The stream, which promotes voter participation, will feature conversations between musicians, actors, and politicians, as well as performances and appearances.
”The language he used is offensive, hurtful and unacceptable. We are sorry that we did not see these clips earlier, and that our vetting process was not up to our standard.” - SNL on firing Shane Gillis.
The inaugural New American Festival, a ”celebration of diversity and immigrant contributions to culture, in the arts, food, film, comedy, fashion, and more,” happens September 14 & 15 at the NeueHouse in New York City.
Julio Torres, Chris Gethard, Michelle Buteau, Maeve Higgins, Ana Fabrega, Dulce Sloan, Roy Woods Jr., Larry Owens, Marie Faustin, Pat Regan, Benito Skinner, and Chloe Fineman are set to perform at ”Padma Puts on Another Comedy Show” in Brooklyn.
The show will star Awkwafina alongside B.D. Wong (Law & Order: SVU, Mr. Robot), Lori Tan Chinn (Orange is the New Black), and Brooklyn comedian turned SNL staffer Bowen Yang.