3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (443+ words) June 17, 2026, 8: 27 PM Dreesen died at his home in Los Angeles, according to publicist Lori De Waal. A cause of death was not provided. "When I was a kid I found an album he and his comedy partner did called Tim…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (613+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Severe thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of DC area WATCH LIVE: Scaffolding goes up as crews set to remove President Trump's name from Kennedy Center June 12, 2026, 3: 23 PM Schell died of natural causes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (148+ words) May 10, 2026, 9: 51 AM If you caught the latest "Saturday Night Live" episode on NBC, you may have seen a familiar D. C. restaurant featured as the show began. The show's cold open from New York was set in what was identified in the…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (577+ words) Joe Yasharoff, WTOP contributor April 16, 2026, 7: 06 PM You can call W. Kamau Bell a stand-up comedian, a podcast and radio host, an author. He's all of those things plus the reigning Celebrity Jeopardy! champ. But what sets Bell apart from most multi-hyphenate…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (402+ words) April 3, 2026, 4: 32 AM Steps from the Supreme Court is the home of the world's largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare. The Folger Shakespeare Library's Folger Theatre has taken one of the Bard of Avon's comedies and reimagined it…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (51+ words) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) " The ragtag revolutionary saga "One Battle After Another" wins best film, comedy or musical, at the Golden Globes. TRAFFIC ALERT: Road closures to keep in mind if you're braving the weather for Sunday's Chinese New Year…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (392+ words) January 24, 2026, 12: 07 PM One of the latter comes from filmmaker Macon Blair, a Sundance veteran and grand jury prize winner for "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore," whose new movie might best be described as a road movie…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (672+ words) TRAFFIC ALERT: In Elkridge, right side lane blocked on I-95 south between I-895/Harbor Tunnel Thruway and MD-100 due to crash January 11, 2026, 11: 56 PM In her earliest jokes she suggested stars in the room might be in the Epstein Files and took a shot…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (555+ words) Joe Yasharoff, WTOP contributor December 31, 2025, 2: 21 PM It's Christmas Day. A family get together is about to go down. Two adult brothers bring their significant others over to mom and dad's house " sounds lovely. What could go wrong? As it turns…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (486+ words) September 12, 2025, 12: 04 AM When the mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap" and the accompanying debut album were released in 1984, the idea of a band rocking into middle age still felt mildly ridiculous. Lead vocalist David St. Hubbins (Michael Mc Kean), lead guitarist…...