Politics
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Bowen Yang’s Dobby Fights a Wardrobe Malfunction, Defends J.K. Rowling on ‘SNL’ Weekend Update | Video
“Master Rowling has done so much for Dobby and for inclusion in general. Remember when Dumbledore was gay after the books came out?” Yang’s House Elf says
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‘SNL’ Cold Open Finds Trump Threatening Late Night, Roasting Colin Jost About Riyadh Comedy Festival | Video
Jost played Pete Hegseth in the season premiere episode’s opening moments
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Bill O’Reilly Defends Bad Bunny Super Bowl Pick, Offers to ‘Help’ if ICE Interferes: ‘Call Me’ | Video
“I’m going to give Bad Bunny a chance,” the 76-year-old former Fox News host says. “Bad Bunny’s got like three-and-a-half minutes with me”
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Bill Maher Shuts Down Dave Chappelle Claim That Saudi Arabia Allows More Free Speech Than the US | Video
Louis C.K. agrees and adds that “it depends on who you are and what you want to talk about”
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GOP Rep Threatens to Bring Netflix Execs Before Congress Over ‘Dead End: Paranormal Park’ Trans Character | Video
“That is recruiting,” Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett says. “That is grooming”
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Riyadh Festival Comedian Jessica Kirson Donates Entire Performance Fee to Human Rights Campaign
The comedian, an openly gay woman who joked openly about her sexuality during her Saudi Arabian set, apologized last week for participating
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Los Angeles City Hall Evacuates After Man Barricades Himself Inside Vehicle on Sidewalk
“Thank you to all of the brave first responders who safely resolved this situation with compassion and urgency,” Mayor Karen Bass adds
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Trump Says Israel Must Immediately Stop Bombing Gaza After Hamas Agrees to Release Hostages
“This is not about Gaza alone, this is about long sought PEACE in the Middle East,” the president says
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Fallon Jokes That Trump Is More Focused on ‘Much Bigger Threat’ Bad Bunny Than Government Shutdown | Video
The “Tonight Show” host says the president is coming up with fake reasons to avoid the Democrats using a “special excuse generator”
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Kimmel Fallout: Disney Sentiment Plunges Among Democrats and Republicans Alike | Charts
Jefferies analyst James Heaney says the situation is “clearly a PR hit” for the company, but the impact on Disney+ is smaller and may limit the amount of streaming cancellations
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‘The Daily Show’ Warns Democrats Trump Is Not Playing Chicken With the Shutdown | Video
“That’s the Democrats’ fatal mistake. They assume that Donald Trump cares about the government he’s the president of,” host Ronny Chieng says
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Trump’s Weaponization of the DOJ Was Made Possible by Roger Ailes and Fox News
Targeting political opponents has renewed comparisons to Richard Nixon, but the media landscape has changed dramatically since he was forced to resign
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Dave Chappelle Roasts American Attacks on Free Speech at Saudi Arabia Comedy Fest: ‘It’s Easier to Talk Here’
“They say if you talk about Charlie Kirk, you’ll get canceled … I’m going to find out,” the comedian jests during the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival
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JD Vance Tells Joy Reid to Show a ‘Little Gratitude’ for the US After She Detailed Country’s Racism
“You’d be a much happier person,” the vice president offers as a form of “non-trolling advice”
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Elon Musk Launches Netflix Cancellation Crusade Over Kids’ Shows With Trans Characters: ‘This Is Not OK’
The social media attacks stem from a right-wing watchdog’s X post about former streaming series, “Dead End: Paranormal Park”
