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Thea Glassman
By Thea Glassman
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The Schmooze The First Question Trevor Noah Would Ask Donald Trump
Trevor Noah was named one of the “35 Most Popular People in New York Media” by The Hollywood Reporter, and he opened up to the publication about who his dream “Daily Show” guest would be. “Donald Trump, but I don’t know what he would give us,” Noah said. “I think it’d be a fun interview…
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The Schmooze How Beyoncé Helped Gal Gadot Land Her Wonder Woman Role
Sometimes you just need a little Beyoncé in your life. During an interview with W Magazine, Gal Gadot admitted that she hit peak levels of panic while waiting to go in for her first Wonder Woman audition. “I was losing my mind. So, I decided to put on Beyoncé.” Gadot said. “Who runs the world?…
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The Schmooze 5 Jewish Stars You Forgot Posed For Playboy
There’s a new doc-series streaming on Amazon right now called “American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story,” and it’s pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about the publication — plus some things you genuinely never thought to ask (as a teaser: Playboy was the first men’s magazine to put out issues in Braille). For…
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The Schmooze A Very Special Passover Message From Larry David
Thank you HBO, for gifting us with the ultimate Passover treat. The network posted a classic “Curb Your Enthusiasm” clip involving Larry David, a Seder, and a cheating child searching for the afikoman on Facebook over the weekend — and it reminded us just how excited we are for the show to return this summer…
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The Schmooze Chelsea Handler And Barbra Streisand Slam Spicer’s Holocaust Gaffe
Sean Spicer is currently being ripped apart for statements he made while comparing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Adolf Hitler. “You had someone as despicable as Hitler who didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons,” Spicer said during Tuesday’s press conference. When reporters reminded him that Hitler did in fact use gas to kill millions…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Louis C.K. Can’t Stop Laughing During ‘SNL’ Tenement Museum Sketch
Sometimes “Saturday Night Live” sketches are even better when they don’t go as smoothly as planned. That’s exactly what happened when Louis C.K. guest hosted this weekend, and could barely make it through a skit about New York City’s Tenement Museum. The comedian played a “historically-trained re-enactor,” alongside Kate McKinnon, who attempted to teach a…
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The Schmooze The Nazi Soup Nazi And 3 Other Crazy ‘Seinfeld’ Storylines That Never Made It
For all you “Seinfeld” fans out there, boy, do we have a treat for you. Former “Seinfeld” writers David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer talked to Entertainment Weekly last week and revealed a whole bunch of amazing storylines that never made it on air. Here’s just a few of them. 1. The Soup Nazi was going…
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The Schmooze 8-Year-Old Cancer Patient Gets ‘Can’t Believe It’ Visit From Matisyahu
Rena Koenig didn’t know what to expect when she emailed Matisyahu to ask if he would visit her 8-year-old daughter who’s battling cancer. “She loves his songs, she listens to them when she is in pain,” Koenig said in a phone interview. “I thought, ‘What do I have to lose?’” The leap of faith paid…
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