Five Jokes: 7-18-2025
CBS Cancels Colbert, Apple Competes With The New York Times, Netflix Uses AI Effects, Donald Trump Denies Connections To A Note To Epstein, and Indiana Jones’ Whip
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Yes, Stephen Colbert has just 10 months left hosting The Late Show — at which point CBS will launch a series of rebranded reruns titled Ghost’s Presents: Ed Sullivan!
You know, every industry has dealt with major shifts lately, but —
Apple launched a new emoji word game to take on Wordle and the New York Times. In retaliation, The New York Times is beta testing a streaming service. It’s only available to laid off journalists who now have access to the debut series, No Severance.
Netflix says it has used visual effects created by generative artificial intelligence in one of its original TV shows for the first time. So, that’s what’s so different about John Mulaney.
Donald Trump's name appeared on a risque 2003 personal note to Jeffrey Epstein. Though Trump denies writing it, it’s hard to argue with the random capitalized words, McDonald’s ketchup stains, and “covfefe” appearing in the note 69 times.
Finally…
A whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and once belonged to Princess Diana has sold at auction for $525,000 — to the gentleman in the back wearing the pleather body suit. I know you can’t speak due to the rubber ball in your mouth, but blink twice if you have the funds for this purchase.
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