Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain Prize for American humor

Jen Psaki held her 224th and final briefing at the White House on Friday and fought back tears as she thanked President Joe Biden, members of the administration and the press staff.

Kristen Stewart and Léa Seydoux star in David Cronenberg’s new body horror Crimes of the Future – check out the trailer below.The film marks Cronenberg’s first horror and sci-fi project since his 1999 film eXistenZ, and will premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.Crimes of the Future will compete for the Palme d’Or in this year’s Official Selection in Cannes.Watch the new trailer here:An official synopsis for Crimes of the Future reads: “As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations.“With his partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux), Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances.“Timlin (Kristen Stewart), an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed… Their mission – to use Saul’s notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.”Meanwhile, Avril Lavigne recently said she wants Kristen Stewart to play her in a biopic.While on the red carpet at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards, the singer was asked about who she’d want to play her in a movie about her life. After a pause, Lavigne said: “Like Kristen Stewart would be cool to play me in a film.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterEver since Patrick Stewart’s singular voice rang out in the Super Bowl trailer for Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” fans have eagerly awaited the return — really, the resurrection — of Professor Charles Xavier, the role Stewart played seven times over 17 years as part of 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men” movie franchise.In 2017’s “Logan,” Stewart seemingly said goodbye to Prof.

Making light of a scary situation. After an audience member recently attacked Dave Chappelle on stage, the comedian claimed that a few of his celebrity friends broke the man’s arm — but the quip was just part of his routine.

Karine Jean-Pierre is replacing Jen Psaki as White House press secretary, President Biden announced Thursday. Psaki will be leaving the White House on May 13, and her impending departure was expected. Longtime top Democratic adviser Anita Dunn is also returning to the White House as a senior adviser, focusing on the president's policy and communications goals. «Karine not only brings the experience, talent and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people,» Mr.

Karine Jean-Pierre is set to step in as White House Press Secretary when Jen Psaki leaves later this month.Jean-Pierre has served under Psaki since the start of Joe Biden’s administration, and she will be the first Black and openly gay woman to take the position. The press secretary gives the President’s daily briefing and fields questions from the press.Psaki took to Twitter to praise her successor, writing, “She is passionate.

Oprah Winfrey and “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff. Imprints at Macmillan, owned by the German media company Holtzbrinck, include Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Flatiron Books and St.

HBO’s Original two-part documentary “George Carlin’s American Dream” will debut later this month.Directed by Judd Apatow (“The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling”) and Michael Bonfiglio (“May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers”), the doc will air on HBO on back-to-back nights, with Part 1 premiering on Friday, May 20 at 8:00-9:55 p.m. ET/PT, followed by on Saturday, May 21, at the same time.Both episodes will be available to stream on HBO Max beginning Friday, May 20.

Martha Stewart first met Pete Davidson when the were both tapped as roasters for the 2018 Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber, and they reconnected at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Two of a kind. Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson made their official red carpet debut as a couple on Saturday, April 30, in Washington, D.C. at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner.

Kim Kardashian is clapping back after several outlets reported the reality TV star photoshopped her belly button out of one of her recent Instagram posts. In the pic, shared to her account Sunday, Kardashian is posing poolside in a pair of baggy black sweatpants and a beige-colored scoop neck sports bra with matching underwear.She took to her Instagram Story Tuesday to share screenshots of a few headlines, which suggested that Kardashian fans pointed out the photoshop fail.«Come on guys...Seriously! This is so dumb.

Paul Harris WASHINGTON, D.C. — Comedian Jon Stewart was awarded the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize on Sunday in a raucous affair that celebrated his genius at exposing hypocrisy and injustice wherever they occur.“This is incredible,” said an emotional Stewart upon receiving the miniature bust of Twain that followed two hours of roasting and tender testimonials by former co-stars from “The Daily Show” and others.

Pete Davidson invited his girlfriend Kim Kardashian to be next to him while celebrating comedy at the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor event in Washington, D.C; a gathering that honors renowned comedians.The happy couple cuddled and enjoyed the ceremony attentively during the award presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.The 23rd ceremony praised Jon Stewart who while accepting the honor said he was pleased to get the award, since “almost none of the other recipients turned out to be serial rapists.” The 59-year-old comedian described the job of being a comic as “an iterative business.

Out on the town. Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson enjoyed a date night in Washington D.C., where the comedian took part in an event honoring Jon Stewart.

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson take the nation’s capital!

Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian stepped out for quite the special occasion over the weekend. On Sunday, the couple was spotted in the audience at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in honor of Jon Stewart, who was presented this year with the annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.While the pair did not pose on the red carpet at the star-studded event, the  comedian and reality star were seen in their seats, Kardashian sporting what appeared to be a black textured ensemble.