Weekend Update hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost recalled some of their favorite rejected Saturday Night Live sketches on Tuesday’s Late Night With Seth Meyers. One politically slanted idea involved host (and then presidential candidate) Donald Trump hawking a really terrible product: “I pitched him an idea that he weirdly …
Read More »Ellen Pompeo, TV's Highest-Paid Woman: I've Financially Empowered Myself
Ellen Pompeo is officially the highest-paid woman on television, reeling in $20 million a year, but the actress reveals in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter that getting to this point was hard-fought. “I’m 48 now, so I’ve finally gotten to the place where I’m OK asking for what …
Read More »Watch Jimmy Kimmel Celebrate Trump's 2,000th Lie in Documentary
Jimmy Kimmel celebrated President Trump’s 2,000th lie, as documented by The Washington Post, with a faux documentary,Pants of Fire: The Road to 2,000 Lies. The five-minute video, which featured clips from numerous Trump speeches and TV appearances, also included talking head experts like (fake) Washington Post fact-checker Geoffrey Russk, who …
Read More »FX Confirms 'Sons of Anarchy' Spin-Off 'Mayans MC'
Four years after Sons of Anarchy rode off into the sunset on FX, the cable network confirmed it will air a spin-off of the motorcycle drama titled Mayans MC. Sons of Anarchy mastermind Kurt Sutter returns to co-create and executive produce the spin-off, with Edward James Olmos and JD Pardo …
Read More »See St. Vincent on New Album's 'Dominatrix Archetype' on 'Daily Show'
St. Vincent discussed the meaning behind the title of her new album, Masseduction,and the shifting archetypes that define her records during an interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show. St. Vincent said she was going for a play on words, comparing “Masseduction” to “My Seduction,” though she also admitted …
Read More »See Corey Feldman, Jay Leno Talk Sam Kinison's Feats and Flaws
A new documentary, I Am Sam Kinison, will explore the life and impact of the controversial shock comic with commentary from Charlie Sheen, Jay Leno, Tommy Chong and Corey Feldman, among others. The film will premiere on Spike TV on December 19th at 10 p.m. EST, with an uncensored version …
Read More »See Dave Chappelle Spoof 'Stranger Things' in Teaser for New Special
Dave Chappelle announced the release date for his third Netflix special on Friday. Dave Chappelle: Equanimity is due out on December 31st. In the brief teaser for the project, Chappelle inserts himself into a scene from the first season of Stranger Things. After Eleven uses her formidable powers to neutralize …
Read More »Ellen DeGeneres Shares Own 'Me Too' Story, Alyssa Milano Urges Action
Ellen DeGeneres is able to find the humor in most things, but on Thursday’s episode of her talk show, she got serious as she added her name to the growing list of Hollywood stars who have joined the #MeToo movement. On Tuesday, the talk show host tweeted a simple “#MeToo” …
Read More »Oliver Stone on Harvey Weinstein: It's Not Easy What He's Going Through
Oliver Stone has weighed in on Harvey Weinstein amid the growing allegations of sexual assault against his rival producer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. During the Busan International Film Festival on Friday, Stone told reporters that “I’m a believer that you wait until this thing gets to trial.” Stone, who …
Read More »Watch Liam Gallagher's Brash 'Wall of Glass' on 'Corden'
Liam Gallagher delivered a seething performance of “Wall of Glass” on The Late Late Show With James Corden Monday. The track appears on the former Oasis singer’s new solo debut, As You Were. Shaking a pair of maracas and sporting both a blasé look and pair of round, Lennon-esque sunglasses, …
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