Did You Catch All the Changes In Rent: Live?

Creators and producers for Rent: Live touted the Fox production in the lead-up to its January 27 premiere as the Rent we love on “steroids,” while also clarifying that edits would be made to fit network standards and cut for length. The claims proved more or less true with last

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The Upper East Side Gets a Rap Tribute on SNL Thanks to Leslie Jones

During James McAvoy’s episode of SNL over the weekend, a misunderstood Manhattan neighborhood got some love thanks to Leslie Jones when she starred in a rap tribute to the place she currently calls home. “In my life I’ve lived in some of the hardest neighborhoods in America: Compton, Spanish Harlem,

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Michael Che Remembers Late Comedian Kevin Barnett on Weekend Update

This weekend, Michael Che memorialized the late writer and comedian Kevin Barnett with a shout-out on Saturday Night Live. “For Weekend Update, I’m Bird Luger,” he signed off, referencing the nickname the Rel co-creator had earned co-hosting the Round Table of Gentlemen podcast, on which Che was a frequent guest.The

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Dive In With Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga Performing ‘Shallow’ Live for the First Time

Not that they had to seal the deal to be the Oscars’ frontrunner for Best Original Song or anything. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, co-stars and compliment givers of A Star Is Born, blew off some beautiful sonic steam after Cooper was snubbed for Best Director by reuniting at Gaga’s

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Native Son Breathes New Life Into One of American Literature’s Most Heartbreaking Characters

As one of the three actors who played the protagonist in Moonlight, Ashton Sanders didn’t get nearly as much acclaim or exposure as some of his talented co-stars, but I always felt like his was the most haunted, captivating, and demanding performance in Barry Jenkins’s film: He gave the teenage

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Not Even James McAvoy Is Immune to SNL Breaking When Floppy Boobs Are Involved

Readers, have you ever been to New Orleans? Where the molasses runs smooth, the jazz is juicy, and the mosquitos sashay through the air? If you ever find yourselves going to that swampy abode, please do be on the look-out for a ginger woman whose boobs swing wide, “one pointed

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Saturday Night Live Recap: James McAvoy Wants Everyone to Take a Deep Breeth

James McAvoy isn’t looking for laughs, generally speaking. Film roles such as Professor X (in X-Men: First Class) or WWII solider Robbie Turner (in Atonement) aren’t really built for comedy. That said, McAvoy is a ham. Watch any interview, especially those from casual UK chat shows; he’s happy to tromp right past

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James McAvoy’s Accent Is Too Hot (and Incomprehensible) for This Pilot to Handle

How unfortunate that Kylie Jenner’s brand integration team had its pilot knocked out from heavy turbulence, because the hero stepping up to guide the airplane back to safety just cannot understand what his Scottish air traffic controllers are trying to say. All he wants is to save the day —

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