While Johnny Carson was the King of Late Night, he could anoint comedic Dukes and Earls at will. For an extended stretch of the 1970s and Eighties, the way for a working stand-up comic to attract a national audience overnight was Carson’s Tonight Show. So it was not only a highly coveted opportunity, capable of kick-starting an entire career, but it made for very high-stakes, electric

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: The Best Comedic Debuts on 'The Tonight Show'

When it comes to talking about President Donald Trump, there is no shortage of nicknames to use. If you hear someone mention "Agent Orange," "Cheeto-in-Chief," "Mango Mussolini," or "Putin's Puppet," you know they mean Trump.

But it seems "Trump" has an

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Eric Church and Willie Nelson are among the honorees for this year's Academy of Country Music Special Awards. Honorees will be celebrated at the 11th annual ACM Honors ceremony, which takes place at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on August 23rd.

Church will receive the coveted Merle Haggard Spirit Award, which is given to the artist who best represents the legacy of the late country

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Kendrick Lamar, Gucci Mane and Rae Sremmurd join producer Mike Will Made-It for an outrageous desert trip in the surreal new video for

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Mike Will Made-It's Wild Desert Trip Video With Kendrick Lamar

LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy confirmed that the band's long-awaited new album is finished in a post on Facebook. "I've been wrangling the fastest route between final mix and record release for the past few weeks

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy: 'We're Done With the Record'

The major online streaming platforms know they've got to haul out the big guns when those lovely summer days try to tempt viewers outside, i.e. that place with sunshine and fresh air. (Nice try, summer!) This month, Hulu revives David Lynch's crowning achievement; Amazon's adding two of 2016's best films not named Moonlight; Netflix trots a recent Cannes smash involving Tilda Swinton

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Stream in June

Who says two amoral and corrupt institutions with diametrically opposing ideologies can't collaborate to sink even lower together?

Goldman Sachs, infamous investment bank and symbol of international predatory capitalism, has made a devil's bargain with Nicolás Maduro, the infamous left-wing dictator of Venezuela who claims to despise companies just like Goldman. As Forbes

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Two Vile Names, One Sweetheart Deal: Goldman Bails Out Maduro