'SNL' allegedly stole a sketch from the Groundlings comic troupe
Saturday Night Live has a storied relationship with Los Angeles improv institution the Groundlings. While the show has recruited some of its most successful talent from the comedy troupe, including...
View ArticleCode reveals hidden track in the new Childish Gambino mixtape
One technically savvy Donald Glover fan has uncovered the long-teased, hidden Childish Gambino song. Way back in December, the rapper/actor teased the track, and fans remained stumped for most of the...
View ArticleMeet the guy who made a Slayer banjo cover go viral
Back in May, Rob Scallon released a cover of Slayer’s “Raining Blood” on the banjo. It racked up more than 3 million views.Scallon’s fond of covering of metal songs on unlikely instruments: He’s also...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon's teen persona gets a music video, and all we can say is 'Ew!'
One of Jimmy Fallon’s more polarizing recurring segments has gotten the music video it deserves.It’s incredible that Fallon’s teenager character Sara’s catchphrase of “Ew!” hasn’t been made part of a...
View ArticleEdgar Wright directed a weird music video for Pharrell and Daft Punk
We may not get the charmingly oddball Ant-Man film adaptation he worked on for years, but Edgar Wright’s latest project ought to appeal to his geeky fanbase: It’s a video for Pharrell’s “Gust of...
View ArticleWhat the heck is going on in Jaden Smith's new video?
Twitter poet Jaden Smith has taken a break from whatever it is he does, and given us a new music video for the song “Fast.”Is this song about the dangers of speeding? Is it about his rumored girlfriend...
View ArticleTyler Oakley throws a Midwestern sleepover-themed show for his fans
Hundreds of fans got the chance to experience a sleepless sleepover with their favorite YouTuber when Tyler Oakley visited Chicago and Michigan for sold-tour tour stops this weekend.While the YouTube...
View ArticleNetflix special 'Uganda Be Kidding Me' may be Chelsea Handler's raunchiest
It’s taken me a while, but I think I finally get Chelsea Handler. Mind you, I get her and can appreciate her singular comedic style, but I wouldn’t consider myself a fan nor would I fork over...
View ArticleRumors of PewDiePie's studio departure have been greatly exaggerated
The relationship between YouTube megastar PewDiePie and Maker Studios might not be as strained as widely reported.Last week, an interview with the most subscribed-to YouTuber in history in Icon...
View ArticleJohn Cusack wants to set the record straight about the 'Say Anything' reboot
Yesterday, news broke that NBC had closed a deal for a script commitment for a Say Anything TV series. The show would be the result of a partnership between NBC and 20th Century Fox TV, with Aaron...
View ArticleYou can watch Showtime's 'The Affair' on YouTube right now
Showtime’s latest drama, The Affair, is a slow burn, string-you-along sort of series the network has successfully been serving up for the past few years à la Homeland, The Tudors, and The Borgias.The...
View ArticleNickelodeon historian slams network for its diversity
Nickelodeon nostalgia is rampant. It’s easier than ever to look back fondly on our favorite Nick shows and characters. There are Twitter accounts dedicated to Clarissa Darling and Hey Arnold!, and...
View ArticleMy failed first effort as a YouTube vlogger
YouTube boasts more than 1 million content creators uploading 100 hours of video every minute. But how did it get there? How do those creators get started? How do they get from an idea and a webcam to...
View ArticleIf this 'Turn Down For What' remix won't get you to vote, nothing will
In a new video, Lil Jon and a list of other celebrities encourage citizens to dance and show up to vote for midterm elections this year. Non-partisan organization, Rock The Vote, recruited music...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon reminds us that Vanilla Ice had a board game
We remember some of our favorite board games from childhood fondly, but let’s face it, most of them are terrible. Variety game enthusiast Jimmy Fallon is set on reminding all of us what we were lucky...
View ArticleI got gay-married on Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
Thanks to a game update last week, the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood universe joined 26 proud states and the District of Columbia in the legal recognition of gay marriage. Yes, civil rights pioneer Kim...
View ArticleAfter 4 long years, 'Viral Video Film School' returns to the Web
Back before “viral” was an oversaturated and gross marketing word, one man made it his mission to bring a little cohesion to your obsessive video tendencies with Viral Video Film School.The series is...
View ArticleSam Smith proves he has no idea how Twitter works
It’s a good thing he can sing, because Sam Smith would make a terrible social media manager: The British R&B star tweeted last night that he didn’t feel well enough to stick around and greet fans...
View ArticleGroundbreaking video game Myst is coming to television
Imagine Lost mixed with The Neverending Story directed by David Lynch. Got it? Now you’ll understand why news about a Myst television show is so exciting. Legendary Entertainment, the film production...
View ArticleStephen Collins has been messaging young female fans for years
As the star of one of the most popular TV shows of the ’90s, Stephen Collins, who portrayed Reverend Eric Camden on 7thHeaven, predictably has lots of fans who came of age during the social media era,...
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