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Jon Lovitz first made his name on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” back in 1985 when his “liar” character Tommy Flanagan broke out in a big way.Now, nearly 40 years later, the indomitable comic is still pounding the pavement.From July 21 through Dec. 3, the “The Critic” and “Rat Race” star has 13 stand-up gigs lined up all over the country.That includes stints in California, Wisconsin, Pennyslvania and North Carolina.To sweeten the deal, some tickets are quite cheap.At the time of publication, we found seats going for as low as $45 before fees on Vivid Seats.Yeah, that’s the ticket.And based on this ridiculous poem he recently recorded on Instagram about the first time he made love, we’d argue that the funnyman still has comedic chops.Want to see the classic “SNLer” live on the road?Here’s everything you need to know and more about seeing Jon Lovitz live on his 2023 tour.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all Jon Lovitz tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for each show can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Pete Davidson may not have thought it through when he decided to join Colin Jost in buying a massive ferry, but more than a year after the purchase the comedian's got plans in motion, and he admits it's because he's feeling the pressure!While talking to Seth Meyers on his  podcast, the 29-year-old comedian for the first time shared some specifics when it comes to what he and Jost plan to do with the Staten Island Ferry they invested in back in January 2022 (after he and Jost got "very stoned").«So, we just got all the plans built,» Davidson said. «We had them do one of those computer generated, you know, show-you-what-it-could-be type of thing. And now we're out to a few people and it seems like it's all going well, but it's definitely five years away.»The goal, Davidson said, is to transform the ferry into a floating party vessel.«We wanna be able to dock it from April to September, maybe October, in New York and it will be like a restaurant.

Pete Davidson may not have thought it through when he decided to join Colin Jost in buying a massive ferry, but more than a year after the purchase the comedian's got plans in motion, and he admits it's because he's feeling the pressure!While talking to Seth Meyers on his  podcast, the 29-year-old comedian for the first time shared some specifics when it comes to what he and Jost plan to do with the Staten Island Ferry they invested in back in January 2022 (after he and Jost got "very stoned").«So, we just got all the plans built,» Davidson said. «We had them do one of those computer generated, you know, show-you-what-it-could-be type of thing. And now we're out to a few people and it seems like it's all going well, but it's definitely five years away.»The goal, Davidson said, is to transform the ferry into a floating party vessel.«We wanna be able to dock it from April to September, maybe October, in New York and it will be like a restaurant.

Bowen Yang is sharing a health update.The  star took to his Instagram Story on Saturday and shared that he's battling «bad bouts of depersonalization» and, as a result, will be «taking a very short break» from his  podcast, which he co-hosts with Matt Rogers. Yang and Rogers launched the popular iHeart Radio culture podcast in 2016. «Taking a very short break from last clutch.

co-headlining again.Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s ‘Restless Leg Tour’ just added an additional seven shows to its run from September through January in major cities all over the U.S. including Fey’s hometown Philadelphia on Thursday, Dec.

Abby Elliott is a mom times two!The  alum took to Instagram Monday to announce the arrival of her little one, a son named after her husband, Bill Kennedy.«William 'Billy' Joseph Lunney Kennedy IV,» Elliott wrote alongside the sweet shots of the newborn. «6 lbs 7 oz June 9 2023 5:10pm.

Seth Meyers’ upcoming tour.The “Late Night With Seth Meyers” host and former ‘Saturday Night Live’ Weekend Update anchor is leaving his trademark desk behind and traveling all over North America performing stand-up live at venues from June through August.Of course, there will be a handful of NYC gigs along the way for the NYC-based performer.Over, the course of the summer run, Meyers will stop in at New York City’s City Winery on June 20, July 18 and July 24.He’ll also host the launch of the new book “Boom Chicago Presents the 30 Most Important Years in Dutch History” along with Amber Ruffin, Tarik Davis and more at Le Poisson Rouge on June 21.Finally, he’ll conclude his brief trek with back-to-back co-headlining shows with John Oliver at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 17 and Friday, Aug.

in the hilarious 2011 “Saturday Night Live” sketch, the “Spy” star actually chugged a probiotic drink called Kefir.“When I think about it, I kinda really love ranch,” said “The Heat” star to Entertainment Weekly’s “3 Rounds” host Alexis Wilson. “So I don’t know that I couldn’t have just [drank ranch dressing] … but there’s a lot of logistics to that.”McCarthy revealed that is an attempt to find a substitute for the condiment, she discovered Kefir. The “Tammy” star joked that the diary drink isn’t that different from ranch “when you’re shotgunning it down your throat.”According to “The Little Mermaid” star, the entire “SNL” sketch was a version of something she wrote and performed while a part of the L.A.

Pete Davidson has provided an update on the giant boat he purchased while under the influence of drugs.During an episode of Saturday Night Live in January 2022, Davidson revealed that he and fellow SNL star Colin Jost bought a ferry in Staten Island when they were stoned.On Monday (June 5), while appearing on the red carpet for the premiere of Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts, Davidson admitted that he has “no idea what’s going on” with his and Jost’s unusual investment.Asked by Entertainment Tonight if he was planning a Transformers afterparty on the boat, Davidson laughingly replied: “Yeah, if it’s not sunk!”“I have no idea what’s going on with that thing,” he added. “Me and Colin were very stoned a year ago and bought a ferry. And we’re figuring it out.“Hopefully it turns into a Transformer and gets the fuck out of there so I can stop paying for it!” he laughed.For Rise Of The Beasts, Davidson lends his voice to fan-favourite Autobot Mirage.

Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood and she slammed the “SNL” cast. “My control top pantyhose did more to keep me safe than any of those people that I idolized,” the accuser said in an excerpt published in the Hollywood Reporter yesterday.Doe claimed in an August 2021 lawsuit that Sanz, 54, groped, groomed and sexually abused her at several of the sketch comedy show’s after parties in the early 2000s when she was merely a teenager.

Dana Carvey!The “Saturday Night Live” funnyman and “Fly On The Wall” podcast host is embarking on his brief ‘The Faces. The Characters.

Thank you!“He then turns directly to the phone’s camera.“Sorry for rudely accepting a coffee right now.”Who could blame him? It’s 8:30 on a sunny April morning, and Kelly is here to talk about The Other Two, the show he executive produces with co-creator Sarah Schneider.The pair met while serving as head writers for Saturday Night Live, and after departing after the 2016-2017 season, decided to forge a comedy series under the production umbrella of SNL‘s legendary creator Lorne Michaels.The Other Two premiered on Comedy Central in 2019 and was a modest hit. It was renewed for a second season, and work had begun on it, but Comedy Central abruptly decided to drop it.

Race: The Movie: The Play, I was skeptical. What could possibly be said about racial-harmony movies like Green Book and Django Unchained that hasn’t already been said in snarky Tweets? Anyway, Green Book was released five years ago now, and it seems like even more of a relic in a post-COVID world.

in April, when she hosted for the second time in 16 years, the appreciation of all things Molly Shannon continues with season 3 of, which is now streaming on HBO Max. The series from creators (and former co-head writers) Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider sees Shannon playing Pat Dubek, the mother of three children with varying degrees of success in the entertainment industry who has also struck gold herself as a wildly popular daytime talk show host. While talking to ET, Shannon, who has also earned rave reviews for her performances on and, opens up about being back at Studio 8H as well as Pat's dramatic transformation that resulted in some confusion with her co-stars. «Pat is at the point in her career where she now has an empire and she is really in the public eye and more famous than she's ever been,» Shannon says, explaining that she's now «figuring out how to navigate that. And it's not at all what she expected.» As she continues to struggle with her newfound superstardom in season 3, Pat finds herself increasingly isolated from the real world, including her own kids, Chase (Case Walker), Cary (Drew Tarver) and Brooke (Heléne Yorke). «So, we really see her navigating that and also wanting to not lose touch with her family.

Please Don’t Destroy trio will release their first feature film on Peacock about three childhood friends that seek treasure supposedly buried in a nearby mountain. That’s six long months away though.In the meantime, the group will keep fans entertained all summer long with their 25-show ‘Please Don’t Destroy Live Tour.’From June 23 through Aug.

Well, this is a big bummer and perhaps an unfortunate sign that Universal has lost faith in the project, at least on the theatrical level. “Please Don’t Destroy,” the new upcoming comedy from the “Saturday Night Live” trio Please Don’t Destroy, produced by Judd Apatow, is no longer going to be released theatrically by Universal.

‘SNL’s” cast members live this summer.Long-running “Weekend Update” anchor Colin Jost is embarking on an 11-show stand-up comedy tour that will take him all over the country from June 1-25.That includes a show at Huntington, NY’s The Paramount on June 1.Plus, he may even bring a few “SNLers” along with him.On his tour last year, Jost had cast members James Austin Johnson, Sarah Sherman and Andrew Dismukes as well as writers Jake Nordwind and Alex English open for him.Best of all though, tickets are surprisingly affordable to see ScarJo’s husband live.At the time of publication, we found some Colin Jost tickets going for as low as $37 before fees on Vivid Seats.Not a bad price to see an Emmy host and Wrestlemania vet (yes, really) live.Want to see the man with a “punchable face” perform jokes live?Here’s everything you need to know and more.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Foo Fighters were reportedly scheduled to perform on Saturday Night Live (SNL) before the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike forced cancellations.According to Entertainment Weekly, the band were supposed to perform for SNL‘s season final later this month alongside debuting host Jennifer Coolidge of The White Lotus. The now-cancelled episode would have marked the Foo Fighters’ eight performance on the long-running show.

not Saturday night. “Saturday Night Live” has abruptly canceled the remaining episodes of Season 48 because of the writer’s strike. The show also revealed the A-list stars who were going to host the now-yanked episodes.

voted unanimously to call for a strike — Hollywood’s first in 15 years — claiming that writers have faced difficulties securing steady jobs.“The companies’ behavior has created a gig economy inside a union workforce, and their immovable stance in this negotiation has betrayed a commitment to further devaluing the profession of writing,” a statement from the labor union reads.“From their refusal to guarantee any level of weekly employment in episodic television, to the creation of a ‘day rate’ in comedy variety, to their stonewalling on free work for screenwriters and on AI for all writers, they have closed the door on their labor force and opened the door to writing as an entirely freelance profession.”In light of the major transformations within the industry — such as the rise of streaming — WGA argues that workers’ compensation needs to reflect such changes.But the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, who sit opposite the strike, claims it gave writers “generous increases in compensation” and “improvements in streaming residuals.”The alliance, which acts as a bargaining representative, said it was previously willing to improve the offer, “but was unwilling to do so because the magnitude of other proposals still on the table that the guild continues to insist upon.”In addition to fair wages, the union is attempting to negotiate stricter regulations on the use of AI amid fears of the advanced technology decimating jobs.Hollywood writers last went on strike in 2007, an action that lasted 100 days.

Hollywood writers’ strike. However, a “Tonight Show” insider told The Post that neither Fallon, 48, nor “Late Night” host Seth Meyers, 49 — whom Kobos later mentioned — are typically not in those production meetings.The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced in the wee hours Tuesday that its 11,500 screenwriter members in California, New York and other cities will refuse to work after the union and studios failed to agree on a new three-year contract after their current one expired just after midnight.In the wake of the strike, Fallon’s “The Tonight Show,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “Late Night With Seth Meyers” have all been shut down.On Tuesday, Kobos, a non-union member who is not striking, quote tweeted a video of Fallon at the Met Gala on Monday night, in which he told Variety: “I wouldn’t have a show if it wasn’t for my writers, I support them all the way.“They got to have a fair contract and they got a lot of stuff to iron out and hopefully, they get it done,” he added.