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The report about the shootings at the war memorial in Ottawa, Canada near Parliament Hill continues. As MStarsNews earlier noted, a gunman shot down a guard near the war memorial in Parliament Hill. He then forced someone out of their car, drove to the Parliament building and continued to release multiple shots. Now, however, it’s being reported there are multiple shootings involved in the act. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is providing updates. Read More »
It seems comedian Bill Burr is having a hell of a year! The stand up was announced as the lead in an FX series being created by writers of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and now Deadline reports that he’s to lend his voice to the new animated series F is for Family, ordered by Netflix. The six-episode comedy will be produced by actor Vince Vaughn and his Wild West Television production company alongside Gaumont International Television. Other names involved in the series include Laura Dern and Justin Long. Read More »
Jim Carrey is back! The famed comedian-actor is gearing up to host the upcoming Halloween episode of Saturday Night Live. To kick it off, the show has just dropped the newest promos for the episode, which bring in current SNL player Aidy Bryant. Carrey is hosting – with musical guest Iggy Azalea – in order to promote the long-awaited release of a Dumb and Dumber sequel: Dumb and Dumber To. Read More »
It’s currently being reported that a man holding a rifle has shot a soldier who was standing guard in Ottawa’s War Memorial. Witnesses claim that more shots have been fired near Parliament Hill, according to the CBC News. Read More »
Aziz Ansari recently stopped over at the Sesame Street set. Not for the show, exactly, but to enlighten young viewers and teach them the Word of the Day alongside one of the show’s favorites, Grover. The video is so “ridiculous” that it makes perfect sense the word of the day is… you guessed it: ridiculous! Read More »
It seems not everyone is in love with legendary comedian Bill Cosby. Standup Hannibal Buress recently did a set in Philadelphia and called out the famed Cosby Show lead for his various sexual assault charges, according to the Daily Beast. Read More »
Comedian Wyatt Cenac recently stopped by HuffPost Live to discuss his newest Netflix comedy special, Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn. Once sitting down, however, he was asked about his opinions on Stephen Colbert taking over the Late Show spot, and drifted off into an interesting story about getting into a physical altercation with former Saturday Night Live player, Norm MacDonald. Read More »
In Last Laugh, MStarsNews talks to our favorite comedians or funny people about some of the last experiences they've had over the years. For this installment, we welcome in comedian/podcaster from Keith and The Girl, Chemda! Read More »
Some time ago it was announced that the Lisa Kudrow-led once-upon-a-time HBO series The Comeback is returning to the pay cable network next month (November). Over the past month or so, the network has released a couple of teaser trailers to promote the series. Now, however, they’ve released a full-length trailer for the series! Read More »
Saturday Night Live has had a lot of shake-ups and additions for their current 40th season. Just yesterday, Oct. 20, the famed NBC sketch show made another one: they’ve decided to add comedian Leslie Jones to their cast. Read More »
You may recall that last year actor Shia LaBeouf was canned from the Broadway play Orphans, which starred 30 Rock’s own Alec Baldwin. The reason for his firing? Well, the two just didn’t get along. Apparently when you get two guys with big personalities together it doesn’t always go as smoothly as you would hope. But now, the Fury lead is saying he was wrong. He blames it on “embracing method acting,” as GossipCop notes. Read More »
If you’re a fan of Breaking Bad then the idea of a Walter White and Jesse Pinkman action figure is pretty damn cool. If you’re a parent, however, you might find yourself having another opinion, like one mother in Florida. It was reported over the weekend by NBC’s The Today Show that Toys “R” Us is selling action figures of both characters from the famed AMC series. The downside? Included in the packages are fake guns and tiny bags of crystal meth. You know … Blue Sky. Read More »
Following the announcement that he'll soon be getting his own CNBC primetime show, Jay Leno receive some other good news –– he was to be the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor! To celebrate, the former Tonight Show host was jokingly slammed by the likes of Jimmy Fallon, Jerry Seinfeld, and more, at the Kennedy Center in Washington. The Mark Twain Award acknowledges those who have made an impact on American society. In the past, the award has been given to Will Ferrell, Bill Cosby, Ellen DeGeneres and Carol Burnett. Read More »
