Gal Gadot on ‘SNL’: “I’m Sorry, I Feel Nothing”

What does SNL want to be under Trump? This is the second weirdly apolitical show in a very political time. Last week’s only topical outings were the impression-palooza of a cold open and some hurricane/NFL stuff during Update. This week the cold open and part of Update were devoted to Las Vegas, but nothing was […]

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The nightly late-night writing staffs for America’s TV talk shows in 2017

Something remarkable happened on Wednesday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. It wasn’t one of the many game shows within Fallon’s talk shows, or something his musical guest performed, or anything from Fallon’s monologue or from his overly enthusiastic interactions with his guests. Nor was it even particularly funny. After Hillary Clinton, the woman […]

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Fortune Feimster Joins the Cast of Charlie Grandy and Mindy Kaling’s NBC Comedy ‘Champions’

Mindy Kaling and Charlie Grandy’s NBC comedy series Champions is rounding out its cast. Deadline reports that Fortune Feimster has joined the show as a series regular, joining previously announced cast members Anders Holm, Andy Favreau, J.J. Totah, Mouzam Makkar, and Nina Wadia. The single-cam series centers on Holm as Vince, “a charismatic gym owner […]

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Seth Meyers on Rex Tillerson: “When Your Name Is Rex You’re Gonna Be Good at Rolling Over”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at Trump continuing to brag about his terrible response to Puerto Rico and using Twitter to escalate the tension with North Korea. “So all the careful diplomacy and bargaining and angling just goes out the window with one tweet,” Meyers […]

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Matt Goldich on Late Night with Seth Meyers

Matt Goldich supplies monologue jokes and other punchlines for Seth Meyers on a nightly basis, but on Wednesday night’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, Goldich also got some major face time with a stand-up performance to promote his new album, which is out this Friday. Not a soft opening. Roll the clip!

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Seth Meyers Recaps Trump’s “Disastrous” Puerto Rico Trip and the Gun Control Debate

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at Trump’s visit to Puerto Rico earlier this week, where he told hurricane victims to “have a good time” and threw rolls of paper towels at a crowd of people in need of supplies: “They were hit with a Category […]

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Gal Gadot smashes through some “Saturday Night Live” promos

Gal Gadot is set to host Saturday Night Live for the first time this weekend. Gadot is having a great… MORE

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Gal Gadot smashes through some “Saturday Night Live” promos

Gal Gadot is set to host Saturday Night Live for the first time this weekend. Gadot is having a great… MORE

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Sarah Silverman Tells Jimmy Fallon About Her New Hulu Show ‘I Love You, America’

Here’s a clip from last night’s Tonight Show, where Jimmy Fallon chats with Sarah Silverman about her upcoming Hulu series I Love You, America and what we can expect when it debuts next Thursday, October 12th. “I don’t know how to explain it, but it’s a half hour, it’s everything I dreamed it to be,” […]

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Ryan Gosling Giggles His Way Through the ‘SNL’ Season Premiere

Saturday Night Live began its 43rd season with a silly, silly show for a decidedly un-silly time. Puerto Rico continues to suffer through the aftereffects of a hurricane without federal aid. The president continues to wage war on professional athletes who oppose police brutality, and millions of poor children just lost their health coverage. SNL touched […]

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