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Watch a New SNL Cast Member's Mortifying Local Dating Service Video
Whitney Jefferson · 10/28/10 09:13PMVanessa Bayer is one of Saturday Night Live's new faces this season — and easily one of the most likable newbies in some time. This is why we're surprised to see this awkward "Dating on Demand" video featuring the comedian.
President Obama Defends His Progress, Promises to Jon Stewart on The Daily Show
Matt Cherette · 10/27/10 11:00PMTonight, President Obama sat down for a 30-minute Daily Show interview with Jon Stewart. Much was discussed! There was talk of the economy, health care reform, midterm elections, and more—a few pretty tense moments, too. Video highlights, inside.
South Park's Sexting Advice for Brett Favre
Matt Cherette · 10/27/10 09:31PMJoan Rivers Attacks Whoopi Goldberg for Defending Mel Gibson on The View
Matt Cherette · 10/27/10 12:51PMJoy Behar's Sharron Angle Tirade: "She's Going to Hell, This Bitch!"
Matt Cherette · 10/26/10 11:36AMGawker Murdered by the Huffington Post and Taiwanese Animators
Max Read · 10/25/10 11:56PMJon Stewart Taunts NPR, Fox News Over Juan Williams Debacle
Matt Cherette · 10/25/10 10:18PMTonight, The Daily Show returned with the first of a week of shows from Washington, DC. Immediately, Jon Stewart took both NPR—for its boring spinelessness—and Fox News—for its revenge-hungry personalities—to task over the Juan Williams fiasco. Video inside.
Is There a Time-Traveling Cell Phone User in Charlie Chaplin's 1928 Film?
Matt Cherette · 10/25/10 03:53PM14 Things from Back to the Future II That Actually Came True, and 5 That Haven't... Yet
Kristina Lucarelli · 10/25/10 01:00PMFive years from now, Marty McFly will show up in Hill Valley to save his kids. We wanted to see just how prophetic Zemeckis was in 1989, when he designed Hill Valley: 2015. Find out after the jump!
Meg Whitman Concedes That No One Likes Her
Jim Newell · 10/25/10 10:40AMDid Emma Stone Slip a Nip During Last Night's SNL?
Matt Toder · 10/24/10 12:34PMSNL flirts with the difficulty of live television every episode, sometimes tripping up lip-syncing starlets and sometimes letting fly an occasional f-bomb. Last night, during a sketch, host Emma Stone attempted a complicated maneuver that exposed a nipple.
SNL's Pitch Perfect Jimmy "Rent Is Too Damn High" McMillan Sketch
Matt Cherette · 10/24/10 12:08AMTina Fey Promotes Her (Not at All Photoshopped) 12-Month Pin Up Calendar
Whitney Jefferson · 10/22/10 10:20AMDuring the Night of Too Many Stars, Tina Fey graciously offered up her personal calendar. Inside, she goes through a year of photo spreads—which include her shirtless, with washboard abs, as Justin Bieber, and as twins of herself.
Even Larry King Thinks That Christine O'Donnell Is an Idiot
Matt Cherette · 10/19/10 08:39PMIs This Guy the Most Entertaining Jeopardy! Contestant Ever?
Matt Cherette · 10/19/10 07:59PMJon Golbe is an actor/TV writer/Brooklynite. Tonight, Golbe was a contestant on Jeopardy!, and—for several, possibly unknown reasons—he stole the show more than any other contestant in recent memory. Inside, a compilation of Golbe's best (or worst?) moments.
Stephen Colbert Mocks the View Ladies Over Bill O'Reilly Fight, Storms Off Set
Matt Cherette · 10/19/10 12:33PM"You were being rude to Bill," said Stephen Colbert to Whoopi Goldberg on The View today while discussing The Great O'Reilly Walkout. Colbert was joking, natch, but Goldberg wasn't in a laughing mood. Oh! Colbert also stormed off the set.
The Most Ridiculous Edited-for-TV Movie Lines
Matt Toder · 10/19/10 11:30AMEverybody loves movies with colorful language. But what happens when those films filter down to television, where their content is controlled by the FCC? Well, censors have to get really creative! Here's a collection of the most ridiculous "edited-for-TV" moments.
Crazy "Rent Is Too Damn High" Candidate Steals the Show at NY Gov. Debate
Matt Cherette · 10/18/10 06:43PMSeries Premiere of The Talk: It's Like The View, But Slightly Worse
Whitney Jefferson · 10/18/10 03:46PMJulie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, Leah Remini and Marissa Jaret Winokur gathered 'round the table for the first-ever episode of its all-lady talk show that's a lot like The View. So, how did it go?