New Jersey senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker argued the best way to beat President Donald Trump is to embrace diversity and empathy. He laid out his thoughts during an interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show Tuesday. Booker argued that it wasn’t possible to beat Trump by …
Read More »Watch Trevor Noah Dismantle Kanye West's Black Democrats Are 'Brainwashed' Claim
Trevor Noah unpacked and countered Kanye West‘s claim that black people have been “brainwashed” into voting for Democrats on The Daily Show‘s interstitial bit, “Between the Scenes” Tuesday. In a recent interview, the radio DJ Big Boy asked West about his support for President Donald Trump, to which the rapper …
Read More »'The Morning Show' Review: Apple TV+ Rises But Doesn't Shine With Starry New Drama
Billy Crudup doesn’t have the biggest part in The Morning Show, but he has the most entertaining one. As Cory Ellison, a broadcast network entertainment president placed in charge of the news division despite a total lack of experience in the area, Crudup gets to smirk enigmatically as Cory’s underlings …
Read More »'Mrs. Doubtfire' Musical Headed to Broadway
A new musical based on the 1993 Robin Williams classic, Mrs. Doubtfire, will premiere on Broadway in the spring of 2020. The plot of the new musical will be fairly similar to the original movie, in which Williams played an out-of-work actor who loses custody of his kids in a …
Read More »Watch Ryan Reynolds Fake Death, Fight Evil in Bonkers '6 Underground' Trailer
Ryan Reynolds assembles the ultimate cadre of covert fighters in the new trailer for Michael Bay‘s next film, 6 Underground, set to hit Netflix December 13th. The film stars Reynolds as the ringleader of an unique outfit composed of five other people from all around the world who decide to …
Read More »John Oliver Enlists Method Man, Michael Bolton to Highlight Dangers of Compounding Pharmacies
On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver recruited an eclectic group of celebrities, including Method Man and Michael Bolton, to highlight the dangers of compounding pharmacies. Jimmy Kimmel, David Schwimmer, RuPaul, Kiefer Sutherland and Kristen Bell also appeared in the episode’s main segment, which detailed how lax oversight has turned …
Read More »Upsets and Upstarts Keep Emmys Ceremony Lively
Much of the pre-scripted material on Sunday night’s Emmys telecast was devoted to the idea that the small screen has no limits to exactly what it can show, or be. As former Emmy winner Bryan Cranston put it, at the end of a monologue that began with talk of Neil …
Read More »'Saved by the Bell' Sequel to Air on NBCUniversal's Streaming Platform
ASaved by the Bell sequel series will premiere on NBCUniversal’s forthcoming streaming platform, Peacock. Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley will reprise their roles as A.C. Slater and Jessie Spano, respectively, from the original high school sitcom that ran on NBC from 1989 to 1993, according to theHollywood Reporter. Tracey Wigfield, …
Read More »Watch 'Big Mouth' Tease 'Queer Eye' Crossover in New Trailer
The always angry, anxious, confused and horny teens of Big Mouth return in the new trailer for the animated series, which also teases a cheeky crossover with another Netflix hit, Queer Eye. The show returns to the streaming service for its third season October 4th. The clip opens with Jessi …
Read More »'Country Music' Review: Ken Burns' Epic, Essential Look at an American Artform
Country Music, Ken Burns‘ PBS docuseries on a musical journey that spans from hollers to honkytonks to hit parades, is a whole lotta things. It’s long, which is a given when you consider the authorship — clocking in at a shade over 16 hours, this eight-episode megillah’s running time falls …
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