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Marc Maron has been hosting the “Wtf” podcast for 16 years and recently noted (via The Daily Beast) that his show was an early one that proved podcasts were a “viable medium” with global appeal. However, Maron is aware that means he’s also partly to blame for podcasts ultimately becoming another entertainment avenue that promotes toxicity.

“We weren’t the first, but in terms of making it a viable medium, we were certainly one of the OGs. We changed the world, literally. We showed the world that it was possible to create a specific type of show on one’s own terms,” Maron wrote in a blog post. “We helped unleash an exciting type of delivery system for pure self expression. Sadly, on some level, we also unleashed a format that can be used for dubious means, propaganda and pure evil. But hey, it’s not the atomic bomb.”

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Friday night is here, and that means Real Time with Bill Maher gets the final word in late-night TV. So what should fans expect to see tonight on HBO?

Real Time has plenty to talk about after another busy week. President Donald Trump continued his feud with Harvard University, and the House worked to pass the president's "beautiful" bill. Maher's late-night TV colleagues had the chance to sink their teeth into these stories.

Unfortunately, we won't get to hear what Bill Maher has to say about these topics or anything else on Friday. There will not be a new episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. Instead, HBO will air the documentary Pee-wee as Himself during the late-night show's normal timeslot.

It doesn't come as too big of a surprise that Maher and his team have the night off. Monday is Memorial Day, so Real Time gets an extra day...

Saturday Night Live is one of the most challenging feats in show business, writing a 90-minute show from scratch in less than a week, then performing live in front of an audience of millions. But you know what’s even harder? Pulling off a segment of the video podcast Kill Tony, at least according to its host and namesake, Tony Hinchcliffe.

For the uninitiated, Kill Tony features Hinchcliffe drawing the names of aspiring comedians out of a bucket, who then perform one minute of stand-up for a panel of comics and a live audience. A few of the comics kill. Several of them die painful comedy deaths.

At least Lorne Michaels and “SNL has its own writers and producers and everything,” Hinchcliffe told Dana Carvey and David Spade on the Fly on the Wall podcast. “A bunch of people clank their heads together.”

“To help make a star,” added Spade.

Kamala Harris cut ties with Joe Biden after an embarrassing gaffe at a Harris campaign event.

At the height of 2024’s presidential race, Biden appeared at a Pennsylvania firehouse for a commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. As he posed with people sporting pro-Trump gear, Biden briefly donned a crowd member’s ‘Trump 2024’ visor.

Biden told the audience member, “I need that hat.” When the person yelled, “Put it on!” Biden responded, “I ain’t going that far.” However, he then proceeded to put the hat on over the Station 627 ball cap he was wearing to honor the volunteer fire company.

The Trump campaign immediately jumped on the opportunity to suggest that even the Democratic president supported Trump.

According to the new bombshell book Original Sin, co-authored by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, Harris – who became the Democratic nominee in July following Biden ending his re-election bid – asked her advisers incredulously,...

Comedy is legal now, but only if everyone tells the exact same jokes about transgender baristas.

In this past election cycle, comedians played an unprecedented role in the political process as the Trump/Vance ticket targeted popular podcasts for their outreach to America’s comedy-lovers and drywall-punchers. Comics who had built veritable media empires by branding themselves as anti-woke, anti-cancel-culture and pro-free-speech suddenly found themselves sitting across from the most powerful people in the world talking about coffee and family, and it became clear to more skeptical comedy fans that the role of the comedian in modern society had become something much more sinister than the simple responsibility of “person who makes people laugh.”

During a recent episode of Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker, the absurdist comic spoke with Kumail Nanjiani about how drastically the world of stand-up comedy has changed since they started out in the industry. Today,...

Sheng Wang will return to Netflix with another stand-up special in 2026.

The comedy hour will be directed by Ali Wong, who also directed Wang’s 2022 special “Sweet & Juicy.” The special will be filmed on Nov. 8 at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C. Wong and Wang executive produce alongside John Irwin.

Wang is a Houston-born comic who is now based in Los Angeles. He was featured on HBO’s stand-up special “2 Dope Queens” and went on to write for the ABC sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat.”

Earlier this year, Wong won a Golden Globe for her comedy special “Single Lady,” which debuted on Netflix in October. It followed her previous three stand-up specials for Netflix, “Baby Cobra,” “Hard Knock Wife” and the Emmy-nominated “Don Wong.” She is also set to direct Frankie Quiñones’ upcoming stand-up special for Hulu.

As an actor, Wong won the Emmy, Golden Globe, Critics Choice...

Triple H went out of his way and introduced a new addition to our favourite WrestleMania weekend, The Roast of WrestleMania. This comedy show was hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe. It featured top WWE names like Paul Heyman, Nia Jax, and Sami Zayn.

Jax showed us that wrestling isn’t only punches and suplexes. It had the audience dying when Jax, a WWE superstar and a distant cousin of Roman Reigns took the stage.

She was really personal, savage, and unhinged throughout her set, especially when she was going against Cody Rhodes. Yes, it was comical, messy, and downright crazy, but that is the whole point of a roast!

Nia Jax’s ugly take-down of Cody Rhodes

Nia Jax certainly didn’t hold back when it came to Cody Rhodes. She dropped the line, “Cody, you’re not Roman Reigns,” with the whole audience laughing, mostly because of her family relationship to the Tribal Chief,...

The WWE Women’s roster has been absolutely on fire with a flurry of new superstars taking over the reins. However, when it comes to splitting a few ribs, there are very few who can actually make magic happen. Blending all the seriousness of the ring with a few jokes which might cross the line at times, Queen Nia Jax has always stood out from the rest.

Much to the chagrin of Nia Jax, she wasn’t a part of WrestleMania 41 as she wasn’t medically cleared, as per reports. Inside reports state that she was initially planned to go head-on against The Storm, Jade Cargill, but due to her injury, it couldn’t happen. Eventually, Cargill duked it out with Naomi after a prolonged storyline in the Road to The Show of Shows. Despite her absence from the ring, she was a part of the Roast of WrestleMania, which...

After all wild speculations and two days of wrestling madness, WrestleMania 41 met its due conclusion. With two massive twists rocking the WWE Universe in a span of two days, to lighten up the mood, The Roast of WrestleMania was brought in. It was a non-televised show hosted by WWE, labelled as an ‘out-of-the-box’ project slated to happen at the BleauLive Theater in the Fontainebleau Las Vegas hotel.

With the fans still trying to make sense of the insane wrestling action they witnessed, this comedy show served as a mood-lightener for all of them. At the end of The Showcase of Immortals, there were complaints that WWE somehow failed to deliver the hype created in the last iteration of Mania. The Rock’s absence and the lack of a few incredible twists hither and yon somehow dampened the spirits of the fans.

How did Paul Heyman sink Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias? Paul...

Welcome to our rundown of the most-watched branded YouTube videos of the week.

We’re publishing this snippet of a larger Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report in order to analyze sponsorship trends in the creator economy. Any video launched in tandem with an official brand partner is eligible for the ranking.

And – as the name up above would imply – all the data comes from Gospel Stats. If you’re interested in learning more about Gospel – and which brands are sponsoring what creators on YouTube – click here.

In this week’s Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report, we have the who’s who of top YouTubers, from MrBeast to Ryan Trahan to Mark Rober. Follow up with an episode from Joe Rogan and a deep dive on terrible movie wigs, and you’ve got a nice encapsulation of what pops up on the platform’s Trending tab these days.

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WrestleMania 41 wrapped up its spectacular two-night extravaganza at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas with an unforgettable finale that had everyone talking. The electric atmosphere was amplified by a celebrity-packed audience who witnessed John Cena make history by capturing his record-breaking 17th WWE Championship.

Wrestling fans weren’t the only ones on the edge of their seats—stars from music, sports, and Hollywood turned out in droves to see the action unfold on the grandest stage of them all.

With stunning entrances, shocking twists, and career-defining moments, the second night of WWE‘s premier event delivered drama worthy of its Las Vegas setting, as the entertainment capital of the world played host to sports entertainment’s biggest night of the year.

Celebrity sightings at the grand finale

You couldn’t turn your head without spotting a famous face in the crowd during WrestleMania 41’s epic conclusion. The star power was off...

Netflix is once again hosting a showcase of up-and-coming comedians for its annual Netflix Is a Joke Festival.

Dubbed “Introducing…,” the showcase will feature 10 stand-ups who will each perform a 5-7 minute set across two shows in one night. The event takes place on May 8 at the Avalon in Hollywood, with showtimes at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

The sets will be recorded and edited, and then uploaded to Netflix Is a Joke’s YouTube channel and social platforms.

The lineup includes Amber Autry, a Nashville-based comic who came up at Second City in Chicago; Ari Matti Mustonen, an Estonian-born comic who is a recurring member of Tony Hinchcliffe’s “Kill Tony”; and Eva Evans, who hails from Brooklyn and Jamaica and regularly performed at Riker’s Island.

There’s also Kam Patterson, another regular on “Kill Tony”; Milan Patel, a Los Angeles-based comic who performed at last year...

Podcasters and creators could find a new home on Netflix.

On the streaming giant’s first quarter earnings call Thursday, co-ceo Ted Sarandos said the company is “constantly looking at all different types of content and content creators” to feature on the platform. The company already produces several of its own podcasts related to its shows or talent, which are currently widely available, but Sarandos said some podcasts could find their way to airing on Netflix.

“As the popularity of video podcasts grow, I suspect you’ll see some of them find their way to Netflix,” Sarandos said in response to an analyst question.

Asked specifically about competition from YouTube, which has been the home to many video podcasts, as well as other short-form content, Sarandos said Netflix is a welcoming place for creators, but positioned it as the “best place for premium content, as defined by fans.” In that vein,...

It’s the busiest and biggest week of the year for WWE superstars such as Chelsea Green. The first-ever Women’s United States Champion is excited to grace Las Vegas with her presence for WrestleMania 41 festivities. The sports entertainment juggernaut will take over Sin City with multiple events from stage shows including The Undertaker’s “1 deadMAN Show” and a roast hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe to “After Dark” parties including “Gronk Beach” from former WWE 24/7 Champion and four-time Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski. And that’s not even counting the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony and the two-night WrestleMania extravaganza on April 19 and 20 live on Peacock. Green herself is gearing up to meet fans at appearances and shine in a big match on SmackDown Friday on the eve of the grand events. She’ll stand alongside her Secret Hervice (Alba Fyre and Piper Niven) to face Zelina Vega, Kayden Carter and Katana Chance.

Austin, Texas, who’s ready for the best fucking parody of their lives?

This week, Tony Hinchcliffe and his wildly popular podcast, live show and amateur comedy showcase Kill Tony came to Netflix for the first of three streaming specials that the controversial conservative comedian will follow with a new Netflix-exclusive hour of stand-up. Hinchcliffe’s four-part megadeal came on the heels of his disastrous set at the Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden back in October 2024, where his predictable, unoriginal and racist routine forced now-President Trump to distance himself from the comic amid international outcry. I guess some entire races of people just don’t understand roast comedy.

Absurdist comedian Tim Heidecker, on the other hand, has such an advanced understanding of insult humor that he’s not just a Hinchcliffe fan — he’s also a Hinchcliffe imitator. After coming out in support of Hinchcliffe’s in-your-face,...

In the United States, YouTube has been generating more watch time per month than Netflix (and every other streaming service) for the past two years straight. That’s just a fact.

And it’s a fact that Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos doesn’t seem to like. He’s been talking a lot about YouTube recently, and the crux of his messaging is, Hey, creators and viewers, you may think you’ve got it good on YouTube, but trust me, you could have it better on Netflix. Just a couple weeks ago, at a Paley Media Council event, he said Netflix is the “spending time” business, while YouTube is the “killing time” business.

Eesh. It is true that Netflix has access to massive production power, but it’s pretty adept at killing things, too. Creators want control over what they make, and when and how they make it, which is what keeps them on YouTube.

Kill Tony: Kill or Be Killed is now streaming on Netflix as the TV-ma-rated comedy special puts nearly two dozen major names in comedy in the same room.

Kill Tony: Kill or Be Killed is Netflix's newest comedy special, which debuted on the streamer on April 7, taking a unique twist on host Tony Hinchcliffe's Kill Tony podcast.

Hosted at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas, this special is the latest episode of Hinchcliffe's podcast, complete with a live audience and a release on Netflix rather than YouTube. While this comes with plenty of controversy, it stars Hinchcliffe alongside a hoard of comedians diving into popular current events.

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Your favorite streamer is back this week with a somewhat manageable 16 new titles this week. Maybe Netflix figured out that adding a hundred hours of shows in one week was a bit much, even for our binge-watching brains.

Everyone will have their favorite here, of course. Whether kids' shows or baseball are in your wheelhouse, Netflix has you covered this week. Standup comedy or an adaptation of Shakespeare, it's all here. Oh, wait, you like science fiction? Do we ever have good news for you!

I assume that by now you've watched Adolescence. If not, what the heck are you waiting for? I mean, it's only one of the best shows Netflix has introduced in a very long time. You better get crackin', cuz Netflix has more coming up for you this week. Including a new season of one of my favorite shows ever. Well, more or less.

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After more than two years, South Park is finally returning to Comedy Central for a proper season. The network has even blessed us with a first look at the madness to come, set to a chilling cover of the iconic anthem “Blame Canada.”

South Park will officially return for Season 27 on Wednesday, July 9 for another string of ripped-from-the-headlines episodes. First up: ketamine!

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Netflix head Ted Sarandos is once again sticking to his guns when it comes to the streamer’s comedy specials. During a conversation Friday at a Paley Media Council event in New York that TheWrap attended, the CEO defended giving comedy specials to both Dave Chappelle and Tony Hinchcliffe.

After the release of Chappelle’s 2021 special “The Closer,” the comedian came under fire for his jokes about the transgender community. Sarandos admitted that whether or not to stick by an artist are “never easy calls” and said that the decision to back Chappelle came down to “protecting free speech and free expression.”

“I knew that the art form itself always needed a safe place to try things out. Comedians define the culture in a bunch of ways, and they do that by figuring out where the lines are and the joke is,” the Netflix head explained during Friday’s “Beyond...

Ted Sarandos, co-ceo of Netflix, met with Donald Trump in December at the then-President-elect’s Mar-a-Lago compound in Florida. But according to Sarandos, the two didn’t “talk shop.”

The Netflix boss, speaking Friday at the Paley Media Council event “Beyond the Stream: A Conversation with Ted Sarandos” in New York City, said it was the first time he met Trump. “We had a nice long dinner together,” he said.

Asked by interviewer Ben Smith, editor in chief of Semafor, whether Trump tried to sell Sarandos on the documentary featuring his third wife, Melania — the rights to which were acquired by Amazon — Sarandos said, no, Trump did not. Is Trump a fan of Netflix? “He said Melania and [son] Barron were big fans,” Sarandos said.

Meanwhile, Smith continued, did Amazon “overpay” for the Melania doc? (Amazon is reportedly shelling out $40 million for the film and docu-series about the First Lady.) Sarandos said he didn’t know.

Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos said his decision to stand by Dave Chappelle and his Netflix special, The Closer, after backlash about what was seen as transphobic jokes was not an easy choice, but one that he continues to stand by.

“They’re never easy calls. But I think it’s rooted in a principle of protecting free speech and expression,” Sarandos said.

Speaking at an event at the Paley Center For Media, where Sarandos was interviewed by Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith, Sarandos was asked whether there are certain lines he would not cross for standup specials on the show, including the decision to order three comedy specials from Tony Hinchcliffe, after the comedian made derogatory remarks about Puerto Rico and at rally for Donald Trump.

“The cost of entry is you do have to be funny for enough people, so there’s a bit of a juice worth the squeeze argument,...

The Netflix April 2025 Originals, movies, and TV series have been revealed and can be viewed below. The streaming service has also announced the list of movies and TV series leaving next month.

The Netflix April 2025 schedule includes Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight, Black Mirror Season 7, Chef’s Table: Legends, The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox, Devil May Cry, Havoc, and How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Season 4.

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WWE is set to host a comedy event during WrestleMania weekend that will be headlined by Tony Hinchcliffe.

“The Roast of WrestleMania Featuring Tony Hinchcliffe & Friends” will take place at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in the BleauLive Theater on Sunday, April 20 at 10pm P.T. as part of WWE’s WrestleMania 41 weekend.

Hinchcliffe, known for his stand up and the “Kill Tony” live weekly podcast, will be joined by other comedians and celebrities as well as WWE stars like Sami Zayn, The Miz, Braun Strowman, WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman, and more. The event will not be televised, but presale tickets will be available via Ticketmaster starring March 19 at 11amET/8amPT, followed by the general public on-sale on Friday, March 21 at 11amET/8amPT. The event will also be available through On Location, the official fan hospitality partner of WWE.

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Is Will Smith willing to be the butt of the joke? We soon may find out.

According to Puck News, Smith is one of several celebrities Netflix has approached about headlining their next live comedy roast — a no holds barred ribbing that would inevitably invite jokes about the infamous Oscars slap and his very public marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith.

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s we step into April 2025, get ready for an exciting lineup of new movies, binge-worthy series, and even games heading to your screen. Whether you’re craving high-octane action, heartfelt drama, or thrilling new originals, this month’s slate has something for everyone.

We’ll be updating this list throughout March and April as more titles are announced, so be sure to check back often. Plus, keep an eye out for Netflix’s official release roundup, typically dropping on the last Wednesday of the month. And don’t forget—while new favorites are arriving, some beloved titles will also be making their exit, so plan your watchlist accordingly!

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Netflix just closed a deal with controversial podcaster and open mic host Tony Hinchcliffe where they will stream three Kill Tony specials and a new hour from the conservative comedy icon. Clearly, Netflix Comedy believes that, no matter how bad a stand-up bombs, every Republican comic deserves a second shot.

Back in 2016, the streaming giant was just getting started in its one-company arms race to become the undisputed king of stand-up in the still-expanding streaming industry. Supported by comedy giants like John Mulaney, Tom Segura and Bill Burr, Netflix’s plan to become the most comedy scene's desirable home for streaming-original stand-up was just ramping up when it acquired a definitely-not-Netflix-original hour from an Ohio-born roast comedian whose amateur/professional stand-up showcase at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles was similarly picking up steam.

Fast forward nine years — Hinchcliffe is one of the loudest and most influential voices in right-wing comedy,...

Tony Hinchcliffe, the controversial comedian who called Puerto Rico “garbage” and made other offensive jokes at a Donald Trump rally before the 2024 election, has secured a Netflix deal.

The deal includes a solo stand-up special for Hinchcliffe and three specials spun-off from his popular live comedy show/YouTube series, Kill Tony. The specials will find Hinchcliffe and some fellow panelists reacting to, and judging, stand-up sets from aspiring comedians. Hinchcliffe will be joined by a mix of established comics and celebrity guests during the specials, though a full lineup hasn’t been announced yet.

Netflix is expanding its relationship with comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, ordering three Kill Tony comedy specials, as well as a new stand-up comedy special.

Hinchcliffe is no stranger to Netflix viewers, he had a previous stand-up special for the streamer and has participated in some of its roast content, perhaps most notably last year’s roast of Tom Brady, where his set was among the most shared on social media. He also famously performed a set at then-candidate Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden last year, where a joke about Puerto Rico angered some viewers.

Still, his Kill Tony podcast frequently tops the comedy charts, and features wannabe comedians putting their names in a hat and getting one minute to impress Hinchcliffe, co-host Brian Redban and celebrity guests that include the likes of Joe Rogan, Shane Gillis, Theo Von, Post Malone and others.

The first special will tape at The Comedy Mothership in Austin,...

“Kill Tony” is coming to Netflix.

Three exclusive specials from Tony Hinchcliffe’s live comedy show will launch on the streamer, with the first one, filmed at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, debuting April 7.

The specials will feature a mix of established comics and aspiring comedians, as Hinchcliffe and his panel of funnymen provide brutal and unfiltered feedback. There will also be surprise celebrity guests.

In addition to the “Kill Tony” specials, Hinchcliffe will also perform a one-hour stand-up special for Netflix, as part of the deal. Premiere dates and talent lineups will be announced at a later date.

Hinchliffe said in a statement: “Myself and our entire crew of Austin comedians, peers, and upcomers are excited for the opportunity to share our chaotic, insane show with a whole new chunk of the globe. It all started in a room at The Comedy Store with 12 audience members and barely anyone...

Welcome to our rundown of the most-watched branded YouTube videos of the week.

We’re publishing this snippet of a larger Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report in order to analyze sponsorship trends in the creator economy. Any video launched in tandem with an official brand partner is eligible for the ranking.

And – as the name up above would imply – all the data comes from Gospel Stats. If you’re interested in learning more about Gospel – and which brands are sponsoring what creators on YouTube – click here.

Podcasters are having a moment in the White House right now–and over on YouTube, too. Around this time last year, we saw a spike in podcast viewership right before the Super Bowl, with the Kelce brothers‘ podcast New Heights regularly hitting the top 5 in our Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report. This year, instead of sportsball podcasts, it’s entertainment and political shows, with...

Don’t expect Kim Kardashian to appear on a roast anytime soon.

The entrepreneur addressed her appearance on The Roast of Tom Brady during the Season 6 premiere of Hulu’s The Kardashians and said she wouldn’t want to endure that again.

“I will never, ever do a roast again,” Kardashian said in a preview for the next episode of The Kardashians.

Episode 2 of The Kardashians Season 6 will feature Kardashian attending the 2024 Met Gala, where she was bombarded by reporters asking about her appearance on the Netflix comedy special. Kardashian was a guest star at the roast of Tom Brady and was greeted with loud boos from the audience.

While getting fitted with her costume for the gala, Kardashian vented about the jokes at the event made at her expense the night before.

“This is so f***ed up,” Kardashian says in the preview. “It’s just like the easiest joke.

Kim Kardashian is putting Tony Hinchcliffe on blast.

During a sneak peek for the next episode of The Kardashians airing on February 13, the 44-year-old reality star dragged the 40-year-old comedian for insinuating that she’s a “whore” while cracking a joke about her personal life at Tom Brady‘s Netflix roast.

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In the clip, Kim‘s friend said that the jokes made at her expense during the roast were “so f–ked up,” as Kim admitted that she was surprised the jokes weren’t more original.

“It is just like the easiest joke,” she said. “They would have said it about anyone.”

The experience made Kim “never, ever” want to sign up for a roast, adding, “Am I supposed to sit there and be like, ‘How innovative, you called me a whore.’”

While Kim didn’t name Tony in the sneak peak, he made...

In a new video produced by the White House, the Trump administration blasted Selena Gomez for posting an Instagram video in which she filmed herself crying over deportations of undocumented immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Gomez deleted the original post within hours, after drawing criticism from conservative figureheads. “Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people,” she wrote in a follow-up post. But footage of Gomez crying continues to circulate online. The official White House post, titled “Moms of Victims of Illegal Aliens Slam Selena Gomez: You Didn’t Cry for Our Daughters,” was published Friday. It includes pieces of Gomez’s original video, edited alongside reaction interviews with three women whose children were allegedly killed by undocumented people.

“I just wanted to say that I’m so sorry,” Gomez said in her Instagram Story video on Monday. “All my people are getting attacked, the children. I don’t understand.

Selena Gomez posted and deleted an emotional video of herself crying over deportations of undocumented immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, which resulted in her getting conservative backlash online.

“I just wanted to say that I’m so sorry,” a crying Gomez said in a video on her Instagram Story Monday. “All my people are getting attacked, the children. I don’t understand. I’m so sorry. I wish I could do something but I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise.”

Several conservative commentators criticized Gomez for posting and crying over undocumented immigrants being deported from America. Gomez deleted the video and posted a since-deleted response on her Instagram Story, “Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people.”

Selena Gomez shares emotional Instagram Story about the deportation of Mexican people:

“All my people are getting attacked, the children.

It’s not every day a supermarket employee rewrites music history, but this underdog turned the aisle hustle into chart-topping hits. Starting with a day job that barely paid the bills, this artist climbed from minimum wage to a $50M empire.

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Back then, his melodies were just echoes in the stockroom. Today, they’re dominating global streams, surpassing Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, and Drake.

How Bad Bunny bagged groceries and broke records Bad Bunny in the Tití Me Preguntó music video | Credit: Rimas

Picture this: the guy bagging your groceries out-streams Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, and Drake. Sounds like a movie plot, no? For Bad Bunny, it was reality. Back in 2016, the Puerto Rican superstar was working $11-an-hour night shifts at an Oconnor supermarket.

His days were spent scanning items and stocking shelves. His nights,...

The Daily Show is saying goodbye to correspondent and contributor Dulcé Sloan after seven years on the Comedy Central series. Her final appearance aired in December.

“There is work that I’ve done over the past seven years with The Daily Show that I couldn’t be prouder of,” Sloan says in a statement. “I collaborated with some incredibly talented people who I look forward to continuing to work with. I know our paths will continue to cross. I am now free to pursue my dream job of being a live action Klingon on Star Trek.”

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Christmas just went by—what did you do? Open presents? Gorged on festive treats? Maybe you had a cozy night by the fire, sipping hot cocoa like a Hallmark movie star. Or maybe, just maybe, you pulled off a prank so epic, that it could give even the mischievous Loki a run for his money. Well, if you’re Aubrey Plaza, the MCU’s latest witch, you definitely went the prank route—and took it straight to Instagram for all of us to enjoy.

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So, while the MCU usually has us glued to our seats, watching superheroes save the universe, Plaza decided to inject a little real magic into the world by pranking a kid. Forget intergalactic battles or world-ending threats—Plaza turned her witchy powers into an opportunity to make us all laugh till our sides hurt.

Meanwhile, Brie Larson (aka...

Wayne Brady is known for his improvisational comedy skills, displayed many times on his popular television shows.

Among them are the hilarious Whose Line Is It Anyway? on ABC and the entertaining game show Let’s Make a Deal, which he hosts on CBS.

He recently took his impressive skills to the stage, joining other stars for Adam Ray’s holiday special.

Ray, a popular comedian, regularly dresses up and plays a funny version of Dr. Phil, and the resemblance is striking.

His Dr. Phil Live holiday show occurred at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood, California.

Ray and Brady were just a few comedians at the event, entertaining fans for the holiday season.

Ray praised Brady as ‘one of his heroes’ at his show

On Instagram, Adam Ray shared photos from his recent comedy show featuring the various stars who appeared with him.

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Jon Stewart used the latest episode of his “Weekly Show” podcast (via The Daily Beast) to criticize the media for getting Americans scared about Donald Trump’s second term as president before it’s even begun.

“The Daily Show” host said America is in a “transitional period where we are not sure about whether the ground we are standing on is solid” and noted how the media is only stoking more fear by being “convinced that we are the Roadrunner and the Coyote and the Coyote has run over the cliff, and we just looked down and realized there’s nothing under our feet and now we are plunging to our deaths.”

“We don’t know what’s going to happen when Donald Trump takes over,” Stewart said, adding that Americans should be “prepared for all outcomes” but “I don’t know how helpful it is to get us shitting our pants this much,...

Your star sign can tell you which comedian will make you laugh the hardest, according to the online astrologers over at Times of India.

Okay, we’ll bite — which stand-up comic corresponds to your particular astrological sign? Here are the dubious, er, divinely inspired results…

Aries

Aries people, with their quick wits and competitive nature, “are drawn to comedians who bring the heat,” says Toi. That means Dave Chappelle is Aries’ favorite comic, thanks to his provocative takes and unapologetic subject material.

Taurus

Give a Taurus a comic with a laid-back, relaxed vibe that still has some substance — in other words, how about John Mulaney? “Mulaney’s balance of quirky and familiar will resonate deeply with the steady Taurus.”

Gemini

Geminis are quick thinkers who can navigate difficult topics, explains Toi, making Ali Wong a likely fit. Wong’s “ability to jump between personal and societal observations matches Gemini’s multifaceted personality.

When Anthony Jeselnik logs onto a Zoom chat to discuss his cutting new special, Bones and All, he does something I wasn’t anticipating: He smiles warmly.

Fans of the 45-year-old comic have come to expect a certain onstage demeanor — that combative expression, the precise delivery, those straightforward setups about family members and loved ones that lead to horrible, surprising, utterly killer punchlines. Jeselnik is celebrating 20 years in stand-up, and by now most everyone knows that the person we see up there telling jokes is a character — an abrasive, sometimes obtuse jerk who shocks us with his nonchalant tales of dead grandmothers and abusive fathers. We realize that the real Jeselnik knows that it’s not good to drop a baby. The actual guy never took his self-proclaimed chocolate-addicted girlfriend to meet a junkie so he could ask her why she’s not as skinny. Still, the pleasant man I...

Far-right open mic host Tony Hinchcliffe has no apologies for the Black, Puerto Rican and Latino Americans he insulted on the national stage last month, but he can at least apologize to comedians for pretending to be one of them.

After Hinchcliffe performed an unoriginal, unfunny and racist stand-up set at the Madison Square Garden rally for Donald Trump on October 27, 2024, political commentators on both sides of the aisle objected to the Trump campaign’s decision to have a “roast comedian” represent the values of the once and future president. On the other hand, many members of the comedy community were elated to see the controversial Kill Tony host and the all-time worst stand-up to ever shoot a terrible Netflix special embarrass himself on such a massive, international stage.

One such comic who couldn’t wait to see Hinchcliffe eat absolute shit in front of the whole world is Anthony Jeselnik,...

Empire actor Jussie Smollett, who was found guilty in 2021 of felony disorderly conduct stemming from a false police report he filed, has had his conviction overturned.

As first reported by the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Smollett’s trial verdict on Thursday, determining that the decision to retry Smollett (after charges against him were initially dropped in 2019) violated the actor’s rights.

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The comic who caused a stir by slurring Puerto Rico as an “island of garbage” at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden campaign event in late October spent the subsequent episode of his podcast mocking the controversy and the media for treating the joke as a political liability.

“I apologize,” Hinchcliffe said on his Kill Tony live podcast with a small pause for impact at the top of the episode, “to absolutely nobody. Not to the Puerto Ricans, not to the whites, not to the Blacks, not to the Palestinians, not to the Jews and not to my own mother. I mocked my own mother during the set. Nobody clipped that. No headlines about me making fun of my own mother.”

Hinchcliffe was a guest comedian who opened Trump’s rally, appearing at the podium at the 19,500-seat venue stadium among several of Trump’s surrogates and advocates. The tone...

Now that the dust has settled from the biggest stand-up bomb of the 2024 election cycle, open mic host and right-wing provocateur Tony Hinchcliffe is ready to make amends with none of the entire races he insulted.

On Sunday, October 27th, the Kill Tony host performed at a rally for President-Elect Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, a stadium where Hinchcliffe had recently hosted an episode of his amateur comedian roast/Star Search podcast. Hinchcliffe found the new crowd at Msg to be less enthused about his half-baked, predictable, sub-4chan-level racist humor than his usual crowd, and by Monday morning, his laughless routine was front-page news on every media outlet in the country. Hinchcliffe’s hacky jokes about Black people carving watermelons on Halloween, Latino people having a lot of kids and Puerto Rico being an island of garbage failed to impress even the furthest-right pundits like Ann Coulter, and...

Since Donald Trump won the presidential election, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe has been gloating a bit on social media over the fact that his Madison Square Garden performance was not the disaster for the campaign that many predicted.

He’s also not apologizing for his set at the October 27 Trump rally, in which he called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage” and made other racist jokes. Trump and his campaign tried to distance themselves from Hinchcliffe’s performance afterward.

The latest Kill Tony podcast, recorded the night after the Msg event, showed that while he refused to back away from his remarks, he acknowledged that the set may not have been the right venue. He also seemed to equate criticism of what he said to an attack on his free speech.

“It was a speech about free speech, believe it or not, and with that said, I just want to...

Comedian and “Kill Tony” podcast host Tony Hinchcliffe ignited a national firestorm with his appearance at Donald Trump’s Oct. 27 rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. While endorsing Trump for president via a comedy set, Hinchcliffe made a joke in which he referred to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage.” Widespread backlash ensued, with prominent Hollywood figures such as Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Aubrey Plaza slamming Hinchcliffe for the racist joke.

Hinchcliffe has now debuted the latest episode of “Kill Tony,” which was recorded the night after his appearance at the Trump rally amid the height of backlash against him. He responded amid the joke controversy by admitting that perhaps a Trump rally was not the best venue for this comedy set, although Hinchcliffe was adamant that he will not apologize.

“Last night I gave a speech, I don’t know if you heard about this,...

Saturday Night Live knew it had to address a new reality this weekend. After a series of shows this fall showcasing Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris, how would SNL pivot after the landslide re-election of Donald Trump? To the show’s credit, it didn’t wallow in maudlin self-pity as in 2016 when Kate McKinnon as Hilary Clinton wailed “Hallelujah.”

It also avoided another mistake of the past, sidestepping Alec Baldwin’s buffoonish impression that dominated the show’s cold opens for four years. Those shrill bits weren’t funny in real time, and they’ve aged even worse.

Instead, SNL opted for a new approach, opening the show with its most popular cast members pledging their fealty to Donald Trump. Considering that the man has “openly called for vengeance against his political enemies” and a partisan Supreme Court means there’s “nothing to protect the people who are brave enough to speak out against him,...

Donald Trump will be president again.

Far more dispiriting than what the election says about Trump is what his win says about the American body politic. We are a house divided on a fault line of decency. Trump’s venality, his bigotry and racism, his fondness for dictators, and his disregard for the truth were on flamboyant display for American voters — with his former top general even decrying Trump as “fascist to the core.”

Campaigning for the White House, Trump was a peacock with fetid feathers. And others flocked with...