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Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid — the studio's latest blatant cash-grab.

Arts

'The Little Mermaid' is the latest of Disney's poor unfortunate remakes

11:59am May 22, 2023

by Aisha Harris

Disney has a formula: Take a beloved animated property, update its sensibilities for modern audiences, recast it with a bunch of familiar faces and voices, and rehash it all in "live-action"/CGI form.

"Spicey" hides in the bushes from reporters during a White House briefing, led by Aidy Bryant's impersonation of Spicer's real-life stand-in last week, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

National

'SNL' Host Melissa McCarthy Brings 'Spicey' Back To Troll An Already Bizarre Week

10:14pm May 14, 2017

by Emma Bowman

In the end, perhaps, the bar was set too high for the Saturday Night Live episode that was to follow an already baffling series of news events.

Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live.

Politics & Government

On 'Saturday Night Live,' Melissa McCarthy's 'Spicey' Has An Easter Message

8:34am April 16, 2017

by James Doubek

On SNL, Alec Baldwin's President Trump had a reality-show elimination between Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon, while Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer had a brief — and inaccurate — history of Passover.

Melissa McCarthy was back as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, demonstrating TSA procedures.

Melissa McCarthy's 'Spicey' And Alec Baldwin's Trump Return To 'SNL'

11:19am February 12, 2017

Melissa McCarthy got a lot of attention for her enraged impression of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer last week. This week she was back, along with Alec Baldwin reprising Donald Trump.