Captain Kirk says he is open to a return to Star Trek – if the storytelling is stellar. “It’s an intriguing idea,” said William Shatner, the legendary captain of the starship Enterprise, speaking to the Canadian Press on a video call while promoting his new documentary, You Can Call Me Bill, which arrives Tuesday. “It’s
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Legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and front man for the Who Roger Daltrey has a solo North American tour on June 10. So he stopped by Bill Maher‘s Real Time on Friday to do some reminiscing on his long career and what comes next. After thanking Daltrey “for all the entertainment over
In a new interview with David Letterman‘s Netflix show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, John Mulaney revealed something Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels shared about sobriety and addiction. Mulaney recalled how Michaels invoked John Belushi, who died in 1982 at 33 after struggling with addiction. While in rehab, Mulaney received a call from
When did Columbia become Kanye State? Bill Maher asked that question at the top of Friday’s Real Time on HBO, setting the tone for a show that focused on the national campus unrest and what’s behind it. Maher attempted to answer that himself in his “New Rules” editorial, saying in a message to protesters blocking
Regrets, she has a few. But then again, it’s not the end for Ellen DeGeneres. Returning to the stage Wednesday night at Largo in Los Angeles, the former host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show was not afraid to address her clouded departure from her long-running show. A sold-out crowd of about 200 fans was supportive
RuPaul’s Drag Race is more than just your typical reality TV competition series; it has evolved into a cultural phenomenon. The show has crowned numerous superstar drag queens who have stomped through the Werk Room, with over 100 queens competing for the highest honor in the world of drag. Hosted by RuPaul Charles, it celebrates
SPOILER ALERT: Do Not Read If You Haven’t Seen Tonight’s Show Season 16 of MTV reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race is over, and America’s Next Drag Superstar has been crowned. This edition of RuPaul’s Drag Race featured 14 queens from across the country battling it out for the win. Contestants besides the final three included
Once again, life has imitated art. A billboard in Los Angeles has been vandalized in an homage to Curb Your Enthusiasm. The billboard, located at Centinela Ave. and Santa Monica Blvd., depicts an advertisement for Susie Essman‘s Caftan. On the show, the Susie character started her own business and used a billboard to advertise it.
On the one side, you have an atheist and avowed bachelor. On the other, a psychologist who thinks family and faith are the keys to progress from our current problems. Those polar opposites made for some intense sparring on Friday’s Real Time, as Bill Maher faced off aganst a fiesty Dr. Phil McGraw, author of
In honor of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit airing its 25th season, Rockefeller Plaza is celebrating Mariska Hargitay, aka the show’s Detective Olivia Benson. She is now the longest-running female actress on primetime television, and will receive an immersive exhibit dedicated to all things Benson and SVU. The exhibit is planned for two days (March
There’s still nine months to go until the presidential election, and we’ve already reached peak talking points. At least, that was the contention from Bill Maher in his “New Rules” editorial on Friday’s Real Time. “It gets so dull hearing these talking points,” Maher lamented, running down a list of common complaints about the economy
Taylor Swift‘s touchdown at Los Angeles International airport carried all the drama and excitement of a lunar landing. Now the question is: how will she get to Las Vegas, and when? Where will she sit, and with whom? And what will happen post-game? If she flies to Las Vegas on her $54 million Dassault Falcon-9
Bill Maher is often confronted with the accusation that he’s switched from an ultra-liberal to a more conservative stance. He may have added fuel to that argument with the subect of Friday’s Real Time, which focused on what he called “Biden’s Brain.” It’s a topic that broke out this week from hushed backrooms to the
Issa Rae is blunt about how the entertainment industry seems to be changing. In a Time interview out today, she fired back at an industry she feels is now being driven by considerations other than creativity and inclusion. A big part of that attitude is her recent history. In January, her TV series Rap Sh!t
The Sundance Film Festival 2024, beloved by independent film enthusiasts, opens the film festival circuit with a bustling calendar of parties, thought-provoking panels, and red-carpet premieres. Celebrating its 40th milestone, the lineup boasts diversity across various categories, featuring 53 short films, 35 documentary features, and 83 feature films. Among the buzzworthy titles premiering are My
Count Jo Koy as one person who thinks his Golden Globes hosting wasn’t a complete disaster. “I think I did well given the circumstances,” he said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. Koy had just 10 days to prepare. He told the Times his writers weren’t picked until eight days before the show;
Donald E. Wildmon, whose American Family Association led boycotts over sexuality and gay themes in American TV shows and in the arts, died on Dec. 28 in Tupelo, Miss. He was 85. The cause was Lewy body dementia, according to a statement posted by the American Family Association. Wildmon-led groups ran full-page advertisements denouncing the 1990s police
Angelenos hoping to open presents by a roaring fire on a chilly Christmas morning this year are out of luck. The weather’s cold enough, but local air quality officials on Christmas Eve put in place a no-burn order for the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, andall of Orange County. Luckily,