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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is bringing its “Heroes of the Freedomsurrection” display to Los Angeles this week, the mock commemoration of the January 6th siege on the Capitol that features monuments to figures including Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley.

spoke at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston, roughly a four-hour drive from where a mass shooter killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde three days earlier. “Why does this keep happening?” a visibly shaken restaurant-goer said.

was already ‘crystal clear.’”Colbert then broke out an image onscreen, designed to look like one of those motivational posters often on the wall of offices.“Well, he was just following the old adage, ‘If at first you don’t succeed, byeeee!” Colbert quipped.As he continued, the CBS “Late Show” host also addressed comments that made headlines Thursday from Georgia Republican Senate candidate Hershel Walker, who said on Fox News, “What about getting a department that can look at young men that’s looking at women, that’s looking at their social media?” as a solution to gun violence.So Colbert broke out another onscreen graphic, this time a faux logo for the department the former football star suggested be created.“Yeah, what about doing that? It’s high time to create the ‘Federal Bureau of Looking at Young Men Who Are Looking at Young Women Who Are Looking at Social Media,” Colbert joked.As the late night host continued, he also completely dismantled Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s recent comments that locked doors, or single entry and exit points would stop mass shootings.“So he just wants sensible door control,” Colbert said.

door control? Are you insane?” Meyers marveled. “Why not stop at one? Why not just outlaw doors altogether? Then no one would need keys to get in your house.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFollowing Don McLean, Larry Gatlin and Larry Stewart, right-wing country singer Lee Greenwood announced that he is pulling out of the concert scheduled to take place at the NRA rally in Houston over Memorial Day weekend. His departure effectively leaves the concert without a headliner.In a statement, Greenwood said: “As a father, I join the rest of America in being absolutely heartbroken by the horrific event that transpired this week in Texas.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA day after Don McLean pulled out of the NRA’s Memorial Day concert in Houston scheduled for this weekend, Larry Gatlin and Larry Stewart of Restless Heart have pulled out as well.The concert is part of a larger rally organized by the National Rifle Association, featuring speeches from former President Donald Trump, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Senator Ted Cruz; “over 14 acres of guns and gear and 800 exhibitors”; and with a concert featuring Lee Greenwood and others. The event is going forward even though it is taking place just three days after — and less than 300 miles from — Uvalde, Texas, where a school shooting Monday killed at least 19 children and two adults.

@NBA doesn’t like to talk about the billions they make from a China that enslaves Uyghur Muslims and harvests their organs But they have no problem politicizing a horrific tragedy in America,” Rubio wrote, kicking off a series of three tweets on the NBA and China.The @NBA doesn’t like to talk about the billions they make from a China that enslaves Uyghur Muslims and harvests their organsBut they have no problem politicizing a horrific tragedy in America pic.twitter.com/VUXpOBbw7jAfter “Morning Joe” co-hosts explained the story, Scarborough responded by suggesting Rubio’s comments were “just a distraction.”“It’s a, ‘Look over there. Look over there.

John Legend slammed Texas Senator Ted Cruz following Tuesday’s Robb Elementary School shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed.

In light of Tuesday’s deadly mass shooting in Texas, “American Pie” singer Don McLean announced that he will no longer be performing at this year’s National Rifle Association (NRA) Convention in Houston. “In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week,” the 76-year-old rock star said in a statement, Fox News reported.

Jimmy Kimmel got emotional as he delivered a powerful monologue on his show Wednesday following Tuesday’s shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Jimmy Kimmel got emotional as he delivered a powerful monologue on his show Wednesday following Tuesday’s shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Zack Sharf Jimmy Kimmel broke down in tears during a monologue on his ABC late night series in which he addressed the massacre at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. The school shooting left 21 people dead, including 19 kids. Kimmel opened the May 25 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” without a studio audience and demanded Texas senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, as well as Gov.

Tonight, Jimmy Kimmel taped a special segment alone onstage before the Jimmy Kimmel Live! audience was seated. In it, he struggled to address yesterday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas which took the lives of 19 children and 2 adults.

Jordan Moreau Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke crashed Gov. Greg Abbott’s press conference on Wednesday where state officials were meeting to discuss the Tuesday shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed by a gunman.Videos showed O’Rourke approaching the stage where Abbott, Sen. Ted Cruz and more politicians were convening after Tuesday’s tragedy.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWith speeches from former President Donald Trump, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Senator Ted Cruz; with “over 14 acres of guns and gear and 800 exhibitors”; and with a concert featuring Don McLean, Lee Greenwood, Larry Gatlin, and others, the National Rifle Association’s “Biggest show of the year” is taking place this Memorial Day weekend — three days after a school shooting in which at least 19 children and two adults were killed in Uvalde, Texas, less than 300 miles away.It was the deadliest and at least the tenth mass shooting and the 27th school shooting in the U.S. this year alone — including one in Houston just two weeks ago, in which two men were killed and three critically wounded.

anything, to mitigate this uniquely American crisis—and the political wall attempted reforms could once again hit after this latest massacre fades from the headlines?There’s the nightmare of it all, the outrage. But there’s also the anguish: If the slaughter of 20 children in Newtown wasn’t enough ten years ago, if and and countless others weren’t enough, then what hope is there for change now, after Uvalde?Our leaders don’t seem to know; they, too, seemed to have more questions than answers.“Why do we keep letting this happen?” a rattled President Joe Biden asked in an on the Robb Elementary School shooting Tuesday night.

Ted Cruz has been labelled “creepy” after complaining that Saturday Night Live comedian Pete Davidson “gets all of these, like, hot women”. The Texas senator discussed Mr Davidson’s dating history on a recent episode of his podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz. The discussion was sparked when co-host Michael Knowles read out a listener question about so-called “toxic femininity”.

hot women.” “Pete Davidson was dating Kate Beckinsdale,” Cruz said. “I mean, you’re talking ‘Underworld.’ You’re talking like, super hot vampire in black leather trench coat. And you’re like really? The SNL dude? Like, wow.”For Ana Navarro, Cruz’s sentiments were just kind of gross.

Saturday Night Live’s 48th season is going to look a little different. Variety reported Friday that Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, and Kyle Mooney are all expected to leave after the 47th season finale tomorrow. As noted by the outlet, the show typically recalibrates its caste of players and contributors during summer.McKinnon and Bryant joined the program in 2012 and have a decade of hilarious characters.

leaked draft overturning Roe v. Wade, protestors gathered outside the houses of Supreme Court justices, to make their feelings known. Despite there being no violence of any sort, Cruz claimed that those protesting were Democrat “goons” who were trying to escalate things“On January 6 of 2021, you had 10s of thousands of people peacefully protesting, and yet, the corporate media and Democrats slander them with the made up term insurrectionist,” Cruz said.

trying to keep the focus on the leak itself, rather than the overturning of women’s rights. Meyers specifically called out Cruz and Graham, playing news clips of both in which they both argue that the clerk who leaked the documents should be investigated and prosecuted.“There is no duo in history worse than Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah has returned to its old studio with a live audience for the first time in more than two years, and the team is enjoying it.

you have?” Meyers joked. “And just remember, any time you come up with some kinky idea involving two cartoon characters, pornography has beat you to it.

Zack Sharf Seth Meyers dragged Ted Cruz for discussing Mickey Mouse and Pluto having sex in reaction to the escalating fight between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

“Saturday Night Live” paid tribute to future Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in a cold open that had her visiting the ghosts of historical figures in the Oval Office.Jackson, played by Ego Nwodim was greeted by James Austin Johnson’s President Joe Biden, who she teased about not being able to pronounce her name.“Bet you can’t say that three times fast,” Nwodim said.“I’m shocked I was able to say it one time slow,” Johnson admitted, before bragging about fulfilling his campaign promise to place a black woman on the nation’s highest court.“One campaign promise down, 74 more to go,” the fake Biden cracked.“I was happy to do my part. Work twice as hard as white man all my life, then spend a week listening to Ted Cruz call me a pedophile,” the new justice said of her contentious confirmation hearings.Biden then left Jackson in his office to commune with the spirits of Americans that paved the way for her historic confirmation.Kate McKinnon’s Ruth Bader Ginsberg delivered one of her trademark “Gins-burns” about Cruz.

The Saturday Night Live cold open featured Ego Nwodim as Ketanji Brown Jackson, newly confirmed to the Supreme Court, meeting famous women and Black Americans who came before her — along with a few jokes at Ted Cruz’s expense.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor“Saturday Night Live” put the spotlight in its cold open on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment to the Supreme Court with a sketch that featured Ego Nwodim as the history-making jurist and Kate McKinnon as the spirit of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg.The sketch opened with Nwodim as Jackson and James Austin Johnson as President Joe Biden recreating the moment that went viral on social media when the President released a photo of the two watching the Senate’s historic April 7 confirmation vote on C-SPAN2. The barbs, not surprisingly, took aim at the shockingly disrespectful line of questioning that Jackson faced from Sen.

Zack Sharf Jimmy Kimmel fired back at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on social media over her claim that she reported one of his jokes to Capitol Police. Greene took issue with a joke Kimmel made on the April 5 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” During his monologue, Kimmel evoked Will Smith in joking about wanting someone to slap Greene over her thoughts on the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Ketanji Brown Jackson.“This woman, Klan mom, is especially upset with the three Republican senators who said they’ll vote yes on Ketanji Brown Jackson, who’s nominated for the Supreme Court,” Kimmel said, referring to Greene.

If you were expecting to hear a lot about Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars on March 27, tonight’s Saturday Night Live cold open didn’t have a lot to offer.

This is the moment Will Smith interrupted the Oscars and hit comedian Chris Rock. Will Smith hit Chris Rock in the face on stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s haircut. Smith walked up on stage and appeared to hit Rock before returning to his seat and shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth.

“Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth. ” That’s what best actor winner Will Smith shouted - twice - after hitting Chris Rock in the face for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. Going out un-bleeped in the UK, it was a bizarre, shocking moment of violence that cast a weird pall over the rest of the awards, not least Smith’s own win for King Richard.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.During the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson this week, Ted Cruz singled out multiple books while questioning the judge about her stance on critical race theory.Two such books were Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s “Antiracist Baby” and “Stampled (For Kids),” both of which are used to teach about prejudice and racism at Georgetown Day School, whose board Jackson serves on.

frustrating week on the Senate floor, as President Joe Biden’s Ketanji Brown Jackson has been subjected to a nonstop barrage of racist and generally offensive questioning courtesy of GOP senators like Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz. Seeing a Black woman begin the process of (hopefully) being confirmed to the should have been a watershed moment, and for many, .

Ketanji Brown Jackson, US President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court pushed back on questions about same-sex marriage and gender identity during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday.Questioning Jackson on the Supreme Court’s role in making policy, Cornyn asked, “When the Supreme Court decides that something that is not even in the Constitution is a fundamental right and no state can pass any law that conflicts with the Supreme Court’s edict, particularly in an area where people have sincerely held religious beliefs, doesn’t that necessarily create a conflict between what people may believe as a matter of their religious doctrine or faith and what the federal government says is the law of the land?” Republican Senators questioned Jackson on gender identity issues with an overtly transphobic line of questioning. Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn asked Jackson about her definition of “woman.” “Can you define the word ‘woman’?”Jackson responded in a bewildered tone: “No, I can’t… Not in this context. I’m not a biologist.”Texas Senator Ted Cruz asked, “Under the modern leftist sensibilities, If I decide, right now, that I’m a woman, then apparently I’m a woman.

Zack Sharf Ron Perlman sent a video message to Ted Cruz on Twitter in which the “Hellboy” actor slammed the Texas senator for his questions at the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Ketanji Brown Jackson. On March 22, the second day of Jackson’s confirmation hearings to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, Cruz questioned Jackson on “critical race theory.” The senator asked Jackson about her role as a board member of the Georgetown Day School, where books such as Ibram X.

Whoopi Goldberg didn’t hold back while calling out Republican SenatorLindsey Graham for questioning  Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s faith during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on a Wednesday March 23 episode of The View. Before launching into the “Hot Topics” discussion, the show’s host showed the South Carolina Senator asking Ketanji if she “attend[s] church regularly,” and Whoopi clearly thought the question was ridiculous, as Graham has voted in favor of confirming the nominee for other judicial positions in the past. “Lindsey Graham, you should be ashamed of yourself,” she said.