Saturday Night Live took an It’s a Wonderful Life approach to the Trump White House, imagining an alternate reality where Donald Trump didn’t become president. “It’s awful. Everything’s falling apart. Sometimes I wish I’d never been president,” Alec Baldwin‘s Trump tells Kenan Thompson’s heaven-sent Clarence, who then presents Trump, like …
Read More »'Spinal Tap,' 'Reality Bites' Reunions Highlight 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
A full-band reunion of the This Is Spinal Tap cast and a 25th anniversary celebration of Reality Bites will headline the special programming at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, which runs from April 24th to May 5th. This Is Spinal Tap stars and creators Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer …
Read More »'Colbert' Gives UB40's 'Red Red Wine' a Brett Kavanaugh Remix
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert satirized the ongoing controversy surrounding Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday with a parody of UB40‘s 1983 hit “Red Red Wine.” Over a bouncy reggae groove, an unseen vocalist croons lyrics about alcohol consumption and remorse –a reference to The New York …
Read More »Samantha Bee Sets Telekinetic Fire to Brett Kavanaugh Headlines
Samantha Bee went full Carrie on Wednesday’s Full Frontal, setting a telekinetic fire to a “shit tornado” of a week that found Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh facing – and denying – more sexual misconduct allegations. “Watching the sexual-assaulter-in-chief [President Trump] do some classic victim blaming is just one reason …
Read More »Actor Jay Ellis on Lawrence's Return to 'Insecure,' Upcoming 'Top Gun' Movie
Loyal viewers of HBO‘sInsecurewere hit with a shocking end to last Sunday’s Coachella-set episode: the return of Lawrence. Jay Ellis, who portrays the seemingly gone-forever ex-boyfriend spoke withRolling Stone earlier this week about how he learned that his storyline was not over just yet. Before Sunday’s episode, Lawrence had last …
Read More »DC Universe Streaming Video Service to Launch in September
DC Universe digital subscription service will launch on September 15th, Deadline reports. The platform will provide a massive library of TV, film and comics exclusively to its members. The news was announced during a Kevin Smith-hosted live stream event of DC Daily, the service’s new daily news show, on Wednesday. …
Read More »Watch Trump-Inspired 'Schoolhouse Rock!' on 'Colbert'
Following President Trump‘s attempt to clarify remarks from his controversial press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin by using the now-infamous “double negative” excuse, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert revived animated educational show Schoolhouse Rock! to offer a true definition of that grammatical concept. “Double negative, what’s your function?/ …
Read More »Scott Pruitt Gets 'Hunger Games' Gag Treatment on 'Colbert'
Stephen Colbert donned a striped blue wig and silver suit for a new Hunger Games-inspired farewell to former head of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt on Monday’s Late Show. Pruitt resigned last week. Resuming his role as Julius Flickerman, brother of the film’s Caesar Flickerman, Colbert’s The Hungry to …
Read More »Watch John Krasinski in 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' Trailer
John Krasinski transforms from a paper-pusher to an action star in the debut trailer for Amazon series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. The clip opens with the protagonist telling a date about his mundane job as a CIA analyst. “I work behind a desk,” he says. “I write reports.” But after …
Read More »Watch Draymond Green, Kobe Bryant Read Mean Tweets on 'Kimmel'
Jimmy Kimmel Live unveiled the latest installment of its “Mean Tweets – NBA Edition” following the conclusion of the epic Game 1 of the NBA Finals. “Draymond Green’s jump shot is ALMOST as ugly as his face… Almost,” the Golden State Warriors star said, reading a joke penned by Twitter …
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