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Norm Macdonald’s 5 Most Memorable Moments
No one did comedy like the late Norm Macdonald, because no one understood comedy like Norm Macdonald. He was a stand-up not just first and foremost, but in his entirety. Hollywood often balked at his ability to headline a movie or TV series, and that was likely just fine with him — his craft was the joke, not “acting.” “There’s a craft to comedy that’s not an art,” he told Larry King in 2018. “Because the craft is this: You have to make the audience make a specific noise at a specific time all together. Art is open to interpretation; stand-up comedy is not. You must get the exact same — it could be silence, it could be anger, it could be anything — but you have to have that same noise from every single person in the audience. If it’s mixed, you’re dead.” That idea that the comic had to eli...
R.I.P. Norm Macdonald, Beloved Comedian Dead at 61
Norm Macdonald, the beloved comedian and former Saturday Night Live cast member, has died at the age of 61 following a nine-year private battle with cancer. “He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him. Norm was a pure comic,” Macdonald’s friend and producing partner, Lori Jo Hoekstra said in a September 14th statement announcing his death (via Deadline). “He once wrote that ‘a joke should catch someone by surprise, it should never pander.’ He certainly never pandered. Norm will be missed terribly.” With a quick wit but painfully slow delivery, Macdonald was known for long walks to bamboozling simple, left-field punchlines. His “Moth” joke, delivered during a 2009 appearance on Conan, is a particularly beloved example of his tension-snappin...
Madonna Toasts MTV and Times Square In Surprise VMAs Appearance
Madame X is a secret agent traveling the world, and her latest top-secret mission took her to New York’s Times Square where she opened the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. Madonna is no stranger to the award show’s stage, she has caused a commotion numerous times on the VMAs, racking up an impressive 20 moonpeople over the course of her career, including a 1986 Video Vanguard Award, making her the first female recipient of the award in VMAs history. Ricardo Gomes Now Madonna has returned to the event for the first time since her Aretha Franklin tribute on the 2018 telecast, this time as her super-spy alter-ego, Madame X, a character she brought to life for her most recent studio album, and will revive for her Madame X documentary film, premiering October 8 on Paramount+. Only the q...
Tommy Lee Is Actually “Cool” with Hulu’s Pam & Tommy Sex Tape Miniseries
Hulu is creating a series titled Pam & Tommy, focusing on the tumultuous relationship between Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee — specifically the events surrounding their infamous sex tape. While it can be assumed that the story is one that the couple wouldn’t necessarily want to be told, Lee is “cool” with the upcoming miniseries. The film stars Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes in the Marvel Universe films) as Lee and Lily James (Downton Abbey, Cinderella) as Anderson. Images shared on social media earlier this year show the two actors looking very much like the real-life former couple they’re portraying. As the story went, Tommy and Pamela got married in Mexico in 1995 after knowing each other for just a few days. A sex tape of their honeymoon was appare...
Kacey Musgraves Sets VMAs Ablaze With Fiery ‘Star-Crossed’ Performance
Kacey Musgraves has traded the Grand Ole Opry for Barclay’s Center as she made her debut at the Video Music Awards on Sunday night’s telecast. The country-music queen set the scene with the first-ever live performance of “Star-Crossed,” the title track off of her new studio album. Not only did she set the scene, but she also set the stage ablaze, singing on a candlelit stage, surrounded by glowing candelabras. As the song reached its climax a giant heart was set on fire behind her, leaving Musgraves standing on a stage engulfed in flames. This marks Musgraves’s first live performance of “Star-Crossed,” following the album’s release on Friday, September 10, along with the documentary Star-Crossed: The Film, which premiered the same day on...
Amazon Studios Is Developing a Live-Action She-Ra Series
She-Ra is going live-action. Amazon Studios is currently in the works on a new series on the superheroine based off Mattel’s Masters of the Universe franchise, Deadline reports. While this new She-Ra project is still in the very, very early stages — no screenwriter has been named yet — we do know it’ll be executive produced by DreamWorks Animation, the same team behind Netflix’s recent animated series reboot, She-Ra: Princess of Power. The original iteration of that series first began in 1985, with Filmation and toy giant Mattel collaborating on a spin-off of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. In a slimy move, Filmation ordered the creator’s names removed, but we know now that She-Ra was co-created by Larry DiTillio — who also led the charge on Maste...
Young And Pregnant Sneak Peek: Kiaya Gets An Update About X’Zayveon’s Prison Release
Kiaya’s relationship with her son’s father X’Zayveon and his family is “complicated.” And now, the teen mom is revealing in a Young and Pregnant sneak peek that her status with her ex and relations with his mother Carla have sadly not improved since last season. “X’Zayveon has been locked up since before his son Amour was born,” the teenager states in the clip, below, from this week’s upcoming episode. “I’ve tried to keep him involved in his life, but co-parenting with someone in prison is hard.” There is also tension between Kiaya and Carla: The joint effort to “move forward” after a series of fights (some of which were featured on the series) did not last. “We got into another fight a few months ago, and I real...
Kelsey Grammer Recalls Learning That Frasier Co-Creator David Angell Died in 9/11 Attacks
2,977 people died in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11th, 2001, and Frasier co-creator David Angell was among the victims. Via Deadline, the show’s star Kelsey Grammer has recalled the moment he learned that his friend and coworker had perished, saying, “It is a day of loss that I always remember.” Frasier first met Angell when he joined Cheers as a staff writer in 1983, and the pair continued to collaborate until his death. On 9/11, Angell and his wife Lynn were traveling from Cape Cod to Los Angeles, when they boarded American Airlines flight 11 out of Boston. Fifteen minutes after takeoff, the plane was hijacked, and about 45 minutes later it collided with the World Trade Center North Tower. According to Grammer, “I was awakened by a frien...
Jackass Cast’s Medical Bills Have Cost Over $24 Million: Study
For 20 years, we’ve cringed and winced as the stars of Jackass brought the hurt on themselves. But how often have we thought about the damage they do to medical insurers? It turns out the number is almost as painful as the injuries themselves, as a new study has found that the main Jackass crew has racked up over $24 million in medical expenses over their careers. The study from Nova Legal Funding (via Complex) examined the 79 injuries incurred by six members of the Jackass team: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Ehren McGhehey, Dave England, Jason ‘Wee-man’ Acuña, and Preston Lacy. The boo-boos range from 28 broken bones to one alligator bite. In total, NLF estimates that those six individuals’ injuries have cost roughly $24,263,000. When taking into account all stunt performers i...
Sneak Peek: Vinny Officially Begins His Double Shot At Love Journey
“The Chooch” Vinny wants to find an everlasting romantic connection on Double Shot at Love. But in order to find his wifey, Vin has to, well, arrive at the site of the hit MTV dating series. With DJ Pauly D and Nikki by his side, of course. “Look at how dope this place is! This is a place for love,” Pauly exclaims in the sneak peek above about the Adero in Scottsdale, Arizona. Nope, we’re not at Drai’s anymore! Nikki leaves to “freshen up,” which means it’s time for the Jersey Shore bros to wax nostalgic about their previous DSAL experiences. “When we walked out of here the first time, I had somebody and you were single,” Vin remembers. “Now, you have a serious relationship and I’m still single.” What kind ...
Sneak Peek: Aimee’s Pet Pig Makes His (Stinky) Debut On MTV Floribama Shore
MTV Floribama Shore is “back in the South, baby” after the crew spent some QT in Montanabama Shore and Lake Havasuuuuuu. In the sneak peek, below, the Georgia-based vacation is off to a bit of a dirty (and stinky) start. “I don’t who smells worse — me or the pig,” Codi declares about his and Aimee’s current state (they are covered in mud) and her petite pet as they arrive at their new Athens abode. When Aimee and Codi reunite with Nilsa and Kirk, the latter pair is visibly confused about their roomies’ filthy state. And the oinking generating from Aimee’s purse. “Leave it to Aimee to have a Louis Vuitton bag as a pig carrier,” Nilsa quips. So why are Codi and Aimee filthy? And how do Aimee’s pig and Nilsa’s puppy...
‘I Have No Interest’: Is Teen Mom OG‘s Maci Ending Her Relationship With Ryan’s Parents For Good?
Taylor and Larry got into a heated argument at the Teen Mom OG reunion, clashing about multiple issues that had transpired throughout the previous season regarding Ryan’s relationship with Bentley as well as how the MTV grandparents spoke about Maci, Taylor and Bentley. Now, during the show’s season premiere, the McKinneys and the Edwards’ admitted that no progress had been made following the tension-filled sitdown. “It didn’t need to go that way at all,” Jen, with Larry by her side, admitted to TMOG producer Lorraine. “I never expected it to. That was kind of shocking. It’s just like a hundred steps backward for everybody.” The two had only seen Bentley at a wrestling tournament after the disagreement, but Larry was hopeful that one da...
