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Thursday, December 18, 2025

SNL UK… in the US? / Fallon Plays Mamdani Joke on Repeat / Kimmel Shrugs Off Senate Hearing

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Thursday December 18, 2025

SNL UK Is Coming—NBC Should Let Americans See It

SNL UK
Bill Carter makes the case for SNL UK—and why Americans should be able to watch it, too.

Kimmel Shrugs Off Senate's Grilling of FCC Chair, Says Freedom of Speech Is Still at Risk

Jimmy Kimmel Brendan Carr FCC
Jimmy Kimmel was unmoved by a Senate committee's grilling of FCC boss Brendan Carr: "Your freedom of speech is only guaranteed depending on what you have to say."

Why Does Jimmy Fallon Keep Repeating the Same Mamdani Joke?

Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon has repeated the same monologue joke three times across his last five shows. Is it an inside joke, a reflex—or something else?

Have I Got News For You Renewed for Season 4 at CNN

Have I Got News For You
More news will be got by Roy Wood Jr., Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black, with the show's fourth season set to bow in late January.

Weekly Ratings: Kimmel Gains Ground in a Close 11:35 Race

Jimmy Kimmel
ABC late night reclaimed momentum for the week of Dec. 7, with Jimmy Kimmel Live! posting the biggest ratings gains at 11:35 p.m. even as CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert held onto its lead in total viewers.

SNL Promo: Cher Slaps Some Sense Into Superfans Bowen Yang and Ariana Grande

SNL Bowen Yang Cher Ariana Grande
She got you, babe--right across the kisser. Cher brings a little Moonstruck-style tough love to Studio 8H.

Survivor 50 Teases a Jimmy Fallon Twist—What Could It Be?

Survivor 50 Jimmy Fallon Twist
Survivor host Jeff Probst wanted Jimmy Fallon on Season 50, and it appears he got his wish—in some form or another.

Around the web:

Colbert on Why The Late Show Didn’t Go Live After Trump’s Speech
Though he’s covered other presidential speeches live, Colbert told viewers he opted against it Wednesday night for a simple reason: “We would had to have watched it.”

Timothée Chalamet Visits Fallon Flanked by Five Human Ping-Pong Balls
Neither host nor guest acknowledged the surreal sight throughout the Marty Supreme star’s 10-minute interview.

Watch: St. Vincent Struts Through Bowie on Colbert
Annie Clark inaugurated The Late Show’s new “Under the Covers” performance series with a confident, swagger-filled take on “Young Americans.”

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