Samantha Bee tackled the lack of diversity in journalism on the latest episode of Full Frontal, where the host was joined by a trio of journalists — including Rolling Stone Senior Politics Writer Jamil Smith — to discuss the issue. “Unfortunately, like most things, there’s a race problem in journalism, …
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Trevor Noah marked Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as his vice president pick on Tuesday’s episode of The Daily Show. “Say what you want about Joe, but the man went black and he’s not going back,” Noah joked. “I’m impressed that Biden picked Kamala even after she destroyed him …
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Ellen DeGeneres issued an apology to her employees Thursday following allegations of workplace misconduct behind the scenes of the daytime television show. “On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that The Ellen DeGeneres Show would be a place of happiness — no one would …
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Diehard Chicago Cubs fan Bill Murray, via video, serenaded an attendance-less Wrigley Field with a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the team’s home opener Friday. Even with no fans in the stands, Murray’s over-the-top, socially distanced performance was still shown on the jumbotron as the …
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Spike Lee appeared on The Daily Show Thursday night to discuss his new film Da 5 Bloods, a historical Vietnam War drama that’s streaming now on Netflix. Following the journey of four African-American veterans as they travel back to Vietnam to search for what their former squad leader left behind, the film …
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Following a conversation on what it means to defund or abolish the police, Trevor Noah invited Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden toThe Daily Show to discuss his solutions for ending police brutality and systemic racism in the U.S. Biden told Noah that he believes in police reform and more rigorous …
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Ethan Hawke stars as bearded abolitionist John Brown in the seven-episode series The Good Lord Bird, premiering on Showtime on August 9th. “Everybody got God on their side in the war,” Joshua Caleb Johnson, who portrays the enslaved boy Onion, says in the trailer. “Trouble is, God ain’t telling nobody …
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Alec Baldwin’s President Trump served as commencement speaker of a Zoom graduation for “the class of COVID-19” in the cold open of the Season 45 finale of Saturday Night Live. “I’m so honored to be your valedictator, but today’s not about me, it’s about you,” Baldwin’s Trump told the graduating …
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Rush’s Geddy Lee, Sarah McLachlan and Alec Baldwin appear in If You Could Read My Mind, a documentary on Gordon Lightfoot, streaming on-demand this summer. Directed by Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni, the film chronicles present-day Lightfoot performing a show and signing autographs as he fondly looks back on his …
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As Tennessee begins to slowly restart its economy following a monthlong shutdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s film and TV production companies are weighing the risks of rolling cameras too soon. Riverside Entertainment, a Nashville– and L.A.-based company that creates video content for clients including ABC, Disney, Spotify …
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