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Taylor Swift has made it clear there is no bad blood between her and Nikki Glaser. Hours after Swift’s Miss Americana documentary hit Netflix, Glaser issued a lengthy apology to the singer-songwriter over a soundbite that was featured in the film. The clip in question was taken from a five-year-old interview in which Glaser mocked Swift’s “model friends” and described her […]
It looks like Bill Cosby‘s publicist watched Eddie Murphy‘s return to Saturday Night Live. During his monologue, Murphy took aim at Cosby. “If you told me 30 years ago that I’d be this boring stay-at-home house dad and Bill Cosby would be in jail, even I wouldn’t have took that bet,” he said. Murphy continued by asking, “Who is America’s […]
For the first time in more than 30 years, Eddie Murphy graced the Saturday Night Live. As many had hoped, Murphy brought back many of the classic characters he created during his time as an SNL cast member. Murphy started off by reviving Mr. Robinson, his classic Mr. Rogers spoof. Given the recent attention surrounding Fred Rogers, it seemed like […]
Somehow, the existence of non-disclosure agreements continues to surprise people. On Wednesday, Pete Davidson had a show at the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco, where attendees were required to present a signed NDA agreement at the door. Per a report on the NDA from the San Francisco Chronicle, attendees had already been informed of the […]
Comedian Neal Brennan is close friends with Dave Chappelle and was one of the brains behind Chappelle’s Show. Because of their close connection, Brennan is sometimes pegged as the person that sparked the end of the sketch comedy series. During an appearance on Talib Kweli’s People Party podcast, Brennan addresses these rumors while touching on his current relationship with […]
Eddie Murphy discussed his impending return to the art of stand-up comedy on Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. Asked about the potential pressure of living up to a legacy, Murphy disputed the value of such thinking. “Nah, I don’t be worrying about stuff like that,” he said. “I tend to think constructively if I’m doing something […]
Bill Burr and Jim Jefferies bristled at the outrage directed at recent Saturday Night Live hire Shane Gillis. The veteran comics believed that Gillis losing his position at SNL over racist comments he made in the past was a bridge too far and they voiced their displeasure on an episode of David Spade’s talk show […]
Paul Mooney’s twin sons are calling BS on the sexual abuse allegations against their father. In a recent interview with Comedy Hype, Daryl and Dwayne Mooney addressed the claims that the legendary comedian had “violated” Richard Pryor’s son over 30 years ago. The allegations were made by Richard Sr.’s former bodyguard Rashon Kahn, who said the […]
Richard Pryor Jr. has seemingly confirmed the sexual misconduct claims against Paul Mooney, the comedian who is accused of “violating” him decades ago. The allegations were fueled by a recently published video featuring Rashon Kahn, the former bodyguard of Richard Pryor Sr. Khan claimed Pryor Sr. and Mooney’s personal and professional relationship began deteriorating around 1986, because “Mooney […]
During a recent interview on Bill Simmons’ podcast, Sarah Silverman said that she was dropped from an upcoming film because of a 2007 episode of her Comedy Central show The Sarah Silverman Program in which she wore blackface. “I recently was going to do two days on a movie, a sweet part in a cool […]
