Oh hey, 2016. A-list celebrities and folks on the street have a few choice words for you. John Oliver capped off the season finale of “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday by putting together a collection of disgruntled messages from all those let down by this year. “2016 has been an uncommonly shitty year,” the host…
This week we start sharing events outside of New York as part of our normal roster; festivals of arts and ideas in Chicago and Washington, D.C. are up first. There’s a slew of new books to tempt you, regardless of what you’re craving – history, science fiction, some hearty Yiddish humor – and a few…
Happy Emmys day, everybody! We’re celebrating by counting down five of our favorite Jewish moments (“Transparent” dominated our list a little bit…no surprises there). 1) Kicking off the night in style, Amy Schumer answered the “what are you wearing” question in the best way possible. Who are you wearing? @amyschumer: “Vivian Westwood, Tom Ford shoes…
In a career full of achievement — a seat in the House of Representatives, chair of the Democratic National Committee and captain of the House women’s softball team — Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz hit yet another milestone recently: She became a Saturday Night Live punch line, and in the season finale’s much-lauded cold open, no…
It was a Jewish ‘Seinfeld’ reunion on ‘Saturday Night Live’ — but who got the most laughs out of Bernie Sanders’s debate showdown with Hillary Clinton? Julia Louis-Dreyfus hosted the show and shared the stage with — who else? — Larry David as they took comic pot shots at both the Democratic candidates. David mocked…
Larry David has one question: “Can a bitch get a donut?” After this week’s hilarious Saturday Night Live episode, everyone had on their radar. But turns out the cast might have had more fun during rehearsals than the actual show. SNL released outtakes from rehearsals, something it rarely ever does, showing David breaking into an…
Valentine’s Day is this weekend. Do you have that special card for your sweetheart? If you’ve waited too long all the good cards are sold out at the drug store and your only options have cartoon bears holding a heart on the cover. What to do? What to do? Have no fear, the Forward is…
This is pretty, pretty, pretty exciting! Our two favorite Jewish grumps are finally getting together this Saturday, live from New York! Bernie Sanders’s Tad Devine, a senior adviser to Sanders, confirmed that Bernie will be expanding his acting resume, and appearing on “Saturday Night Live.” Which means this weekend, he will finally meet his SNL…
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