Last night was the MTV Movie Awards, the network’s annual film awards show that’s always more about parodies and interactions between celebrity presenters than who wins what. If you missed it, have no fear, reruns will be airing round the clock for the next month or so. But be warned: If you were born after 1990, you’re not only older than most of this year’s winners — there will also be some moments from the broadcast that will make you feel ancient. Click through as we run through some of the most egregious examples.

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1. Thanks to raking in $90 million from her Monster Ball tour and an unparalleled social media presence, Lady Gaga has stolen Oprah’s number one spot on this year’s Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Rounding out the top five are Justin Bieber, U2, and Elton John. [via MTV]

2. So, according to The Huffington Post, Lars Von Trier’s not-hilarious-to-anyone-else Hitler comments actually got him kicked out of the Cannes Film Festival — although, it’s unclear if the ban is permanent. From the official statement: “The board of directors profoundly regrets that this forum has been used by Lars von Trier to express comments that are unacceptable, intolerable, and contrary to the ideals of humanity and generosity that preside over the very existence of the festival. The Board of Directors firmly condemns these comments and declares Lars von Trier a persona non grata at the Festival de Cannes, with effect immediately.”

3. According to The Hollywood Reporter, British comedienne Catherine Tate is producers’ first choice to replace Steve Carell on The Office. If you’re unfamiliar with her work on Doctor Who, you’ll get a chance to check her out in tonight’s season finale.

4. Last night Beyoncé debuted the post-apocalyptic video for “Run the World (Girls)” on American Idol; this morning, we get the kind of naked cover of her new album, 4, which is due out on June 28th. [via Vulture]

5. In case you were curious, Gawker has put together a possibly NSFW encyclopedia of every other awful thing Arnold Schwarzenegger has done.

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Last night’s Saturday Night Live surprised us with something we hadn’t known we’d always been missing — the return of the classic short “The Ambiguously Gay Duo.” Only this time, with the help of a flesh ray, Ace, Gary and the gang were transformed into human form. Jimmy Fallon and Jon Hamm appeared as Ace and Gary, and the villains revealed themselves to be Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert (who originally voiced Ace and Gary) along with host Ed Helms. Just like the Ambiguously Gay spots of yore, last night’s half-cartoon, half-live action version was cheap, listless, and mildly offensive. But funny! Watch the video after the jump.

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Steve Carell is officially gone from The Office and, between that and this whole royal wedding thing, it feels like the world has sobbed itself dry. In fact, we just tried to cry as an experiment and couldn’t because there are no tears left. None at all. But do we blame the people? No, not really. Michael Scott’s goodbye on The Office was heart-wrenching, and it was hard to see our beloved Dunder Mifflinites go through that painful farewell, especially since every moment was underscored with the uncertainty of how the show itself will cope in future seasons. Will it sink or swim? It’s hard to say, but The Office is hardly the first show to part with a leading man or lady. After the jump, we calculate the odds with a look back at how some of the biggest shows fared after cutting main characters loose.

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1. If you missed last night’s installment of The Office (which was Steve Carell’s penultimate episode), watch the cast sing a strangely touching parody of Rent’s “Seasons of Love” here. (Warning: it made us tear up a bit.)

2. This photo of Rupert Grint (the kid who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films) allegedly smoking from a bong is currently making the rounds. We always figured Fred and George for stoners, but never Ron — what would Hermione think?

3. “I’ve never treated anyone badly or in a discriminatory way based on their gender, race, religion or sexuality — period. I don’t blame some people for thinking that though, from the garbage they heard on those leaked tapes, which have been edited. You have to put it all in the proper context of being in an irrationally, heated discussion at the height of a breakdown, trying to get out of a really unhealthy relationship.” – Mel Gibson finally speaks out on the Oksana tapes

4. Weird but true: Chinese author Zhang Yiyi is planning to undergo 10 surgeries over a 10-month period — and spend an estimated $150,000 — to sculpt his face to look exactly like William Shakespeare’s mug because he wants to “let the people across the world mourn” one of world’s greatest writers. [via Herald Sun]

5. “I’m going to sail the Nile before it’s all over. I would like to see the Pyramids and the Sphinx… I want to do Broadway — on my terms.”- Some items on 69-year-old Aretha Franklin’s bucket list

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1. Devastating news: Last night at the National Dance Institute’s annual fund-raising gala, Alec Baldwin told Vulture that the next season of 30 Rock will be its last: “Our contracts are expired [in 2012], and Tina is gonna have a big career directing films and writing. She’s going to be the next Elaine May. She’ll be great.”

2. Finale guest stars Ray Romano, James Spader, and British comedienne Catherine Tate have been thrown into a pool that already includes Will Arnett and Ricky Gervais as possibilities to replace The Office’s Steve Carell when he exits the show on April 28th. [via TVLine]

3. Sigur Rós has posted 10 previously unreleased tracks — including some live recordings from 1998 — to help tide fans over until they return from their indefinite hiatus. It’s not new material, but we’ll take it. [via Paste Magazine]

4. Tennessee is the happiest state in the US, and Germany is the happiest country in the world — at least according to what people are posting on Twitter. [via Gawker]

5. Glee’s April 26th episode — which is inspired by Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” — has been expanded to 90 minutes. We don’t know about you, but our fingers are crossed that it involves Kurt giving birth to a race of aliens that look just like him. [via TVLine]

Bonus link: A.C. Slater and Jessie Spano on the set of Extra

The Office is no 30 Rock in terms of its celebrity guest appearances, and we’re actually pretty thankful for that. But when the show announced last week that Will Ferrell has been cast as another branch manager “who arrives from the home office and proves to be just as inept as Michael Scott,” we’ll admit, we were pretty excited. After all, The Office has a pretty good track record with how they use their guest stars — even the super duper (yes, duper!) famous ones. Check out 10 of our favorite guest stars in Office history below and study up before Ferrell takes on Dunder Mifflin.

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It’s like a TV fantasy come true: Fictional bosses from hell David Brent and Michael Scott will face off in the January 27th episode of The Office according to TVline’s Michael Ausiello. The details are still sketchy, but we’re hoping that this could lead to Ricky Gervais having a more permanent role on the show. He’d certainly make a better replacement for Steve Carell than some of the other names that have been floating around — like Harvey Keitel — and for fans of the British version of The Office, it would be a nice continuation of character whose on-screen life was way too brief. What do you think? Would you tune in to watch Ricky Gervais?

1. Watch the first trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s documentary film about Spalding Gray, And Everything is Going Fine, which his widow asked the director to make after his tragic death. [via Slashfilm]

2. More Steve Carell news: He and David Steinberg are making a documentary that will chronicle the evolution of comedy over the past sixty years through interviews with everyone form Don Rickles to Jane Lynch. [via Deadline]

3. Lea Michele says that if she gets kicked off of Glee as a student, then she’ll return as a teacher. Which is totally something Rachel Berry would say. [via Hollywood Life]

4. Dexter has been renewed for a sixth season — which isn’t surprising as last Sunday’s episode was the second most watched in series history. [via Variety]

5. My Girl star Anna Chlumsky is set to co-star opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus in HBO’s comedy pilot Veep, a new show that centers on a former senator who becomes Vice President. [via Deadline]

Bonus link: See Conan Tell Jokes in a Pair of Man-Jeggings

1. The nominations for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were announced last night. Eminem is up for ten awards, Bruno Mars has seven nods, and Lady Gaga has six. We were also happy to see Robyn, Janelle Monáe, and Cee Lo Green get recognized.

2. NBC has bought a new comedy from Steve Carell that “centers on a small-town post office frequented by a quirky but tight-knit group of local twentysomethings” and is based on his own experience working as a mail carrier in Littleton, Massachusetts. He plans to both write and executive produce the project. [via Deadline]

3. At last night’s Friars Club Roast for Quentin Tarantino, both he and Uma Thurman drank wine out of a pair of her Christian Louboutin heels. [via Page Six]

4. Big news for the New York dance scene: Yesterday the boards of Dance Theater Workshop and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company voted unanimously to merge their organizations, forming a combination producing and presenting entity to be called New York Live Arts. [via NYT]

5. Taylor Swift is Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainer of the Year — the youngest ever honoree in the magazine’s 20 year history. Check out the cover here.

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