Will Smith begins road to redemption with Oscar-tipped slavery drama Emancipation premiered to gushing reviews for the actor whose infamous slap left his reputation in tatters. Is the comeback on? The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022
Colbert on Trump’s dinner with a racist: ‘His most upsetting meal since every other meal’ Late-night hosts took aim at the Mar-a-Lago dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes and Republicans’ half-hearted criticism The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2022
How should late-night comedy handle a third Trump candidacy? Two years after an escape hatch from the Trump attention loop, late-night shows are again confronted with the question of how to cover him The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2022
A teary Will Smith opens up to Trevor Noah about the 'rage' behind his Oscar slap In his first big interview since March, the blockbuster actor said he "just lost it" over Rock's joke about his wife's hair. "That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time," he said. WEKU · Nov 29, 2022
Will Smith says 'bottled' rage led to Oscars slap: 'Hurt people hurt people' Will Smith knows that his "horrific decision" to slap Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards casts a long shadow on his upcoming projects and appeared on "The Daily Show" on Monday to unpack his latest mea culpa. Los Angeles Times · Nov 29, 2022
Meghan Markle reveals how Prince Harry inspired season finale of her podcast The Duchess of Sussex featured three males guests on her show for the first time. The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022
Trevor Noah: ‘Why still act surprised when Trump does Trump stuff?’ Late-night hosts on outrage over Trump’s Mar-a-Lago dinner party with Kanye West and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes The Guardian - US · Nov 29, 2022
"I just lost it": Will Smith addresses Chris Rock slap in first live interview Smith told Noah that there were "many nuances and complexities" that went into his decision to slap Rock. Axios · Nov 29, 2022
Prince Harry convinced Meghan Markle to make change to Spotify podcast for final episode In the final episode of the season of her Spotify podcast Archetypes, Meghan Markle reveals that husband Prince Harry suggested a change to the other 11 episodes of the show Daily Mirror · Nov 29, 2022
Will Smith speaks to Trevor Noah about ‘bottled rage’ behind Oscars slap The actor said there were ‘many nuances and complexities’ behind his assault on Chris Rock, but he understood viewers’ revulsion The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022
‘Our Rishi Sunak’ – comic Anuvab Pal on India’s strange attitude to the PM The British-Indian comedian suddenly finds himself under pressure to come up with gags about the premier, whose elevation has provoked a strange reaction in India The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022
Trevor Noah wades in on Taylor Swift Ticketmaster saga The site crashed on Tuesday as thousands of fans scrambled to get tickets to the Grammy-winner’s highly anticipated ‘Eras’ tour The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022
Colbert on post-midterm Republicans: ‘Coming together to pick a scapegoat’ Late-night hosts discuss Republican finger-pointing and news that Democrats will maintain control of the Senate The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2022
Trevor Noah will launch a US comedy tour a month after ending ‘Daily Show’ run Trevor Noah is going off the record — but will still be very much on the record — for his new comedy tour. Los Angeles Times · Nov 14, 2022
The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2022 Seth Meyers on midterms fallout: ‘The knives are out in the GOP’ Late-night hosts discuss Republican infighting after a disappointing election and chaos at Elon Musk’s Twitter
The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2022 Trevor Noah: ‘Republicans got the handjob version of winning midterms’ Late-night hosts unpack Tuesday’s midterm elections, which were not the ‘red wave’ that many pundits expected
Los Angeles Times · Nov 9, 2022 Chicken analysts and Herschel Walker gags: Late night makes sense of midterm results Late-night comedians tried their hand at live election-night coverage Tuesday during the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, poking fun at numerous Republican candidates and election deniers across the nationwide ballots and the desperation of the Democratic Party to maintain control of Congress.
The Guardian - US · Nov 9, 2022 Stephen Colbert on midterms: red wave looks more like ‘pink trickle’ Late-night hosts recap a dizzying night, from a too-close-to-call Senate race in Georgia to Ron DeSantis’s re-election in Florida
The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2022 Trevor Noah on Oprah endorsing Dr Oz’s rival: ‘You have to kill the monster you create’ Late-night hosts discuss Oprah backing John Fetterman, Elon Musk’s Twitter woes and Democrats’ midterms anxiety
The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2022 Kimmel on Biden’s democracy speech: ‘Like Gandalf talking about Sauron’ Late-night hosts talk Biden’s pre-midterms warning, Herschel Walker comparing his résumé to Obama’s and ads on Netflix
The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2022 Trevor Noah on attack ads: ‘We don’t accept this in any other job’ Late-night hosts discuss mean-spirited campaign attack ads, Maga voter intimidation and Elon Musk’s proposal to add a video paywall to Twitter
Salon · Nov 2, 2022 Noah on Musk's "ridiculous" Twitter plan Trolls don't "want free speech," Noah says. "[They] just wanna hate on people"
The Guardian - US · Nov 2, 2022 Trevor Noah on Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover: ‘He’s scrambling’ Late-night hosts discuss Elon Musk’s subscription plan for verified status on Twitter and Donald Trump’s subpoena by the House January 6 committee.
The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2022 Seth Meyers on the Republican party: ‘We are living in an era of lethal dipshits’ Late-night hosts discuss the midterm elections and Donald Trump Jr’s shameless tweet about Paul Pelosi
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2022 Trevor Noah denies he said ‘entire UK is racist’ amid Rishi Sunak row Comedian defends remarks about reaction to new PM’s appointment after widespread criticism