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Saturday Night Live recap: SNL avoids politics after historic midterm elections, falls flat (Videos)

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Saturday Night Live this week featured stoic Ukrainian bear Liev Schreiber with musical guest, Young Money Alum, Lil Wayne. When you are thinking of comedy potential, the Ray Donovan star isn’t the first name you think of, but he was funnier than you’d think on the perennial sketch show. The week was ripe with political news: the 2018 midterm elections, Acosta-Gate, wildfires in California, Trump’s trip to France, and the

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This Liev Schreiber SNL promo video will seriously freak you out (Video)

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Liev Schreiber is hosting this week’s Saturday Night Live. SNL dropped a promo for the episode and, man, it is bizarre. The Ray Donovan star will be joined by rapper, Lil Wayne for the fifth episode of the 44th season. This will be the usually-serious actor’s first time hosting the show. The show released two promos. One is the standard set up for the weekly promo. Schreiber, Wayne and SNL star

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Katherine Ryan gets one of those Netflix deals

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Katherine Ryan, the British comedian and actress, will bring a new comedy series to Netflix called The Duchess, as well as a new hourlong stand-up comedy special. Ryan will write and star in the new semi-autobiographical series. The first episode will be just six half-hour episodes. Netflix subscribers will see Ryan playing a fashionably disruptive single mom whose daughter, Olive, is her greatest love. Her character debates having a second

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine locks up Season 6 NBC debut date

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine is coming back for a saved sixth season in 2019. The cop comedy will make its NBC debut Thursday, January 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET. The current show at that time slot, Will and Grace, will be shifting to 9:30 p.m. The cult favorite had a rocky road to Season 6. After five seasons on Fox, the network chose to cancel the show citing low ratings. Fans of the

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Jay and Silent Bob Get a Reboot production to start in February in New Orleans

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Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith will get back in front of the camera as hetero-lifemates at least one more time this February for Jay and Silent Bob Get a Reboot, according to Mewes. The actor-turned-storyteller told Laughspin, “If all goes as planned, we’re supposed to start pre-production January, start shooting in February in New Orleans.” Production had been previously reported to begin this past August. Jay and Silent Bob Get

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Samantha Bee to Donald Trump: We should be ashamed of you! (Video)

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Samantha Bee slammed President Donald Trump for his handling of a question from Jim Acosta on Wednesday night’s Full Frontal. The late night host had a busy show covering the results of the 2018 midterm elections, the gubernatorial race in Georgia, and the loss of Beto O’Rourke in Texas’ tight Senate race. The November 7 show was the 100th episode of the popular TBS comedy series. The former Daily Show

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Orlando Leyba special will debut exclusively on HBO Latino

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Orlando Leyba is releasing a new stand-up comedy special exclusively on HBO Latino. The special, named Orlando Leyba: Adorable, will premiere on November 16 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Leyba has already worked with HBO Latino as part of their show Entre Nos: Part 3. The episode, which was released earlier this year, featured comedy from three Latinx comics, including Leyba. The stand-up had a particularly busy 2018, as he also

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You’e the Worst final season gets trailer, FXX release date (Video)

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You’re the Worst has dropped a trailer for its fifth and final season. The trailer also comes with the announcement that the show will return on January 9 on FXX. You’re the Worst follows a couple, Gretchen and Jimmy, as they struggle with the pitfalls of modern love. The show has always been a critical darling but has faced challenges. After the first season, the show moved from FX to

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