Neal Brennan Explains the GOP’s Trump Hypocrisy: “He’s Everything You Said You Hated”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah welcomes Neal Brennan for some commentary at the desk to break down the hypocrisy conservatives are guilty of by supporting someone like Trump: “Look, I get why liberals are against Trump, but here’s what I don’t get: Why are conservatives for him? He’s everything […]

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Tracy Morgan and Luke Wilson to Star in ‘The Shitheads’ Movie

Tracy Morgan and Luke Wilson are starring in a movie together. According to Variety, Morgan and Wilson have signed on to star in an upcoming comedy called The Shitheads written and directed by Macon Blair. The film centers on Morgan and Wilson as “a pair of deeply unqualified bozos who have been hired to transport […]

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Demetri Martin, Nikki Glaser, and More Are Headed to Chris Hardwick’s ID10T Festival

Chris Hardwick is launching his very own music and comedy festival this year. Hardwick announced on Twitter today that he’s put together a festival called ID10T, which will take place at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Silicon Valley from Saturday, June 24th through Sunday the 25th. In addition to musical acts like Weezer, OK Go, Girl […]

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An Excerpt from ‘Danger…With a Hard G’ by Matthew David Brozik

“You won’t mind if I ask to see some identification, I’m sure. It’s precinct policy.” The cheerfulness of the property clerk behind the window told me her shift had only recently started. And she was new to the squad on top of that. I could only see her head and upper torso, but that told […]

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An ‘Overboard’ Remake Is in the Works Starring Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez

Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez are starring in a remake of the 1987 romantic comedy Overboard. According to Variety, Faris and Derbez have signed on to star in a remake of the film, which originally starred Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. For the remake, the main roles will be swapped, and the film will “focus […]

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Thank God for Mike Birbiglia’s ‘Thank God For Jokes’

It might be a little jarring that the first voice you hear in Mike Birbiglia’s new Netflix special, Thank God For Jokes, isn’t Mike Birbiglia. Instead, a video recording of Jimmy Kimmel starts playing, addressing a crowd of celebrities that we can’t see. After the clip, Birbiglia walks out and officially opens the special. He […]

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Did Octavia Spencer’s ‘SNL’ Episode Have the Best Cold Open Ever?

Since Saturday Night Live’s last episode, a lot has happened – Oscar drama, Russia drama, Obama drama – so it was anyone’s guess how they’d address it all, in a season that seems to get more political each week. This episode was, thankfully, Trump-free, but that didn’t stop it from getting some major digs in, […]

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David Letterman Talks Fatherhood, Late Night Hosts, Politics, and “Trumpy”

New York magazine has a great interview out this week with the gloriously bearded David Letterman, and the lengthy chat covers everything from parenthood to late night to if he’s been in touch with Jay Leno at all (“No. I’m assuming I will bump into him before we die”) to his thoughts on Donald Trump […]

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Watch John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ Interview with the Dalai Lama

Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver heads to India to sit down with the Dalai Lama to chat about uplifting topics like Tibetan persecution by the Chinese government, the over 100 Tibetans who have self-immolated in protest of Chinese oppression, and the controversy surrounding what will happen after the […]

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Go Behind the Scenes with ‘Saturday Night Live’s Music Department

SNL released a new installment today of its Creating Saturday Night Live web series, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at the show from the perspective of Leon Pendarvis, Eli Brueggemann, Lenny Pickett, and Hal Wilner of SNL music department. It’s a fascinating look at some of their favorite musical guests, what it’s like to collaborate […]

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