<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.”

Bowen Yang

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

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Entertainment

Saturday Night Live

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A writer for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> animated children’s series “The Fairly OddParents” explained why one of the character names had to change.
In a new episode of the spinoff <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cartoons">series</a> “The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish,” the son of main characters Cosmo and Wanda announces that he has a new name. “Hey kid, I’m Poof — or at least I was,” he says in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">episode</a>. “I changed my name to Peri, like Peri-winkle.”
“Fairly OddParents” writer, producer, and star Ashleigh Crystal Hairston explained the name change with an X post. “The former name is a slur in many countries and cannot be used,” she <a href="https://x.com/shleighcrystal/status/1815524124909027415">wrote</a>.
According to <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poof">Merriam-Webster</a>, “poof” is used as “a term of abuse and disparagement” for gay men in British English.
The original “Fairly OddParents” series follows the main character Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy, as he goes about his life with two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda. The godparents grant his wishes to make life easier and overcome obstacles.
The series originated with shorts on Nickelodeon and aired from 1998 to 2002. It became very popular and was eventually developed into a half-hour series that premiered in March 2001. It ended in 2006 and was revived in 2008, making it Nickelodeon’s second-longest-running series ever, with only “SpongeBob SquarePants” going on for longer.
The series has had several spinoffs, including a live-action series on Paramount+ and several live-action TV movies starring Drake Bell as Timmy. “The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder” came out in 2022, while this latest iteration, “The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish” premiered in May 2024.
Peri, originally named Poof, was introduced in 2008 as a baby who caused drama with the relationship between Timmy Turner and his fairy godparents when he was born. Poof was the first fairy baby born in thousands of years. 
The new version of Peri grown up looks just like a combination of his parents Cosmo and Wanda.

Nickelodeon

Animated Nickelodeon Series Changes Character’s Name Because It’s ‘A Slur In Many Countries’

Animated Nickelodeon Series Changes Character Name Because It's 'A Slur In Many Countries'

Cartoon

“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">Veep</a>” creator Armando Iannucci responded to fans pointing out similarities between the Emmy Award-winning satirical comedy series and current political events.
The HBO series, which ran from 2012 until 2019, starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, a senator-turned-VP. “Veep” documented Meyer’s struggles with balancing her personal and professional life and navigating a dysfunctional relationship with the president she served.
In the show, the president resigns, leaving Meyer to ascend the office herself and later launch her own campaign. This has led fans to point out similarities between these events and President Joe Biden ending his re-election bid and endorsing VP <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a> as his replacement.
“Let’s remind ourselves that #Veep has already written a fictional version of this script .. Kamala *inherits* the actual presidency. Then runs. The electoral college is tied. The house (sic) vote is tied. Which means the Senate has to choose the tie breaking candidate. And that ends up with … JD Vance as POTUS (Nb this is DRAMA …)” one popular fan comment on X said.
Iannucci responded by <a href="https://x.com/Aiannucci/status/1815136284865695912">saying,</a> “Don’t forget we made all that up, though.”
“Still working on the ending,” he <a href="https://x.com/Aiannucci/status/1815136002769641890">replied</a> to another fan who mentioned how Iannucci was “continuing to predict our political reality.”
A clip of Louis-Dreyfus as Meyer telling her team she was running for president was also widely shared on social media. “I’m not leaving. POTUS is leaving. He’s not going to run for a second term. I’m gonna run. I’m gonna run for president!” she says in the season 2 finale.
The show creator added to the conversation by tweeting a photo of Dreyfus and Biden walking through the White House in a clip from the 2014 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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Biden announced on Sunday that he was no longer seeking re-election with a written statement posted on X. On Tuesday, the president announced that he would address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening.
Harris has received endorsements from several prominent Democrats, including President Joe Biden, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The VP has secured enough pledged delegates to secure the nomination.

Veep

‘Veep’ Creator Reacts To Real-Life Kamala Harris Comparisons: ‘Don’t Forget We Made All That Up’

'Veep' Creator Reacts To Real-Life Kamala Harris Comparisons: 'Don’t Forget We Made All That Up'

2024 Election

Kamala Harris

Politics

&#8220;West Wing&#8221; creator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aaron Sorkin</a> suggested in a Sunday op-ed that the Democratic Party could win if they nominated a Republican — and not just any Republican: 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Sorkin&#8217;s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/opinion/biden-west-wing-aaron-sorkin.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guest essay</a>, titled &#8220;How I Would Script This Moment for Biden and the Democrats,&#8221; ran in Sunday&#8217;s edition of The New York Times — and went live before President Joe Biden announced that he planned to &#8220;stand down&#8221; and exit the 2024 presidential race, endorsing his own Vice President Kamala Harris a short time later.
The longtime television writer began with a reference to the hit drama series, and explained how the current political climate — and his desperation to ensure a loss for former President Donald Trump — called for a bit of a rewrite.
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&#8220;The problem in the real world is that there isn’t a Democrat who is polling significantly better than Mr. Biden. And quitting, as heroic as it may be in this case, doesn’t really put a lump in our throats,&#8221; Sorkin wrote. &#8220;But there’s something the Democrats can do that would not just put a lump in people’s throats with its appeal to stop-Donald-Trump-at-all-costs unity, but with its originality and sense of sacrifice. So here’s my pitch to the writers’ room: The Democratic Party should pick a Republican.&#8221;
&#8220;At their convention next month, the Democrats should nominate Mitt Romney,&#8221; Sorkin continued, arguing that such a move would convince the American people that the Democratic Party truly valued country over party.
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&#8220;Nominating Mr. Romney would be putting our money where our mouth is: a clear and powerful demonstration that this election isn’t about what our elections are usually about it, but about stopping a deranged man from taking power. Surely Mr. Romney, who doesn’t have to be introduced to voters, would peel off enough Republican votes to win, probably by a lot,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;Does Mr. Romney support abortion rights? No. Does he want to aggressively raise the minimum wage, bolster public education, strengthen unions, expand transgender rights and enact progressive tax reform? Probably not,&#8221; Sorkin conceded, but he went on to say that those things didn&#8217;t matter as much as making sure that there was no way for Trump to win.
Sorkin concluded by taking creative license to the history of January 6th for his own purposes, adding, &#8220;But is he a cartoon thug who did nothing but watch TV while the mob he assembled beat and used Tasers on police officers? No. The choice is between Donald Trump and not-Trump, and the not-Trump candidate needs only one qualification: to win enough votes from a cross section of Americans to close off the former president’s Electoral College path back to power.&#8221;
Despite his op-ed, following Biden&#8217;s Sunday afternoon announcement that he would no longer seek the Democratic nomination, and his endorsing of Vice President Kamala Harris, Sorkin stated that he was supporting the VP. &#8220;I take it all back. Harris for America!&#8221;

Sen. Mitt Romney

‘West Wing’ Creator Says DNC Should Nominate A Republican – And NYT Ran With It

'West Wing' Creator Says DNC Should Nominate A Republican – And NYT Ran With It

Hollywood

Joe Biden

Following the assassination attempt of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>, the Amazon Prime TV series “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Boys</a>” added a content warning to the season 4 finale, which premiered on Thursday.
“This episode contains scenes of fictional political violence,” the update at the start of the episode says. “Any similarities to recent events are completely coincidental and unintentional. Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Television and the producers of The Boys oppose, in the strongest terms, real-world violence of any kind.”
The show’s official account shared a similar message on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9jhBWftGVS/?igsh=MWF0Y2pmbGRhaTN0OA%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>, clarifying that it “is a fictitious series that was filmed in 2023, and any scene or plotline similarities to these real-world events are coincidental and unintentional.”
The episode’s title was originally “Assassination Run,” but it was later changed to “Season Four Finale,” per <a href="https://tvline.com/news/the-boys-season-4-finale-content-warning-trump-assassination-1235282807/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TV Line</a>.
Season 4 of the series included an ongoing storyline about the planned assassination of President-Elect of the United States Robert Singer. 
The finale’s episode description <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-boys-finale-assassination-episode-trump-filmed-2023-1235952029/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>: “It’s January 6th as Congress certifies the election results to officially make Bob Singer President and Victoria Neuman his VP. Meanwhile, The Boys try to protect Singer from assassination, not realizing that the assassin is closer than they think.”
At Trump&#8217;s campaign rally in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, a shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, managed to get onto a nearby rooftop and begin shooting roughly 150 yards away from the stage with <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/15/thomas-crooks-trump-assassination-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an AR-style rifle</a> before the Secret Service could stop him. A bullet ripped through Trump’s right ear, causing blood to pour down his face. The shooter also killed one rally-goer and injured two others. A Secret Service sniper <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sniper-picture-trump-rally-shooter-rangefinder-assassination-attempt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> shot and killed Crooks from another building while other personnel rushed to protect Trump and escort him off the stage.
“The Boys” is a satirical superhero TV series developed by Eric Kripke for Amazon Prime Video and based on the comic book of the same name. It follows an eponymous team of vigilantes as they combat individuals with superpowers – called “Supes” –  who use their powers for personal gain. The villains work for a large company that ensures the world sees them as heroes.
The series was nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series in 2021. “The Boys” also won six Astra TV Awards and seven Critics&#8217; Choice Super Awards.
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.
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The Boys

‘The Boys’ Adds Content Warning For Similarities To Trump Assassination Attempt

'The Boys' Adds Content Warning For Similarities To Trump Assassination Attempt

Amazon Prime

assassination

Donald Trump

The hit FX Original “The Bear” broke a record for a comedy series, racking up the most <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/emmys">Emmy nominations</a> ever in that genre. 
Nominees for the 76th Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning. The FX drama series “Shogun” led the total nominations with 25, while “The Bear” made second place overall with 23. Prior to 2024, the most Emmy nominations for a comedy series went to NBC&#8217;s “30 Rock,” which received 22 nods in 2009.
“The Bear” documents the drama of a Chicago-based sandwich shop that goes through a drastic transformation after the owner takes his life. Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) leaves the world of fine dining to run his late brother’s popular spot, then eventually transforms it into a totally different type of restaurant with the help of a supporting cast, including Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colon-Zoyas, Abby Elliot, and others.
Last year, the show earned 13 Emmy nominations and took home 10 wins.
Other projects with a large number of Emmy nominations include Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” with 21, HBO&#8217;s “True Detective: Night Country” with 19, and Netflix’s “The Crown” with 18.
The 76th Emmys will air live on ABC from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 15, from 8 to 11 p.m. ET.
Here is a full list of the nominees:
Best Drama Series
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“Fallout” (Prime Video)
“The Gilded Age” (HBO)
“The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (Prime Video)
“Shogun” (FX)
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)
“3 Body Problem” (Netflix)
&nbsp;
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”)
Carrie Coon (“The Gilded Age”)
Maya Erskine (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”)
Anna Sawai (“Shogun”) 
Imelda Staunton (“The Crown”)
Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”)
&nbsp;
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Idris Elba (“Hijack”)
Donald Glover (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”)
Walton Goggins (“Fallout”)
Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”) 
Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shogun”)
Dominic West (“The Crown”)
&nbsp;
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski (“The Gilded Age”)
Nicole Beharie (“The Morning Show”)
Elizabeth Debicki (“The Crown”)
Greta Lee (“The Morning Show”)
Lesley Manville (“The Crown”)
Karen Pittman (“The Morning Show”)
Holland Taylor (“The Morning Show”)
&nbsp;
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano (“Shogun”)
Billy Crudup (“The Morning Show”)
Mark Duplass (“The Morning Show”)
Jon Hamm (“The Morning Show”)
Takehiro Hira (“Shogun”)
Jack Lowden (“Slow Horses”)
Jonathan Pryce (“The Crown”)
&nbsp;
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Néstor Carbonell (“Shogun”)
Paul Dano (“Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith”)
Tracy Letts (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”)
Jonathan Pryce (“Slow Horses”)
John Turturro (“Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith”)
&nbsp;
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Michaela Coel (“Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith”)
Claire Foy (“The Crown”)
Marcia Gay Harden (“The Morning Show”)
Sarah Paulson (“Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith”)
Parker Posey (“Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith”)
&nbsp;
Best Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC) 
“The Bear” (FX)
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO/Max)
“Hacks” (HBO/Max)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Palm Royale” (Apple TV+)
“Reservation Dogs” (FX)
“What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
&nbsp;
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Matt Berry (“What We Do in the Shadows”)
Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
Steve Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”)
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (“Reservation Dogs”)
&nbsp;
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”)
Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”)
Selena Gomez (“Only Murders in the Building”) 
Maya Rudolph (“Loot”)
Jean Smart (“Hacks”)
Kristen Wiig (“Palm Royale”) 
&nbsp;
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 
Lionel Boyce (“The Bear”)
Paul W. Downs (“Hacks”)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”)
Paul Rudd (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Tyler James Williams (“Abbott Elementary”)
Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”)
&nbsp;
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 
Carol Burnett (“Palm Royale”)
Liza Colón-Zayas (“The Bear”)
Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)
Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”)
Meryl Streep (“Only Murders in the Building”)
&nbsp;
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”)
Matthew Broderick (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Ryan Gosling (“Saturday Night Live”)
Christopher Lloyd (“Hacks”)
Bob Odenkirk (“The Bear”) 
Will Poulter (“The Bear”)
&nbsp;
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Olivia Colman (“The Bear”)
Jamie Lee Curtis (“The Bear”)
Kaitlin Olson (“Hacks”)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Maya Rudolph (“Saturday Night Live”)
Kristen Wiig (“Saturday Night Live”)
&nbsp;
Best Limited or Anthology Series
“Baby Reindeer” (Netflix)
“Fargo” (FX)
“Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+)
“Ripley” (Netflix)
“True Detective: Night Country” (HBO/Max)
&nbsp;
Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Matt Bomer (“Fellow Travelers”)
Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”)
Jon Hamm (“Fargo”)
Tom Hollander (“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”)
Andrew Scott (“Ripley”)
&nbsp;
Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jodie Foster (“True Detective: Night Country”)
Brie Larson (“Lessons in Chemistry”) 
Juno Temple (“Fargo”)
Sofía Vergara (“Griselda”) 
Naomi Watts (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”)
&nbsp;
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jonathan Bailey (“Fellow Travelers”)
Robert Downey Jr. (“The Sympathizer”)
Tom Goodman-Hill (“Baby Reindeer”)
John Hawkes (“True Detective: Night Country”)
Lamorne Morris (“Fargo”)
Lewis Pullman (“Lessons in Chemistry”)
Treat Williams (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”)
&nbsp;
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”)
Lily Gladstone (“Under the Bridge”)
Jessica Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”)
Aja Naomi King (“Lessons in Chemistry”)
Diane Lane (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”)
Nava Mau (“Baby Reindeer”)
Kali Reis (“True Detective: Night Country”)
&nbsp;
Best Directing for a Drama Series
Stephen Daldry (“The Crown”)
Mimi Leder (“The Morning Show”)
Hiro Murai (“Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith”) 
Frederick E.O. Toye (“Shogun”)
Saul Metzstein (“Slow Horses”)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”)
&nbsp;
Best Directing for a Comedy Series
Randall Einhorn (“Abbott Elementary”) 
Christopher Storer (“The Bear”)
Ramy Youssef (“The Bear”) 
Guy Ritchie (“The Gentlemen”)
Lucia Aniello (“Hacks”)
Mary Lou Belli (“The Ms. Pat Show”)
&nbsp;
Best Writing for a Drama Series
Peter Morgan, Meriel Sheibani-Clare (“The Crown”) 
Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner (“Fallout”)
Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover (“Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith”)
Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks (“Shogun”) 
Rachel Kondo, Caillin Puente (“Shogun”)
Will Smith (“Slow Horses”)
&nbsp;
Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”)
Charlie Brooker (“Black Mirror”)
Noah Hawley (“Fargo”)
Ron Nyswaner (“Fellow Travelers”)
Steven Zaillian (“Ripley”)
Issa López (“True Detective: Night Country”)
&nbsp;
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
 Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”)
Christopher Storer (“The Bear”)
Meredith Scardino, Sam Means (“Girls5eva”)
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky (“Hacks”)
Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider (“The Other Two”)
Jake Bender, Zach Dunn (“What We Do in the Shadows”)
&nbsp;
Best Talk Series
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
“Late Night With Seth Meyers” (NBC)
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
&nbsp;
Best Reality Competition Series
“The Amazing Race” (CBS)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
“Top Chef” (Bravo)
“The Traitors” (Peacock)
“The Voice” (NBC)

The Bear

‘The Bear’ Breaks Emmys Record For Most Nominations In Comedy Category

'The Bear' Breaks Emmys Record For Most Nominations In Comedy Category

Emmys

It only took three-plus years for late-night comedians to do their jobs – i.e. mock President Joe Biden.
Satirists looked the other way while the elderly leader racked up enough viral video gaffes to fuel a dozen YouTube channels.
Now, finally, late-night is addressing the elephant in the electoral room. Call it the ultimate heel pivot.
All it took was an unedited, 90-minute forum where Biden couldn’t fall back on notes, a teleprompter or a subservient reporter.
Biden is suffering from an undisclosed medical matter that’s left him quiet, frail and unable to complete his thoughts.
Or, as Bill Maher recently quipped, the president “famously loves trains but apparently not of thought.”
In Maher’s defense, he hasn’t been as overtly captured as his late-night peers. If Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Jon Stewart aren’t reading DNC press releases to the letter, there’s a solid plagiarism case afoot.
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“The Tonight Show’s” Jimmy Fallon is the least political animal of the lot, but even he has treated Biden’s obvious condition with a cheeky, “Nothing to see here, folks” attitude.
No more.
He still played up Biden’s age over comments about his mental failings in his first appearances since the June 27 debate. A typical Fallon barb? He said Democrats plan to ape a 2009 Pixar film.
“Tie a bunch of balloons to the White House and hope he flies away like the old guy from ‘Up.’”
A day later, he doubled down on the flailing leader when discussing President Donald Trump’s search for the best Vice-Presidential candidate.
“Trump needs someone who can help him win, so right now the front-runner is Joe Biden.”
Colbert, who pulled as many punches as a WWE wrestler during Biden’s White House days, let loose with a fury that must have caught his audience off guard.
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Did the ghost of the late Rush Limbaugh visit CBS’s writers’ room?
“I don’t know what’s going on in Joe Biden’s mind, something I apparently have in common with Joe Biden.“
“Biden debated as well as Abe Lincoln … if you dug him up right now.”
The satirical kill shot? Colbert summoned Trump’s favorite nickname for the current Commander in Chief.
“I guess you could say he’s … Sleepy Joe,” he added, wincing for his audience’s consideration.
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” channeled more fury than anything else in its first original show since the debate. Meyers, nastier than his old “Saturday Night Live” persona, couldn’t deny what Biden’s debate performance revealed.
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Nor could he make anything comical from those revelations, including plans to shrink Biden’s work day akin to a cranky toddler’s schedule.
“Your plan to calm fears about his age is an earlier bedtime? Are you hoping we’ll forget he’s 81 if you treat him like he’s 5½?”
The host wasn’t angry that the media covered up Biden’s frail state. Nor did he complain that Team Biden did the same so effectively. Instead, he raged against Biden’s interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos.
&#8220;This isn’t about how you feel. This is about how voters feel. If you truly believe that American democracy is at stake – and it is – then you have to act like it.”
Jon Stewart, the old/semi-regular “Daily Show” host, added his own sense of outrage to the Democrats’ plight.
“He’d been home for almost two weeks. He was jet-lagged? How big is that f***ing jet? The point is, for a campaign based on honesty and decency, the spin about the debate appears to be blatant bulls***. And the redemption tour hasn’t gotten that much better.”
He <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/07/11/jon-stewart-joe-biden-debate-trump/74365788007/">doubled down via his “Weekly Show” podcast</a>.
&#8220;Joe Biden has run on this idea of honesty and decency, but they have not been honest about the condition and the difficulties that he has been facing .. And so it undercuts one of the foundational arguments that they even have made.&#8221;
Freed from his Comedy Central perch, he dug further in, speaking for Americans who bought the media’s lies fed to them by Biden, Inc. 
&#8220;I have been stunned and disappointed and angered by what I saw, and how I&#8217;ve been talked to that I didn&#8217;t see what I saw.&#8221;
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If Stewart had perused The Daily Wire over the past three years he’d have learned Biden’s decline is old news.
Let’s be clear about late-night’s sudden about face. The comic hosts want to defeat Trump in November. They realize a diminished Biden has little chance of retaining the White House.
Now, it’s time to usher the aging leader off the stage.
It’s why they, along with the press corps, suddenly started doing their jobs again after a three-year nap.
Not everyone has abdicated their duties as politically astute comics. Kyle Dunnigan of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/mr-birchum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mr. Birchum</a>” fame has been skewering President Biden for some time now. His withering sketches, alternately goofy and cutting, reveal a Biden that’s familiar to those who didn’t buy the media’s “cheap fake” narratives.
Joe Rogan’s Spotify podcast has roasted Biden’s mental decline, one of many reasons the show’s popularity remains sky high.
Even Dana Carvey, whose political impressions aren’t mean spirited, mocked Biden via his “Fly on the Wall” podcast.
It’s called “speaking truth to power,” a late-night host’s number-one duty. Sadly, once Democrats determine an election year plan, they’ll forget it all over again.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://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://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Late Night with Seth Meyers – Season 11

Late Night Gives Up The Biden Ghost

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The TV ratings for President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> and former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">President Donald Trump</a>’s first <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-says-it-is-over-for-joe-biden-following-trump-biden-presidential-debate">presidential debate</a> plummeted from where they were four years ago when the two men faced off in September 2020.
Numbers from Nielsen show that a total of <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/media/ratings-debate-trump-biden-cnn/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">51.27 million</a> people tuned in on Thursday to watch the CNN-hosted Presidential Debate on TV, which was broadcast over 17 networks including CNN, Telemundo, Univision, BET, as well as Fox News Channel, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and PBS, <a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/biden-trump-debate-ratings-cnn-1236056673/">Variety</a> reported.
In the key demographic of ages 25-54, an average of 12.6 million viewers tuned in to see Biden and Trump debate, the outlet noted. 
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/media/ratings-debate-trump-biden-cnn/index.html">CNN</a> is touting the debate as giving the network its largest audience on record for its new CNN on Max streaming service, but did not release the numbers.
“Across CNN’s digital platforms, the debate was CNN’s biggest debate ever and tied with our biggest live stream event ever with 2.3 million concurrent live views at 9:47 p.m,” the network said, noting it generated more than 30 million views on YouTube and its digital platforms.
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The previous most-watched event on CNN was in 2015 when Republican candidates debated Trump as they vied for the party’s nomination, averaging 23.1 million viewers, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-debate-ratings-2024/">CBS</a> noted.
While the network is celebrating the ratings, compared to four years ago, the numbers are down. The ratings for the first presidential debate are down by 30 percent on TV and cable from the 73 million plus who tuned in to watch the same two candidates spar in 2020.
Thursday’s numbers also pale in comparison to how many people tuned in for the first presidential debate in 2016 between Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, which scored a record 84 million viewers.
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During the 90 minute debate, viewers watched Biden have a rough night, looking frail compared to Trump, as the president rambled and stumbled his way through.
Comments after the debate ranged from Democrats being <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-go-into-full-blown-panic-after-biden-debate-performance-swap-joe-out">in a panic</a> to podcast hosts like Megyn Kelly stating that “it’s over for Joe Biden.”
During Kelly&#8217;s 2024 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Nqbo2oUgI">Post-Debate Special</a>, she said Biden&#8217;s &#8220;presidential campaign came to an end tonight, whether he knows it or not. There will be meetings tonight, first thing tomorrow amidst Democratic Party leaders about how to get him off the ticket.”
“How to change into someone else. There have to be,” she added. “Already, we are seeing some reaction from top Democrats, who rarely criticize the president, suggesting he needs to have a serious look at this performance tonight and assess for himself whether he can go forward.”

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After months of speculation from fans, actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">Kevin Costner</a> clarified that he won&#8217;t return to the Paramount Network hit drama series “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>.”
The 69-year-old posted a video to social media on Thursday night making his intentions clear. 
“I just want to reach out and let you know that after this long year and a half of working on Horizon and doing all the things that’s required, and thinking about ‘Yellowstone,’ that beloved series that I love, that I know you love. I just realized that I’m not going to be able to continue, season five or into the future,” Costner said. 
He continued, calling the Yellowstone series “something that really changed me.” 
The actor said, “I loved it and I know you loved it, and I just wanted to let you know that I won’t be returning. I love the relationship we’ve been able to develop, and I’ll see you at the movies.”
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The “Dances with Wolves” star ignited speculation earlier this week during an appearance on TODAY. At the time, Costner made it sound like he was open to returning to the series if it made sense to do so, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-says-under-right-circumstances-he-would-love-to-go-back-to-yellowstone">reported</a>. 
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“I’ve supported that thing and I’ve loved it,” he said of the Taylor Sheridan-directed drama series. “It’s been really important to me. I would love to go back under the right circumstances I think that all of us want. For me, it really needs to be the right circumstances.”
“Saying there’s a chance, there’s always a chance,” he added. “I love the thing. You’ve got to be really clear about that.”
Last spring, Costner said he wasn’t ruling out returning to his role as family patriarch John Dutton after rumored fights over contract obligations. The actor told GQ that he had initially agreed to film seasons five, six, and seven of the show but didn&#8217;t think it was fair for season five to get split into two parts, essentially turning it into an additional season.  
Most recently, the actor has been all in on his passion project that has been decades in the making. “Horizon” part one got mixed reviews at its Cannes debut and is set to hit theaters nationwide on June 28. The second installment will follow close behind on August 16.

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner Says He ‘Won’t Be Returning’ To ‘Yellowstone’

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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/star-wars">Star Wars</a>” actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Amandla Stenberg</a> released a video of herself singing about being oppressed.
On Wednesday, the 25-year-old star of the new spinoff series “The Acolyte” posted the song to her 2.3 million followers on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/instagram">Instagram</a>, calling it a response to the “discourse.”
Stenberg wrote in the caption, “Happy Juneteenth and to those who are flooding me with intolerable racism — since it took me 72 hours on my laptop to make this song and video, u got 72 hours to respond. and I expect choreo!!”
The song opens with the actress dancing as the word “discourse” is flashed on the screen. 
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“I’m going viral on Twitter again. Open up the news to find some interesting things. 20 million views. Interview from 2018 with Trevor the King when I was thirteen,” the lyrics say. This seems to refer to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-people-crying-was-the-goal-old-clip-of-the-acolyte-actress-goes-viral-ignites-backlash">clip that went viral</a> from an interview she did with Trevor Noah when she was 20 years old. 
Stenberg sings, “I was running from city to city to speak on a story, you know the one, police murdering a black boy. My people cried in the theaters finding release. White people cried. They could see us as human beings. Trevor ask what I want the people to know. I say white people crying was the goal. If they could take one thing what would it be? I say empathy. Ooooo that’s why they mad at me?”
The song goes on, “They splice lines, make hate they recognize, make it look like the same propaganda they spew ’cause they conflate our pain with violence and try to weaponize everything that we do. The desperation of oppressors is rising and now they holding onto any ole thing they can use. If you rely upon misinformation then that tells me you afraid of the truth.”
Then the line “We so bored, don’t f*** with your discourse” is repeated over and over.
Stenberg’s song dishes up more anger in the next lines. “And now you listening imma tell you something fascinating. They spinning woke. Bastardize it and appropriate it. Last I recall woke was something we created. Speak truth to power. Keep an eye out for you silly racists. And now they use it to describe anything they threatened by. Remember when Gambino put it in the zeitgeist? It was all about the people recognizing bigotry. The power of community not fodder for your clickbait.”
She adds, “Speaking of which, journalists I’m looking at you. Did you forget it’s your job to provide the truth? Spreading divisiveness, mining the metrics and data, seems you gave up all your ethics for money and views. And I can tell that the people are tired and the kids don’t trust anything that they view. We can learn something from their discernment. The future’s coming and it’s always the youth,” the actress sings.
Stenberg concludes, “My sis said don’t let it get to my spirit, but I’m sick and f***ing tired of suppressing my rage. 400 years of taking their bulls**t to compartmentalize like my ancestors had to encaged? If you don’t confront the pain that you live with, it’ll manifest as addiction diseases and hate. I’ve seen the infection repression can give ya. I’m not gonna be the next one sent to an early grave.”

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‘The Acolyte’ Actress Sings About Being Oppressed

'The Acolyte' Actress Sings About Being Oppressed

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Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a> faced a wave of backlash over a video celebrating Pride Month and showing her visit with the cast of Bravo&#8217;s &#8220;Queer Eye.&#8221;
Harris posted the video on Tuesday, along with the following caption: &#8220;The cast of @QueerEye joined me at the White House to discuss the hard-fought progress the LGBTQI+ community has made in the past 20 years. Thank you for a meaningful conversation, for giving my office your stamp of approval, and for being fabulous.&#8221;
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The cast of <a href="https://twitter.com/QueerEye?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@QueerEye</a> joined me at the White House to discuss the hard-fought progress the LGBTQI+ community has made in the past 20 years.
Thank you for a meaningful conversation, for giving my office your stamp of approval, and for being fabulous. <a href="https://t.co/L3pzaYpo1W">pic.twitter.com/L3pzaYpo1W</a>
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) <a href="https://twitter.com/VP/status/1803175779259265468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
Critics quickly pointed out that many Americans were far more concerned with illegal immigration and the porous southern border — of which Harris was supposed to be the czar — and inflation than they were with things like whether or not her office got their official &#8220;stamp of approval.&#8221;
&#8220;Yep. Totally run with this,&#8221; Joe Concha posted.
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Yep. Totally run with this. <a href="https://t.co/dFKeVzHn2u">https://t.co/dFKeVzHn2u</a>
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1803411276661456956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Bill Clinton was the first president to invite leaders of the gay and lesbian community to the White House in 1993. This is what it looked like, because they were serious people doing something serious, not celebrity clowns,&#8221; David Marcus added.
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Bill Clinton was the first president to invite leaders of the gay and lesbian community to the White House in 1993. This is what it looked like, because they were serious people doing something serious, not celebrity clowns. <a href="https://t.co/r11n7536My">https://t.co/r11n7536My</a> <a href="https://t.co/XmiuLGQaGX">pic.twitter.com/XmiuLGQaGX</a>
— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueBoxDave/status/1803182936315011398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;It’s like a government test of the perfect weapon to destroy charisma. Can she crush the vibe of even these four exceptionally charming men?&#8221; Mary Katherine Ham posted.
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It’s like a government test of the perfect weapon to destroy charisma. Can she crush the vibe of even these four exceptionally charming men? <a href="https://t.co/npSPVptjTz">https://t.co/npSPVptjTz</a>
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) <a href="https://twitter.com/mkhammer/status/1803433835197010205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;The Biden campaign should definitely run this as an ad in Midwestern swing states,&#8221; Doug Powers suggested.
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The Biden campaign should definitely run this as an ad in Midwestern swing states. <a href="https://t.co/gz1huR0Luq">https://t.co/gz1huR0Luq</a>
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePowersThatBe/status/1803414274523431113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
Actor Matthew Marsden summed up the situation: &#8220;They are losing the black and Hispanic vote, so they are trying to pander to another group. Since when does the White House need the &#8216;stamp of approval&#8217; of a bunch of dudes on a tv show? All this while we are getting dragged into a war, terrorists are flooding over our borders and people are struggling to pay their bills. Don’t tell me Republicans are out of touch with the common man.&#8221;
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They are losing the black and Hispanic vote, so they are trying to pander to another group.
Since when does the White House need the “ stamp of approval” of a bunch of dudes on a tv show?
All this while we are getting dragged into a war, terrorists are flooding over our… <a href="https://t.co/mvUwBVcCuz">https://t.co/mvUwBVcCuz</a>
— Matthew Marsden (@matthewdmarsden) <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewdmarsden/status/1803410550124142865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2024</a></blockquote>

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Ariana Grande finally broke her silence about the allegations revealed on the “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” docuseries and admitted she’s “upset.”
Speaking on Penn Badgley’s “Podcrushed” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAQGlvnFc1E">podcast</a>, the 30-year-old singer said she’s still “reprocessing” her experience from that time when she was on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> TV on “Victorious” from 2010-2013 and “Sam &amp; Cat,” <a href="https://pagesix.com/2024/06/12/entertainment/ariana-grande-breaks-her-silence-on-quiet-on-set-docuseries/">Page Six</a> reported.
Grande spoke about looking back at the things she was told to say and do on the show — things that now seem different watching the clips.
“Specifically about our show, I think that was something that we were convinced was the cool thing about us — is that we pushed the envelope with our humor,” the singer said.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArianaGrande?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ArianaGrande</a> is finally breaking her silence on the disturbing allegations against <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nickelodeon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nickelodeon</a> &#8212; and opening up about her experience on the network. <a href="https://t.co/len7gWvdD6">pic.twitter.com/len7gWvdD6</a>
— TMZ (@TMZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1800894575407493369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2024</a></blockquote>
“And the innuendos were … it was, like, the cool differentiation,” she added. “And I don’t know, I think it just all happened so quickly, and now looking back on some of the clips, I’m like, ‘Damn, like really? Oh, sh*t.&#8217; Like, if I had a daughter… and then the things that weren’t approved for the network were snuck onto, like, our website or whatever.”
“I guess I’m upset, yeah,” Grande continued, noting how “devastating” it&#8217;s been to learn about what some of her colleagues went through.
At one point, the “thank u, next” hitmaker said environments where kids are going to be acting need to be “made safer” and that “there should be therapists.”
“I think there should be parents allowed to be wherever they want to be, and I think not only on kids’ sets,” she added. “If anyone wants to do this, or music, or anything at this level of exposure, there should be in the contract something about therapy is mandatory twice a week or thrice a week, or something like that.”
The comments come after clips went <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38M0uc-Ed-k&amp;t=32s">viral</a> during the release of the docuseries that showed Grande from her time on the Nickelodeon shows doing things like attempting to milk a potato, sucking on her toe, and laying down on a bed pouring water all over herself, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-documentary-uncovers-child-abuse-at-nickelodeon">reported</a>.
Following the documentary’s release, former child star Drake Bell came forward and said he was the John Doe from a sexual abuse case from 2004 involving former Nickelodeon dialogue coach, Brian Peck. Peck pleaded no contest to the charges, was sentenced to 16 months in prison, and ordered to register as a sex offender, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-nickelodeon-star-drake-bell-details-alleged-sexual-abuse-by-dialogue-coach-it-was-extensive-and-brutal">reported</a>.
Docuseries contributors also spoke frequently about former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider, who they said perpetrated abuse by acting in a controlling manner and making sexually suggestive jokes, some of which were used in children’s programming. They also alleged that Schneider was filmed in a hot tub with then-16-year-old actress Amanda Bynes.
“I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology,” Schneider said in a statement following the release of the docuseries.
Schneider later filed a defamation lawsuit against producers of the series for implying he“sexually abused the children who worked on his television shows,” as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-nickelodeon-exec-sues-quiet-on-set-producers-for-defamation">reported</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-on-quiet-on-set-revelations-been-going-on-for-a-long-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kirk Cameron On ‘Quiet On Set’ Revelations: ‘Been Going On For A Long Time’</a>

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‘I’m Upset’: Ariana Grande Breaks Silence About ‘Quiet On Set’ Documentary

'I’m Upset’: Ariana Grande Breaks Silence About ‘Quiet On Set’ Documentary

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