Gird your cock-a-doodie loins: Annie Wilkes has found herself waylaid in Castle Rock and she has enough syringes to go around. The official trailer for season two of J.J. Abrams and Stephen King’s Hulu series Castle Rock has dropped and it focuses mostly on the sinister nurse from King’s 1987 …
Read More »'SNL' Hired Bowen Yang, But It Still Has a Diversity Problem
UPDATE: SNL has announced that Shane Gillis will not be joining the cast after all. It should have been a slam dunk. On Thursday morning, NBC announced the addition of three new cast members for Saturday Night Live’s 45th season. Among the trio was Bowen Yang, an SNL staff writer …
Read More »'Leaving Neverland,' 'Springsteen on Broadway' Win Creative Arts Emmys
Springsteen on Broadway and Leaving Neverland were among the winners of Creative Arts Emmy Awards Saturday, while Beyoncé was shut out in all six categories her concert film Homecoming was nominated in. Leaving Neverland, HBO’s two-part documentary detailing two men’s sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson, won the Emmy for …
Read More »'It's Garry Shandling's Book': Judd Apatow Edits New Book About Mentor
Judd Apatow will edit and pen the introduction for the upcoming It’s Garry Shandling‘s Book, an “intimate and fascinating” portrait of the late stand-up comic and Larry Sanders Show star. Apatow, who has long considered Shandling his show business mentor, will gather Shandling’s own journal entries, photographs and essays for …
Read More »'The Goldfinch': See Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright in Whirlwind Trailer
Tragedy, grief and a poignant indie-rock song highlight the new trailer for The Goldfinch, director John Crowley’s upcoming film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2013 novel. The clip, soundtracked by the National’s 2010 anthem “Terrible Love,” opens with a young Theo Decker (Oakes Fegley) recounting the terrorist bombing at …
Read More »Watch Taika Waititi Play Bumbling Hitler in Trailer for World War II Satire 'JoJo Rabbit'
On Tuesday, shortly after being announced as an official selection for the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, the first trailer for Taika Waititi‘s new film JoJo Rabbit was released. The movie hits theaters October 18th. Described as a “World War II satire,” the film follows JoJo (Roman Griffin Davis, in …
Read More »John Oliver: Impeaching President Trump Is Risky, But Necessary
The Democratic Party remains torn on whether to begin impeachment proceedings for President Trump — afraid that, given public opposition, such a divisive measure could backfire in the 2020 election. But John Oliver argued that, given the ample evidence for obstruction of justice, such dramatic action is necessary. “I can’t …
Read More »Watch Adam Sandler, Chris Rock Reminisce About 'SNL' Firing in Musical Monologue
Adam Sandler returned to Saturday Night Live with a monologue song that both revisited some of his classic SNL characters and poked fun at his firing from the show. Sandler’s return as host comes nearly 24 years after he was booted from SNL; he first spoke about the great times …
Read More »John Oliver: Olivia Jade Jokes Are Fair Game After 'Weird' College Admissions Scandal
John Oliver fired off punchlines about the Felicity Huffman/Lori Loughlin college admissions scandal — and wondered whether or not those jokes crossed the line — as part of a broader discussion about public shaming on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. Actors Huffman and Loughlin are among 33 wealthy parents accused of …
Read More »Watch Will Smith Do Stand-Up Comedy, Get Advice From Dave Chappelle
Will Smith took to Facebook Watch for a new episode of Will Smith’s Bucket List, where the actor/comedian/rapper tackles several of the things he’s always dreamed of doing ranging from fear-inducing to fun. In the latest episode, he describes one of his most frightening challenges: performing stand-up for the first …
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