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  1. men
    Pete Davidson and Jon Stewart Announce an A-List 9/11 Anniversary Comedy ShowAmy Schumer, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, and more.
    By Rebecca Alter
  2. black lives matter
    Jay Pharoah Shares Security Video of LAPD Drawing Guns, Kneeling on His NeckThe actor describes how four police officers drew their guns on him, claiming he looked like a man they were searching for in the area.
    By Halle Kiefer
  3. last night on late night
    Who Was the Most Terrible Guest During Bill Hader’s SNL Tenure?“He was at the end of a rope.”
    By Devon Ivie
  4. chat room
    Jay Pharoah Talks About Claire Foy Being ‘a Beast’“You don’t say no to Steven Soderbergh!”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  5. Showtime Cancels ‘White Famous’ Starring Jay PharoahJamie Foxx’s new Showtime comedy starring SNL alum Jay Pharoah will not return for a second season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the […]
    By Megh Wright
  6. tv review
    White Famous Is a Stale, Pandering Look at HollywoodThe timing for it, amid the Harvey Weinstein scandal, could not be worse.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  7. Inside ‘White Famous’ with Jay PharoahWhite Famous, Showtime’s new Jamie Foxx-produced dramedy series, premieres this Sunday night at 10:00pm. The show stars Jay Pharoah as Floyd […]
    By Isaac Kozell
  8. What’s New on Showtime: October 2017Jay Pharoah’s new show White Famous, a documentary about George Michael, and more.
    By Joshua Rivera
  9. Watch the (NSFW) Series Premiere of Showtime’s Jay Pharoah Comedy ‘White […]Showtime’s new comedy produced by Jamie Foxx and starring Jay Pharoah, White Famous, doesn’t premiere until October 15th, but today the network […]
    By Megh Wright
  10. Showtime Announces Fall Premiere Dates for ‘White Famous,’ ‘Shameless,’ […]Showtime has revealed the fall premiere date lineup for returning comedy series Shameless as well as two new half-hour series: the Jamie […]
    By Megh Wright
  11. Natalie Zea Joins the Cast of Jay Pharoah’s Showtime Comedy ‘White Famous’Jay Pharoah’s in-the-works Showtime series produced by Jamie Foxx is rounding out its cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Detour’s […]
    By Megh Wright
  12. Jay Pharoah Talks Getting Fired from ‘SNL’ and the Advice He Got from […]Saturday Night Live alum Jay Pharoah stopped by New York radio station HOT 97 for an interview yesterday, and in addition to talking about his […]
    By Megh Wright
  13. hirings and firings
    Jay Pharoah Opens Up About His SNL Firing: ‘They Put People Into Boxes’“Fans show up to my shows and say, ‘Fuck SNL.’”
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  14. Showtime Renews The Affair, Commits to a Jay Pharoah ComedyWhite Famous and The Chi are coming soon.
    By Jackson McHenry
  15. Showtime Orders Jamie Foxx and Jay Pharoah’s ‘White Famous’ to SeriesIt’s official: SNL alum Jay Pharoah is headed to Showtime. Variety reports that the network has given a series order to White Famous, which was […]
    By Megh Wright
  16. 2016 amas
    Watch Gigi Hadid’s Shockingly Accurate Melania Trump Impression“I love my husband … President Barack Obama.”
    By Julia Edelman
  17. hosts with the mosts
    Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah to Host AMAsWhy, it’s like having a dozen hosts in one.
    By Halle Kiefer
  18. What to Look Forward to in ‘SNL’ Season 42 Season 42 of Saturday Night Live debuts this weekend with three (and a half?) new featured players, a massively overhauled writers’ room, and […]
    By Samantha Pitchel
  19. casting couch
    Stephen Tobolowsky Cast in White Famous Pilot Tobolowsky will play the high-powered producer of Jamie Foxx’s new film.
    By Julia Edelman
  20. roll clip!
    Jay Pharoah Unleashes Another Round of His Signature Rapid-Fire ImpressionsSNL has big shoes to fill.
  21. mixtape
    Jay Pharoah Is Releasing a New MixtapeThe tape will be produced by Myles Williams and Roc.
    By Julia Edelman
  22. tv
    Jay Pharoah Performs Bieber’s ‘Where Are Ü Now?’Comedy Central gets into the celebrities-singing-for-crowds business.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  23. Jay Pharoah and Taran Killam Join Showtime Pilots ‘White Famous’ and […]It hasn’t even been a week since news broke that Jay Pharoah and Taran Killam will not be returning to SNL next season, and now the two already […]
    By Megh Wright
  24. the industry
    Showtime Takes Jay Pharoah and Taran Killam Off the Unemployment LineIt’s been a whirlwind week for the former SNL cast mates.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  25. saturday night live
    Jay Pharoah’s 11 Best Saturday Night Live MomentsFrom Barack Obama to Ben Carson.
    By Jesse David Fox
  26. good-bye!
    SNL Cut Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah, Jon RudnitskyTwo veterans and one newbie say good-bye.
    By Tolly Wright
  27. Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah and Jon Rudnitsky Are Leaving ‘Saturday Night […] Saturday Night Live is making some big changes: as the show prepares to enter its 42nd season, news has broken that longtime cast members […]
    By Samantha Pitchel
  28. roll clip!
    Watch Jay Pharoah’s Amazing Rapper ImpressionsSay hello to Jay Z, T.I., and Will Smith.
    By Devon Ivie
  29. snl
    Watch Jay Pharoah Parody DJ Khaled’s SnapchatsAlso: Probably time to follow SNL on Snapchat if you aren’t already.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  30. Jay Pharoah and Michelle Obama Made a Rap Video Together Called ‘Go to […]First Lady Michelle Obama is always open to working with funny people so long as there’s a good cause attached – in the case of Billy Eichner […]
    By Megh Wright
  31. Jay Pharoah on His New Standup Special and the Science Behind Celebrity […]He’s best known as the guy who does Barack Obama, Kanye West, Denzel Washington, Jay Z, Will Smith, and a host of other impressions on Saturday […]
    By Megh Wright
  32. Here’s the Trailer for Jay Pharoah’s Showtime Special ‘Can I Be Me?’SNL’s Jay Pharoah is headed to Showtime next week with the debut of his first hourlong standup special Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me?, and the pay […]
    By Megh Wright
  33. Jay Pharoah’s First Standup Special Debuts on Showtime Saturday, August 1stSNL cast member Jay Pharoah is set to make his standup special debut next month. In a press release today, Showtime announced that Pharoah’s […]
    By Megh Wright
  34. cut snl sketches
    Jay Pharoah Wants Everything in Cut SNL Sketch“Yo, lemme get that simile off you!”
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  35. Jay Pharoah Plays the County Clerk in the Latest Episode of ‘Notary Publix’Here’s the newest installment of Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne’s Above Average series Notary Publix featuring special guest Jay Pharoah, who […]
    By Megh Wright
  36. celebrity impressions
    Jay Z on Jay Pharoah’s Jay Z Impression: Hahaha, Yep!According to Jay Pharoah.
    By Nate Jones
  37. Watch a Behind-the-Scenes Look at ‘Top Five’ with Chris Rock, Leslie […]Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek of Chris Rock’s new film Top Five featuring Kevin Hart, Questlove, and SNL cast members Leslie Jones and Jay […]
    By Megh Wright
  38. party chat
    Jay Pharoah Swears He and Kanye Are Cool“Like, we’re friends now.”
    By Jamie Sharpe
  39. Jay Pharoah Brings His Jay-Z, Drake, and Kanye West Impersonations to the […]The MTV Video Music Awards aired last night, and the closest thing to a host was SNL’s Jay Pharoah, who made several appearances during the […]
    By Megh Wright
  40. Jay Pharoah Sings About Girls with Bad Breath in ‘Bad Kisser’It’s been a couple months since Jay Pharoah released a new music video, but Above Average just dropped a new one today that’s a parody of […]
    By Megh Wright
  41. chat room
    Jay Pharoah on Rapping, SNL, and KimyeI was like, “It’s your wedding, man. Shut up. Nobody cares.”
    By Dan Reilly
  42. Jay Pharoah Raps About the Truth Behind Bitches, Weed, and MoneyHere’s a new video from Above Average starring SNL’s Jay Pharoah, who tackles rap’s three biggest subjects while also confessing his own ugly […]
    By Megh Wright
  43. How ‘SNL’ Addressed Race in Season 39, as Shown in 11 SketchesWith SNL’s 39th season coming to a close, we’re taking a look at the past season with a series of posts examining the highs, lows, and other […]
    By Erik Voss
  44. Drake, Jay Pharoah, and Bobby Moynihan Mix Some Beats in This New ‘SNL’ […] This week’s SNL promos with host and musical guest Drake feature dramatic Degrassi acting, the answer to the question “Do ducks have belly […]
    By Megh Wright
  45. ‘SNL’ Review: Kerry Washington Is ReadyI never thought we would see the day when SNL considered itself newsworthy enough to parody. But it happened – not in the form of a quick joke […]
    By Erik Voss
  46. Let’s Talk About SNL’s Diversity ProblemKenan Thompson has been taking a lot of heat this week for a comment he made in a TV Guide interview about SNL’s lack of a black female cast […]
    By Erik Voss
  47. ‘SNL’ Review: No Escape from Miley CyrusAfter Justin Bieber hosted SNL last season, I concluded that SNL will never quite be the alternative comedy show we’d like it to be. There’s no […]
    By Erik Voss
  48. Jay Pharoah on ‘SNL’s Diversity Issue: ‘They Need to Pay Attention’With the addition of six new cast members this season, all of whom are white, Saturday Night Live has come under fire for its lack of […]
    By Bradford Evans
  49. ‘SNL’ Review: Tina Fey Introduces The New CastFor a show that evolves constantly, SNL does a remarkable job preserving its brand. Despite the changes in the cast, the writers, and the […]
    By Erik Voss
  50. Watch Jay Pharoah’s Kanye West Parody ‘I Am a Dog’ Here’s “I Am a Dog,” a new parody of Kanye West’s “I Am A God” written by and starring SNL’s Jay Pharoah and released via Lorne Michaels’s […]
    By Bradford Evans
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