Leslie Jamison talks life, love, and the beauty of earnestness

“You should write an essay about that.” Leslie Jamisonhears the suggestion from her mother all the time. “It’s witheverythingI go through,” the author admits. Perhaps because there’s a greater kernel of truth there than she’d like to admit. Indeed, Jamison has emerged as a definitive chronicler of human connection and the beauty of mundanity. (Both books wereNew York Timesbest-sellers.) Now she returns withMake It Scream, Make It Burn, an essay collection about longing....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 859 words · Chad Serrano

Leslie Jones breaks silence onSNLexit with her own DMX Challenge video

Yes its true I am leavingSaturday Night Live. To Michaels, she wrote, Youve changed my life in so many ways! Thank you for being my mentor and confidant and for always having my back. Leslie Jones.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images You not only have my loyalty but you have my heart too! You have shown me skills I never imagined I had. I leave a better performer because of you. And of course Colin, you porcelain-skinned Ken doll....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · James Murphy

Leslie Jones finally watchedThe Shape of Water, with hilarious results

This weekend, Jones decided to finally watch last years Best Picture-winning film,The Shape of Water. Her live-tweet reactions to Guillermo del Toros horror-inflected fairy tale did not disappoint. Listen, I boil eggs every day. Credit: Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock; Fox Searchlight I haveneverbeen able to peel them that perfectly. Jones said in one of her Twitter videos. They always come out fed-up. Hey, um, guys? When the fingers are, uh, black? Uh, Jones said....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Erika Becker

Leslie Jones to hostSupermarket Sweepreboot for first post-Saturday Night LiveTV gig

Well, that was fast! (Representatives for Jones did not immediately respond to EWs request for comment.) At the end of the time limit, whoever has the most valuable cart wins. Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Earlier Tuesday,EW confirmed that Jones has exitedSNLless than a month before season 45 begins. She opted to depart the sketch series to focus on her burgeoning film career. Shes currently filming theComing to AmericasequelComing 2 America....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Michael Dickson

Leslie Jones' most memorableSaturday Night Livesketches

One of our favorite funny ladies is leavingSaturday Night Live. In honor of her departure, weve compiled some of her most memorable moments on the show. But her funniest, most off-the-wall appearance in the role was during a 2017 Christmas cold open. Credit: Will Heath/NBC Jones is one of these shoppers, but the gory scene almost turns her stomach. We never thoughtsomeone trying not to vomitcould make us laugh so hard....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Mark Olson

Leslie Jordan reveals howThe Helpcast rescued a puppy — and who they named it after

Not all heroes wear capes. “Todays pillow talk involves famous people,” he began a video on his Instagram. I could see forgetting me, but Allison Janney?" Credit: Everett Collection; Inset: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images “So we collected money from the whole set ofThe Help,” Jordan recalled. The 2011 movie, which was directed by Tate Taylor, also starred Viola Davis and Jessica Chastain. Check out the heartwarming video below.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Megan Bradley

Leslie Jordan shares hilarious story about Lady Gaga onAmerican Horror Storyset

The pop star had a very unusual way of playing her murder scene with Jordan on AHS: Roanoke. Leslie Jordanhas nothing but good things to say aboutLady Gaga… and one hilarious thing. “I can tell when I meet you, within three minutes, how you were raised. Suzanne Tenner/FX “‘yo, thank you.’ “And then she was supposed to squat down on me and cut me with a knife.” “I thought, ‘Where’s this going?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · David Jackson

Leslye Headland and Alexander Chee honor queer writers Fran Lebowitz and Justin Chin

(Listen to the full episode above.) “There’s absolutely nothing like her. Her almost stream of consciousness rants. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty; We’ll give you good money to write that down and say that.' “Any of those jokes that she says in there could be Lebowitz jokes,” Headland says. People don’t talk that way.” “He was completely unabashed about his desires, about what the rightness or wrongness of them.” Listen to all four episodes ofUntold Storiesbelow oron Apple Podcasts....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Emily Wilkinson

Let Naomi Smalls' digitalSmalls Worldshow trailer gag you with fashion

Drag superstarNaomi Smallshas a new solo drag show in the works. This is my first time creating something outside of reality TV or for someone else’s production. This was a family effort. Sarah Crump and Martin June This is the story of me and my family so far, told through the art of drag." There’s an intention behind it," she continues. Working with Michael Brambilla and Beverly Luxe on the looks forThe Smalls World Showhas been incredible....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Kyle Saunders

Let Taika Waititi direct Kristen Stewart in a movie, you cowards

Of course the gender-bending siren of sequin jumpsuitsKristen Stewartwants to make a movie with majestic falconTaika Waititi. So, Hollywood, let them join forces. Id love to work with Taika. Christopher Polk/Shutterstock I love that guy. Hes a friend of mine, hes a blast, but Im really proud of his film. I dont even want to say anything about it. This is the future gay geeks want. We live in a world of absolute availability of information in a mass surveillance culture....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Joseph Johnson

Let's hear it forThe Boys: How the superhero satire crafted its gutsiest season yet

TVs most provocative anti-heroes scored record ratings while tackling Nazis, systemic racism, and police brutality. Warning: This article contains spoilers about the entirety ofThe Boysseason 2, including the finale. “I can’t lash out like some raging entitled maniac,” Edgar says. “That is a white man’s luxury.” “So, it’s just business then, eh?” “When, Mr. Butcher, in history has it ever been about anything different?” But it’s deeper than that. “It’s not their job to worry about themselves....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 671 words · Tiffany Reeves

Let's talk about the most bonkers moments inCats

Warning: This article contains spoilers forCats. Describing to someone what its like to watch Tom HoopersCatsis a near Herculean task. But the bizarre fun does not stop there it goes much, much further. Universal Pictures At both points, a woman in my screening groaned, Oh noooo. Oh no, indeed. The clothes… or lack thereofSome cats have clothes. Some cats have shoes. Who determines which cats get clothes and which ones do not?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Danielle Hartman

Letterman and the Palin apology: 'I understand why people are upset'

In other words, Letterman never intended to be cruel, but thats how it was perceived. He apologized to the Governor and her family. Fascinatingly, what preceded this was an opening monologue that was virtually all about the Palin brouhaha. His opening words were a sarcastic, Im David Letterman, good-will ambassador… I got a call from Mom today. She told me she was siding with the governor. Lettermans bedrock decency has prevailed over what he must know is Palins bedrock opportunism in prolonging the controversy....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Timothy Hernandez