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Month: December 2022
It’s time to talk about that ‘White Lotus’ finale.
‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin,’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week.
Well, that was fast: Our favorite sexy nerd has a new nerd job!
You’re telling me that after leaving ‘The Witcher’ for ‘Superman,’ now Henry Cavill won’t be in the next ‘Superman?’ YOU’RE ALL FIRED. EVERYONE IS FIRED.
Lizzo and Seth Meyers getting wasted in the middle of the day is exactly the kind of joy you need in your life right now. Trust me.
The head of Warner Bros. Discovery has officially made it to the top of my Arya list.
Jon Snow’s not OK.
‘1923,’ ‘Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration,’ the World Cup final and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week
The Volano: Rescue from Whakaari. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022
Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars (Fox)
Steve Martin and Martin Short give the gift of a solid ‘Saturday Night Live’
Saturday Night Live
Steve Martin and Martin Short, Brandi Carlile
December 10, 2022
Here’s a fun little SNL fact: this is not the first time Steve Martin and Martin Short have co-hosted the show. Back in 1986, Martin, Short, and their Three Amigos co-star, Chevy Chase shared hosting duties for what was also a holiday-timed episode.
As a matter of fact, the most enduring sketch of that night was “Steve Martin’s Holiday Wish,” a bit that I’m sure you’ve seen as it is often included in SNL Christmas holiday specials:
Just note-perfect Steve Martin.
This week’s SNL was lacking Chevy Chase — but not missing him. Over the years, Martin and Short have developed their own delightful comic dynamic, which carried the monologue. The two veterans kept the entire proceedings tight, funny, and professional and seemed to delight in playing off the younger cast. It was a warm satisfying cup of cocoa of an episode.
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