Comedy
Nicolas Cage Stars as Dracula in Trailer for Renfield: Watch
Thanks to a new trailer, we finally have a look at Nicolas Cage’s much anticipated turn as the vampire Dracula in the upcoming horror comedy Renfield. Watch it below In the film, Cage plays the overbearing boss to his long-suffering assistant Renfield (Nicholas Hoult), who “needs to get out of a toxic relationship,” as he explains in a support group to start the trailer. Luckily for Renfield, he “finds a new lease on life and maybe even redemption when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy,” played by Awkwafina. Renfield was directed by Chris McKay (The Lego Batman Movie), with Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty) penning the script based on an original story outline from Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead). The cast is rounded out by Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohre...
Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle Announce New Co-Headlining Tour Dates
Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle have announced a new run of co-headlining 2023 tour dates. The five-date trek kicks off on January 20th in Oklahoma City and includes stops in St. Louis, Memphis, and Birmingham, Alabama before wrapping on January 27th in North Charleston, South Carolina. See the full details below. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 6th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Related Video The newly announced run comes one month after the comedians teamed up for a co-headlining nine-date jaunt toward the end of 2022. Advertisement Rock is set to perform Netflix’s first-ever live special, Selective Outrage, from Baltimore, Maryland on March 4th. His 2022 included his lengthy “Ego Death World Tour,” an infamous incident in which he was slap...
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat Roasts Trump, Kanye, and U2 at Kennedy Center Honors
Once again taking up the weight of one of the world’s most famous mustaches, Sacha Baron Cohen donned his Borat persona to roast Kanye West, Donald Trump, and the rising tide of global antisemitism at the 2022 Kennedy Center Honors. U2, George Clooney, Gladys Knight, Amy Grant, and Tania León were among the evening’s honorees. Cohen had been tapped to pay tribute to U2, or as Borat called them, “Me Too.” But his attention quickly turned to presidents past and present, as Deadline reports. “I am told the president of US today is here. Where are you Mr. Trump?” When the cameras panned to Joe Biden, he added, “You don’t look so good.” Advertisement Related Video “Where has your glorious big belly gone?” Borat continued. “And your pretty orange skin has become pale?“ He added, “...
Alleged Sexual Predator Bill Cosby Is Planning a Standup Tour in 2023
Alleged serial sexual predator Bill Cosby is planning a standup comedy tour in 2023. Cosby, who has been accused by dozens of women of sexual misconduct and sexual assault, revealed his intentions during a surprise December 28th radio interview on the Ohio-based WGH Talk with Scott Spears, Variety reports. “Yes,” he said, when Spears asked if he planned on touring again. “When I come out of this, I feel that I will be able to perform and be the Bill Cosby that my audience knows me to be.” Related Video Responding to a question on whether the tour would happen in 2023, he said, “Yes. Yes, because there’s so much fun to be had in this storytelling that I do. Years ago, maybe 10 years ago, I found it was better to say it after I write it.” Advertisement Cosby’s r...
Chris Rock To Headline First Netflix Live Global Comedy Event
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / Netflix Chris Rock will be making comedy history as his next special with Netflix will be streamed live to a global audience. According to a press release from the streaming platform, the new special, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, will air March 4, 2023. The new stand-up special will take place in Baltimore, Maryland, airing at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT. It will also be the first comedy event to be streamed live across the globe to Netflix viewers. The venue for the special has not been announced, and there is no word on when tickets for the show will be available. Related Stories “Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation,” said Robbie Praw, Netflix Vice President of Stand-up and Comedy Formats in a statem...
Chris Rock Shares Teaser Trailer for First-Ever Live Netflix Special Selective Outrage: Watch
Netflix is moving into live events and Chris Rock is leading the charge. The streaming giant has now shared a teaser trailer for Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, their first-ever live comedy special. Rock is set to present Selective Outrage in Baltimore, Maryland on March 4th at 10:00 p.m. ET, when it will be simultaneously broadcast to Netflix subscribers around the world. The teaser offers very little in the way of hints: A man says, “Chris, they’re ready for you,” and he takes a short walk from a dressing room to a stage. On the bright side, Netflix didn’t spoil any jokes, and anyway, the streamer promises that more details are coming soon. Check out the teaser trailer below. This will be Rock’s second Netflix comedy special, following 2018’s Chris ...
Everyone Is Older but the Basement Is the Same in That ’90s Show Trailer: Watch
Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) is back to slinging snacks, Red (Kurtwood Smith) is still exhausted with the dumbasses, the basement once again smells like smoke, and a new generation is getting cozy on the couch in the latest trailer for That ’90s Show. It premieres January 19th on Netflix. This newest preview of the That ’70s Show sequel series introduces Jay Kelso (Mace Coronel), the handsome son of Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) and Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis). “Hey, new girl,” he says while sidling up to Leia Forman (Callie Haverda), smart but awkward daughter of Eric Forman (Topher Grace) and Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon). Leia is up from Chicago visiting her grandparents, but soon she’s right next to Jay, seated on the hood of what appears to be the same old 1969 Vista C...
Quentin Tarantino Confirms Adam Sandler Was Supposed to Play the Bear Jew in Inglorious Basterds
If Quentin Tarantino had his way, Adam Sandler would’ve played Donny Donowitz, otherwise known as the Bear Jew, in Inglorious Basterds. Tarantino and Judd Apatow appeared on a recent episode of Bill Maher’s Club Bastards podcast (per Variety), where the director confirmed he wrote the part for Sandler, who ultimately had a commitment to Apatow. Tarantino and Apatow met through Sandler in 2000, when the former director had a cameo in Sandler’s film Little Nicky. Tarantino was already working on the Inglorious Basterds script at the time and had Sandler in mind for Donowitz, but the film didn’t premiere until 2009 — the same year Sandler starred in Apatow’s film Funny People. “I feel bad because when I did Funny People with Sandler, I wasn’t aware that that was the exact ...
Cecily Strong Leaving Saturday Night Live
Cecily Strong has announced her departure from Saturday Night Live. The longtime SNL cast member bid farewell to the sketch comedy show during this weekend’s Christmas episode. “Tonight we send off one of the best to ever do it,” SNL wrote in a social media post prior to the episode. “We’ll miss you, Cecily!” As part of her send-off, Strong reprised her classic character Cathy Anne during Weekend Update. “It’s just my time now, but I had a lot of fun here, and I feel really lucky that I got to have so many of the best moments of my life in this place with these people who I love so much,” she said through tears. Related Video At the end of the episode, host Austin Butler and the rest of SNL’s cast serenaded Strong by performing “Blues Christmas.” Advertisement Strong joined SNL in 2012, an...
Inside the Chaos and Cameos of Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery. Do not read until after watching!] “We wanted the whole thing to feel like a surprise party, where just one thing after another happens,” showrunner Krister Johnson says about the newly released Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery, a special episode of the Netflix improv comedy series where the chaos of Season 1, released last February, gets amplified to a whole new level. In the special, hard-nosed and mustachioed Detective Terry Seattle (Will Arnett) is joined by not one, not two, but three clueless celebrities as he attempts to solve a murder; there are additional guest stars sprinkled throughout the double-length episode, along with plenty of other surprises. Advertisement “Th...
Dave Chappelle Attacker Sentenced to Nine Months in Jail
Isaiah Lee, the man who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bow in May, has pleaded no contest and been sentenced to 270 days in a county jail, Deadline reports. Lee was charged with misdemeanor counts of battery and entering a restricted area during a live event. The 24-year-old is currently locked up on an unrelated charge, with authorities alleging that he stabbed his roommate at a transitional housing facility last year. His lawyers has sought to place him in a pretrial intervention program designed to help people with behavioral or mental health issues, but the judge rejected the request. Chappelle had been performing at Netflix Is a Joke Fest when Lee stormed the stage and attempted to tackle him. Chappelle was brought to the ground but escaped u...
Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, More Celebrate Chris Farley on 25th Anniversary of Death
December 18th will mark 25 years since the great Chris Farley died in Chicago at the age of 33. To commemorate his passing and celebrate his life, Dana Carvey and David Spade have put out a special edition of their Fly on the Wall podcast interviewing Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, and more about their time on Saturday Night Live with one of the funniest people to ever live. “No one was competing with Farley,” Rock recalled. “It was just like, he’s Michael Jordan and give him the ball.” “If he wanted to take the scene, he could take it, if he felt like it,” Carvey said. “And he was a nice guy, so he’d lay back sometimes. But if he wanted to go to a move that no one else has? That energy that he could explode with.” Advertisement Related Video “Yeah,” Rock agreed. “Literally ...
