Summer Walker’s breakout single “Girls Need Love” changed the trajectory of the R&B singer’s career. Reaching No. 8 on the US Hot R&B Songs chart and racking up 5,000,000 RIAA-certified units, the hit song brought Walker to national attention and put her debut mixtape Last Day of Summer on the road to a No. 44 debut on the US Billboard 200 and a Gold certification. Today, Walker announced that to celebrate the mixtape’s fifth anniversary, she’s releasing a full collection of “Girls Need Love” remixes on October 20.
Girls Need Love (Girls Mix) will be released as an EP, complete with features from Victoria Monét, Tyla, and Tink, as well as an acoustic version. She shared the Apple Music exclusive video for the latter today as well. In it, she wears a Winnie The Pooh onesie as she performs in a sleepover-themed performance. All her bandmates also wear animal onesies as they play the groovy, stripped-down version of her breakout hit.
While Summer is focusing on celebrating the five-year anniversary of Last Day of Summer, she’s still working on new music. Most recently, she collaborated with fellow Atlanta R&B singer Usher on his new single “Good Good” and with Bakar on “Hell N Back.”
Girls Need Love (Girls Mix) is out 10/20 via LVRN and Interscope. You can pre-save it here.
The British actress gave a wide-ranging interview to Glamour magazine for their Global Women of the Year issue in which she mused on the ending of her hit Netflix series and growing up in the spotlight. The final season of the Duffer Brothers’ sci-fi sensation is set to resume filming as soon as the SAG-AFTRA strike ends and while Brown will miss working with her co-stars, she said she’s more than ready to leave the 80s behind.
“When you’re ready, you’re like, “All right, let’s do this. Let’s tackle this last senior year. Let’s get out of here,’” Brown said. “Stranger Things takes up a lot of time to film and it’s preventing me from creating stories that I’m passionate about. So I’m ready to say, ‘Thank you, and goodbye.’”
According to Brown, the success of Stranger Things, and her breakout performance as Eleven, have afforded her more opportunities and resources to become a better actor. She’s formed her own production company, starring in the Enola Holmes series for Netflix, and taken on blockbuster roles in movies like Godzilla: King of Monsters. Her next project is a post-apocalyptic action film directed by the Russos and starring Chris Pratt. Of the movie, Brown said, “To be able to go toe-to-toe with Chris Pratt! It’s a very exciting opportunity that I never thought I’d be able to have, to be able to be treated the same as him and to be looked at and respected the same as him on the set by the production, by the studio.”
Brown, now 19 and engaged to Jake Bongiovi, admitted it took a long time for her to feel comfortable in the spotlight post-Stranger Things, sharing that the scrutiny she faced as a child actor colored how she viewed herself and what she could contribute. She remembered being criticized for talking over her co-stars during interviews at 13 years old and being sexualized by the media as a teenager, telling the mag her experiences have galvanized her to speak up for other young girls in the business.
“You cannot speak on children that are underage,” Brown said. “I mean, our brains physically have not grown yet. To diminish and practically stunt someone’s growth mentally, strip them down, tell them, ‘Hey, listen, you don’t look that great. Why are you wearing that? How dare you think you can wear that? How dare you say that?’”
Every Monday, Billboard unveils the top 10 songs on the latest Hot 100 chart. The most recent rankings, for the chart dated October 21, are out now, so let’s run down who had this week’s biggest hits.
10. Drake — “Fear Of Heights”
Get ready for a lot of Drake, as he has pretty much every song in this week’s top 10 with the release of his new album, For All The Dogs. The album, by the way, just debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it his 13th chart-topper.
9. Taylor Swift — “Cruel Summer”
“Cruel Summer” is one of just three non-Drake songs in this week’s top 10, which makes it all the more impressive considering the track was originally released back in 2019.
After achieving a peak at No. 2 previously, SZA’s “Snooze” is down to No. 7 this week. This isn’t the last of SZA we’re gonna see on this rundown, though…
6. Drake — “Slime You Out” Feat. SZA
“Slime You Out” previously reached No. 1, and now it remains in the top 10, joined by a bevy of its For All The Dogs brethren.
5. Drake — “Calling For You” Feat. 21 Savage
Drake is bringing his pals along for the chart success ride, too: “Calling For You” is the 15th top-10 single for international traveler 21 Savage.
4. Doja Cat — “Paint The Town Red”
Hats off to Doja Cat, who managed to stake her claim at No. 4 this week despite the sea of fresh Drake tracks that surrounds “Paint The Town Red.”
3. Drake — “Virginia Beach”
“Virginia Beach” has clearly proven to be an early favorite from the album, although its lead-off position in the tracklist surely helped it get more spins, since it gets played every time somebody starts a full-album playthrough.
2. Drake — “IDGAF” Feat. Yeat
This is a major moment for Yeat, as “IDGAF” is the California rapper’s first top-10 single. His previous high was 2022’s “Talk,” a gold-certified single that peaked at No. 42.
1. Drake — “First Person Shooter” Feat. J. Cole
J. Cole has been one of hip-hop’s most respected artists for years, but now he’s finally done it: With some help from Drake, Cole officially has his first No. 1 single. “First Person Shooter” is Drake’s 13th No. 1, which ties him with Michael Jackson for the most No. 1 singles among male solo artists. Overall, he’s still behind Rihanna (14 No. 1 songs), Mariah Carey (19), and The Beatles (20).
This week’s #Hot100 top 10 (chart dated Oct. 21, 2023).
The Crown has never been a beloved series by the real-life British royal family. The disdain hit a fevered pitch with Season 5 due to the season’s incredibly unflattering portrayal of Prince Charles as a throne-hungry type of bloke. This, of course, followed Season 4’s resounding dump on the fairy tale. No one ever expected that Season 6 would somehow redeem itself in the Windsors’ eyes, and as if on clockwork, here we are.
The final season of the royal soap opera will presumably continue with the “fictional dramatization” disclaimer that Netflix added in Season 5 in an attempt to appease ruffled royal feathers. These episodes will include Prince William and Kate’s courtship, but that isn’t what is rankling William. Rather, he’s upset not only that the show decided to include Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed’s deaths but that the show will reportedly include a ghostly apparition of Diana. That detail hasn’t been confirmed yet by Netflix (which has pledged to treat Diana’s death with “enormous sensitivity”), but The Daily Beast has spoken to a source who claims that William is disgusted about the situation:
The friend of William’s said, “It’s incredibly hurtful to have his mother exploited over and over again in this tawdry fashion by Netflix. He won’t watch it, but he will be totally sickened by it.”
Asked whether William would be angry with his brother for continuing to work with Netflix, the friend said: “William is angry about a lot of things in connection with Harry. His decision to work with Netflix, who have ruthlessly exploited the family, is certainly one of them.”
Diana will continue to be portrayed by Elizabeth Debicki after Emma Corrin originated the role in Season 4. Dominic West currently plays Prince Charles, and Ed McVey portrays William. From the synopsis:
“A relationship blossoms between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed before a fateful car journey has devastating consequences. Prince William tries to integrate back into life at Eton in the wake of his mother’s death as the monarchy has to ride the wave of public opinion. As she reaches her Golden Jubilee, the Queen reflects on the future of the monarchy with the marriage of Charles and Camilla and the beginnings of a new Royal fairytale in William and Kate.”
The first part of The Crown‘s final season arrives on November 16 with the second part on December 16.
Kesha kicked off her Only Love Tour last night (October 15), after playing a show at Dallas’ The Factory in Deep Ellum. As she will be heading to cities across North America until the end of November, many fans might be wondering which of her biggest hits they can expect to hear — especially if they have tickets to an upcoming show.
Of course, she has her breakthrough single, “Tik Tok,” on the list. Kesha throws in a few special covers too, including one of Pitbull’s “Timber,” as she performed on the original chorus of his song.
Earlier this year, she released her fifth album, Gag Order. Kesha opens the show with one of the record’s songs, “Only Love Can Save Us Now,” as it served as inspiration for the tour’s title.
For a complete list of tour dates and ticketing information, visit the pop star’s website here.
Continue scrolling for Kesha’s Only Love Tour setlist.
1. “Only Love Can Save Us Now”
2. “Tik Tok”
3. “Cannibal”
4. “Backstabber”
5. “Raising Hell”
6. “Take It Off”
7. “Good Old Days” (Macklemore cover)
8. “Eat The Acid”
9. “Till The World Ends” (Britney Spears cover)
10. “Hymn”
11. “Hate Me Harder” (live debut)
12. “Ram Dass Interlude”
13. “Timber” (Pitbull cover)
14. “Your Love Is My Drug”
15. “Die Young”
16. “Blow”
17. “Praying”
18. “We R Who We R”
When the Frasier revival/reboot was announced, fans of the classic NBC sitcom immediately noticed something was missing: Niles, Frasier Crane’s younger brother played by David Hyde Pierce. The character was just as pivotal to the original series as Kelsey Grammer’s radio psychiatrist, so Niles’ absence has been particularly glaring. However, having Niles missing from the reboot wasn’t the original plan.
According to showrunners Joe Cristalli and Chris Harris tell it, Hyde Pierce was engaged in talks to reprise his role as Niles. The show would have centered on the two Crane brothers opening a “black box theater,” but in the end, Pierce ultimately took a pass.
We talked to David Hyde Pierce a couple of times. He was in a tough position. Everybody wants to see him as Niles, but he doesn’t want to step back into those shoes. He felt like he didn’t have anything new to bring to the character. He read versions and gave us notes and thoughts, and he acknowledged it was funny and we found the tone the original did so well. It just wasn’t for him.
With Pierce opting out, the show runners had a little more “creative freedom” and there are no hard feelings about Pierce’s decision. “He’s not the bad guy in this, and he was so lovely about it,” Cristalli said.
Viewers, on the other hand, are not loving the Frasier reboot so far. Early reviews have not been impressed, and the lack of Niles is palapable.
“Far from a catastrophe, the revival is still a disappointment,” Ben Travers wrote for IndieWire. “Because it so clearly lacks, for starters, the original’s zany energy. Frasier, at its peak, has a remarkably quick wit, deploying a flurry of jokes and quips that undercut the Crane brothers’ pretentious tendencies via their escalating embarrassments.”
Frasier streams new episodes Thursday on Paramount+.
The 2023 NBA All-Star Game featured a number of fresh faces. Six players — Lauri Markkanen, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards, De’Aaron Fox, Tyrese Haliburton, and Jaren Jackson Jr. — earned the first All-Star selections of their careers. It helped that there were 15 players selected due to three injury replacements, which is how Edwards and Fox made their way onto the rosters, but it also showed how deep the league is that there were six players capable of taking that leap last year.
Coming into the 2023-24 season, I wanted to try to identify the players that could make a similar breakthrough next February and earn their first All-Star selections in Indianapolis. First, you have to start at what spots are going to be actually open. Just looking through rosters and understanding how voting tends to work — a deep playoff run the year before can sometimes earn you goodwill in voting — there aren’t likely to be a lot of spots available for first timers, especially in the West. Each year, you can lock in a handful of players who will be on the All-Star roster via fan voting, and assuming these guys remain healthy, I’d expect this year’s list of locks to look as follows.
WEST: LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry EAST: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, and Damian Lillard
From there, you get to the list of former All-Stars that are probably going to be in the mix based on the combination of individual production and team success.
WEST: Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Devin Booker, Paul George, Jaren Jackson Jr., Anthony Edwards, Kawhi Leonard, De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, Bradley Beal, Karl-Anthony Towns
EAST: Jaylen Brown, Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Tyrese Haliburton, Trae Young, Pascal Siakam, Julius Randle, James Harden, DeMar DeRozan
As you can see, that’s more than 24 names combined, and as such, it is very difficult to crack the rosters, especially if you play in the backcourt in the East and the frontcourt in the West. Still, we almost always see someone make that leap and I’ve identified five players that I think have a real shot at making it for the first time this year.
Jamal Murray
I’ll start in the West, where it’s going to be incredibly difficult to get in the mix. But coming off of proving himself as the second-best player on a championship team, I’d expect Jamal Murray to get an All-Star nod for the first time. While Luka and Steph are locks in the backcourt, I think you’re more likely to be able to find a spot as a guard in the West than a frontcourt player. Kyrie and Shai are in the next tier, but Murray will be in the mix on stats and the best players on the best teams tend to get rewarded with All-Star selections. Plus I expect there will be almost a feeling of duty to get Murray in an All-Star Game after what he did a year ago, as it’s frequently brought up that he’s never made an All-Star or All-NBA team in his career.
Victor Wembanyama
It’s been over a decade since a rookie made an NBA All-Star Game (Blake Griffin in 2011), but let’s not forget this is a popularity contest and there are few players drawing more eyeballs this year than Victor Wembanyama. He is going to be the featured player in San Antonio, meaning he should have plenty of chances to rack up the counting stats needed to justify a selection, and he also should have lots of fan support — as we’ve already seen in the preseason, he’s going to be a ubiquitous presence on highlight reels all year. The thing working against him is the aforementioned logjam in the West frontcourt, and he would have to be putting up some preposterous numbers to be a coach’s selection because they don’t tend to want to put rookies on the roster. That said, if there were ever going to be a rookie to buck that trend, it’d be Wembanyama this year.
Jalen Brunson
The East figures to be a bit less chalky when it comes to selections, but with the game in Indy, one would expect Haliburton to nab a coach’s pick alongside the other star guards in the East. That’ll make it difficult for Brunson to find his way onto the roster, but after the way he performed last year with a legit case for a selection in 2023 and the general attention that comes with being the Knicks point guard, he ought to have a real shot. The drama in Philly could help, as there is a chance the Knicks will find themselves in the top-4 mix in the East by the time voting is happening. While it’s an individual honor, we all know that team success plays a role in All-Star voting. If New York is in a top-4 spot in January, it’s likely because Brunson is balling out, and that should come with an All-Star nod.
Mikal Bridges
If Bridges gets categorized as a frontcourt player, he’ll have a real shot. If he’s listed as a guard, I’m not so sure. He is now the Nets’ leading man and should put up some big numbers this year on offense. When coupled with his reputation as a strong defender, that could give him an intriguing All-Star case. A lot will come down to where he’s listed, as the guard room gets crowded quickly in the East and he would likely face less resistance on the frontcourt side.
Franz Wagner/Paolo Banchero
If the Orlando Magic are as competitive as many think they could be this year, there will be serious consideration for one of their two young star forwards to make the All-Star roster. Paolo Banchero, the reigning ROY and a standout for Team USA at the World Cup, is likely to be the fans’ choice, as a leap in terms of scoring efficiency could very well take him above 25 points per game this season. The better all-around player right now is Franz Wagner, who can score it, facilitate, and is a solid defender, and since this is likely going to come down to a coach’s pick, I’d lean Franz as the more likely Magic Man to get an All-Star not. Either way, if Orlando’s in the mix in the East’s top-8, don’t be surprised to see one of these two in Indy, as there should be a pretty open race for the final frontcourt spot in the East this year.
Tyrese Maxey
If James Harden gets traded sooner than later, Maxey is the guy in Philly who stands to be the beneficiary of a larger role. While Brunson might end up being the biggest beneficiary if the Sixers can’t hold onto a top-4 spot, if Maxey excels in a larger role and the Sixers are still a top-4 team in the East, he’ll have plenty of momentum for his first All-Star selection. This one requires more moving parts than the others and the East backcourt situation is going to be even more crowded than usual with Damian Lillard’s arrival in Milwaukee, but if Maxey becomes a 25-point per night guy and is the No. 2 to Embiid on a really good Philly team, he’ll certainly get a long look for a pick.
It’s very important to talk about what’s going on in your local movie theater right now. While some unsuspecting families are going out to see the Paw Patrol film, others are gearing up to see the most important cinematic experience of our generation, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. And it seems like Swift has unknowingly caused a feud between herself and like….everyone else.
Billy the Puppet, the legendary tricycle-wielding doll who magically appears when you are in your final hour, seemed to have taken the day off from trapping innocent victims and gotten himself a large popcorn for a night out on the town in his local AMC. And you’d think that the people would respect this, but Swift fans were swift (ha!) to call him a fake fan. They didn’t even get his name right. The blatant disrespect is astounding.
| This thing attends a screening of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ Concert Film! pic.twitter.com/U8u1Dpx6kH
Could there be some tension brewing? Probably! Is Lionsgate using Taylor Swift to sell their little torture movie? Sure. But is it true that the infamous dark blue pullover that Billy is wearing is a rare and sought-after merch item that is actually hard to find? Yes, it’s absurd. This means that, unlike others, Billy is a real fan and not just a friendship bracelet-wearing poser. He even knows the lyrics to “Mean” which is not a Top 10 hit.
you have pointed out my flaws again as if I don’t already see them
On the other hand, it would make sense for Billy to be mad. Saw X was supposed to debut on the coveted Friday the 13th release date, but Swift’s movie forced the installment to be released a week early. It might have actually helped a bit– the movie was a success (compared to 2021’s Spiral) and it seems like the date change didn’t affect Billy that much. At least he now has time to do fun things like see Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in between building death traps. I wonder if he’ll stop by the Renaissance tour.
There are moments that demand more than a smart joke from comedians who occupy seats of power right on the fault line between comedy and news. We saw this weekend, with SNL‘s cold open and the start of Last Week Tonight, that the situation in the Middle East is spurring some pause when it comes to jumping in the usual way. This isn’t a cartoonishly inept power battle in Congress, it’s something heavier. And yet, as we said in this conversation with Michael Kosta, this week’s Daily Show host, in all world events there’s always an asshole in the room who is ripe for mocking.
So, how is The Daily Show going to approach this unique moment when it comes back tonight at 11 for the first time in 5 months? We spoke with Kosta about that, what hosting means to him, his other plans for the show, and Roy Wood Jr’s exit.
What have you been up to during this long period of inactivity with the strikes?
I’ve been a dad. It was a super dad summer, had my second kid, so. The strike is hard because work is a great… It’s great for a lot of reasons, especially at The Daily Show. It’s a fun place. We’re friends. It’s a Daily Show family. But the time away to spend with my brand new daughter was nice.
Does that time away sort of rewire your ambition, rewire your plans? Does it make you want to be able to find ways to have more of that time as your daughter is growing up?
Yeah, there’s a part of me that thinks, “Oh, oh no, this is going to hurt me comedically. I’m just going to want to be a family (man), be Dad, coach the Little Leagues.” All it really does is makes me love them more, and then also want to be ambitious, and hardworking, and funnier, selfishly, just so my daughter thinks Dad is cool.
It’s definitely work hard, play hard. The more intense you are as a dad, the more you really want to maximize your work time, and be really good at it. That’s why this is such a fun opportunity for me. It’s like, this is what I’ve worked for for so long. It’s only four days, but shit, man, what an opportunity, what an at-bat I get to have. And my daughter’s six months old, so we will record it. I’ll show it to her when she gets older.
Your week is happening in the middle of one of the worst moments in a long time. It’s already a horrific humanitarian crisis. An old Daily Show sketch with Jon and the correspondents recirculated recently that was talking about how hard it is to talk about Israel and Palestine. So, whattya got?
Yeah, it’s like you don’t even know how to ask the question.
Well, what’s your plan? What’s your planning, I guess? Because obviously, you can’t reveal too much, but I imagine you’ve spent some time thinking about it. How do you sort of approach this?
This is The Daily Show. We cover what’s in the headlines. And as a host, I love the idea that you can’t back away from stuff. You’ve got to take it. And I didn’t have a roadmap for what the stories would be for my week. This might be the hardest topic that exists. It’s horrifying what’s happening. You call it a humanitarian crisis, I agree with that. Essentially, the short answer is I need to and want to learn more, and the very first guest we’re having is Ian Bremmer, who’s a political scientist. He’s going to help me. And when I say me, I mean you, I mean us.
People are paralyzed with the thought of speaking about this topic, because it’s so touchy, old, layered. I need to speak to someone that can help break this down for me, and that’s the plan. But we’re not going to ignore it. We’re not going to shy away because there’s a new person hosting and we’re relaunching. This is what The Daily Show does, what we do, and who we are. So in an odd way, we embrace that difficulty, and our goal is to knock it out.
Here’s a question I don’t know how to ask: Is there a moment where it’s appropriate for The Daily Show to do what it does and find people to point at and mock in the middle of this situation — because there’s an asshole in every situation — or is it just such a loaded topic, that there’s no way? Is it like Jon coming back after 9/11 or do you try to get people to, not laugh at the situation, but laugh around the situation? Because it’s a comedy show, first and foremost.
Well, yeah, it’s a comedy show, so that is the lens that we’ll approach it with, and we have an excellent team of people to also rely on.
I don’t know who that character is yet. It’s still maybe early, maybe someone or something will pop up, but also we got to get this time and breathe, and get a better perspective on what exactly is going on. And I think right now, so many people are seeing their social media posts, it’s all over the place. It’s just like, we need to know what exactly is happening, myself included. What is fact? So we’re bringing on people smarter than me, in particular. This is important to me to have Ian Bremmer be my first guest. He knows this topic, he knows the geography, he knows the history. Help me.
Well, what do you have beyond that story? I know the hosts have all had the chance to build significant field pieces when they’ve come into this.
I’m trying really hard to cover the environment in a way that is interesting, funny, and helpful. I think we get inundated with climate change. We get inundated with these sad stories of Earth. And I’m a Michigander. My very first piece ever at The Daily Show was about the Great Lakes. I cover a lot of water quality. It’s happened on purpose because I pitched those things. I’m doing a deep dive into water in this country. It’s the most simple attribute of life, and in a way, we’re privileged that we get to discuss some of the other points that anger us in our society, but without the simplest form, water, we can’t even get mad at anything else. So I’ll be covering that.
Environmental law, there’s a field piece in California that I believe is on the docket, where some very savvy environmental lawyers realize that the definition of fish could include bees. So bees are fish. And there’s a lot of people fighting that. I go, I explore that. It’s fun, and it’s sad that you need to be a Stanford law student and professor who knows environmental law frontwards and backwards to find some way to protect seven different species of bumblebees.
How much of this is a summary statement of, “This is what my version of The Daily Show would be,” versus, again, dealing with the Israel-Palestine thing, the Speaker fight, being pulled by the news cycle and having it be whatever the show wants itself to be and whatever the world needs it to be at this point? What’s the balance there?
Yeah, that’s a great question, one that I’ll probably be able to answer better Friday morning. No, I mean, I’ve been on the show for seven years. I was amazed. Wednesday, we did a run through. I get the script. So many jokes felt like I wrote those jokes. So many jokes, I said, “That’s perfect. That’s what I would say.” They do know me. I think that part of the benefit of relaunching after five months off with someone in The Daily Show family is this exact reason. They know me. They’ve written for me for a long time. It’s just further reiterated my belief that when we do these field pieces, really put your heart and soul into them. You don’t know when they’re going to air. Oh, shit, I might be hosting. Let’s pull up that piece on the bees or fish. So I’m just trying to always leave my mark anytime I’m on the show, and I think if you do that slowly over the course of a very long time, not just the staff and the writing staff, but also the viewers get to know you, and that shapes your show when you get a shot.
Can you put into words what the impact is going to be of not having Roy Wood around, just as a coworker, as a friend, as an All-Star correspondent who I’m sure pulls a lot of attention for the show?
He definitely was someone whose insight, effort, and work ethic was easy to take for granted, because he was just always on point, anytime we did a piece…he just delivered. He delivered. So we will miss him. I will miss him. I’ve known Roy a very long time, before The Daily Show. He used to intercept me at The Comedy Store before we were both on The Daily Show and help me with bits. I remember the first time he really helped me with a bit. I was kind of looking at him and going, “Who the hell is this guy? And why are his suggestions so helpful?” He really understands and knows comedy, and we’ll miss him. You can’t replace him, because he’s one of those impact players, so we’ll miss him. He’s not dead. He’s still going to be in my life. But I’m sad to see him go, but I also think he’s got to do what’s right for him, and he believes that’s the case. It’s hard. It’s going to be hard.
With his exit and the way he kind of described it, with the idea that you can’t be in Plan A when you’re trying to develop Plan B, is there a part of you that can sympathize with that and see that in your own life at a certain point in time? If this doesn’t become the permanent thing and you’re not the permanent host, do you need to start having those conversations with yourself and your family?
Yeah, the phrase I like is jump and the net will appear. That’s kind of what I was reading when Roy was saying, “I don’t have a plan. I can’t even focus on Plan B when I’m in the middle of Plan A,” or whatever it was he said. Yeah, I mean, it begs a bigger question, is the correspondent role just a stepping stone to the hosting role? If that’s the case, it has a terrible track record, in the sense that Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, maybe Trevor was a contributor, I’m not sure. But I am not being a correspondent on The Daily Show because I want to be the host of The Daily Show. I love that I get to comedically tackle society’s problems, trick people into learning something, and showcase what I think is my personal funny point of view.
Of course, we’re independent contractors. We’re always thinking about what’s next. We always got another script coming. We always are thinking about stuff. But that’s how you get the correspondent position in the first place. You’re a savvy, hardworking, funny person. That doesn’t go away just because you stop being a correspondent on The Daily Show.
But again, like you said before, this is an opportunity here for you to show who you are, show what you can do to a bigger audience, to get more exposure. More eyes are going to be on you. So I’m sure there’s a benefit to that and the potential to see what else is out there. That’s a part of it, too, right?
When I was 16, I used to come home from school, lay on the floor at my house, and watch Craig Kilborn’s Daily Show. And I would look up at the TV and I would say, “What is this? How is this even a thing? Who are these people? How would they call this a job?” And I’m not exaggerating. Every time I open the studio door and I walk in, at 44-years-old, I go, “I can’t believe that somehow this connected the dots and I’m walking through this same door.” It blows my mind. So if I really lay in bed at night and think, “Holy shit, Monday, you’re running this thing,” I can terrify myself. But also, that same intrigue and excitement that got me to turn it on when I was 16, it’s fun. It’s fun. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to host. I cannot control anything else that happens other than my effort and my attitude during this week. So all I can guarantee you is I’m going to try really fucking hard, and I’m going to try to have a lot of fun.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour film opened in theaters across the globe a few days ago. As Swifties packed out the theaters to catch her tour performances, it seems now we can know just how well it did during its debut weekend.
In North America alone, it raked in $92.8 million at the box office, making it the second-biggest October debut ever — right behind 2019’s Joker at $96 million, according to Variety. This also made it the highest-grossing concert movie, surpassing the $73 million record that was previously held by Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never in 2011.
As for the Eras Tour film’s global earnings, it totaled $123.5 million. The publication also notes that since Swift took an unconventional approach and self-produced the film, opting for a distribution deal with AMC Theaters, she would take 57 percent of the ticket sales. The rest would go to benefitting the theaters — as it is not just exclusive to AMC, but it definitely helps.
“Her spectacular performance delighted fans, who dressed up and danced through the film,” AMC’s Chief Content Officer, Elizabeth Frank, shared with Variety in a statement. “With tremendous recommendations and fans buying tickets to see this concert film several times, we anticipate Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film playing to big audiences for weeks to come.”
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to get an All-Star not. Either way, if Orlando’s in the mix in the East’s top-8, don’t be surprised to see one of these two in Indy, as there should be a pretty open race for the final frontcourt spot in the East this year.
| This thing attends a screening of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ Concert Film! 
