Seth Meyers Congratulates SAG-AFTRA On End Of Actors Strike & Getting “The Deal They Deserve”

Travis Kelce and his big brother were once again pitted head-to-head on Monday night — and this time Trav took the L!

Actor and comedian Jon Lovitz took aim at the politicization of late-night comedy, calling out liberal hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers during an exclusive interview with FOX News Digital.Lovitz, who’s been a comedy icon for nearly 40 years since his days as a “Saturday Night Live” cast member, was asked about the transformation of comedy over the years and drew attention to how polarizing late-night shows have become since the Trump era. “I don’t like it. I don’t like it,” Lovitz said.

Ethan Shanfeld Paul Briganti describes the first week of filming “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain” as “a miserable nightmare.” The movie, which follows the “Saturday Night Live” comedy trio John Higgins, Ben Marshall and Martin Herlihy as they hunt for hidden treasure, was shot primarily in North Carolina state parks — in the sweltering summer. “There were ticks and snakes, and it was over 100 degrees and very humid. It thunderstormed a lot,” Briganti, who joined “SNL” as a director in 2016, tells Variety.

Even before they turned up on “Saturday Night Live,” taking over the Digital Shorts duty from the Lonely Island trio—which is still the best element of ‘SNL’ these days—the comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy) were seemingly destined for greatness. Their viral videos about the COVID-19 pandemic that blew up on Twitter and TikTok were hysterical, and when they landed that coveted ‘SNL’ gig in short order, it felt like a well-deserved no-brainer.

Michael Nordine author Over the last couple years, Please Don’t Destroy has gone from little-known comedy troupe to “Saturday Night Live” mainstays. Their pre-recorded sketches, most of which involve that week’s celebrity host, are routinely a highlight of the show — bits like “Three Sad Virgins,” “Molly Shannon 2K23” and “Hard Seltzer” are as off-the-wall as they are hilarious.

“Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain” premieres on Peacock, November 17 this weekend. The feature-length debut effort of the eponymous comedy team Please Don’t Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy), the trio who are currently the “Saturday Night Live” Digital Shorts creator, the film is a hilarious absurdist treat.

“Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain” premieres on Peacock, November 17 this weekend. It is the feature-length debut of the titular comedy team Please Don’t Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy), the trio currently the “Saturday Night Live” Digital Shorts creators.

Before getting to work on season two of their CBS series So Help Me Todd, co-stars Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin took a trip to the Bahamas alongside a bunch of other celebs!

Can you believe that The Young and The Restless has been on the air for 50 years?!

Hilary Duff‘s daughter caught her off guard with this HIGHlarious birthday card!

SAG-AFTRA national board approved its new contract with the major studios with an 86% approval vote, sending it to membership for ratification. The official approval was announced by the guild at a press conference Friday afternoon, which finally got started at around 3:20 p.m. after an 80-minute delay.

ended on Wednesday, Nov. 8. SAG-AFTRA won protections on a range of issues from pay to health benefits – but the most controversial issue was zombies.

Some of the biggest names in entertainment were in attendance at the Academy Women’s Luncheon, which was timed perfectly to celebrate the end of the actors strike.

Late-night has had plenty of superstars appearing since the end of the writers strike.

There was plenty of solidarity between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA during this summer’s dual strikes.

With SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP having reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, it appears that the long-stalled beginning of Oscar campaign season for the many actors, forbidden from participating in any form of promotion for movies distributed and made by struck studios and streamers, finally can join the party. Until now, the FYC campaigns largely have been fronted by directors, craftspeople and, more recently with the end of the WGA strike, writers. For many voters, however, it is the lure of the stars that fills seats at FYC screening events and gets tune-in to the late-night talk shows and other promotional outlets so often used during the season to bring attention to a contender.

Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel expressed hope that “the strike ends in the next couple days,” referring to the SAG-AFTRA impasse still paralyzing Hollywood.

ongoing strike to an end. The offer comes at the end of a renewed wave of negotiations between the two groups, which have been taking place over the past 12 days.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large A month after they got back to work and started airing post-WGA strike originals, early late night returns show good news for Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert — while in daytime, Kelly Clarkson’s move to New York was a winning strategy in its first week of new episodes. Talk shows were among the first original programs to return to air following the resolution of the Writers Guild of America strike, with the late night shows all returning the week of Oct. 2 after a five-month hiatus.

EXCLUSIVE: There’s real movement in talks between SAG-AFTRA and the studios for a new three-year contract,