About half of Georgia voters cast a ballot for Herschel Walker on Tuesday. Most of these voters wouldn’t trust Walker to run the check-out at a Family Dollar. But that’s the whole point. Herschel Walker has repeatedly proven himself to be stupid. Herschel Walker’s voters aren’t necessarily stupid. That’s too …
Read More »'SNL': Dave Chappelle Spoofs 'House of the Dragon' With Beloved 'Chappelle's Show' Characters
Dave Chappelle is a Game of Thrones fan, and he’s also into the new show, House of the Dragon, though he has mixed feelings about the spinoff, he said while hosting Saturday Night Live. “I gotta tell you, I love that they are including Black characters but, to be honest, …
Read More »Elon Musk Picks a Fight With the Wrong Senator
If Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk is going to antagonize U.S. senators, he might want to think twice about taunting Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who sits on numerous subcommittees with oversight into his companies. After a Washington Post reporter was able to create a verified Twitter account impersonating Markey on …
Read More »Rob Delaney Sought to 'Ruin People's Day' With Memoir on Grief Over Son's Death
Comedian and actor Rob Delaney discussed his upcoming new memoir A Heart That Works — which delves into the many facets of grief that followed the death of his 2-and-a-half-year-old son Henry who had brain cancer — in a new interview with The New York Times. As the devastating subject …
Read More »Trump Wants McConnell Out for Failing to Stop Him From Screwing Up the Midterms
“I think if [Republicans] win, I should get all the credit,” Donald Trump said in an interview immediately before the midterms. “And if they lose, I should not be blamed at all.” Now that the results are in and Republicans suffered historic losses this election cycle while failing to flip …
Read More »The Kremlin Cracks Down on Moscow's Artists: 'The Life We Had Before the War Is Over'
Less than a year ago, I was a successful director and screenwriter in Moscow. Now, I spendmy sleepless nights in New York City, trying to find airline tickets for my friends to escape Russia before they’re sent to the front lines or arrested. I was about to begin making a …
Read More »The Most Seductive Chef in Miami Is Turning Brunch Into Porn
When you think of brunch, you might imagine the bland French toast, bottomless mimosas, and trying to split a check five ways. But if you hire Miami’s Chef Jay Lyon for a private meal, you’ll get something entirely unique — and decadent. Lyon, you see, isn’t just laying out a …
Read More »Early Christmas Gift: Keke Palmer and SZA to Join 'SNL' in December
Keke Palmer will host Saturday Night Live for the first time when the show returns on Dec. 3. SZA will join her as musical guest. “Y’all got y’alls wish… guess whole hosting @nbcsnl? I’m so excited for usss yalllllll, couldn’t do it without you” Palmer, the star of Jordan Peele’s …
Read More »Black Star Make Incendiary 'SNL' Debut With Madlib
“Walk soft and carry a cro magnum,” Yasiin Bey rapped in “So Be It” — a bar that captured the vibe and vitriol of Black Star‘s ferocious Saturday Night Live debut. Rap duo Talib Kweli and Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) received a hero’s welcome in Studio 8H. Dave …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Dave Chappelle on Kanye West, Kyrie Irving, and Why America Isn't Really Over Trump
Dave Chappelle’s third opening monologue on Saturday Night Live opened with a disclaimer denouncing antisemitism. “And that, Kanye, is how you buy yourself some time.” Chappelle began his 15-minute stand-up on Kanye West’s disastrous few weeks, during which anti-semitic comments caused him to lose, among other things, more than a …
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