2024 NBCUniversal Media, LLC As is tradition, members of Saturday Night Live‘s Five-Timer’s Club, including Paul Rudd, wanted to welcome host Kristen Wiig to the fraternity on Saturday night. But like people do with any exclusive club, some other names tried to sneak in. “I’m really excited about getting my jacket tonight,” she enthused, explaining, …
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ closes with a ‘Seinfeld’ finale throwback, and Jerry himself
HBO/John Johnson (SPOILERS) After 12 seasons, HBO’s Emmy-winning comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm ended on Sunday, April 7, with a finale that deliberately poked fun at Seinfeld‘s divisive 1998 final episode. That classic show, which Curb creator and star Larry David co-created, ended with Jerry, George, Kramer, and Elaine behind bars for violating Pennsylvania’s Good Samaritan …
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley discusses perfect season, third NCAA title
Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks cuts down the net after beating the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament National Championship at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on April 7, 2024 in Cleveland. — Gregory Shamus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Head coach Dawn Staley’s proverbial cup “runneth over” on the court …
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire reigns supreme at the box office with $31 million
Warner Bros. Pictures Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the fifth film in the Monsterverse franchise, raked in an estimated $31 million at the domestic box office, bringing its tally up to $135 million. Worldwide, the film — starring Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens and Brian Tyree Henry — has glommed a total of $361 million …
South Carolina Gamecocks defeat Iowa Hawkeyes in NCAA women’s basketball championship
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (CLEVELAND) — The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75, to win the NCAA women’s basketball championship in Cleveland on Sunday. The win for the Gamecocks gave them a perfect 38-0 season. Sunday wrapped up a historical season for women’s college basketball, and that particular game marked the end …
Scoreboard roundup — 4/7/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEPittsburgh 3, Baltimore 2Milwaukee 12, Seattle 4Tampa Bay 3, Colorado 2 AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland at Minnesota (Postponed)Oakland 7, Detroit 1Kansas City 5, Chi White Sox 3NY Yankees 8, Toronto 3Boston 12, LA Angels 2Houston 3, Texas 1 NATIONAL LEAGUEAtlanta 5, Arizona …
Disney announces release dates for ‘Mandalorian’ movie, ‘Toy Story 5’ and more
Lucasfilm On Friday, Disney announced release dates for a collection of forthcoming movies, including the anticipated big-screen bow of its small-screen property The Mandalorian, as well as the next Tron film and the fifth Toy Story movie. The spy thriller The Amateur, starring Oscar winner Rami Malek and Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan, once slated for …
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher announce they’re divorcing after 13 years
Rick Rycroft-Pool/Getty Images Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher announced on their respective Instagram Stories on Friday that they’ve called it quits. To a photo of both of them wearing tennis gear, their message read, “After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down. In 2023 we jointly …
HBO announces casting for ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight’
L-R: Claffey, Ansell – HBO On Friday, HBO announced its two leads are set for the Game of Thrones prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight. The forthcoming drama will be based on the characters Ser Duncan the Tall and his young squire, Egg, featured in George R.R. Martin‘s Tales of Dunk and Egg books. Peter …
Adam Sandler confirms to Drew Barrymore that a ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ is “in process”
Universal/Getty Images Appearing on Drew Barrymore‘s chat show, Adam Sandler confirmed there will indeed be a sequel to his hit 1996 comedy Happy Gilmore. On Friday’s episode, a sneak of which was dropped online, Drew gave the audience of her eponymous talk show the backstory of the anticipated follow-up, explaining how actor Christopher McDonald, who played …