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SNL’s Grace Reiter Wants To Bring Back Weird TikTok

The comedian talks Saturday Night Live, chaotic voice memos, and Venmo etiquette. Grace Reiter is having a pretty big year. The comedian, who first found an audience on TikTok with absurdist sketches and recently on YouTube with parodies of The Hunger Games (with Twilight up next), has officially made the jump from the FYP to Saturday Night Live. But if you’re imagining a cinematic moment when the Wisconsin native got the call, think again. “I was in LA, and there was a mix-up with the place I was staying,” Reiter, 25, tells Bustle. After a chaotic day of hotel mishaps, she got the call that she’d been cast on Saturday Night Live. But between the early morning, unexpected travel logistics, and sheer exhaustion, it was almost too much to process in the moment. It wasn’t until the announcement went public on Sept. 16 and the congratulatory texts started rolling in that the magnitude of it…

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Is Ali G racist?

A new Ali G film is out, and the old argument is back. Campaigners are pressing cinemas to pull Ali G: Who Iz I?, calling the character a racist caricature. Defenders say the joke was never targeted at the people it appears to mock. Both sides assume the character must be one thing or another. That assumption is overly simplistic. Media scholar Simon Weaver offers a better description: Ali G is an example of what he calls “liquid racism”, using humour that can be read several ways at once, so it slips away whenever someone tries to pin it down. Audiences end up divided, each side certain that their reading is the correct one. Part of the difficulty is who Ali G is. Sacha Baron Cohen, a British Jewish comedian, plays a “wannabe” rapper from suburban Staines who presents as Black, perhaps Asian (usually meaning South Asian in British usage), perhaps neither. Ali G first appeared on…

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‘Bazaar Bizarre’ puts the audience in the thick of a theatrical journey

When audience members enter a Minneapolis storefront at the edge of Loring Park for Strange Loop Projects’ “Bazaar Bizarre,” they are invited to step inside a theatrical dance performance that puts them directly in the action. The immersive production uses a steampunk aesthetic, pairing a soundtrack of industrial sounds and creepy circus music with stylized choreography that elevates burlesque moves with sharp ballet technique. Audience members become passengers on a train trip, navigating a multi-room environment defined by striking visuals and a dark, atmospheric theme. Strange Loops owner Zhauna Franks had spent years looking for a place where she could develop ambitious projects. “Whenever I do something, it’s kind of a big project, and finding a space to work out of is a little bit complicated,” she said. “If I want to make something immersive, I’m going to need it for maybe a few…

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Amy Poehler’s Next Big Comedy TV Show After Parks and Rec Gets Hilarious Trailer

Peacock has released the official trailer for Amy Poehler's upcoming archaeology comedy series. The former Parks and Recreation star leads the new comedy Dig, alongside Brennan Lee Mulligan, Noma Dumezweni, and others. The official synopsis reads, "Dig follows a team of dedicated archaeologists (and less-dedicated college students) who spend their summer working on a dig site in Greece. Their discovery of a rare artifact sends them on the adventure of a lifetime." Check out the official trailer for Dig below: The trailer opens with Amy Poehler as Elise. She lays out the rules for her team at an excavation site in Greece, and says, "Okay, everyone, listen up cause I'm only going to explain this once. There are stray dogs everywhere. Do not feed the dogs. Ever." The next scene introduces Hugh Laurie's Neville. "Another beautiful day in southern Greece. So turn to your fellow comrades and…

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