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‘SNL’ Weekend Update Garners Crowd Favor With Scorching Epstein List Jokes: “Trump’s Like The Forrest Gump Of Meeting Famous Pedophiles”
SNL‘s Weekend Update was sizzling tonight — going no frills and eschewing guests, bits and standup sets — with numerous shots taken at President Donald Trump‘s expense following the...
‘SNL’ Goes For ‘MacGruber’ Redux Featuring Will Forte Return As Special Ops Agent Finds His Name On Epstein List
Special agent MacGruber has found himself on the wrong side of the law. In a Saturday Night Live episode teeming with the satirization of and jokes about the trove...
‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Skewers Donald Trump’s Struggle To Deflect From His Ties To Jeffrey Epstein: “I Barely Knew The Guy”
Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) trying his best to deflect from Jeffrey Epstein, as the focus has turned on a vote next week to...
Melissa McCarthy, Dijon Set For ‘SNL’ In December
Melissa McCarthy and Dijon have been set as Saturday Night Live host and musical guest, respectively, the late-night show revealed on tonight’s episode, which features Glen Powell and Olivia...
‘Southern Charm’s Madison LeCroy Cancels ‘BravoCon Live’ Appearance Following Car Accident
Madison LeCroy, star of Southern Charm, will not be appearing on BravoCon Live tonight following a car accident. The reality TV personality was scheduled to appear at a taping...
Glen Powell Recalls Bombing Audition For Dustin Hoffman: “I’m Watching The Life Drain From His Eyes”
Though Glen Powell is now seemingly poised for bona fide movie stardom à la mentor Tom Cruise, it wasn’t always that way. The actor behind blockbusters Top Gun: Maverick...
‘Wicked: For Good’ Casting Director Calls Marissa Bode “A Real Find” As Roundtable Dives Into Intricacies Of Casting – Contenders Los Angeles
When asked if there was a particular role that was a challenge to cast for Jon M. Chu’s Wicked duology, the films’ casting director Bernard “Bernie” Telsey highlighted Marissa...
Elizabeth Franz Dies: Tony-Winning & Emmy-Nominated ‘Death Of A Salesman’ Actress Was 84
Elizabeth Franz, the Tony-winning and Emmy-nominated Death of a Salesman actress whose performance was lauded by the seminal playwright Arthur Miller himself, has died at the age of 84....
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Director Gore Verbinski Says He’s “Troubled” With AI’s Encroachment On Filmmaking
Oscar-winning director Gore Verbinski said he’s “troubled” with the course generative artificial intelligence is on, saying the technology is lopsidedly focused on stripping humanity of its desire to engage...
‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’s Scott Cooper On Collaborating With The Boss To Create An “Anti-Rock Biopic” – Contenders Film Los Angeles
Not only was Nebraska one of the most important albums for Bruce Springsteen, it turns out it also held great meaning for writer-director Scott Cooper. “Nebraska is one of my favorite albums,”...
How One Scene Narrowed The Search For The House In ‘Hedda’: “Can We Drop A Chandelier In Your Home?” – Contenders Los Angeles
A key scene in Amazon MGM Studios’ Hedda influenced where the film, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s play Hedda Gabler, was shot. At Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles, writer,...
‘Homebound’ Director Neeraj Ghaywan Reveals How Exec Producer Martin Scorsese Helped Him Find Focus For The Film – Contenders Los Angeles
Indian filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan is thanking to the legendary director Martin Scorsese for lending a gentle guiding hand in shaping his film Homebound. As the film’s executive producer and...