This is no laughing matter. Nikki Glaser is facing backlash for making jokes about sex trafficking, rape and molestation while she hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the first time this weekend. During her nearly 10-minute opening monologue, the stand-up comedian said that she’s become “obsessed with slavery recently” because she keeps seeing sex trafficking warnings … Read more
Rapper Bad Bunny responded to the backlash surrounding the NFL’s decision to book him for this year’s Super Bowl Halftime show as he kicked off the 51st season of “Saturday Night Live.” The 31-year-old Puerto Rican native, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, said he was “excited” to be named the headlining act … Read more
Shane Gillis’ monologue at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night has left plenty of people divided over the contents of the jokes, but the Disney-owned sports network isn’t concerned about the reaction that Gillis’ routine received, The Post has confirmed. During his roughly 10-minute opening, Gillis poked fun at just about everyone from popular sports … Read more
If you were in the sports world or seemingly anywhere, for that matter, you were not safe from Shane Gillis on Wednesday night. The comedian went in on almost every topic imaginable in his no-holds-barred monologue to open up the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. Gillis touched upon, among many other topics, Aaron Rodgers and … Read more
Comedian Shane Gillis spared no one in his ESPY Awards opening monologue on Wednesday night, roasting everyone from Caitlin Clark to Aaron Rodgers to President Donald Trump and Mets star Juan Soto. The jokes were likely the most biting that have come from an ESPYs host since the 1998 show led by Norm Macdonald, to … Read more
Hank Moody would check in to “The White Lotus.” David Duchovny, 64, who starred as the hedonistic writer Hank Moody on the Showtime drama “Californication” from 2007 to 2014, told The Post that Season 3 of “The White Lotus” caused him to reflect on that character. “I called up Tom Kapinos, I did ‘Califonication,’ with … Read more
Mikey’s got moves. Oscar winner Mikey Madison hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend and cheekily responded to critics of her pole-dancing skills in her film “Anora.” “I performed all my own stunts for the film, including all the dancing, so it does kind of bother me when people assume it wasn’t actually me on the … Read more
Spoilers ahead for the fifth episode of “The White Lotus” Season 3. Sam Rockwell has checked in. The Oscar winner, 56, joined “The White Lotus” Season 3 in the fifth episode as a surprise guest star. In the story, Rockwell’s character is a friend of Rick’s (Walton Goggins). When Rick meets him in Bangkok, Thailand, … Read more
Lady Gaga made her acting career the center of the jokes in her Saturday Night Live monologue — roasting her own movie, “Joker 2,” which flopped historically hard in theaters last fall. The New York-born pop star pulled double-duty at 30 Rock on Saturday as host and musical guest, and kicked the festivities off with … Read more
The bar wasn’t set very high for the Golden Globes on Sunday night. After last year’s host, Jo Koy, memorably bombed, the emcee this year, Nikki Glaser, could hardly do worse. But she wasn’t content to merely do better. After workshopping her opening monologue in dozens of club appearances over the holidays, she killed when … Read more
When I started following Nikki Glaser in early December as she began putting together her Golden Globes monologue, she planned a joke that never made it into Sunday’s awards show about shouting out Harrison Ford and then saying, “Harrison Ford is here to show us a cool rock he found.” It was more off-kilter than … Read more
Yeah, she went there. Nikki Glaser savagely roasted many celebrities as host of the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday night. To kick things off, she went after Ben Affleck — who wasn’t even at the award ceremony or nominated. “Tonight we celebrate the best of film,” the 40-year-old comedian said. “Wicked. Queer. Nightbitch. These are … Read more
Chelsea, lately, has been talking about her ex. Chelsea Handler is reflecting on throwing shade at her ex-boyfriend Jo Koy following his disastrous 2024 Golden Globes monologue. “Listen, I would’ve done that had anybody thrown their writers under a bus,” the comedian, 49, told Parade in an interview published Friday. “I know more than anybody how valuable writers … Read more
Now that’s Brat. Charli XCX hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend and mentioned Martha Stewart’s feud with The Post journalist Andrea Peyser during her opening monologue. The singer, 32, used Stewart, 83, wrongly claiming Peyser was dead in her Netflix documentary, and Peyser’s subsequent “I’m alive bitch!” clapback, as an example of what “brat” is. … Read more
It’s a family event. Father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy co-hosted the 2024 Emmys, which aired on September 15 on ABC. Eugene, 77, and Dan, 41, opened their monologue with jokes about how the ceremony is “also known as broadcast TV’s biggest night for honoring movie stars on streaming services,” Eugene quipped. Dan clarified how … Read more
Serena Williams went for the ace in her 2024 ESPY Awards monologue. The 23-time Grand Slam winner and host of this year’s awards in Los Angeles came into the show with plenty of comedic material, and one joke came at the expense of Fever phenom Caitlin Clark. Williams — who entered the stage surrounded by … Read more
Maya Rudolph has the Beyhive buzzing. The comedian, 51, hosted “Saturday Night Live” last night and reprised her role as Beyoncé for another hilarious “Hot Ones” sketch. Rudolph and Mikey Day, who played Sean Evans, parodied the popular YouTube show that features celebrities being interviewed while eating spicy chicken wings. Maya Rudolph and Kenan Thompson … Read more
Ramy Youssef, who starred in the Oscar-nominated film “Poor Things,” delivered an impassioned opening monologue as host of “Saturday Night Live.” “This is an incredibly spiritual weekend,” the “Ramy” creator began on a light note. “We’re in the holy month of Ramadan. Tomorrow is Easter. And yesterday, Beyoncé released a new album. There’s just so many … Read more
This funnyman’s firing was no joke. Controversial comedian Shane Gillis addressed his firing from “Saturday Night Live” last night by telling audience members that he “probably shouldn’t be up here.” “Thank you very much. Yeah, I’m here,” Gillis, 36, told the crowd during his controversial appearance at Studio 8H. “Most of you probably have no … Read more
Howard Stern says he “felt so bad” for Grammys 2024 host Trevor Noah for having a squeaky-clean opening monologue after Jo Koy ruffled a few feathers at the Golden Globes. The legendary shock jock and his “Howard Stern Show” co-host Robin Quivers reviewed the South African comedian’s joke-less Grammys opening in which Noah praised the … Read more