Stormy Daniels made a cameo appearance as herself alongside Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump in the Saturday Night Live cold open, warning the president, “A storm’s a-comin baby.” The sketch features Ben Stiller reprising his role as Trump attorney Michael Cohen and frantically calling Trump and his new, contradiction-spewing lawyer Rudy …
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‘NSynchad a surprise reunion on ‘Ellen‘ on Tuesday. Their appearance followed the group receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, where DeGeneres and Carson Daly introduced the band. While DeGeneres was interviewing Justin Timberlake, the singer brought out his former bandmates Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, JC …
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UPDATE (10/10): Troyer’s death was officially ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. “Troyer died from sequelae of alcohol intoxication,” the office wrote in a statement, referring to the effects of a previous condition. “The manner of death was certified as a suicide.” *** Verne …
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Harry Anderson, the actor, comedian and magician best known for playing Judge Harry Stone on the sitcom Night Court, died Monday at his home in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 65. “This morning at 6:41 a.m. the Asheville Police Department responded to the home of actor Harry Anderson where he …
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Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, as Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and Robert Mueller, reenacted their classic polygraph scene from Meet the Parents to open Saturday Night Live. The sketch began with Kate McKinnon’s Jeff Sessions and Beck Bennett’s Mike Pence devising a scheme to elevate Pence to the presidency …
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Set to premiere on Netflix on March 30th, the docuseries Rapture is an ambitious look at hip-hop in 2018, courtesy of eight hour-long stories that each explore the persona of a different modern-day rap star. We see A Boogie Wit da Hoodie riding through his Bronx neighborhood, handing out stacks …
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A new trailer for the forthcoming Mr. Rogers documentary, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, examines the radical vision that informed one of the most beloved children’s television programs of all time. The clip teases the myriad ways Fred Rogers tweaked television conventions on his long-running PBS show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, …
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Anniversary screenings featuring the cast and crew of Scarface and Schindler’s List will highlight this year’s slate at the Tribeca Film Festival, which returns to New York for the 17th time next month. To mark the 35th anniversary of Scarface, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer and director Brian De Palma will …
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Impassioned cries for gender equality and recognizing marginalized people took centerstage at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, where The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Dunkirk were all recognized with multiple Oscars. When Three Billboards star Frances McDormand gave an electric acceptance speech for Best Actress, she …
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A West Virginia judge dismissed a coal magnate’s defamation lawsuit against Last Week Tonight that followed a June 2017 segment where host John Oliver called Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray a “geriatric Dr. Evil.” Judge Jeffrey Cramer of West Virginia’s second judicial circuit granted HBO’s motion to dismiss Murray’s lawsuit, …
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