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Jean Smart Pokes Fun At ‘SNL,’ NYC & Eric Adams In Opening Monologue

Jean Smart happens to like New York!

In her tight opening monologue to kick off Season 50 of Saturday Night Live, the multi-Emmy-winning veteran actress took aim at everyone and everything from recently indicted New York Mayor Eric Adams to the NBC late-night show she was hosting.

“It really is incredible to be here,” the Hacks star joked. “I haven’t gotten all dressed up and had hundreds of people clap for me in … days, honestly.” (Smart was, of course, referring to the Emmys, held September 15.)

She continued, poking fun at the late-night sketch series, “I remember watching the very first episode of SNL and thinking, ‘Someday, I’m gonna host that show.’ And this is the first Saturday that worked with my schedule.”

At this…


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Kelly Clarkson Raves How Hosting NBC’s 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Is Full Circle Moment

Author: Erin Biglow

Rain or shine, Kelly Clarkson is going for the gold!

The music superstar and TV host, 42, joined Access Hollywood’s Kit Hoover in Paris ahead of hosting the Olympics’ Opening Ceremony on July 26 and shared how she was acclimating to unexpected weather changes.

“We’ve been here all week prepping and now everything has changed because it’s raining,” Kelly explained, sharing how she was a little “sad” because she and co-host Peyton Manning “loved” their seats but ultimately “don’t mind the rain.”

After all, it’s Paris!

“There’s no bad view in this city,” Kelly added.

The singer went on to rave over working with Peyton and their fellow host Mike Tirico and said her daughter, River Rose, was especially excited to be in the…


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Other Sports: Sarawak ready to co-host 2027 SEA Games, eyes opening ceremony

KUCHING: Sarawak is ready to co-host the 2027 SEA Games and has proposed that the opening ceremony be held in the Land of the Hornbills.

Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said Sarawak is also prepared to share the hosting costs of the Games with Putrajaya.

“The Federal Government has approached Sarawak to be a co-host. We were informed that the costs and budget for this event are substantial, and it was suggested that Sarawak could help.

ALSO READ: Chance for Malaysia to produce a template for future SEA Games

“We (Sarawak) said we are ready, but we propose that the opening ceremony be held in Sarawak and the closing ceremony in Peninsular Malaysia,” he told reporters after the closing ceremony…


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Narendra Modi Stadium To Host 2023 World Cup’s Opening Ceremony On October 4: Report

2023 World Cup

Narendra Modi Stadium will host opening ceremony on October 4. Photo: AP

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The 2023 ODI World Cup will be played in India in October-November
  • Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium will host the final on November 19
  • The same venue will host the opening ceremony
After a wait of 12 years, the 50-over World Cup will return to India and the country will host the 2023 World Cup in October-November. It will be the first time that India will be the sole host of the tournament. In 2011, India shared the hosting rights with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In 1996 and 1987 too, India had shared the hosting rights with at least one more country.
The 11th edition of the ODI World Cup will be played from October 5 to November 19 across various centres in the country. Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium

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Baku Higher Oil School hosts opening ceremony of international scientific conferences dedicated to 100th anniversary of Heydar Aliyev

Baku, May 1, AZERTAC

The Baku Higher Oil School of SOCAR (BHOS) has hosted the opening ceremony of the 4th International Student Research and Science Conferences dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev.

The event began with the performance of the National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the screening of the film “Heydar Aliyev’s ingenious personality”.

The ceremony was opened by the keynote speech of Rector of Baku Higher Oil School Elmar Gasimov, in which he provided information about the scientific conferences, noting that “BHOS has a great honour to organize events dedicated to the Great Leader”.

“As is known, 2023 was declared the Year of Heydar Aliyev by the relevant Order of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, and the 100th…


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