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Eddie Murphy and Akon appear to be on the same wavelength. Earlier this month, TMZ spoke to Akon about the long-awaited Coming to America sequel starring Murphy and Arsenio Hall. The 46-year-old artist, who lived in Senegal as a child, said the studio should cast actual Africans for the movie, and even name-dropped a certain Ghanaian-American comedian. […]
Veteran comedian Ian Cognito died on stage while performing stand-up, BBC reports. The 60-year-old’s breathing became heavy before he sat down on a stool. He then became silent for five minutes during the Thursday show, ultimately suffering a heart attack. The show’s host, Andrew Bird, told the BBC that the audience at the Bicester, England […]
After waiting for over a decade, it appears that there is considerable traction being made towards Rush Hour 4 getting off the ground. On Sunday, Chris Tucker posted a photo of himself with Jackie Chan as they each raised four fingers, sparking speculation that their gesture was in reference to the next installment in the Rush Hour […]
Dave Chappelle referred to Daniel Caesar, who was in the same room, as “very gay” on John Mayer’s Instagram Live show Current Mood. “Huh? Oh, I’m sorry, did I say that out loud? I’m just kidding,” Chappelle said after a stunned Mayer uttered “What?” under his breath. Chappelle tried to inject some levity into the room with some humor about […]
There’s nothing worse than a bitter ex, which is exactly what comedian Matt Rife came off as when he gave Pete Davidson some “tips” on dating Rife’s former girlfriend, Kate Beckinsale. When TMZ caught up with Rife after his Monday night set at Los Angeles’ Laugh Factory, the comedian seemed to still be in stage-mode because he offered some cheeky advice […]
Mindy Kaling’s attendance at Aziz Ansari’s show Friday night sparked a heated debate between the comedienne and her fans and critics about defending those accused of sexual assault. Ansari’s latest performance on his “Road to Nowhere” tour drew a crowd of some of his industry colleagues, including Ocean’s 8 star Mindy Kaling. When the comedienne posted a photo of her ticket stub […]
It looks like Eminem has finally came across comedian Chris D’Elia‘s impression of him rapping and he’s not mad at it. “This is INCREDIBLE,” Eminem wrote on Twitter. “4 a second I actually thought it WAS me!!” This is INCREDIBLE!!! 4 a second I actually thought it WAS me!! @chrisdelia https://t.co/51Vop6aucO — Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) […]
Comedy writer Kevin Barnett died unexpectedly this week at the age of 32. According to Variety, the NYC-based comedian died of unknown causes while vacationing Mexico. 20th TV and Fox Entertainment confirmed his death in a statement on Tuesday: Our hearts are broken, as are those of everyone at Rel, at the news of Kevin […]
It looks like the apologies that Kevin Hart is so adamant he gave for his homophobic jokes are nowhere to be found. On Friday, the comedian appeared on The Ellen Show and addressed his decision to step down from hosting the Oscars after turning down apologizing for homophobic tweets. He’d only apologize after his resignation, […]
It seems that the Academy is open to Kevin Hart returning as this year’s Oscars host, Variety reports. A source close to leadership at the Academy and ABC has revealed that Hart can return to his role as host if he shows that he wants the job. The news follows the comedian’s appearance on The […]
