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Dec 22, 2020

The TikTok Videos Helping Us Get Through This Football Season

Fans on TikTok have found creative ways to celebrate their favorite sport in 2020.

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Jul 8, 2020

Netflix's 'The Umbrella Academy' Season 2 Looks Like an Apocalyptic Good Time

Explosions! Tanks! Time travel!

Dec 23, 2019

Eddie Murphy Plays Velvet Jones in Bonkers 'SNL' Black Jeopardy Sketch

When Eddie Murphy returned to host Saturday Night Live for the first time since he was a cast member in 1984, he brought with him some of the characters that turned him into a star and helped save the show during a tumultuous time.

Dec 22, 2019

Eddie Murphy Resurrects Mr. Robinson in Hilarious 'SNL' Sketch

What has the classic Eddie Murphy Saturday Night Live character Mr. Robinson been up to in the 35 years since we last saw him?

Dec 22, 2019

Eddie Murphy Brings Surprise Guests to His Brilliant 'Saturday Night Live' Monologue

Eddie Murphy is back!

Dec 9, 2019

J-Lo Confesses Love for Dumb Bro Chad in Hilarious 'SNL' Sketch

Jennifer Lopez may be happily engaged to former New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez, but even she is vulnerable to the indescribable charms of a certain semi-mute bro: Chad.

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May 13, 2019

Apparently Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Appeared in a 'Game of Thrones' Episode

Just when you thought Game of Thrones couldn't get any bigger, that its grip on American pop culture was so tight that there couldn't possibly be anything left to squeeze, showrunners David Benioff and D.B.

Apr 7, 2019

Kit Harington Comes to 'SNL' to Promote Hilarious 'Game of Thrones' Spinoffs

In case you haven't heard, winter has officially come to HBO's hit series Game of Thrones.

Mar 29, 2019

Matthew McConaughey Tricks Strangers in L.A. Into Thinking They're High

Matthew McConaughey has entered the phase of his career at which it's virtually impossible to separate the actor from his characters.

Mar 11, 2019

'SNL' Takes on Gayle King's Cringe-Inducing R. Kelly Interview in Cold Open

It's been a long time since Saturday Night Live has started a show with a non-political cold open -- probably since, say, sometime in 2016.

Mar 4, 2019

Bill Hader Showed Up to Host Hilarious 'What's That Name?' Sketch on 'SNL'

The host of March 2's Saturday Night Live might have been comedian John Mulaney, but the star was former SNL cast member Bill Hader.

Feb 11, 2019

'SNL' Takes on the Absurd, Offensive Virginia Political Scandal

If you haven't been following the ridiculous string of scandals rocking the Virginia state government right now, it's a good reminder that Richmond was, in fact, the capital of the Confederacy.