Flight of the Conchords taped and released a special, Flight of the Conchords: Live in London for HBO in 2018, and now, New Zealand’s “fourth most popular parody duo” has announced a new live album, recorded around the same time. The album, also called Live in London, arrives March 8 on Sub Pop, and will be available…
In 2003, Chapelle’s Show was must-see TV. By the time the tenth episode of its first season hit Comedy Central, the world had already been treated to “The Mad Real World”, “Ask A Black Dude”, “Wu-Tang Financial,” and the instantly iconic “Clayton Bigsby.”
Girls’ Trip actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish has sent an apology to her fans after a disastrous stand-up set at the James L. Knight Center in Miami on New Year’s Eve. After posting an Instagram video in which she talked about being out until 7 a.m. the night before, it seems Haddish went the Will Smith route and p…
According to new reports by CAA and tech firm Shift7, casting women as leads in films at all budget levels offers a significant box office boost compared with male-led films. In other words, comments sections aren’t always an accurate representation of real life.
Though Mahershala Ali’s latest movie, Green Book, is a story about race relations in the civil rights era, Ali says that shouldn’t account for the 40 percent of the time he estimates that he finds himself discussing race in interviews.
In case you thought Jay Z just rapped about his marriage now, please allow him to re-introduce himself. On Meek Mill’s new track, “What’s Free?”, the Jigga Man points weapons-grade lyrics at the President of the United States, and not —as many online have speculated— at his former collaborator Kanye West. Well, not…
Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose isn’t the man he was “Yesterdays.” In the band’s prime in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the frontman for the hard-rock legends would be hard-pressed to complete an entire show, and as temper tantrums and riots maligned Rose’s reputation, G ‘N’ R tickets were a risky buy. It was like investing in a …
If you didn’t get the opportunity to experience the David Bowie Is... exhibit in any of the 12 cities it set up shop, the folks from the David Bowie Archive and Sony Music have got your back: The touring exhibition that drew over 2 million visitors has been granted digital immortality with an augmented reality mobile…
Rapper/singer-songwriter/record producer/television personality/entrepreneur/football coach/Martha Stewart BFF/actor Snoop Dogg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame outside the El Capitan theater on November 19. His is the 2,651st tribute to celebrity on the sidewalks of Los Angeles, and during his speech,…
Some great news on this velvety cheek day: Fictional, yet somehow also real hard rock band Spinal Tap is reuniting to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the release of This is Spinal Tap. A commemorative mockumentary screening will take place at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and the band will perform as part of the…
IFC has announced that it will begin airing Paul Reubens’ cult classic TV show, Pee-wee’s Playhouse, starting this Thanksgiving Day. The network will air a 24-hour marathon, including the iconic holiday special Christmas At Pee-wee’s Playhouse, on Thursday, November 22 starting at 6 a.m. Then, the show will return to…
Actress Kate Winslet has joined the cast of the upcoming James Cameron-directed Avatar sequels, and filming has just wrapped for the second and third installations of the franchise. As free-diver Ronal of the Metkayina tribe on Pandora, Winslet got the opportunity to add an item to the “Special Skills” section on her…
2 Dope Queens, WNYC Studios’ critically-acclaimed comedy and storytelling podcast has released its final episode. And that sucks. But the titular queens, Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson, have scored their dream guest to soften the blow for their final episode. Don’t get tears on your keyboard, boo boos: An…
As you may recall, back in October, after a little over a year of falling ratings and growing controversy, the Today show parted ways with third-hour host Megyn Kelly. The former Fox News personality went too far in her defense of blackface as a legitimate Halloween option, and was shown the door by both the show and …
Captain Holt, a newly wedded Jake and Amy, and the rest of the Nine-Nine have moved to NBC, and now a premiere date has been set. Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s set to start on Thursday, January 10, and will air in the Thursday 9 PM slot currently occupied by Will & Grace. The Andy Samberg-led workplace comedy went from …
Back in 2012, Creed singer Scott Stapp told VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live about the time rapper and reality show star T.I. saved him from what he described as a suicide attempt, after he jumped off of a Delano Hotel balcony in Miami during a drug binge in 2006. But now, Stapp says that while T.I. was basically his…
Black Panther ascends to the throne on February 16, when director Ryan Coogler will make his Afrofuturist-inspired contribution to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Black Panther is the first spin-off for the Marvel character, but as with all things in the MCU, he’s already carrying a lot of baggage. So The A.V. Club …
Black Lightning is coming to The CW on January 16 with Cress Williams in the title role, but some might not be as familiar with him as they are with the other CW heroes. So The A.V. Club prepared this introduction to Black Lightning and why his TV show is one worth paying attention to in the already-crowded superhero…
