Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers hilariously imagine a world where Daniel Day-Lewis was anSNLcast member

Meyers read off some surprising names, likeDaniel Day-Lewis, who he noted auditioned with impressions of all theFriendscharacters. (This was 2001, after all.) And, as Meyers recalled, Day-Lewis wasgood. Matthew Peyton/Getty Images; Jon Ragel/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images “I don’t know how he didn’t get it,” Poehler lamented. “And I don’t know how we did.” “I think he’s going to come back as another actor and fool us all. We need you!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Troy Brock

Amy Poehler shares her Must List, talks hosting Golden Globes and directingMoxie

You may know her as a “Really?” But that’s just scratching the corner of her resume. you’re able to decide how you care about something and we can’t do it alone. Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images We need our tribe to help us." Poehler also will helm a feature-length documentary for Imagine Documentaries aboutLucille Balland her husband,Desi Arnaz. I’m really fascinated by the way she worked. HBO Poehler will emcee from Los Angeles while Fey anchors in New York City....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Kyle Young

Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, and Natasha Lyonne sing the praises of EW cover star Maya Rudolph

Here, three famous friends share their tales of airplane toilets, tennis in Hawaii, andSNLemergencies. NATASHA LYONNE (friend and production partner, Animal Pictures):How we met? Like an uneventfulRashomon, a very peacefulRashomon. D Dipasupil/FilmMagic; Trae Patton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images; Jesse Grant/Getty Images [Laughs] I remember other events. I remember Maya and I on a trip to Hawaii. And tennis was involved. I don’t even know what it is with her....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Cassandra Forbes

Amy Schneider makesJeopardyhistory as first out transgender contestant to qualify for Tournament of Champions

A new kind of history was just made onJeopardy. In October, the previous long-reigningJeopardychampMatt Amodiolost his winning streak to Jonathan Fisher after 38 games. Amodio remains second on the all-time consecutive winner’s list behindKen Jennings. Amy Schneider on “Jeopardy.".Jeopardy Watch the video interview with Schneider above.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 46 words · Kelsey Contreras

Amy Schneider'sJeopardywinning streak ends after 40 games, second-longest in show's history

The record-breaking champion was defeated on Wednesday’s episode, bringing her historic run of victories to a close. As all eventually must,Amy Schneider’s reign onJeopardyhas come to an end. I could kind of feel that slipping away." Amy Schneider’s 40-game winning streak was the second-longest in ‘Jeopardy’ history.Casey Durkin/Jeopardy Productions, Inc. “Rhone was exactly that way. Ahead of Final Jeopardy, Talsma trailed Schneider $17,600 to $27,600. “I’m still in shock,” Talsma said in a statement....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Bobby Dickerson

Amy Schumer jokes that her lawyer told her she 'can't say half' of what she wants to as Oscars host

She also enlisted advice from past host Whoopi Goldberg. Amy Schumerhas consulted two powerhouse sources before taking the biggest stage in Hollywood:Whoopi Goldbergand her lawyer. “Coming out of this pandemic, I really feel like performing. Amy Schumer jokes about hosting the Oscars on ‘The View.'.ABC “Go have a good time. “Everybody thinks it’s the easiest job in the world, and it’s not. If you have a good time, they’ll have a good time....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Ryan Ellis

Amy Schumer reveals the Alec BaldwinRustjoke she 'wasn't allowed' to use for Oscars

The 2022 Oscars cohost also addressed the now-infamous slap between Will Smith and Chris Rock. Amy Schumerstill has the Oscars on her mind. “And it was just a f—ing bummer.” Will Smith wins Best Actor for ‘King Richard’ at the 2022 Oscars.Neilson Barnard/Getty Baldwin had been told the gun was “cold,” or unloaded. In an interview with ABC News in December, the actorinsisted he didn’t pull the trigger. “I’m still in shock and stunned and sad,” she added....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Melissa Shaw

Amy Schumer reveals why she dropped out ofBarbiemovie — and it involves a high heel made of Jell-O

“They definitely didn’t want to do it the way I wanted to do it.” Life in plastic, it’s occasionally not so fantastic. Amy Schumerrevealed she exited the live-actionBarbiemovie due to creative differences rather than previously cited scheduling conflicts. Amy Schumer.Noam Galai/WireImage Oscar nomineeGreta Gerwighas since been tapped to write and direct the live-action flick starringMargot RobbieandRyan Goslingas Barbie and Ken. Reps for Sony did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Matthew Medina

Amy Schumer surprises Ellen DeGeneres by dressing up just like her on her show

She also got tips from the two-time Oscars host on how to emcee Sunday’s Academy Awards. This Sunday,Amy Schumerwill fulfill a role previously occupied byEllen DeGeneres: Oscars host. To drive home the parallel, Schumer showed up onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showon Friday dressed exactly like her predecessor. Amy Schumer dressed up just like Ellen DeGeneres for her talk-show appearance.Ellen DeGeneres/YouTube The two then proceeded to bust out the talk-show maven’s signature dance moves on stage....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Bailey Watson

Amy Schumer works on 'letting go' in first look at new seriesLife & Beth

Life & Beth premieres March 18 on Hulu. Below, Schumer talks about the show’s inspiration. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Let’s start at the beginning. Scott McDermott/Hulu Is this something you’ve been thinking of doing for years? How did this all start for you? AMY SCHUMER:My dad had restored this old, broken-down farm from the 1790s. Jeong Park/Hulu We would go all the time when I was a kid. And then when we went bankrupt, that was one of the things we lost....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Mrs. Jennifer Gregory

Amy Waldman beautifully explores a clash of cultures inA Door in the Earth

A senior at Berkeley with no real sense of what should come next, Parveen Shams seems lost in the wake of her mothers recent death and the drift of young adulthood, until she discovers the best-selling memoir of an American doctor named Gideon Crane. Its his urgent, emotionally gripping account of working to improve womens health in post-9/11 Afghanistan that offers not just a bridge to the distant birthplace she left behind years ago, but the chance to find real humanitarian purpose or so she believes as Amy Waldmans thoughtfully cautionary second novelA Door in the Earthopens....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Jack Oneal

An Agent of Change: How each James Bond actor personified his era

From Connery to Lazenby, from Moore to Dalton, and from Brosnan to Craig. The character of James Bond arrived fully formed in Ian Fleming’s first 007 novel, 1953’sCasino Royale. Fleming’s Bond had a passion for cars, a refined palate and a sweet tooth for the ladies. Sean Connery in ‘Thunderball.'.Everett Collection Over nearly seven decades, that era would constantly change. WhenSean Connerywas tapped to play Bond for the series’ kickoff installment, 1962’sDr....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Brenda Martin

An American (still) in Paris: InsideEmily in Parisseason 2

Star Lily Collins and creator Darren Star talk love triangles, escapism, and hate-watchers. So if you found yourself mutteringmon dieuat herringardeantics, well, that was kind of the point. Once there, she proved to be a culturally tone-deaf American abroad. Lily Collins as Emily in season 2 of ‘Emily in Paris’.Carole Bethuel/Netflix © 2021 “I can see why people were irritated by that,” says Star. “We’re in on it and Emily is in on it,” explains Collins....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Raymond Wang