Woody Harrelson admitted that fame can have an interesting effect on someone's mind. "It’s not a good thing. I don’t think fame is ever an evolving consciousness. It’s fine and dandy for people to tell you ‘you’re great.’ Nothing wrong with that.
17.02.2023 - 05:11 / variety.com
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Weeks after helping his Kansas City Chiefs team win the Super Bowl in Arizona, tight end Travis Kelce will travel to New York to host “Saturday Night Live” on March 4. A week later followed by breakout “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega on March 11. But first up, as previously announced, Woody Harrelson will return to the “Saturday Night Live” stage to host for a fifth time on Feb. 25. He leads the next batch of hosts as “SNL” returns at the end of the month for three consecutive weeks. Musical guests for those nights include Jack White (Feb. 25), Kelsea Ballerini (March 4) and The 1975 (March 11). Harrelson will host while promoting the new film “Champions,” in theaters March 10. In the film, from Bobby Farrelly, Harrelson plays a minor-league basketball coach who gets fired and then winds up in legal trouble. As part of a community service requirement, he coaches a Special Olympics basketball team.
As for the night’s musical guest, it will mark White’s fourth solo appearance on the show and fifth overall. Last year, White released two solo records; later this year, his band The White Stripes will release a 20th anniversary edition of their album “Elephant.” As for Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is making his “SNL” hosting debut. It also reps the first appearance for Ballerini as musical guest. Her appearance comes after her new EP, “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat,” and its accompanying short film were released on Valentine’s Day. Ballerini is also staging the “Heartfirst” U.S. tour starting off in March. And then there’s Ortega appearance on March 11, which also marks her inaugural stint as “SNL” host. Ortega will host the same weekend her new film “Scream VI” hits theaters;
Woody Harrelson admitted that fame can have an interesting effect on someone's mind. "It’s not a good thing. I don’t think fame is ever an evolving consciousness. It’s fine and dandy for people to tell you ‘you’re great.’ Nothing wrong with that.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Tim Robbins is backing Woody Harrelson’s demand for Hollywood to end COVID protocols on film and television sets. Sharing Variety’s article about Harrelson’s opinion, Robbins told his Twitter followers: “Woody is right. Time to end this charade.” The “Shawshank Redemption” actor tagged SAG-AFTRA and the Actors’ Equity Association so that both organizations could see his plea. In an interview with The New York Times last month, Harrelson said it’s “absurd” that COVID protocols are still in effect on Hollywood sets. He added, “I don’t think that anybody should have the right to demand that you’re forced to do the testing, forced to wear the mask and forced to get vaccinated three years on. I’m just like, let’s be done with this nonsense.”
Another week, another episode of Saturday Night Live!
Travis Kelce made his effortlessly charming “Saturday Night Live” debut over the weekend, and made sure to bring his family along for his charismatic monologue.
Travis Kelce, fresh off his win at Super Bowl LVII, took the stage of Saturday Night Live to deliver some laughs. The Kansas City Chiefs player recalled his brief stint on TV back in 2016 with Catching Kelce.
Travis Kelce made his effortlessly charming debut over the weekend, and made sure to bring his family along for his charismatic monologue.The Kansas City Chiefs star hit the Studio 8H stage with his beaming smile and self-deprecating sense of humor, winning over the audience even before revealing that his mom, dad and brother — Philadelphia Eagle Jason Kelce — were in the audience to support him.«You know, people keep asking me what it was like to beat my brother in the super bowl, and it was pretty awkward,» Travis joked. «Especially because after the game, we had to ride home together. Our mom drove us there in her mini van, just like the good old days.»«Even though his team lost after being up ten points at the half, my brother is actually really happy for me,» Travis continued, as the camera cut to his brother, who had a fairly stern look on his face. «And he agrees that the ref made the right call, it was a holding.»Travis recalled how he and his brother have been «playing football together since we were little kids.
Katie Reul editor On the heels of a close victory at Super Bowl LVII, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is once again taking over global television screens as this week’s host of “Saturday Night Live.” The episode opened with a mock “Fox & Friends” segment, featuring Mikey Day as Steve Doocy, Heidi Gardner as Ainsley Earhardt and Bowen Yang as Brian Kilmeade. The sketch comes amid a cascade of embarrassing revelations around Fox News and its major stars in recent days as the litigation grinds on in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems after the 2020 election. As Earhardt, Gardner says of the network’s founder Rupert Murdoch: “Rupert Murdoch would never murder anyone. They sent him away for life. Look how sad he looks.” An image of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh then appears on the screen as Earhardt realizes her mistake.
Travis Kelce hopped onstage to deliver the opening monologue for Saturday Night Live shortly after winning his second Super Bowl game.
Travis Kelce might not be a familiar face to a couple of Saturday Night Live‘s cast members – watch the promo above till the end – but the Super Bowl star’s game at playing Indiana Jones is pretty impressive.
Woody Harrelson came under fire for spreading a conspiracy theory about COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers during his “Saturday Night Live” monologue, the “Zombieland” actor took aim at “absurd” protocols on Hollywood sets.“I don’t think that anybody should have the right to demand that you’re forced to do the testing, forced to wear the mask and forced to get vaccinated three years on. I’m just like, Let’s be done with this nonsense. It’s not fair to the crews,” Harrelson, 61, told New York Times Magazine in an interview published late last week.“I don’t have to wear the mask.
Michaela Zee editor Woody Harrelson steps onto the court once again (“White Men Can’t Jump,” “Semi-Pro”) in the heartfelt sports comedy “Champions.” Directed by Bobby Farrelly, the remake of the 2018 Spanish film “Campeones” sees Harrelson as Marcus, a former minor-league basketball coach who leads a team of intellectually disabled players called the Friends. “It’s really hard to make an authentically funny and emotionally vulnerable film, and I thought they did such a wonderful job,” Kaitlin Olson, who plays Alex in the movie, told Variety Monday night at the New York premiere of “Champions.” “I met all the Friends and they’re such an incredible cast. They all showed up ready to play, and we just had the most amazing time.”
anti-vaccination “Saturday Night Live” monologue over the weekend and now he’s doubled down on why he’s against COVID-19 testing and on-set protocols. “All the COVID protocols … are rather absurd,” he said in a New York Times interview published Monday, expressing disbelief that they’re still going on. “I don’t think that anybody should have the right to demand that you’re forced to do the testing, forced to wear the mask and forced to get vaccinated three years on,” he said.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Woody Harrelson railed against COVID protocols on film sets during a new interview with The New York Times. The actor is making the press rounds in support of his new movie “Champions,” an indie sports dramedy from director Bobby Farrelly that’s backed by Focus Features. Harrelson expressed uncertainty about the future of indie movies given “all the COVID protocols” in place, calling such protocols “absurd.” “What’s absurd about the Covid protocols?” The New York Times asked Harrelson. “The fact that they’re still going on!” the actor responded. “I don’t think that anybody should have the right to demand that you’re forced to do the testing, forced to wear the mask and forced to get vaccinated three years on. I’m just like, let’s be done with this nonsense. It’s not fair to the crews. I don’t have to wear the mask. Why should they? Why should they have to be vaccinated? How’s that not up to the individual? I shouldn’t be talking about this [expletive].”
Woody Harrelson's fifth time as host on isn't being met with a lot of warmth. Many viewers are slamming the actor for his monologue that they felt spread COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories.Fans took to Twitter following Saturday's new episode to call out Harrelson, and e, for his remarks — in which he seemingly compared pharmaceutical companies to drug cartels.In his monologue, Harrelson told a long, intentionally rambling story about how, after he last hosted in September 2019, he was given a script to read over.The bulk of Harrelson's story seemed to revolve around how high he likes to get, but also how he quit smoking pot for a while, and how his manager smuggled pot illegally from Los Angeles to New York.
Woody Harrelson is celebrating his fifth Saturday Night Live hosting stint.
Jason Kelce’s bundle of joy has arrived!
Super Bowl LVII. Jason's Philadelphia Eagles lost the big game to brother Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs, but his baby girl's arrival is sure to soften the blow.«Yesterday little lady #3 joined us,» Jason and Kylie announced on Instagram along with a picture of their newborn.
The 1975 will appear as the musical guests for an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live next month. The band are set to perform on the sketch comedy show on March 11, with actress and Wednesday star Jenna Ortega serving as the host. It will mark The 1975’s second appearance on the show, having performed their songs ‘The Sound’ and ‘Love Me’ – from ‘I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It’ – during an episode in 2016.
The hosts and musical guests for the next three weeks of Saturday Night Live have been revealed!
“Wednesday” and “Scream VI” star Jenna Ortega will make her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut on March 11, NBC said Thursday. And fresh off his Super Bowl win, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will host “SNL” for the first time on March 4.