Jimmy Kimmel on GOP reaction to Hunter Biden pardon: ‘Absolutely exploding with pretend outrage’

Late-night hosts talk Giving Tuesday, Donald Trump’s visit to Notre Dame and the scandals surrounding his choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.Jimmy Kimmel reported feeling extra #blessed on Tuesday evening, the night after Cyber Monday colloquially known as charity-themed Giving Tuesday. “It’s so us that we do Giving Tuesday after Black Friday, which actually starts on Wednesday and goes all the way to Cyber Monday,” he said. “Only once we’ve had six full days of shopping, once we’ve bought all the Game Boys and InstaPots and Roombas, then and only then is it time for Giving Tuesday, the day to rummage around in our pockets and see if there’s anything left.”In other news, Donald Trump is expected to travel to Paris this weekend to attend the reopening ceremony for Notre Dame cathedral, restored five years after a fire devastated the historic structure

Solomon Frank: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

My ethos as an artist is taking silly things seriously, whether it’s dogs on reality television or farts. As a social media user in 2024, I’m cognisant of the way in which my experience online is shaped by the whims of billionaire technocrats. However, I need to consume 8m images a day for me to be intellectually fulfilled, so here I am drinking the Kool-Aid and loving it.This list is far from definitive, and I’ll probably look back on this in 18 months and cringe, but here goes:This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies

‘Am I allowed to be funny?’ Ashley Storrie on acting, autism – and grieving her mum, Janey Godley

Ashley Storrie is describing her “massively surreal” experience at last month’s Bafta Scotland awards. There she was, standing in the spotlight, holding the two statuettes she had just picked up. “And all anyone can say is: ‘Sorry for your loss.’”“But I won!” she says plaintively.Just two weeks before, in the early morning of 2 November, her mother, the comic and writer Janey Godley, had died at 63, surrounded by family and friends in the hospice where she was receiving palliative care for ovarian cancer

Jon Stewart on Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter: ‘Hypocrisy isn’t illegal’

Late-night hosts talk Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter and Donald Trump’s choice of Kash Patel as his new FBI director.Back at his Monday night guest hosting perch on the Daily Show, Jon Stewart addressed Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter on federal on federal gun and tax charges. The “full and unconditional” pardon covers offenses Hunter “has committed or may have committed or taken part in” over the last 11 years.“Eleven years is a very specific and not rounded amount of time,” Stewart noted. “I didn’t know pardons could cover crimes you may have committed

‘There was a catalogue of errors – but once we opened, we were on fire’: how we made Fabric nightclub

‘We wanted to bring the underground to a bigger audience. We had Bono in the DJ booth once. No one recognised him. In that dark space, he was completely free’I was introduced to Keith Reilly [Fabric co-owner] by the landlord of a restaurant I was working with: “This guy wants to do a project in our basement. He’s got some money, but you should go to the bank to get the rest

Taylor Swift soap, saucy socks and Pet Shop Boys tea sets: it’s the culture Christmas gift guide 2024

From a Snoop Dogg firepit to a sweater celebrating the brutalist genius of Preston bus station, here are 40 fabulous festive suggestions for the culture vulture in your lifeThe Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.It’s just turned December and – unless you’re far more organised than everyone else on the arts desk – you’ve not even thought about Christmas shopping yet. But, before you go traipsing off to every corner of the internet/high street in search of unique gifts, why not relax with a glass of sherry and simply treat the cultural connoisseur in your life to something from our bumper festive gift guide