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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical Hamilton has made its debut on Disney+ and it is causing a stir on social media. Ava DuVernay is among those applauding the musical Friday, reflecting back on her 2015 tweet when she first saw it, saying she was “dazzled” by the production. “Throwback to my first tweet about…

Don Cheadle opened up about his past experiences with police and discrimination during a virtual visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday. The Black Monday and House of Lies star told Fallon he has been stopped by police “more times than I can count” and had been taught from a young age how to handle…

Spike Lee talked with Jimmy Fallon about police brutality and how things have changed (or have not) since his 1989 film Do The Right Thing in an appearance on The Tonight Show Monday. In response to the death of George Floyd, Lee had released a short film, Will History Stop Repeating Itself?, that intersperses footage…

In times of national crisis, many Americans turn to late-night television to help understand and process what's going on. Late-night has a history of summing up the mood of the nation, from Harry Belafonte interviewing Martin Luther King during the riots of 1968 when he guest-hosted The Tonight Show, through to…

Jimmy Fallon returned to The Tonight Show on Monday after a week off. He was expected to address the Memorial Day death of George Floyd and the massive protests that it triggered. But Fallon started off his first original episode in 11 days with a personal message before weighing in on the new wound in the nation’s…

Jimmy Fallon apologized on Tuesday after a Saturday Night Live skit that aired 20 years ago resurfaced featuring him appearing in blackface to impersonate fellow former SNL cast member Chris Rock. The video made the rounds on social media over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, sending the hashtag…

Jimmy Fallon, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, Tom Hanks, and Game of Thrones are among the winners of The 24th annual Webby Awards, newly-dubbed WFH: Webby From Home. Hosted by Patton Oswalt, the Webby Awards' Internet ceremony is set for today at 3 PM ET at the Webby’s website. This year's show is dedicated to…

EXCLUSIVE: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon has a new head writer, writer/performer Rebecca Drysdale (Key and Peele). She started at the NBC late-night program, which is currently airing at home editions, on April 13. On The Tonight Show, Drysdale replaced previous head writer Nedaa Sweiss. Drysdale brings with…

With greetings in a multitude of languages, a suited and booted Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon kicked off the multi-network One World: Together at Home concert from their respective homes on different sides of the country. But, even with a joint "overwhelming gratitude" appearance by former First…

UIPDATED, 8: 39 AM: One World: Together at Home, the eight-hour coronavirus relief event set to air Saturday on multiple networks, has added a number of big names. Newly set to appear on the special are Alicia Keys, Amy Poehler, Awkwafina, Camila Cabello, Celine Dion, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez, LL Cool J, Lupita…

On the latest edition of the Tonight Show: Home Edition, Jimmy Fallon got emotional paying tribute to Hal Willner, the music producer who died from COVID-19 complications this week at the end of 64. Willner was the sketch music producer on Saturday Night Live from 1981, overlapping with Fallon when he joined the show…

UPDATE, with “Don’t Touch Grandma” Adam Sandler and Jimmy Fallon teamed up last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a new COVID-19 anthem, warning grandchildren of all ages to keep away from their beloved nanas during the pandemic. While the song doesn’t rival Sandler’s “Quarantine Song” – and finds…