Punkie Johnson will be stepping away from Saturday Night Live. On Thursday, the comedian confirmed in an Instagram video that she won’t be joining the show’s 50th season, saying there’s “no bridges burned” with the crew. “After four seasons, I will not be returning to ‘SNL’ for the 50th,” Johnson …
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Pete Davidson has checked into a wellness facility seeking treatment for his mental health, People reported on Wednesday. Davidson had been performing a string of stand-up comedy dates for his “Prehab” tour prior to the check-in; he canceled several upcoming show dates in Florida amidst the news, according to the …
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Colin Jost is coming to Jeopardy, Amazon’s Prime Video announced Wednesday, with Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update co-anchor slated to host the streamer’s upcoming Pop Culture Jeopardy! spinoff. “What is: I’m excited,” Jost said in a statement. The classic gameshow’s spinoff program was announced in May, and as its title …
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Jason Reitman‘s forthcoming film about the inaugural broadcast of Saturday Night Live, titled Saturday Night, will be released in theaters Oct. 11 — the same date the late-night sketch show debuted in 1975. The movie, distributed by Sony, was directed by Reitman and co-written by Reitman and his Ghostbusters: Frozen …
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They’re young, handsome, angry, and they want to get drunk and get laid and get high. Very, very high. Also, these gentlemen would love to have the indigenous vernacular of Ireland treated with the respect it deserves. They are Kneecap, a hip-hop trio from Belfast made of up of MCs …
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Netflix has admitted that the inspiration for the character of Martha in Baby Reindeer was — despite the show’s “true story” claims — never convicted of stalking the series’ star Richard Gadd, an admission that could have implications in the woman’s $170 million lawsuit against the streaming service. The revelation …
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Just as the comedy gods intended, Maya Rudolph will return to Saturday Night Live this fall to portray Vice President Kamala Harris. Per Deadline, Rudolph will be on-hand for the sketch show’s 50th season through the 2024 election. The extremely welcome and sensible decision comes as Harris prepares to likely …
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D uring the weekend of July 30, 2004, moviegoers had a choice between two high-profile new releases: The Village, the latest twisty entry from M. Night Shyamalan; and the Jonathan Demme-directed remake of the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate starring Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep. Oh, and one other contender …
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Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has agreed to testify in favor of Netflix should he be called as a witness in the $170 million lawsuit filed by Fiona Harvey, the alleged real-life Martha. In a response filed in federal court, Gadd — who stars in the series, but is not …
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The first name you see in the opening credits of Prime Video‘s new Batman: Caped Crusader cartoon isn’t Hamish Linklater, who plays Bruce Wayne, nor anyone else in the voice cast. It isn’t executive Matt Reeves, who has earned a fair share of Bat-credibility from directing Robert Pattinson in The …
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