Arts-Entertainment
Amid loss, a stirring “Hallelujah”
Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton performed Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in the cold open of Saturday Night Live on November 12. This was the most beautiful moment on SNL in a…
Dave Chappelle’s SNL monologue
This is one of the most brilliant stand-up routines I have seen in a long time. After all these years Chappelle had the same relaxed tone, the same flawless timing,…
SNL cold open: one last smooch with Hillary and Donald
It turns out that Trump can kiss an FBI agent, Vladimir Putin, and a Klan member on live TV and it still isn’t deemed newsworthy. Alec and Kate turn in…
Moonlight: stellar in every respect
Yesterday I saw Barry Jenkins’s film Moonlight, based on the play by Tarell Alvin McCraney. It is stellar in every respect, from the screenplay and cinematography to the score and…
Melania Trump Blames Everyone But Donald
Once again so fabulous she must be rigged. Laura Benanti returns as Melania. (Note: she will appear at the Barns at Wolf Trap on Saturday, October 29, and will be…
SNL cold open: presidential town hall debate
Kate McKinnon is the star of this.
Recreating the debate using Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head
@donnabrazile I am proud to inform you that my great nephew Oliver is recreating the presidential debate. #ImWithHer pic.twitter.com/ToRg3Uc3SC — Richard Rosendall (@RickRosendall) September 27, 2016
Scandals: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Once again, John Oliver is brilliant and hilarious.
Between Two Ferns with Hillary Clinton
Very funny. But of course this is not the first time Hillary’s appeared on TV with a clown. Remember the Benghazi hearing? There was a whole carful.
American Skin
No other songwriter has equaled the power of Bruce Springsteen’s searing ballad of a black mother giving her son The Talk. As timely as when it was written after the…