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Jenny Slate Leaves Big Mouth so a Black Actor Can Voice Her Character Instead
Netflix’s animated series Big Mouth is experiencing a new growth spurt. After spending three seasons voicing the role of Missy, a biracial tween, Jenny Slate has stepped down from the role so that a Black voice actor can have it instead. Slate revealed her decision earlier today in a lengthy statement posted to Instagram. In the post, she explains that she initially believed it was “permissible” to voice Missy in the Emmy-nominated series because the character’s mother is Jewish and white, which Slate herself is in real life. “But Missy is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people,” her statement reads. Slate then acknowledges that she was “engaging in an act of erasure of Black people” and that both her receiving the role and her decision to acc...
South Park Arrives to HBO Max, Minus Five Episodes Which Mock Religion
South Park has a new home. As of today, June 24th, all 23 seasons of Comedy Central’s beloved animated series are streaming on HBO Max. Well, with the exception of five episodes. The five episodes in question — “Super Best Friends” from season five, “Cartoon Wars Part I and Part II” from season ten, and “200” and “201” from season fourteen — either feature or reference a character based on the Prophet Muhammad. HBO Max agreed to exclude the episodes from its platform when it first acquired the series from Verizon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The same five episodes were previously pulled from television syndication and South Park‘s previous streaming home at Hulu. The decision to remove the five episodes is due to “safety concerns,” as South Park creators Trey Parker and ...
Pride Month: Remembering The Most Impactful LGBTQ+ Moments On MTV
June is Pride Month — and this year holds special significance because it commemorates the 50th anniversary of annual LGBTQ+ Pride traditions (like the first Pride march in New York City). While Pride events will look different this year, MTV — which has always pushed forward the visibility of LGBTQ equality and highlighted diverse narratives — is celebrating this month with digital content across social multiple platforms. From standout LGBTQ+ cast members to impactful moments from our diverse series, MTV is proud to look back at the channel’s history featuring unique and important stories. Take a look at the iconic moments from Real World, True Life, The Challenge, Catfish, Ex on the Beach, Are You the One?, True Life and more in the video compilation above —...
MTV Is Going Back To The ’90s With A Nostalgia-Filled Marathon
“I want my MTV” — 1990s edition! Friday, June 26 will be a special, nostalgia-filled day for the network: Historic MTV moments and series — unfolding in New York where the brand began — will be broadcast throughout the day beginning at 6am. The “Flashback Friday: Made in New York” marathon will re-air classic moments made in New York with episode marathons from The State, Yo! MTV Raps, the Video Music Awards, Unplugged, The Real World: New York and more. The day will begin with back-to-back music video — and additionally, La La Anthony will host TRL’s Most Requested Moments, a brand new special at 3PM ET/PT counting down the greatest performances, celebrity guests and OMG moments in TRL history. It’s hard to think of MTV’s most special memori...
‘I’m Glad I Told Alyssa The Truth’: Juliette Has No Regrets About Her Siesta Key Revelation
The cat’s out of the hush bag: Alyssa knows allllllll about Juliette f*cking her boyfriend hooking up with with Alex. And now Juliette is dealing with the fallout for disclosing the Siesta Key secret. “I’ve just been dealing with Alex bitching me out all morning,” Juliette tells Chloe (who knew about the tryst when it happened in Nashville) in a sneak peek from tonight’s episode. “I’m glad I told Alyssa the truth, but Alex has been calling me all day with mean things to say as if it’s my fault. You’re the one who cheated on your girlfriend, dude.” When Chloe asks if he told Alyssa the truth, Juliette confirms he did. “Apparently, she moved all of her stuff out of his house, and she’s really sad,” Juliette adds. W...
Eric Andre: Legalize Everything Adds Some Much-Needed Danger to Stand-up Comedy: Review
The Pitch: Eric Andre never stops performing. On his cult hit The Eric Andre Show, he’s not just interviewing guests and using himself as a canvas on which to paint Jackass-style feats of physical cruelty. No, he’s doing an impression of a talk show host. When he begrudgingly runs to the microphone at the top of each show to do Leno-style monologues, they seem to all but destroy him mentally. He does Man on the Street bits that are thinly veiled perverse pranks. He promises guests like Arnold Schwarzenegger, only to bring out comedy writer Bruce Vilanch on a rebel scooter. He runs into the audience as often as he allows the audience to run on stage. Because of this, his live shows are closer in spirit to the running of the bulls than any kind of comedy showcase. But chaos has always been h...
The Golden Globes Will Air Later Than Usual. What Does That Mean For Awards Season?
The 78th Golden Globe Awards will take place on February 28, 2021, according to an announcement from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association released on Monday (June 22). The Globes will now air on the date for which the 93rd annual Academy Awards were previously scheduled before being moved to April 25. Though the press association had not previously announced the date, the Globes typically air the first Sunday in January, and have since 1973. That is partially because the press association likes to set the tone for the Academy Awards, serving as the unofficial start to the season. Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler will co-host the ceremony — as they did in 2013, 2014, and 2015 — which the press association, the group of journalists who decide the recipients, said will still be “Hollywo...
Sneak Peek: DJ Pauly D Is Helping This Man Get Revenge On His Wife
It’s time for payback — and help is on the way in the form of DJ Pauly D and Vinny. In a sneak peek of the brand-new series Revenge Prank with DJ Pauly D and Vinny, premiering on Thursday, Pauly explains that he is going to help a man named Garrick get the last laugh at the expense of his wife Zoe. “[Zoe] pranked me in the middle of the night that her water [was] broke — we were a month away from her due date,” Garrick tells Pauly D in the clip about a now-viral stunt — and the root of why he is on the MTV series. “We were supposed to have a scheduled C-section, so it was kind of a scary thing.” Garrick actually cried in the middle of the prank and was “very emotional.” He also admitted his wife took it a “little too far....
Comedy Central Pulls Workaholics Episode Featuring Chris D’Elia Playing a Child Molester
Comedy Central has pulled a Workaholics episode featuring the disgraced comic Chris D’Elia from the show’s library on Hulu, Amazon Prime, and the network’s own website and streaming app, as Slashfilm reports. The episode in question is “To Friend a Predator” from the debut season of Workaholics which originally aired on May 25th, 2011. In the episode, D’Elia plays a character named Topher, an alleged child molester that lurks a Justin Bieber fansite. Clearly, not a good look for the network given the recent allegations made against D’Elia. Last week, the stand-up comic was accused of numerous incidents of sexual misconduct, many of which involve a number of underage girls. Comedy Central didn’t stop at Workaholics, though. As Slashfilm points out, the network has also comple...
30 Rock Blackface Episodes Pulled at Tina Fey’s Request
30 Rock is about to get slimmer. As Variety reports, creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock alongside NBCUniversal have requested that multiple episodes featuring characters in blackface be removed from streaming networks and syndication. “As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation,” Fey explained in a statement obtained by Variety. “I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images. I apologize for pain they have caused. Going forward, no comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness. I thank NBCUniversal for honoring this request.” As Vulture notes, Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) appe...
How The Conversations About Race On Real World: New York Are Still Commonplace — Nearly 30 Years Later
The year was 1992, and seven diverse strangers were having their “lives taped” in the real world while living in New York. The MTV trailblazers — Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell — didn’t know it back in the ’90s, but nearly 30 years later, their raw conversations surrounding race would still be prevalent. During these truly historic times as America demonstrates against racial inequality, stands up to police brutality and demands justice for the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless victims of racism, the goal is to look back and examine why these MTV incidents featuring five white cast members and two black cast members still hold weight. First, thes...
Are You The One? Lovebirds Clinton Moxam And Uche Nwosu Are Engaged
Back in 2017, Clinton Moxam And Uche Nwosu met on Are You the One? Season 6. And even though they were not a perfect match on the show, the lovebirds became engaged three years to the day that they met on the MTV series. “So yesterday my dreams came true,” Clinton captioned the beautiful photos, above, on Instagram. “I met my fiancé exactly 3 years ago today & yesterday I asked her to spend the rest of her life with me. This was the easiest decision I’ve ever made. Honestly, there wasn’t even a decision to be made, I truly believe we were created for one another! He sweetly continued: “Uche, I’ve been searching for you since I was like 9. Our relationship and the love we have for one another came out of nowhere & it’s undeniable you’re my wife. You’re pe...
