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Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a middle-aged white comedian sits down for an interview and starts complaining about the things he can’t say onstage. This isn’t exactly a new complaint in the stand-up industry. For years, the old guard of legendary comedians have argued that modern audiences are too sensitive these days to the detriment of comedy; and sure, while there are certainly those who look for offense in any commentary  —  no matter how benign  —  it’s more than a little frustrating to hear some comedians claim that their decades-old material isn’t funny anymore.

‘The President Is Missing,’ due in stores in June 2018, will become a series for the cable TV network

Donald Trump's inauguration concert spent five times more than Barack Obama for names like 3 Doors Down and Toby Keith.

Kane Brown was on Capitol Hill on Sept. 12 to speak at a congressional briefing on the subject of the rental housing crisis in the U.S.

Kid Rock has responded to allegations that he violated federal campaign finance laws in the exact manner that one might expect Kid Rock to respond.

Gov. Greg Abbott has activated all 12,000 Texas National Guard personnel to assist in Hurricane Harvey recovery.

We all heard the warnings about not looking at the eclipse. Well, maybe not all of us.

A key player in the Trump Administration is gone and Seth Rogen spills the beans on all things Superbad. Here are today's Pop Bits.

White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is out of his job, according to multiple reports.

A van rammed into a group of people in a popular tourist area in Barcelona, Spain, injuring many and killing at least one person.

VICE News correspondent Elle Reeve met directly and on-camera with white supremacists, organizers of the "Unite the Right" march, counter-protestors and police in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the period of Friday, August 10, through Monday, August 14.

They say the flame that burns brightest also burns quickest, which might explain America’s short-lived fascination with Anthony Scaramucci. Scaramucci was a singular political figure: from his methodical recreation of Donald Trump hand gestures to his, ah, poorly conceived late night phone calls, Scaramucci was immediately the most colorful character in an administration that already featured a surplus of memorable individuals. So when Scaramucci was fired from his official position as White House spokesperson, there was a half-ironic sense of loss, a feeling that we’d only begun to scratch the surface of Mooch madness.