night series struck gold once again on Saturday's most recent episode with a sketch called "Grouch", featuring host David Harbour playing the titular role of Oscar the Grouch in a trailer promising to explore the dark origins of the iconic Sesame Street character. The entire "Grouch" sketch is framed as a trailer, the first of many smart moves for this bit. Harbour plays Oscar, a garbage man living in New York City who is so disillusioned with …

Saturday Night Live parodies Joker with an Oscar the Grouch trailer. David Harbour stars as a human version of the famous Sesame Street character.