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It’s been six years since Chance the Rapper released his official debut album, The Big Day, and on Aug. 15, he’ll finally release his long-awaited second effort, Star Line. Speaking with Rolling Stone backstage at Lollapalooza, the Chicago Mc says the record is steeped in travel and personal change, incorporating different life lessons, experiences, and sounds he encountered over the past several years.

“Going to Ghana, reconnecting with a lot of my family, going through relationships changing, getting divorced — there’s a lot of things that happened between my last project and this day,...

Pete Davidson got real about one of the dumbest things he’s ever inked on his body—a tattoo inspired by Dave Chappelle that he now calls “so humiliating.”

While chowing down on spicy wings during a recent stop on Hot Ones, Pete told host Sean Evans about a wild moment from his early stand-up days.

He was around 19 or 20, doing a set, when he spotted Chappelle in the crowd. That alone made his brain short-circuit.

“This was before (Dave) was back, so seeing him was like crazy, going ‘What the f**k?'” Pete said, still sounding kinda shook. After the set,

Chappelle gave him props and some advice that Pete clearly took way too literally.

“He goes, ‘Jokes come and go, but swag is forever.’ And guess who got that tattooed on his chest?” Spoiler alert: it was Pete.

Looking back, he’s not proud of it.

“So humiliating,...

Ghostface Killah has announced the long-awaited sequel to his 2000 classic, Supreme Clientele, with the album slated to arrive Aug. 22 via Mass Appeal.

The Supreme Clientele 2 announcement was accompanied by the release of a first single, “Rap Kingpin,” which features some characteristically dense, over-the-top, and reference-stuffed Ghostface bars (e.g. “Ghost is global, classic, soulful/Teddy Pendergrass on wax with the nasty vocals”). The track also incorporates samples of Eric B & and Rakim’s “My Melody” and Ghostface’s own “Mighty Healthy,” a highlight off the original Supreme Clientele.

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If you can’t recall ever seeing Pete Davidson’s tattoo inspired by Dave Chappelle, no one would blame you. First, before Davidson began the torturously painful process of undoing the coloring book he’d made of his body, he sported about 200 tattoos, including one of Hillary Clinton. That makes finding the Chappelle ink a little bit like playing “Where’s Waldo?”

Second, the tattoo wasn’t a picture of Chappelle. Instead, it was a bit of advice that Chappelle gave Davidson when he was just starting out as a stand-up. “I’ve never admitted this because it’s so humiliating,” Davidson told Sean Evans on this week’s edition of Hot Ones. “But when I was like 20 at a comedy club, it might have been the Knitting Factory when Hannibal Buress used to run it, I did a set. I was like 19 or 20.”

While performing, Davidson noticed Chappelle watching from the back corner.

Pete Davidson is detailing his experience on indie film sets…and he’s not totally a fan. The “SNL” alum said during “Hot Ones” in the below video that “there’s not anything glamorous” about starring in independent films.

He recently appeared in TIFF 2024 indie crime comedy “Riff Raff” alongside Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Lewis Pullman, Michael Angelo Corvino, and Davidson’s own personal icon, Bill Murray. Davidson and Murray played two gangsters who are hunting down an ex-criminal family over the holidays. Yet despite the star-studded cast, “Riff Raff” wasn’t a “comfortable” experience.

“The movie we did — it’s a tough one because it’s an indie, so there’s no budget and there’s not anything glamorous about it,” Davidson said. “No one makes money, no one’s comfortable, it’s strictly like for the art.”

Adding of working with Murray, Davidson said, “But yeah,...

Pete Davidson is revealing the details of the “humiliating” tattoo he had covered up.

The 31-year-old actor and comedian has been undergoing the process to remove all of his tattoos since 2020, but there’s one that he wanted to hide long before he started going under the laser.

Pete made his second appearance on First We Feast’s Hot Ones series and shared the tattoo that was so “humiliating” he covered it up.

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Pete shared on the episode that when he was “19 or 20,” he did a comedy set with Dave Chappelle in the audience. He explained that Dave complimenting him after his stand-up routine was finished that inspired him to get a tattoo across his chest.

“This was before [Dave] was back, so seeing him was like crazy, going ‘What the f—?’ And I got off stage and he was like, ‘I watched your whole set — it was really good,...

Pete Davidson admitted that in his quest to remove all of the tattoos on his body, he had already covered up his most humiliating one, and it was a quote from his idol and fellow comedian Dave Chappelle.

While promoting his new films “The Home” and “The Pickup,” Pete Davidson went on “Hot Ones” Monday for the second time in his career. Toward the end of the show, host Sean Evans asked Davidson which of his many tattoos were the most painful to put on and take off.

Davidson, who previously had around 200 tattoos, shared that, even before starting the removal process, he’d already covered up his most embarrassing ink with an image from “Jaws.”

“I’ve never admitted this because it’s so humiliating,” Davidson began. “When I was like 20 at a comedy club — it might have been The Knitting Factory when Hannibal Buress used to run it...

British comic and podcast host Nish Kumar knows the value of Netflix specials for A-listers like Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle.

But he sees emerging comedians like himself with slow-burn careers often getting their biggest boost globally from YouTube after years playing clubs big and small back home. “I’m primarily known in North America because of a British show called Taskmaster, which people outside the U.K. watch on YouTube,” Kumar told The Hollywood Reporter while performing at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.

Reruns of Taskmaster, a British comedy panel game show that included Kumar, have been viewed on YouTube as creator-driven online platforms increasingly disrupt the traditional media landscape, and podcasts like Crooked Media’s Pod Save the UK, which Kumar co-hosts with cultural journalist Coco Khan, transform the audio space.

The podcast gig followed Kumar appearing on stage at a live London comedy show produced by Crooked Media,...

Stephen Colbert makes me laugh so hard, sometimes it pisses me off. I loved him on Exit 57 and Strangers With Candy, but it was in 1997 — when I was the co-creator and head writer of The Daily Show — that I saw him do what I love most: roast the media while being the media.

He had a gig then at Good Morning America, and had produced a puff piece with just the right amount of satirical self-importance that felt perfect for The Daily Show. I immediately went to my then-colleague...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Truth The job of the stand-up, it seems, is that of a surgeon. They dissect, examine, and expose the faults, flaws, and foibles of the public, the powerful, and themselves. In 1960, a Life critic observed this about Nichols and May’s humor: “They hold the human race on a pin and make it laugh at itself while it squirms.” That legacy carried forward- through George Carlin’s blistering social commentary and Richard Pryor’s raw, autobiographical confessions. We’ve since crowned the comedian as the modern philosopher. But even that idea- noble as it sounds- has been dismantled by comedians themselves. Norm Macdonald, never known for intellectual posturing, worked more in the tradition of Bob Hope: clear-cut, joke-first, unpretentious. However, in what was sadly his final Netflix special, Macdonald deadpanned, “[The public] expect [comedians] to know things nowadays.” And when “they say comedians are the modern-day philosophers.

Four Emmys. Three Oscars. Two Grammys. One-half of a legendary songwriting team who made an enduring impact on the soundtrack of Hollywood.

Alan Bergman — whose collaboration with wife Marilyn resulted in dozens of indelible songs performed from everyone from Frank Sinatra to Barbra Streisand to Michael Jackson, and soundtracked everything from In the Heat of the Night to Severance — died Thursday at the age of 99. (Marilyn died in 2002.)

The Bergmans formed a formidable lyric-writing duo, teaming with several of the greatest composers of the 20th century, including Quincy Jones, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Henry Mancini, and Marvin Hamlisch.

They received the Trustees Award from the Grammys in 2013 and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980; the couple also received the organization’s highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award, in 1997.

Here are 10 must-hear classics from their award-worthy songbook.

“Nice ‘n’ Easy” (1960)

Cowritten with Lew Spence, the swinging lead single...

Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias had the top-performing comedy special on Netflix in the first half of 2025, per new data released by the streamer.

The news comes in sifting through the latest edition of Netflix’s biannual “What We Watched” report, unveiled on Thursday, which looked at streaming engagement on the platform from January through June.

Iglesias’ Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy ranked 210th on the overall list of highest-viewed TV program during that window, with 7.8 million views since its January 6th debut.

Second on the list is 2024’s top-grossing touring comedian Nate Bargatze, who was ranked 275th with 6.7 million views for Your Friend, Nate Bargatze. His ranking was naturally affected by the fact that the special dropped on December 24, 2024, so the first days of viewership were folded into the report for the back half of 2024.

Third on the list of comics, and 281st overall, is Andrew Schulz with his pregancy-themed Life,...

“Saturday Night Live” celebrated its 50th anniversary by setting a new record for Emmy nominations, a landmark that was never really in doubt.

The long-running comedy series went into this year’s nominations already holding the record as the most nominated program in Primetime Emmy Awards history, with its 341 total nominations far surpassing second place show “Game of Thrones.” It added an additional 31 noms on Tuesday, giving it a new record total of 372.

“SNL” also topped its previous record of 22 nominations in 2017. This haul comes after a relative slump that faced in the comedy variety show in the early 2020s.

“SNL’s” 31 nods consist of nominations across their various ventures and specials in the show’s 50th anniversary season. Entries like “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” and “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” were recognized in various categories like Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special.

Conan O’Brien sits down with John Mayer during a new episode of John’s interview series, “How’s Life with John Mayer,” on SiriusXM. During the conversation, Conan discusses traveling and playing the guitar, how he impressed Jeff Beck, his popular podcast, hosting the Oscars, comedy icons Dave Chappelle, Mitch Hedberg, and Norm Macdonald, writing a book, and more.

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Earthquake, the beloved comedian known for his work with Dave Chappelle and Kevin Hart, is getting his own show at Fox. The fittingly titled “Earthquake” is currently in development and will be a half-hour multi-cam comedy based on the life of the performer and starring the comedian.

The project comes from Bill Burr’s production team North Hill Productions as well as 3 Arts Entertainment. Fox Entertainment Studios will also produce the series, which will be distributed by Fox Entertainment Global. Burr and Mike Bertolina will executive produce for North Hill Productions, while Dave Becky will EP for 3 Arts Entertainment. Other EPs include Jermaine Smith and Earthquake.

Earthquake, also known as Nathaniel Stroman, has been a comedy heavy-hitter for almost 30 years, consistently selling out venues. He first became known to households in the ’90s thanks to appearances on shows like BET’s “Comic View,” HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” and “Shaq’s All-Star Comedy Jam.

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This July, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated final chapter of the worldwide hit fantasy series The Sandman to the much-awaited sequel of the fantasy action film The Old Guard. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Netflix in July 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Captain Phillips (July 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93% Credit – Sony Pictures

Captain Phillips is a biographical action-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass from a screenplay by Billy Ray. Based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, the 2013 film follows Captain Richard Philips, a merchant mariner, as his ship is overtaken by Somali Pirates and he is taken hostage.

When comedian Nate Bargatze started his career, he dreamed of one day selling out Bridgestone Arena in his hometown of Nashville.

“Not that I even knew it would happen,” he says. “But it would be a daydream to keep you going through the not-fun times.”

It wasn’t a short journey to the top. It took Bargatze more than 20 years of work at his craft, comprising thousands of performances, to achieve his goal of reaching stand-up’s upper echelons. But in April 2023, after making his way up from clubs to theaters to arenas, he got there, setting an attendance record in front of a crowd of 19,365.

A dreamer from the start, Bargatze realized in this moment that he could dream far bigger than he ever had before, wielding his influence to conquer new areas far flung from the stage, while sticking to his core ethos of bringing others along for the ride.

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There’s a lot for music-loving travelers to like about the Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida.

The place has a 7,000-seat entertainment venue, suites suitable for a pop sensation, and a lagoon-style area with bungalows perfect for hiding from paparazzi. But the thing that stands out most about the property is its shape. The Guitar Hotel is literally configured like 450-foot, back-to-back guitars. If...

When Last Week Tonight With John Oliver switched Emmy categories from Variety Talk Series to Scripted Variety Series, it put an end to Saturday Night Live's six-year winning streak. Last Week Tonight, which has claimed nine consecutive program trophies, is now hoping to take home No. 10 this year. But SNL's milestone 50th season should prove to be a worthy competitor.

First things first: there are six submissions this year for Best Scripted Variety Series, which means there will only be two nominees. Television Academy members who vote on this category are instructed to watch an episode of each contender (a requirement that is not present in the other program races), and then vote "yes" or "no" for whether they think each one is worthy of a nomination. The two entries that receive the highest amount of support will receive bids, as long as they are both over 70 percent approval,...

It’s been decades since Julia Sweeney was in the zeitgeist thanks to “It’s Pat,” her series of popular Saturday Night Live sketches in which she played Pat, an androgynous, awkward individual who confuses coworkers and passersby: Is Pat a man or a woman? Pat would never say, each answer only further clouding the issue.

Sweeney developed the Pat character during her time with the Groundlings, and she brought them to SNL, where she worked from 1990 to 1994. In August of 1994, a full-length It’s Pat movie hit theaters, receiving terrible reviews and tanking at the box office, effectively killing the character in the culture. Sweeney went on to do a series of superb monologues in the late 1990s and 2000s, including God Said Ha! and Letting Go of God, while Pat drifted out of the collective consciousness. But that started to change in the late 2010s once queer and trans...

Variety’s “Actors on Actors” Season 22 was the franchise’s most successful social campaign ever for an Emmys season.

The video series, which pairs actors in conversation with one another to discuss the top contenders of awards season, drew 98.2 million views across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X. The total viewership numbers exceed the figure for last year’s “Actors on Actors” for the Emmys season. The social campaign was spearheaded by Harper Mays, Variety’s social media coordinator, with key contributions from Abigail Lee, Variety’s social media and editorial intern.

“We are so proud that ‘Actors on Actors’ continues its unstoppable run, cementing its status as one of the biggest interview series on the internet,” says Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh, who serves as an executive producer of the series. “It’s become a can’t-miss stop on the awards campaign trail thanks to our journalists’ relentless drive to reinvent...

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With Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial entering its sixth week, much of the closely guarded case is now public record. Jurors have sat through days of highly emotional testimony from the two principal alleged victims, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura and a recent ex-girlfriend testifying under the pseudonym “Jane.”

In disturbing detail, the women described Combs feeding them drugs and stage-directing them through days-long sexual marathons with male escorts. The women said Combs threatened to release their intimate videos or yank financial support if they resisted.

It’s saying something that people Still talk about Scandal years after the series closed the chapter on Olivia Pope and company.

When the series premiered, it featured some recognizable faces. Still, several actors weren’t immediately familiar to audiences, yet became big stars during the series’ primetime reign.

Now that the series has been over for seven years (!), we decided to take a look to see what the cast has been up to lately.

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For some, their work has stayed in front of the camera, but several cast members have also done a lot of work behind the camera.

Star Kerry Washington has been involved in numerous projects as her career continues to rise, reaching new heights during the Scandal era.

Will Doc’s Latest Casting Add Depth to Amy’s Story or Eclipse It?by Jasmine Blu Back Then, But Make It Now: How Gen X...

Netflix has officially renewed the Emmy-winning talk show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, for two additional seasons, with Season 6 set to premiere later this year. The renewal news comes after the show’s critically acclaimed fifth season and its 2024 Emmy win for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special. The series, which originally launched in 2018 with President Barack Obama as its first guest — it's a surprise it didn't only go downhill from there, if we're honest — has since evolved into one of the most acclaimed interview shows on streaming.

In a format far removed from the nightly grind of Letterman’s Late Show reign, each episode of My Next Guest dives deep into the personal and professional lives of high-profile guests — one at a time, and often on location. So far, the show has featured 27 episodes across five seasons with guests ranging from Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Robert Downey Jr.,...

David Letterman is going to continue chatting to folks on Netflix.

The former host of The Late Show received a two-season renewal for his My Next Guest Needs No Introduction series from the streamer.

The deal brings the show through to season seven with season six premiering later this year.

It’s not clear how many episodes each season will be. The show has had a fluctuating episode order with season one consisting of six episodes, season two was five episodes, season three was four episodes, season four was six episodes and season five was three episodes. There have also been a number of specials.

Letterman has interviewed the likes of Barack Obama, Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jay-Z, Robert Downey Jr., Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Dave Chappelle, Miley Cyrus, Caitlin Clark, and Billie Eilish.

The show won the Emmy for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special last year, beating shows such as Conan O’Brien Must Go,...

When George Carlin hosted the first-ever Saturday Night Live, he made Lorne Michaels livid when he went rogue doing a comedy monologue. During the live show, Carlin swapped out a stand-up bit from his new album for the one he’d performed during rehearsals. “That fucker,” growled Michaels from the control room. It wasn’t that Michaels preferred the original set of jokes — he was worried that Carlin’s unrehearsed routine could go long (or short), screwing up the show’s timing.

So it was mind-boggling to learn that Michaels gives free rein to Dave Chappelle when he hosts SNL — at least when it comes to the comedian’s monologue. “As a tradition, I never do my actual monologue in rehearsal,” Chappelle told fellow comic Mo Amer during a conversation for Variety. “To Lorne Michaels’ credit, he never knows what I’m going to say.”

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Latin lover Domingo grabbed the top of YouTube’s SNL charts in October and never let go. According to LateNighter, the ubiquitous Marcello Hernández/Ariana Grande sketch became the year’s most-watched within a week of its debut and stayed there for the rest of the season, ultimately piling up 19.1 million views so far.

The only other sketch to come close was Mike Myers’ first appearance as a rabid Elon Musk, with more than 17 million watches on YouTube. Both Domingo and Musk showed up in additional top 10 sketches from the season.

Predictably in an election year, political sketches dominated, with Trump-centric cold opens making up half of the top 10. And with all of the attention on Saturday Night Live’s 50th season, the show’s YouTube channel views mirrored the show’s climbing ratings, with eight sketches reaching the 10-million view mark. Only two of last year’s top 10 sketches,...

Dave Chappelle and Mo Amer became close during the pandemic, when Chappelle managed to secure a Covid testing machine and created a bubble at his Ohio home to bring in comedians to perform. Amer was one of them. “We spent all the summer of 2020 together doing shows,” Chappelle says. “The best comedians in the world flew into Ohio, and we had a blast.”

Those early comedy shows were held in a cornfield, while the comedians were tested every day. But beyond that, Amer was mostly holed up in his Airbnb as he started writing Season 1 of “Mo,” his critically acclaimed Netflix series, which wrapped this year after two seasons.

“It was so nerve-racking because everything was so unsettling,” Amer recalls. “It was Covid; it was civil unrest; it was my own personal stuff. And every one of my writers was juggling things emotionally. It was really overwhelming. But you really saved my life.

“Saturday Night Live” concluded its 50th season last month as the highest-rated entertainment series on broadcast television among Adults 18-49 and was also the most watched comedy across broadcast and cable for the sixth consecutive season, according to ratings data released by Nielsen on Monday.

Factoring in Live+7 across all platforms, the late night sketch show averaged 8.1 million viewers during the 2024-2025 television season, up +12% vs. Season 49 and marked the show’s best numbers since Season 47 (2021-2022).

“To see the show honor its legacy while still pushing boundaries was incredible. The strong ratings this season are a testament to how deeply ‘SNL’ continues to resonate with audiences,” said Katie Hockmeyer, Executive Vice President, Late Night, NBCUniversal Entertainment. “After five decades, ‘SNL’ remains a powerful force in shaping culture and making us laugh week after week.”

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To celebrate the milestone 50th season, four specials were produced,...

Another Roots Picnic is in the books. For two days, thousands of music lovers descended upon Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park to check out a wide array of acts, from R&b and pop stars such as Maxwell, Miguel, and Tems to rappers like Meek Mill, GloRilla, Latto, and everything in between. Though the rain on May 31 threw a massive monkey wrench into the festivities, drawing an apology from Questlove to fans, things got better on June 1 (for the most part). Here are seven of the biggest takeaways from the weekend.

Funnyman Eddie Murphy has been appearing in feature films since the early 1980s, and fans will have their own favorites for what might stand out as the most memorable. The actor and comedian himself can also name which film perhaps defines his career more so than any other.

Murphy recently appeared as a guest on The Jennifer Hudson Show, where he was joined by Keke Palmer. On the show, Hudson brought up how Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds said Eddie Murphy should have won an Oscar for The Nutty Professor, given how he played several different characters in the comedy. Murphy went on to share how much he loves that some people don't even realize just how many different roles he had in the film, calling it his "favorite thing." He then shared how he considers The Nutty Professor to be his career-defining role.

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Last week, the four guest acting categories were added to Gold Derby's Emmy predictions center, and we now have a snapshot of the initial odds.

For Best Drama Guest Actress, The Last of Us holds the top two spots with Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, a vengeful soldier in the zombie apocalypse, and Catherine O'Hara as Gail, a therapist who has a run-in with Pedro Pascal's Joel. Dever has yet to win an Emmy Award, while O'Hara is a two-time champion for starring on Schitt's Creek (2020) and for writing Sctv Network (1982).

Read: Our complete Best Drama Guest Actress breakdown

For Best Drama Guest Actor, Jeffrey Wright is in the lead for playing Isaac on The Last of Us, the former Fedra soldier in post-apocalypse Seattle who switches sides in explosive fashion. He previously won an Emmy for the HBO adaptation of Angels in America (2004). In second place is Shawn Hatosy,...

The Studio is overflowing with A-list guest stars, most of whom play versions of themselves, but it's someone who isn't doing that who's out in front for Emmy gold.

Bryan Cranston is in first place in Gold Derby's early Best Comedy Guest Actor odds. The six-time Emmy winner plays Continental CEO Griffin Mill and is one of The Studio's few guest stars to portray fictional characters. After appearing in the pilot, Griffin returns with a vengeance in the final two episodes of the first season, taking so many shrooms that he goes Mia and puts the studio's CinemaCon presentation in jeopardy.

If he prevails, this would be Cranston's fifth Emmy for acting — he has four Best Drama Actor trophies for Breaking Bad and two for producing the two-time Best Drama Series champ — putting him one step closer to the all-time acting record of eight wins, held by Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Saturday Night Live is one of the most challenging feats in show business, writing a 90-minute show from scratch in less than a week, then performing live in front of an audience of millions. But you know what’s even harder? Pulling off a segment of the video podcast Kill Tony, at least according to its host and namesake, Tony Hinchcliffe.

For the uninitiated, Kill Tony features Hinchcliffe drawing the names of aspiring comedians out of a bucket, who then perform one minute of stand-up for a panel of comics and a live audience. A few of the comics kill. Several of them die painful comedy deaths.

At least Lorne Michaels and “SNL has its own writers and producers and everything,” Hinchcliffe told Dana Carvey and David Spade on the Fly on the Wall podcast. “A bunch of people clank their heads together.”

“To help make a star,” added Spade.

Timothee Chalamet is in building!

The 29-year-old Oscar-nominated actor joined fellow superfan Ben Stiller courtside at the New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers during Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Wednesday night (May 21) held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Fellow stars in attendance at the game included Tracy Morgan, Martha Stewart, and Dave Chappelle.

The Pacers ended up defeating the Knicks 138-135.

Timothee, who grew up in New York City, has been a huge Knicks fan for years. Last week, he and girlfriend Kylie Jenner showed off some cute Pda while sitting courtside at a game.

If you missed it, Timothee‘s mom shared her honest thoughts on Kylie.

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David Fincher doesn’t just direct—he dissects. Whether he’s jumping deep into the twisted world of serial killers or getting into the minds of social media moguls, his work always feels precise. You will find his works are chilly, and somehow very hypnotic. So when rumors started swirling that the genius behind movies like Se7en and Fight Club might be working on a Squid Game spin-off, fans couldn’t help but lose their minds with excitement.

Squid Game, the South Korean juggernaut of a show, took the streaming world by storm back in 2021. Between its green or pink tracksuits, unnerving masked guards, and twisted takes on childhood games, it became a cultural obsession overnight. The show didn’t just climb the Netflix charts—it devoured them. With its haunting take on capitalism, desperation, and the raw will to survive, it touched a global nerve. And now that...

Do you want more talent shows? Of course, you do. People would not keep making new ones if we didn't want them. In the case of Netflix, though, the streaming giant is bringing back a familiar one. And not just old episodes, but a complete remake.

Netflix announced that it will bring back Star Search, a show that ran in the 1980s and 1990s, but hasn't produced new shows in 20 years. Ed McMahon once hosted, but won't be the host for various reasons now. (McMahon died in 2009 after a long and fruitful career.)

Like the original, the series will be live, and viewers can vote on who they think should win. The show's previous edition had people call in, but a computer click or text might suffice with today's technology. Netflix has yet to tell us how the votes can be cast.

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Mark Ruffalo stars as an FBI agent tasked with solving a series of violent robberies in the new HBO drama series “Task.”

From “Mare of Easttown” creator Brad Ingelsby, “Task” dives into the working class suburbs of Philadelphia as Ruffalo’s character puts together a crucial Task Force. The cast is rounded out by Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Thuso Mbedu, Fabien Frankel and Alison Oliver.

Ingelsby directed both Kate Winslet and Julianne Nicholson to Emmy wins in “Mare of Easttown.” “Task” is directed and executive produced by Jeremiah Zagar and Salli Richardson-Whitfield. Additional executive producers include Ruffalo, Mark Roybal, Paul Lee, David Crockett and Ron Schmidt, while Mark Roybal and Paul Lee executive produce for wiip. Nicole Jordan-Webber and Jeremy Yaches co-executive produce for Public Record.

“Task” will debut this September on HBO with the seven episodes debuting weekly. Watch the first official teaser below.

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Netflix will (as the saying goes) “reach for the stars… and grab ’em” with a reboot of the iconic Star Search talent competition, the streamer announced Wednesday at its annual Upfront presentation.

The syndicated Star Search originally aired from 1983 to 1995, with Ed McMahon, who passed away in 2009, serving as host. In the Netflix update, “The talent is bigger, the stakes are higher, and the format is more interactive than ever,” we are told.

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Netflix is reaching back into TV history for its next piece of live programming.

The streamer has picked up a new version of the talent competition Star Search. The announcement came Wednesday during Netflix’s upfront presentation to advertisers, which also included a host of series renewals (for Bridgerton, The Four Seasons and The Diplomat, among others).

Star Search is one of a few new series orders Netflix announced at the event. Also on tap are a comedy from Schitt’s Creek Emmy winner Dan Levy; All the Sinners Bleed, a thriller from Black Panther co-writer Joe Robert Cole; The Body, a YA drama created by Quinn Shepherd (Hulu’s Under the Bridge); and Prime Time, a doc series about NFL Hall of Famer and University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders.

Star Search premiered in 1983 as a syndicated talent show hosted by Ed McMahon. It ran for 12 years and...

Netflix announced five new series and two films as part of its 2025 advertiser upfronts presentation in New York on Wednesday, including a new untitled series from Dan Levy.

On the scripted series side, Netflix announced three new titles, perhaps the most anticipated of which is a new show from “Schitt’s Creek” creator and star Levy and “Bottoms” star Rachel Sennott. Described as a family crime comedy, the eight-episode series is set to go into production in 2025. The show follows two “deeply incapable siblings” who are blackmailed into entering into a life of organized crime, a logline reads. Taylor Ortega will star in the series as will Laurie Metcalf.

“I’m so excited to be bringing this truly chaotic family story to life with Netflix. Thrilled with the team we’re building both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. Taylor Ortega is going to become a household name...

Netflix is adding to its growing lineup of competiton shows by rebooting Star Search, the old Ed McMahon-hosted talent show that was in syndication from 1983 to 1995.

The new version will be produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment and will spotlight performers in music, dance and variety/comedy. Kids will also be able to compete.

Episodes will air twice weekly with each livestream to include voting that will let the viewers determine which contestants move forward.

The host, judges and the premiere date will be announced at a later time. Potential competitors can go to StarSearchLiveCasting.com for more information.

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The original Star Search was launched by T.P.E./Rysher Entertainment and created by Al Masini. It was filmed at the old Earl Carroll Theatre in Hollywood before moving to the Disney-mgm Studios in Florida.

Exclusive: Early Netflix veterans Rob Guillermo and Nihaar Sinha have teamed to form Indus Valley Media (Ivm) an independent studio designed to develop, produce and finance films and series for the global marketplace.

The goal of Guillermo, former VP, Head of Business Affairs & Legal for Netflix Nonfiction, and his former Netflix Content Strategy partner and screenwriter Sinha, is to help top creative talent and content suppliers in both scripted and unscripted reach audiences worldwide.

As part of its initial set of projects, Indus Valley Media is co-financing and producing documentaries that pull back the curtain on Jean-Michel Basquiat, Alec Baldwin, Mitch Hedberg and Marc Maron, among others.

“For over 20 years, I’ve had the privilege of helping some of the industry’s most recognized talent bring their stories to audiences worldwide — from Grammy-winning artists to Oscar and Emmy-honored productions. Ivm is the result of that experience: a space built to support bold ideas,...

The jury is nearly in place for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal criminal trial after a colorful selection process but the prosecution’s case against the rap mogul may have been dealt a blow as the feds admitted that one of the four key witnesses set to testify in the New York federal trial may not turn up to take the witness stand.

On Friday, the prosecution and defense teams will have an opportunity to question potential jurors in a second round of probing of their background, any experiences with violence and their ability to weigh evidence around sexual assault and abuse while remaining unbiased and impartial. Combs was charged in a five-count indictment of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty and denied that any accusations against him are true.

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The second promo for Quinta Brunson’s SNL hosting stint this weekend sees musical guest Benson Boone take center stage. In it, the Abbott Elementary creator and featured player Sarah Sherman wonder excitedly where Boone is before the singer bounds in from Stage Left and surprises them.

You can watch the moment below.

Brunson previously made her hosting debut on April 1, 2023. In her opening monologue, she revealed that she had been dreaming about hosting the NBC sketch show since she was a kid. She also ended a message advocating for teachers, telling the crowd: “Please, remember how important teachers are. Acknowledge the work they do every day and for the love of God, pay them the money they deserve.”

Other hosts this season have included Ariana Grande, John Mulaney, Michael Keaton, Jean Smart, Nate Bargatze, Bill Burr, Charli Xcx, Paul Mescal, Chris Rock, Martin Short, Dave Chappelle, Timothée Chalamet, Shane Gillis and Lady Gaga.

Elon Musk claims that “comedy is legal now” thanks to his takeover of both Twitter the U.S. government, so I guess that the courts will categorize his latest attempt to be likable as a mere crime against humanity.

In the craft of comedy writing, traditional wisdom dictates that it is best not to add unnecessary elements on top of a joke’s central idea that will overcrowd the bit and make it land flat. Considering that the Doge don is, himself, an unnecessary element who foisted himself atop the human race, it comes as no surprise that Musk will gleefully break the “Don’t put a hat on a hat” rule with the same shit-eating grin that he wears whenever he violates federal law in order to take away some retiree’s Social Security benefits or fire an entire team of nuclear safety inspectors.

During a cabinet meeting earlier this week,...

Quinta Brunson is multitasking.

In the first promo for her Saturday Night Live hosting stint this weekend, the Abbott Elementary star and creator goes through concepts for skits with an idea not just to be funny, but also to help stockpile stuff against the Trump tariffs.

“What if we did sketches centered around items affected by the tariffs?” she asks. “Then we can keep the items after the show.”

Enter Heidi Gardner dressed like a pageant queen, but with a gown made entirely from toilet paper. Gardner has questions about the situation.

“It could be your new original character,” Brunson suggests. “You even have a catchphrase.”

Gardner responds gamely with, “If there’s pee, it should be on me”

Watch below.

Other hosts this season have included Ariana Grande, John Mulaney, Michael Keaton, Jean Smart, Nate Bargatze, Bill Burr, Charli Xcx, Paul Mescal, Chris Rock, Martin Short, Dave Chappelle, Timothée Chalamet,...

Saturday Night Live is coming to an end this season!

The long-running NBC sketch comedy series confirmed the remaining hosts and musical guests for the season on Thursday (April 24).

Keep reading to find out more…

To kick off May, Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson will host the May 3 episode, with musical guest Benson Boone.

She’ll be followed by Walton Goggins, who will be hosting for the first time, paired with musical guest Arcade Fire on May 10.

Scarlett Johansson will host for the seventh time, with musical guest Bad Bunny in the season finale on May 17.

See the full rundown of this season’s hosts and musical guests…

Sept. 28: Jean Smart, Jelly Roll

Oct. 5: Nate Bargatze, Coldplay

Oct. 12: Ariana Grande, Stevie Nicks

Oct. 19: Michael Keaton, Billie Eilish

Nov. 2: John Mulaney, Chappell Roan

Nov. 9: Bill Burr, Mk.gee

Nov. 16: Charli Xcx (host and musical guest)

Dec.

Saturday Night Live producers announced on Thursday the details for the final three episodes of Season 50. As previously revealed, Quinta Brunson will be the guest host for the second time on May 3 with musical guest Benson Boone. First-time host Walton Goggins joins on May 10 with musical guest Arcade Fire. Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson closes out the year and returns for the seventh time on May 17 with musical guest Bad Bunny.

The regular cast members this season are: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Colin Jost, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Devon Walker, and Bowen Yang. The featured players are: Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline.

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It's officially confirmed that NBC is not going to air new episodes of Saturday Night Live tonight, April 19, 2025 and next Saturday Night, April 26. According to one of our sources, NBC is scheduled to finally air another new episode of Saturday Night Live on Saturday night, May 3, 2025 in its usual, 10:29 pm central standard time slot. So, be on the lookout for another new episode to pop up on that very important date. In the meantime, we have details for which repeat episodes that NBC is going to air tonight and next Saturday night. Tonight, NBC is going to re-air the 11th episode of this season 50. It originally aired back on January 18, 2025. It featured comedian Dave Chappelle handling the hosting duties, and rapper GloRilla serving up the musical performances.