Month: May 2021

Back for the first time in almost a month, Saturday Night Live tonight kicked off with a cold open celebrating Mother’s Day courtesy of Miley Cyrus and some cast member ‘s Mamas – and not a significant mention of politics or host Elon Musk “Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and this is for all the Moms out there,” said multiple past host Cyrus before launching into Dolly Parton’s 1977 classic Light of a Clear Blue Morning. The unusual opening on the billionaire guest hosted SNL then had Kate McKinnon and her Mom channel some Molly Shannon. Aidy Bryant and her mother followed, with the latter giving a shout out promo to her Hulu series Shrill. In an episode already under the microscope because of Musk, the Mother’s Day tactic was a deft-ish move by SNL to shift focus, at least for a...

Stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle is confused over Elon Musk's upcoming "Saturday Night Live" hosting gig. The Tesla CEO is set to host Saturday night's show alongside musical guest Miley Cyrus. In the weeks leading up to Musk's appearance on the long-running NBC show, reports claimed several of the new "woke" "SNL" cast members were upset. An industry source told The New York Post: "The new cast are getting a little too big for their britches." ELON MUSK’S ‘SNL’ CONTROVERSY HAS PETE DAVIDSON CONFUSED: ‘THIS IS THE DUDE EVERYONE'S FREAKED OUT ABOUT?’ Chappelle, who has previously hosted the show, questioned the uproar during an interview with Joe Rogan. Pictured: (l-r) Musical guest Miley Cyrus, host Elon Musk, and Cecily Strong during Promos in Studio 8H on May 6. (Ro...

Scarlett Johansson has joined a growing Hollywood call to ditch the embattled Golden Globes, slamming past “sexist questions and remarks” from member journalists of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and calling for the industry to “step back” from the annual awards. In a statement released Saturday, the Oscar-nominated actress revealed that her negative experiences with journalist members of the HFPA, which produces the Golden Globes, led to her refusal to participate in the group’s events. Johansson has received four career Globes nods to date, most recently in 2020 for her work in “Marriage Story.” “As an actor promoting a film, one is expected to participate in awards season by attending press conferences as well as awards shows,” Johansson said. “In the past, this has often meant fa...

Saturday Night Live kicked off its Mother’s Day episode with an assist from musical guest Miley Cyrus, who was joined by the entire cast and their adorable moms. One by one, the Not Ready for Primetime Players made their way to the stage alongside their mothers, who they were unable to see last Mother’s Day due to lockdown. Cyrus, meanwhile, belted out a soulful rendition of “Light of a Clear Blue Morning,” a song recorded in 1992 by her godmother, Dolly Parton. Kate McKinnon and her mom kicked things off with their best impression of Molly Shannon’s Mary Katherine Gallagher. Then came Aidy Bryant’s mom, who used her limited screen time to promote the third and final season of her daughter’s Hulu comedy Shrill. Kyle Mooney’s mom demanded two Mother’s Day gifts to make u...

Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ’n roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favorites as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and the semi-forbidden “Stagger Lee,” has died. He was 88.Price died Monday at a long-term care facility in New Rochelle, New York, of complications from diabetes, his wife, Jacqueline Price, told The Associated Press on Saturday.Video above: Lloyd Price speaks at the 26th annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony.Lloyd Price, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, was among the last survivors of a post-World War II scene in New Orleans that anticipated the shifts in popular music and culture leading to the rise of rock in the mid-1950s. Along with Fats Domino and David Bartholomew among others, P...