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Harris appears on 'Saturday Night Live' as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming
Read full article: Harris appears on 'Saturday Night Live' as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election loomingKamala Harris made a surprise appearance on โSaturday Night Liveโ as she took a brief break from the battleground states where she's been campaigning.
'SNL' 50th season premiere gets more than 5M viewers, its best opener since 2020
Read full article: 'SNL' 50th season premiere gets more than 5M viewers, its best opener since 2020The 50th season of โSaturday Night Liveโ is off to a strong ratings start and is a record-breaker for the streaming service Peacock.
Maya Rudolph as Harris and Dana Carvey as Biden open the 50th season of 'Saturday Night Live'
Read full article: Maya Rudolph as Harris and Dana Carvey as Biden open the 50th season of 'Saturday Night Live'Maya Rudolph playing Vice President Kamala Harris has led a parade of returning cast members at the opening of the 50th season of โSaturday Night Live.โ.
Emmy Moments: Hosts gently mock 'The Bear,' while TV moms, 'Happy Days' and 'West Wing' celebrated
Read full article: Emmy Moments: Hosts gently mock 'The Bear,' while TV moms, 'Happy Days' and 'West Wing' celebratedThe Emmys on Sunday had plenty of fun moments and two hosts who gently mocked themselves.
Steve Martin turns down Tim Walz impersonation role on 'SNL,' dashing internet's casting hopes
Read full article: Steve Martin turns down Tim Walz impersonation role on 'SNL,' dashing internet's casting hopesSteve Martinโs next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped heโd portray.
John Krasinskiโs โIFโ hits a box office nerve with $35 million debut
Read full article: John Krasinskiโs โIFโ hits a box office nerve with $35 million debutJohn Krasinskiโs imaginary friends movie โIFโ claimed the top spot at the box office this weekend according to studio estimates Sunday.
โEven a candyโs shoes can be polarizingโ: M&Mโs replaces cartoon mascots with Maya Rudolph
Read full article: โEven a candyโs shoes can be polarizingโ: M&Mโs replaces cartoon mascots with Maya RudolphM&Mโs announced on Monday they would be taking an indefinite pause from their cartoon mascots, the โspokescandies,โ and replacing them with a new spokesperson, Maya Rudolph.
Jim Carrey, as Biden, mocks Trump loss on 'SNL'
Read full article: Jim Carrey, as Biden, mocks Trump loss on 'SNL'Jim Carrey played President-elect Joe Biden, taking the stage and poking fun at the five-day wait for results. He even offered a throwback to one of his infamous '90s-era lines, calling President Donald Trump a โLooooosseer!โ to laughs and applause. Chappelle hosted โSNLโ in November 2016 in its first episode after Trumpโs election, pointedly critiquing the surprise over the result. โYou know, I didn't know Donald Trump was going to win the election,โ Chapelle said four years ago. โSNLโ has regularly lampooned Trump and his presidency in recent years, enlisting Baldwin to play the commander in chief.
'Saturday Night Live' recreates debate in 46th season opener
Read full article: 'Saturday Night Live' recreates debate in 46th season opener(Will Heath/NBC via AP)LOS ANGELES โ โSaturday Night Liveโ went political with a parody of this weekโs presidential debate, Chris Rock's jab at President Donald Trump and Megan Thee Stallion's message supporting Black people during her performance. The NBC late-night sketch series on Saturday night jumped into the reenactment of the recent debate between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. The series opened its 46th season, returning to the studio this week after the coronavirus pandemic halted production. Alec Baldwin returned to play Trump before the presidentโs COVID diagnosis, while Jim Carrey made his feature debut as Biden. โPresident Trump is in the hospital from COVID, and I just want to say that my heart goes out to COVID,โ he joked.
Obama to join Kamala Harris for 2 Democratic fundraisers
Read full article: Obama to join Kamala Harris for 2 Democratic fundraisersSACRAMENTO, Calif. โ Former President Barack Obama will join Kamala Harris for a pair of fundraisers next week in support of the Democratic ticket, the pair's first events together since Harris became Joe Biden's running mate. Harris campaigned for Obama in Iowa during the 2008 presidential primary, when she was San Francisco's district attorney. Harris was the first woman and Black person elected to that job, just two years after Obama became the nation's first Black president. People will be able to join even if they contribute just $1, the campaign aide said. Harris has headlined more than a dozen fundraisers for the campaign since joining the ticket.
Oops, says Emmy: 'This Is Us' actor gets award after mix-up
Read full article: Oops, says Emmy: 'This Is Us' actor gets award after mix-up(The Television Academy via AP)LOS ANGELES โ In a virtual Emmys version of the wrong-winner Oscars gaffe, Ron Cephas Jonesโ guest actor award for โThis Is Usโ was announced for another nominee, Jason Bateman. In a voice-over announcement, Bateman was declared the winner for his guest appearance on HBO's โThe Outsider,โ while the screen displayed Jones' name. He expressed delight when learning that the pair made Emmy history as the first father and daughter to win in the same year. More than 100 cameras are being deployed to nominees at home and elsewhere so winners can accept their award in real time. Other winners Saturday included Eddie Murphy, whose return to โSaturday Night Liveโ after more than three decades earned the star his first Emmy Award, for guest comedy series actor.
Trump lip-sync star Sarah Cooper gets Netflix special
Read full article: Trump lip-sync star Sarah Cooper gets Netflix specialLOS ANGELES Sarah Cooper, whose lip-sync parodies of President Donald Trump are an online sensation, is coming to Netflix with a variety special. Everything's Fine," starring the writer and comedian, will debut this fall, the streaming service said Wednesday. Cooper is working with heavyweight talent on the special: Maya Rudolph is the executive producer and Nastasha Lyonne ("Russian Doll") is directing. The show will include vignettes dealing with issues of politics, race, gender, class, and other light subjects, Netflix said, with guest performers taking part in short interviews, sketches and more shenanigans.In her early Trump satiric video, How to Medical, an expressive Cooper silently mouthed along to the president's musings about the possibilities of sunlight and disinfectant as coronavirus antidotes. Cooper's comedic how-to books include 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings and How to be Successful Without Hurting Mens Feelings.