Long a supporter of unions and comedy writers, it's no surprise to see where the Massachusetts native stands during the Writers Guild of America strike.
"Cheers" is widely regarded as one of the greatest television shows of all time. But when the series launched, it didn't look like it would last very long.
The NFL Players Choir is made up of NFL athletes from both past and present, one of whom spent several years as a New England Patriot. The group recently took the stage on America's Got Talent for their chance to win $1M and a headline show is Las Vegas.
Enough Wizard of Oz adaptations have been floated over the past few years that it’s amazing even one made it term, but the awe doesn’t stop there. Behold, NBC’s ultra-ultra-ultra-gritty take on the classic L. Frank Baum tale, as Dorothy crashes into Emerald City in a first trailer.
Dave Chappelle practically quit show-business over the endless association with his viral Chappelle’s Show characters, to the point few presumed we’d ever see them again. Well, it seems we owe The Walking Dead’s frustrating cliffhanger a debt of gratitude, as Chappelle took his SNL hosting as a chance to revive a number of Chappelle’s Show favorites … at least to kill one off.
For good or ill, perhaps no comedy series has benefit so much from Donald Trump as SNL. Following weeks of debate sketches, most everyone wondered how the late-night staple would react to Trump actually succeeding to the presidency, for which this weekend’s cold open brought Kate McKinnon’s Hillary out; both in tribute to Leonard Cohen, and to offer a moving “Hallelujah” going forward.