Month: December 2023

Ahead of the premiere of her upcoming movie Poor Things, Emma Stone brought the laughs on Saturday Night Live. In her fifth time hosting the show, Stone displayed naked emotion &mdash: literally — in a new bop featuring the SNL cast.

The song, “Fully Naked In New York City,” opens with Bowen Yang finding himself down on his luck. He is seen sitting on his bed before walking around his apartment. Stone is then seen in her apartment, also finding herself lamenting the day-to-day, hustle and bustle of life. But the two quickly find that they have similar coping mechanisms.

In the next frame, the two are seen nude (digitally blurred, of course), riding on the back of a garbage truck.

In unison, Stone and Yang then reel over “Riding in the back of a garbage truck / being naked in the middle of New York City.”

Shortly after, Stone is seen sitting on a large beam, enjoying a sandwich mid-air. Several of the other SNL cast members join in on the nude fun, as Chloe Fineman, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Troast, and more are seen dancing their way through construction sites, donning nothing but their birthday suits.

You can see the “Fully Naked In New York City” video above.

In his second performance of the night, Noah Kahan took to the Saturday Night Live stage, singing the title track from his Stick Season album.

While on stage, Kahan sang of his fears, in hopes that the pain will go away soon. Accompanied by an acoustic guitar and a solid backing band, Kahan emulated the miserable feeling of “stick season,” a rather cold and miserable period between fall and winter in New England — specifically within his home state of Vermont.

Though the album Stick Season was released in 2022, this year saw a lot of the album’s tracks become sleeper hits. The buzz earned him a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2024 Grammy Awards.

In an interview with New York Times, Kahan open up about his recent rise to fame, and his nerves about following Stick Season up.

“This album has been such a special and beautiful world to live in, that the idea of coming up with what’s next is kind of scary for me,” Kahan said. “It’s not even about having success. It’s about feeling the same way that I did. I’ve been waiting for that feeling to come again.”

You can see the performance of “Stick Season” above.

George Santos‘ expulsion from Congress made headlines this past week, with many rejoicing. And of course, Saturday Night Live celebrated the news in pure comedic fashion.

Bowen Yang reprised his hilarious impression of Santos, with a special farewell message in which he assumed another identity.

“You know what I say? To hell with Congress,” Yang said as Santos. “I don’t need them anyway because my new movie opened this weekend. It’s called Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.

As Santos, Yang ran down the disgraced politician’s resume, which contained titles like “regular old professor, major, general, reverend, astronaut, Princess of Genovia.” He continued, dodging questions, and even flirting with journalists. He then declared he would go down in history as a martyr, like Marilyn Monrow.

Before he made his final exit, the Santos character paid homage to himself, delivering a rather suspect rendition of “Candle In The Wind.”

“Goodbye, Congress Queen / Though they never knew me at all ‘cuz I lied about everything in my life and I took a tragic fall / They crawled out of the woodwork. They whispered, he used my donations for Botox, and I said, it was filler, slut,” sang Yang.

You can see the hilarious cold open performance of Yang’s “Scandal In The Wind” above.

In his Saturday Night Live debut, Noah Kahan tied up an incredible breakthrough year. His first performance of the night was an rendition of “Dial Drunk” from his critically-acclaimed third album Stick Season.

During the performance, Kahan put his vices on display, as he delivered the raw confessional tale detailing the repercussions of alcoholism. Surrounded by tree branches up above, Kahan captured the spirit of stick season, which refers to the period of time between the fall and winter “when it’s just kind of gray and cold, and there’s no snow yet and the beauty of the foliage is done,” as he previously explained in a lyrical breakdown with Genius.

On the chorus of the song, Kahan sings “I’ll dial drunk / I’ll die a drunk / I’ll die for you.”

After performing the final chorus of the song, Kahan pledged his allegiance to the audience and to the show itself

“I’ll die for you SNL. Or at least, seriously injure myself,” he said.

This past year launched Kahan into stardom, the next year looks to be even more promising. Last month, Kahan was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2024 Grammy Awards.

You can see the performance of “Dial Drunk” above.

The scenario that college football chaos-enjoyers were rooting for has at least partly come true: No. 8 Alabama has upset No. 1 Georgia to win the SEC title, giving the Tide the best win in college football this year.

Could Alabama make the College Football Playoff with a conference championship? Could Georgia make it as well, since they were clearly the College Football Playoff committee’s No. 1 team all year?

Maybe.

No. 3 Washington won the PAC-12 with its second win over No. 5 Oregon and remains undefeated. So the Huskies are comfortably in, no matter what shenanigans unfold.

There are two more undefeated Power 5 teams that have yet to conclude as of this writing: No. 4 Florida State and No. 2 Michigan. Both are favored, although Florida State is in more danger facing No. 14 Louisville with backup (and injured) quarterback Tate Rodemaker instead of its star Jordan Travis. Michigan will play No. 16 Iowa, a team that is seemingly incapable of scoring points on offense.

If Michigan wins, it is in. So the neatest possible scenario for the committee would be for Florida State to lose. Then, it likely puts Alabama in along with Texas, the latter of which it would almost certainly slot ahead of Alabama since the Longhorns beat them head-to-head. By 10 points. In Tuscaloosa.

Even as Alabama has rebounded from its rough start (by Alabama standards, of course) and rounded into form at the perfect time, the committee has not wavered. It has not put them ahead of Texas, not once. And it certainly didn’t when the Tide needed a 4th-and-31 miracle against six-win Auburn last week.

So the real question is: what happens if Florida State WINS?

A case can be made that the Seminoles aren’t one of the four best teams without Jordan Travis. It is something the committee has taken into account before, but more in terms of seeding than leaving a team out altogether.

But an undefeated Power 5 conference champion that thumped No. 13 LSU on the road to start the season doesn’t get in over multiple teams with a loss? An undefeated team that would have beaten an SEC team on the road and a top-14 team in Louisville WITHOUT Travis?

The assumption is that the committee will find any excuse to put at least one, if not multiple, SEC teams in to the College Football Playoff. And maybe that’s true.

Either way, the committee is going to be forced to make a decision that is going to make a lot of people angry. But Alabama beating Georgia does NOT automatically mean that the SEC will get a team — much less two — in.

“Believe” singer Cher wants to restore women’s hope of finding true love regardless of age. During her reluctant appearance on the show, Chicken Shop Date shared an essential piece of romantic advice she learned related to securing a life partner. As she discussed love with host Amelia Dimoldenberg, Cher recommended that women broaden their horizons.

When Dimoldenberg asked for her insight on what women should do at least once, Cher said, “Go out with a younger man.”

Dimoldenberg was shocked by Cher’s simple answer. However, Cher and her 36-year-old boyfriend, Alexander “AE” Edwards, are in romantic bliss. She’s taken to her official X (formerly Twitter) to gush over Edwards to her followers.

When users online began to call out the couple for the significant age difference, Cher replied, “I’m not defending us. Haters are gonna hate…doesn’t matter. That we’re happy and not bothering anyone.”

Near the end of her sit-down on Chicken Shop Date, Cher seemingly addressed the pushback as well. “Older men just do not like me,” confessed Cher. Cher’s dating pool (which is rumored to include Val Kilmer, Tom Cruise, David Geffen, Gene Simmons, Warren Beatty, and Michael Bolton) has fluctuated in age.

Watch the full interview above.

Since finding success, “What Was I Made For” singer Billie Eilish has tried to shield as much of her personal life from the general public as possible. While she’s shared small bits about her life in past interviews, most of Eilish’s life is a mystery, including her sexuality. Today (December 2), set the record straight during the Variety Hitmakers party.

As she made her way down the red carpet, she stopped to chat with correspondent Katcy Stephan about her November cover story. One of the things revealed in the piece, Eilish confirmed that she is a member of the LGBTQ community. “I kinda thought, ‘Wasn’t it obvious?’ I didn’t realize people didn’t know… I just don’t really believe in [coming out]. I’m just like, ‘Why can’t we just exist,’” said Eilish.

She continued, “I have deep connections with women in my life, the friends in my life, the family in my life. I’m physically attracted to them. But I’m also so intimidated by them and their beauty and their presence.”

It shocked some fans as she’s only ever been linked to men. Her last public relationship was with Jesse Rutherford. However, Eilish has opened flirted with women like Megan Thee Stallion. She even referred to Megan as the love of her life.

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Lee Childs’ Jack Reacher books received an Amazon adaptation, Reacher, that has been a roaring success. Much of that has to do with the lead actor, brick sh*thouse Alan Ritchson (“details matter”), being the right guy for the gig. Ritchson not only has a knack for being able to convey wordless volumes but can also effectively rattle off all the inferences that his character gathers from hints that no one else would have ever noticed.

The second season of Reacher will debut on December 15, but ahead of that arrival, Amazon released more promising news about the ex-military officer turned drifter: Season 3 is already in the works.

Here’s a video announcement from Ritchson on the set:

From an Amazon Press release:

Reacher commands a passionate global audience, quickly becoming one of the top five most watched original seasons ever on Prime Video in the U.S. and globally during its inaugural run. Seasons Two and Three of Reacher will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Season 2 will see Reacher having a not-so-happy reunion with members of his old unit when some of them begin to mysteriously drop dead. This leads to an all-new mystery, and he will also punch a window. Good times.

Greg Gutfeld hosts the closest thing Fox News has to an intentionally funny show. He doesn’t care whose toes his steps on, but on Friday’s show he may have crossed a line when he went after a target who could really screw up his life: Fox News.

Per Mediaite, Gutfeld devoted a segment to defending Elon Musk for attacking advertisers fleeing Twitter/X, all because he agreed with an anti-Semitic post. Gutfeld saw Musk as the hero and advertisers as “cowardly.”

“The fact is, Musk may be the last man standing between real freedom of speech and the suffocating block of this censorship industrial complex, which is made up of government, media, and tech forces,” Gutfeld charged on his comedy show. “He realizes that advertisers have no spine and can be easily cowed by special interest groups in cahoots with political allies.”

Then he dropped a big one: “If you don’t believe me, I’ve got two words for you: Tucker Carlson.”

Was Gutfeld really biting the hand that feeds him? Did he think Fox News canned Tucker Carlson, which they did back in April, because they were cowards? Fox News has never revealed the details about why they kicked their biggest star to the curb, but maybe Gutfeld’s heard some water cooler talk.

Whatever the case, Gutfeld’s mic drop drew gasps and some awkward silence. After all, maybe he’ll he joining Tucker, Bill O’Reilly, Megyn Kelly, and all those other former Fox News stars who found out how hard it is to keep their audiences without the most popular 24-hour news network giving them air time.

(Via Mediaite)

In October, after years of immigration conflicts,”Spin Bout U” rapper 21 Savage received his green card. That meant he was finally cleared to travel internationally without restrictions for work obligations. On November 30, he returned to his home country, England.

A visibly cheerful 21 Savage was met with thunderous applause. The warm welcome at London’s O2 Arena by the crowd continued throughout the sold-out show, which featured openers Baby Drill and 21 Lil Harold. As he felt the overwhelming support from attendees, 21 Savage treated them to details surrounding his next solo project.

“London, I love y’all. I hope this ain’t my last time seeing y’all,” he announced. “And my album finna drop, so y’all get ready.”

During 21 Savage’s homecoming show, he was sure to show love to several prominent local UK rap acts, including Central Cee and J Hus. Jamaican musician Popcaan also made a surprise appearance.

21 Savage’s latest album was the Grammy Award-nominated collaborative project, Her Loss, with Drake, which dropped last year. Prior to that, 21 Savage partnered with Metro Boomin for their 2020 album, Savage Mode II.