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‘SNL’ Season 49 Finale Sets Stage For Anniversary As Cast Leave Possible Goodbyes For Next Year
There are a plenty of longtime Saturday Night cast members, yet there were no big exits — or hints of departures — on tonight’s Season 49 finale of the venerable NBC late-night program. Jake Gyllenhaal Celebrates ‘SNL’s Season 49 Finale In Musical Monologue Ahead Of Historic 50th Season No SNL veterans were tearing up at the end of their sketches like Kate McKinnon did in the 2022 finale, it was all smiles and fist bumps at the curtain call, and, after another brutal joke swap, Colin Jost and Michael Che wrapped their 10th season together on Weekend Update by wishing everyone...
‘SNL’ Parodies Spate Of Random Attacks On Actors In NYC: “Stop Punching Character Actors In The Face”
The recent assault on Steve Buscemi on the streets of New York City spawned a skit for SNL that featured Jake Gyllenhaal as an NYPD sergeant urging bad guys to “stop punching character actors in the face.”‘SNL’ Season 49 Finale Sets Stage For Anniversary As Cast Leave Possible Goodbyes For Next Year Speaking at a press conference for reporters, Gyllenhaal called character actors “the life blood of the entertainment industry” and expressed concern about the assaults on these “national treasures.” He said the attack on Buscemi followed similar ones on Rick Moranis and the “shocking versatile Michael Stuhlbarg.” He went on...
‘SNL’ Pays Tribute To Dabney Coleman
Dabney Coleman was remembered on Saturday Night Live.‘SNL’ Season 49 Finale Sets Stage For Anniversary As Cast Leave Possible Goodbyes For Next Year The NBC late-night comedy show paid tribute to the late actor with a title card at the end of the live Season 49 finale. Coleman died on May 16 in his home in Santa Monica, California. RELATED: Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024: Photo Gallery & Obituaries “My father crafted his time here on earth with a curious mind, a generous heart, and a soul on fire with passion, desire and humor that tickled the funny bone of humanity,” Coleman’s daughter...
Jake Gyllenhaal & Most Of ‘SNL’ Cast Skewers Southwest: “Want More Leg Room, Premium Food And Drink Services? Fly A Different Airline”
Most of the cast of Saturday Night Live took part in a takedown of Southwest, with Jake Gyllenhaal playing a frenzied customer who just wanted to change his flight.‘SNL’ Season 49 Finale Sets Stage For Anniversary As Cast Leave Possible Goodbyes For Next Year Gyllenhaal — who was mistakenly referred to as Vaginal Cream — had to navigate through a series of operators who first assumed he just had missing luggage. As soon as they learned he switch flights, he was sent to someone who was even less helpful. RELATED: Jake Gyllenhaal Celebrates ‘SNL’s Season 49 Finale In Musical Monologue Ahead...
‘Hello, Love, Again’: Star Cinema & GMA Pictures Set Sequel To Filipino Box Office Hit ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye’
EXCLUSIVE: The Philippines’ Star Cinema and GMA Pictures are teaming up to produce Hello, Love, Again, the sequel to blockbuster hit Hello, Love, Goodbye.2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming The 2019 original film was the highest-grossing Philippine film of all time, until it was surpassed by Rewind in January this year. Veteran actress Kathryn Bernardo and actor Alden Richards will reprise their characters, Joy and Ethan, in Hello, Love, Again. Director Cathy Garcia-Sampana, who helmed the original film, will also direct the sequel, which will be shot in Canada. The film’s theatrical release is...
Colin Jost & Michael Che Completely Break In ‘SNL’ Joke Swap Tradition: Kendrick Lamar, Scarlett Johansson, Comcast & Space Lasers Mentioned
Colin Jost and Michael Che continued their Saturday Night Live “Weekend Update” tradition of swapping jokes and writing zingers for each other to say.Jake Gyllenhaal Celebrates ‘SNL’s Season 49 Finale In Musical Monologue Ahead Of Historic 50th Season Che started by saying that the last time he tricked Jost into thinking he had invited a civil rights hero, “and that was low. So to make it up to you this time, I invited an actual, practicing rabbi.” Jost started off by addressing the Jerry Seinfeld commencement speech at Duke where students were seen walking out. RELATED: Jake Gyllenhaal & Most Of ‘SNL’ Cast...
Jake Gyllenhaal Channels Fred From ‘Scooby Doo’ In Gross-Out Commercial For Apple Face ID Featuring Sabrina Carpenter
A parody of Scooby Doo turned bloody on SNL Saturday, with host Jake Gyllenhaal subbing in as the toe-headed Fred while musical guest star Sabrina Carpenter guest starred as Daphne.Colin Jost & Michael Che Completely Break In ‘SNL’ Joke Swap Tradition: Kendrick Lamar, Scarlett Johansson, Comcast & Space Lasers Mentioned Dubbed “Scooby Doo and the Mystery of the Shadow Phantom,” the skit featured Fred investigating a haunted mention with Daphne, Velma (Sarah Sherman) and Shaggy (Mikey Day). An animated Scooby Doo helps to catch the phantom they were looking for, who turns out to be James Austin Johnson as Old Man...
Disneyland Resort Character Cast Members Vote To Unionize With Actors’ Equity Association
The Disneyland Resort cast members that bring the magic to life have voted to unionize with the Actors’ Equity Association.Disney's $1.9B DisneylandForward Plan Gets Final Approval From Anaheim City Council; Major Changes Set For Walt's Original Park “They say that Disneyland is ‘the place where dreams come true,’ and for the Disney Cast Members who have worked to organize a union, their dream came true today,” Actors’ Equity Association President Kate Shindle said in a statement on Saturday. “These workers are on the front lines of the Guest experience; they’re the human beings who create lifelong memories when your kids hug...
Jake Gyllenhaal Celebrates ‘SNL’s Season 49 Finale In Musical Monologue Ahead Of Historic 50th Season
Jake Gyllenhaal took hosting duties for Saturday Night Live’s Season 49 finale ahead of the historic 50th season this fall.Hannibal Lector Rolled Out As Potential Trump VP Choice In Short & Sharp ‘SNL’ Season Finale Cold Open The Road House actor joked in his monologue, “When you think of historic television seasons, the first number that pops into your head is 49.” “I mean, sure, you know, one more episode and I would have been hosting the premiere of the 50th season, but who cares? Forty-nine is a great number. I mean, seven times seven, classic,” he said. “Forty-nine is like 69...
Hannibal Lecter Rolled Out As Potential Trump VP Choice In Short & Sharp ‘SNL’ Season-Finale Cold Open
“I’m not afraid to testify at all, I’m just not going to out of fear,” said James Austin Johnson ‘s Donald Trump from the hall of a Manhattan courthouse in the cold open tonight of the final show of SNL’s 49th season.Jake Gyllenhaal Celebrates ‘SNL’s Season 49 Finale In Musical Monologue Ahead Of Historic 50th Season Set to pick up with the defense’s case on May 20, Trump’s hush money trial is never short of providing laughs as much as it is tears. However, while the courthouse was the backdrop, the focus of the beginning of tonight’s show was a potential...
Jeff Daniels Feared ‘Dumb & Dumber’ Toilet Scene Would “End” His Career
Jeff Daniels is recalling filming Dumb and Dumber and the infamous toilet scene.'A Man In Full' TV Review: Jeff Daniels & Diane Lane Are Full-On In Netflix's Tom Wolfe Adaptation, But That's Not The Only Reason To Watch The actor of Netflix’s Man in Full recently revealed in an interview that he feared his career would end over the funny scene in the comedy. Daniels starred in the 1994 comedy as Harry, opposite Jim Carrey. In the film, the two friends go on a road trip to Aspen, Colorado, to return a briefcase to a woman. Harry has digestive problems in one...
Stephen A. Smith On Why Aaron Rodgers Wouldn’t Be A Good Choice For Netflix’s Roast Like Tom Brady
Following The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady, people are pitching in names to be featured in a potential new Netflix roast.Nikki Glaser On Tom Brady Regretting Roast: “I Feel He Didn’t Consider The Backlash From His Family” Sports journalist Stephen A. Smith recently said that New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers wouldn’t be a good subject for the comedy special. “No, because it’s easy,” Smith told the Associated Press on May 14th during the Disney Upfront presentation in New York City after the reporter suggested Rodgers. “With Tom Brady, I mean, he’s the golden boy. With Aaron Rodgers, even though...
‘X-Men ’97’ EP Brad Winderbaum On Season 2: “People Are Just Going To Have To Be Patient With Us”
The first season of X-Men ’97 ended this week on Disney+, but Marvel fans will have to be patient before they can start streaming Season 2.'Daredevil: Born Again': Vincent D'Onofrio & Charlie Cox Say They Are Both "Very Much Involved In The Creative Process" Of Disney+ Series A second season of the animated series has already been greenlit, and executive producer Brad Winderbaum gave an update on the production of the new season. “It’s still an animatic phase,” Wanderbaum told ComicBook in an interview. “Animation takes so long to make as I’m sure you know. There was a great bit about this...
‘Total Access’ Ends After 21 Years Amid Major Shakeup At NFL Network: “It’s A Bittersweet Moment”
NFL Network’s Total Access aired its last broadcast on Friday, ending after 21 years.NFL Network Layoffs: Melissa Stark, Andrew Siciliano, Will Selva & James Palmer Among On-Air Talent Exits Kimmi Chex, Mike Yam, Michael Robinson, and David Carr bid farewell to the sports program in an emotional episode that saw them all remember the good times during their tenure. “A very bittersweet special edition of the show today as we close out a two-decade-long chapter,” Chex said at the show’s opening. Chex also noted that it had been 7,500 days since Total Access premiered on NFL Network in 2003. At the end of the...
‘The Balconettes’ Review: A Very Bloody, Somewhat Didactic, Game – Cannes Film Festival
Ghost story, body horror, feminist comedy and a freshly minted edition of that very French subgenre, How to Get Rid of a Troublesome Corpse: Noémie Merlant, familiar as a fine actress from Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, packs a good deal into her sophomore feature as director, The Balconettes. The message is essentially Time’s Up, maxxed out to include revenge killings; the medium is Mediterranean color. Sciamma co-wrote the script with Merlant, which may come as a surprise given that this swirl of blood and wackiness, complete with a running gag about a severed penis, is about...
CNN Contributor Alice Stewart’s Sudden Death Stuns Colleagues
The unexpected death of political pundit Alice Stewart has drawn immediate response from her colleagues in the CNN newsroom and beyond. Alice Stewart Dies: CNN Political Commentator Was 58 Stewart was found dead outdoors in her Bellevue neighborhood in northern Virginia early Saturday morning. No foul play is suspected, and officers believe a medical emergency occurred with the 58-year-old. She was a regular contributor to CNN and had a strong social media presence. Stewart also built a lengthy resume as a political communications head on several campaigns.Sean Combs Won't Face Charges For 2016 L.A. Beating Of Cassie, DA Says, Despite Video Evidence; "Cover-Up" Could Warrant Possible Probe Some of the early reactions: ABC News Says It Will Make Its September Presidential Debate Available To Simulcast On Other Networks
Valerie Bertinelli Announces Mental Health Break From Social Media
Valerie Bertinelli is taking a mental health break from social media following a book promo tour for Indulge: Delicious and Decadent Dishes to Enjoy and Share.Valerie Bertinelli Out Of Food Network Show Update: Khloé Kardashian Expresses Support & Ready To "Sign A Petition" “The last six or so weeks have been…a LOT,” Bertinelli said in an Instagram post. “And while I am incredibly grateful for all your support for my book and everyone I’ve had the good fortune to meet, this here introvert in extrovert’s clothing is in need of a mental health break.” She continued, “I know, I know, this isn’t...
OpenAI Shakeups Breed Growing Concerns Over The Tech’s Safety
“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”OpenAI Heading To Hollywood To Pitch Revolutionary "Sora" That famous line from 2001: A Space Odyssey computer Hal is becoming an uncomfortable reminder for many that AI needs a firm hand. And recent developments along those lines are not encouraging. A shake-up at OpenAI that has seen the exit of its safety department and two key executives has observers worried about the corporate turmoil. The OpenAI chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, announced on X that he was leaving on Tuesday. Later that same day, his colleague, Jan Leike, also departed. Sutskever and Leike led OpenAI’s super...
‘American Idol’ Season 22 Finale: Katy Perry Prepares For Emotional Goodbye Saying, “I Think I Will Be Crying At Anything”
Katy Perry is leaving American Idol after the show crowns the Season 22 winner, and ahead of the grand finale on Sunday night, the judge predicts she’ll most likely cry.Joshua Jackson Teases "Over The Top" & "Outrageous" Ryan Murphy Series 'Doctor Odyssey' “I think I will be crying at anything,” Perry said in an interview posted by KABC. ‘It’s been a beautiful journey and I love watching these kids grow and becoming this big beautiful patchwork quilt.” Perry is set to end her seven-year tenure on the ABC reality competition, which is also making her co-judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, emotional. “To...
Jimmy Kimmel Will Moderate Conversation With Joe Biden And Barack Obama At President’s Next L.A. Fundraiser
Jimmy Kimmel will moderate a conversation with President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama at a Hollywood-centric L.A. fundraiser for the 2024 re-election campaign next month.Johnny Knoxville, ABC, & Jimmy Kimmel's Production Banner Zapped With $3M Suit From Tasered 'Prank Panel' Producer The event, to be held on June 15 in downtown Los Angeles, also will feature George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Kimmel is the latest late-night host to take part in a Biden event. In March, Stephen Colbert moderated a fundraiser for the Biden campaign that featured a conversation with the president, Obama and former President Bill Clinton. That...
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