Fecund and its synonyms fruitful and fertile all mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit-literally or figuratively. Fecund applies to things that yield offspring, fruit, or results in abundance or with rapidity (a fecund herd; a fecund imagination).
A late-night comedy show featuring several short skits, parodies of television commercials, a live guest band, and a pop-cultural guest host each week. Many of the SNL players have spun off successful independent comedy and/or movie careers from here. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>.
Image credit: Like us on Facebook. Ten years ago today, Saturday Night Live alum Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife. Due to the tragic nature of his death, as well as other high-profile deaths of former SNL cast members, the media was abuzz with talk of an SNL curse. In 31 seasons, 118 cast members have appeared on the show and seven of them have died. That's only a five-percent fatality rate.