Could the next Johnny Carson be a comedian from West Orange, New Jersey with two Morrissey tattoos? “I know that’s an unrealistic goal,” Chris Gethard tells Rolling Stone with a bemused smile. “Is it gonna happen? Probably not. But why not try to take over, see what happens?” Gethard, 37, …
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After a subpar outing last week, Saturday Night Live produced what might have been its best episode of Season 43 this time around. A lot of that had to do with host Tiffany Haddish, who brought energy and excitement to each sketch. Even when the material wasn’t terribly strong (especially …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer-director Rian Johnson will be creating a new trilogy of Star Wars films, Variety reports. Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced the news on Thursday. He also unveiled plans for a live-action Star Wars TV series. Johnson will pair with longtime collaborator-producer Ram Bergman …
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Dave Grohl dressed up as David Letterman when the Foo Fighters frontman served as guest host on Halloween night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. “I’m Dave Grohl dressed as Dave Letterman sitting in for Jimmy Kimmel, it’s confusing, I get it, especially if you’re home watching right now stoned to the bone,” …
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Stephen Colbert called President Trump a number of choice names on Wednesday night’s episode of The Late Show following a puzzling, unscheduled press conference held outside the White House earlier that day. “I don’t know where you guys live, but you guys ever see a crazy old guy yelling on …
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Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein announced that the soundtrack for the second season of theNetflixshow Stranger Things will be available on October 20th. The two composers – also members of the Austin group Survive – previewed the new 34-track LP with “Walkin’ In Hawkins.” The track unfolds at a stately …
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Fox unveiled the tense first trailer for the upcoming 11th season of The X-Files during the sci-fi show’s New York Comic Con panel. The trailer finds Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, played by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, in the midst of an alien takeover of Earth while …
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Fox’s beloved animated series Bob’s Burgers will stretch itself out for a feature-length film slated to arrive July 2020. Just days after the cartoon’s eighth season debuted, Fox announced plans to “redouble our family and animation efforts” by producing a Bob’s Burgers movie, Deadline reports. “We’re thrilled to be invited …
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John Oliver and Dave Chappelle used their collective social media influence for good Sunday night by making the hashtag “#DCPublicSchools” go viral at the 2017 Emmys. The movement began when Chappelle first took the stage with Melissa McCarthy to present the award for Best Director for a Comedy Series. The …
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There’s a moment in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s new PBS miniseries, The Vietnam War, in which a Vietnamese woman – what they call a “hero mother” – talks about losing eight brothers and two sons to ground combat and bombings. It’s the sort of devastating testimonial about the personal …
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