Last Saturday, Elmo provided some insight on the Black Lives Matter movement with the Sesame Streeteducational special titled Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism. “Racism is when people treat other people unfairly because of the way they look or the color of their skin. Not all streets are like Sesame Street. On Sesame Street, we all love and respect one another. Across the country, people of color, especially in the black community, are being treated unfairly because of how they look, their culture, race and who they are,” explained Elmo’s father, Louie. “They are sad and upset, and they have every right to be, Elmo. People are upset because racism is a huge problem in our country,” he continued.

Tucker Carlson played the skit and expressed his outrage at the fictional character on Fox News. “It’s a children’s show,” said Tucker. “Got that, Bobby? America is a very bad place and it’s your fault, so no matter what happens, no matter what they do to you when you grow up, you have no right to complain. That’s the message and it starts very young.”

“Everyone in the streets combating racism has Tucker “Chicken Heir” Carlson so mad he’s accusing Elmo of being Antifa ,” said U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in response to Carlson’s Fox News rant.

Carlson voiced his opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement during his news segment the day before as well: “This may be a lot of things, this moment we are living through, but it is definitely not about black lives and remember that when they come for you, and at this rate, they will.”

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Lil Nas X and Elmo: the crossover you never knew you needed. During an episode of the Muppet’s new talk show, The Not-So-Late Show with Elmo on HBO Max, Lil Nas X and Elmo performed the host’s famous theme song, “Elmo’s Song,” together. Lil Nas was introduced by the Cookie Monster as the episode’s musical guest, at which point the country-rapper and Elmo broke out into song. However, Elmo suggested that they switched it up by turning his anthem into Lil Nas’ anthem. The two of them then proceeded to sing “Lil Nas X” song, replacing Elmo’s name while keeping the same simplistic lyrics as the original.

Lil Nas posted a clip of the performance on Instagram, indicating that the “streets needed this.”

The Not-So-Late Show with Elmo debuted on the freshly-launched streaming service, HBO Max, on Wednesday (May 27th). The Sesame Street spin-off is the children’s franchise’s take on the late night talk show format. The beloved red Muppet serves as host, while plenty of his fellow SS co-stars serve as crew members both on and off the stage. Future special guests include fellow late night host, Jimmy Fallon, Ciara, H.E.R., and more.

Chance The Rapper has been doing much more than rapping these days. A philanthropist, the judge of a music competition series, voice actor, and more, Chance has shown a keen interest in the world of film and television at an early point in his career. His short film Mr. Happy was a glimpse of his acting abilities but it appears that he won’t be going in that sort of grim direction for his next acting gig.

According to Variety, Chance is in talks to join the cast of the Sesame Street film. The live-action Warner Bros. film is set to be directed by Jonathan Krisel which Anne Hathaway is set to star in the musical. The film’s set to include a star-studded cast in the way that Disney brought The Muppets to live in 2011. Sesame Street will follow the characters after they’re suddenly booted from their own neighborhood and must work with history class host Sally Hawthorne to make their return. The film is due out on April 15th, 2021.

Although Chance has taken on roles in horrors such as A24’s Slice and comedies, he’s no stranger to the Sesame Street crew as he made an appearance on the show last year. We can’t imagine Chance leaving music at any point, it seems like he’s making major strides to flex his acting chops a bit more.