Will Ferrell Launches Comedy Incubator With iHeartMedia to Tap Social Media Talent (EXCLUSIVE)

Jaden Thompson Range Sports will launch a golf division with the recent acquisition of Makers Sports Management, a golf representation and marketing agency operating out of Scottsdale, Arizona. Jeremy Moore, the founder and president of Makers, will serve as head of golf for Range Sports. Makers’ client roster features 15 PGA Tour athletes including Joel Dahmen, Ryan Moore, Mark Hubbard, Aaron Baddeley and Harry Higgs in addition to the LPGA TOUR’s Sophia Popov.

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly surprised Snoop Dogg with an onstage birthday serenade last weekend.The actors joined the rapper for the Best Night of Your Life 2 benefit show on Saturday (October 21) to perform ‘Boats ‘N Hoes’, the track sung by Dale and Brennan in the 2008 comedy Step Brothers.They then sang a verse of Snoop’s 1994 track ‘Gin and Juice’, before Reilly took the microphone to make an announcement to the Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre.“Yesterday was a very special day,” Reilly said, via a video to shared to Snoop’s Instagram, which he captioned: “My brothers surprised me.”“It was Mr Snoop Dogg’s birthday.

On Saturday (October 21) for Will Ferrell's "Best Night of Your Life 2" benefit concert, he and his Step Brothers co-star John C. Reilly went on stage to perform the 2008 film's iconic track, "Boats & Hoes" with the help of a very special guest—Snoop Dogg.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Whitney Cummings is taking her next stand-up special — which she performed while seven months pregnant — to OFTV, the free streaming service operated by OnlyFans, the porn-friendly creator platform. Cummings’ “Mouthy” will be released as an OFTV original, premiering exclusively on the platform on Nov. 15, 2023.

Fergie and Jesus.Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly reunited to perform their classic rap “Boats’ N Hoes” from their iconic film “Step Brothers” for Snoop Dogg’s 52nd birthday during the Best Night Of Your Life 2 benefit show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday.“My brothers surprised me,” Snoop wrote on Instagram while sharing a backstage view of the special appearance by the comedy duo.Snoop didn’t squander the opportunity to perform the fan-favorite hit with the esteemed founders of Prestige Worldwide — the fictitious company from the 2008 Comedy — and rapped along with the comedy duo.As the song concluded, Ferrell and Reilly took a moment to shout out the special occasion.“Yesterday was a very special day,” Reilly told the cheering crowd.#WillFerrell and #JohnCReilly reunite on stage for a performance with #SnoopDogg at Will’s charity event.

went viral recently after crashing his son’s college frat party and putting his DJ skills on display. Now, the “Anchorman” actor’s son Magnus, 19, has dished on how his high-profile parent wound up bringing down the house at a University of Southern California rager.“Me and my roommate, we both DJ,” Magnus, 19, revealed last week on the “Lightweights” podcast.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Alex Cooper‘s mega-popular podcast “Call Her Daddy” is already exclusive to Spotify. Now the host and entrepreneur has entered into a new business deal with Spotify covering ad sales and distribution for podcasts under her Unwell Network banner. Under the pact, Spotify will serve as the sales partner for the Unwell Network, aimed at Gen Z audiences.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Google said it will no longer claim that YouTube TV is “$600 less than cable” in its advertising, after an industry ad-review board found the assertion was potentially misleading. The YouTube TV pricing claim, which had appeared in two of Google’s ads for the service, had been challenged by Charter Communications in a fast-track complaint submitted to the BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor X, the Elon Musk-owned social platform previously known as Twitter, has failed to flag “dozens” of posts purporting to show developments of the Israel-Hamas conflict that are false, CNBC reported. The social network has in fact flagged several posts as misleading or false, including a video “purportedly showing Israeli airstrikes against Hamas in Gaza,” according to CNBC.

Will Ferrell crashed a University of Southern California frat party to guest DJ while visiting his son at school.The actor, 56, got behind the DJ booth (much like his “Old School” character Frank the Tank) and clapped his hands to Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” at a Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity tailgate party. He even wore headphones and sported a backward USC red cap.Students cheered him on as he got into the music, per a TikTok video.

Will Ferrell was seen DJing at a frat party in California over the weekend.The actor was recorded performing at a party at the University of Southern California’s Sigma Alpha Mu house on Saturday (October 7), fully kitted out with the college’s athletic team uniform.Video clips shared online show the Anchorman star at the decks with college students dancing around him.According to reports, he was performing ahead of USC Trojan’s American football game against the Arizona Wildcats, which the LA college won 43-41.The actor’s surprise appearance could be put down to the fact that he’s a USC alum, and his son Magnus also goes to the school currently.Didn’t think I’d ever see this (

Members of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity were in a for a big surprise this weekend!

Ellise Shafer “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig discussed how Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” dance sequence came to be during her Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday, revealing that she was asked in a “big meeting” if the scene was necessary. “It just said in the script, ‘And then it becomes a dream ballet and they work it out through dance,'” Gerwig said in conversation with “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Don’t be alarmed: The U.S. government on Oct. 4 will be conducting a test — only a test — of the emergency alert systems that span the nation’s millions of wireless phones, TVs and radios.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor TV veteran Campbell Brown, after heading Meta‘s news and media partnerships for almost seven years, is departing the internet giant this fall. In a note to staff Tuesday, Brown said she will share additional details in the coming weeks about her next role, but that she will “remain affiliated with Meta in a new consultant capacity,” according to Axios, which first reported her exit. A Meta spokesperson said the team headed by Campbell will be moved over to existing teams focused on media and sports partnerships development and operations.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor If you’re piggybacking on someone else’s Disney+ account, you may soon have to pay up to access the streamer. The Mouse House has notified Disney+ subscribers in Canada that as of Nov. 1, “Unless otherwise permitted by your service tier, you may not share your subscription outside of your household.” The notification also informs customers that if the company has determined that a Disney+ subscriber has violated those terms, “we may limit or terminate access to the service and/or take any other steps as permitted by this agreement.” The language suggests that Disney+ will be offering a new option (or options) for account-sharing outside a primary user’s household.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Paris Hilton is getting her X on. The influencer and entrepreneur — who has 16.6 million followers on X, formerly known as Twitter — announced a deal with the social platform owned by Elon Musk for an array of content and commerce initiatives.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Elon Musk earlier this month said X/Twitter is “moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the X system” — a step that is necessary, he said, to thwart the plague of bots flooding the platform. Is the company in fact going to implement such a fee? Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of the Musk-owned social network, dodged the question when it was posed to her on stage at Vox Media’s Code 2023 conference Wednesday by interviewer Julia Boorstin, CNBC senior media and tech correspondent.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Meta has turned more than a dozen celebrities and influencers into robots. The tech company, at the Meta Connect 2023 confab Wednesday, announced partnerships with “cultural icons and influencers” to play and embody AI-powered chatbots that will have profiles on Instagram and Facebook. Those include Snoop Dogg, Charli D’Amelio, MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), Kendall Jenner, Tom Brady, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and Paris Hilton.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a (virtual) trip to the Upside Down to pitch his company’s latest effort to make virtual and augmented reality a thing. The company on Wednesday announced the Meta Quest 3 mixed-reality headset, set to ship Oct.