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NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ celebrates 20 years of prime-time dominance
Dick Ebersol helped change comedy and late-night television when he teamed up with Lorne Michaels…
Power, politics and performance: Russia’s revamped Intervision song contest names a winner
When Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc held aloft the crystal cup trophy in Moscow’s Live Arena…
In battles over free speech, comedians are often center stage
NEW YORK (AP) — Bassem Youssef, the Egyptian satirist whose “Daily Show”-like program was canceled…
Release party for Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ album is coming to AMC theaters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift is heading back to the big screen next month,…
Residents of Dildo, N.L., express support for ‘honorary mayor’ Jimmy Kimmel
In 2019, Jimmy Kimmel became so enamoured with Dildo, N.L., and its risqué name that…
Sonny Curtis, Crickets member who penned ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme, dies at 88
Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the…
Pakistani dating show sparks anger ahead of its debut on YouTube
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A dating show modeled on “Love Island” that features Pakistani contestants has…
Italian rapper Fedez apologizes for lyrics targeting Jannik Sinner after being accused of racism
MILAN (AP) — Italian rapper Fedez has apologized for publishing musical lyrics saying that tennis…
Man who died on Universal Orlando roller coaster had a spinal condition, report says
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Emergency workers who responded to Universal Orlando Resort’s newest park for…
Web of business interests shows that Kimmel’s future rests on far more than his jokes
NEW YORK (AP) — The decision about whether to keep Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night…
D4vd tour dates removed from websites after the discovery of a girl’s body in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The last two remaining dates in singer d4vd’s U.S. tour and…
Three past Giller winners make long list for $100,000 fiction prize
TORONTO — Three past Giller winners are among the 14 authors longlisted for the literary…
Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James who co-wrote ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’ dies in plane crash
Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James, whose string of top hits includes “Jesus, Take the…
Canada bans Belfast rap group Kneecap from entry, says it endorsed political violence
OTTAWA — The Carney government is barring the Belfast rap group Kneecap from entering Canada,…
Cardi B releases highly anticipated ‘Am I the Drama?’ album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven years after her landmark debut “Invasion of Privacy,” Cardi B…
WWE’s Wrestlepalooza debuts on ESPN Unlimited, but which fans will need to pay extra?
WWE’s partnership with ESPN begins Saturday with Wrestlepalooza from Indianapolis. The biggest question from fans,…
Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds awarded Vancouver’s highest honour in private ceremony
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver has bestowed its top honour on one of its…
‘Unthinkable’: Canadian comedian Mike Ward blasts decision to take Kimmel off air
MONTREAL — Canadian comedian Mike Ward says it’s unthinkable that Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show…
Late-night shows address Jimmy Kimmel suspension with humor and solidarity
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers hosted their late-night shows Thursday using…
Willie Nelson and Neil Young highlight 40th Farm Aid concert
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Farm Aid — the annual fundraising concerts launched by Willie Nelson,Neil Young…
A summer of fashionable spoilers, from ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ to ‘American Love Story’
NEW YORK (AP) — For fashion lovers, movie spoilers aren’t really about the plot. A…
What to know about Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC took comic Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air indefinitely Wednesday,…
As controversy swirls around late-night TV, here’s what a new poll shows about who still watches
WASHINGTON (AP) — As late-night talk shows undergo major changes and controversy, a new poll…
Gary Busey gets probation for sexual offense at 2022 horror convention
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Actor Gary Busey has been sentenced to two years probation…