White House Chief of Staff John Kelly made news this week for saying the Civil War happened because of “the lack of ability to compromise” and that Robert E. Lee was an “honorable man,” so during last night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers welcomed writer Amber Ruffin to respond. “‘Lack of compromise?’ That’s an awfully strange way to […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at yesterday’s news about Robert Mueller’s first charges in the Russia investigation and how Trump reacted to the indictments on Twitter. “He is so bad at this,” Meyers says. “It’s like getting pulled over and saying ‘I wasn’t speeding, officer, […]
Continue ReadingLast Saturday was SNL’s David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special—in which a 5-minute sketch was stretched out over 22 poorly-animated, weirdly heartwarming minutes. Special writer Mikey Day tweeted that this would harken to Halloween specials of yore, such as It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. This is a throwback to […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live just revealed more hosts for November. The show announced on Twitter that Tiffany Haddish will host on November 11th with musical guest Taylor Swift, while Chance the Rapper will host on November 18th with musical guest Eminem: Ready for November. #SNL pic.twitter.com/sigwYZzlqh — SNL S. Pumpkins 🎃 (@nbcsnl) October 30, 2017 It […]
Continue ReadingStandUp NBC, the annual nationwide search for comedic talent from more diverse backgrounds than purely white and male, has announced its finalists for the 2017 contest. After regional searches in Philadelphia, Atlanta, San Francisco and Chicago, the following nine comedians will perform at the finals this coming Nov. 29 at the Hollywood Improv: TuRae Gordon, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at how Trump has managed to turn even his condolence calls to Gold Star families into an opportunity to brag about himself, which is in turn an opportunity for Fox News to shower him with positive coverage on television like Lou […]
Continue ReadingThe David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special is a real thing that is happening on NBC this weekend, and in case you need proof, two promos for the half-hour animated special dropped this week. Tom Hanks, Peter Dinklage, Bobby Moynihan, Mikey Day, and Streeter Seidell all lend their voices to the special, which follows Mr. Pumpkins […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been almost two years since Donald Trump hosted Saturday Night Live, but the shock of Lorne Michaels actually inviting him still hasn’t worn off. Yes, he had hosted in 2004 back when he seemed to be a mostly harmless reality TV blowhard, but this was after he called Mexicans rapists, made a horrific menstruation […]
Continue ReadingLast month, Nathan Fielder appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and told a story involving an out-of-town wedding that turned out to be a carefully constructed late night anecdote he planned and staged ahead of time, which was all revealed during last week’s Nathan for You. During his visit to last night’s Late Night, Fielder told […]
Continue ReadingAlmost a year to the day he was first introduced, the wildly popular Saturday Night Live sketch starring Tom Hanks… MORE
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