Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed Donald Trump‘s second inauguration, his dozens of controversial executive orders, and the salute by Elon Musk that has neo-Nazis and white nationalists overjoyed. Co-anchor Colin Jost noted that during his oath, Trump was seen not placing his hand on the Lincoln Bible. “Well, he …
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Saturday Night Live host–and musical guest—Timothée Chalamet played the part of Benny, a barista-in-training who, instead of brainstorming some of the corny puns often seen on coffee shop chalk boards, channels stand-up routines on Def Comedy Jam. The sketch begins, though, with a coffee shop colleague (Jane Wickline) making the …
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Will Ferrell has revealed he’s working on a Broadway adaptation of his 2020 comedy about the Eurovision Song Contest. Appearing on the Graham Norton Show alongside fellow guest Olly Alexander — also a Eurovision veteran — the actor talked about his love of the annual song competition, which led to …
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Cynthia Erivo thinks Wicked‘s Jon M. Chu deserved a Best Director nomination at the Oscars. In an interview with Variety Friday, the actress, who earned a nod for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba in the film, said she was puzzled that Chu didn’t earn a nod for the …
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M. Night Shyamalan was cleared of copyright infringement in the $81 million lawsuit over the Apple TV+ series Servant, with a jury unanimously ruling in favor of the director Friday. In 2020, Italian director Francesca Gregorini sued Shyamalan and the streaming servicefor copyright infringement, alleging that Servant, which ran for …
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Conan O’Brien’s preparation for his upcoming hosting gig at the 2025 Academy Awards has become something of a waiting game. News of his hosting debut arrived in November, but the comedian found his process disrupted in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. As a comedian, he’s ready and …
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Timothée Chalamet, who portrayed Bob Dylan in biopic A Complete Unknown, is flexing his singing chops. The actor is set to host this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, as well as serve as the show’s musical guest. It will be his first singing performance on live television following his live-singing debut …
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Fred Armisen recalls how Saturday Night Live helped shape his musical taste and led him to create one of his own great sketches — “Band Reunion at the Wedding” — in a new exclusive clip from Questlove’s upcoming documentary, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music. “SNL was such …
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Fans will be heading back to The White Lotus for a fourth season. HBO has announced that Mike White‘s beloved drama series will continue beyond the upcoming season three, which premieres on Feb. 16. Deadline reports that the studio is aiming to begin production on the fourth season next year. …
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Emilia Pérez leads all nominees for the 97th Academy Awards, with Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical picking up 13 nominations, followed closely by The Brutalist and Wicked, with 10 each. Emilia Pérez, Wicked, and The Brutalist will all compete for Best Picture, along with Anora, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part …
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