Tag: Comedy

Ted Lasso is officially back for its fourth season. While familiar characters made their grand return to the show in the premiere episode on Wednesday, there were a handful of surprising nods to Black culture that delighted fans. The first comes near the top of the show after Lasso is called into the principal's office at his preteen son Henry's school to discuss a disturbing poem he wrote. By the time he and his child's mother got there, they had to stifle their laughter while listening to the words. The joke here is their son's poem was actually him just writing down the lyrics to Public Enemy's 1988 song Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos.

Nicki Minaj posted an odd video filmed in the dark pretending to be Dr. Anthony Fauci as she continues to rail against him publicly. On Friday, the Pink Friday 2 rapper posted a 59-second clip of her acting like she's Fauci, starting off by saying Dear Diary, well the press is hot for me. The video comes after Nicki ranted about Fauci and the COVID vaccines.

Afroman is suing former Adams County Sheriff's Sgt. Brian Newland, claiming his earlier defamation case was baseless and forced him to rack up legal fees and emotional distress. Newland and other deputies sued Afroman in 2023 over social media posts and music videos using surveillance footage from a 2022 search of his Ohio property. The deputies sought 3.9 million dollars combined but a jury found Afroman not liable earlier this year, determining he did not defame them.

Tiffany Haddish wants her Georgia DUI case tossed after more than four years, but prosecutors say the actress has not proven her argument for the delay violating her right to a speedy trial.

Wanda Sykes revealed that Bill Maher confronted her after she joked at the Golden Globes that audiences needed "a little less" of him, with the exchange happening backstage as they waited for their cars that night.

Wanda Sykes passed on Kevin Hart's roast, and after seeing the final product, she has no regrets. On Vulture's Good One podcast, she revealed that Hart, a friend, asked her to take part in Netflix's The Roast of Kevin Hart before the special was announced.