News
Weekend Entertainment Roundup for February 12, 2025
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (464+ words) For the Love of ART, honoring the life, legacy, and what would have been the 92nd birthday of the late musician Art Porter Sr., features a Porter Players Jam Session, 7 p.m. Friday at the Little Rock Four Points by Sheraton, 925 University Ave.,…...
Portmanteau Names
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (47+ words) A portmanteau word combines two words into one, such as motel, which combines motor and hotel. Arkansas has a number of places which are named for two " or more " states or counties that they might ... For Little Rock Public Radio,…...
Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech in his return to late-night TV
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (83+ words) Kimmel was suspended for nearly a week for comments he made following the death of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech in his return to late-night TV Jimmy Kimmel returned to TV on Tuesday night after he…...
'SNL' castmember Bowen Yang shares a piece of 'cultural contraband' from his youth
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (484+ words) For Bowen Yang, joining SNL as a writer in 2018, and then becoming a castmember the following year, was the fulfillment of a prophesy: during his senior year of high school, Yang had been voted "Most Likely to be on SNL....
Comedian Aparna Nancherla on middle-age rage
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (71+ words) On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Comedian Aparna Nancherla talks about how her rage is manifesting in middle age. Comedian Aparna Nancherla on middle-age rage On Wild Card,…...
This was the week that comedy pushed back
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (577+ words) It was the week that comedy hit back. Hard. Here's what I mean: When federal regulators on Thursday approved entertainment conglomerate Paramount's $8-billion merger with Skydance, media analysts like me began to wonder. The approval came about a week after…...
COMIC: Still cringing about that awkward moment? Here's what to do about it
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (131+ words) Experts demystify the science of awkwardness " and explain how to reduce the emotional intensity of mortifying flashbacks (like that one time you called your teacher "Mommy"). So you've done something absolutely cringey. How do you deal with the embarrassment and…...