“It has been a truly terrible week,” John Oliver said as he opened Last Week Tonight. “One that started with two Jared Letos at the Met Gala, and then somehow managed to get worse from there.” He was referring, of course, to the leak of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s …
Read More »'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Is Another Example of Why Marvel Has a Director Problem
Of all the surprise crowd-pleasing cameos packed into Marvel‘s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, only one will provoke a nostalgic, involuntary “groovy” from certain members of the audience. That would be the scene where Bruce Campbell, cult horror’s most gifted physical comedian, wanders in to play an obnoxious …
Read More »'Multiverse of Madness' Screenwriter Wanted Tom Cruise to Play An Alternate Iron Man
Sometimes fans and creators actually manage to think alike. As screenwriter Michael Waldron (Loki, Rick and Morty) reveals in our in-depth, spoiler-heavy interview about the making of Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, before MCU followers started speculating online that Tom Cruise would appear in the film as an …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open Time Travels to the 13th Century to Tackle Abortion Rights
Saturday Night Live traveled back in time to the 13th century to mock Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s perspective on abortion rights. The sketch comes just days after a draft opinion on Roe v. Wade was leaked, causing panic that legalized abortion could come to an end. In the opening …
Read More »'SNL': Benedict Cumberbatch Takes on Oscars Slap in Opening Monologue
After a return to the medieval era in this week’s cold open, Benedict Cumberbatch took center stage for the show’s opening monologue, where he brought the Oscars slap back into the conversation. While explaining how he spent the week trying to convince Lorne Michaels and SNL‘s writers that he’s played …
Read More »See David Letterman Joke About Dave Chappelle Incident at Netflix Is a Joke Fest
David Letterman joked about the Dave Chappelle incident — where an audience member tackled the comedian onstage — during the late night icon’s appearance Friday at the Netflix Is a Joke Fest. The streaming service released footage of Letterman’s bit Saturday. Onstage at the Fonda Theater, Letterman looked out at …
Read More »Fred Savage Fired from 'The Wonder Years' Over 'Multiple' Misconduct Claims
Fred Savage has been fired from his role as executive producer and director of ABC’s The Wonder Yearsfollowing an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct, according to a report. Although Disney executives declined to reveal the exact nature of Savage’s misconduct, Deadline stated that it included “verbal outbursts and inappropriate …
Read More »Watch the Cast of 'Girls5Eva' Bring Chaos to 'Rolling Stone on Twitch'
The cast of Peacock’s Emmy-nominated Girls5Eva recently appeared on Rolling Stone’s Twitch channel to promote the show’s second season premiere on the streaming service. Kicking things off with an impromptu rendition of 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up,” series leads Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps brought …
Read More »Yes, That Celebrity Cameo on 'Atlanta' Is Exactly Who You Think It Is
A review of this week’s Atlanta, “New Jazz,” coming up just as soon as I have to watch the movie Cats sober… With “New Jazz,” Atlanta returns to Amsterdam, which was the locale for this season’s first stop on the European tour in “Sinterklaas is Coming to Town.” But the …
Read More »'I'm Sitting Here at the Top of Genius Mountain': Wes Bergmann on New Season of 'The Challenge: All Stars'
Back in 2005, a red-headed, cocky frat boy got on The Real World: Austin by showing up to his audition drunk. It was a spontaneous decision for Wes Bergmann, who had met a girl at his Arizona State University fraternity house the night before. “She was very pretty, and for …
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