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Christopher Walken Intentionally Destroyed a Banksy Painting
Christopher Walken recently got to do something virtually unthinkable: destroy a Banksy painting. On purpose. The moment occurred as the actor was filming the season finale of the BBC One series The Outlaws, which aired Wednesday (November 10th). In the scene, Walken’s character — Frank — covers up the Banksy original featuring the anonymous artist’s signature rat while doing community service. “We can confirm that the artwork at the end of The Outlaws was an original Banksy, and that Christopher Walken painted over that artwork during the filming of this scene, ultimately destroying it,” a BBC spokesperson said in a statement after the episode aired. Advertisement Related Video But not to worry, it turns out the destruction was actually approved by Banksy ahead of time. According to the N...
All Stars Sneak Peek: Tina Wonders If She’s ‘Still Got It’ On The Challenge
Unique one-liners on The Challenge are back, courtesy of Tina Barta. “Don’t call it a comeback,” the Road Rules veteran states in the sneak peek above from the Season 2 premiere. Welcome home, Tina!! Viewers have not seen the Bad Ass (Inferno 2 reference) since she was a “Heavy Hitter” on Cutthroat, and some things are a bit different. But her trademark humor remains perfectly intact. “My life is fabulous!” she reveals. “I have a husband, no kids. I don’t work. I have a pool in the backyard. Life is really good. I just want to see if I still got it; I just want to see if Tina’s still there.” Well, one thing is for sure: Kitchenware is not safe… So…when it comes to Tina’s fellow competitors, how would return...
John Cleese Blasts “Woke Rules” at Cambridge After Speaker Banned for Hitler Impression
John Cleese has pulled out of a planned appearance at Cambridge University as a show of solidarity with Andrew Graham-Dixon, who was permanently blacklisted after giving a speech in which he impersonated Adolf Hitler. “I apologise to anyone at Cambridge who was hoping to talk with me,” Cleese wrote on Twitter, “but perhaps some of you can find a venue where woke rules do not apply.” Graham-Dixon is an art historian and television presenter, and on November 9th he participated in a debate at the Cambridge Union with the prompt, “This house believes there is no such thing as good taste.” Via the Campaign Against Antisemitism, Graham-Dixon spoke in opposition of that motion. As part of his argument that good taste exists, he launched into a German accent for what Union President Keir Bradwell...
‘It Never Gets Easier’: Should Teen Mom OG‘s Tyler Show His Emotions In Front Of Carly?
Catelynn and Tyler welcomed Carly more than 12 years ago when they were teenagers on 16 and Pregnant. After more than two years without a visit, the longtime couple saw their not-so-little girl, as well as her parents Brandon and Teresa (cameras have not been permitted inside the gatherings since Carly turned four). “At dinner, she had her hair braided and it was all back,” Tyler reflected to Cate and his mom Kim after seeing the “so tall” almost-teenager that same day. “It’s just weird. She had on a nice little outfit. Like a little lady.” The goodbye with Carly and her family was not filmed, but the MTV crew was present when Tyler and Cate shared an emotional farewell with their longtime adoption counselor Dawn. “She adores you guys so much...
Squid Game Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Confirms Season 2
Squid Game is coming back for more. Series director, writer, and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk gave the groundbreaking South Korean drama the green light for a second season in a recent red carpet interview. “There’s been so much pressure, so much demand, and so much love for a second season, so I almost feel like you leave us no choice!” Hwang told the Associated Press at a screening for the show. The auteur didn’t say when more episodes would hit Netflix, noting he was still in the planning phase, but he promised fans that “Gi-hun will be back and he’ll do something for the world.” In a separate interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hwang added that he has a “basic storyline for season two — it’s all in my head — and I am currently in the brainstorming stage. It will happen, someday, but as f...
Billie Eilish is “Happier Than Ever” Singing on Sesame Street: Watch
Billie Eilish recently took a break from stadiums and festivals to sing on the more humble soundstage of Sesame Street. The artist swung by the beloved children’s show to perform a new version of her hit “Happier Than Ever” with The Count meant to help kids count to two. Watch the performance below. “When I’m counting with you, I’m happier than ever,” the singer tells the vampire in this stoop serenade. “Numbers sound so much better,” the puppet replies. Eilish also helps a shivering Burt count his sweaters, and adds up the noggins on the Two-Headed Monster. Even Elmo lends a hand. Big Bird, meanwhile, just looks on in awe. Maybe he was starstruck. Eilish is one of many stars joining the Muppets for Sesame Street’s 52nd season, debuting November 11th on HBO Max. Musicians Kacey Musgraves, ...
Two Puppets Feud as Ted Cruz Attacks Big Bird Over COVID-19 Vaccine
Big Bird, a bird-like puppet, got his COVID-19 vaccine over the weekend, leading Senator Ted Cruz, a human-like puppet, to attack the Sesame Street institution as, “Government propaganda… for your five year old!” “I got the COVID-19 vaccine today!” Big Bird tweeted on Saturday, November 6th. “My wing is feeling a little sore, but it’ll give my body an extra protective boost that keeps me and others healthy.” The decision to inoculate the eight-foot anthropomorphic canary is unlikely to be controversial with the vast majority of the population, considering that 67% of Americans of all ages, and 78% of those 12 and up, have received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccines. Besides that, health experts agree that the vaccines are safe for children (Big Bird is canonically...
Alanis Morissette Developing ABC Sitcom Inspired by Her Life
The Alanis Morissette renaissance is making its way to the small screen. ABC is developing a sitcom titled Relatable, which is loosely based on the family life of the ’90s rock legend. The single-camera comedy follows a 40-something woman, married with three kids, who spent her young adult life as an international rock star, famous for her self-penned anthems of female rage and teen angst. Now the “voice of her generation,” though deeply bonded with her family, can’t quite get the next generation living in her house to listen to her. Morrissette will pen original music for the show and serve as an executive producer, with her life “loosely” informing the writing and stories — though the characters will be fictional and non-biographical. Elizabeth Beckwith (ABC’s The Goldbergs) and showrunn...
Kieran Culkin Just Wants to Cancel His Cable in Hilarious SNL Sketch: Watch
“Your call is important to us, and will be answered in the order that we feel like.” The headache of cancelling with the cable company is universal, and Saturday Night Live decided to put host Kieran Culkin through the nightmare in a hilarious sketch during last night’s episode. The clip started with the Succession star merely wanting to cancel his cable package, as he’d broken up with his girlfriend and was moving out. However, a group of hapless Spectrum employees were determined to make the process as difficult as possible — whether that meant Aidy Bryant’s Tanya asking for the “42-digit customer pin number that came on [his] first bill” or Mikey Day’s customer service rep in training transferring him to a Domino’s pizza guy. Along the way, Culkin is constantly offered a land-line upgra...
Kieran Culkin Plays Ska-Loving Skateboarding Jockey in Bonkers SNL Sketch: Watch
Kieran Culkin won the Kentucky Derby as a skateboarder named Toby Bird on last night’s Saturday Night Live. And it was all set to a ska song, because why not? “So there I was/ Doing skate tricks at the park/ Then I jumped with too much force/ And I landed on a horse,” the Succession star sings as an explainer, before adding, “If I lean right or left/ He’d follow my every move/ And if I wanted him to go faster/ I’d just give him a bag of chips.” As the race progresses, Culkin’s teen ska sensation plasters the horse’s backside with skate stickers, and even manages to nail an ollie, a backside 180, and a kickflip…but only if he asks the horse nicely. Advertisement Related Video Backed by a ska band of jockeys complete with the requisite trombone, the actor continues to narrate the action, rev...
Dionne Warwick Stopped by The Dionne Warwick Talk Show on SNL: Watch
Saturday Night Live welcomed a very special guest to The Dionne Warwick Talk Show last night: Dionne Warwick herself! The recurring sketch started out with Ego Nwodim’s version of the icon and recently crowned queen of Twitter interviewing a rotating panel of celebrity guests, including Miley Cyrus (Chloe Fineman), Jason Mraz (host Kieran Culkin), and Post Malone (Pete Davidson). Ed Sheeran, who served as the episode’s musical guest, also stopped by the show to answer some of Warwick’s most pressing questions. “Now, you did a song called ‘South of the Border.’ My question is: are you nasty?” Nwodim-as-Warwick asked, to which the singer cheekily replied, “Yeah, a little bit” with a knowing wiggle of his eyebrows. Advertisement Related Video However, it quickly became apparent that the talk ...
Stranger Things 4 Premiering in Summer 2022, New Trailer Released
Fans of Stranger Things will still have to wait a bit longer before finding out Eleven’s fate. Netflix announced today (November 6th) that the long-awaited fourth season of the beloved supernatural series will premiere in Summer 2022. To tide us over until the premiere, they’ve unveiled all the season’s episode titles as well as a new trailer, which finds Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) starting at her new school in California. At the end of Season 3, Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) is seen taking her sons (Noah Schnapp and Charlie Heaton) and Eleven out of their fateful Hawkins, Indiana, to start a new life on the West Coast — hopefully sans-Demogorgon. The trailer begins with a voiceover in which Eleven pens a love letter to Mike (Finn Wolfhard) back in Hawkins. Watch the trailer and se...
