Live from New York… ‘Saturday Night Live’ turns 50: How the variety show has impacted TV

Live from New York… ‘Saturday Night Live’ turns 50: How the variety show has impacted TV

Live from New York… As the landmark 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” approaches, its impact on television is indelible.  But, a half-century after Lorne Michaels’ brainchild made its debut in 1975, as Season 50 is about to premiere (on Saturday, Sept. 28 on NBC), does the show still have the juice – and what … Read more

Kim Kardashian’s original ‘Actors on Actors’ partner ‘called in sick’ last minute before Chloe Sevigny stepped in, Variety editor reveals

Kim Kardashian’s original ‘Actors on Actors’ partner ‘called in sick’ last minute before Chloe Sevigny stepped in, Variety editor reveals

Kim and Chloe take Variety.  For Variety’s “Actors on Actors” interview series, Kim Kardashian, 43, was paired with Chloe Sevigny, 49. The sit-down was met with backlash for pairing Kardashian – who has had one acting role in “American Horror Story: Delicate” – with Sevigny, who has been acting for decades and nominated for Oscars.  … Read more

Seagull screeching contest sees 9-year-old top the pecking order with impressive variety of bird calls

Seagull screeching contest sees 9-year-old top the pecking order with impressive variety of bird calls

Birds of a feather flock together, especially at one seafaring competition. Dozens of people from across Europe dressed as seagulls and descended upon De Panne, Belgium on Sunday for the continental Championships of Gullscreeching. In the highly untraditional competition, competitors are judged on how well they can dress like a seagull and mimic the bird’s … Read more

David Letterman revisits iconic Top 10 List in new variety show teaser

David Letterman revisits iconic Top 10 List in new variety show teaser

David Letterman is passing the torch — and it’s not to his “Late Show” successor, Stephen Colbert.  In a teaser for the show “Stupid Pet Tricks,” shared exclusively with The Post, Letterman passes the mantle onto Sarah Silverman as he revisits his iconic Top Ten List segment. Hosted by Silverman, 53, and premiering on Sunday … Read more

Billie Eilish slams Variety for ‘outing’ her on red carpet: ‘Instead of talking about anything else that matters’

Billie Eilish slams Variety for ‘outing’ her on red carpet: ‘Instead of talking about anything else that matters’

Billie Eilish is clarifying that she did in fact come out publicity in a new interview — but she thought everyone already knew that. The Grammy winner, 21, was asked by Variety over the weekend if she meant to open up about her sexuality in their latest November interview with her. “No, I didn’t, but … Read more

Brie Larson says she isn’t sure how long she’ll play Captain Marvel

Brie Larson says she isn’t sure how long she’ll play Captain Marvel

Brie Larson at the D23 Expo 2022.Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney (Getty Images) Since starring as the intergalactic superhero Captain Marvel in the MCU’s first film focused on a woman lead, Brie Larson has faced the constant ire of sexist Marvel fanboys and their twitchy Twitter fingers. Utilizing the classic online tool of misogyny, … Read more