Jones steps in as ‘Daily Show’ host
Comedian Leslie Jones is taking a temporary whirl as host of “The Daily Show” this week, and she says viewers can expect her trademark — some blunt, edgy humor.
“I’m not Jon Stewart. I’m not Trevor Noah. I’m Leslie Jones. So I’ll be bringing that vulnerable honesty,” the “Saturday Night Live” alum joked in an interview ahead of her first night hosting Tuesday.
Jones’ stand-in as host continues Wednesday and Thursday. “The Daily Show” host Noah stepped down late last year, and a permanent successor has not yet been named.
In a video promotion, correspondent Roy Wood Jr. is seen helping Jones practice identifying prominent people like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
However, Jones said she has been keeping up with daily events and personalities to ensure “The Daily Show” is still topical under her watch, but she also has her own plans.
“We got already a lot of ideas wrapped up and what we want to do and what we want the show to look like,” she said. “Of course, that changes with daily events. If something big happened, of course, we would have to change it for that.”
Asked if she’d be interested in hosting the show on a permanent basis, Jones was noncommittal.
“I don’t really want to answer that,” she said.
Spacey lauded in Italy:
Making his first speaking appearance since sexual assault allegations derailed his career, actor Kevin Spacey thanked the National Cinema Museum in the city of Turin on Monday for having the courage to invite him.
Spacey received a lifetime achievement award from the museum, discussed key roles during a master class and then introduced the 1999 film “American Beauty,” for which he won an Oscar.
“By presenting this award, they are making a strong defense of artistic achievement and for that they should be applauded,’’ Spacey said of the museum.
The sold-out events were billed as Spacey’s first speaking engagements in five years. He did not directly address the allegations at Monday’s events.
Presley memorial to be held at Graceland:
A public memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley will be held next weekend at Graceland, the Memphis, Tennessee, home of her father, Elvis Presley. The memorial for Lisa Marie Presley will be held on the front lawn of the mansion Sunday, according to a representative of her daughter Riley Keough.
Presley died Thursday at age 54. She will be buried
at Graceland next to her son, Benjamin Keough, who died in 2020. Elvis and other members of the Presley family are also buried at Graceland.
Madonna unveils tour dates:
Madonna will celebrate her hits on a new tour through North America and Europe. The 35-city “Madonna: The Celebration Tour” will kick off July 15 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and end Dec. 1 in Amsterdam. Tickets go on sale Friday.
“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” Madonna says in the tour announcement.
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