Comedian Amy Sedaris blasted for making awkward ‘transphobic’ joke on CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast

Comedian Amy Sedaris blasted for making awkward ‘transphobic’ joke on CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast

Comedian Amy Sedaris sparked backlash online after cracking an outlandish “transphobic” joke during CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast that left co-hosts Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper speechless. The 46-year-old “Strangers with Candy” star, who appeared as the first guest during Wednesday’s live telecast, left the hosts and viewers stunned with her shocking tongue-in-cheek remark after … Read more

Ryan Seacrest, Rita Ora address New Year’s Eve crowd wearing diapers to annual ball drop

Ryan Seacrest, Rita Ora address New Year’s Eve crowd wearing diapers to annual ball drop

Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora are ready to ring in the new year. The pair are co-hosting “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” together for the third consecutive year on Wednesday night, and they opened up about the experience during a chat with People ahead of the annual ball drop event. However, Seacrest and Ora … Read more

Celebrate too much New Year’s Eve — but still need to work on Jan. 1? Here’s how to avoid looking like death  

Celebrate too much New Year’s Eve — but still need to work on Jan. 1? Here’s how to avoid looking like death  

New Year’s Eve is the prime holiday to let loose, live it up, and let the libations flow — especially in New York City. But what happens the next morning, when the alarm sounds, and like many folks, you still have to work on the holiday — even with a gnarly hangover? While Myka Meier … Read more

How to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve 2025: A guide to all the specials

How to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve 2025: A guide to all the specials

It’s time to ring in 2026! Viewers will have their pick among several New Year’s Eve specials airing on Wednesday, Dec. 31, as the world gears up to say goodbye to 2025. Dick Clark’s annual “Rockin’ Eve” special will air for the 54th time with host Ryan Seacrest, while over at CNN, Andy Cohen and … Read more

Exclusive | These New Yorkers are ditching New Year’s Eve parties to run a 4-mile race at midnight on Jan. 1

Exclusive | These New Yorkers are ditching New Year’s Eve parties to run a 4-mile race at midnight on Jan. 1

Forget the ball drop — these New Yorkers will be counting down the miles instead. At midnight, thousands will trade the party scene for pavement, sprinting into 2026 in the annual New York Road Runner’s Midnight Run through Central Park. “I want to think that if I ring in the New Year in this healthy … Read more

Exclusive | New Year’s Eve never gets old for the ‘confetti king’ of Times Square — he’s still an emotional wreck at midnight after 3 decades on job

Exclusive | New Year’s Eve never gets old for the ‘confetti king’ of Times Square — he’s still an emotional wreck at midnight after 3 decades on job

One minute before midnight on New Year’s Eve, high above street level, Treb Heining closely monitors a digital clock below the Waterford crystal ball towering over Times Square, and soon the crowd loudly joins together in a final countdown chorus. “ … 5, 4, 3, 2, 1  …” By the time fireworks blast off on … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Rockin’ Eve’ co-host Rob Gronkowski reveals who he’ll kiss at midnight — and it’s not the legendary tight end’s girlfriend

Exclusive | ‘Rockin’ Eve’ co-host Rob Gronkowski reveals who he’ll kiss at midnight — and it’s not the legendary tight end’s girlfriend

Gronk is ready to kiss and tell. Rob Gronkowski won’t be smooching his longtime girlfriend, Camille Kostek when midnight strikes on Dec. 31. The former Patriots and Buccaneers tight end said Kostek — a model who he met more than a decade ago when she was a cheerleader with New England — won’t be joining … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Rockin’ Eve’ co-host Rob Gronkowski reveals who he’ll kiss at midnight — and it’s not the legendary tight end’s girlfriend

Exclusive | ‘Rockin’ Eve’ co-host Rob Gronkowski reveals who he’ll kiss at midnight — and it’s not the legendary tight end’s girlfriend

Gronk is ready to kiss and tell. Rob Gronkowski won’t be smooching his longtime girlfriend, Camille Kostek when midnight strikes on Dec. 31. The former Patriots and Buccaneers tight end said Kostek — a model who he met more than a decade ago when she was a cheerleader with New England — won’t be joining … Read more

Americans plan to avoid New Year’s Eve parties like the plague — some would even rather endure this painful medical procedure instead

Americans plan to avoid New Year’s Eve parties like the plague — some would even rather endure this painful medical procedure instead

Forget champagne and confetti — this New Year’s Eve, Americans would rather Netflix and chill. According to a survey of 3,000 people by social app Sunny, just 24% want to ring in 2026 surrounded by friends and loved ones — or any people at all. A whopping 35% plan to stay home and stream the “Stranger … Read more

Here’s what’s open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2025 from McDonald’s to Starbucks

Here’s what’s open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2025 from McDonald’s to Starbucks

Christmas is quickly approaching, and while some stores and restaurants close their doors, many stay open through the holiday. Whether you need to grab a quick bite, pick up an ingredient or procure a last-minute gift, consumers will have options. As you head into Christmas Eve this Wednesday and Christmas Day on Thursday, be sure … Read more

Exclusive | We talked to Eve about her tour with Nelly and Ja Rule. Here’s what to expect

Exclusive | We talked to Eve about her tour with Nelly and Ja Rule. Here’s what to expect

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Eve has returned to the party. After a nine-year hiatus — save for a handful of one-off concerts and festival appearances — the hitmaker … Read more

Morgan Freeman and Al Green stun bargoers with soulful duet of ‘Let’s Stay Together’ on New Year’s Eve

Morgan Freeman and Al Green stun bargoers with soulful duet of ‘Let’s Stay Together’ on New Year’s Eve

Let’s hope they stay together for an encore. Morgan Freeman rang in 2025 by performing a duet of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” with none other than Green himself. The duo sang the 1972 R&B classic at Freeman’s Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi, on New Year’s Eve. The club posted a video of … Read more

Music legend blames New Year’s Eve flub on singing crowd: ‘Can you stop’

Music legend blames New Year’s Eve flub on singing crowd: ‘Can you stop’

Music legend Robbie Williams took a cheeky dig at revelers just before Sydney’s iconic fireworks display on New Year’s Eve. The British pop star was the headline act for the night and performed right up until the final countdown. The star admitted that his performance was a chance to promote his biopic “Better Man,” a … Read more

The 10 best movies to stream on New Year’s Eve to welcome in 2025

The 10 best movies to stream on New Year’s Eve to welcome in 2025

2025 is upon us — and if you’re looking to stay in and relax with a classic movie while ringing in the new year, The Post has you covered. Here are the top 10 movies to stream this New Year’s Eve. When Harry Met Sally… (1989) WHEN HARRY MET SALLY…, Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, 1989. … Read more

‘Genius’ parenting hack lets kids celebrate New Year’s Eve — without being up past bedtime

‘Genius’ parenting hack lets kids celebrate New Year’s Eve — without being up past bedtime

Let the countdown to bedtime begin! Clever parents have devised a New Year’s Eve hack that allows kids to partake in festivities to ring in 2025 without staying up too late. “Just your reminder that you can watch the fake countdown to New Year’s on Netflix with the kids and be in bed by 8 … Read more

How to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve before 2025: A guide to all the TV specials

How to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve before 2025: A guide to all the TV specials

The countdown to 2025 is on. Several New Year’s Eve specials will be broadcast on television on Tuesday, Dec. 31, as the world says goodbye to 2024. Spectators can tune into the classics, from Dick Clark’s annual “Rockin’ Eve” special with Ryan Seacrest to BFFs Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper’s epic drunk commentary (yes, they can … Read more

Family reunited with missing dog on Christmas Eve after pooch rings doorbell

Family reunited with missing dog on Christmas Eve after pooch rings doorbell

It was a canine Christmas miracle. A Florida family was reunited with their lost dog on Christmas Eve — the paw-fect present they could receive this holiday season. German Shepherd mix Athena was missing for nine days, but on Dec. 24, her family heard their doorbell ring — and it was the resourceful pooch. German … Read more

Exclusive | Jeff Dunham hates New Year’s Eve shows. Here’s how he gamed the system

Exclusive | Jeff Dunham hates New Year’s Eve shows. Here’s how he gamed the system

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Comedians will take pretty much any gig. Well, except one. For decades, amateur and professional comics have complained about performing on New Year’s … Read more

NYC Applebee’s jacked up price of already-expensive New Year’s Eve ball-drop tickets

NYC Applebee’s jacked up price of already-expensive New Year’s Eve ball-drop tickets

If you’re in need of some last-minute New Year’s Eve plans — and you’ve got some serious dough to spend — you’re in luck. Diners can dish out more than $700 to ring in 2025 at the Times Square Applebee’s, where patrons can enjoy an hours-long open bar, dinner buffet, midnight Champagne toast, a live DJ and, … Read more