Freshly Brewed Buzz with Tina Fey and Bad Bunny

TINA FEY SAVES THE DAY: Tina Fey saved the day, she told The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon. While kayaking on the Hudson River, she heard someone calling for help, and she called the police. Later, she found out it was a good thing she asked for help. “The cops take off, and then we found out a couple of hours later that it was a guy who flipped a kayak in the Hudson and was floating, no oar,” Tina revealed. “They found him a mile north in the river.” She added: “I saved a man’s life! He doesn’t know it was us.” (E!)

BAD BUNNY’S STARRING ROLE: Bad Bunny has landed a major role in Bullet Train, opposite Brad Pitt, E! reports. Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon, Logan Lerman, Masi Oka, Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson and Andrew Koji round out the ensemble cast for the movie based on author Kotaro Isaka‘s best-selling Japanese novel Maria Beetle. (E!)

DATE NIGHT: Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson enjoyed a date night in his new home in Boston as he trains to take the court as a Celtics player. People reports that they hit Zuma at the Four Seasons and they wore masks. (People)

ELLEN DEGENERES TALKS COVID: Ellen DeGeneres is sharing one of the most surprising symptoms she’s had while battling COVID. While she’s feeling “100 percent,” she found out that “excruciating back pain,” is often a symptom. A spokesperson for production company Telepictures told People last week, “Following Ellen’s announcement this morning, we have paused production on the Ellen DeGeneres Show until January.” (People)

SMALL CLUBS STRUGGLE: Comedy club owner Dani Zoldan told Page Six that NYC is helping the big institutions in the city, while little guys are faltering. The city has handed out $47.1 million to institutions like Jazz at Lincoln Center, the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera, Page Six notes. “These are organizations that have access to unlimited amounts of capital,” the Stand Up NY co-owner said. Meanwhile, he said, “New York City is basically telling independent music venues and comedy clubs to drop dead.” (Page Six)

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