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Rowan Atkinson is the latest aging comedian to bemoan cancel culture. The star famous for his character of Mr. Bean likened cancel-happy social media to a “medieval mob.” “The problem we have online is that an algorithm decides what we want to see, which ends up creating a simplistic, binary view of society. It becomes a case of […]
2020 has filled out a lot of deeply strange spaces on that proverbial bingo card, but few outside of Sacha Baron Cohen‘s immediate orbit could have expected a new Borat movie a full 14 years after the original. According to a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Cohen said that he revived the famous fictional Kazakhstani well before […]
The comedic rockstar is making his return. But instead of gracing sold out arenas or a football stadium, Kevin Hart has decided to invite the world into his home for his latest special, Zero Fucks Given. Hart and Netflix released the trailer for Zero Fucks Given on Friday. In the minute and a half promo, Hart explains that […]
John Mulaney is no stranger to the Saturday Night Live stage. In 2008, the 38-year-old comedian landed a highly coveted writing gig on SNL, and would eventually produce 22 episodes and appear as a number of characters. This week, Mulaney returned to Studio 8H on Halloween as SNL guest host for the fourth time in four seasons. His opening monologue touched […]
To say comedian Amber Ruffin is confused by rappers supporting President Trump would be an understatement. On Monday’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers, Ruffin admitted that she didn’t want to comment on rappers like 50 Cent and Waka Flocka Flame supporting the president because her comments would “go off the rails.” But, she threw caution […]
According to Deadline, MGM is set to partner with black-ish creator Kenya Barris for a movie based on legendary comic Richard Pryor. This comes after the studio reportedly won a contentious battle at auction over rights to make the film, with Deadline noting that this new acquisition comes after MGM had also already obtained the rights for a Sammy Davis Jr. biopic. […]
In stark contrast to their reaction after the release of the first movie (which led to a nationwide ban and the threat of a lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen), the government of Kazakhstan is embracing Borat/accepting the way things are, to the point that they’ve adopted his “very nice!” catchphrase as a slogan. The New York […]
Though Sacha Baron Cohen‘s contributions to the history of exposing political leaders as ethically bankrupt is well-documented, the vast majority of these instances have occurred while Cohen was in character in pursuit of reliably hilarious satire. In a new piece for Time magazine out Thursday, the comedian—whose Borat sequel soon hits Amazon—references moments in his career […]
While a number of the usual suspects guested on Big Sean’s newest album Detroit 2—Anderson .Paak, Ty Dolla Sign, Travis Scott—there was one notable featured that stood out from the rest. Dave Chappelle was the only comedian to appear on Sean’s 21-track project—and for his part, Chappelle recorded a 2:35-minute skit titled “Story by Dave […]
Three women have come forward alleging that Chris D’Elia exposed himself to them on separate occasions without their consent, CNN reports. Megan Drust, 26, recalls meeting D’Elia and a mutual friend at a restaurant in Los Angeles in 2011, and getting into her car with the comedian after he asked for a ride home. Based on […]
