Tonight on Saturday Night Live, Weekend Update’s anchors tackled topics ranging from Barack Obama’s joke at President Biden’s expense, to Will Smith’s resignation from the Film Academy and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Grammys speech.
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The Weeknd just skated his way into Springfield.
On Sunday night’s episode of “The Simpsons”, the Canadian singer guest-starred in dual roles as a young streetwear line owner named Orion Hughes and his movie-star father Darius Hughes.
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Standing at their front door, Marge Simpson says she recognizes Orion as “the voice of the urban squid from the live-action ‘Finding Nemo’.”
Later in the scene, Bart tries to teach Orion how to skateboard, with some disastrous results.
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The episode also served as a parody of streetwear and skate culture, including Orion’s streetwear line Slipreme, a spoof of real-life brand Supreme.
On Twitter, the Weeknd even campaigned to have Orion become a recurring character on “The Simpsons”.
Tonight on Saturday Night Live, Weekend Update’s anchors tackled topics ranging from Barack Obama’s joke at President Biden’s expense, to Will Smith’s resignation from the Film Academy and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Grammys speech.
After another week of showers and sunshine in Greater Manchester, this weekend will remain largely dry. Despite the bright conditions, it will still be rather chilly, with temperatures dropping to -4C overnight.
The Weeknd has a jam-packed night in the new video for “Out of Time”, released Tuesday.
Eugene Daniels, White House correspondent for Politico and Playbook co-author, has been promoted to senior contributor to Morning Joe.
Tom Parker was remembered in The Grammys In Memoriam segment. The Wanted singer tragically passed away at the age of 33 after a battle with a brain tumour, and he was one of the stars remembered in a segment during the annual music awards ceremony in Las Vegas tonight.
Tonight on SNL, Weekend Update‘s anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che made every Will Smith joke they’d been holding onto over the course of the past week, following the Oscar winner’s slap of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.
Ed Sheeran has led celebrity tributes to The Wanted star Tom Parker, who has died of brain cancer aged 33. On Wednesday (30 March), Parker’s death was announced by his wife Kelsey.
Billie Eilish, Radiohead and The Weeknd will all participate in a social media rally next weekend in a bid to urge governments and institutions to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and beyond.The ‘Stand Up For Ukraine’ rally has been organised by Global Citizen and is due to take place on April 8.It comes ahead of a pledging summit organised by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen which will be held the following day (April 9).As Global Citizen outlined in a recent article, the upcoming event “aims to mobilise significant funding to help vulnerable civilians impacted by the conflict and to support refugees everywhere”.Funds will also be directed to aiding those in other conflict zones, including Yemen, South Sudan and Afghanistan.“On April 8, the biggest online event Social Media Rally will support people who were forced to flee Ukraine,” Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement.“I’m inviting everybody: musicians, actors, athletes, businessmen, politicians, everybody.
Some of the world’s biggest stars are standing together to make a difference.
Bill Maher has Oscar fever, as he admitted at the top of his HBO Real Time on Friday. The malady always makes him think of his mortage. That’s because “it seems to last 30 years and I have a very low interest rate.”
As Prince William and Kate Middleton show their support for Ukrainians amidst Russia's invasion of the Eastern European country, other royals are said to be considering plans to open up their residences. According to The Mail on Sunday, the Queen, Prince Charles and William are looking at the “practical measures” that they can take to help those affected, including providing accommodation for refugees.
Activists in Jamaica have a message for the Royal Family.
Lorraine's Royal Editor Russell Myers joined Lorraine Kelly on this morning's show (Monday 21 March) from Belize to discuss the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's recent royal tour. However, the expert also detailed "interesting" plans that the family have closer to home.
Rachel Riley has delighted her fans by sharing a heartwarming new picture of her baby daughter, little Noa. The snapshot comes just days after the doting mum introduced her five-month-old tot to Countdown viewers alongside her husband Pasha Kovalev.MORE: Strictly dancer Pasha Kovalev addresses the Ukraine crisis - 'It hits too close to home'The sweet image sees Noa smiling warmly towards the camera whilst looking snug as she lay down on a bright pink pillow.
Amy Schumer wanted Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky to attend the Oscars via satellite. The 40-year-old comedienne thinks that the upcoming awards ceremony - which will take place on 27 March - is a "great opportunity" to highlight some of the "many awful things happening" in the world because it has such a high profile and she had an idea to focus on the leader of the war-torn country, who used to be an actor. She said: "'I think there is definitely pressure in one way to be like, 'This is a vacation, let people forget we just want to have this night,' but it is like well we have so many eyes and ears on this show.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium are opening their doors to Ukrainian refugees.
Young British men turning up to fight against Russia have been dubbed 'wannabe guys you'd meet at a pub' by a former Royal Marine Commando.
The first Ukrainian refugees fleeing Vladimir Putin's bloody war of aggression could arrive in Scotland as soon as this weekend, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.