Kevin Hart Says He Won’t Host the Oscars Again: Awards Shows ‘Aren’t Comedy-Friendly Environments Anymore’

We are a little late posting this trailer, but have a look as we have just added it to The Hollywood News Videos. Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Brad Pitt lend their voices to this new animation from Dreamworks — the guys that brought us Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Will Ferrell has some pretty cool friends. That shouldn’t come as any kind of surprise to his fans.

The US Sun on Friday. “I would certainly show up,” the actress enthused about a possible reboot.

Kevin Hart has told critics of Dave Chappelle to simply not watch the comedian if they don’t find his material funny or entertaining.Both comedians are regular Netflix fixtures, but it’s Chappelle who frequently draws controversy for making jokes about the transgender community. His latest special for the streamer, The Dreamer, opens with a 12-minute joke in which he once again takes aim at trans people.In a new interview with The Independent, Hart discussed the current climate of stand-up comedy before offering a simple to solution to those who find Chappelle’s performances offensive.“We’re just in a time now where the microscope is significantly pointed in the direction of the comic, and what the comic is saying,” Hart said.

J. Kim Murphy After creating “Saturday Night Live” in 1975, longtime producer Lorne Michaels has been tied to the long-running variety show for nearly 50 years. Stick to the same job for long enough, one might start to wonder who will take over the position after one steps out of it.

As the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live approaches, there has been speculation about Lorne Michaels‘ future on the show as executive producer.

posted Monday, a TikToker named Alison compared Rice’s vocal portrayal of Cady Heron to Erika Henningsen, who portrayed the high schooler during the show’s two-year run on Broadway. Alison’s video, which has garnered nearly 754,000 views since being uploaded, features snippets from the song “Revenge Party” which showcase the difference between Rice, 23, and Henningsen, 31. “This is the reason all theatre kids are appalled,” Alison states in the in-video text while she lip-syncs to both actresses’ versions of the song.

, is not here for a pretty mean girl-coded line of dialogue in the new movie musical rendition her 2004 film, Mean Girls. reports that in the remake, Megan Thee Stallion reacts to Cady's () talent show look with the line, “Y2K fire crotch is back”—seemingly a reference to a 2006 paparazzi video in which Brandon Davis calls Lohan a “”In a statement to People, Lohan's rep said that “Lindsay was very hurt and disappointed by the reference in the film.” Neither Tina Fey, who wrote the original film as well as the musical, nor Paramount Pictures have responded.Reneé Rapp, Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels, Lindsay Lohan, Angourie Rice, and Bebe Wood at the global premiere of Mean Girls on January 8.Lohan herself has poked fun at her party girl era, though one can imagine that given her horrific treatment at the hands of the tabloid press, it stings a bit to have an explicit “joke” played for laughs at her expense.Back in 2010, when Lohan was serving time for failing to attend court-ordered weekly alcohol education classes, some news outlets reported that she was by her fellow inmates, who shouted the nickname “fire crotch” at her and chanted it when she was nearby.

Natasha Lyonne and Tracee Ellis Ross channeled I Love Lucy while presenting at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards!

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are bringing Saturday Night Live to the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards!

the 2004 Tina Fey movie, earned $28 million in its first three days in theaters according to studio estimates Sunday. Not accounting for inflation, that’s more than the $24.4 million the first movie made in its opening weekend.The “Mean Girls” competition over the Martin Luther King Jr.

Kevin Hart is addressing the Oscars.

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Kevin Hart hasn’t changed his mind about never hosting the Oscars, a claim he’s made since stepping down from the position in 2019 after past homophobic comments came to light on Twitter.

Jordan Moreau Get in, loser, we’re going to the box office. Paramount’s “Mean Girls,” a musical adaptation and more Gen Z-skewing version of the iconic teen comedy, is coming to the big screen this weekend. It has made $3.25 million at the box office in Thursday previews.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Not every movie — indeed, almost no movie — was meant to be turned into a musical. But the trend of doing so has become more common over the last two decades, and when you see a movie-to-musical transformation that really works, a surprising alchemy occurs.

Lindsay Lohan made a surprise appearance at the New York premiere of Mean Girls. The actress, who famously starred in the 2004 film as Cady Heron, supported the film’s modern take.

Tina Fey is heading back to television for her first starring role since 30 Rock!

Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Billy Crystal and Jimmy Kimmel.His opening monologue jokingly covered some of the year’s biggest movies, including a comment about the lengthy run-time of Oppenheimer, a mention of Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in Maestro, and a particularly controversial summary of Barbie.Also, Koy took several opportunities to acknowledge the presence of major stars in the room, including Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro and Taylor Swift.However, he was met with cold glances when he joked: “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift,” referring to the singer’s recent appearances at American football games.Viewers have been reacting to the monologue on X/Twitter, detailing the generally negative reception of Koy’s jokes.One user suggested a response had been made by a “prominent director” posting: “Wowee. Never seen an audience rebel against an emcee so quickly. One prominent director just couldn’t keep his opinion quiet.

A quick perusal of the reviews indicated tv critics weren’t turned on by what they saw in CBS’s new incarnation of the Golden Globes. Host Jo Koy in particular took some heavy criticism for a generally unfunny and unsuccessful turn in a performance hovering around Ricky Gervais-insult level material but never really getting there. I can’t really speak to how they looked on the tube, but I can say it was fun in the room and the results as they count in the race towards Oscar can only be considered as extremely significant, a collection of winners without a single embarrassment between them. That alone is a triumph considering the history.