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Comedy Central extends Jon Stewart's 'The Daily Show' run through 2026

LOS ANGELES — Jon Stewart's biting satire may have made his new bosses squirm, but they went ahead and extended the comedian's run on Comedy Central through December 2026.

The channel's parent company, Paramount, announced Monday that Stewart will continue to host "The Daily Show" on Monday nights and serve as an executive producer through ...Read more

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Jon Stewart extends 'Daily Show' contract through 2026

Jon Stewart and “The Daily Show” will live to see another day — or another year. The Emmy Award-winning funnyman has extended his contract to host and executive produce the late-night comedy series through 2026.

Paramount, now owned by Skydance Corp., announced Monday that Stewart will continue to lead the long-running, New York City-...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has passed away at the age of 78.

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dead at 78

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died aged 78.

The singer - who spent seven years in the legendary rock band as well as performing on chart-topping hits for both Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge - passed away on Sunday (02.11.25) at a hospice in Nashville "after a lengthy struggle with cancer".

A statement from Godchaux-MacKay...Read more

Bang Showbiz / George Clooney thinks the Democrats made a' mistake' by making Kamala Harris the party's presidential nominee.

George Clooney rues Democrats 'mistake' of picking Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden in 2024 US election

George Clooney believes that the Democrats made a "mistake" by putting Kamala Harris up against Donald Trump in the US presidential election.

The 64-year-old actor wrote a New York Times op-ed calling for incumbent Joe Biden to step aside ahead of last November's poll but feels that the party should have held a primary instead of selecting the...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Prince William is staging his annual Earthshot Prize ceremony in Brazil

Prince William receives keys to the city of Rio de Janeiro

Prince William has been given the keys to the city of Rio de Janeiro.

The Prince of Wales has started a five-day visit to Brazil to stage his annual Earthshot Prize ceremony honouring environmentalists and received the keys to the city from mayor Eduardo Paes on Monday (03.11.25).

William, 43, took a cable car to the top of the Sugarloaf ...Read more

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Judge formally ends Justin Baldoni's $400-million countersuit against Blake Lively

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has officially shut down Justin Baldoni’s $400-million countersuit against Blake Lively — the latest development in a long and bitter legal feud that has shadowed their movie “It Ends With Us.”

Judge Lewis Liman entered the ruling on Friday after Baldoni and his company, Wayfarer Studios, missed an Oct. ...Read more

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Jennifer Aniston and 'hypno-coach' Jim Curtis finally make romance Instagram official

LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Aniston celebrated boyfriend Jim Curtis’ birthday milestone by finally hard-launching their relationship to the online public.

The “Friends” alumna and “Morning Show” star confirmed her rumored relationship with the self-described “hypno-coach” and wellness educator Sunday, wishing him a happy 50th ...Read more

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Disney asks YouTube TV to restore ABC for election coverage

LOS ANGELES — Millions of YouTube TV subscribers could miss "Monday Night Football" on ESPN and ABC News' election day coverage as the blackout of Walt Disney-owned channels stretches into a second week.

"Monday Night Football" features the Dallas Cowboys battling the Arizona Cardinals. In addition, several important political contests are ...Read more

'Crutch,' Tracy Morgan's feel-good comedy series, has a strong cast that lifts familial jokes

LOS ANGELES – Tracy Morgan has fetched up in a multicamera, filmed-before-a-live-audience situation comedy, “Crutch.” Premiering Monday on Paramount+, it’s a cousin, in textual and corporate terms, to the CBS sitcom “The Neighborhood,” from which it has been spun off, and though it includes some words you can’t say on broadcast TV ...Read more

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In Kathryn Bigelow's new film, Chicago is the target of a nuclear attack. Does the movie reflect reality?

CHICAGO — If the Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of how close the world is to destruction, in Kathryn Bigelow’s Netflix film “A House of Dynamite,” the ticking clock is no symbol. It is very real.

A fictional “what if” about an impending nuclear attack (spoilers ahead), the movie depicts what happens when a missile is ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sir Anthony Hopkins' wife thinks he is autistic

Sir Anthony Hopkins' wife thinks he's autistic

Sir Anthony Hopkins' wife believes he is autistic.

The 86-year-old actor is "obsessed" with numbers and small details, which has led Stella Arroyave, 69, to suggest he may be neurodivergent.

He told the Sunday Times Culture magazine: "I'm obsessed with numbers. I'm obsessed with detail. I like everything in order. And memorising.

"Stella ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Reese Witherspoon photographed for Harper's Bazaar by Alexi Lubomirski.

Reese Witherspoon 'cried all the time' after daughter's birth

Reese Witherspoon "cried all the time" when her first child was born.

The 49-year-old actress - who has Ava, 26, and Deacon, 21, with first husband Ryan Phillippe and 13-year-old Tennessee with ex-spouse Jim Toth - has opened up on her "really bad" experienced of postpartum depression and admitted it was "hard" to become a parent when she was ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Stephen Colbert's Late Show will end in May.

Stephen Colbert: It's 'reasonable' to assume the Late Show axe was political

Stephen Colbert thinks it is "reasonable" for people to think The Late Show's cancellation was politically motivated.

The 61-year-old broadcaster shocked viewers in July when he revealed his CBS show was coming off air next year, shortly after he criticised parent company Paramount's $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump and during...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Pete Davidson is having his tattoos removed.

Pete Davidson keeping tattoos for his parents

Pete Davidson won't get rid of his tattoo tributes to his parents.

The former Saturday Night Live star is in the midst of a lengthy process of getting rid of over 200 individual inkings from all over his body but he plans to keep designs inspired by The Sopranos, as well as two poignant designs he had for his mom, Amy Waters Davidson, and late ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Paul Smith was unsure whether Maxïmo Park would ever find an audience

Paul Smith was unsure whether Maxïmo Park would ever find an audience

Paul Smith was unsure whether Maxïmo Park would ever find an audience.

As the band celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Mercury prize-nominated debut album A Certain Trigger, the 46-year-old frontman reflected on the early days of the group, with an expanded reissue of its first record including B-sides, demo recordings, radio session ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Robyn is reportedly preparing to release her first new music in seven years

Robyn 'preparing to release her first new music in seven years'

Robyn is reportedly preparing to release her first new music in seven years.

A source said a single is due out in the coming weeks and a full album, apparently titled Sexistential, set for 2026 from the 46-year-old Swedish singer, which would make it her ninth studio album and follow 2018's Honey, which received critical acclaim for its ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sir Paul McCartney felt 'dead' after The Beatles broke up

Sir Paul McCartney felt 'dead' after The Beatles broke up

Sir Paul McCartney felt "dead" after The Beatles broke up.

Revealing he was left adrift and close to quitting music amid rumours that he had died in a car crash. the 83-year-old musician has recounted the emotional fallout from the band's split and the intense scrutiny that followed in his new memoir, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run.

In ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Elphaba's blockbuster song Defying Gravity was removed from Wicked: For Good.

'We don't need to go back': Jon M. Chu reveals major change he made to Wicked: For Good

Jon M. Chu removed Defying Gravity from Wicked: For Good.

The upcoming musical sequel would have started with another rendition of the blockbuster song which concluded 2024's Wicked, but the 46-year-old director ultimately cut the track following a test screening of Wicked: For Good - deciding "we don't need to go back" to the first film.

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Bang Showbiz / Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins is open to directing another film for DC

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins addresses potential DC return

Patty Jenkins is open to directing another movie for DC.

The 54-year-old director helmed the Gal Gadot-starring Wonder Woman in 2017 and its 2020 sequel Wonder Woman 1984, and Jenkins has now revealed she would consider returning to the superhero genre - though is currently busy with other projects, like Star Wars: Rogue Squadron.

During an ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Gillian Anderson initially wanted to become a marine biologist.

Gillian Anderson wanted to be a marine biologist - amid sea fear

Gillian Anderson wanted to become marine biologist before she fell in love with acting - despite having been terrified of the sea.

The 57-year-old actress - who became interested in theatre as a teenager - admitted she is still not a strong swimmer.

Gillian told the new issue of Britain's HELLO! magazine: "Before I went to drama school, I ...Read more