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Although Kamala Harris had the audience on its feet during the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention, one potential surprise guest never materialized. While hosting a special post-DNC live episode of The Daily Show on Thursday in Chicago, Jon Stewart acknowledged the…

A Closer Look, one of the most popular segments on Seth Meyers' Late Night, is getting another primetime special. The political news segment will air an hourlong special, Closer Look Primetime, live on September 11 at 10pm on NBC. It comes four years after Meyers debuted A Closer Look, which…

Maya Rudolph is returning to Saturday Night Live next season to play Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, something she said "feels so much bigger than me". Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Rudolph was asked by guest host RuPaul Charles whether she would be back next season. "Interesting…

The Daily Show is in Chicago for the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. Michael Kosta kicked off the show at the Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture by highlighting Vice President Kamala Harris' policy plans for the next four days. He pointed out that Tuesday's theme is "A…

Former GOP Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges today and faces a minimum of two years in prison, with a sentencing hearing set for February. The counts included wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying on House of Representatives disclosure forms. After…

Jimmy Fallon is jealous of Howard Stern's long interviews. The Tonight Show host was a surprise guest on stage at SiriusXM's SmartLess Live, which featured Stern. Speaking at the event, which was held in Amagansett, New York, SmartLess hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes were…

John Oliver has some insight on what Nicole Kidman's Big Little Lies plotline should look like in Season 3 — if a GOP candidate's "Wiccan" concerns about Monterey, where the David E. Kelley crime drama takes place, are to be trusted. In a segment on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, the talk…

Jimmy Kimmel is forging a new path with his production company. Kimmel has divested his stake in Wheelhouse Entertainment, the production group founded by Pawn Stars producer Brent Montgomery, and Wheelhouse similarly no longer owns a stake in the late-night comedian's production company…

A column covering conversations and events on the awards circuit. If it seems like we have been in an Emmy cycle with no end, you wouldn’t be far from wrong. But we are just about at the finish line as ballots are now in the hands (or laptops) of some…

Jimmy Kimmel Live! helped a few actors (er, Jeff Goldblum impersonators?) qualify for union health insurance during Thursday night’s episode. Guest host Goldblum introduced a segment to the audience in which he said they’d be inviting some working actors on stage to a deliver a few lines, and get…

Jimmy Kimmel spent much of 2022 vacillating as to whether he would continue hosting his eponymous late-night before striking a new, three-year deal. The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! revealed that one of the reasons he signed this deal was that he is "worried" about what he'll do next. But a bigger…

As the Donald Trump campaign attempts to fling dirt at Kamala Harris, John Oliver is just trying to make sense of the latest nickname. On Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight, the comedian expressed confusion at Trump referring to his opponent as “Kamabla” in multiple social media posts, as well as…