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Michael Che and Colin Jost are going back to work after Deadline revealed that SNL would return on Saturday October 14.

Ringo Starr shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.In addition to releasing the four-song EP “Crooked Boy” on April 20, the former Beatle just announced a fall 2024 North American tour with his All Starr Band which includes Edgar Winter, Colin Hay from Men At Work and Toto singer Steve Lukather among others.The eight-show jaunt wraps at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25.Prior to the tour, Starr and co.

Lizzo is over the drama. The singer shared an emotional post on Friday announcing that she ‘quits.’ She was not specific, but it seems like she’s talking about her music career. The singer is also the coowner of her clothing brand, Yitty.

Joe Biden was joined by his predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton today for a taping of the Smartless podcast, a prelude to a large-scale showbiz filled fundraiser this evening at Radio City Music Hall.

Liverpool ECHO: “An iconic landmark of the city, we’re sensitive to the history its branding holds while also being open to options that better reflect its new era as home to Hits Radio and Greatest Hits Radio.“We’re reviewing all options and will share updates in due course.”We have some news from us here at Radio City: starting in April, we'll be making some changes to our station name. For more information click on the link below.https://t.co/WPogoNkNig— Radio City 96.7 (@RadioCity967) January 10, 2024The station is one of 15 set to be rebranded by Bauer.

Alec Baldwin is not happy about live animals being used in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular‘s Nativity scene.

Kelly Clarkson accidentally photobombed a family doing a Rockettes-style kickline outside of Radio City Music Hall. In the clip, which was later posted to TikTok, the Cohen family can be seen doing a few repetitions of the iconic dance move before Clarkson, 41, enters the frame wearing a red beanie and sunglasses. The “Stronger” singer can be seen looking around stunned with her mouth open as she realizes what is going on and slowly tries to edge away from the camera view.“Can’t believe @kellyclarkson just photobombed our silly family kickline,” TikToker Marc Jordan Cohen wrote, tagging Clarkson’s show.

Joe Gatto announced he was leaving the “Impractical Jokers” after nine seasons with the show to focus on co-parenting his children with his wife Bessy.He wasn’t done with comedy though.Less than a month later, Gatto, 47, began pursuing stand-up.On a cold January evening in Appleton, WI, he took the stage by himself for the first time.“It was a small club,” Gatto told the New York Post. “I did 35 minutes that night.”The Staten Island native was understandably nervous; up until that point, he was always part of an ensemble. Could he carry 100% of the funny?Simply put, yes.“It ended up being a great experience,” Gatto smiled.

Barry’s back in the Big Apple.On April 17-21, 2024, Barry Manilow will perform five back-to-back gigs at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.Over the course of his storied career, the 80-year-old singer has performed at the venue 39 times; this upcoming mini-residency will be his first gigs at Radio City since he played five sold out shows there in June 2023.At all shows, fans can expect to hear Manilow’s classic hits like “Mandy,” “I Write the Songs,” “Looks Like We Made It,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” “Copacabana (At the Copa)” and many, many more. According to SetList.FM, he regularly plays at least 17 or 18 songs at all concerts.Need tickets to see the Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner live next spring? You can scoop them up as early as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Oct.

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Grammy winner Raphael Saadiq.The prodigy bass player and vocalist has been a driving force behind the many smash records of Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé and Stevie Wonder, to name a few.

Christine McGuinness is stranded on holiday amid the fallout from the UK air traffic control meltdown – but is “safe and happy”. The model and TV personality, 35, gave an update on her unexpectedly extended sunshine getaway to her fans on social media. She is one of hundreds of thousands of airline passengers who have been stranded or delayed over the bank holiday weekend after flights were suspended due to a “network-wide” air traffic control computer failure.

Christine McGuinness has declared 'nothing can stop us' as she shared how she's spent her time away from home. The model ditched the UK over the weekend after finishing up a week co-hosting a radio breakfast show in her home city of Liverpool.

Christine McGuinness has told her fans she is 'switching off' in her latest Instagram update, leaving them with a little clue. The model posted pictures, alongside the words: "Let's go babies. Switching off for much needed mummy time."

Christine McGuinness fans were left amused during a jokey exchange live on air. Her new job as co-presenter on Radio City, alongside Wes Butters, saw her discuss the 'one and only film she has ever watched' on Tuesday morning's show.

Colin Jost and Michael Che will perform a different kind of live show this fall.The pair have announced three co-headlining gigs — that Che jokingly called the ‘No Lives Matter Tour’ on Instagram — over the next few months.First, they’re set to drop into Washington, D.C.’s DAR Constitution Hall on Friday, Sept. 15.After that, Jost and Che will perform at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on Saturday, Sept.

Lady GaGa is paying tribute to her friend and collaborator Tony Bennett.

DJ Cassidy — already underage at 18, but looking “like I was 8” — got his big break on one slow, rainy night at the club Lotus in NYC’s Meatpacking District.That was back when there was more beef than beats in the neighborhood’s nascent nightlife days, and, that night, there was a certain hip-hop mogul — Sean “Puffy” Combs — in the house as Cassidy was filling the largely empty space with the soulful sounds of Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan and Luther Vandross.“And so Puffy goes to the floor and essentially dances by himself for two hours,” the now 42-year-old DJ — who will headline Manhattan’s Radio City Music Hall with his “Pass the Mic Live!” concert on Friday — told The Post.“At 5 in the morning on the way out, he walks by the DJ booth … and he wrote down his name and number on a napkin and said, ‘Call me tomorrow.’ ” And when he talked on the phone to Combs the next day, Cassidy Podell got “the greatest compliment I’ve ever received.”“He goes, ‘How do you know how to play all those records like that?’ And I said, ‘Like what?’ And he goes, ‘Like you lived it.’ ”A white, Jewish kid from the Upper East Side, Cassidy was too young to have heard many of the black classics he was spinning when they were first released.But with his signature mix of old-school R&B and hip-hop, DJ Cassidy would go on to become spinner to the stars — from Puffy and Jay-Z to Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez — as well as rock the White House at not one but two presidential inaugurations for Barack Obama.Now a star in his own right, he looks every bit the part in a custom-made pink suit ahead of his “Pass the Mic Live!” show on Friday at Radio City.

Lorne Michaels and his team are preparing to mark a half-century of Saturday Night Live in 2024 — a celebration that will include a night of nostalgia and SNL folklore at Radio City Music Hall.

The NBCUniversal Upfront presentation was the center of Day 14 of the writers strike on the east coast.

Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, wasn’t on the production call sheet until very recently for the company’s upfront at Radio City on Monday morning.

The Jonas Brothers made a surprise appearance during Lewis Capaldi’s headline show at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday night (April 6) – check out fan-shot footage of the moment below.Capaldi was performing in New York ahead of the release of his upcoming second album ‘Broken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent’. After he performed ‘Hold Me While You Wait’, Capaldi left the stage for an encore but it was The Jonas Brothers who returned.“We are Lewis Capaldi, thank you for being here with us tonight,” said Joe Jonas (via Billboard).“We actually won a contest as Lewis Capaldi’s biggest fans to come up here and play a song for you,” Nick Jonas added.The Jonas Brothers then launched into their 2008 single ‘Lovebug’ with Capaldi joining them soon after.Sharing footage of the moment online afterwards, Capaldi said: “I can’t believe I’m now a Jonas Brother.”“The bonus, bonus Jonas,” he added.The great thing about New York City is you can walk a few blocks and end up playing a song with Lewis Capaldi at Radio City.

Barry Manilow wont’ be at the Copa because he’s coming to New York City’s Radio City Music Hall for five big shows.The 79-year-old singer has performed at the venue 34 times over the course of his legendary career; this upcoming mini-residency will be his first gigs at Radio City since 2012.And if you need tickets to see the Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner live this spring, you can scoop them up as early as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, March 31 fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar of Manilow’s five Radio City Music Hall dates including show start times and links to buy tickets can be found below.A complete calendar including all of Manilow’s residency dates at Las Vegas’ Westgate Casino and Resort can be found here.With so many hits over the course of his seven-decade career (!), fans are probably left wondering which tracks make the final cut for Manilow.Although we can’t confirm what he’ll play when he comes to Radio City, here’s a typical set list from Manilow based on recent shows courtesy of Set List FM.01.) “It’s a Miracle”02.) “Daybreak”03.) “Looks Like We Made It”04.) “Can’t Smile Without You”05.) “This One’s for You”06.) “New York City Rhythm”07.) “Even Now”08.) “The Old Songs / Ready to Take a Chance Again / Jump Shout Boogie”09.) “Weekend in New England” (Randy Edelman cover)10.) “Dancin’ in the Aisles / Dancin’

And kick! The Radio City Rockettes have been a classic part of Christmas for decades and Us Weekly has an exclusive look inside the day of Tiffany Billings as she marks more than 10 years as part of the Christmas Spectacular.

described in the lead of a New York Post article the next day:“Whoopi Goldberg delivered an X-rated rant full of sexual innuendoes against President Bush last night at a Radio City gala that raised $7.5 million for the newly minted Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards,” wrote Deborah Orin. “Waving a bottle of wine, she fired off a stream of vulgar sexual wordplays on Bush’s name in a riff about female genitalia, and boasted that she’d refused to let Team Kerry clear her material.”That was more than enough for the morality police of the Early Aughts.According to The New York Times Magazine, “Goldberg’s career went dark. SlimFast, the diet-in-a-can brand for whom Goldberg had been the spokeswoman, dropped her.

British actor’s death from pancreatic cancer, excerpts from his journals are set to be published in a book titled “Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman.”In the book — out Oct. 4 — Rickman noted how he wanted to leave the wizarding franchise after the release of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” back in 2002.Rickman went on to play the part in six subsequent films in the series, ending in 2011.Parts of the diary were published recently by the Guardian. In an entry dated Dec.

Al Roker and Deborah Roberts are a veritable power couple in journalism, and while the two had to spend some time apart this week, they're finally back together.MORE: Deborah Roberts looks back on family loss during emotional periodDeborah shared photographs on social media from her first major outing as she returned to New York, that being a Diana Ross concert.VIDEO: Al Roker shares 'nerves' with fans amid New York weather warningWhat made it even more special was that Al had made it a surprise night for the two in the lead up to their wedding anniversary this week."When @dianaross is in town during your anniversary week…and your sweetie organized the surprise.

winning five gramophones for her instant-classic debut, 2001’s “Songs in A Minor,” when she was just 21.The Recording Academy kept on falling for Keys, who went on to earn 10 more of its prestigious prizes. But the now-41-year-old star — who will headline two hometown shows at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday and Friday — has one very special Grammy that she didn’t technically win: She picked it up when John Mayer shared his Song of the Year trophy with her after his “Daughters” beat out her “If I Ain’t Got You” in 2005.“When he was onstage, [he said that] he just felt like I deserved that for ‘If I Ain’t Got You,’ ” Keys — who has also hosted the Grammys twice in her career — told The Post.

Joaquina Kalukango and Myles Frost were two of the big winners of the night at the 2022 Tony Awards!

Dazzling in a bright white topcoat and pants, Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose trumpeted progress on Broadway in a high-energy opening number and monologue. (See video clip below.)

Julianne Hough is single in the city and loving it! ET's Lauren Zima spoke to Hough at the 75th annual Tony Awards Sunday night about life in New York City following her divorce from Books Laich and making her big Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated, .«Busy,» Hough quipped about life in New York. «Eight shows a week on Broadway.

It’s Broadway’s biggest night! The 2022 Tony Awards are honoring the best and brightest of the Great White Way — from performances to costumes and beyond.

In today’s traditional doubleheader opening of the upfronts in New York, Fox and NBCUniversal execs took digs at the “paywall” strategy of Netflix and Disney, in the first of many salvos expected this week.

NBCUniversal is expanding its relationship with ad tracking firm iSpot, telling a room full of media buyers today that it will offer the company’s data as official currency starting at its May upfront.

READ MORE: Lost Liverpool nightclub that was 'jam-packed' every weekend Below, we've rounded up the businesses run by celebrity chefs in Merseyside - both past and present. Take a look below to see how well you remember them. Marco Pierre White, who was one of the youngest chefs ever to have been awarded three Michelin stars and began his classical training as a commis with Albert and Michel Roux at Le Gavroche, opened his Liverpool restaurant on Chapel Street back in 2011.