A newly released Bud Light commercial featuring comedian Shane Gillis is getting positive feedback from viewers as it subtly targets edgy, progressive advertising and champions the common man.
The ad spot is called “Wrong Commercial.” In it, Gillis poses as a regular guy who was scheduled to be in a beer commercial at a bar but instead finds himself in an over-the-top artistic perfume ad shot in black and white — which also features a model holding a snake and a rock star guitarist trying to hand him a fistful of sand. 
Gillis reacts as any normal person would, questioning his co-stars with one-liner quips, until the camera cuts to the alt-rock character who was supposed to appear in the perfume ad sitting in a bar enjoying a plate of wings and a Bud Light.
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Gillis has become the new face of Bud Light. The controversial comedian is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-comedian-snl-fired-offensive-comments-was-james-barrett">best known</a> for being fired from “Saturday Night Live” in 2019 after decades-old comments he made were deemed “offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable.” He returned to host the sketch comedy show in February 2024. Gillis has been described as politically moderate, which makes him appealing to conservatives in the leftist-dominated comedy space. He’s known for making jokes about both sides. 
The new Bud Light ad wouldn’t have been noteworthy years ago when the beer brand was known for clever advertising. But everything appears different in the wake of the Bud Light scandal that led to the biggest successful conservative boycott ever. Former Anheuser-Busch VP Alissa Heinerscheid decided that Bud Light’s image was “fratty” and “out of touch.” This led to the brand sending a promotional can to trans-identifying activist Dylan Mulvaney, who publicized it on social media. 
The resulting backlash cost the brand more than $1 billion in lost revenue and lost them their title as best-selling beer. The Bud Light debacle is considered one of the worst marketing fiascos in history.
Now as they work to rebuild the brand, this commercial appears to mock woke advertising. It was released the same week as the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/woke-is-dead-jaguar-gets-mocked-for-colorful-car-free-brand-re-launch">brand re-launch of Jaguar</a>, which is being scorned for being overly pretentious and most crucially, for not having any cars in it.
Reactions to the “Wrong Commercial” are mostly positive, though many fans say it’s not enough to overcome Bud Light’s past sins.
“Big fan of Shane. There may be redemption in your future,” one commenter <a href="https://x.com/troi_oi_la_troi/status/1859358391153389769">wrote</a>.
“Pretty good. Probably should have shaved 10 seconds off it. You want people to enjoy it and feel a tinge of nostalgia but not linger too long on why they rejected you. I give it 7/10. But you need to keep doing better to win back your base,” another person wrote.
“I see your [sic] trying Bud Lite and I appreciate it,” a third person <a href="https://x.com/WaylonJennings/status/1858956641359852017">said</a>.

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“Saturday Night Live” alum Will Ferrell made some of the best 21st century comedies even better.
“Old School.” “Anchorman.” “Elf.” “Step Brothers.” “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.” He only had a cameo in “Wedding Crashers,” but boy, did he make every second count.
Now? He’s adrift in an industry that no longer craves R-rated comedies, at least the ones that leave the lectures off screen. He’s pushed his liberal leanings to center stage, from his election pandering to a documentary that ignores the real concerns tied to the trans community.
<div id="attachment_822701" style="width: 875px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-822701" class="wp-image-822701 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BNDc0MzkzMTkwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODI2NjIzNA%40%40._V1_-865x576.jpg" alt="Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in &quot;Talladega Nights: The Ballard of Ricky Bobby.&quot; (2006). Columbia Pictures. Relativity Media. Apatow Productions. IMDB." width="865" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BNDc0MzkzMTkwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODI2NjIzNA%40%40._V1_-865x576.jpg 865w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BNDc0MzkzMTkwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODI2NjIzNA%40%40._V1_-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BNDc0MzkzMTkwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODI2NjIzNA%40%40._V1_-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BNDc0MzkzMTkwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODI2NjIzNA%40%40._V1_-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BNDc0MzkzMTkwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODI2NjIzNA%40%40._V1_.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px" />Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in &#8220;Talladega Nights: The Ballard of Ricky Bobby.&#8221; (2006). Columbia Pictures. Relativity Media. Apatow Productions. IMDB.</div>
At 57, he has plenty of time to course correct and prove he’s got a killer third act within him. For now, all we can do is re-watch his classic comedies and hope he breaks free from that Hollywood groupthink.
At least a little.
The comic actor’s “SNL” run (1994-2001) gave us indelible characters like his Harry Caray impersonation, cheerleader Craig Buchanan and Steve Butabi (that Roxbury guy). He quickly found his footing on the big screen, partnering with director Adam McKay for smashes like “Anchorman,” &#8220;Talladega Nights” and “Step Brothers.”
The hits slowed down in the 2010s. Films like “The Campaign” (2012), “Zoolander 2” (2016) and “The House” (2017) failed to break out.
The culture curdled around that time, witness the shrieking reaction to his successful buddy comedy “Get Hard” (2015). The film earned an impressive $90 million, but critics complained the film’s premise was problematic. Ferrell plays an ignorant white-collar criminal who hires a black blue-collar Joe (Kevin Hart) to prepare him for a stint in the hoosegow.
The writing was on the wall, both for Ferrell’s comedy opportunities and the industry’s bawdy, R-rated romps.
<div id="attachment_822703" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-822703" class="wp-image-822703 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BMTkzNDA5NzYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjExNTE5NDE%40._V1_-864x576.jpg" alt="Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell in &quot;Get Hard.&quot; (2015). Gary Sanchez Productions. Warner Bros. IMDB." width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BMTkzNDA5NzYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjExNTE5NDE%40._V1_-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BMTkzNDA5NzYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjExNTE5NDE%40._V1_-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BMTkzNDA5NzYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjExNTE5NDE%40._V1_-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BMTkzNDA5NzYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjExNTE5NDE%40._V1_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BMTkzNDA5NzYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjExNTE5NDE%40._V1_-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BMTkzNDA5NzYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjExNTE5NDE%40._V1_-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BMTkzNDA5NzYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjExNTE5NDE%40._V1_.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell in &#8220;Get Hard.&#8221; (2015). Gary Sanchez Productions. Warner Bros. IMDB.</div>
The 2020s found him appearing in smaller films and adding his voice to wacky fare (“Strays”) that got lost in the marketplace. He snagged a bona fide blockbuster with “Barbie” (2023), but his work in the film amounted to a cameo that hardly boosted the film.
His Apple TV+ comedy musical “Spirited,” a leading man role alongside Ryan Reynolds, hardly captured the zeitgeist.
The other side of Ferrell’s brand started to make itself known along the way. Sure, he imitated President George W. Bush during his “SNL” stint, but the impression seemed good-natured, not vicious.
A subsequent project felt anything but gracious.
In 2016, word spread that Ferrell’s production shingle had acquired a buzzy script in which he’d play President Ronald Reagan in a “comedy” about the late leader’s Alzheimer’s disease.
The plot had Reagan completely checked out in his second term, thinking he was merely an actor <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/will-ferrells-reagan-script-actual-888804/">going through the White House motions.</a>
The script, by first-time feature writer Mike Rosolio, landed in ninth place on 2015’s Black List, having been singled out for praise by 25 Hollywood executives. It was popular enough in Hollywood circles that James Brolin, John Cho and Lena Dunham performed a live reading of the script last March.
The script, according to the reliably liberal Hollywood Reporter, was as hard-Left as anyone could image even if the site refused to label it as such. And, yes, it mocked Reagan as a dementia-addled fool.
Even the media at time, often blasé about attacks on the GOP, recoiled at the concept. Reagan’s grown children cried foul, too.
Ferrell swiftly dropped the project.
<h3><a href="https://www.amiracist.com/?_gl=1*jtghwp*_gcl_au*ODQ1NjYzNTg2LjE3Mjg5MDk3OTE.*_ga*MTc2NzM0NDQ2NS4xNzI4OTA5Nzkx*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTczMDEyMDgwOS40OS4xLjE3MzAxMjA4MzkuMzAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MATT WALSH&#8217;S &#8216;AM I RACIST?&#8217; NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+</a></h3>
It’s a minor miracle he didn’t suffer any professional fallout from the debacle. Perhaps his comedy canon offered him a measure of protection.
That may not be the case much longer.
More recently, he filmed a documentary tied to the current culture wars. “Will &amp; Harper” follows Ferrell as he takes a road trip with his longtime friend and comic collaborator Harper Steele.
<div id="attachment_822705" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-822705" class="size-large wp-image-822705" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BZmUwZDk1YTMtM2FiMy00ZTA0LWE2MjctMDlhMDM3MDkxMjM3XkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-1024x576.jpg" alt="Delirio Films. Gloria Sanchez Productions. Wayfarer Studios. Harper Steele and Will Ferrell in &quot;Will &amp; Harper&quot; (2024). IMDB." width="1024" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BZmUwZDk1YTMtM2FiMy00ZTA0LWE2MjctMDlhMDM3MDkxMjM3XkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BZmUwZDk1YTMtM2FiMy00ZTA0LWE2MjctMDlhMDM3MDkxMjM3XkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-300x169.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BZmUwZDk1YTMtM2FiMy00ZTA0LWE2MjctMDlhMDM3MDkxMjM3XkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BZmUwZDk1YTMtM2FiMy00ZTA0LWE2MjctMDlhMDM3MDkxMjM3XkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MV5BZmUwZDk1YTMtM2FiMy00ZTA0LWE2MjctMDlhMDM3MDkxMjM3XkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Delirio Films. Gloria Sanchez Productions. Wayfarer Studios. Harper Steele and Will Ferrell in &#8220;Will &amp; Harper&#8221; (2024). IMDB.</div>
Steele previously wrote for “SNL” and transitioned to a woman in recent years. The documentary captures that story, how Ferrell processed the change and finds them uncovering far more love than hate across America.
Yet Ferrell played dumb while promoting the movie, saying he didn’t understand why more people don’t accept the trans community. He blamed that on people’s lack of “<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2024/10/09/will-ferrell-transphobia-stems-from-not-being-confident/75406972007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confidence</a>,” not real concerns about states allowing childhood transitions or sexualized affairs like Drag Queen Story Hours.
He even <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/09/will-ferrell-regrets-janet-reno-snl-impersonation-1236084161/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">apologized for his old “SNL” bits</a> where he impersonated Attorney General Janet Reno.
“That’s something I wouldn’t choose to do now,” adding the bit “hits a false note now.” Left unsaid? Today’s “SNL” uses female cast members to play male politicians without a hint of outrage.
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Ferrell also gave a generic apology to other “SNL” bits which may be deemed offensive in some quarters today.
In recent days Ferrell has teamed up with actor/activist Billy Eichner to revisit the gay comic’s “Billy on the Street” shtick. This time, they’re wearing “<a href="https://youtu.be/14HlkTHC9yE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Loud White Men for Kamala</a>” (Eichner’s shtick requires plenty of screaming) as they roam the streets of New York. 
Among the questions they asked passers by? &#8220;Would you have sex with a Trump voter?&#8221;
It’s unwise to count Ferrell out. His comic instincts remain sound, even if his industry struggles to adequately tap his skill set.
Still, Ferrell can ill afford to alienate any more audience members moving forward. He has no current comedy franchise to call his own. Big screen comedies in general are in short supply, and his most recent stabs at the format, like “Strays” and “Eurovision Song Contest” all came and went without making much cultural noise.
He’d be better off finding an independent film studio willing to let him be himself, the guy who once ruled the R-rated comedy scene. He could even bring it back to prominence, striking a blow against the woke mob that damaged his career in the first place.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Cringey Kamala Videos And Road Trips: What Happened To Will Ferrell?

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Haunting the Kamala Harris campaign is a ghost, the ghost of president present.
I&#8217;m talking, of course, about Joe Biden. Remember him? He&#8217;s still at least technically alive, wandering the landscape in search of cameras. Every time he opens his mouth, something bad happens to Kamala Harris.
The Kamala Harris campaign does not want to be associated with Biden. They&#8217;re embarrassed by him, but they still have to pretend he is important — because, otherwise, she&#8217;d be responsible for everything.
The Harris campaign doesn’t believe the president is helpful. You can see why, because every time Biden says something, it is awful.
Biden makes dumb statements all the time. On Tuesday, he suggested he wanted to take comedian Tony Hinchcliffe for a swim. (I don&#8217;t know what that meant. Was he being romantic or murderous?) 
Biden <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKHm0q88ynM">stated</a>:
<blockquote>That&#8217;s why today I&#8217;m proud to announce we&#8217;re delivering $3 billion in funding for my Inflation Reduction Act to help clean up and modernize ports in 27 different states and territories from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and beyond, including, yes, Puerto Rico. I’d like to take that guy for a swim out there.</blockquote>
Why is that important? It’s important because for the last several days, since the Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday, the Democrats have been suggesting that Tony Hinchcliffe — a comedian unrelated to the Trump campaign who made a bad joke about Puerto Rico being a floating island of garbage — was a stand-in for the entire Trump campaign. Yet Hinchcliffe is a comedian who is not, in fact, running for president and has nothing to do with the Trump campaign in any capacity, formal or informal. He was just there, he spoke, and that was it.
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If they wanted to make a three-day controversy about how Puerto Rico is an “island of garbage” (because a comedian said so) and attribute that to Trump, who denounced it, they should have been ready for Biden to say something nasty.
And Biden, the current sitting president of the United States — who called his political opponents enemies of the Republic in a speech in front of a blood-red Independence Hall, suggesting that ultra-super MAGA Republicans were effectively traitors to the country and who labeled Donald Trump a Nazi — did just that.
In a Zoom interview Biden was conducting from his basement, he decided to call half of Americans “garbage.” First, looking at what he said is important, and next, explaining how the White House and media are trying to spin this one is equally important. The cover-up is as bad as the crime.
What Biden said was truly awful. It was worse than Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables,” worse than Obama’s “bitter clingers.” Democrats have labeled their political opponents the trash heap of humanity for years. This was the apotheosis of that — a direct outgrowth of believing that Trump is a Hitler figure and all of his followers are brownshirts. If those statements continue to be made over and over — such as repeating that Trump is a Nazi and he holds Nazi rallies — saying his followers are garbage is not a leap, which is what Biden said. 
Biden <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-supporters-garbage-puerto-rico-comic-e62ccf9108ba0ca8d1ee694f91a6867e">said</a>, “And just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage.’ … The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American. It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done, everything we’ve been.”
The cover-up for Biden has been astounding. This is not a Rorschach test. This is not a blob on a piece of paper. You can hear clearly what he&#8217;s saying. There is no doubt about what he&#8217;s saying because it&#8217;s on tape.
“The only garbage I see out there is his supporters.” Inflection: down. End of sentence. It&#8217;s clear he was saying that you, I, and all the people who support Donald Trump are garbage. Everyone who does not support Kamala Harris is garbage.
There is no other way to read it or hear it. But don&#8217;t worry, the media were going to do their work. The media pretended — all joking aside — that there was an apostrophe in that sentence.
Now, I know you&#8217;re thinking, “Wait, where&#8217;s the apostrophe? I don&#8217;t understand.”
Here is how the media have been attempting to characterize this, and it is astonishing. They are trying to claim that what he actually said was, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter’s.” “Supporter’s.” Singular with an apostrophe “s”. They are claiming Biden was only talking about Tony Hinchcliffe: “The only garbage out there is Tony Hinchcliffe garbage.”
Politico’s Jonathan LeMire attempted to <a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/1851430778254876701" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rewrite</a> what Biden said by adding an apostrophe.
<h3><a href="https://www.amiracist.com/?_gl=1*jtghwp*_gcl_au*ODQ1NjYzNTg2LjE3Mjg5MDk3OTE.*_ga*MTc2NzM0NDQ2NS4xNzI4OTA5Nzkx*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTczMDEyMDgwOS40OS4xLjE3MzAxMjA4MzkuMzAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MATT WALSH&#8217;S &#8216;AM I RACIST?&#8217; NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+</a></h3>
So they attempted to use phantom apostrophes to save Joe Biden from himself. They&#8217;re simply rewriting Biden in real time. And Biden put out <a href="https://x.com/JoeBiden/status/1851436643498037614" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a statement</a> later in which he claimed he was talking about Hinchcliffe.
Who else doesn&#8217;t believe him? Josh Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania, who was overlooked as Kamala Harris&#8217;s vice presidential pick. He <a href="https://x.com/RealSaavedra/status/1851441958641606738" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “I would never insult the good people of Pennsylvania or any Americans, even if they chose to support a candidate that I didn&#8217;t support.”
But Kamala Harris won’t denounce Joe Biden because she&#8217;s afraid of him and the base of the Democratic Party who actually do believe that Trump supporters are garbage.
This is a feature of the Democratic Party, not the bug. This is part and parcel of the entire Democratic agenda: People who support Donald Trump, according to Joe Biden and most of the rest of the Democratic Party, are garbage.
It&#8217;s perfectly obvious what Biden was saying. But the media and Democrats want to make you believe he didn’t say it.
Absolute trash.
And they think we are morons.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">So-called comedians</a> Will Ferrell and Billy Eichner campaigned for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a> by hitting the streets as “Loud White Men for Kamala,” asking random people in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city">New York City</a> questions like whether they would have sex with a Trump supporter.
Eichner shared a clip of the new campaign on his X page. “BILLY ON THE STREET IS BACK with WILL FERRELL!!! LOUD WHITE MEN FOR KAMALA!!! LET’S GO!!!!!!!” he wrote in the caption. 
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BILLY ON THE STREET IS BACK with WILL FERRELL!!! LOUD WHITE MEN FOR KAMALA!!! LET’S GO!!!!!!! <a href="https://t.co/KPfEcr5aSZ">https://t.co/KPfEcr5aSZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/OiyDsqLBC1">pic.twitter.com/OiyDsqLBC1</a>
&mdash; billy eichner (@billyeichner) <a href="https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/1851310072120381886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The included video showed the two comedians approaching men and women on the street, asking various questions such as, “Who are you voting for?” When one person says he voted for Harris via mail in ballot, Eichner shouts, “Yeah, mail in ballot, b***!”
He approaches a woman and says, “Miss, for a dollar, would you have sex with a Trump voter?” 
She responds, “No!” and makes a disgusted face.
<a href="https://www.amiracist.com/?_gl=1*jtghwp*_gcl_au*ODQ1NjYzNTg2LjE3Mjg5MDk3OTE.*_ga*MTc2NzM0NDQ2NS4xNzI4OTA5Nzkx*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTczMDEyMDgwOS40OS4xLjE3MzAxMjA4MzkuMzAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+</a>
“Thank you,” Eichner says.
He asks another woman the same question, prompting her to reply, “Blah.” 
At another point, Eichner jokes that if Harris wins, she would “make Buddy the Elf Secretary of Christmas,” referencing Ferrell’s leading role in the 2003 comedy “Elf.”
Social media reactions to the bit pointed out that the whole thing appeared forced and potentially staged.
“I&#8217;m embarrassed I even watched this,” one response <a href="https://x.com/MrReaganUSA/status/1851404226813182184">said</a>. 
“Every male in the video looks EXACTLY like I thought they would. almost (sic) like they were typecast actors,” another viewer <a href="https://x.com/realTimothyC/status/1851333461988061238">observed</a>.
“Congratulations on turning more people off than you convinced,” another comment <a href="https://x.com/politicalpapaa/status/1851335677876568181">said</a>. 
“One of the cringiest things I’ve ever watched,” another person agreed.
The “Anchorman” star released another <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo7KwWIg-7o">video</a> campaigning for Harris earlier this week, saying, “This election is going to be one of the closest in history. Your vote will make the difference.”
“Last time, only a few thousand votes kept Trump out of office. And this time, we will hold you personally responsible, Gary,” Ferrell continues, referencing a character he played on “Saturday Night Live.

Eichner and Ferrell

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Will Ferrell And Billy Eichner Fall Flat In 'Loud White Men For Kamala' Bit

Elections

New York City

Politics

Comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chelsea-handler">Chelsea Handler</a> said she’s gotten backlash from straight men because they’re “threatened” by her.
The 49-year-old late-night talk show host made the comments during a <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/chelsea-handler-is-a-pharmacologist/id1676166337?i=1000673250759">conversation</a> with Kelly Ripa on her “Let&#8217;s Talk Off Camera” podcast. The pair discussed Handler’s decision not to have children, which she’s spoken about in the past, and some of the reactions she’s gotten for glorifying that choice.
&#8220;I just have this sense of freedom in my life that I don&#8217;t feel enough women celebrate,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">Handler</a> told Ripa.
She continued, &#8220;So when I started celebrating it and getting the feedback from so many women who feel the same way, and then the feedback from all these idiot men saying I&#8217;m not really happy and shame on me because I&#8217;m spreading terrible messaging to women, that just obviously gave me even more of a motivation to do it.&#8221;
Ripa asked the comedian why she thought critics brought up objections to her lifestyle, prompting Chandler to reply, &#8220;I&#8217;m a threat.”
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&#8220;I&#8217;m a threat to a lot of straight men who don&#8217;t have enough self-confidence,” she added. “You shouldn&#8217;t find it threatening, you should find it empowering that I&#8217;m spreading this message to other women; if you want to have a baby, for sure get one, but if you don&#8217;t want to have a baby that&#8217;s valid, too.”
Handler insisted, &#8220;Your value is not dependent on whether or not you&#8217;re married and your value is not dependent on whether you procreate. I want to spread joy and positivity and I want women to feel valued. My purpose is to embolden and lift up women. I&#8217;m not here for men, that&#8217;s not my problem.&#8221;
In February 2023, Handler posted a satirical video on TikTok that went viral. Her “Day In the Life of A Childless Woman” begins with Handler explaining, “I wake up at 6 AM. I remember that I have no kids to take to school, so I take an edible, masturbate, and go back to sleep.”
Each segment of the video got more outlandish, with the comedian saying she gets up at 12:30 PM to “get ready for a busy day of doing whatever the f*** I feel like.” 
“I put on my most impractical and stylish shoes since I won’t be chasing a child around the grocery store,” Handler continued, describing how she heads to her “fave spot in Paris to grab a croissant” and enjoys a peaceful time on the plane because she has “no screaming kids.”
The video <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/extremely-sad-chelsea-handlers-day-in-the-life-of-a-childless-woman-spoof-goes-viral">inspired many reactions</a> online, with most viewers concluding that even though it was a joke, the overall feeling was “sad.” 
“Chelsea Handler acts like she wouldn’t be able to do all the traveling and relaxing she does if she had kids. Said she gets to wear heels because she’s not ‘chasing a kid around a grocery store.’ Girl, you are 47. Your kids could be graduated from college and married by now,” conservative podcast host Allie Beth Stuckey wrote at the time.

Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler Insists She’s A ‘Threat’ To Straight Men

Chelsea Handler Insists She's A 'Threat' To Straight Men

Celebrities

Feminism

U.S.

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jerry-seinfeld" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jerry Seinfeld</a> took back statements he previously made, attributing leftist-driven political correctness as being a death knell for comedy.
The 70-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">comedian</a> made the initial comments during an interview with The New Yorker in April. At the time, he said, “People [are] worrying so much about offending other people” that the art of comedy has been going downhill. 
“When you write a script and it goes into four or five different hands, committees, groups—’Here’s our thought about this joke.’ Well, that’s the end of your comedy,” Seinfeld <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jerry-seinfeld-sounds-off-the-extreme-left-and-p-c-crap-has-killed-television-comedy">declared</a> at the time.
Now, the sitcom creator is changing his story. On an episode of his “Breaking Bread” <a href="https://youtu.be/PQWslKu129g">podcast</a> released on Tuesday, Seinfeld told fellow comedian Tom Papa that he “regrets” making those statements, which went viral at the time.
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“I said that the ‘extreme left’ has suppressed the art of comedy. I did say that. That’s not true,” Seinfeld told Papa. “It’s not true. If you’re a champion skier, you can put the gates anywhere you want on the mountain and you’re going to make the gate. That’s comedy. Whatever the culture is, we make the gate. You don’t make the gate, you’re out of the game. The game is where is the gate and how do I make the gate to get down the hill.”
He continued, “Does culture change and are there things that I used to say that [I can’t because] people are always moving [the gate]? Yes, but that’s the biggest and easiest target. You can’t say certain words about groups. So what? The accuracy of your observation has to be 100 times finer than that just to be a comedian…So I don’t think, as I said, the ‘extreme left’ has done anything to inhibit the art of comedy.”
Seinfeld also denied rumors that he was unwilling to perform at colleges anymore. 
“First of all, I never said it, but if you think I said it, it’s not true. I play colleges all the time,” the celeb said. “I have no problem with kids, performing for them. I was just at the University of Indiana. I do colleges all the time.”

Jerry Seinfeld

Seinfeld Gets Spooked, Backtracks After Calling Out ‘Extreme Left’ For Killing Comedy

Seinfeld Gets Spooked, Backtracks After Calling Out 'Extreme Left' For Killing Comedy

Leftism

Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tim-walz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tim Walz</a> (D-MN) revealed the strange nickname he uses on his phone for Vice President Kamala Harris, who chose him to be her running mate on the 2024 Democratic ticket.
Walz made the revelation during a Monday appearance on &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; prompted by a discussion about the fact that he had initially missed her call on the day she asked him to join her in the presidential race.
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&#8220;And then is she in your contacts now so that doesn&#8217;t happen again?&#8221; Kimmel asked, referencing the missed call situation.
&#8220;She is, yes, she is,&#8221; Walz replied, but Kimmel did not just leave it at that.
&#8220;How — may I ask how you have vice president listed in your contacts?&#8221; Kimmel pressed.
Walz closed his eyes for a split second, then replied, &#8220;It&#8217;s my dry cleaner.&#8221;
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Kimmel laughed, as did the audience.
&#8220;That&#8217;s what it says,&#8221; Walz continued, laughing too.
&#8220;Is it really?&#8221; Kimmel asked, and Walz nodded his head. &#8220;Is that right?&#8221;
&#8220;Yeah, so —&#8221; Walz tried to explain.
&#8220;My dry cleaner,&#8221; Kimmel repeated, prompting more laughter.
&#8220;They told me to come up with something,&#8221; Walz shrugged, adding, &#8220;And that was all I could think of.&#8221;
&#8220;Well, you&#8217;re probably going to have to change it now,&#8221; Kimmel joked, and Walz agreed — but Kimmel wasn&#8217;t quite ready to let the bit go. &#8220;But then what happens if your dry cleaner needs to get in touch with you? You&#8217;re not going to be —&#8221;
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t think that far ahead on that,&#8221; Walz admitted.
Kimmel was not finished with the laundry references, however, and wrapped up the interview with what he claimed was the highest compliment he could think of to give: &#8220;Honestly, and I can come up with no higher compliment than this, but you seem to me like the kind of guy who cleans the lint out of the dryer after every use.&#8221;
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Walz also made headlines when, at a fundraiser at California Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s home, he called for the end of the Electoral College.

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Walz Goes Full Knucklehead, Reveals Strange 'Nickname' He Has For Kamala On His Phone

Jimmy Kimmel

Media

Tim Walz

Comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kathy-griffin">Kathy Griffin</a> is worried that Republican presidential candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> plans to go after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">comedians</a> if he is re-elected in November. 
&#8220;He’s going to pick us off, one by one, like bowling pins, and I’m not kidding and I’m not being paranoid,&#8221; the celeb <a href="https://ew.com/kathy-griffin-fears-for-comedians-donald-trump-elected-pick-us-off-8709936">told</a> Entertainment Weekly during a recent interview. 
&#8220;I’m a D-lister, he’s not going to get to me on day one, but he’ll get to me, trust me,” Griffin continued. “He’s got a list. I’ve known this guy for 25 years, maybe 30. He’s so petty that he lives for this. He doesn’t want to be President or do any president-ing.”
Griffin referenced the infamous photograph from 2017 of her holding a replica of Trump’s decapitated head in her hand. That image and the extreme backlash she received inspired Griffin to create her current tour, called “My Life on the PTSD List.”
Griffin, 63, also told the outlet she was almost arrested for conspiracy to assassinate the President of the United States following a &#8220;chilling&#8221; investigation. 
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She went on to make predictions if Trump returns to the Oval Office. 
&#8220;If he gets re-elected, he’ll go after Jimmy Kimmel, he’ll go after Jon Stewart, all the name ones, but he’ll go after Rosie O’Donnell. That’s all he’s going to do all day,&#8221; Griffin told the outlet. &#8220;He’ll have press conferences about it. He’s so much crazier than he was the first go-round.&#8221;
The photographer who helped Griffin create the severed head image in 2017, Tyler Shields, <a href="https://ew.com/news/2017/05/30/kathy-griffin-trump-head-photo-tyler-shields/">told</a> EW at the time that Griffin had expressed she was perfectly fine with going to jail for the image.
“Fortunately, we have freedom of speech [in the first amendment], and all art is generally protected by these things, but again, this was [Griffin’s] first thought, ‘Will you bail me out of jail?’ You know, again, it wasn&#8217;t, ‘I don&#8217;t want to do this because I might go to jail.’ It was like, ‘Well, I&#8217;m gonna do it and whatever happens, happens.’&#8221;
Griffin later publicly apologized for the image and has since expressed regret, saying it caused her to lose many social media followers.

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Kathy Griffin Claims Trump Will Target Comedians If Re-Elected: 'Going To Pick Us Off, One By One'

Comedian Steve Martin turned down the opportunity to play Democratic vice presidential candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tim-walz">Tim Walz</a> on “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/saturday-night-live">Saturday Night Live,</a>” despite social media users claiming there is a physical resemblance between the two.
The “Only Murders in the Building” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">star</a> said he got a phone call on Wednesday from the sketch comedy show&#8217;s producer, Lorne Michaels, offering him the gig, but he turned it down.
&#8220;I wanted to say no and, by the way, he wanted me to say no,&#8221; Martin, 78, told the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-08-07/steve-martin-will-not-play-tim-walz-on-saturday-night-live">Los Angeles Times</a>. &#8220;I said, &#8216;Lorne, I’m not an impressionist. You need someone who can really nail the guy.&#8217; I was picked because I have gray hair and glasses.&#8221;
The comedian said he’d be “struggling” if he took on the challenge.
&#8220;It’s ongoing,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It’s not like you do it once and get applause and never do it again. Again, they need a real impressionist to do that. They’re gonna find somebody really, really good.&#8221;
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Social media users had been suggesting that Martin play Walz ever since presidential hopeful Kamala Harris announced the governor of Minnesota as her running mate. The rumors heated up after it was announced that “SNL” star Maya Rudolph would return to the series this fall to reprise her Harris impersonations. 
Rudolph played Harris on “SNL” during the Democratic presidential primaries in 2019. She continued the role after Harris was named VP, playing opposite Jim Carrey as Joe Biden. Deadline <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/07/maya-rudolph-kamala-harris-saturday-night-live-return-1236027322/">reported</a> that the actress pushed back production of the third season of her Apple TV+ series “Loot” from August until January so she could return to the role on “SNL.”
The new season of “Saturday Night Live” is scheduled to premiere on September 28. 
Walz has been scrutinized since he was announced as Harris’ VP pick on Tuesday. The Minnesota Democrat has come under fire for his leftist policies on abortion, being an advocate for gender surgeries for minors, and regulations he implemented in his state during the COVID pandemic. Walz was also instrumental in allowing rioters to wreak havoc in Minneapolis in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. 
The most recent scandal making headlines has to do with stolen valor, as critics accuse Walz of exaggerating his military service for years. 
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Steve Martin Explains Why He Turned Down Gig To Play Tim Walz On ‘Saturday Night Live’

Steve Martin Explains Why He Turned Down Gig To Play Tim Walz On 'Saturday Night Live'

Saturday Night Live

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">Comedian</a> Bowen Yang said working on the popular sketch comedy show “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/saturday-night-live">Saturday Night Live</a>” was the “cringiest” job.
Yang discussed his thoughts with co-host Matt Rogers during a recent episode of their “Las Culturistas” <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/las-culturistas-with-matt-rogers-and-bowen-yang/climbing-cringe-mountain-w-matt-bowen">podcast</a>. The pair discussed how sometimes it’s embarrassing to make certain career moves, referencing President Joe Biden&#8217;s ending his re-election campaign.
“You have to sometimes climb up a huge hill of cringe,” Rogers said. “And once you can scale that hill — which is, you know, it might be your judgment of yourself, on what you’re doing, it might be everyone saying what you’re doing is cringe — on the other end, you slide down into happiness and nirvana.”
Yang, an “SNL” alum, chimed in, saying he was embarrassed about his stint on the show, which began in 2018. 
“I know about working through cringe, climbing a cringe mountain, I work at Saturday f***ing Night Live, the cringiest thing in show business on every level,” he said. “Cringe Mountain is SNL.”
The comedian added, “Eternally grateful that I worked there, will be the defining thing of my life and career, and yet it is a cringe mountain because to live through working at SNL and to have people constantly tell you how much it sucks, how bad it is, how it’s not as good as it used to be, for your career — that has to do something to you psychologically where you emerge and go, ‘I don’t give a f***.’”
Rogers voiced some disagreement with the assessment. “I don’t think it’s cringe,” he said of “SNL,” per <a href="https://ew.com/bowen-yang-calls-saturday-night-live-the-cringiest-thing-in-show-business-8683000">Entertainment Weekly</a>. “But I will say… everyone has a f***ing opinion. It’s the most popular show in the world, it’s now been on for 50 years, it is Capital C commercial culture, and therefore it’s cringe because everyone is like, ‘I’m having something to say.’”
“And it’s corporate, you know what I mean? It’s all those things,” he added. “But on the other side of it, guess what Bowen: you get to actually, the visceral thing of people laugh, people feel good. And that is why we’re doing this and that is why America is worth saving.”

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Comedian Reflects On ‘Cringe’ Feelings Working On ‘SNL’: ‘People Constantly Tell You How Much It Sucks’

Television

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">Comedian</a> Andy Samberg explained his reasons for quitting the sketch comedy show “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/saturday-night-live">Saturday Night Live</a>” 12 years ago, citing issues with his physical and mental health.
The 45-year-old “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">Brooklyn Nine-Nine</a>” actor discussed what happened during an interview on Peacock’s “Hart to Heart.”
“For me, it was like, I can&#8217;t actually endure it anymore. But I didn&#8217;t want to leave,&#8221; Samberg told host Kevin Hart. &#8220;Physically and emotionally, like I was falling apart in my life.&#8221;
The comedian appeared on seven seasons of “SNL” between 2005 and 2012, participating in popular skits including “D*** in a Box” and “Natalie&#8217;s Rap.”
“Physically, it was taking a heavy toll on me and I got to a place where I was like I hadn’t slept in seven years basically,” Samberg told Hart, per <a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/andy-samberg-snl-exit-life-falling-apart-1236067525/">Variety</a>.
“We were writing stuff for the live show Tuesday night all night, the table read Wednesday, then being told now come up with a digital short so write all Thursday, all Thursday night, don’t sleep, get up, shoot Friday, edit all night Friday night and into Saturday, so it’s basically like four days a week you’re not sleeping, for seven years,” he continued. “So I just kinda fell apart physically.”
The comedian went on to say being a cast member on “SNL” had similarities to being a professional athlete. “It’s this high pressure thing,” Samberg said. “Your adrenaline goes through the roof. You know, there’s parallels. You have to perform under pressure in front of people.”
He admitted to being nervous about leaving despite having so many challenges with the work. &#8220;I had talked to [fellow ‘SNL’ star Amy] Poehler and other people that had already gone. I was like, once I go, when I have an idea, I can&#8217;t just do it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The craziest thing about working there is once you get going, if you&#8217;re just in the shower and you have an idea that s&#8212; can be on television in three days, which is the most intoxicating feeling.&#8221;
Samberg said it was even more of a challenge when the “SNL” producers didn’t want him to leave.
&#8220;They told me straight up, &#8216;We prefer you would stay,&#8217; and I was like, oh, that makes it harder,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But I just was like, I think to get back to a feeling of like mental and physical health, I have to do it. So I did it and it was a very difficult choice.”

Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg On Quitting ‘SNL’: ‘I Was Falling Apart In My Life’

Andy Samberg On Quitting 'SNL': 'I Was Falling Apart In My Life'

Former talk show host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres">Ellen DeGeneres</a> told an audience she’s planning to be done with showbiz after her Netflix special.
The 66-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">comedian</a> made the remarks last week during a stop in Santa Rosa, California, on her “Ellen&#8217;s Last Stand&#8230; Up” comedy tour, per <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/ellen-degeneres-san-francisco-bay-area-santa-rosa-19551615.php">SF Gate</a>. The tour will reportedly be the basis for her upcoming Netflix show.
“Let me catch you up on what’s been going on with me since you last saw me,” she said during the set. “I got chickens.”
“Oh yeah, and I got kicked out of show business for being mean,” DeGeneres added.
“I used to say, ‘I don’t care what people say about me.’ Now I realize I said that during the height of my popularity,” she continued.
Her popular daytime talk show ended in 2022 following a Buzzfeed report alleging a toxic workplace and personal character allegations against DeGeneres herself. One X thread <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/movies/comedian-kevin-t-porter-asks-netizens-to-share-ellen-degeneres-mean-stories-and-they-respond-2549525.html">went viral</a> after a fellow comedian asked people to share their stories about the talk show host being mean.
“I can be demanding and impatient and tough. I am a strong woman,” DeGeneres continued during the recent stand-up set. “I am many things, but I am not mean.”
During a Q&amp;A session, one fan asked if the celeb planned to appear on Broadway or in movies in the future.
“Um, no,” DeGeneres replied. “This is the last time you’re going to see me. After my Netflix special, I’m done.”
Another fan persisted, saying she’d love to see the former talk show host reprise her role as Dory from the animated Pixar film, “Finding Nemo.”
“No, I’m going bye-bye, remember,” she said.
DeGeneres began this comedy tour in June and recently canceled several stops without giving a reason, according to <a href="https://www.etonline.com/ellen-degeneres-says-shes-done-after-netflix-special-this-is-the-last-time-youre-going-to-see-me">Entertainment Tonight</a>. 
&#8220;To answer the questions everyone is asking me &#8212; yes, I&#8217;m going to talk about it. Yes this is my last special,” DeGeneres said in a statement about the tour. 
During a West Hollywood stop, DeGeneres <a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/ellen-degeneres-quitting-hollywood-after-comedy-tour-1236065855/">said</a> it was “so hurtful” how her long-running show ended.
“I just thought, ‘Well this is not the way I wanted to end my career, but this is the way it’s ending.’ … I just hated the way the show ended,” she said. “I love that show so much and I just hated that the last time people would see me is that way.”

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres Says She’s ‘Done’ With Entertainment Biz After Netflix Special

Ellen DeGeneres Says She's 'Done' With Entertainment Biz After Netflix Special

Ellen Degeneres

Netflix

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