38 of the Funniest Tweets from Thursday, May 9, 2024
Though he’s a little tied up in Vatican City serving as the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis just might make some time in his busy schedule to add an acting credit to his illustrious résumé. During an appearance on The Tonight Show, Whoopi Goldberg confessed to Jimmy Fallon that she may have offered the Holy Father a role in the Sister Act sequel coming to Disney+. We will, however, have to wait several holy nights to see if the Pope does indeed join Deloris in her latest habit-clad hijinks as the film still remains without a release date.
Meanwhile, two decades after turning J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings into a blockbuster, visionary director Peter Jackson is back to produce two new films in Middle-earth. Warner Bros. revealed Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum as a tentative title for one of the projects, which will find Andy Serkis reprising his role as Sméagol and Gollum as well as replacing Jackson in the director’s chair.
Speaking of Gollum, those on the timeline aren’t being particularly precious about their hilarious tweets. In fact, they’re letting them fly at record speeds. Today’s funniest include those about the only workplace metrics that matter, a lineup of reliable sodas and a teacher hellbent on creating chaos.
