From the perspective of late-night joke writers, there’s really only one person running for president.
30.09.2020 - 19:33 / variety.com
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaM. Night Shyamalan, the director of “The Sixth Sense” and “Glass,” is teaming with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ campaign on a filmmaking contest designed to help get out the vote.The campaign is reaching out to would be Spielbergs to submit a 90 second-long short film about casting their ballot in the upcoming national election.
Contest participants are being asked to answer a few targeted questions. Why are you voting? How are you voting? Who do you
.From the perspective of late-night joke writers, there’s really only one person running for president.
The next Presidential Debate will have brand new rules attached to it, including one which will have muted microphones.
Ted Johnson Donald Trump and Joe Biden are scheduled to meet again on Thursday for the second and presumably last debate, and the president’s campaign has again weighed in with complaints about the format.Bill Stepien, Trump’s campaign manager, wrote in a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates that the focus of the next event should be on foreign policy, not on the list of topics selected by moderator Kristen Welker.
Donald Trump, a study released Monday found.That's 455 jokes about Trump and 14 about Democrat Joe Biden, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University. That doesn't even count 64 jokes made about Trump's family or administration, the study said.“When Trump's onstage, everyone else is blacked out,” said Robert Lichter, communication professor at George Mason.He's been studying late-night humor and politics since 1992.
Beastie Boys agreed to licence one of their songs for the first time ever in a TV advertisement, to accompany a spot for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.“Sabotage”, the 1994 single from the group’s album Ill Communication, was used in the Democratic candidate’s advert focusing on the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the live music industry.The late Adam Yauch included a clause in his will stipulating that any music he was involved in would not be used for product advertising purposes.
The Beastie Boys have allowed an advert to use one of their songs for one of the first times ever, and it’s an ad for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.Their seminal 1994 hit ‘Sabotage’ features in a new spot which aired during NFL games on Sunday evening (October 18).
"Saturday Night Live" took aim at President Trump and Joe Biden's town halls and likened the Democratic nominee to a television icon. Jim Carrey again took on the role of Joe Biden, who fielded questions from audience members regarding his proposed policies, and while the sketch implied that both events were relatively uninformative, they poked fun at Biden's mannerisms.
once again mined the endless mill of comedy that comes from a presidential election season for this week's «cold open.» The show mocked Joe Biden and Donald Trump's simultaneous town hall appearances that were held on NBC and ABC on Thursday.Jim Carrey returned to play Biden at a town hall moderated by George Stephanopoulos (played by Mikey Day), who described the vibe they were going for as, «Poorly attended college lecture.»The sketch switched back and forth between Biden's town hall and
Ted Johnson The opener of Saturday Night Live was a skewering of the competing town halls between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.It was an easy target: There was an outcry earlier this week when NBC scheduled a town hall with Trump against one already planned on ABC with Biden. But Savannah Guthrie, moderating the NBC News event, earned widespread praise for pressing Trump with questions and followups.Kate McKinnon, playing Guthrie, opened by saying, “Good evening America.
Joe Biden scored something of an upset over President Donald Trump.In their dueling town halls, the Democratic presidential candidate reached more viewers on ABC than Trump did for NBC News Thursday night.The Biden town hall reached 14.1 million people on ABC between 8 and 9 p.m. and Trump had 13.5 million combined on NBC, CNBC and MSNBC, the Nielsen company said.It had been expected that Trump would reach more people simply because it was being seen on three networks.
Jimmy Kimmel joined the chorus of Hollywood entertainers calling out NBC and its decision to air a “dueling” town hall for Trump directly against Joe Biden’s previously scheduled ABC event. With many of his fellow hosts on break, including NBC’s Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, the face of ABC late night took solo shots at the Peacock network during his opening monologue Thursday.
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorPresident Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden will face off (sort of) tonight in dueling town halls live in primetime, simultaneously on broadcast networks NBC and ABC, respectively.Both events were scheduled on the night of the town hall-style second presidential debate, which was canceled after Trump would not agree to a virtual event following his COVID-19 diagnosis.The Trump event will air at 8 p.m.
The original cast of Hamilton is reuniting this week for a fundraiser for Democratic candidate Joe Biden's presidential campaign. The event will feature show creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well asDaveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowa and Phillipa Soo.
Ted Johnson The original cast of Hamilton is reuniting this week for a fundraiser for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, the latest pop culture themed virtual event.The campaign announced that among those participating will be Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowa and Phillipa Soo.
Maya Rudolph reprised her role as Kamala Harris on over the weekend, and once again stole the spotlight. Rudolph's Harris faced off against Beck Bennett's Mike Pence in a Cold Open sketch lampooning the Vice Presidential Debates, with a surreal, surprise appearance from Jim Carrey's Joe Biden.Moderator Susan Page (played by Kate McKinnon) opened the debates and welcomed both candidates to the stage.
ABC News is taking advantage of the chaos surrounding the second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The network says that Biden has agreed to participate in a town hall Oct.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe foundation of the presidential debates, long a feature of an election year, is buckling.ABC News said it intends to hold a town hall with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday October 15 – the same night the former Vice President was slated to have taken part in a debate with President Donald Trump.
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has tapped Ludacris, Monica, Jermaine Dupri and Jeezy to record "Get Out The Vote" ads focusing on Black voters in battleground states. "It is really really important to make sure people don’t sit at home," Dupri tells The Hollywood Reporter.
Saturday Night Live went political at the launch of its 46th season with a parody of last week’s presidential debate, a jab at Donald Trump by Chris Rock, and a message from Megan Thee Stallion in support of black people.
WILMINGTON – The campaign for Democratic nominee former Vice-President Joe Biden released a statement Friday morning from Biden’s Doctor announcing that he and his wife Dr. Jill Biden had tested negative for the coronavirus.