On Wednesday evening, shortly after Ayo Edebiri made her entrance through the remarkably heavy doors of Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney (a feat even fellow guest Conan O’Brien struggled with on the same episode), she got comfortable and opened an envelope containing a review of the show she wrote for …
Read More »Ayo Edebiri Got 'Insane Death Threats' After Elon Musk Shared Bogus Disney Casting News
Ayo Edebiri revealed that she received a deluge of “insane death threats” and racial abuse after Elon Musk retweeted a phony rumor about a Pirates of the Caribbean reboot starring the Emmy-winner. Last February, Musk retweeted a post from an account called Unlimited L’s, which calls itself a “Source For …
Read More »Ayo Edebiri Set to Write Live-Action 'Barney' Movie
After becoming a beloved children’s character in the Nineties, Barney is headed for the big screen, with Ayo Edebiri set to write the screenplay and is in talks to star in the live action film, Variety reports. A24 will co-develop and produce the film with Daniel Kaluuya‘s production company, 59% …
Read More »'SNL50': Debbie Downer Ruins Robert De Niro's 'SNL' Anniversary Toast
Saturday Night Live character Debbie Downer (Rachel Dratch) returned to ruin the mood for those looking to enjoy themselves during the show’s 50th anniversary special. Downer, who first appeared in 2004 and most recently showed up in 2020, first tended bar for Jimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore, and Ayo Edebiri. As …
Read More »Clairo Taps Ayo Edebiri and 'Weird Al' Yankovic for 'Terrapin' Video
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has tapped into his inner sad girl, cosplaying Clairo in the indie darling’s new music video “Terrapin,” directed by Ayo Edebiri. In the goofy Eighties-inspired video, a suited Yankovic emerges from a prop film set house to animatedly lip sync, as background dancers twirl around him. Clairo, …
Read More »'Opus' Gives us John Malkovich, Pop Superstar
Back in the 1990s, there was no bigger musical superstar than Alfred Moretti. “Global” doesn’t begin to describe his level of fame. His particular brand of old-school glam rock, new-school electro-pop and sheer charisma meant he topped every chart imaginable. He reinvented genres, cavorted with presidents and popes, broke Cindy …
Read More »Ayo Edebiri Gets Trapped in a Pop Star's Literal Stan Cult in New 'Opus' Trailer
Ayo Edebiri gets roped into an enigmatic pop star’s wicked games in the new trailer for Opus, which is set to hit theaters on March 14. The film stars Edebiri as a young journalist named April, who’s summoned to meet Alfred Moretti (John Malkovich), a world-renowned musician who’s returned after …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator Keeps One Eye Open on 'Noid,' Taps Ayo Edebiri for Music Video
Tyler, the Creator officially kicked off his Chromakopia era with a new song, “Noid,” that comes with a music video featuring a cameo from Ayo Edebiri. “Noid,” as its title suggests, is all about paranoia, built around a garage rock-style beat that boasts a guitar riff somewhat reminiscent of early …
Read More »'Omni Loop' Asks: What If You Had One Week to Live Forever?
The movies do not deserve Mary Louise Parker. Her work in the New York theater scene since the 1990s has been rightfully praised from Broadway to the Battery, and the serialized nature of television has allowed her to flex character-developing muscles and play the emotional scales several times over; say …
Read More »'The Bear' Season 3 Is Everything You've Been Waiting For and (Maybe Too Much) More
This post contains spoilers for the third season of The Bear, which is now streaming in its entirety on Hulu. But the significant spoilers won’t come for a while, and you’ll get another warning first. The Season Three premiere of FX’s The Bear flashes back to all the kitchens where …
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