Jon Stewart says he stepped down fromThe Daily Showat 'absolutely the right time'

He was the face of the Comedy Central show for 16 years. That fire to go at it. I think I would have phoned it in. Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Stewart then admitted that his motivation had already slowed before his decision to exit. Thats how lazy I had gotten at that point. He won an Emmy last year forThe Daily Shows short form programBetween the Scenes. Stewart replied, I felt like it was absolutely the right time....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Rebecca Adams

Jon Stewart says he's 'stunned' by the allegations against Louis C.K.

‘Did I miss something?’ In an interview onToday, Stewart expressed shock at theNew York Timesreport featuring five women who claim C.K. behaved inappropriately with them. The women who came forward said Louis C.K. later confirmed the reporting, saying in a statement, These stories are true…. The power I had over these women is that they admired me, he added. And I wielded that power irresponsibly. Some of them have died....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Luke Carter

Jonah Hill has 'never been happier' than when he danced in short shorts

The film marked his first collaboration with both sort of. I said, Ill do your movie if youre in my music video. We did a swap, the actor recalls. Scott Patrick Green/Amazon Studios He did it, and he had a great time. (He had already agreed to do our film. I dont think it was, like, a trade, Van Sant says. It [was] hard. I dont like acting.) And Gus embodies that wholly....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Clayton Flores

Jonas Brothers perform at an awards show for the first time since 2009

TheJonas Brotherswere on fire (literally) at theBillboard Music Awards. (The last time they performed at an awards show was back in 2009.) Nick passed by his wife Priyanka Chopra in the audience and even planted a kiss on her cheek. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Its fitting since their lovesfeature in the music videofor the new single Sucker.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 57 words · Elizabeth Marquez

Jonathan Lethem on how Raymond Chandler, Tolkien, and Trump inspired his new novel

it’s possible for you to thank three people for Jonathan LethemsThe Feral Detective: Raymond Chandler,J.R.R. Tolkien, and Donald Trump. Okay, lets backtrack. Credit: Courtesy Amy Maloof Or at least, its clear by the time Lethem explains why. (Feralis also in development for a feature.) Read on below.The Feral Detectivepublishes Tuesday yes, Election Day! ECCO and isavailable for pre-order. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This novel evoked many great authors for me. Ive had a lot of different East-West experiences and different versions of reactions to that kind of American space....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 794 words · Donna Young

Jonathan Van Ness and Gabrielle Union bring cheer to Winterfell battle inGame of Thronesrecap showGay of Thrones

Its cold in here. I said there must be some dragons in the atmosphere. The pair gave us cheers, pop culture references, and, most importantly,Game of Thronesrecap realness. Funny Or Die/YouTube Tyrions bad timing with Sansa: And then that dang Mayor Pete picked a terrible time to get present. Baby Kill Billpops her cherrythen shatters a motherfing king off his patriarchal, nasty podium. Thats literally my perfect day, Van Ness jokes....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Tyler Vasquez

Jonathan Van Ness returning for final season of recap showGay of Thrones

Where are my dragons??? Thetwo-time Emmy nominated serieswill return to Funny or Die on April 16 with new episodes airing every Tuesday. Van Ness and Gibson watch the show together every Sunday to write their show on a speedy turnaround. Helen Sloan/HBO; Tommaso Boddi/FilmMagic Some of Van Ness famous nicknames for main characters have included Baby Barack Obama, Solange, Dr. Evil, Brother D, Christina Aguilera, and the artist formerly known as blonde Cher....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Dr. Lisa Hodge DVM

Jonghyun's coffin carried by K-pop stars at funeral

“After the tragic incident, we discussed whether or not to make it public. The family decided to reveal it.” After his success with SHINee, the singer-songwriter pursued a solo career in 2015. CHOI HYUK/AFP/Getty Images Find resources and more information via Mental Health is Healthhere. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 51 words · Gregory Murray

Jordan Peele becomes first black screenwriter to win Best Original Screenplay Oscar

This means so much to me, Peele said as he accepted the award. He then expressed gratitude for everyone who saw the film. I love you all, thank you so much. Oh my God, its a renaissance, he said. This is something that… I almost never became a director because there was such a shortage of role models. Its very special and I think that goes for all areas of inclusion....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Angela Glover

Jordan Peele chats with Ari Aster about his 'atrociously disturbing' horror filmMidsommarin newFangoria

And thats not all! In fact, the issue soundsterrifyinglyfull. There was a trending topic on Twitter recently about how horror fans are ostracized, says Nobile. Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images I grew up in the 80s and this annoyed me, because honestly these kids dont know from ostracized. Alexandre Aja writes about the aquatic, claustrophobic horror ofCrawland shares some behind the scenes pics. Read an exclusive excerpt from Peele and Asters conversation and see the cover ofFangoriaNo....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Gilbert Molina PhD

Jordan Peele explains whyGet Outworks as a Christmas movie

There are your old-school Christmas cinematic classics Its a Wonderful Life,Miracle on 34th Street, and so on and then there are the more modern entries into the genre likeLove Actually, Elf, Home Alone, and, yes,evenDie Hard.According to Jordan Peele, his smash hitGet Outcould be another fitting movie to watch during this festive season. When a Twitter userasked Peeleon Sunday ifGet Outis a Christmas movie, the directorrespondedthat you could see it that way for one thing, it has a man with a white beard, and theres also a guy named Chris going down a dark hole....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Mark Bryant

Jordan Peele recommends these 3 classicTwilight Zoneepisodes

Jordan Peelerecommends watching these threeTwilight Zoneepisodes from the original series. Not surprisingly, Peele made some great choices. To Serve Man is the one that, I think, is the quintessentialTwilight Zone, Peele says. CBS (Including one of the best twists in the whole series.) Living Doll,a.k.a. Its one of my favorites, Peele says. CBS Just scared the sh out of me as a kid. And you could make the argument that underneath that is a story about consumerism, the one-upsmanship of toys....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Joseph Spears

Jordan Peele saysGet Outcan't 'be put into a genre box'

The film is set to compete as a comedy at the Golden Globes IsGet Outa comedy? Peele chimed in Wednesday morning, tweeting, Get Out is a documentary. What the movie is about is not funny, he added. Credit: Universal Pictures Thats a very powerful thing. For that to be put in a smaller box than it deserves is where the controversy comes from. The major point to identify here is that we dont want our truth trivialized....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Jorge Freeman