Aston Villa’s manic two days from video pep talks to getting dropped off by parents

extended hiatus to accommodate NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage, with former “SNL” writer John Mulaney hosting for the fifth time.The comic addressed his recent rehabilitation from cocaine addiction in his monologue.“It’s wonderful to be in a place that’s always emphasized sobriety and mental health,” he cracked, while discussing his recovery.In the lead skit, Mulaney played a monkey who presided over a civil case where a woman was mauled by a monkey, as lawyers Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong appealed to the primate’s animal instincts to win the judge’s favor.The animal-related humor continued in a fake commercial as Strong and Heidi Gardner portrayed dog owners who got into a heated supermarket argument about the quality of their dog food. Mulaney played an impotent man who successfully pressured Gardner into spending $74 on a grass-fed poultry blend.One sketch lampooned the ever-evolving CDC mask mandates, as a group of politically correct people tiptoed around the effectiveness of mask-wearing at a dinner fraught with tension.“Did I have to dump my oldest friend just because he didn’t get a booster?” Mulaney asked, as his friends played by Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Bowen Yang recoiled in horror.A video by the “Please Don’t Destroy” comedy group video imagined a new COVID-19 variant that only had wonderful side effects.

John Mulaney took to the Studio 8H stage over the weekend for his fifth time hosting, and the comic and new dad delivered a hilarious opening monologue about his tumultuous year.«For many, many reasons, I'm grateful to be here tonight. After a very complicated year, it is wonderful to be in a place that has always emphasized sobriety and mental health,» Mulaney joked at the start of his monologue, referring to 's notorious past.After recalling his intervention back in December 2020, he talked about going to rehab, «Which was a very good experience. I'm very grateful that I went.»«I was there for two months from December to February 2020.

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The line-up for U.K. festival Wireless has been announced today alongside the news that this year's event will take place across three locations with bills unique to each site. Headliners across the festival include Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Tyler, The Creator, SZA, A$AP Rocky, J.

Kanye West has released 16 tracks of new album Donda 2. Unlike last year's Donda, and all of Ye's prior albums, Donda 2 is only available via the Stem Player, a device the rapper has created himself and made available for $200.

Antonio Conte has issued a warning to Manchester United and other top-four contenders days after he appeared to be on the brink at Tottenham.

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Xherdan Shaqiri concedes this season has been "frustrating" with his Liverpool opportunities limited by injury.

Jurgen Klopp paid tribute to the efforts of the young Aston Villa side who briefly threatened to embarrass Liverpool in the FA Cup, and reserved special praise for goalscorer Louie Barry.

Liverpool’s comfortable win over Aston Villa. The home side were forced to name a team made up of U18 players due to a Covid-19 outbreak that spread through the first-team stars earlier in the week.Jurgen Klopp named a very strong team before stating that he wasn’t feeling sympathetic for the hosts, and they were met with some fine defensive resolve despite the eventual 4-1 scoreline.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had no sympathy for Aston Villa on Friday evening.The Champions League and Premier League winning manager picked a near-full strength side to take on what was a makeshift team of teenagers following a Covid-19 outbreak among the first-team.The German insisted that he continued with the team that would have featured before the postive tests, but refused to offer some support to the opponents about the overall situation.Before the match Klopp questioned whether Villa needed any sympathy, and admitted that he spoke to Dean Smith about the situation on Thursday about the health of his players.When asked if Villa had his sympathy on BT Sport, Klopp said: ”Do they need it?“Of course I think for the boys it's nice that

Jurgen Klopp showed his ruthless side for Liverpool’s FA Cup third round tie against Aston Villa.

Jose Mourinho has been left baffled by the refusal to postpone Aston Villa vs Liverpool. The home side might have been forced to close their training ground after what they describe as a ‘significant coronavirus outbreak’ but have been cleared to fulfil the fixture with youth players.

Last season Liverpool sent their under-23s to Villa Park for the Carabao Cup quarter-final while the first team was in Qatar for the Club World Cup.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is expected to shuffle his pack for their FA Cup clash with Aston Villa’s under-23s on Friday night.Villa are set to field a team made up of their young stars after several of their first-team players and staff tested positive for Covid-19 this week, forcing them to close their Bodymoor Heath training complex on Thursday.As a result, reports suggest Dean Smith and his senior players will not be involved in the third-round tie, with the club’s under-23s likely to line up against Klopp’s Premier League champions.Liverpool have not been hit with a similar coronavirus crisis, however they will be without four injured stars as well as long-term absentees Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez.Konstantinos Tsimikas, Joel Matip,

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has provided an update on his three injured stars, Naby Keita, Joel Matip and Diogo Jota.

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Jurgen Klopp will ring the changes for Liverpool’s third round FA Cup clash against a heavily weakened Aston Villa team on Friday night.An outbreak of Covid-19 at the Villa training ground means they will be without their first team players and staff.That should allow Klopp to give some of the fringe players a chance to show what they’ve got.So which players could do with nailing down a good performance against a young Villa side to showcase their talent and put themselves in the running for a regular starting place?Daily Star Sport brings you the six men who need to impress.Phillips will once again be hoping his performance convinces Klopp that he does not need to

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is expected to ring the changes when his side make the trip to Aston Villa in the FA Cup this evening.

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Liverpool’s title challenge has hit its first major speed bump, with the champions failing to win for three games on the spin.Draws with West Brom and Newcastle had allowed Manchester United the chance to draw level at the top of the table.That opportunity was taken on New Year’s Day – but against Southampton, the Reds failed to respond.Danny Ings opened the scoring, before the Saints held Jurgen Klopp’s side at arm’s length to earn a valuable win.Klopp was forced to start Jordan Henderson along Fabinho at the back at St Mary’s as their defensive issues continue to disrupt their season.Long term injuries to Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez have only been exacerbated by

Liverpool legend John Barnes has told the Reds that a transfer for PSG star Kylian Mbappe is "not the answer" to their problems. The Premier League champions have been linked with a move for the World Cup-winning Frenchman since the summer transfer window.