One of the artists Pete Davidson and his mom bonded over when he was growing up was Rod Stewart — and it’s all because of a lie the comedian told to get away with listening to Eminem. Davidson shared the story in a new Good Housekeeping interview that featured both …
Read More »Prosecutors Accuse Danny Masterson of Drugging Victims as Rape Retrial Commences
Danny Masterson‘s rape retrial began on Monday with opening statements. Prosecutors once again told jurors in court in Los Angeles during their opening statements that the That ’70s Show star forcibly raped three women nearly 20 years ago. Masterson, who has denied the claims and pleaded not guilty, faces 45 …
Read More »'Goodbye Mother-Tucker!': Late-Night Hosts Roast Tucker Carlson After Fox Split
Late-night TV writers and hosts gave Tucker Carlson, who was unceremoniously fired from his Fox News post on Monday, the proper sendoff. The end of his nearly six year tenure as host of Tucker Carlson Tonight was met with cheers from the audience as everyone from Jimmy Kimmel to Seth …
Read More »'Baby J': John Mulaney Makes Beautiful Comedy Out of His Addiction Struggles
It’s been a turbulent few years for John Mulaney, the former SNL writer and ace stand-up comic. In December 2020, Mulaney’s pals — Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, and Fred Armisen among them — staged an intervention, prompting the comic to check into a rehab facility for addiction to alcohol, cocaine, …
Read More »Michelle Obama Tells Oprah She'll Never, Ever Run for President
On the morning of April 25, Netflix gave us two big offerings: John Mulaney: Baby J, a stand-up comedy special of the comic chronicling his journey to sobriety in hilarious fashion, and The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, an interview special featuring the two iconic Black women. …
Read More »'CNN This Morning' Co-Hosts Address Don Lemon's Exit on First Day Without Him
CNN This Morning returned on Tuesday for the first time sinceDon Lemon‘sdramatic exit from the networkwas announced on Monday. Co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins addressed the departure of their former colleague and co-host at the top of the show. “As you may have heard, yesterday CNN parted ways with …
Read More »Time to Grow Up: 'Big Mouth' (and the Pains of Puberty) to End After Season Eight
Thankfully puberty doesn’t last forever, but unfortunately the same has to be true of Big Mouth: The animated Netflix series, which has offered a hilarious, unsparing look at the horrors and joys (but mostly horrors) of early adolescence will end after its eighth season. The show’s end isn’t exactly imminent, …
Read More »'Succession': The Roy Siblings Meet Their Match in Alexander Skarsgård's Lukas Matsson
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Succession, “Kill List.” “Kill List” opens with Kendall Roy being driven to the Waystar offices for his first official day as co-CEO. He is blasting Jay-Z’s “Takeover,” because of course he is, and he is walking with unmistakable confidence through the …
Read More »'Barry' Season 4 Finds Its Funny Thanks to an SNLer and a Legendary Director
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Barry, “You’re Charming.” Among the more frequent objections I’ve heard about Barry since Season One is that the show has grown so dark that it no longer feels like a comedy most of the time. It’s an understandable concern. Heck, I …
Read More »Len Goodman, Longtime 'Dancing With the Stars' Judge, Dead at 78
Len Goodman, the longtime Dancing With the Stars judge and professional dancer, has died at age 78. “It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully, aged 78,” Goodman’s agent Jackie Gill shared in a statement. “A much loved husband, father and grandfather who will …
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