Gabourey Sidibe commenced her Saturday Night Live hosting job with a musical number about how she’s not the character she played in Precious, set to the tune of “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss).” It was cute, if not particularly funny, but things improved from there. An early amusement was Sidibe as Mrs. Johnson, a cranky elderly woman yelling out her apartment window at two guys (Kenan Thompson and Fred Armisen) sitting on her stoop. Read More...
Dustin Diamond may not have appeared on the Saved by the Bell revival, but the series does explain what his character Screech Powers has been up to. In episode 8 of the Peacock series' debut season, available to stream in its entirety now, most of the old gang gets back together to celebrate Homecoming weekend at Bayside High. A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez) and Dr. Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley Lauren), both of whom work at their alma mater, are supervising the soiree in present day. Read More...
‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ recap: All-nighter On the surface, yesterday’s show was about a client who requested the $3,000 all-night ”girlfriend experience.” That’s hooker-speak for drinks, dinner, faked exclusivity, and sex from dusk till dawn, with a bit of a cuddle in the middle. Hannah’s take on this: ”What’s wrong with that? We all want to be held.” My response: Get a cat. Anyway, dig deeper and this episode was really about cheating. Read More...
