To do this, Slate approaches her comedy like a date—you arrive with your best stories in mind, then change the message or delivery depending on the audience. After months of touring, she was ready. “I became more comfortable with approaching themes that, for me, were maybe not so comfortable before because they were sad,” she…
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“A lesbian bride is like a straight bride, except she’s experienced orgasm” is the kind of joke you can expect to hear Jenny Hagel tell on Late Night With Seth Meyers, alongside her fellow writer and BFF, Amber Ruffin. Together the women helm the segment “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell,” a delicious dedication to the kind…
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Before Jennifer Lopez took the stage for her career-spanning performance at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, presenter Shawn Mendes pointed out that the awards were being held at Radio City Music Hall, just 13 subway stops away from the Bronx, where J.Lo grew up. It was a poignant lead-in to an electrifying performance that…
Read moreComedian and actress Jenny Slate has had an up-and-down year with her sometimes-boyfriend Chris Evans (a.k.a. Captain America). Buckle up, because here is 2017 in review: They headed into this year dating, after getting together the previous summer, then had a pretty rough breakup in February; Jenny went to the movies with Jon Hamm, (which,…
Read moreUpdate: It’s official (according to People magazine, at least): Jenny Slate and Chris Evans are back together. The two were reportedly seen hunting for a new apartment for Evans in New York City, and they looked “happy” and “very much back together.” So cute! Original Post: One of our favorite (former) Hollywood couples might be…
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