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- EntertainmentEntertainment Weekly
'The Daily Show' taps Chelsea Handler, Leslie Jones, John Leguizamo, and more as guest hosts
Host Trevor Noah is set to depart the show on Dec. 8 after seven years.
- PoliticsYahoo TV
CNN contributor calls Dem strategist 'an absolute jerk' after accusations of reading GOP talking points
Scott Jennings lashed out at former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina after Messina said Jennings was just reading talking points given to him by the RNC.
- PoliticsYahoo TV
Lawrence O'Donnell slams CNN, says 'there will be no one defending' Trump on MSNBC
The MSNBC host said rival network CNN is helping spread Trump's "lies."
- EntertainmentThe Wrap
Al Franken Lands Weekly Talk Show on SiriusXM
Ousted Democratic senator Al Franken has a new show coming to SiriusXM on Sept. 28.“I’m excited to be back on SiriusXM, which carried my Air America show back in the day,” Franken said in a statement Wednesday. “The Al Franken Show” weekly radio show will air on SiriusXM Progress Channel 127.“Listeners can expect a mix of guests from my comedian friends like Chris Rock, to my political pals like former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, to policy experts on the issues in play in 2020,” the host
- EntertainmentThe Wrap
Al Franken Helped With New Chris Rock Script (Exclusive)
Al Franken worked with former “Saturday Night Live” colleague Chris Rock to help punch up a new script that Rock wrote, the former senator told TheWrap on Monday. Franken, the subject of a recent New Yorker profile that cast doubt on the sexual harassment accusations that led to his resignation from the U.S. Senate in December 2017, described his involvement during a short phone call on Monday. “We did what was called a table read and it was a lot of fun. Like eight comedy writers, kind of talki
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Joy Behar grills Kirsten Gillibrand about calling on Al Franken to resign: Do you think ‘voters are going to turn on you for this?’
Kirsten Gillibrand said she doesn’t think calling on Al Franken to resign from the Senate over sexual misconduct allegations in 2017 will cause voters to turn on her.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus calls Trump 'a complete moron, start to finish'
As the actress ends her run playing inept, narcissistic president Selina Meyer on "Veep," she's sharing her thoughts on the real commander in chief.
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'SNL' recap: James Franco shines despite show's Al Franken problem
The show muffed its attempt to deal with sexual misconduct, which was a real misfire given Al Franken’s recent announcement. Otherwise, though, the show was great.
- NewsKen Tucker
Franken resigning: How he became a deflated political football
Minnesota's Sen. Al Franken announced on Thursday morning that he will resign in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct.
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Saturday Night Live's female staff members defend Al Franken in letter
Though Saturday Night Live recently took Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) to task for a sexual harassment scandal, female staff members at the NBC sketch show are banding together to defend him. Franken — who was an SNL writer and cast member in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s — was accused earlier this month of forcibly […]
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'David Letterman: The Mark Twain Prize' is fun (and Franken-free)
Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Bill Murray bring the laughs on PBS's "David Letterman: The Mark Twain Prize" special.
- NewsVariety
Al Franken Cut From PBS’ David Letterman Special
In the wake of the sexual harassment allegations against Senator Al Franken, PBS has decided to cut his tribute from its upcoming special honoring David Letterman. “PBS and WETA, the producing station, felt that the inclusion of Senator Franken in the broadcast at this time would distract from the show’s purpose as a celebration of […]
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Al Franken blasts President Trump's reaction to Charlottesville violence on 'Conan'
Sen. Al Franken did not mince words when it came to President Trump's reaction to the injuries and death that occurred in Charlottesville, Va.
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Al Franken and David Letterman Try to Make Global Warming Warnings Funny
Review: Senator Al Franken and David Letterman team up for a new Funny or Die series.
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Bill Maher’s N Word Problem Is Not Going Away
Late-night’s sharp observers Desus and Mero offered a cutting yet funny take on Maher's race problem.
