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Bill Gates clearly knows how to take a joke—even when he’s the butt of it. This was demonstrated in a recent TikTok video in which Gates was seen watching Chris Rock’s Tamborine, a 2018 stand-up special for Netflix. The clip begins with a close-up of the TV as Rock makes some harsh assumptions about the Microsoft founder’s childhood. “Do you think kids were nice to Bill Gates in […]
Comedian Lil Duval sparked a trending moment on Twitter back in June when he compared DaBaby to Ludacris, and now the latter has chimed in on the discussion. A few months back, Duval suggested DaBaby is “this generation[’s] Ludacris,” highlighting the two artists’ often comedic music videos. As his comparisons opened a can of worms—with some agreeing […]
Trevor Moore, co-founder of the comedy sketch group The Whitest Kids U’ Know, died Friday at age 41. His team and family announced the tragic news to Deadline on Saturday night, confirming the comedian/writer was killed in an unspecified accident. Moore’s manager, Kara Welker, released the following statement on behalf of his wife, Aimee Carlson: We are […]
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed Roy Moore’s defamation lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen on Tuesday, Deadline reports. “Defendants have moved for summary judgment, arguing that Plaintiffs’ claims are barred by both a waiver clause in the agreement that Judge Moore signed prior to the interview and also by the […]
Bill Cosby is reportedly trying to plan a comedy tour and there’s one definite place he won’t be allowed to perform: New York City’s Comedy Cellar. The owner of the Greenwich Village club, Noam Dworman, told TMZ that he doesn’t want Cosby in the venue—period. Though the popular club allows comedians to perform all sorts […]
Just two days after his release from prison, Bill Cosby is already eyeing a return to stand-up comedy. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the newly freed comedian’s spokesperson Andrew Wyatt told reporters Thursday that Cosby has been “been talking to a number of promoters and comedy club owners” and “is just excited the way the world […]
Dave Chappelle has released a vinyl edition of a 8:46—his hard-hitting stand-up special in which he addresses the police killing of George Floyd and racial injustice in America. The legendary comedian teamed up with Third Man Records to drop a limited run of red, black, and green vinyl LPs exclusively available at ThirdManStore.com, as well as the label’s Nashville and Detroit stores. The […]
In a new Hollywood Reporter round table interview, Pete Davidson talked about the possibility of leaving Saturday Night Live. The comedian has been a cast member for the late night sketch comedy show for seven years now. “Yeah, I’m good,” Davidson said when talking about if he’d follow in Kenan Thompson’s footsteps and be on the show for nearly […]
Juxtaposed next to dance videos and trends fuelled by narcissism that saturate the short-form video platform, thousands of TikTok users came across Linda Dong, better known as @yoleendadong, on their For You page for the first time in August 2020. Commencing her videos with a simple (and now iconic) greeting—“Hello, my friend!”—followed by a facetiously blunt criticism […]
Seth Rogen is the latest comedian to sound off on cancel culture; however, his position is quite different than those previously expressed by greats like Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle. The 39-year-old comedian weighed in on the issue while promoting his new book, Yearbook, on Good Morning Britain. At one point during the interview, Rogen was asked about some of […]
