Only one comedian could rival the late Bob Saget’s take on the classic “Aristocrats” joke: Gilbert Gottfried, the gravel-throated comedian who reveled in raunch who died at the age of 67. The 2005 film The Aristocrats documented the history of the joke, which was so filthy that comedians traditionally told …
Read More »John Oliver Blackmails Congress With Their Own Digital Data
John Oliver began his show by discussing the vile Russian propaganda the country’s state-run television networks have been spewing since the invasion of Ukraine, then transitioned to a totally different topic: vile American propaganda. Specifically, the ooze aired on One America News Network, or OAN, which famously became Donald Trump’s …
Read More »Sean Penn Took a Minute While Pumping His Gas to Think About Fighting Russians
Sean Penn admitted he can’t shake the idea of going back to Ukraine and quite literally joining the fight against Russia in a new interview with Hollywood Authentic. The actor/filmmaker happened to be in Ukraine working on a documentary when Russia first invaded. While he’s been back in the United …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Gets a 'Gins-Burn'
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic appointment as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court was the focus of Saturday Night Live‘s cold open. In the Oval Office, Jackson (played by Ego Nwodim) and President Biden (played by James Austin Jackson) recreated the photos of them watching the …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update on Will Smith Ban From Oscars: 'Is That a Punishment?'
Weekend Update tackled the confirmation of new Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Will Smith’s 10-year Oscar ban on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. “Justice Jackson was honored Friday at a White House ceremony and said ‘We have come a long way toward perfecting our union,’ which …
Read More »Will Smith Banned From the Oscars for Next 10 Years
Although Will Smith resigned from the Academy following his Oscars slap of Chris Rock, the organization has imposed a hefty penalty against the actor: A 10-year ban from the Oscars, as well as all Academy-related events. “The 94th Oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in …
Read More »Natasha Lyonne Is a 'Time Prisoner' as She Travels Across Eras in 'Russian Doll' Trailer
The trailer forRussian Doll Season 2 introduces audiences to a new character: a time-traveling train. On Thursday, Netflix released the official trailer for the show’s return — after three years — on April 20. And Natasha Lyonne‘s character Nadia is facing her wildest ride yet. “The universe finally found something …
Read More »John Oliver Rips Madison Cawthorn — and Free Next-Day Shipping
Though Madison Cawthorn wasn’t the focus of this week’s episode, John Oliver couldn’t resist spending a few minutes discussing the North Carolina representative, what with him being in the news for saying on a podcast that he’d been invited to cocaine-fueled orgies by other lawmakers, statements that very much annoyed …
Read More »'Pistol': Sex Pistols Limited Series From Danny Boyle Is Coming Soon
UPDATE (4/4): The Sex Pistols cook up an explosive concoction of incredibly marketable anarchy for a disaffected generation in the new short trailer for Pistol. The clip doesn’t offer too much in the way of plot points, but sets a distinct tone as the budding punk outfit and their peers …
Read More »What to Watch in April: 'Tokyo Vice, 'Outer Range' and the Return of 'Barry'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It seems like the Covid-induced fallow period in which there wasn’t enough new movies or TV shows to watch has truly ended. It would probably be impossible to …
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