Four years have passed since the premiere of Mo Amer‘s second Netflix special, Mohammed in Texas. Now, he’s readying his return with Wild World, an hour-long special that catches up with the stand-up comedian after the long stretch of time. Streaming Oct. 28, Wild World follows Amer as he “celebrates …
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The women of The View have entered the Jimmy Kimmel chat after initially holding their tongues in the wake of his suspension last week. In the opening segment of their ABC morning show on Monday, the hosts made clear they didn’t hold back at first because they share a parent …
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Figures across the entertainment industry are coming together to stand with Jimmy Kimmel. On Monday, Sept. 22, the American Civil Liberties Union published a letter pushing back against “government threats to our freedom of speech” in the wake of the talk show host’s “indefinite” suspension last week following the death …
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Soon after forcing Jimmy Kimmel off the airwaves, Sinclair — the broadcasting giant that operates dozens of ABC affiliates — announced it would replace the late-night show Friday with a special dedicated to Charlie Kirk. However, instead of broadcasting the special Friday, Sinclair affiliates aired a rerun of Celebrity Family …
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Gary Busey was sentenced to two years probation Thursday after previously pleading guilty to charges stemming from an incident where the actor purposely groped a woman’s buttocks at a New Jersey horror convention in 2022. The initial incident occurred at the semi-annual Monster-Mania Con in Cherry Hill, New Jersey in …
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Steve Martin and Martin Short have canceled their comedy shows this weekend in Virginia after the former caught Covid. “Dear Virginia Beach and Richmond. Sadly, I have come down with Covid,” Steve Martin wrote on social media. “I can’t possibly do the shows that you deserve. So Marty and I …
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Bill Maher joined the chorus of late-night voices defending Jimmy Kimmel Friday on the latest episode of HBO’s Real Time. “Well, I guess you all heard Jimmy Kimmel, my friend, my compatriot, he’s canned by ABC for comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s assassin,” Maher said of the controversy. “The …
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Jon Stewart stepped behind the Daily Show desk on Thursday, breaking with the show’s usual schedule of Stewart hosting on Mondays only. Following news of fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension by ABC, Stewart delivered a stinging glimpse of what a Trump administration-controlled comedy show may look like. Appearing against …
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As ABC’s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! continues, Kimmel’s fellow late-night hosts took to their own monologues to mock the Trump administration on Thursday evening. The network pulled Kimmel off the air Wednesday over the comedian’s comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination during his monologue on Monday night. …
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As the entertainment community rallies behind Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of ABC’s sudden yanking of his late-night show at the behest of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, pressing questions remain about his immediate future on the network. Namely, whether the show’s upcoming residency at the Brooklyn Academy of …
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