Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection, Funny or Die via YouTube, NBC, Cartoon Network/Everett Collection Talk shows are already their own farce: The format is overused and rarely changing, most “impromptu” celeb stories are pre-vetted by producers, and the field is overrun by men named Jimmy. It comes as no surprise that their chatter… Continue reading The Best Fictional Talk-Show Hosts, Ranked
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 49 Hosts and Musical Guests
Being a Saturday Night Live host/musical guest is still one of the most important gauntlets a celebrity can run. Do well, and your sketches will be posted on TikTok alongside videos of people making slime for eternity. Do poorly, and you’re Ashlee Simpson, also posted on TikTok for eternity. Next on the docket is musical… Continue reading ‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 49 Hosts and Musical Guests
Naperville blood donation center hosts long-term donor
Thirty-seven-and-a-half days. That, collectively, is how long Orin Albrecht has spent in blood donation centers since 1996. And he isn’t stopping anytime soon. Last month, Albrecht, 55, celebrated his 452nd blood donation at Naperville’s Vitalant donation center. The visit took his total time spent donating over the past 27 years to 900 hours. For Albrecht,… Continue reading Naperville blood donation center hosts long-term donor
Late-Night Hosts Set ‘Strike Force Five’ Podcast Amid Strike
The boys are back. Photo: Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images If you’ve been missing the raucous game-playing, the seven-minute-long interviews, and the monologues of late night, we don’t have anything to help you. But if it’s the personalities of various middle-aged white-guy comedians you miss, then get ready and rarin’ to go. Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy… Continue reading Late-Night Hosts Set ‘Strike Force Five’ Podcast Amid Strike