John Oliver Talks ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Last Week Tonight,’ and “Human Nightmare” Mariah Carey on ‘The Tonight Show’

Here’s a clip from last night’s Tonight Show, where John Oliver chats with Jimmy Fallon about playing Zazu in the upcoming Lion King remake, his experience hugging Oprah at the Emmys, and what’s happening over at his HBO show Last Week Tonight — but due to legal reasons, he can’t really get into details quite […]

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Martin Short Roasts His Pale Friend Conan O’Brien: “Barbra Streisand Would Clone You If She Could”

Here’s a clip from Martin Short’s visit to last night’s Conan, where he takes a few minutes to roast his good and extremely pasty friend. “You’re pale. You make Mike Pence look like a character in Black Panther,” he tells O’Brien. “Barbra Streisand would clone you if she could. So much for the theory that […]

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Grace Helbig and Mamrie Hart launch a YouTube talk show: This Might Get…

Grace Helbig and Mamrie Hart are best comedy friends who have become YouTube stars (Helbig has 3 million subscribers; Hart, 1.2 million), written best-selling books (Grace’s Guide: The Art of Pretending to be a Grown-Up; You Deserve a Drink) and written and/or starred in their own TV shows (The Grace Helbig Show on E!) and […]

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Funny Or Die partners up with Vox Media

Funny or Die‘s evolution will continue this summer, jumping its main website to Vox Media’s platform. Last year, The Ringer made a similar move, leaving Medium for Vox. The new partnership between FoD and Vox means that Funny or Die will remain editorially independent with its own sales team, just using Vox’s ad, tech and […]

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Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike

There’s a lot happening in the news right now, but thankfully, during last night’s Late Night Seth Meyers devoted some time to an important story flying under the radar: the West Virginia teachers’ strike over pay and benefits, which has now become the longest strike in the state’s history. “If there’s one takeaway from the […]

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Stephen Colbert Recaps Sam Nunberg’s Bizarre Cable News Tour: “The Entire News Cycle Jumped on the Bus to Crazy Town”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert breaks down the story that unexpectedly took over the news yesterday when former Trump aide Sam Nunberg made his bizarre TV press tour – an unplanned event that really screwed up all the great jokes about tariffs Colbert had ready to go. “Nunberg took […]

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John Oliver Compares NRATV’s Programming to a “Deranged Letter from a Serial Killer”

A growing list of companies have cut ties with the NRA since the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, but during last night’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver focused on one aspect of the NRA that tech companies like Amazon, Apple, and Roku are still supporting: its free streaming network NRATV. Oliver delves into NRATV’s programming, […]

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Catch Up on the Weekend’s Award Show Monologues from Jimmy Kimmel, Nick Kroll, and John Mulaney

Over the weekend were two big movie award shows: the Independent Spirit Awards on IFC, and the Oscars on ABC. Both ceremonies featured returning hosts, with Nick Kroll and John Mulaney hosting the Independent Spirit Awards together and late night host Jimmy Kimmel coming back to host the Academy Awards. In case you missed it, […]

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Kevin Nealon Chats with “Very Polite Risk-Taker” Will Forte on ’Hiking with Kevin’

Kevin Nealon dropped the latest episode of his web series Hiking with Kevin this week, and if you’re a fan of Nealon’s guest Will Forte (And who isn’t?), you’re gonna have a good time. Nealon and Forte chat about the importance of all meals, the time Forte got arrested, his thoughts on marriage, drinking, and […]

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Aidy Bryant is here to get Charles Barkley into hosting shape for this week’s episode of “Saturday Night Live”

After a 3 week break, Saturday Night Live returns with Charles Barkley as the host for the 4th time. In… MORE

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