Comedy
Jaleel White, known for his iconic role as Steve Urkel on “Family Matters,” revealed that playing the character caused long-term damage to his voice. Speaking at 90s Con 2024, White explained that maintaining Urkel’s high-pitched, nasal voice throughout puberty strained his vocal cords. Without a vocal coach at the time, White was unprepared for the […]
Jamie Foxx is returning to the stage with a new one-man comedy show, “One More Chance: An Evening with Jamie Foxx,” where he will open up about his 2023 health scare. The show will run from October 3 to October 5, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. In an Instagram post, Foxx teased the event, inviting audiences […]
Comedian Punkie Johnson has decided to leave “Saturday Night Live” ahead of its 50th season, citing feelings of not fitting in with the show’s environment. In an interview on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast with SNL veterans David Spade and Dana Carvey, Johnson explained that she began questioning her place on the show before […]
Maya Rudolph is set to reprise her Emmy-winning role as Kamala Harris on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) this fall, covering the 2024 presidential campaign. Rudolph first portrayed Vice President Harris in 2019 during Harris’s run in the 2020 presidential election. Following her appearance, Harris expressed appreciation on social media, sharing a GIF of Rudolph and […]
Kevin Hart named award-winning streamer, Kai Cenat, as the one who he believes could give a “phenomenal” performance of him one day in a biopic. The comedian and actor humorously made it clear that those conversations aren’t being had yet, as he’s not “that old.” “Is that where we are? ‘Kevin, who do you want to play you?’ […]
A new live-action comedy series set in the “Star Trek” universe is being developed by actor-writer Tawny Newsome and writer-director Justin Simien. Known for their work on “Star Trek: Lower Decks” and “Dear White People” respectively, Newsome and Simien announced the project during the “Star Trek” Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con, with fellow executive […]
“Deadpool & Wolverine” is the 34th film to be released under the MCU banner and the first of the Disney-produced installments to garner an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association. “Deadpool & Wolverine” shattered box office records this weekend, tallying $205 million in domestic ticket sales during its opening, the highest debut of 2024 and […]
Deadline reports the forthcoming drama is in the works courtesy of Lawrence’s production company, RunTelDat, in collaboration with Marvin Peart‘s WonderHill Studios. Titled Young Martin, the hourlong series will tell the “origin story centering on Martin Payne, a charismatic teenager navigating the complexities of transitioning from youth to adulthood,” per the outlet. Young Martin is set in […]
In 2020, Clare Brown created the TikTok character Carèn to humorously flip racial dynamics, quickly gaining nearly half a million followers. Carèn treats “European Americans” with the same passive racism Black people often face, offering sharp commentary on race relations. Brown’s new audiobook, New Nigeria County, expands Carèn’s world into a fictional Black utopia. In […]
Pope Francis met with over 100 comedians, including Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, and Conan O’Brien, at Vatican City. The gathering was a prelude to his later meeting with President Joe Biden at the G7 summit. The Pope praised the comedians for their ability to unite people through laughter and […]