Matt Wilstein

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Matt Wilstein |Brett Bachman |Madeline Roth

Comedian Robby Hoffman is having a moment. This month alone, she appears in prominent, memorable roles on two critically acclaimed TV shows—Hacks and Dying for Sex. And, as Hoffman reveals in this episode of The Last Laugh podcast, she is on the verge of some very big announcements regarding the future of a comedy pilot about her life and a high profile stand-up special.

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sanders |Michael Boyle |Matt Wilstein

Jon Stewart mocked Donald Trump’s “front butt” as he tore apart the president’s “excellent” health report, citing it as further proof of the United States’ slide into authoritarianism. In a segment titled “How Authoritarian Are We?” the Daily Show host said one of the calling cards of a totalitarian regime is the ability to suspend reality and force that view of the world onto the population.

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Liam Archacki |Eleanor Clift |Matt Wilstein

An Australian comedian has canceled her visit to the U.S. over concerns that she could be targeted at the border because of her past jokes about Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Alice Fraser, who has appeared on the BBC and undertaken previous international tours, had planned to come to New York City in May to promote her book, according to The Guardian. She was going to apply for an 0-1B visa, which allows individuals with “extraordinary ability” in the arts to live and work in America.

2 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Corbin Bolies |Nandika Chatterjee |Matt Wilstein

Podcaster Joe Rogan took a shot at President Donald Trump’s golfing last weekend as the stock market plunged into the red over his sweeping—and since semi-paused—tariff plan. Rogan and his Wednesday guest, comedian Ron White, joked about how chaotic the world’s had become—including the stock market, which tanked to its worst levels since March 2020 after Trump proposed massive reciprocal tariffs on most of the world.

3 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Matt Wilstein |Clare Donaldson |Laura Wheatman Hill

The White Lotus star Carrie Coon took the high road in her spat with Meghan McCain, telling The Hollywood Reporter in a new oral history about the hit HBO show’s third season that she understands why the political divide between her character Laurie and Leslie Bibb’s Kate is resonating with conservatives. “I do think people like Meghan McCain and her community are really gratified to see a conservative person on television,” Coon said.