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Five Fires That Never, Ever Stop Burning

As Billy Joel once said, ‘They’ve been burning since the world’s been turning’ — and show no signs of stopping (that last part is us, not Billy Joel)

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By Mike Rampton

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June 01, 2023

16 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Knocked Up’ for Its 16th Anniversary

That birthing scene was, surprisingly, almost way worse

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By Zanandi Botes

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June 01, 2023

If ‘Ted Lasso’ Is Really Over, It’s Time for Jason Sudeikis to Bring Back ‘Two A-Holes’

The Emmy-winning star may have just put the finishing touches on his acclaimed show that celebrated decency. But years ago, he and Kristen Wiig concocted a brilliant ‘SNL’ sketch about entitlement and rudeness that’s its fascinating polar opposite

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By Tim Grierson

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June 01, 2023

5 Dating Shows That Deserve A Restraining Order

They achieved the incredible feat of making dating worse

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By Eli Yudin

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June 01, 2023

‘The State’ and 7 Other ’90s Sketch Comedy Shows You Forgot You Loved

The 1990s were the golden age of sketch comedy, with seemingly every improv or sketch troupe in the country getting a shot at the spotlight

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By Matt Solomon

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June 01, 2023

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Taika Waititi Believes Comedy Is a Great Way to Say ‘You’re Racist’

But we’re still allowed to laugh at the jokes in ‘Jojo Rabbit’

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By Keegan Kelly

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May 31, 2023

This Indian Knockoff of ‘Ted’ Looks Like ‘Squid Game’ Meets ‘Snowpiercer’ Meets ‘Ted’

The trailer for the upcoming Telugu action-comedy ‘Buddy’ is absolutely bonkers — and Seth MacFarlane deserves a cut

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By Keegan Kelly

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May 31, 2023

15th-Century Monty Python-Esque Comedy Scripts Discovered, Complete with Jousting Bears and Party Pigs

Medieval comics were doing Monty Python’s Killer Rabbit bit in the 1480s

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By Matt Solomon

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May 31, 2023

Greg Gutfeld Declares War on Gamers

A clip of Gutfeld giving gamers a metaphorical swirlie went viral, much to the gamers’ chagrin

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By Keegan Kelly

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May 31, 2023

Murray Hill Is the Hardest-Working Middle-Aged Man in Show Business

The ‘Somebody Somewhere’ star tells us about hosting Hulu’s new drag queen cooking show ‘Drag Me to Dinner,’ his purple-suit-clad TV wedding and how drag fans can combat reactionary crackdowns

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By Tara Ariano

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May 31, 2023

Mark Hamill Thinks Lorne Michaels Is Holding An 'SNL' Grudge

Is the evil emporer of the SNL empire mad about Luke Skywalker's turn to the 'Fridays' side?

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By Matt Solomon

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May 31, 2023