Mark Normand and his co-host Sam Morril weighed in on the Kevin Hart Netflix roast in a recent podcast episode, sharing their unfiltered thoughts on the controversy that followed some of the more aggressive jokes from Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe. Normand acknowledged the backlash but seemed largely unbothered by it. “People are mad. Comedians … Read more
Kevin Hart sat down on The Big Podcast with Shaq ahead of his Netflix roast and made it clear exactly where he stands on hard-hitting, no-holds-barred roast comedy, including the kind comedians like Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe are known for delivering. Hart framed his participation in the roast not as something new, but as … Read more
On a recent Patreon segment of Flagrant 2, Andrew Schulz weighed in on the casting choices for Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey, commenting on both Lupita Nyong’o‘s reported role as Helen of Troy and the online speculation surrounding Elliot Page. Schulz began by addressing the backlash to Nyong’o’s casting and compared it to … Read more
Days after giving venture capitalist Marc Andreessen an unchallenged platform to promote Flock, an AI surveillance company that uses cameras, drones and license plate readers to monitor citizens in real time, Joe Rogan returned to familiar anti-establishment themes during episode 2504 of The Joe Rogan Experience with singer-songwriter Skylar Grey. This time, Rogan criticized corporate … Read more
A Turkish YouTuber and former rapper has been sentenced to 45,376 years and 6 months in prison after convincing over 100,000 people to invest real money into virtual livestock inside a mobile game. Mehmet Aydın, who uploaded rap music online under the name “Ego Man,” launched a platform called Farm Bank in 2016. The app … Read more
A recent wave of AI-generated YouTube content has sparked criticism after a soap opera-style short film was used to advertise Coupert, a browser extension that claims to find coupon codes at checkout. A recent YouTube video was uploaded by Samir Bavani, a creator with a long history of riding whatever wave YouTube’s algorithm rewards at … Read more
The Make America Healthy Again movement appears to be collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions. The Trump administration has authorized the continued use of atrazine, a cancer-causing pesticide banned in more than 60 countries. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the man appointed to lead the nation’s health agenda, has said absolutely nothing about it. … Read more
Comedian and podcaster Tim Dillon did not hold back when he sat down with Piers Morgan in London, delivering a criticism of Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions and what they mean for the political movement that helped put him back in the White House. Dillon, who hosts one of the most widely followed podcasts in … Read more
Sheryl Underwood made a surprise appearance on Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast, sitting down with Shane Gillis for a conversation that touched on the Netflix roast of Kevin Hart, her late husband, and her upcoming comedy projects. The veteran comedian addressed the elephant in the room early, explaining why she had no issue with the … Read more
Chelsea Handler appeared on Deon Cole’s podcast Funny Knowing You and did not hold back when the conversation turned to the Kevin Hart roast and her thoughts on Tony Hinchcliffe and Shane Gillis. When Cole asked Handler about walking into the roast for the first time, she revealed she had already done plenty of homework … Read more
