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Will Forte talks sketch comedy show he’s making with his mom and her best friend
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (162+ words) Will Forte talks sketch comedy show he's making with his mom and her best friend'NBC News Will Forte talks sketch comedy show he's making with his mom and her best friend Caissie Levy Performs "Back to Before' From "Ragtime' on…...
Dick Van Dyke, comedy acting legend, turns 100 years old
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (452+ words) Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, hitting the century mark some six decades after he sang and danced with Julie Andrews in "Mary Poppins" and starred in his self-titled sitcom. "The funniest thing is, it's not…...
Tom Stoppard, playwright of Oscar-winning 'Shakespeare in Love,' dies at 88
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (123+ words) British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998s "Shakespeare In Love" has died. BREAKING: Tom Stoppard, playwright of Oscar-winning 'Shakespeare in Love,' dies at 88 British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the…...
'Friends' spinoff 'Joey' releases final episodes on YouTube, nearly 20 years later
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (572+ words) American fans of the wildly popular "Friends" sitcom can finally finish watching its spinoff, "Joey," nearly two decades after the sequel was abruptly canceled. In recent weeks, the "Friends" YouTube channel finished releasing the final eight episodes of the two-season…...
Amy Poehler plays a combative Pam Bondi on 'SNL' as Tina Fey makes surprise appearance
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (557+ words) Pam Bondi vs. the Senate: Round Two. That was the scenario envisaged by "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, with alum Amy Poehler portraying the attorney general in a follow-up to her combative hearing with Democrats this week. Asked how President…...
Jimmy Kimmel grills Aziz Ansari about appearing at Saudi Arabian comedy fest
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (833+ words) Jimmy Kimmel pressed comedian Aziz Ansari this week about his decision to perform at Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival, with Kimmel calling the Saudi government a "pretty brutal regime" and questioning why Ansari would "take their money." Held in Saudi…...
Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel wows fairgoers
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (113+ words) This is additional taxonomy that helps us with analytics What Hamas did " and didn't " agree to Terms of Trump's Gaza peace plan Hamas says it agrees to release all Israeli hostages Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel wows fairgoers Policy the White…...
Comedians face backlash for Saudi Arabia performances
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (121+ words) Several comedians are facing criticism for headlining the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. NBC News" Gadi Schwartz reports. Why Democrats are standing their ground in shutdown Comedians face backlash for Saudi Arabia performances Pair accused of trafficking women in…...
A-list comedians face backlash for performing at festival in Saudi Arabia
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (166+ words) Several comedians are facing backlash after performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival despite Saudi Arabia's controversial human rights record. NBC News' Angela Yang reports on the criticism the performers faced for accepting seemingly lucrative deals to perform. Israel accepts Trump's…...
A-list comedians face backlash for performing at Saudi Arabian festival
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (992+ words) A comedy festival in the capital of Saudi Arabia has become a cultural flash point as major comedians face criticism for accepting seemingly lucrative deals to perform in a country that was virtually impossible to visit until 2019 and a pariah…...