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direct style, comedian Leslie Jones didn’t mince words on Saturday when she responded to critics of the actors and writers strike in Hollywood.In a heartfelt — and expletive-laden — posted to her social media accounts the day after members of SAG-AFTRA joined members of the WGA in striking against Hollywood studios, Jones angrily defended her colleagues, called out those who think the strikers are greedy, and urged critics to instead join their fight.“Everybody needs to be striking against the f—king corporations, because they f—ing all of us,” She said, later adding, “don’t be mad at us because we decided to f—ing fight back. How about you get some fight in you instead.”If you comment fuck shit on my post I’m gonna block you no questions ask! I’m tired of insensitive pieces of shit with a fucked up opinion. I don’t want your follow.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Jamal Dedeaux (Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks) has rounded out the cast for his indie dark comedy The Late Night Creep, starring Single Parents alum Jake Choi. Newcomers include Tosin Morohunfola (Run the World), Jason Mitchell (Mudbound), Karen Obilom (The Mill), Lori Laing (That Damn Michael Che), Paula Jai Parker (Hustle & Flow), Lewis Belt (House Party), and Leslie Jones (SNL).

In an interview with The Independent, original Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson said he was disappointed with the 2016 all-female reboot of the franchise.

Sony’s $100M sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife— Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire— is looking at an opening at $45M, give or take. The previous installment, released during the pandemic in 2021, which was directed by Jason Reitman and produced by the late Ghostbusters filmmaker Ivan Reitman, opened to $44M and legged out to $129M domestic. Currently through four movies the Ghostbusters franchise stands at $945.2M; the fifth title will easily put the brand past the $1 billion mark if not this weekend, shortly thereafter.

Angelique Jackson DC Young Fly, Issa Rae and “A Black Lady Sketch Show” joined the list of early winners at the 2024 NAACP Image Awards. DC Young Fly picked up two awards during the second of three nights of virtual Image Awards ceremonies, hosted by Khleo Thomas.

A great deal has changed since “Saturday Night Live” first aired in 1975, but one carpenter has remained a constant. Stephen “Demo” DeMaria, 85, has helped build the sets for every one of the show’s 960 episodes. “I never missed no show,” the Brooklyn native told The Post in his thick accent.

the Hollywood Reporter, Minhaj’s deal to take over “The Daily Show” after Trevor Noah’s departure was “all but done by late summer.” However, after the New Yorker published an article alleging that Minhaj, 38, exaggerated — and lied about — some of the autobiographical stories in his stand-up, he lost this “all but done” gig. Stewart, 61, was the host of the Comedy Central satirical news show from 1999 until 2015.

“The Daily Show.”The comedian, 61, was the longtime host of the Comedy Central satirical news program from 1999 until 2015. Stewart will be the series emcee starting Feb.

Max is not moving forward with a third season of its period comedy series Our Flag Means Death. Deadline understands that the first two seasons will not be removed from the streaming service.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Our Flag Means Death” has been canceled at Max. The pirate comedy aired two seasons at the streamer. The series originally debuted in March 2022, with the second season launching in October 2023.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Kal Penn hopes the second time’s the charm. The actor last week completed his second turn behind the desk of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” which has been seeking a successor to host Trevor Noah for the better part of a year, a process that was delayed by the recent Hollywood labor strikes. Penn joins comedians Sarah Silverman and Leslie Jones as well as Charlamagne Tha God as hosts who were invited to take one more crack at the assignment after doing a previous one.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Kal Penn and Charlamagne Tha God will each take another stab behind the desk of Comedy Central‘s venerable “Daily Show” as the Paramount Global network keeps looking for a new permanent host. Charlamagne Tha God will lead the show during the week of December 4 while Penn will orchestrate things during the week of December 11, Comedy Central said Tuesday. The network has been conducting a protracted search for new talent since earlier this year, in a bid to replace the previous master of ceremonies, Trevor Noah.

Kelly Clarkson is mixing up her look and giving bangs a try!

Can you believe it has already been 15 years since Christian Siriano launched his fashion line?!

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Sales agency Sola Media is set to present its new project “The Sloth Lane” to buyers at the American Film Market. The animated film, an addition to the “Tales From Sanctuary City” franchise, is described as “a story of self discovery, family and friendship.” Australia’s Like a Photon Creative is producing the film and Sola Media is handling world sales, after recently acquiring international distribution rights for the next three animated feature films in the Sanctuary City franchise.

The Daily Show is revealing its guest host lineup!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Sarah Silverman and Leslie Jones will each get another crack at guest-hosting Comedy Central‘s “Daily Show” as the network continues a protracted search for a replacement for Trevor Noah behind the desk of the venerable late-night mainstay. Executives at the network intend to put the program back into production starting Monday, October 16, and will continue to rely on guests as they have since Noah departed late last year. Like other late-night shows, “Daily” has been dark for weeks, owing to the Hollywood writers’ strike.

The Daily Show is back with another group of guest hosts, some more familiar to the show than others.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Set sail for the high seas! Max‘s swashbuckling romantic comedy “Our Flag Means Death” returns for season 2 on Oct. 5, a year-and-a-half after season 1 wrapped.

After the majority of late-night shows revealed that they were returning next week, The Daily Show has set its own plan.

Leslie Jones is speaking out about her time on Saturday Night Live.

In a candid new interview with NPR, former Saturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones says the show’s limitations made her “a caricature” of herself, although she came to realize that the process was par for the course at the longrunning NBC show.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Leslie Jones said in a recent NPR interview (via The Daily Beast) that “Saturday Night Live” turned her into a loud caricature of herself, although she was blatantly aware that would happen given the mechanics of the NBC sketch comedy show. Jones was an “SNL” writer and cast member from 2014 to 2019, earning two Emmy nominations for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series. “I’ve been doing comedy so long, it’s like, I know what I am,” Jones said.

A role in the all-female “Ghostbusters” movie in 2016 should have been a dream come true for then-“SNL” cast member Leslie Jones. Instead, IndieWire reports that the film ended up a nightmare for the comedian, making only 1% in salary to some of her co-stars and receiving death threats on Twitter for even starring in Paul Feig‘s film.

You wouldn’t expect a memoir with “F*king” in the title to be all unicorns and rainbows.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Rolling Stone published an excerpt from Leslie Jones’ new memoir in which the actor opened up about the brutal racism and death threats she received over her involvement in the 2016 “Ghostbusters” reboot. The Sony release, directed by “Bridesmaids” helmer Paul Feig, became the target of racist and misogynistic trolls for featuring a main cast of all women. Jones starred in “Ghostbusters” opposite Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon.

Leslie Jones looked back on her experience with the all-female Ghostbusters remake and the racist hate that she faced after starring in it.

Chris Rock sought counselling after being slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars.Speaking to People to promote her memoir – which features a foreword written by Rock – Jones said: “That shit was humiliating. It really affected him. People need to understand his daughters, his parents, saw that.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Leslie Jones is the latest comedian to bring her life story to the page. In “Leslie F*cking Jones,” out Sept.

Leslie Jones is sharing her thoughts on the infamous Oscars slap.

A globally televised slap is never easy to deal with.