Jimmy Kimmel teased marijuana enthusiasts on Venice Beach with an “incredible edible” that was actually just a regular piece of candy on a new installment of “High Witness News” on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday. Kimmel’s “incredible edible” is a variation on the tried and true placebo prank, which has been …
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Lin-Manuel Miranda will make his film directorial debut with an adaptation of Rent playwright Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical Tick, Tick… Boom! Dear Evan Hansen writer Steven Levenson will pen the script and Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will produce the musical, which focuses on a songwriter named Jonathan’s attempt to …
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On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver furiously criticized U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions‘ new policy of prosecuting all immigrants who cross the border illegally, which has already resulted in roughly 500 children being forcibly separated from their parents. The comedian targeted the Trump administration’s chorus-like false assertion that the …
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Michelle Wolf tackled Roseanne Barr’s infamous tweet and examined the double standard of “offensive jokes” in a clip from the comedian’s upcoming episode of The Break, which arrives on Netflix on Sunday. Earlier in the week, the revived Roseanne was canceled after its star tweeted that Obama aide Valerie Jarrett …
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Amidst the jokes, quips, groaners and yuks that comprise Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life, one of the best moments of the duo’s Netflix special involves a total screw-up. At the five-minute mark, as longtime pals Steve Martin and Martin …
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A day after Fox canceled Brooklyn Nine-Nine, NBC announced late Friday night that it would pick up the Andy Samberg police sitcom’s upcoming sixth season. Following the Nine-Nine fanbase’s impassioned pleas on social media to revive the series after its cancellation – including tweets from Lin-Manual Miranda, Guillermo del Toroand …
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to strip Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski of their membership. Variety reports that the Academy’s Board of Governors made the decision Tuesday night with a statement to the press on Thursday. “The Academy … has voted to expel actor Bill Cosby …
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Michael Che and Colin Jost will serve as hosts at this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, Deadline reports. The duo is known for helming the popular Saturday Night Live segment “Weekend Update.” “We’re proud to be the first duo hosting the Emmys since Jenna Elfman and David Hyde Pierce, and somehow …
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Espionage thrillers have it rough these days, what with contemporary headlines beating anything Hollywood can cook up. Still, Beirut has an undeniable retro appeal: It’s 1982 in Lebanon, the eve of Israel’s invasion. A hostage situation is pulling Mason Skiles (Jon Hamm), a former U.S. diplomat in Beirut,back into a …
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Mary J. Blige unleashed a stunning performance of “Mighty River” at the 90th Academy Awards Sunday. The track for Dee Rees’ Mudbound earned Blige a Best Original Song nomination, while she also picked up a Best Supporting Actress nod for her turn in the film. Blige began her performance alone …
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