This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). George Carlin had been blackballed in the mid-’70s when the comedian reached out to his pal Tony Orlando for help. “George was unbookable,” Orlando explained to Fox News Digital. “He couldn’t get a …
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Late night host Conan O’Brien marked the death of O.J. Simpson by recalling late comedian Norm MacDonald’s withering jokes about the suspected killer that many suspect got him fired from “Saturday Night Live.” During an interview on CNN, O’Brien praised MacDonald’s constant jokes about Simpson and his murder acquittal as some of the “most brilliant comedy” of that period. It’s …
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Keanu Reeves’ co-star Aziz Ansari revealed that the “Matrix” actor fractured his kneecap during the filming of their new movie “Good Fortune.” On Wednesday, Ansari, 41, who also wrote and directed “Good Fortune,” recalled that Reeves, 59, had suffered the injury after an accident in his trailer. “About, I don’t know, 15 days into shooting with me, I was like, …
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Carol Burnett has enjoyed a seven-decade career in show business, breaking barriers for women in comedy and staying active as ever at 90 years of age. She stars on “Palm Royale” on AppleTV+ alongside Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney and Laura Dern. Despite her talent, her legendary career may not have happened without a few lucky breaks she gratefully acknowledges. In …
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A Los Angeles judge appointed Jay Leno conservator over his wife Mavis’ estate Tuesday, Fox News Digital confirmed. The former late-night host filed the petition in January, and stated that his wife of more than four decades “lacks the necessary capacity to execute the estate plan” due to her “major neurocognitive disorders (including dementia),” according to documents obtained by Fox …
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Comedian George Carlin’s estate has agreed to a settlement with the media company it sued earlier this year over the use of artificial intelligence. In January, Carlin’s estate sued the podcast company, Dudesy, for recreating Carlin’s iconic comedic style in an hourlong special titled “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead.” The settlement indicates that Dudesy is required to permanently remove …
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Joe Flaherty, an original cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy series “SCTV,” died on Monday. He was 82. Flaherty died following a “brief illness,” his daughter, Gudrun, confirmed to the Associated Press. The two-time Emmy award-winning writer also found fame playing Harold Weir on the NBC series “Freaks and Geeks.” BARBARA RUSH, GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING STAR OF ‘IT CAME FROM …
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Kate Winslet shared her thoughts on filming “absurd” sex scenes for her new political satire miniseries “The Regime.” In the HBO show, the 48-year-old actress played Chancellor Elena Vernham, the authoritarian leader of a fictitious European country. As her tyrannical regime starts to crumble, the paranoid Elena makes disgraced soldier Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts) her new confidant and the pair …
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On the London Underground, hot dogs are no joking matter. Comedian Ed Gamble has been ordered to change a subway station poster campaign for his new standup show because the image of a hot dog violated the transit network’s ban on junk food advertising. The poster for the show, “Hot Diggity Dog,” showed a mustard- and ketchup-smeared Gamble beside a …
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Throughout her 70-year career, Carol Burnett has shared the screen with some of the most iconic performers of all time — including Elvis Presley. The actress — who is currently promoting her new show “Palm Royale” — recalled the moment she first met the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” in an interview with Stephen Colbert. After the “Late Show” host …
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