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Martin Short's Daughter Katherine Dies at 42

TMZ reports that she died by suicide

(Newser) - Martin Short is mourning the death of his eldest child, 42-year-old daughter Katherine Hartley Short. She died by suicide in Los Angeles, according to TMZ . Police and fire officials responded to her Hollywood Hills home Monday evening and found her dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, law enforcement sources told...

Chevy Chase Calls Out SNL50 Snub: 'It Hurt'
Chevy Chase
Calls Out
SNL50 Snub:
'It Hurt'
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Dec 27, 2025 5:50 AM CST

Chevy Chase Calls Out SNL50 Snub: 'It Hurt'

'Somebody's made a bad mistake there,' veteran comic says of his exclusion

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live original cast member Chevy Chase says he felt personally snubbed in not being included in the show's big 50th birthday party. The 82-year-old comedian attended February's SNL50: The Anniversary Special , but didn't appear in any sketches or onstage reunions, unlike several other alums. In...

Jon Stewart: Debate Could've Used More Drugs
Jon Stewart: 'This
Cannot Be Real Life'
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Jun 28, 2024 7:41 AM CDT

Jon Stewart: 'This Cannot Be Real Life'

'Daily Show' host calls out Biden's stumbles, Trump's lies at debate

(Newser) - If there were performance-enhancing drugs in use at Thursday's presidential debate, there weren't enough, according to Jon Stewart. President Biden's stumbles and former President Trump's blatant lies showed "both of these men should be using performance-enhancing drugs"—"as much of it as they...

Live From New York, It's Stormy Daniels

'SNL' trots out a star-studded Cold Open

(Newser) - The most famously hushed woman currently in America opened her mouth and yelled, "Live from New York, it's Saturday night!" Saturday Night Live trotted out Stormy Daniels as part of a star-studded Cold Open poking fun at President Trump's current woes, reports Rolling Stone , with Ben...

Tina Fey, and 6 More Stars With Odd Middle Names

Meet Elizabeth Stamatina Fey

(Newser) - In honor of Middle Name Appreciation Day on Tuesday, People ran down 10 celebrities with odd middle names:
  • Tina Fey: Stamatina. Her full name is actually Elizabeth Stamatina Fey, and she got "Tina" from her middle name.
  • Elton John: Hercules. He was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, but renamed himself,
...

Timberlake Rocks Star-Studded SNL

JT becomes one of the Five Timers' Club

(Newser) - It was Justin Timberlake's fifth time hosting Saturday Night Live last night, and the singer brought his Suit & Tie to knock it out of a star-studded park, notes the Hollywood Reporter , which calls the episode "the biggest of 2013." In his opening monologue, he was joined...

Clueless Kathie Lee Asks Martin Short How Dead Wife Is

Get ready to cringe at Gifford's awkward gaffe

(Newser) - Oof: Kathie Lee Gifford had quite the awkward moment yesterday on the Today show, when she asked Martin Short about his relationship with his wife—not realizing, or remembering, that his wife died in 2010. "And he and Nancy have one of the greatest marriages of anybody in show...

Hollywood Manager Brillstein Dead
Hollywood Manager Brillstein Dead
Aug 8, 2008 3:50 PM CDT

Hollywood Manager Brillstein Dead

Powerful producer represented Belushi, helped launch SNL

(Newser) - Legendary Hollywood manager and producer Bernie Brillstein died last night at age 77. In a career that spanned 5 decades, Brillstein guided the rise of stars including John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Martin Short, the New York Times reports. He contributed to TV series like Saturday Night Live and The ...

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