Watch the Trailer for Jon Stewart's Directorial Debut
Aleksander Chan · 08/28/14 02:00PMThe movie Jon Stewart took off from the Daily Show to direct last summer, Rosewater, is out this November, right at the kickoff of awards flick season. Has Jon Stewart made the kind of high-minded prestige film destined for Oscar greatness? Maybe! The first trailer certainly positions the movie to be more serious than what we're used to seeing from Stewart.
Why Is Angelina Jolie a Movie Star?
Tom Scocca · 08/28/14 01:13PMJoan Rivers Reportedly in Stable Condition After Surgery Scare
Jordan Sargent · 08/28/14 12:12PMSteven Tyler Is Down With You Sitting On His Face, Ladies
Aleksander Chan · 08/28/14 12:09PMJennifer Aniston Reunites With Friends, Is Maybe a Murderer
Kelly Conaboy · 08/28/14 09:30AMJust because someone else got married doesn't mean it's not Jennifer Aniston's day, too, you know.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Are Married
Kelly Conaboy · 08/28/14 08:04AMWatch Every "God Damnit" From It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Kelly Conaboy · 08/27/14 12:40PMGod damnit, take six and a half minutes out of your god damn Wednesday and watch this It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia supercut. (If you want.) It's fun!
Did Nicki Minaj Fake Her Wardrobe Malfunction at the VMAs?
Kelly Conaboy · 08/27/14 11:44AMThese Are, Apparently, the First Nikki Finke Photos in Decades
Jordan Sargent · 08/27/14 11:36AMBack in 2009, Defamer offered $1,000 for new pictures of Nikki Finke, the then-powerful, much-feared Hollywood blogger who hadn't been photographed in God knows how long. Two years later, The Daily published what it claimed—but what Finke denied—were photographs of the mysterious writer. But now, finally (?) we have our prize: A series of paparazzi-style photos purported to be of Finke walking to her car, posted yesterday to a website with the URL NikkiStink.com.
Police Mistake Black Producer in Town for Emmys as Bank Robber
Aleksander Chan · 08/27/14 10:37AMIdris Elba Finally Speaks About His Allegedly Massive Penis
Kelly Conaboy · 08/27/14 09:34AMCBS Embroiled in NCIS Farting Hippo Puppet Lawsuit
Aleksander Chan · 08/26/14 01:58PMIf you are unfamiliar with "Bert the Farting Hippo," then just ask your dad: it's a recurring prop on his favorite CBS procedural, NCIS. The makers of the plush hippo that makes farting noises and costs $45 are suing the network and Delivery Agent Inc., the company that operates their online store, for alleged copyright infringement and for lost profits.
Justin Bieber Got Into a Fight at a Dave & Buster's Last Night
Jordan Sargent · 08/26/14 10:47AMCary Fukunaga: Hottest Straight Guy at the Emmys
Leah Finnegan · 08/25/14 10:25PMCary Joji Fukunaga, a half-Swedish, half-Japanese demi-god sent by Zeus to Los Angeles to work on movies and TV shows, won an Emmy tonight for directing Nic Pizzolatto's shitty True Detective scripts into something watchable. He looked good. He had his long hair in tiny little braids. His jawbone was strong and tan. He thanked his "friends back home watching in New York" (us).
Billy Crystal's Heartbreaking Tribute to Robin Williams
Rich Juzwiak · 08/25/14 09:35PMAt tonight's Emmys, Billy Crystal spoke succinctly and movingly about his comedy peer and "the greatest friend you could ever imagine," Robin Williams. "It's very hard to talk about him in the past because he was so present in all of our lives," he said during his three-minute tribute, which preceded a short montage of Williams' television work.
The Emmys Censored the Punchline of That Last Robin Williams Bit
Taylor Berman · 08/25/14 09:32PMWeird Al Made Up Lyrics to TV Theme Songs and They're All Wrong
Taylor Berman · 08/25/14 09:03PMWeird Al Yankovic followed his chart-topping new album by parodying the theme songs from some of this year's nominated shows. Unfortunately for Weird Al, he got the fake lyrics totally wrong. Please join Gawker editor-in-chief Max Read in the comments to help correct Yankovic's take on the themes from Mad Men, Scandal, Homeland, Modern Family, and Game of Thrones.
Gwen Stefani Doesn't Know How To Say "Colbert"
Rich Juzwiak · 08/25/14 09:02PMThe Colbort Report!
Watch Bryan Cranston Make Out With Julia Louis-Dreyfus at the Emmys
Taylor Berman · 08/25/14 08:07PMAfter a skit during which Julia Louis-Dreyfus pretended not to remember his guest appearance on Seinfeld, Bryan Cranston stopped the Veep star on her way to collect her trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and gave her an eleven-second long kiss. "Um, yeah he was on Seinfeld," she said after finally making her way to the podium.