An exceptionally pleasant surprise is former Philippine Star columnist Isagani R. Cruz’s first novel, So Heaven, published by Milflores Publishing and recently launched at DLSU Taft.

She closed out her opening monologue by promising “to act, to sing, and not do Joker 3.” ...

Steve Martin, during his monologue for Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary special, got his Canadian pal Martin Short into an unfortunate situation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Hosting the Oscars is a famously difficult gig. But Conan O'Brien didn't play it safe in his 2025 Oscars monologue, bringing up one of the biggest controversies of awards season: "Emilia Pérez ...

Dave Chappelle recently told a stand-up audience in San Francisco that “Saturday Night Live” producers did not want him to talk about Gaza or transgender people in his opening monologue when ...

Conan O’Brien’s first-ever Oscars monologue, in his debut as the host of Hollywood’s biggest night, might prove to be the real winner of the evening. The Emmy-winning funnyman, 61 ...

Conan O’Brien is the king. The former late-night host is one of the only comedians I would trust to crack a joke at the Oscars about the controversy involving Karla Sofía Gascón’s X account.

In a breezy opening monologue, the multi-Grammy Award winner quipped, “I know you might be thinking I’m here to promote my album, Mayhem, but I’m actually here to remind you I’m an amazing ...

he asked. “He looks his age.” Some other high points of the monologue: O’Brien also had a bit of fun with the Amazon-James Bond situation, joking that the new 007 would be played by Steven ...

Not since David Letterman, the most underrated Oscar host of the modern era, has a monologue been this loopy. Jason Zinoman is a critic at large for the Culture section of The Times and writes a ...