‘Please Don’t Destroy’: Judd Apatow Talks Mentoring & Supporting The “Insane Madness” Out Of ‘The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain’ Comedy

Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival,” named the royals who allegedly made a “racist” remark about the Sussexes’ son Archie.The book unmasked her father-in-law, King Charles, and sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, as the royals who allegedly questioned Archie’s skin color.And according to royal expert Kinsey Schofield, Markle could be looking to set the record straight in an upcoming written project she’s been rumored to be working on.“There are serious fan theories that this is a strategy so that Meghan is able to elaborate in her published book without the backlash of the big reveal, without the palace coming after her,” Schofield told Talk TV.“She can say the information’s already out, ‘I just wanted to get my side of the story out there.'”After Prince Harry’s bombshell tell-all “Spare” hit the shelves in January, it’s been reported that the Duchess of Sussex is looking to release a similar project herself.Schofield said that Scobie’s book has cleared the way for Markle to openly discuss the royals in the ongoing race row.The bombshell book was quickly pulled from shelves in the Netherlands following the snafu.The royals have not responded to the allegations — or any claims made in the book — and Scobien blamed a Dutch “translation error” made by the publisher.However, the translator responsible for the book’s Dutch version has disputed his claim.Several experts have urged the Sussexes to end their “deafening silence” and speak out in defense of Charles and Kate — advice they’ve decided to ignore.The Sussexes signed a lucrative four-book deal with Penguin Random House in 2021.It wouldn’t be Markle’s first written project if the rumors are true.Markle is already a published author after

told the Express.“Financial penalties or contractual repercussions tied to their titles within existing contracts could amount to millions, particularly if lucrative commercial deals are affected to the tune of millions a year in lost income should the worst happen, and the Sussexes lose their royal titles.”Boardman said that if Harry and Meghan’s royal titles are taken away from them, their standing in society would be “significantly” impacted.“While some may view it positively as a move towards independence, others may see it negatively as a departure from tradition,” he warned.“Meghan Markle’s popularity in the US is more likely influenced by factors beyond royal titles, such as her individual achievements and personal qualities, but the royal family turmoil would make headlines leading to a decline in popularity which could take years to recover from.”While the couple, who wed in 2018, retain their respective Sussex titles, they can no longer use their defunct HRH titles.Since quitting royal life in 2020, the couple settled down in Montecito, Calif., where they have remained since.The runaway royals sat down for a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, followed by the release of their six-part Netflix documentary, as well as Harry’s protocol-shattering memoir, “Spare.”The projects, in which they made bombshell revelations about the Firm, were followed by a lucrative Spotify.They signed a $20 million-plus deal between their Archewell Audio and the streaming giant in 2020.And in 2021, the pair had signed an estimated $100 million contract with Netflix.

failed court challenge in a libel lawsuit.The Duke of Sussex is suing Associated Newspapers Ltd. over an article that said Harry tried to hide his efforts to retain publicly funded protection in the UK after leaving his role as a working member of the royal family.Justice Matthew Nicklin ruled Friday in the High Court in London that the publisher has a “real prospect” of showing that statements issued on Harry’s behalf were misleading and that the February 2022 article reflected an “honest opinion” and wasn’t libelous.“The defendant may well submit that this was a masterclass in the art of ‘spinning,’” Nicklin wrote, in refusing to strike the honest opinion defense.Harry has claimed the article was “fundamentally inaccurate” and the newspaper defamed him when it suggested he lied in his initial public statements over efforts to challenge the government’s decision to strip him of his security detail after he and his family moved to the US in 2020.Harry, 39, the younger son of King Charles III, also has a lawsuit pending against the government’s decision to protect him on a case-by-case basis when he visits Britain.

wrote Monday alongside several photos of his and Beyonce’s visuals. In one of the photos, the “Break My Soul” singer, 42, can be seen wearing a chrome — which later became the tour’s unofficial dress code — headpiece with what looks to be wires sticking out from the side.It is currently unclear if Sorayama is pursuing any legal action against the “Halo” songstress.

Ubisoft has launched a new update for Assassin’s Creed Mirage, bringing New Game Plus mode to the action adventure game.Update 1.0.6 went live today (December 12) and introduces New Game Plus mode to Assassin’s Creed Mirage. “Upon completing the main story on any difficulty, start a new game while keeping all collected skills and gear/costumes from your first playthrough,” reads the patch notes.Players will also be able to start New Game Plus playthrough via the title screen or pause menu, as well as being able to skip the prologue and start directly in Baghdad.Starting a New Game Plus playthrough will also unlock Bayek’s Medjay outfit from Assassin’s Creed Origins.

A banned drink driver who caused a collision which caused the death of a much loved grandmother has been jailed for nine years.

Molly-Mae Hague and her fiancé Tommy Fury have silenced rumours about the future of their relationship after they were spotted holding hands during a day out in Manchester.

Piers Morgan's son has been forced to step in and apologise to I'm A Celebrity winner Sam Thompson on behalf of his Talk TV presenter dad who branded the Made in Chelsea star as an "irritating halfwit".

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Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster have shared a gorgeous photo alongside their grandson baby Louie as they got together for a festive night with some of the clan to decorate their Christmas tree.

Former Coronation Street star Sean Ward has claimed that he’s sleeping on friends’ floors on a mattress after “speaking out”.

Six Irvine and Kilwinning shops have been slapped with warnings after being caught selling alcohol to underage kids.

The Scottish Government has announced that funding for students is set to increase next year with the launch of a £2,400 support loan. From the start of the 2024-25 academic year, students will be able to apply for the loan to cover travel, childcare and other costs incurred by study.

Nick Montgomery says Hibs are primed to plunder the A-League for bargains - with Adelaide United’s Musa Toure on the Easter Road radar.

Denzel Washington’s casting as ancient Carthaginian general Hannibal in a new Netflix movie has sparked a race controversy in Tunisia, the home country of the military commander.Washington’s casting in Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming Netflix movie was announced recently. Washington has worked with Fuqua previously on The Equalizer and Training Day.It was also confirmed the film will be written by John Logan, the three-time Academy Award winner who has written films including Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator.According to the official synopsis, the movie will be “based on real-life warrior Hannibal, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history.

Fat White Family have returned today (December 12) and have shared an emotive new single called ‘Religion For One’ – check it out below.A press release introducing the song said: “Abject narcissism is our only real code of conduct anymore. Everything is thinly veiled self-interest.

Leave The World Behind, the film is a new post-apocalyptic thriller from Sam Esmail – the creator of the hit series Mr Robot – and reached the top of its most-watched charts shortly after its release on Netflix on Friday (December 8).It follows the narrative of a society which begins to unravel and descend into chaos after technological infrastructure begins to malfunction and shut down. It is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama and is an adaptation of the 2020 novel of the same name, written by Rumaan Alam.However, based on a new post he shared on X/Twitter, it seems that Elon Musk may have misunderstood the meaning of one of the scenes in the film – and the internet has been quick to criticise him for the blunder.The moment concerns a scene with Teslas in the film, where characters played by Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke are chased by the malfunctioning cars which are moving without drivers.

The Last Dinner Party have hit out at “lads” for posting “weird shit” on Twitter/X in a new post on the social media platform.The band – comprised of Abigail Morris, Lizzie Mayland, Emily Roberts, Georgia Davies and Aurora Nishevci – shared their views on the site yesterday (December 11) calling out the users who posted inappropriate content about them.They wrote: “Need lads on here to know we see the weird shit you post about us and are highly unimpressed,” they wrote, before adding: “have some fucking decorum.”You can see the tweet here:Need lads on here to know we see the weird shit you post about us and are highly unimpressed! Have some fucking decorum— The Last Dinner Party (@lastdinnerparty) December 11, 2023The band were recently announced as the winners of the prestigious BRITs Rising Star award supported by BBC Radio 1.The Rising Star prize recognises British artists who had not achieved a top 20 album, or more than one top 20 single by October 31 of this year. It is voted by an industry-wide panel.

Ellise Shafer Britain’s most beloved bear, Paddington, is set to take the stage in an upcoming musical adaptation. “Paddington: The Musical” (working title) is now in development from Sonia Friedman Productions, Studiocanal and Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music U.K. The musical is being adapted from Michael Bond’s iconic books, as well as the award-winning film series produced by Studiocanal and Heyday Films.

Berlin Film Festival has appointed Tricia Tuttle, the former director of the BFI London Film Festival, to become the new director of the international film event starting in 2024. Tuttle will succeed Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek who have co-led the Berlinale as artistic and executive directors since 2020 and will step down after this year’s edition when their respective mandates end. The Berlin Film Festival is the world’s second biggest international film festival after Cannes.

Noel Gallagher has shared two new versions of classic Oasis tracks ‘Going Nowhere’ and ‘The Masterplan’. Check them out below.The re-recorded versions of the Oasis tracks were made by Gallagher at Abbey Road Studios in London, and came ahead of the 25th anniversary of the band’s famous B-side album ‘The Masterplan’.Shared today (December 12), the re-recordings also come alongside new music videos, showing the singer, songwriter and guitarist performing the song inside the iconic London studios alongside the members of his solo project, High Flying Birds.Check out the newly re-recorded versions of the Oasis tracks below.The news of the 2023 Abbey Road re-imaginings of the classic Oasis tracks comes just days ahead of the singer’s upcoming UK tour and final shows of this year.The latter kicks off with a slot at the Wembley Arena in London on Thursday (December 14), and comes following a busy month of live shows throughout November, which saw the Britpop icon play across three continents to celebrate the release of his most recent album ‘Council Skies’.

Remedy Entertainment have released a new update for Alan Wake 2, featuring a new ending alongside various improvements.The 1.0.13 update went live yesterday (December 12) and brings the New Game Plus mode to Alan Wake 2, after it was teased last week. Players will need to have completed Alan Wake 2′s main storyline before accessing the New Game Plus mode, which allows them previously unlocked and upgraded weapons for subsequent playthroughs.

Tricia Tuttle has been named director of the Berlin Film Festival. 

An ex-ITV Coronation Street star who made £120k a year for starring on the show says he now sleeps on his friends’ floors after claiming that ‘speaking out’ cost him his livelihood. Sean Ward played Callum on the Weatherfield-based show before leaving the programme.

EXCLUSIVE: Leonardo DiCaprio was in a playful mood when he and Lily Gladstone, his co-star in Martin Scorsese’s disturbingly thrilling American history lesson Killers of the Flower Moon, were at the center of a small gathering at the Odeon Luxe in London’s Leicester Square.

Bradley Walsh, the host of The Chase, surprised viewers of the show by revealing a little-known fact about his health. During an episode of the ITV show, Bradley, 63, was initially puzzled by a question about Scrabble tiles and their colours.

The stars of this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! celebrated the end of the series together in a boozy wrap party in the Australian sun. They gathered at JW Marriott hotel in Surfers Paradise, Australia to toast Sam Thompson, who was crowned King of the Jungle on Sunday night, pipping Tony Bellew and Nigel Farage to the crown.

EXCLUSIVE: After soaring in reality TV and most recently fashion merchandising with her Skims line, Kim Kardashian is ready to go after a new conquest. She’s at the center of the weekend’s hot film package. Kardashian is attached to star in and produce the The 5th Wheel, a comic pitch that will be scripted by Paula Pell and Janine Brito. Pell will produce with Kardashian, and Deadline hears that multiple bids are already on the table, as five studios battle for the package.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic “Perhaps if people talked less, animals would talk more,” observes one of the human characters in “Charlotte’s Web,” a kiddie classic that serves as both the butt of several jokes and an inspiration for Adam Sandler’s animated “Leo,” an endearing Netflix original that strikes just the right balance between heart and fart jokes. Basing the way Leo sounds on his squeaky-scratchy, slightly guttural impression of the late Hollywood agent Bernie Brillstein, Sandler voices a crusty old iguana who’s spent three-quarters of a century — practically his entire life — trapped in an elementary school classroom.

Ethan Shanfeld Paul Briganti describes the first week of filming “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain” as “a miserable nightmare.” The movie, which follows the “Saturday Night Live” comedy trio John Higgins, Ben Marshall and Martin Herlihy as they hunt for hidden treasure, was shot primarily in North Carolina state parks — in the sweltering summer. “There were ticks and snakes, and it was over 100 degrees and very humid. It thunderstormed a lot,” Briganti, who joined “SNL” as a director in 2016, tells Variety.

Even before they turned up on “Saturday Night Live,” taking over the Digital Shorts duty from the Lonely Island trio—which is still the best element of ‘SNL’ these days—the comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy) were seemingly destined for greatness. Their viral videos about the COVID-19 pandemic that blew up on Twitter and TikTok were hysterical, and when they landed that coveted ‘SNL’ gig in short order, it felt like a well-deserved no-brainer.

Michael Nordine author Over the last couple years, Please Don’t Destroy has gone from little-known comedy troupe to “Saturday Night Live” mainstays. Their pre-recorded sketches, most of which involve that week’s celebrity host, are routinely a highlight of the show — bits like “Three Sad Virgins,” “Molly Shannon 2K23” and “Hard Seltzer” are as off-the-wall as they are hilarious.

“Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain” premieres on Peacock, November 17 this weekend. It is the feature-length debut of the titular comedy team Please Don’t Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy), the trio currently the “Saturday Night Live” Digital Shorts creators.

Seth Meyers is congratulating actors after SAG-AFTRA made a deal with the studios to bring their 118-day strike to an end.

Kelly Clarkson and Maren Morris are heating up!

Next week, on November 17, the comedy “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain” hits the NBC’s streaming service Peacock. It’s a wild, absurdist comedy produced by Judd Apatow for its stars and creators, “Saturday Night Live” Digital Shorts comedians Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall.