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There's nothing better than hearing isolated vocal tracks. On Wednesday night, diva Mariah Carey performed her hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You" at the Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center in New York.

The ongoing firestorm against Bill Cosby has only swelled in recent weeks, as more and more allegations of rape emerge against the once-revered comedian, so it wasn’t any surprise that Netflix would opt to discard the November 28 release of a new Cosby standup special. Now, NBC has expectedly followed suit by abandoning development plans for a new Cosby sitcom for 2015.

Mistakes happen when you record the news live. Most of the time it's no big deal, but sometimes something glorious happens.

'SNL''s additions and subtractions in its first three weeks of the 40th anniversary season have gotten some notable attention, but its first in-house promotion of the season has us a bit more excited. Following her high-profile addition to the writing staff last season, and some standout appearances along the way, Leslie Jones has been promoted to a featured player of the NBC sketch comedy series.

These days 'SNL' movies are a bit few and far between (come on, 'MacGruber 2'!), but at least some of their success lives on with legendary classics like 'Wayne's World or 'The Blues Brothers.' There have been 11 'SNL' movies total over the course of the last 40 years, but how well do you think you know the late-night sketch comedy legend's cinematic history? Test your knowledge with the latest installment of ‘You Think You Know Movies?‘

Anyone who was a child of the '90s at some point probably watched the NBC television show "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." You may remember the show: Will (played by Will Smith) was sent to Los Angeles' affluent Bel Air neighborhood from west Philadelphia to live with his rich aunt and uncle and their children. Cultures clashing! Imagine the hijinx!

With all of the bad news in the world these days, it's nice to get a little good news every now and then. And while we can't just snap our fingers and make good things happen, "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has done the next best thing.

Of the many changes in store for the 40th season of 'SNL,' none would prove so heartbreaking as the loss of beloved announcer Don Pardo, who passed away earlier this year. No one could ever replace Pardo's distinct intonation announcing every 'SNL' installment, though the new voice of the sketch comedy series will at least be a familiar one, as distinguished alum Darrell Hammond takes the mic.

While teeing off Friday on the 14th hole of The Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy's golf ball missed the mark just a bit.

Nick Offerman is best known for his role as Ron Swanson on NBC's "Parks And Recreation," but is also known for being a man's man. His mustache alone is to be envied.

Apart from all the good spirits of the evening, every Emmys inevitably becomes a somber occasion in honoring those we've lost over the course of the year. Now, with Robin Williams' tragic suicide still weighing on the world at large, the 2014 Emmy Awards have announced that Billy Crystal will step up to honor his fallen friend in the memoriam segment of the evening.

Jimmy Fallon has quite a few games that he plays with guests on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" that either cater to the guests or just lead to some funny interactions. One of the games played is called Facebreakers, where there are stained glass squares with both Fallon's and the celebrity opponent's faces on them. The goal of the game is to see who can break all the squares