Most episodes of “Saturday Night Live” are scheduled so the funnier bits go first and the riskier, oddball sketches appear towards the end, in case they have to be cut for time. But on the February 4 episode featuring host Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian,” “The Last of Us”), the final sketch, “Lisa from Temecula,” was probably the most memorable of the night.
That’s high praise because it was a strong episode, with a funny “Last of Us” parody featuring the Super Mario Brothers and a sketch where Pascal played a protective mother.
In “Lisa from Temecula,” Paul, played by Pascal, takes a few friends out for dinner, played by Punkie Johnson, newcomer Molly Kearney and breakout star Bowen Yang. The trouble comes when Johnson’s sister Lisa, played by Ego Nwodim, orders her steak “extra, extra well done.”
The sketch is a play on the notion that it’s a faux pas to order well-done steak, especially in a fancy restaurant. However, Lisa doesn’t care and won’t tolerate “one speck of red” on her steak.
The sketch is one of the rare moments on “SNL” where things are so funny that the cast breaks character. Pascal has difficulty getting through his lines and Yang has to cover his face because he can’t stop laughing. But Nwodim only has one small break in the scene and keeps it together as the sketch’s comedy core.
“Lisa from Temecula” got a lot of attention on social media and Nwodim later thanked the sketch’s writers Alex English, Gary Richardson and Michael Che.
u201cwe have @alex3nglish + Gary Richardson and Che to thank for Lisa. love them 4Life.u201d
Nicki Minaj is bringing Gag City to stages across North America, Europe, and the UK in 2024. This morning, December 11, she announced her highly anticipated Pink Friday 2 World Tour, days after dropping her album of the same name. The tour will begin on March 1, 2024 at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, stretching far and wide before wrapping on June 7, 2024 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.
Below is everything you need to know.
How Much Are Tickets For Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour?
Minaj’s last headlining tour was the controversialThe Nicki WRLD Tour with the late Juice WRLD in 2019 (as per Concert Archives), after her and Future’s NICKIHNDRXX Tourwas canceled. Usually, I’d use an artist’s most recent tour to contextualize what to expect from current ticket prices, but nothing costs now what it did in 2019. However, Touring Data relayed in June 2019 that average ticket price for The Nicki WRLD Tour was $74.33. Take that for what you will. As of this writing, ticket prices for the Pink Friday 2 World Tour have not been confirmed.
When Do Tickets For Nicki Minaj’s 2024 Pink Friday 2 World Tour Come Out?
A press release relayed that there will be various presales scheduled between Tuesday, December 12, and Thursday, December 14. Citi cardmembers will enjoy an exclusive presale from December 12 at 9 a.m. local time to December 14 at 9 p.m. local time. Ticketmaster lists all of the scheduled presales here. The general sale for both the North American and European/UK legs is scheduled for Friday, December 15, at 9 a.m. local time.
How To Buy Tickets For Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour
Information about the Citi presale can be found here, and Minaj’s official website will direct you for all of your other ticketing needs. Information about purchasing VIP packages and experiences, which “vary but include premium tickets and access to the Gag City Headquarters, Nicki’s VIP lounge with special pop-up activations, exclusive merch items, and more” can be found here.
What Are Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour Dates?
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03/01/2024 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
03/03/2024 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
03/08/2024 — Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
03/10/2024 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
03/13/2024 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
03/15/2024 — Inglewood, CA @ Rolling Loud California
03/18/2024 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
03/20/2024 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
03/22/2024 — Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
03/26/2024 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
03/28/2024 — Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
03/29/2024 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
03/30/2024 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
04/01/2024 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
04/02/2024 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
04/04/2024 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
04/05/2024 — Hartford, CT @ XL Center
04/07/2024 — Raleigh, NC @ Dreamville Festival
04/10/2024 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
04/12/2024 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
04/13/2024 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
04/17/2024 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
04/18/2024 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
04/20/2024 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
04/24/2024 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
04/27/2024 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
05/02/2024 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center
05/09/2024 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
05/11/2024 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
05/12/2024 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
05/25/2024 — Manchester, UK @ Co-Op Live
05/26/2024 — Birmingham, UK @ Resorts World Arena
05/28/2024 — London, UK @ The O2
06/01/2024 — Paris, France @ Accor Arena
06/02/2024 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
06/05/2024 — Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
06/07/2024 — Berlin, Germany @ Mercedes Benz Arena
Every Monday, Billboard unveils the top 10 songs on the latest Hot 100 chart. The most recent rankings, for the chart dated December 16, are out now, so let’s run down who had this week’s biggest hits.
10. Doja Cat — “Paint The Town Red”
The Hot 100 is certainly painted red (and green) this week, thanks to the holiday songs coming up next on this list. Doja’s hit is among the few non-holiday tunes hanging around this week’s top 10, though.
8. Andy Williams — “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year”
Williams’ Christmas classic has helped him make some history: As Billboard notes, “The late singer now sports a record span of 64 years, two months, and one week from his first week in the top 10 with ‘Lonely Street’ in October 1959 through his latest frame.”
7. Taylor Swift — “Cruel Summer”
Even through the holiday rush, Swift is unstoppable, as she remains in the top 10 with a song that was originally released in 2019 but has become a gigantic hit here in 2023.
6. Burl Ives — “A Holly Jolly Christmas”
Ives is one of the holiday regulars, as “A Holly Jolly Christmas” routinely returns to the charts. Its previous peak was at No. 4, so let’s see if it’s able to top that this year.
5. Jack Harlow — “Lovin On Me”
In terms of non-holiday songs, Harlow is No. 1 this week with “Lovin On Me,” which previously became the rapper’s third No. 1 single (Christmas classic or otherwise).
4. Wham! — “Last Christmas”
“Last Christmas” has so far peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100 and the enduring 1984 favorite finds itself back at that personal-best summit this week.
3. Bobby Helms — “Jingle Bell Rock”
The same is true for Helms in terms of re-achieving its previous peak. It’s also the oldest song of the holiday bunch, as it was originally released in 1957.
2. Mariah Carey — “All I Want For Christmas Is You”
Carey has gotten used to having the No. 1 Christmas song of the past few years, but so far during this holiday season, she hasn’t been able to reclaim the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100.
1. Brenda Lee — “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree”
Earlier this year, a very specific subsection of the world, known as Bravo Fans, were rocked to their core when it was revealed that Vanderpump Rules’ Tom Sandoval cheated on his longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix with co-star Raquel Leviss, who was once described as a Hello Kitty PopSocket on the back of an iPhone with a cracked screen. Bravo had to let the dust settle, and now it’s time for another season of this chaotic carnival.
Season eleven of the reality series will debut on January 30th at 8 pm, with new episodes dropping the next morning on Peacock. Bravo posted an explosive preview featuring more flying drinks than a Spirit Airlines flight. The upcoming season will focus on the aftermath of the cheating scandal.
But that’s not all! If you wanted even more options to look at Tom Sandoval’s dumb haircuts through the years, Bravo has prepared a pre-game special, dramatically titled Decade of Rumors And Lies. The special will look back on the show’s first ten seasons while also showing a sneak peek of season 11. That will air on Wednesday, December 13th. Just in time to pair perfectly with your Eras Tour at-home viewing party. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Sandoval recently went on Two Ts in a Pod and revealed that he did have feelings for Raquel. “You get lost in your emotions. Love makes you do really stupid things. [You] throw logic out the window. And that’s exactly what happened,” he said. He reasoned that being in the public eye was a struggle for them, “When you’re in the public eye, it’s not so simple. You have to plan. You have to make moves. We also were part of a business. Also, I’d never been in a relationship this long. This intense. We came up together. We bought a house together. Started a business together… I know this sounds crazy, but I love Ariana,” he admitted.
Meanwhile, Madix made it to the Dancing With The Stars finale and released a book, while Tom was recently spotted covering Journey at a karaoke bar.
Madrid, Spain will be the place to be from Wednesday, July 10 to Saturday, July 13, 2024, as Mad Cool Festival confirmed its 2024 lineup this morning, December 11.
“Santander Presales and [Mad Cool Member] Presales
General: €195 [$209.54] + distribution costs
VIP: €427 [$458.83] + distribution costs
General sale
General: €210 [$225.66] + distribution costs
VIP: €482 [$517.94] + distribution costs.”
When Will Tickets For Mad Cool Festival 2024 Come Out?
Mad Cool confirmed that Santander customers and Mad Cool members will enjoy separate presales, each scheduled to run from Tuesday, December 12 until the general sale begins on Friday, December 15. Information about the Santander presale can be found here, and all remaining ticket information is available here.
What Is The 2024 Mad Cool Lineup?
The full lineup was posted by Mad Cool on Instagram, as seen below.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
That’s an affirmative, as the two festival dates confirmed on the announcement are for Rolling Loud in California and Dreamville Festival. While the former had previously been announced, the tour flyer reveals Nicki as the first non-Dreamville performer of J. Cole’s festival. You can find out more about ticketing here, and see the remaining tour dates below.
Pink Friday 2 World Tour Dates
03/01/2024 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
03/03/2024 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
03/08/2024 — Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
03/10/2024 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
03/13/2024 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
03/15/2024 — Inglewood, CA @ Rolling Loud California*
03/18/2024 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
03/20/2024 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
03/22/2024 — Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
03/26/2024 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
03/28/2024 — Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
03/29/2024 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
03/30/2024 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
04/01/2024 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
04/02/2024 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
04/04/2024 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
04/05/2024 — Hartford, CT @ XL Center
04/07/2024 — Raleigh, NC @ Dreamville Festival*
04/10/2024 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
04/12/2024 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
04/13/2024 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
04/17/2024 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
04/18/2024 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
04/20/2024 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
04/24/2024 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
04/27/2024 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
05/02/2024 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center
05/09/2024 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
05/11/2024 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
05/12/2024 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
05/25/2024 — Manchester, UK @ Co-Op Live
05/26/2024 — Birmingham, UK @ Resorts World Arena
05/28/2024 — London, UK @ The O2
06/01/2024 — Paris, France @ Accor Arena
06/02/2024 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
06/05/2024 — Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
06/07/2024 — Berlin, Germany @ Mercedes Benz Arena
The Roots Picnic has been a staple of the band’s hometown, Philadelphia since 2008, bringing guests from across the spectrum of their collaborators and friends to Penn’s Landing. For those of us on the West Coast, though, the exciting festival has been a little difficult to attend. That all changes next year, when The Roots bring The Roots Picnic to LA, thanks to the Hollywood Bowl. Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop Is The Love Of My Life will take place on Saturday, June 29, along with special guests Arrested Development, Black Sheep, Common, Digable Planets, The Pharcyde, Queen Latifah, and more. Tickets for the event go on sale Thursday, December 14, at 10 AM PT at hollywoodbowl.com. The full Hollywood Bowl 2024 season will be announced in February 2024.
For the most part, The Roots have been busy as the house band of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (who helped keep their friendship tight), but individual members like Questlove and Black Thought have been busy with endeavors ranging from memoirs (see Uproxx’s interview with Black Thought about The Upcycled Selfhere) to planning the Grammys’ Hip-Hop 50 tribute (which he says caused him to lose some teeth). Quest is also set to direct Disney’s live-action remake of The Aristocats.
Hugh Grant recently stopped by The Drew Barrymore Show where he revealed a rather embarrassing dream he often has involving himself, the late Queen Elizabeth II, and “the loo.” (That’s British for toilet.)
The actor was on hand to promote his role as an Oompa Loompa in Wonka. However, this time around, Grant traded his grumbling about the filming process (He was not a fan of the CGI camera rig.) for a startling admission about his inner psyche.
“My recurring nightmare is — well, used to be — that I was really good friends with the Queen and we used to just listen to records together,” Grant said. “But always I ended up, for some reason, on the loo in the middle of a big room with the Queen. There was no screen or door or anything like that.”
Not missing a beat, Barrymore wondered what all of this means about the inner-workings of Hugh Grant.
“I don’t know, but we have a conscious, a subconscious and an unconscious and it is a layered cake. So that’s somewhere in there,” Barrymore said, to which Grant responded with a sigh, “Yes.”
As for Grant’s Wonka co-star Timothée Chalamet, the younger actor was not as candid. All he revealed was that he had a “strange alien dream the other night,” which is apparently “rare” for him. Wow, don’t hold back, Timmy.
December was set to be quiet as it usually is in terms of new music, but then, Nicki Minaj happened. She just released her new album, Pink Friday 2, and today (December 11), she announced the Pink Friday 2 World Tour for 2024. Here’s what to know about how to get tickets.
How To Buy Tickets For Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour In 2024
For Citi cardmembers, there will an exclusive presale starting on December 12 at 9 a.m. local time, until December 14 at 9 p.m. local time. The general onsale is set for December 15 at 9 a.m. local time.
That’s for the North American dates, but for the European and UK shows, tickets “are available now with artist presale access,” according to a press release. The general sale for this leg is also scheduled for December 15 at 9 a.m. local time.
What Are Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour Dates?
03/01/2024 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
03/03/2024 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
03/08/2024 — Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
03/10/2024 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
03/13/2024 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
03/15/2024 — Inglewood, CA @ Rolling Loud California
03/18/2024 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
03/20/2024 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
03/22/2024 — Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
03/26/2024 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
03/28/2024 — Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
03/29/2024 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
03/30/2024 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
04/01/2024 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
04/02/2024 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
04/04/2024 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
04/05/2024 — Hartford, CT @ XL Center
04/07/2024 — Raleigh, NC @ Dreamville Festival
04/10/2024 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
04/12/2024 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
04/13/2024 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
04/17/2024 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
04/18/2024 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
04/20/2024 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
04/24/2024 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
04/27/2024 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
05/02/2024 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center
05/09/2024 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
05/11/2024 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
05/12/2024 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
05/25/2024 — Manchester, UK @ Co-Op Live
05/26/2024 — Birmingham, UK @ Resorts World Arena
05/28/2024 — London, UK @ The O2
06/01/2024 — Paris, France @ Accor Arena
06/02/2024 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
06/05/2024 — Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
06/07/2024 — Berlin, Germany @ Mercedes Benz Arena
Hugh Grant recently stopped by The Drew Barrymore Show where he revealed a rather embarrassing dream he often has involving himself, the late Queen Elizabeth II, and “the loo.” (That’s British for toilet.)
The actor was on hand to promote his role as an Oompa Loompa in Wonka. However, this time around, Grant traded his grumbling about the filming process (He was not a fan of the CGI camera rig.) for a startling admission about his inner psyche.
“My recurring nightmare is — well, used to be — that I was really good friends with the Queen and we used to just listen to records together,” Grant said. “But always I ended up, for some reason, on the loo in the middle of a big room with the Queen. There was no screen or door or anything like that.”
Not missing a beat, Barrymore wondered what all of this means about the inner-workings of Hugh Grant.
“I don’t know, but we have a conscious, a subconscious and an unconscious and it is a layered cake. So that’s somewhere in there,” Barrymore said, to which Grant responded with a sigh, “Yes.”
As for Grant’s Wonka co-star Timothée Chalamet, the younger actor was not as candid. All he revealed was that he had a “strange alien dream the other night,” which is apparently “rare” for him. Wow, don’t hold back, Timmy.
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