Former “Saturday Night Live” star Victoria Jackson remains in good spirits. Jackson, 65, explained that she isn’t afraid of facing her fate after previously sharing that her cancer has returned and is inoperable. She said her family’s unconditional support has helped her in her health journey. “My two daughters and my four grandchildren, they came...
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Former President Trump appeared on an episode of “This Past Weekend” with comedian Theo Von for an interview that at times veered far outside the normal campaign trail conversations. Trump told Von that his youngest son, Barron Trump, is a big fan of the stand-up comedian and encouraged him to accept the invitation. Ultimate Fighting...
Rob Schneider is defending his comedy after being asked to end his set early during a fundraiser in June. Audience members at a fundraiser for the Hospitals of Regina Foundation in Canada left in protest, many of them “yelling” at Schneider for what they considered to be controversial remarks. The comedian (who is also singer...
On this day in history, Aug. 20, 2017, 91-year-old Jerry Lewis died of natural causes at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of the most well-known American comedians of the 1950s, ’60s and well beyond, Lewis was born as either Jerome or Joseph Levitch in Newark, New Jersey in 1926, according to various sources....
The Seinfelds are empty nesters! Jessica Seinfeld, comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s wife, shared several photos on Monday of them moving their youngest son, 18-year-old Shepherd, into his college dorm at Duke University in North Carolina. “Move-in weekend. All 3 baby birds have flown,” she wrote on Instagram along with the photos. “Hope all of you first...
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“Saturday Night Live” is known for evoking tears of joy out of cast, crew and audience members watching a live taping at Studio 8H. Longtime cast member Bowen Yang recalled a drastically different tone during one table read at the famed 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. Days before the live sketch comedy series airs,...
“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert’s off-the-cuff remark about CNN being “objective” drew laughter from his New York City audience on Monday night. CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins appeared on the late-night comedy show where she discussed learning about President Biden dropping out of the 2024 race, the media’s relationship with former President Trump and how...
Carol Burnett is poking fun at modern-day comedy. While the legendary comedian was on air with other popular programs, from the “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “All in the Family,” during the Golden Era of television, she described how comedy has aged. “They are funny and character driven, they’re not scatological or blue,” she...
