Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics.

George Joseph Kresge Jr., otherwise known to TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, has died at age 89.

Did stand-up comedians help reelect Donald Trump.

The giant balloons may be flying at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but the stars will be on street.

A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix, hip-hop’s T-Pain, members of the WNBA champions New York Liberty and country duo Dan + Shay — will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Since Donald Trump's emergence on the political scene, late-night comics like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel have made him a relentless target.

Before flying to Italy’s southern Puglia region to meet world leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Pope Francis hosted a very different audience at the Vatican celebrating the importance of humor.

Does time and a new host heal all wounds.

Comedian John Oliver has succeeded in his campaign to have what he describes as a weird, puking bird with a colorful mullet win New Zealand’s Bird of the Century contest.

Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike.

On Monday, the Rolling Stones announced they will release their first album of original material in 18 years.

Late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver and Seth Meyers have teamed up for a new podcast called “Strike Force Five” — named after their personal text chain.

Barbra Streisand’s very long-awaited memoir, a project she has talked about for years, is coming out this fall.

Throngs of spectators have lined the streets of New York as colorful, high-flying balloons help usher in the holiday season at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

A sweeping novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, Tess Gunty’s “The Rabbit Hutch” has won the National Book Award for fiction.

Jay Leno says he's doing OK after suffering serious burns in a gasoline fire.

The debut of a giant “Bluey” balloon, Lea Michele and the Broadway cast of “Funny Girl” and the legendary Dionne Warwick are some of the highlights slated for this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Words.

Dolly Parton laughs at the idea that she is some sort of secret philanthropist.

Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne star in “The Good Nurse,” a chilling true-crime thriller for Netflix about a serial killer and the nurse that helped bring him to justice.

Two former college roommates who created a successful clothing line under the “Rhode” trademark are suing model Hailey Bieber, saying she's creating market confusion by marketing products under the Rhode name.

There weren’t a lot of laughs when President Joe Biden bantered with Jimmy Kimmel during his first in-person appearance on a talk show since taking office.

Here's another sign America’s entertainment landscape is returning to normal: President Joe Biden will make his first in-person appearance on a late-night talk show since taking office.

Helio Castroneves won his first race on Detroit's Belle Isle and celebrated that victory by exiting his car and climbing one of the fences surrounding the temporary street course.

President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, have kicked off the first White House Easter Egg Roll since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The White House is hoping to stir up some “egg-citement” when the Easter Egg Roll returns Monday after a two-year, coronavirus-induced hiatus.

Bobby Moynihan, the former “Saturday Night Live” star, is now a member of another inner circle of comedy: those writing children’s books.

There were 17.3 million brackets filled out in ESPN's Tournament Challenge this year, and the quest for a perfect one was done before the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

Howie Mandel has a bone to pick with his longtime friend Jay Leno.

As President Joe Biden wraps up his first year in the White House, he has held fewer news conferences than any of his five immediate predecessors at the same point in their presidencies, and has taken part in fewer media interviews than any of his recent predecessors.

This week’s remaining episodes of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” have been scrapped after the host tested positive for COVID-19.

President Joe Biden is getting ready for his first late-night TV appearance since taking office.

Jimmy Fallon has always wanted his “That Thing You Do!”.

Seth Meyers has dreams beyond hosting his own talk show — like writing a story about a bear.

Have you heard the one about climate change.

Chris Rock on Sunday said he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and sent a message to anyone still on the fence: “Get vaccinated.”.

Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and Amy Schumer are in a star-studded group of comedians to perform for one night only at Madison Square Garden to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

Law enforcement has not previously disclosed that Woods had been unconscious following the collision. “Happy to report that I am back home and continuing my recovery,” Woods said in a tweet posted Tuesday night. “I will be recovering at home and working on getting stronger every day,” Woods said in the statement. Rory McIlroy suggested in an interview with Jimmy Fallon that Woods might be headed home to Florida. And I think all of us are wishing him a speedy recovery at this point.″McIlroy and Thomas are among those who live near Woods in Jupiter, Florida.

A wax statue of actor John Hamm stands by the bar with a drink at Peter Luger Steakhouse on Friday, Feb, 26, 2021, in New York. The statue, on loan from Madame Tussauds, will help fill out the restaurant during COVID-19 occupancy restrictions. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)NEW YORK – It’s a promotion that could be straight out of the “Mad Men” Don Draper playbook. Other figures on loan from Madame Tussauds include Michael Strahan, Jimmy Fallon, Al Roker and Audrey Hepburn in Holly Golightly of “Breakfast at Tiffany's” mode. After that, they'll return to the recently reopened Madame Tussauds in midtown Manhattan.

Woodley confirmed that shes engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, saying they got engaged a while ago. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)Shailene Woodley confirmed that she’s engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. “Yes, we are engaged,” Woodley said. Woodley added that she’d never even seen a football game before meeting Rodgers.

(CBS/NBC/NBC/ABC via AP)NEW YORK – Late-night TV show hosts expressed anger and frustration at the violence at the U.S. Capitol, offering somber monologues that pleaded for unity even as some aimed pointed barbs at those they held responsible for the mobs' actions. “It was a terrible day in the history of this country,” said Jimmy Kimmel on his ABC show Wednesday. “If my grandfather were alive today and saw what was happening in the country that he fought for, he’d be disgusted," said Jimmy Fallon on NBC. "After five years of coddling this president’s fascist rhetoric, guess whose followers want to burn down the Reichstag?” he said. I assure you there are more good people than there are bad, and good will prevail,” Fallon said.

(AP Photo)LOS ANGELES – Yes, 2020 may seem like a complete fail with all the constant bad news and tragic moments. It’s been filled with gloom and doom(scrolling), but some celebrities and those inspired by them have tried to brighten a bleak year. He reassigned his 10 seamstresses in New York to produce thousands daily for health care workers on the frontlines. The singer and husband Emilio Estefan's restaurant Estefan Kitchen served up homemade meals for health care workers in Miami. The challenge coordinated offers by celebrities and athletes to raise funds to feed those in need during the pandemic.

A staggering 97% of the jokes Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon told about the candidates in September targeted President Donald Trump, a study released Monday found. That's 455 jokes about Trump and 14 about Democrat Joe Biden, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University. That doesn't even count 64 jokes made about Trump's family or administration, the study said. It may present a real challenge for the comics if Biden defeats Trump in next month's election, however. In 2001, late-night comedians made former President Bill Clinton the subject of more jokes than his successor, George W. Bush, Lichter said.

FILE - In this May 2, 2016 file photo, Zayn Malik, left, and Gigi Hadid arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala in New York. The couple took to social media Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, to celebrate the arrival of their daughter. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this May 2, 2016 file photo, Zayn Malik, left, and Gigi Hadid arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala in New York. The couple took to social media Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, to celebrate the arrival of their daughter. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES – Model Gigi Hadid and her musician boyfriend Zayn Malik took to social media to celebrate the arrival of an infant girl, with dad saying he's “grateful" and “thankful.”“To try put into words how I am feeling right now would be an impossible task. Hadid also shared a similar photo on Instagram, with the caption: "Our girl joined us earth-side this weekend and she's already changing our world. Hadid, 25, and Malik, 27, have been dating off-and-on for several years.

Stephen Colbert mimicked poking his head out from under a table after playing a clip of Guilfoyle on CBS' Late Show." I'm glad we already have kids, because I think I was sterilized by that.He called Guilfoyle a vengeful banshee who will haunt your dreams.On The Daily Show, Trevor Noah said Guilfoyle's speech was so loud that Canada called the cops. I want to wish a speedy recovery for anyone who watched the convention on headphones, he said. MSNBC's Morning Joe ran portions of her speech side-by-side with Dwight Schrute's classic award acceptance speech in The Office.Somewhere, Kimmel was taking notes. That stands in contrast to Colbert, who is doing the Late Show live for the two weeks of the convention.

LOS ANGELES The annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is going virtual with help from Tiffany Haddish, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Margaret Cho, Weird Al Yankovic and more than two-dozen others working in the realm of humor. The festival, presented by the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, will stream conversations with the artists over three weekends, starting Friday and running through Aug. 30. Other pairings include Cho with host and fellow comedian Judy Gold (10 p.m. EDT Friday); Haddish with comedian Flame Monroe (8 p.m. EDT Aug. 22); political satirist Mark Russell with Lewis Black (8 p.m. EDT Aug. 28). The 29th annual festival will pay tribute to Carl Reiner, the filmmaker and creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show who died in June. A rare Reiner interview from the center's archives will be shown at 8 p.m. EDT Aug. 30, with humorist Paula Poundstone hosting.

NEW YORK – The studio is largely empty, but Jimmy Fallon is out of his home and back to the “Tonight” show stage. The NBC late-night host returned to NBC's Rockefeller Center headquarters Monday, saying he hoped he could provide his audience with a little more “normal” during the coronavirus pandemic. “I'm here to show you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel if we keep each other safe,” Fallon said. Fallon, along with other late-night hosts, have been working remotely the past few months of months. Andrew Cuomo and Charlize Theron, weren't in the studio as the celebrity interviews continued remotely.

NEW YORK At the request of co-creator Tina Fey, four episodes of the comedy 30 Rock are being removed from circulation because they featured characters performing in blackface. The series aired on NBC from 2006 to 2013, but episodes are still being shown in television syndication and on streaming services including Hulu, Amazon Prime, iTunes and Peacock. Two of the four eliminated 30 Rock episodes originally aired in 2010, with the others first shown in 2008 and 2010. They include the East Coast version of an episode first shown live. Fallon, who did not appear in such makeup on 30 Rock, apologized last month after online circulation of an earlier Saturday Night Live skit where he wore blackface to impersonate Chris Rock.

The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced that James, Fallon and Bell are among the 2020 Webby Award winners for internet excellence. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES LeBron James, Jimmy Fallon, Spotify and HBO are among the 2020 Webby Award winners for internet excellence. Lil Nas Xs Panini won a Webby for peoples voice award for best art direction. Spotify scored an award for best use of online media, while HBO claimed best branded editorial experience. Tom Hanks #NiceTweets with Tom Hanks won a peoples voice award for arts and entertainment.

(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films like This Is Spinal Tap, Best In Show and Anchorman, has died. Willards death comes nearly two years after his wife Mary Willard died at the age of 71. After his wife died, Willard questioned whether he would work again. We were so lucky to know Fred Willard and will miss his many visits." Fred Willard was the funniest person that Ive ever worked with," Steve Carell said on Twitter.

NEW YORK – Michelle Obama launched a series of online video readings for kids with the classic picture book “The Gruffalo,” which the former first lady called the story of a mouse who uses his “wit and imagination” to get the best of a fox and other would-be predators. “Mondays with Michelle Obama” is part of the PBS KIDS Read-Along series, and will continue through May 11. It can be seen at noon EDT on the Facebook and YouTube pages of PBS KIDS and the Facebook page of Obama's publisher, Penguin Random House. The livestream of Obama reading “The Gruffalo” quickly received tens of thousands of likes on Facebook. Other celebrities who have given readings during the coronavirus pandemic include Jimmy Fallon, Jennifer Garner and Demi Lovato, who also read “The Gruffalo.”

NEW YORK, N.Y. – With iPhones and Skype, Conan O'Brien is going back on the air. The late-night host said he will resume putting out new episodes of TBS' “Conan” on March 30. His staff will remain at home, and the show will be cobbled together with O'Brien on an iPhone and guests via Skype. The late-night shows have all shut down production due to the coronavirus pandemic to avoid congregating live audiences and large TV crews. ___The Associated Press receives support for health and science coverage from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education.

The late night talk shows announced that they will tape their shows without studio audiences due to the new coronavirus. “The Tonight Show” and other late-night talk shows in New York announced Wednesday they will tape without audiences, while CBS said that production on the next season of “Survivor” was being postponed. The action won't affect the talk show's production schedule, and it will be regularly reviewed, Telepictures Productions said. Also Wednesday, CBS said production on the 41st edition of “Survivor” has been postponed in response to the spread of the coronavirus. ___The Associated Press receives support for health and science coverage from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Local Station appeared on The Tonight Show featuring Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night. It happened during a segment in which Fallon appeared to poke fun at the coronavirus scare. This wasn’t the first time News4Jax was featured on the show. Anchor Vic Micolucci had a clip run in a show last year. In this clip, Vic was reporting on two men who were arrested for trying to get an alligator drunk.

Trump and Bloomberg will broadcast dueling ads during Sunday's NFL championship game, with each campaign spending an estimated $10 million on 60 seconds of airtime. Trump's campaign will air two ads during the game, both 30 seconds long. One, released Thursday, highlights Trump's record, especially on the economy, citing continued wage growth and the record low unemployment rate. “Just as the Super Bowl crowns the greatest football team, nothing says ‘winning’ like President Donald Trump and his stellar record of accomplishment for all Americans,” Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement. Trump’s campaign has set fundraising records, with $46 million raised in the last quarter of 2019 alone.

PASADENA, CA – Jimmy Fallon is adding his first prime-time series to his his late-night empire. He'll host “That's My Jam,” a comedy-variety event series on NBC inspired by his popular, celebrity-studded musical segments on the “The Tonight Show.” It will premiere after the Tokyo Olympics in August. Celebrities who love to sing and dance will compete against each other in classic and new musical games. Fallon also will serve as executive producer. Fallon has launched such celebrity sketches as “Wheel of Musical Impressions,” “Musical Genre Challenge,” and “History of Rap” on “The Tonight Show” which have been viral hits on YouTube and Facebook.

Kristen Bell and Jimmy Fallon are showing off their Disney knowledge. On Tuesday night, the 39-year-old actress stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and the pair wowed the crowd with a performance of the history of Disney songs. From there, Bell and Fallon continued with Mary Poppins' "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' "Heigh-Ho," and The Jungle Book's "The Bare Necessities." Bell also sat down for an interview with Fallon, where she revealed her favorite part of the upcoming sequel to Frozen, in which she reprises her role as Princess Anna. "It doesn't really feel like a gap for us because we sort of never put it down."

(CNN) - Jimmy Fallon stunned three University of Texas at Austin students with a huge surprise. The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon was filming in Austin at Bass Concert Hall when he called up Texans Alma Zamora, Elizabeth Yun, and Fitzgerald Alan onto the stage. As the crowd went wild, and the students excitedly processed the news, Fallon decided to show them the camera feature and brought the students in for a selfie. "Since we're the Tonight Show and we're at UT, Samsung wanted to take it up a notch. In an announcement, Samsung said it had worked with the university to find the three students, "all academically successful student leaders."

NEW YORK, NY – NBC executive Jim Bell, who has produced the last four Olympics for the network and been in charge backstage at Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight" show for the past year, says he's leaving NBC. Bell said in a statement that the timing was perfect to forge a new path that would build on his experience in news, sports and entertainment. He was a longtime producer of the "Today" show before moving to the Olympics, where he was in charge of NBC's prime-time telecasts. Since 2017, Bell had been in charge of all Olympics content across all platforms. NBC says a former "Tonight" producer, Gavin Purcell, will fill in at the show.

As the father of two young daughters, Jimmy Fallon knows a thing or two about parenting. Timberlake -- who shares his 4-year-old son, Silas, with wife Jessica Biel -- recently spoke with ET about the challenges of raising a toddler, and Fallon said that, despite being a dad, his experiences were undoubtedly different. "I mean Silas, he's a good kid, but he's a boy." Jimmy Fallon on Balancing His House Full of Women and Best Bromance, Justin Timberlake (Exclusive) Embed Code RestartRELATED CONTENT:Justin Timberlake and Son Silas Are the Cutest in Rare Public AppearanceJessica Biel Gets a Kiss From Son Silas to the Delight of Justin TimberlakeJessica Biel Reveals Her No. 1 Parenting 'Hack' With Son SilasJimmy Fallon Shares Adorable Family Photo With Wife and Daughters in the Bahamas

Taylor Swift was in the dark about Jimmy Fallon's plans to show a hilarious video of her on The Tonight Show! "She really had no idea," Fallon emphasized of Swift, after he was given the video by her mom, Andrea Swift. "I've known her for a long time, so I don't think she'll ever get mad at me," he said. Trust me, Im not worth the energy, nobody should be worth that energy!" RELATED CONTENT: Justin Bieber Seemingly Mocks Taylor Swift's Post-Surgery Banana Moment Embed Code RestartHailey Bieber Reacts to Taylor Swift Fan Slamming Her and Justin: 'I'm Not Worth the Energy'Justin Bieber Reenacts Taylor Swifts Banana Freak Out MomentWatch Taylor Swift Freak Out Over a Banana After Lasik Surgery

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Jimmy Fallon put their taste buds in real jeopardy for a hilariously spicy segment on Thursday's Tonight Show. Taking a cue from the hit YouTube interview series "Hot Ones," Priyanka and Jimmy were joined by the web show's host, Sean Evans, who grilled the pair as they ate progressively hotter and hotter chicken wings, amazingly, of their own volition. As Jimmy introduced the segment, Priyanka said she already know all about it, seeing as how Nick Jonas -- and his brothers, Joe and Kevin -- sat down with Sean for their own episode of "Hot Ones"back in May. While the segment was significantly shorter than a full episode of "Hot Ones," both Jimmy and Priyanka began to totally melt down by the time they got to the final wing, with "The Last Dab" hot sauce. Priyanka Chopra Reflects on First Year of Marriage With Nick Jonas | Full Interview Embed Code RestartRELATED CONTENT:Chrissy Teigen Talks Threesomes and Twitter Wars While Downing Spicy Wings on 'Hot Ones'Watch Jennifer Garner Hilariously Battle It Out With a Hot PepperSeth Rogen and Dominic Cooper Can't Hide Their Anguish While Eating Terrifyingly Spicy Hot Wings -- Watch!

It seems like absolutely everyone has enjoyed watching that video of an anesthetised Taylor Swift get super upset over a banana. Justin screams, imitating Taylor's dazed and deeply concerned voice from the hilarious clip. "That was so funny," Justin's wife, Hailey Bieber - who is filming the Instagram Live video - says from off-scream, referring to Swift's now-famous freakout. | Justin Bieber mocks Taylors Jimmy Fallon interview clip of Taylor after Lasik Surgery via Instagram Live pic.twitter.com/oPPAsMvQk1 Taylor Swift Updates (Backup) (@TSUpdatesNYBU2) October 7, 2019The imitation was brief, but some of Taylor's more vocal fans immediately began accusing Justin of throwing shade, and trying to stir up trouble. RELATED CONTENT:PETA Responds to Justin Bieber's Instagram Rant Against OrganizationJustin Bieber Posts PDA-Packed Wedding Pics With Wife HaileyTaylor Swift Owns the 'SNL' Stage With Moving PerformancesScooter Braun Addresses Critics & Haters Following Taylor Swift Feud: 'They Don't Have All the Information'

Taylor Swift got a real surprise during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In a sneak peek of her sit down with host Jimmy Fallon, he tells the "Lover" singer that he has a video that her mom, Andrea, recorded of her after she got lasik surgery. "Your mom may or may not have taped you after surgery," Fallon tells a shocked Swift. The one-minute video then shows a drugged-up, post-op Swift attempting to eat a banana and almost having an emotional breakdown when she didn't pick the one she wanted. In another clip, she's eating her banana in bed and her mom tells her to not fall asleep while she's eating.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Jimmy Fallon aced The Players Championship this week. The ‘Tonight Show” host gave select golfers odd lines to say during interviews and it went off about as perfect as you can imagine. Some of the zingers. “Even a catfish is right twice a day.”“Swing it and ding it.”“Sweet as toffee, hot as coffee.”“Smack it, attack it, swing it like a racket.”And Tiger Woods’ line is exceptional. Take a listen.