Seriously? OMG! WTF?

On November 22, 1968, William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols changed television when his white Captain Kirk kissed an African American Lieutenant Uhura.

Before then, people would go crazy if a white person touched a black one. So for the two actors to kiss was a big thing. It was such a big thing that it could have possibly led to Star Trek’s cancellation.

However, Shatner told Bill Maher on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday that he insisted the kiss happen. Had he not done that, who knows how much longer it would’ve taken for that to have happened?

But we don’t have to worry about that because it happened. So something that is so common today was grounds for cancellation 55 years ago.

We have some so far. And we still have a long way to go. But we will get there. I hope!

Conan O’Brien is the new king of Hot Ones. And no one comes even close.

It is not that he reveals that he told Bea Arthur that she had just four years to live, and she died right before she made that milestone.

It is that he actually drank the hottest hot sauce and was still fine, fucking fine. Although, we knew he wasn’t. There is no way he could’ve been.

I have gotten my tolerance up to Ghost Pepper and was looking away for the last five minutes of this interview. Even Sean Evans was in shock.

I mean, it was so hot that Conan’s face matched his hair. I didn’t know where his face ended and his hairline began.

And with that, my hat is off to him.

The best part of this Hot Ones is that now everyone is now realizing what I already knew, that Conan is a freaking comedic genius!

You can watch Conan’s new series, Conan O’Brien Must Go, tomorrow on Max because HBO is too popular.

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In November 2020, Sinbad suffered a major stroke. Since then, he has been recuperating, trying to get back to where he was before the stroke. And that is costly.

So on May 6th, Netflix is a Joke will hold a fundraiser to raise money for Sinbad Special Needs Trust.

His family is “thrilled to announce #netflixisajoke fest, in partnership with Live Nation, a special night of comedy dedicated to honoring the legendary comedian Sinbad! There will be special guests, surprise sets, and more at YouTube Theater on May 6th, so make sure to get your tickets now.”

The event will be hosted by Doug E. Fresh, with guest performances by Deon Cole, D.L. Hughley, Byron Allen, Mark Curry, DJ Trauma, and more surprise guests! I have a feeling one of those special guests will be Sinbad himself.

For a limited time, you can get tickets for $25 if you use the promo code COUNTDOWN.

The good news is that Paramount+ picked up Star Trek: Strange Worlds and Star Trek: Lower Decks for another season. The bad news is it will be the animated show’s last season.

“It has been incredibly rewarding to continue to build the STAR TREK universe, and we’re so grateful to Secret Hideout and our immensely talented casts and producers,” said Jeff Grossman, Executive Vice President, Programming, Paramount+. “STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS has found the perfect blend of action, adventure and humor, and we’re elated to announce another season ahead of our season three premiere. Similarly, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS has brought the laughs with an ample amount of heart to the franchise across its four seasons. We can’t wait for audiences to see what is in store for the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos in this final season.”

I hope Lower Decks ends with Moopsy eating everyone! Long live Moopsy!

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CBS announced today that they picked up The Talk for a 15th season. That is the good news. The bad news is that it will be its final season.

“It goes without saying that hosting and producing a year-round talk show is no easy task, and we express our sincere gratitude to our amazing hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell, and Sheryl Underwood, our executive producer/showrunner Rob Crabbe and the hardworking producing team and crew. We also want to acknowledge our former show hosts and colleagues who contributed throughout the seasons,” Amy Reisenbach, President, CBS Entertainment, and David Stapf, President, CBS Studios said in a statement. We truly appreciate the skill, creativity, and dedication everyone involved brought to the show every day. And of course, we thank the numerous guests who appeared, and the millions of viewers who tuned in daily. For the final season, we plan to celebrate the show and give it the proper sendoff it deserves when it concludes in December 2024.”

It is expected to be replaced by the upcoming African-American Soap Opera, The Gates.

Are you going to miss it? I am going to miss seeing what funny things Jerry was going to do during each episode.

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