Jay Leno is a big fan of Larry Wilmore’s new late-night show and the role Comedy Central is playing in bringing “unfiltered news” to TV. “Terrific,” is how Leno described Wilmore’s The Nightly Show today during an onstage interview with Tom Papa at this year’s National Association of Television Program Executives confab in Miami. “Wilmore brings a different perspective,” Leno said, calling it something sorely missing from late-night TV. “We need to see more women, more African Americans,” added the longtime host of NBC’s Tonight Show . That aside, Leno called it a good time for female comics. Back in his early days, when Phyllis Diller was active, she was a “great joke writer and an attractive woman” who had to make herself look ugly to perform because female comics needed to have a “gag.” Asked what he thought of the Bill Cosby controversy, Leno took the same position as had Wilmore had at the top of his show’s second episode , telecast hours earlier: “I don’t know why … [Read more...] about Jay Leno Blasts Bill Cosby, Praises Larry Wilmore At NATPE – Video
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Kanye West Celebrates Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Split, ‘Skete is Dead’
TMZ/Getty Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson might be over, but that doesn't mean Kanye 's attacks on the comedian are going anywhere ... as evidenced in his most recent post. Ye got on Instagram Monday -- the same platform he was temporarily suspended from months ago -- to post a phony New York Times headline that reads, "Skete Davidson Dead at Age 28." Gallery Launch Gallery Kanye didn't include a caption or anything further, but you can only really assume it's to celebrate Kim and Pete's split ... news that broke last week. Not only was the post a shot at Pete, Kanye also took aim at Kid Cudi , who he had a falling out with after Cudi continued to pal around with Pete while he was dating Kim. The line reads, "Kid Cudi meant to play funeral but fearful of bottle throwers." @kanyewest / Instagram As we reported, Cudi walked off the stage at Rolling Loud Miami last month after … [Read more...] about Kanye West Celebrates Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Split, ‘Skete is Dead’