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| Famous birthdays for Dec. 20: Peter Criss, Chris Robinson | Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. |
| Bowen Yang to leave 'SNL' after seven seasons | Saturday Night Live cast member Bowen Yang is leaving the sketch comedy show after this week's episode. Unnamed sources confirmed the news to Deadline, Variety and TMZ. The Hollywood Reporter was the first to report the news. Yang's departure ends a seven-year run with SNL. He was hired by the show as a writer in 2018 and joined the cast the next year. He was promoted to repertory status two years after that. A mid-season departure is unusual for SNL cast members but not unheard of. Cecily Strong left the show in December 2022, Seth Meyers left in February 2014 and Amy Poehler left in December 2008. |
| Mandy Moore leaves 'Breadwinner' Nate Bargatze with kids | Sony Pictures released the trailer for The Breadwinner on Friday. The film opens March 13. Mandy Moore plays a working mom who pitches an organizational system on Shark Tank. Her husband, Nate (Nate Bargatze) joins her on stage and blows it for her. Still, she takes a business trip to sell her business plan, leaving former family breadwinner Nate to take care of their three daughters. He doesn't know where their school is or how to do laundry. This also leaves Nate in charge of a home repair project, which he botches. The trailer shows escalating slapstick disasters. It is the first feature film for standup comedian Bargatze. Bargatze co-wrote with Dan Lagana and Eric Appel directed. |
| Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Bugonia' begins streaming on Peacock Dec. 26 | Bugonia is coming to Peacock Dec. 26. The feature, which hails from Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos, stars Emma Stone as "a high profile female corporate executive" who is abducted by a pair of conspiracy theorists (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis) on belief that she is an alien. A trailer for the film shows her waking up with a shaved head. "Your has been destroyed," Plemons informs her. "To prevent you from contacting your ship." "What ship?" she asks. "Your mothership," he replies. The cast also includes Stavros Halkias and Alicia Silverstone. Stone also starred in Lanthimos' Poor Things. |
| Obama favorites of 2025 include 'Abracadabra,' 'Sinners' | Former President Barack Obama released his list of 2025 favorites Friday. The list includes books, movies and songs he recommends checking out. "As 2025 comes to a close, I'm continuing a tradition that I started during my time in the White House: sharing my annual lists of favorite books, movies and music," he wrote on his official X account. "I hope you find something new to enjoy -- and please send any recommendations for me to check out! |