Welcome to another writers’ strike. Now what?

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Wait, Roman Roy had WHAT in the pilot of ‘Succession’?

 

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‘Abbott Elementary’ is out here predicting the future. Look out, ‘Simpsons.’

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The chances of George R.R. Martin finishing the damn books just plummeted.

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If you’re not going to call out a fascist’s lies, maybe don’t give them a platform to spew them. Looking at you, ’60 Minutes.’

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It sounds like Dave Chappelle bamboozled ‘SNL’ with a fake monologue at the rehearsal

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Let’s talk about those ‘Better Call Saul’ and ‘Westworld’ finales!

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Let’s talk about Teresa Giudice and her $10,000 wedding hair, per favore.

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Will Smith finally apologizes for The Slap, but is it enough? (Apparently not for Chris Rock.)

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Natasha Lyonne hosts an exceptional and emotional ‘Saturday Night Live’

Saturday Night Live
Natasha Lyonne & Japanese Breakfast
May 21, 2022

It’s almost unfair: Natasha Lyonne is one of my favorites — a wonderful actress and a New York classic, and if she had hosted any other episode, that would be the story. Fortunately, she hosted one of the best episodes of the season. Unfortunately, it was the final episode for four now-legendary cast members: Kyle Mooney; Aidy Bryant; Pete Davidson; and the great Kate McKinnon, who, along with Kennan Thompson, has been carrying this show on her back for ten years now, and that will be what this episode is remembered for. Not that it’s a bad thing: the goodbyes are sweet and funny and well-deserved. I just hope Natasha Lyonne is invited back soon: she had great chemistry with the cast, had terrific comedic timing, and held her own in a challenging episode.

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