Evangelists of the Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker comedies of the late 20th century might consider what I’m about to say sacrilege, but “The Naked Gun” franchise is the pinnacle of ZAZ-style spoof brilliance — yes, even more so than the trio’s 1980 gold standard, “Airplane!” In a filmography so packed with laugh-a-second gags, 1988’s “The Naked Gun” and its two …
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Former Marlins president David Samson is seemingly very sensitive about the perception of the franchise. That’s why when Ichiro Suzuki broke out a zinger about the Marlins during his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech Sunday — which the Japanese legend delivered entirely in English — he was not as quick to laugh as the rest of the crowd in …
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Comedian Marc Maron said the cost to use a Taylor Swift song in his standup special was “doable” within limits. Maron said on Vulture’s recent “Good One” podcast that the sum he paid was for “up to a minute” of her 2022 song “Bigger Than The Whole Sky.” “I think it came out to $50K, around that. … I did …
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Ichiro Suzuki was the king of poking singles into the outfield, but he may have hit it out of the park during his Hall of Fame induction speech on Sunday. Suzuki poked a bit of fun at the Marlins, who signed him to a contract in 2015 and for whom he played three seasons near the end of his storybook …
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Helen Bushby Culture reporter Getty Images Matt Stone (left) and Trey Parker spoke during an onstage panel discussion at San Diego Comic-Con South Park co-creator Trey Parker has made a short, joke apology to President Donald Trump for ridiculing him in the opening show of their 27th season. The episode, broadcast on Wednesday, made several jokes at the US president’s …
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Country music stars have been making it a point to poke fun at the “Coldplay” kiss-cam scandal during their performances recently. Andy Byron, the CEO of Astronomer who was caught in an embrace at a Coldplay concert with the company’s chief people officer Kristin Cabot, has resigned his position. The Internet has created more memes than one can count. And …
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Stephen Colbert’s CBS debut was shaky. When he officially took the reins of “The Late Show” from David Letterman in September 2015, Colbert blunted his comedy fangs to adopt a less partisan approach for the broadcast audience. It didn’t quite work. Nearly a decade spent cultivating a conservative-skewering persona on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” led to expectations that he’d …
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Comedian Shane Gillis made an abominable joke at the 2025 ESPY Awards that people won’t soon forget. On Wednesday, he kicked off hosting the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles by taking aim at Black women and WNBA star Caitlin Clark. “When Caitlin Clark retires from the WNBA, she’s going to work at a Waffle House so she …
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Developer Iron Galaxy is “investigating” an Easter egg fans spotted involving a trash can and a Guitar Hero clone in the recently released Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. Unboxing The Baldur’s Gate 3 Collector’s Edition Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 is a remake of the PS2-era hits THPS 3 and THPS 4. The latest entry in the long-running series continues …
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