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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are unforgettable actors. And even early in their careers, they stood out in a sea of extras, according to Kevin Costner. In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Costner recalled his memories of the young stars working on Field of Dreams. "They were sitting in the…

David Letterman is back with a couple more episodes of his Netflix talk show. The former Late Show host is bringing My Next Guest Needs No Introduction back for two more episodes with Miley Cyrus and Charles Barkley. It's hard to call two episodes a season, but it will launch on June…

Two of the most celebrated shows in Emmy history are set to experience a weird awards season. Saturday Night Live, which has won more Emmys than any other show in television history, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which has won in its category eight years in a row, could both face the…

John Oliver trolled Donald Trump on Last Week Tonight after the former POTUS said he had created a new nickname for corn. The HBO late-night show host dedicated Sunday’s episode to corn and noted the way politicians pander to the corn farmers. “There is a long history of American politicians…

There are a plenty of longtime Saturday Night cast members, yet there were no big exits — or hints of departures — on tonight's Season 49 finale of the venerable NBC late-night program. No SNL veterans were tearing up at the end of their sketches like Kate McKinnon did in the 2022 finale, it was all…

Dabney Coleman was remembered on Saturday Night Live. The NBC late-night comedy show paid tribute to the late actor with a title card at the end of the live Season 49 finale. Coleman died on May 16 in his home in Santa Monica, California. Related Stories …

Colin Jost and Michael Che continued their Saturday Night Live “Weekend Update” tradition of swapping jokes and writing zingers for each other to say. Che started by saying that the last time he tricked Jost into thinking he had invited a civil rights hero, “and that was low. So to make it up to you…

Jake Gyllenhaal took hosting duties for Saturday Night Live’s Season 49 finale ahead of the historic 50th season this fall. The Road House actor joked in his monologue, “When you think of historic television seasons, the first number that pops into your head is 49.” Related…

"I'm not afraid to testify at all, I'm just not going to out of fear," said James Austin Johnson 's Donald Trump from the hall of a Manhattan courthouse in the cold open tonight of the final show of SNL's 49th season. Set to pick up with the defense's case on May 20, Trump's hush money trial is never…

Forget the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Bill Maher spent the first segment of Friday’s Real Time asking about a cultural battle – the feud between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar. To explain the war of words, Maher brought in Michael Eric Dyson, a professor at Vanderbilt University and…

The season finale of Saturday Night Live arrives this weekend, and the occasion brought together Jake Gyllenhaal, cast member Bowen Yang, and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter for the traditional Thursday promo. As usual, it was an exercise in hilarity. In the first segment, the lads claim to…

Desi Lydic, like the majority of her Daily Show colleagues, was surprised on January 24 when it was revealed that Jon Stewart would return to host the long-running Comedy Central show. There had been a lot of speculation about who was going to take over the desk vacated by Trevor Noah in December…