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How John Mulaney Became SNL’s Go-To Host
John Mulaney was a writer on Saturday Night Live for four seasons. It was a respectable, successful stint, but hardly era-defining. Plenty of SNL scribes have dug in for longer, more influential, runs behind the scenes, and unlike, say, Adam McKay, Tina Fey, or Colin Jost, Mulaney never served as head writer. He was the rare writer who made a handful of on-camera showcase appearances, but his Weekend Update commentaries didn’t garner much attention at the time. Among fans, he was better-known for co-creating Update mainstay character Stefon with beloved cast member Bill Hader. So how is it, exactly, that Mulaney, who makes his living primarily as a stand-up comic, has become not just a go-to SNL host but a reliable highlight for four seasons running? Mulaney’s hosting of this week’s Hallow...
Dave Chappelle to Host Saturday Night Live’s Post-Election Episode
Dave Chappelle famously hosted Saturday Night Live’s first episode following Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in 2016. Now, the veteran comedian is set to return to Studio 8H for SNL’s first episode following the 2020 election. The 2016 episode marked Chappelle’s first time hosting SNL, and featured several sketches addressing the results of the election. Most notably, Chappelle and Chris Rock appeared in a skit spoofing an election party attended by horrified liberals. The episode earned Chappelle an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. Chappelle’s return to SNL follows news that both Netflix and HBO Max acquired non-exclusive streaming rights to Chappelle’s Show and will begin streaming episodes today, November 1st. Below, revisit the aforementioned sketc...
Deena Cortese Reveals Sex Of Baby Number Two
“Get the freak out of here you crazy“: Deena Cortese is revealing the sex of her second meatball baby! Is it a boo-y or ghoul? The Jersey Shore: Family Vacation star is pregnant with munchkin number two — and Deener Deena happily shared that she and husband Chris Buckner will welcome another son. “Looks like CJ is getting a little Brother !!!” Deena captioned the album from their Halloween celebration, Coco costumes and blue-filled cake included. Pretty soon, CJ — who is turning two in January — won’t be an only child and will have a playmate for life! Stay with MTV News for all Baby Buckner #2 updates before he/she makes his/her grand debut in May 2021, and be sure to watch Season 4 of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation featuring Deena, Chris and...
Chappelle’s Show Coming to Netflix
Netflix has acquired the streaming rights to Dave Chappelle’s brilliant early aughts sketch comedy series Chappelle’s Show. The show’s full three-season, 28-episode run will be available on the streaming platform beginning November 1st. Chappelle’s Show famously aired for three seasons between 2003 and 2006 on Comedy Central, and is widely considered to be one of the best comedies of its time. However, mid-way through the show’s third season, Chappelle abruptly walked away. He later stated that he was “burned out” from the intensive shooting schedule, and also felt the show’s popularity took away from his standup career (he could only take hearing an audience member yell “I’m Rick James, bitch!” so many times.) He then embarked on a prolonged hiatus, during which he only gav...
Chappelle’s Show, Nathan For You, Reno 911!, and Key & Peele Coming to HBO Max
Several of Comedy Central’s premiere titles — including Chappelle’s Show, Nathan For You, Reno 911!, and Key & Peele — are coming to HBO Max starting November 1st. These series will be streaming on WarnerMedia’s premium streaming services as part of an ongoing licensing deal forged with Comedy Central’s parent company ViacomCBS. The deal also gives HBO Max access to the entire South Park library as well as Inside Amy Schumer. It’s worth noting that all of these titles will be non-exclusive to HBO Max, which explains why Chappelle’s Show is also coming to Netflix starting November 1st. These titles are also available on ViacomCBS’s own streaming platform, CBS All Access, which will be rebranded as Paramount+ in 2021. According to The Hollywood Reporter, at some point ViacomCBS inte...
Tiny Toons Revived for New Series on Cartoon Network, HBO Max
Tiny Toons Looniversity, image courtesy of Warner Bros. Animation The Tiny Toons are set to invade your TV once again. The beloved Looney Tunes spin-off has been revived with a two-season, straight-to-series order of Tiny Toons Looniversity. The new cartoon is set to air on both Cartoon Network and HBO Max, though exactly how WarnerMedia plans to roll out the episodes across the platforms isn’t yet clear. What is known, however, is that Steven Spielberg is back to produce through his Amblin Television. Erin Gibson of the Throwing Shade podcast is on as showrunner, in addition to co-executive producing with Nat Cash (Adventure Time). Amblin’s Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank are also on as executive producers. As the name implies, the show will be set in Acme Looniveristy, the institution whe...
How Deena Told The Jersey Shore Cast About Pregnancy Number Two
Deena shared that her heart was “filled with so much love and joy” because she is pregnant with her second child. And beginning on November 19, the Jersey Shore mama — who is already mom to soon-to-be-big-brother CJ with husband Chris — will be embarking on a family vacation with her lovable roomies. Party’s here, times two…again! So how did Deena tell her roomies about Baby Buckner #2? “Are you ready?” Deena asks in the brief clip above, while Laurens screams “Oh my God!” post-reveal. Watch the video to see how she spilled the mini meatball-related news, and spend the holidays with the fam when Season 4 of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation begins on Thursday, November 19 at 8/7c! You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking fo...
Netflix Announces Price Hikes for Standard and Premium Plans
With an election looming, Halloween imminent, and coronavirus cases hitting record highs, Netflix thought this would be the perfect time to try and slip some bad news past us. The streaming giant has announced modest rate hikes on its standard and premium plans for American consumers. Via The Verge, the standard package has been bumped up to $13.99 per month from a previous mark of $12.99. The premium plan took an even bigger hit, jumping from $15.99 to $17.99. The basic plan remains unchanged at $8.99 per billing cycle. According to a spokesperson for Netflix, this change is “so that we can continue to offer more variety of TV shows and films,” and “does not influence or indicate a global price change.” They added, “As always we offer a range of plans so that people can pick a p...
‘I Don’t Have To Keep Hiding This’: Teen Mom 2‘s Leah Is Talking About Her Struggles With Addiction
Leah confessed in a preview of Teen Mom 2 that she “was addicted to pain medication” — and during this week’s episode, the mother of three elaborated on her painful past and why she was ready to be open about her experience. “I’ve been working really hard writing a book about my life,” Leah said about her memoir Hope, Grace & Faith. “Even though so much of my past has played out on TV, there’s a lot that I haven’t dealt with publicly.” She revealed that this was about hiding her addiction, and five years ago (the time of her struggle), she was afraid of “what the repercussions would be.” “I was scared that I would have this big ‘addict’ on my forehead and everyone perceiving every little thi...
New Music-Competition TV Show to Feature Alice Cooper, Lzzy Hale, Gavin Rossdale, Bishop Briggs as Judges
A new music-competition TV show called No Cover is going into production, featuring Alice Cooper, Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, Bush’s Gavin Rossdale, alt-pop singer Bishop Briggs, and Animals as Leaders guitarist Tosin Abasi as judges. The reality program will focus on finding artists and bands who compete with their own original material. The show is being produced by Hit Parader, which was once the name of a popular rock magazine but was recently relaunched as a TV/film production company. The competition will be filmed at the famed Troubadour club and the Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood, California. No Cover is being billed as an alternative to programs like American Idol and The Voice, which mostly rely on competitors singing cover songs. And judging by the aforementioned judges, No C...
Jordan Kristine Seamón Found Herself — And Italy — In We Are Who We Are
By Alex Gonzalez At 17, Jordan Kristine Seamón has already built an impressive résumé. You may know her as Caitlin Poythress on HBO’s coming-of-age series We Are Who We Are, but beyond acting, Seamón has many talents. That includes her chameleonic ability to adapt to new surroundings, as with her chosen city of Atlanta, where she moved six years ago after growing up in Philadelphia. “There are no sidewalks in my development,” Seamón tells MTV News, “and I have a dog now, so when I have to walk my dog, I have to walk in the middle of the street. I miss sidewalks and I miss the hustle and bustle that you hear every night. I need noise to go to sleep. It’s very quiet here, and I miss noise.” Although she has grown to love Atlanta’s green, hilly parks and active art scene, Seamón finds herself...
South Park Creators Launch Deepfake Web Series Sassy Justice: Watch
South Park returned earlier this month with the hour-long “Pandemic Special”, though there’s still no word on when Season 24 will properly begin. In the meantime, creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have teamed with British comedian great Peter Serafinowicz (Amazon’s The Tick, Guardians of the Galaxy) for a new deepfake web series called Sassy Justice. The show is presented as a local Cheyenne, Wyoming news program hosted by American Consumer Advocate Fred Sassy, himself a deepfake of Donald Trump. (The name “Fred Sassy” has to be a play on Trump’s dad, right?) A description of the first episode promises Sass will go “to battle for the common man in his hometown.” First, he’s exposing the dangers of deepfakes — the technological trick of mapping a person’s face on a different person’s body...
