Sinbad to Play Lil Rel Howery’s Dad in Fox Comedy Pilot ‘Rel’

Back in January, Fox added a half-hour comedy pilot starring Lil Rel Howery called Rel, and now the project has added another star to the cast. According to Deadline, Sinbad will star alongside Howery in the Jerrod Carmichael-produced multi-cam comedy, which centers on Howery as “a prideful, self-made success who lives by the code to […]

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Please Enjoy James Adomian’s SXSW Bernie Sanders Town Hall

Fresh off his Daily Beast interview that led to Alec Baldwin freaking out on Twitter and blocking anyone who dared to agree with Adomian’s sentiments, comment on it, or even just tweet the link, James Adomian shared a delightful clip this week from his Town Hall show at SXSW in character as Bernie Sanders. Speaking […]

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Seth Meyers on Trump Firing Andrew McCabe: “He Keeps Firing Dudes Who Take Meticulous Notes”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the latest updates in the Stormy Daniels story, the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica news, the Russia investigation, and Trump’s decision to fire FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, who reportedly has handed over detailed memos about his conversations with Trump to Mueller. […]

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Odysseus Reviews the New Translation of ‘The Odyssey,’ by Michael Maiello

“Tell me about a complicated man,” begins Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey, which is the story of me, Odysseus. I read this and thought, “This woman really gets me.” Finally, after thousands of years, my story will be told in a way that doesn’t make me look like an inept, drunken buffoon. To think, it took a woman […]

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Bill Hader’s Big ‘SNL’ Reunion

Bill Hader has always struck me as more of an ensemble player, in the vein of Phil Hartman and Chris Parnell. It’s not that he can’t carry a sketch, it’s that he seems to have more fun in bigger group pieces. Almost every character Hader performed in this episode was a stone cold freak, and […]

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Bill Hader’s Big ‘SNL’ Reunion

Bill Hader has always struck me as more of an ensemble player, in the vein of Phil Hartman and Chris Parnell. It’s not that he can’t carry a sketch, it’s that he seems to have more fun in bigger group pieces. Almost every character Hader performed in this episode was a stone cold freak, and […]

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NBC Orders More ‘Will & Grace’

NBC wants more episodes of its Will & Grace revival. According to Deadline, the network has ordered an 18-episode third season of the revival and eleventh season of the show overall, which will debut in fall 2019, and it’s also expanded season 2 from 13 to 18 episodes. NBC originally ordered the revival back in […]

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Chadwick Boseman to Host ‘SNL’ Next Month

Saturday Night Live has revealed its first host for next month. Over the weekend, the show announced that Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman will host with musical guest Cardi B: Don’t miss #SNL on April 7, with @chadwickboseman and @iamcardib! pic.twitter.com/jUGjA06mL1 — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) March 18, 2018 It will make Boseman’s […]

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Chris Gethard Inspires While Seeking Inspiration

The very first thing you can read on Chris Gethard’s website, therefore the first thing you’ll read when you Google his name, is a description that is so aptly him: “Welcome to the online home of ‘comedian’ Chris Gethard — the host of The Chris Gethard Show, the Beautiful/Anonymous podcast, the star of Career Suicide, […]

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@MarciaBelsky on ‘Headless Women of Hollywood’ and Calling Out Sexism Online

Marcia Belsky is a formidable, feminist force. You may recognize her work online in fighting Facebook’s institutional sexism or the Headless Women of Hollywood movement, which she started in April 2016 and just resurfaced this week. In addition to being an activist, Belsky is also a multitalented comedian who writes and performs regularly around New […]

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