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Comedian Kevin Hart is getting an award for being….funny!!  He’ll be the 25th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.  He'll be awarded during a ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on March 24th.  Past recipients include Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler, and the inaugural winner, Richard Pryor.

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A Taylor Swift cruise sets sail next October.  The official Royal Caribbean website says, quote, "Join us as we celebrate all things Taylor, make new friends, dress up in our favorite eras, trade friendship bracelets, and enjoy everything this amazing ship has to offer!" except Taylor Swift…

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E! News says Jimmy Kimmel will host the Academy Awards on March 10th, 2024. This will be his fourth time hosting the prestigious ceremony. I was kinda looking forward to another year with Ricky Gervais opening the show…and shaking up Hollywood again…

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This opportunity could either be a dream come true or a total nightmare:  A flower box subscription service is offering to pay someone $2,000 to watch 12 Hallmark Christmas movies in 12 days. The candidate will also be given a Ghirardelli hot chocolate, two pairs of fuzzy socks, and a 12-month flower box subscription. They'll be asked to rank each movie and if they'd watch it again. Applications are open through December 3rd. will they pay for the “shrink” afterwards?

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Thirsty for News reports, Meg Ryan is considering leaving Hollywood for good because her latest film, 'What Happens Later,' bombed at the box office and received negative reviews. The 62-year-old had previously taken a break from acting due to criticism.

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And finally, Dolly Parton's "Rockstar" album drops tomorrow.  She says one of the songs . . . her remake of Queen's "We Are the Champions / We Will Rock You" . . . will be on NBC's coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics.  She also says we should NOT expect another rock album from her.

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The "Friends" cast issued a joint statement after Matthew Perry's death.  But yesterday, Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox each posted their own tributes on Instagram.  LeBlanc posted several pictures with Matthew and said, quote, "It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye.  The times we had together are honestly among the favorite times of my life. "It was an honor to share the stage with you and to call you my friend.  I will always smile when I think of you and I'll never forget you.  Never.  Spread your wings and fly brother.  You're finally free.  "Much love.  And I guess you're keeping the 20 bucks you owe me."

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Jana Kramer welcomed her third child, her first with fiancé Allan Russell.  She has a four-year-old and a seven-year-old from her previous marriage. Now, baby makes..well 5 really….

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Could Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney from Rascal Flatts be working on music WITHOUT singer Gary LeVox?  They both posed for a selfie after hanging out in a recording studio. Rascal Flatts fans are still hoping that the trio will be able to reunite for their planned final tour, that they never got and that's not entirely off the table — at least, not for DeMarcus.

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Cody Johnson is all tatted up.  Including one tattoo that's in a very weird spot:  The bottom of his FOOT.  Someone asked him if he has more tattoos than Jelly Roll.  He said he's not sure, because he's never seen Jelly with his shirt off.  Then he started listing all the places HE has them . . . including one on the ARCH of his foot. So, what's the tattoo, and WHY?  He answered the why question first:  Alcohol.  The tattoo itself has a story.  It was inspired by his favorite Waylon Jennings song, "I've Always Been Crazy".  Specifically, the lyric, "I've always been different, with one foot over the line." The tattoo is the number "1" . . . then an apostrophe for the word "foot" . . . and it's underlined.  So, "1 foot" over a line.

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You've probably noticed in recent years that "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" hasn't aired on ABC.  Well, it's because Apple acquired the rights to the "Peanuts" catalog back in 2020. But to show some holiday spirit and in recognition of the special's 50th anniversary, Apple TV+ will allow non-subscribers to watch it for FREE this Saturday and Sunday, the 18th and 19th.

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And finally, NBC's annual "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" special air live November 29th.

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Apparently, someone wants Morgan Wallen to change his style!!  While performing in Atlanta over the weekend, singing “Wasted On You” someone thought it would be a good idea to throw a cowboy hat on stage.  It landed in his lap and he brushed it off without missing a beat. (Here's video.  He did a similar thing earlier this year when someone threw a cowboy boot at him.)

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So, what’s the latest on the “Seinfeld” reunion?  According to Jason Alexander…HE has no idea!!  He says no ones called him so apparently, they don’t need George or Elaine because no ones called Julia Louis-Dreyfus or Michael Richards.  So, it looks like either Jason is trying to keep a secret . . . Jerry is prematurely teasing something . . . OR the rest of the cast really isn't needed.

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Newsflash!! Jelly Roll like Morgan Wallen is Cutting His Mullet ... He got rid of his mullet and he misses it so much and thinks about it all the time.  “The right side it almost straightened out, I had natural curls it was awesome.“  He says it was almost straightened out because he was pulling on his curls like a girl.

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They’ve only been dating what a month? And “The News International” is claiming Travis Kelce is planning to pop the question on Taylor Swift’s birthday. December 13th…Meanwhile, Taylor is over here searching for a mansion in Europe away from the public eye.

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Tim McGraw what does he love…I mean really…well we know he loves his family, singing…writing but I never would have thought Spear Fishing ...“Any chance I get to spear fish…I spear fish, and I do it free dive with an old fashion pole spear.” Never would have thought that. He adds that he hasn’t been able to do it in a while but that’s right on the top of his list and one of his favorite things to do.

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Lee Greenwood is retiring at the end of 2024.  He's released 22 albums and 40 singles, but you mostly know him as the "God Bless the U.S.A." singer.

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The 67^th Annual Grammy Awards will air live February 4^th on CBS. It looks like the women will dominate this year.  Not just musical acts but a couple sound engineers as well.  Morgan Wallen got shut out.  even though his album "One Thing at a Time" and single "Last Night" dominated the charts.  The three people who WROTE "Last Night" got nominated for Best Country Song, though. The "67th Annual Grammy Awards" will air live on February 4th on CBS.  They'll be hosted by Chris Rock and Will Smith.  (Yes, I made that up . . . but how awesome would it be???)

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Just when you thought “Fancy Like” and the dance was past us…well, welcome to “Fancy Like Christmas”! I’m not even joking. Walker Hayes changed some of the lyrics to “Fancy Like” and he and his daughter Lela created some new dance moves to go with it. Check it out HERE.

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People are starting to wonder if Travis Kelce is “The One”…. at the Argentina show Taylor changed the lyrics to one of her songs to kinda hint at that, and she officially introduced him to her father at dinner in Buenos Aires.

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Chris Stapleton tells GQ magazine that his love for music began like so many of OURS did…with his parent's old record collection.  Everything from Jim Croce, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, CCR, AC/DC—you name it, it was in there. He was like a sponge to all of those records, but mostly the ones with the guitars Then it was blues and bluegrass records and starting to understand where some of those other sounds came from."

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While most people are ready to binge their favorite Christmas movies already, But let's not forget about next week's holiday.  There’s some pretty good Thanksgiving  or Thanksgiving-ish movies..like, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and even Spider-Man believe it or not.

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World of Reel says the script for "John Wick: Chapter 5" is currently being written. John Wick’s kill count in the series currently stands at 439 victims.

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