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Chris Rock ends silence and finally unloads on 'ugly' Will Smith after Oscars slap
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Chris Rock opened up to Dave Chappelle about the notorious Oscars slap on the first night of the comedic duo’s joint U.K. tour ... Show more
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Chris Rock brands Will Smith 'as ugly as the rest of us' over Oscars slap: Chris's jaw met Will's palm during a hugely controversial moment at the ...
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Chris Rock brands Will Smith 'as ugly as the rest of us' over Oscars slap
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Chris Rock ends silence and finally unloads on 'ugly' Will Smith after Oscars slap
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Chris Rock opened up to Dave Chappelle about the notorious Oscars slap on the first night of the comedic duo’s joint U.K. tour ... Show more
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Chris Rock brands Will Smith 'as ugly as the rest of us' over Oscars slap: Chris's jaw met Will's palm during a hugely controversial moment at the ...
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Chris Rock brands Will Smith 'as ugly as the rest of us' over Oscars slap
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‘Ugly’: Will Smith’s ‘mask ripped off’: Chris Rock described Will Smith as “just as ugly as the rest of us.”
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‘Ugly’: Will Smith’s ‘mask ripped off’
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Dave Chappelle says Will Smith ‘ripped mask off’ with Chris Rock Oscars slap: Dave Chappelle called out Will Smith for his ‘impression of a perfect person’ in ...
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‘Did Will Smith hurt me? He played Ali!’ – Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle live: They are arguably the two greatest US standups of their generation – and both ...
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‘Did Will Smith hurt me? He played Ali!’ – Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle ...
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Chris Rock Says Controversial Jada Joke is 'Nicest Joke' He's Ever Told
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Chris Rock: Will Smith Slapped Me for the 'Nicest Joke' at Oscars: "The motherf***er hit me over a bulls**t joke," Rock said of the viral 2022 Oscars slap.
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Chris Rock: Will Smith Slapped Me for the 'Nicest Joke' at Oscars
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Chris Rock And Dave Chappelle Get Candid And Serious About Will Smith’s Slap During Their Latest Comedy Show
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Chris Rock ‘turned down’ tell-all Oprah chat about Will Smith slap: Latest London news, business, sport, showbiz and entertainment from the London Evening ...
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Chris Rock ‘turned down’ tell-all Oprah chat about Will Smith slap
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Nicole Brown Simpson's Family and Prosecutor Blast Chris Rock for “Distasteful” Joke: “He Crossed the Line”
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Chris Rock On Will Smith: He’s ‘As Ugly as the Rest of Us’: Comedian Chris Rock was doing a sold out show in England and said that actor Will Smith was 'just as ...
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Chris Rock On Will Smith: He’s ‘As Ugly as the Rest of Us’
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Chris Rock Says Will Smith Oscars Slap Followed His 'Nicest' Joke: Chris Rock is still joking about the slap heard round the world.
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Chris Rock Says Will Smith Oscars Slap Followed His 'Nicest' Joke
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Today in History: ‘The ‘Godfather’ wins best picture, Marlon Brando refuses to accept best actor
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Today in History: ‘The ‘Godfather’ wins best picture, Marlon Brando ...
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Kevin Hart takes home his Mark Twain Prize for American humor : Kevin Hart received the 25th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at The Kennedy Center ...
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Kevin Hart takes home his Mark Twain Prize for American humor
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The View cohost Ana Navarro says Messi the dog was 'better behaved than Will Smith' at Oscars
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Half Baked 2: a cheap DTV sequel comes out next month: They made a Half Baked 2, but none of the original cast is back except the girl who played Mary Jane.
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Half Baked 2: a cheap DTV sequel comes out next month
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The 10 Wildest Moments in Oscars History: "Racist" jokes, spontaneous nudity and other wild Oscars' moments that stunned the world.
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The 10 Wildest Moments in Oscars History
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Jada Pinkett Smith Attributes Gender Pay Gap To Stunted Acting Career—Was Told “You Don’t Need It, You’re Married To Will”
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Kathy Griffin Shouts Out Will Smith, Chris Rock Ahead of Oscars: The comedian poked fun at the infamous as Hollywood gets set for the biggest night of the year.
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Kathy Griffin Shouts Out Will Smith, Chris Rock Ahead of Oscars
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Steve Buscemi Says 'Grown Ups' Cast Ditched Him In The Rain While He Wore A Full-Body Cast: "I Thought We Were Friends"
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Steve Buscemi Says 'Grown Ups' Cast Ditched Him In The Rain While He Wore ...
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On This Day, March 27: FDA approves Viagra for impotence - UPI.com: On March 27, 1998, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Viagra for use as a ...
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On This Day, March 27: FDA approves Viagra for impotence - UPI.com
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Inside the Oscars' 'Highly Political' Seating Plan: "The politics of 'where I am going to sit?' affects Hollywood award shows like the Oscars now more than ever ...
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Inside the Oscars' 'Highly Political' Seating Plan
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CAA Pre-Oscars Party, Major Hollywood Bash Ahead of Ceremony: The CAA Pre-Oscars shindig was clearly the place to be on Friday evening ... with the best of the ...
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CAA Pre-Oscars Party, Major Hollywood Bash Ahead of Ceremony
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Netflix Chief Ted Sarandos Defends Dave Chappelle From His Many Haters: The Netflix CEO says if you don’t like Chappelle's specials on Netflix ...
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Netflix Chief Ted Sarandos Defends Dave Chappelle From His Many Haters
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Our woke world can’t take a joke, and it’s no laughing matter: Laughter has been critical to our evolution, yet too many of us have lost that human touch.
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Our woke world can’t take a joke, and it’s no laughing matter
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‘Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda’: Portland’s Mx. Dahlia Belle among comedians in new Netflix special
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‘Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda’: Portland’s Mx. Dahlia Belle among ...
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Most controversial moments from Oscars history including Will Smith's slap incident
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Quick Glance: Opinion | Four Opinion Writers: Why Was Will Smith's Slap So Controversial?
  • I believe there is a specific issue with Black women and their hair.

  • Blow, Charles: So, I'd like to broaden the discussion a little.

  • Don't belittle Black women.""

  • I think it's just as important not to jump to judgments about what happened.
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"This Fool" got L.A. Latinos right. Who's to blame for its cancellation?: The show's untimely end brought the same reaction as previous cancellations ...
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Comedian Donnell Rawlings has come a long way since ‘Ashy Larry’: “Chappelle’s Show” veteran Donnell Rawlings talks about his stand-up career as he releases his ...
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Comedian Donnell Rawlings has come a long way since ‘Ashy Larry’
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‘Comic to watch’ Hannah Berner performs March 1 at Hard Rock Gary: Hannah Berner’s new year began with Variety announcing in January she had just inked a deal ...
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‘Comic to watch’ Hannah Berner performs March 1 at Hard Rock Gary
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Bad Boys 4 Will Be Released Earlier Than Expected: Bad Boys 4 gets an exciting release update as filming on the buddy cop sequel starring Will Smith and Martin ...
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Bad Boys 4 Will Be Released Earlier Than Expected
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Dave Chappelle Wins Grammy for Comedy Album: Dave Chappelle has won his fifth Grammy Award in the best comedy album category.
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Dave Chappelle Wins Grammy for Comedy Album
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‘There’s Some Music Coming Out of the Bronx Called Rap,’ How the Village Voice Championed Hip Hop and Changed Criticism
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‘There’s Some Music Coming Out of the Bronx Called Rap,’ How the Village ...
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Why Jada Pinkett Smith is grateful for her marriage with Will Smith: Jada Pinkett Smith doesn’t think she could ask for more in a partner than she gets from Will ...
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Why Jada Pinkett Smith is grateful for her marriage with Will Smith
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These Are The Famous Black Families We’re Always Rooting For: From the Wayans family to the Williams sisters, these celebrities have shown us that family bonds — ...
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These Are The Famous Black Families We’re Always Rooting For
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'Coming Fast Y'All': Will Smith Offers Exciting Bad Boys 4 Update: Bad Boys 4 co-star Will Smith provides the latest filming update for the latest ...
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'Coming Fast Y'All': Will Smith Offers Exciting Bad Boys 4 ...
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Bowen Yang Subtly Calls Out ‘SNL’ for Embracing Nikki Haley: Between Haley, Dave Chappelle, and Shane Gillis, “Saturday Night Live” is once again embracing ...
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Bowen Yang Subtly Calls Out ‘SNL’ for Embracing Nikki Haley
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Killer Mike Arrest Raises Will Smith Question: People are questioning why Killer Mike was arrested Sunday while Will Smith wasn't after he slapped Chris Rock ...
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Killer Mike Arrest Raises Will Smith Question
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Comedian Matt Rife arrives in Minneapolis for four sold-out shows with plenty of heat and haters
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Comedian Matt Rife arrives in Minneapolis for four sold-out shows with ...
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Mathieu Bitton's photo exhibit is an ode to Paris and friendships with Dave Chappelle, Lenny Kravitz
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Mathieu Bitton's photo exhibit is an ode to Paris and friendships with ...
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Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and Will have ‘spiced up connection’ in relationship update
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Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and Will have ‘spiced up connection’ in ...
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Dave Chappelle Calls Out Katt Williams for Dissing Other Comedians: Dave Chappelle has shared his thoughts on Katt Williams' recent 'Club Shay ...
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Dave Chappelle Calls Out Katt Williams for Dissing Other Comedians
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Bowen Yang Hugs Controversial 'SNL' Host Shane Gillis During Show's Goodbyes: 'SNL' cast member Bowen Yang hugged host Shane Gillis on 'Saturday ...
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Bowen Yang Hugs Controversial 'SNL' Host Shane Gillis During Show's ...
Quick Glance: Shane Gillis Appears on ‘Saturday Night Live'
  • Shane Gillis finally appeared on ‘Saturday Night Live’, barely mentioning his past dismissal.

  • Given the chance to perform at NBC’s Studio 8H, Gillis delivered a monologue hinting at a positive outcome for both him and ‘S.N.L.’.

  • Initially announced as an ‘S.N.L.’ cast member, Gillis was swiftly dropped due to controversial remarks, only to return as a guest host almost five years later.

  • In his monologue, Gillis took a mild approach, advising the audience not to look up his past dismissal.
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Kevin Hart on Dave Chappelle Backlash. Claim He's an Industry Plant: Kevin Hart refuses to engage in speculation that he's just an industry plant.
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Kevin Hart on Dave Chappelle Backlash. Claim He's an Industry Plant
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The Crash of Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle: Hannes Roß writes a farewell letter to the two comedy giants
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The Crash of Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle
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Chris Rock to Direct Remake of Mads Mikkelsen's Oscar-Winning Another Round
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Chris Rock to Direct Remake of Mads Mikkelsen's Oscar-Winning Another ...
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How Long Is Will Smith Banned From the Oscars?: It'll be quite some time before Smith is let back on the Oscars stage.
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How Long Is Will Smith Banned From the Oscars?
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Daily Crossword Puzzle: Friday, February 23: Can you solve the latest Vulture 10x10 crossword clue? 15-Down, Five Letters: Jada Pinkett Smith’s is famously red
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Daily Crossword Puzzle: Friday, February 23
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14 Times Celebs Wore Sweatpants Out of the House and Looked Chic Doing It: A-listers like Hailey Bieber and Jennifer Lopez have been spotted from coast to coast ...
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14 Times Celebs Wore Sweatpants Out of the House and Looked Chic Doing It
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The 20 Best SNL Performers To Begin on SNL in the '90s: There's an argument to be made that the '90s was the best decade for SNL.
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The 20 Best SNL Performers To Begin on SNL in the '90s
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Ian Hislop knows how to stay relevant in middle age – Ricky Gervais, listen up: The flat thud with which recent specials by Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle ...
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Ian Hislop knows how to stay relevant in middle age – Ricky Gervais ...
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14 Times Celebs Wore Sweatpants Out of the House and Looked Chic Doing It: A-listers like Hailey Bieber and Jennifer Lopez have been spotted from coast to coast ...
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14 Times Celebs Wore Sweatpants Out of the House and Looked Chic Doing It
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Landmark Bay Area music venue celebrates milestone anniversary in grand style: Over the years, the Independent has hosted such acts as Metallica, Doja Cat, Lizzo ...
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Landmark Bay Area music venue celebrates milestone anniversary in grand ...
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DiCaprio's Remake Of A 4-Year-Old Oscar Movie Has Become Concerning After Latest Update
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DiCaprio's Remake Of A 4-Year-Old Oscar Movie Has Become Concerning ...
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Ariana DeBose Didn't See the Funny Side of Critics Choice "Actors Who Think They Are Singers" Joke
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Ariana DeBose Didn't See the Funny Side of Critics Choice ...
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'Riverdale's Lili Reinhart Has Alopecia, Reveals She Received Her Diagnosis During "Major Depressive Episode"
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'Riverdale's Lili Reinhart Has Alopecia, Reveals She Received Her ...
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Hit Danish film 'Another Round' lined up for DiCaprio-produced remake: The critically and commercially successful Danish film ‘Another Round’ from 2020 (Danish ...
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Hit Danish film 'Another Round' lined up for DiCaprio-produced remake
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Kids’ Shoe Moments on the Oscars Red Carpet Through the Years: Jaden Smith, Drew Barrymore and More
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Kids’ Shoe Moments on the Oscars Red Carpet Through the Years: Jaden Smith ...
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Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Bring SNL ‘Weekend Update’ To Emmy Awards: Saturday Night Live fans got a Tina Fey and Amy Poehler mock Weekend Update episode on stage ...
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Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Bring SNL ‘Weekend Update’ To Emmy Awards
Quick Glance: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Revive Weekend Update at Emmys
  • After being delayed due to strikes, the 75th Emmy winners were finally announced, making it an exciting ceremony.

  • Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunited for Weekend Update, a move that was adored by fans.

  • Although they didn't host, they returned to present the award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).

  • Fans enthusiastically responded to the SNL revival and are eager for more appearances from the duo in the future.
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David O Russell to direct Linda Ronstadt biopic starring Selena Gomez: David O Russell to direct Linda Ronstadt biopic starring Selena Gomez
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David O Russell to direct Linda Ronstadt biopic starring Selena Gomez
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Leaving Netflix UK Soon: The biographical drama movie 'Ali' (2001) :: New On Netflix UK
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Leaving Netflix UK Soon: The biographical drama movie 'Ali' (2001) :: New ...
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Dave Chappelle's Netflix special "The Dreamer": The Dreamer: The brilliant and controversial comedy superstar Dave Chappelle has a new Netflix special.
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Dave Chappelle's Netflix special