Now this is a perfect serve: Challengers, the tennis drama starring Zendaya, will begin streaming on MGM+ on Monday, July 29, TVLine hears.
Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film follows Tashi (Zendaya), a no-nonsense tennis player-turned-coach who makes her husband Art (Mike Faist) play in a challengers event to jolt him out of a recent losing streak. Tensions rise when he faces off against Patrick (Josh O’Connor), Tashi’s ex-boyfriend and his former best friend.
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Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film follows Tashi (Zendaya), a no-nonsense tennis player-turned-coach who makes her husband Art (Mike Faist) play in a challengers event to jolt him out of a recent losing streak. Tensions rise when he faces off against Patrick (Josh O’Connor), Tashi’s ex-boyfriend and his former best friend.
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- 6/5/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Toni Collette has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix limited series “Wayward,” Variety has learned.
Collette will appear in the series alongside Mae Martin as well as Sarah Gadon, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close. The series is described as a thriller “set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the ‘troubled teen industry’ and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next,” per the official description.
Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but Collette will play the character Leanne in “Wayward.”
Collette is a highly-regarded and celebrated actress. She is a five-time Emmy Award nominee, winning the award for best actress in a comedy series for the Showtime show “United States of Tara.” She also won a Golden Globe for that show in 2010. Her other TV roles include the Netflix series “Unbelievable,...
Collette will appear in the series alongside Mae Martin as well as Sarah Gadon, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close. The series is described as a thriller “set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the ‘troubled teen industry’ and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next,” per the official description.
Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but Collette will play the character Leanne in “Wayward.”
Collette is a highly-regarded and celebrated actress. She is a five-time Emmy Award nominee, winning the award for best actress in a comedy series for the Showtime show “United States of Tara.” She also won a Golden Globe for that show in 2010. Her other TV roles include the Netflix series “Unbelievable,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Toni Collette is set as a series regular in the upcoming Netflix Canada limited series Wayward (fka Tall Pines). She is joining a cast led by Mae Martin, the series’ creator, executive producer and co-showrunner, which also includes fellow series regulars Sarah Gadon, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sydney Topliffe and Alyvia Alyn Lind as well as recurring guest stars Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close.
The eight-episode Wayward is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
Collette will play Leanne, the headmistress at Tall Pines.
Martin serves as co-showrunner with Ryan Scott, who also is an executive producer. Ben Farrell executive produces through his Objective Fiction, along with Hannah Mackay, Jennifer Kawaja and Bruno Dubé. Sphere Media is producing.
This marks a return to Netflix for...
The eight-episode Wayward is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
Collette will play Leanne, the headmistress at Tall Pines.
Martin serves as co-showrunner with Ryan Scott, who also is an executive producer. Ben Farrell executive produces through his Objective Fiction, along with Hannah Mackay, Jennifer Kawaja and Bruno Dubé. Sphere Media is producing.
This marks a return to Netflix for...
- 6/5/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Five new faces have joined the cast of Netflix's Wayward. The upcoming limited series, formerly titled Tall Pines, will feature Patrick Adams, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick Gallagher, and Josh Close.
Topliffe and Lind will have series regular roles, while Lind, Gallagher, and Close will be recurring guest stars. The new additions join the previously cast Sarah Gadon and Brandon Jay McLaren. Creator Mae Martin also stars in the series and will write the episodes and serve as showrunner.
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Topliffe and Lind will have series regular roles, while Lind, Gallagher, and Close will be recurring guest stars. The new additions join the previously cast Sarah Gadon and Brandon Jay McLaren. Creator Mae Martin also stars in the series and will write the episodes and serve as showrunner.
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- 6/5/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: Five more actors have joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix limited series Wayward (fka Tall Pines) led by Mae Martin, the series’ creator, executive producer and co-showrunner. Sydney Topliffe and Alyvia Alyn Lind have been tapped as series regulars and Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close as recurring guest stars on the show, one of the first commissions for Netflix Canada.
In addition to Martin, the quintet join previously cast series regulars Sarah Gadon and Brandon Jay McLaren.
The eight-episode Wayward is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
Topliffe and Lind are playing best friends Abbie and Leila; Adams plays a high school counselor,...
In addition to Martin, the quintet join previously cast series regulars Sarah Gadon and Brandon Jay McLaren.
The eight-episode Wayward is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
Topliffe and Lind are playing best friends Abbie and Leila; Adams plays a high school counselor,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sarah Gadon (Ferrari) is set to star opposite Mae Martin in the upcoming limited series Wayward (fka Tall Pines), one of the first commissions for Netflix Canada.
The eight-episode series, created and executive produced by Martin, is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
Gadon is believed to be playing Alex Dempsey’s (Martin) supportive yet independent partner Laura. In addition to Martin, Gadon joins recently cast Brandon Jay McLaren.
Martin serves as co-showrunner with Ryan Scott, who also is an executive producer. Ben Farrell executive produces through his Objective Fiction, along with Hannah Mackay, Jennifer Kawaja and Bruno Dubé. Sphere Media is producing.
This marks Gadon’s return to Netflix where she headlined another Canadian limited series, Alias Grace. She recently had a lead role in...
The eight-episode series, created and executive produced by Martin, is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
Gadon is believed to be playing Alex Dempsey’s (Martin) supportive yet independent partner Laura. In addition to Martin, Gadon joins recently cast Brandon Jay McLaren.
Martin serves as co-showrunner with Ryan Scott, who also is an executive producer. Ben Farrell executive produces through his Objective Fiction, along with Hannah Mackay, Jennifer Kawaja and Bruno Dubé. Sphere Media is producing.
This marks Gadon’s return to Netflix where she headlined another Canadian limited series, Alias Grace. She recently had a lead role in...
- 6/3/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In recent years, Netflix has made a lot of changes to its standard operating procedures, and one that is becoming increasingly part of its release plans is breaking up series into blocks. The world’s largest streaming service will release the second half of “Bridgerton” Season 3 in June looking to capitalize on the success of the first four episodes that were released last month. Also coming to the streaming giant this month will be the final season of fantasy drama series “Sweet Tooth,” the Glen Powell-led action comedy “The Hitman” and much more.
Netflix offers three different subscription options, on the low end is the Standard With Ads option for just $6.99 per month. However, if you prefer your streaming without commercial interruptions, you can opt for the Standard plan for $15.49 monthly or the Premium option for $22.99.
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Netflix offers three different subscription options, on the low end is the Standard With Ads option for just $6.99 per month. However, if you prefer your streaming without commercial interruptions, you can opt for the Standard plan for $15.49 monthly or the Premium option for $22.99.
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- 6/3/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Exclusive: Brandon Jay McLaren has joined Mae Martin’s limited series Tall Pines for Netflix, Deadline has learned. Details regarding the character he will portray are under wraps.
The eight-episode project from Mae Martin, Ryan Scott, Ben Farrell and his Objective Fiction and Sphere Media. Martin serves as creator, co-showrunner and executive producer, and also will play a lead role in the series, one of the streamer’s first commissions for Netflix Canada.
Tall Pines is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
Martin serves as co-showrunner with Scott, who also serves as executive producer. Farrell executive produces through his Objective Fiction, along with Hannah Mackay, Jennifer Kawaja and Bruno Dubé. Sphere Media is producing.
McLaren can most recently be seen recurring on season three of Fox’s The Cleaning Lady. His other recent credits include FX’s Snowfall, ABC’s The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds, Freeform’s Everything’s Trash and Turner & Hooch for Disney+. He is also well-known for his roles in Ransom for CBS, USA Network’s Graceland, Netflix’s Firefly Lane, Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce and AMC’s The Killing.
He is repped by Buchwald, Berwick & Kovacik and Trisko Talent Management.
The eight-episode project from Mae Martin, Ryan Scott, Ben Farrell and his Objective Fiction and Sphere Media. Martin serves as creator, co-showrunner and executive producer, and also will play a lead role in the series, one of the streamer’s first commissions for Netflix Canada.
Tall Pines is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
Martin serves as co-showrunner with Scott, who also serves as executive producer. Farrell executive produces through his Objective Fiction, along with Hannah Mackay, Jennifer Kawaja and Bruno Dubé. Sphere Media is producing.
McLaren can most recently be seen recurring on season three of Fox’s The Cleaning Lady. His other recent credits include FX’s Snowfall, ABC’s The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds, Freeform’s Everything’s Trash and Turner & Hooch for Disney+. He is also well-known for his roles in Ransom for CBS, USA Network’s Graceland, Netflix’s Firefly Lane, Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce and AMC’s The Killing.
He is repped by Buchwald, Berwick & Kovacik and Trisko Talent Management.
- 5/31/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Comedian Mo Welch announced on Tuesday that her stand-up special/documentary hybrid Dad Jokes will premiere on YouTube via 800 Pound Gorilla on June 13th.
Filmed at the Lodge Room in Highland Park and all over Illinois, the special follows Welch as she explains her lifelong obsession with dad jokes as a way to process the aftermath of her own father’s abandonment. Welch travels to Illinois in search of her father while acerbically unpacking his absence in her life and what that has meant for her comedy and her journey as a new mother.
Dad Jokes is written, performed, and co-directed by Welch, who is currently on tour opening for Ted Lasso‘s Brett Goldstein and was previously on the road with Anthony Jeselnik and Chelsea Handler.
A stand-up comic and cartoonist originally from Normal, Illinois, Welch previously directed the Netflix comedy special If You Didn’t Want Me Then from Beth Stelling,...
Filmed at the Lodge Room in Highland Park and all over Illinois, the special follows Welch as she explains her lifelong obsession with dad jokes as a way to process the aftermath of her own father’s abandonment. Welch travels to Illinois in search of her father while acerbically unpacking his absence in her life and what that has meant for her comedy and her journey as a new mother.
Dad Jokes is written, performed, and co-directed by Welch, who is currently on tour opening for Ted Lasso‘s Brett Goldstein and was previously on the road with Anthony Jeselnik and Chelsea Handler.
A stand-up comic and cartoonist originally from Normal, Illinois, Welch previously directed the Netflix comedy special If You Didn’t Want Me Then from Beth Stelling,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedian and actor Nick Offerman kicked off his Thursday night show at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre with a cheeky song about he was going to “keep it PG-13” for the night. While the sentiment didn’t last too long, the songs sure did.
The show, titled Nick Offerman and Friends vs Climate Crisis, was part of the Netflix is a Joke Fest that has taken over Los Angeles for the last week, and was put on in support of environmental non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council (Nrdc).
A known outdoorsman, Offerman told the crowd he was a “huge fan” of the organization before jumping into his opening song, but not before offering the non-profit a quick suggestion for what the night’s funds should be used towards. “I want to hope they’ll use some of the proceeds from tonight to think tank a flashier name,” Offerman joked with audience.
One...
The show, titled Nick Offerman and Friends vs Climate Crisis, was part of the Netflix is a Joke Fest that has taken over Los Angeles for the last week, and was put on in support of environmental non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council (Nrdc).
A known outdoorsman, Offerman told the crowd he was a “huge fan” of the organization before jumping into his opening song, but not before offering the non-profit a quick suggestion for what the night’s funds should be used towards. “I want to hope they’ll use some of the proceeds from tonight to think tank a flashier name,” Offerman joked with audience.
One...
- 5/10/2024
- by Nicole Fell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the canon of unexpected streaming successes, Netflix‘s Baby Reindeer looms large as a particularly unlikely hit.
The seven-episode British series, created by and starring comedian Richard Gadd has taken the media world by storm. Per Netflix’s metrics, Baby Reindeer is on its way to becoming one of the most-watched shows in the streamer’s history. Audiences remain captivated by Gadd’s depiction of real life events – perhaps too captivated, as the internet continues its attempts to dox every actual person involved (Note: Stop doing that!)
Still, it’s not hard to see why Baby Reindeer has invoked such a passionate reaction in viewers. The story is an intensely personal one for Gadd and oftentimes, the more personal something is, the more universal its appeal becomes. Not everyone can directly relate to Gadd’s traumatic experience of being stalked, but everyone knows what pain, confusion, and fear looks like.
The seven-episode British series, created by and starring comedian Richard Gadd has taken the media world by storm. Per Netflix’s metrics, Baby Reindeer is on its way to becoming one of the most-watched shows in the streamer’s history. Audiences remain captivated by Gadd’s depiction of real life events – perhaps too captivated, as the internet continues its attempts to dox every actual person involved (Note: Stop doing that!)
Still, it’s not hard to see why Baby Reindeer has invoked such a passionate reaction in viewers. The story is an intensely personal one for Gadd and oftentimes, the more personal something is, the more universal its appeal becomes. Not everyone can directly relate to Gadd’s traumatic experience of being stalked, but everyone knows what pain, confusion, and fear looks like.
- 5/8/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
UTA has signed Southern comedian, writer, and actor Fortune Feimster for representation in all areas.
Becoming a household name through her Netflix specials Sweet & Salty and Good Fortune, both of which were nominated for a Critics Choice Award, Feimster just filmed her third for the streamer in Seattle, Wa.
Currently, Feimster’s shooting the second season of Fubar, Netflix’s action comedy series led by Arnold Schwarzenegger, which came in at No. 1 globally in its first 10 days of release and topped 100 million views in less than a week. A North Carolina native who began her ascent to popularity as a writer and panelist on E’s hit show Chelsea Lately, she’s been a series regular on The Mindy Project (Hulu) and Kenan (NBC), recurred on CBS’s Life in Pieces, and guest starred on numerous series, including 2 Broke Girls, Workaholics, Glee, and Tales of the City.
Feimster’s film credits include Family Switch,...
Becoming a household name through her Netflix specials Sweet & Salty and Good Fortune, both of which were nominated for a Critics Choice Award, Feimster just filmed her third for the streamer in Seattle, Wa.
Currently, Feimster’s shooting the second season of Fubar, Netflix’s action comedy series led by Arnold Schwarzenegger, which came in at No. 1 globally in its first 10 days of release and topped 100 million views in less than a week. A North Carolina native who began her ascent to popularity as a writer and panelist on E’s hit show Chelsea Lately, she’s been a series regular on The Mindy Project (Hulu) and Kenan (NBC), recurred on CBS’s Life in Pieces, and guest starred on numerous series, including 2 Broke Girls, Workaholics, Glee, and Tales of the City.
Feimster’s film credits include Family Switch,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
John Mulaney is heading back to Netflix with an all-new six-part special titled John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA. Part of the streamer’s Netflix is a Joke Fest, the unconventional show will feature special guests as is teased in the vague trailer, above, featuring Mulaney and an array of Los Angelinos. Set to debut on May 3, additional episodes will stream nightly from May 6 to May 10 with all-new installments debuting at 7 pm Pt on Netflix. Described as six live installments, Everybody’s in LA is a show where Mulaney explores the city of Los Angeles during a week when every funny person is in it. Among the guests set to appear in the special are Jerry Seinfeld, David Letterman, Nate Bargatze, Dr. Lucy Jones, Weezer, Tony Tucci, Jon Stewart, Kerry Gaynor, Flea, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Marcia Clark, Ray J, Mae Martin, Los Lobos, John Carpenter, Warren G, Earthquake, Patton Oswalt,...
- 4/30/2024
- TV Insider
You know John Mulaney’s six-part comedy special is gonna be really star-studded when Netflix’s PR team writes, “There will be more guests as well but we are tired of listing them. We have given you enough information already,” in their pitch email.
On Tuesday, the streaming service announced a new cohort of celebrity guests — including musical ones such as Weezer, Los Lobos, St. Vincent, Flea, and Beck — that will join Mulaney during his Everyody’s in L.A. run of live shows early next month. Also making appearances...
On Tuesday, the streaming service announced a new cohort of celebrity guests — including musical ones such as Weezer, Los Lobos, St. Vincent, Flea, and Beck — that will join Mulaney during his Everyody’s in L.A. run of live shows early next month. Also making appearances...
- 4/30/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Comedy constantly shifts and changes, and tenets that might have applied years ago are also on the move. Variety spoke to some comics about everything from social media to cancel culture to figure out the new rules of the comedy scene.
Live wherever.
New York too expensive? Los Angeles too soul-crushing? Austin … too Texas? Touring headliners now regularly hail from more efficient hubs in Colorado, Missouri, Minnesota or anywhere else with Wi-Fi.
“I don’t hang in Hollywood,” says Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams from Atlanta. “If you learn how to create for yourself, then you don’t have to wait on nobody to give you anything in this business.” The convicted felon who’d been shot twice by 21 is now serving as judge on “Ms. Pat Settles It.” Her multicam “The Ms. Pat Show” had been dropped three times prior to earning multiple BET and Emmy nominations and breaking streaming...
Live wherever.
New York too expensive? Los Angeles too soul-crushing? Austin … too Texas? Touring headliners now regularly hail from more efficient hubs in Colorado, Missouri, Minnesota or anywhere else with Wi-Fi.
“I don’t hang in Hollywood,” says Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams from Atlanta. “If you learn how to create for yourself, then you don’t have to wait on nobody to give you anything in this business.” The convicted felon who’d been shot twice by 21 is now serving as judge on “Ms. Pat Settles It.” Her multicam “The Ms. Pat Show” had been dropped three times prior to earning multiple BET and Emmy nominations and breaking streaming...
- 4/29/2024
- by Julie Seabaugh
- Variety Film + TV
“Isn’t it crazy that this is how I relax?”
Mae Martin and I are in a dark room styled to look like a suite in an old hotel, fumbling as we try to open every cabinet, drawer, and door with a key we’ve just found. Lamps flicker as clattering and groaning sound effects remind us that an evil spirit threatens to trap us here forever if we can’t find a way out. Yes, to an escape-room novice like myself, this does seem an unusual way to unwind,...
Mae Martin and I are in a dark room styled to look like a suite in an old hotel, fumbling as we try to open every cabinet, drawer, and door with a key we’ve just found. Lamps flicker as clattering and groaning sound effects remind us that an evil spirit threatens to trap us here forever if we can’t find a way out. Yes, to an escape-room novice like myself, this does seem an unusual way to unwind,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
The documentary “Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution” is set to premiere globally on June 18 on Netflix. The feature-length documentary, the first of its kind to address this topic, examines the history of queer stand-up comedy as — according to its logline — “an instrument for social change over the past five decades, actively reflecting and challenging cultural norms and values.”
The film combines stand-up performances and talking head interviews, as well as archival materials featuring LGBTQ+ comedians, and includes Lily Tomlin, Sandra Bernhard, Wanda Sykes, Suzy Izzard, Hannah Gadsby, Tig Notaro, Rosie O’Donnell, Margaret Cho, Bob The Drag Queen and Trixie Mattel.
Historians interviewed for the documentary include Dave Holmes, Roger Mason, Shar Jossell, Susan Stryker and Kate Aurthur, Variety‘s Editor-at-Large.
“Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution” is written and directed by Page Hurwitz. “I’m excited for the film to premiere, particularly at this time, because comedy has the power to unite, and...
The film combines stand-up performances and talking head interviews, as well as archival materials featuring LGBTQ+ comedians, and includes Lily Tomlin, Sandra Bernhard, Wanda Sykes, Suzy Izzard, Hannah Gadsby, Tig Notaro, Rosie O’Donnell, Margaret Cho, Bob The Drag Queen and Trixie Mattel.
Historians interviewed for the documentary include Dave Holmes, Roger Mason, Shar Jossell, Susan Stryker and Kate Aurthur, Variety‘s Editor-at-Large.
“Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution” is written and directed by Page Hurwitz. “I’m excited for the film to premiere, particularly at this time, because comedy has the power to unite, and...
- 4/17/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety Film + TV
I Used To Be FunnyScreenshot: Utopia/YouTube
Even though the world is still recovering from her earth-shaking delivery of “your parents are upper middle class” in Bodies Bodies Bodies, Rachel Sennott is back with yet another sardonic but personally miserable protagonist in I Used To Be Funny, the feature-length debut from director Ally Pankiw.
Even though the world is still recovering from her earth-shaking delivery of “your parents are upper middle class” in Bodies Bodies Bodies, Rachel Sennott is back with yet another sardonic but personally miserable protagonist in I Used To Be Funny, the feature-length debut from director Ally Pankiw.
- 4/11/2024
- by Emma Keates
- avclub.com
Updated: Richard Kind will serve as announcer for “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” The guest lineup includes David Letterman, Nate Bargatze, seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, Weezer, Jerry Seinfeld, Citizens for L.A. Wildlife Representative Tony Tucci, Jon Stewart, hypnotherapist Kerry Gaynor, Flea, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Marcia Clark, Ray J, Mae Martin, Los Lobos, John Carpenter, Warren G., Earthquake, Patton Oswalt, Stavros Halkias, helicopter journalist Zoey Tur, Sarah Silverman, Joyce Manor, Ronny Chieng, Tom Segura, Bill Hader, St. Vincent, Cassandra Peterson, Luenell, Hannah Gadsby, Cedric The Entertainer, Dr. Emily Lindsey of the La Brea Tar Pits and Beck.
Previously: Netflix has set “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.,” a six-episode show featuring field pieces and special guests that will stream live during the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival.
Per the logline, the show follows Mulaney as he “explores the city of Los Angeles during a week when every funny person is in it.
Previously: Netflix has set “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.,” a six-episode show featuring field pieces and special guests that will stream live during the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival.
Per the logline, the show follows Mulaney as he “explores the city of Los Angeles during a week when every funny person is in it.
- 4/8/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Reservation Dogs star Devery Jacobs and The Last of Us‘ Lamar Johnson are set to receive special awards at the Canadian Screen Awards.
On Thursday, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television said Jacobs would receive the Radius Award as the actress, writer, director and producer from the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory uses her growing career platform to campaign for indigenous and LGBTQ2S+ rights. In addition to Reservation Dogs, Jacobs stars alongside Alaqua Cox in Marvel’s Echo. She also starred in and produced Backspot, a feature film set in the world of competitive cheerleading.
A Radius Award will also go to Johnson, an actor, director, dancer and artist who received an Emmy nomination for playing Henry Burrell on HBO’s The Last of Us series. Johnson earned a 2023 Canadian Screen Award for his co-starring role in Clement Virgo’s Brother and will also appear in Netflix’s upcoming Western drama The Abandons.
On Thursday, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television said Jacobs would receive the Radius Award as the actress, writer, director and producer from the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory uses her growing career platform to campaign for indigenous and LGBTQ2S+ rights. In addition to Reservation Dogs, Jacobs stars alongside Alaqua Cox in Marvel’s Echo. She also starred in and produced Backspot, a feature film set in the world of competitive cheerleading.
A Radius Award will also go to Johnson, an actor, director, dancer and artist who received an Emmy nomination for playing Henry Burrell on HBO’s The Last of Us series. Johnson earned a 2023 Canadian Screen Award for his co-starring role in Clement Virgo’s Brother and will also appear in Netflix’s upcoming Western drama The Abandons.
- 4/4/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tig Notaro has never had to tell the same jokes for so long, but her latest comedy special, Hello Again, arrives March 26 on Prime Video — well over four years after she first started touring the material. “My God, it just would not end,” says Notaro. “I couldn’t wait to be home with my family, see friends, do my ridiculous podcast and just work on new material around Los Angeles. I’m maybe doing one show once a week, and that feels so manageable.”
Such a time loop is especially odd for a woman whose career changed so much over such a short period. Twelve years after her now-famous Largo set, during which Notaro walked onstage and revealed a breast cancer diagnosis, she’s gone from cult comic to household name. She acts (Star Trek Discovery, The Morning Show), rents party buses with famous pals like Allison Janney, co-hosts a popular podcast (Handsome,...
Such a time loop is especially odd for a woman whose career changed so much over such a short period. Twelve years after her now-famous Largo set, during which Notaro walked onstage and revealed a breast cancer diagnosis, she’s gone from cult comic to household name. She acts (Star Trek Discovery, The Morning Show), rents party buses with famous pals like Allison Janney, co-hosts a popular podcast (Handsome,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Curtis Brown Group is pushing into the UK unscripted space.
The UTA-owned agency, best known for its literary department, has created Curtis Brown Group Unscripted and Entertainment (Cbg U&e). Former Ymu agent Marta Atack has been hired to run the unit, which launches with several signings.
Cbg U&e will house clients from the entertainment, comedy, factual and digital spaces. At launch, they include Bradley Walsh, Richard E Grant, Sue Perkins, Zoe Ball, Carol Vorderman, Cat Deeley, London Hughes, Lenny Rush, Grayson Perry, Stacey Dooley, Asim Chaudhry, Layton Williams and Mae Martin.
New signings include actor and comedian Emily Atack, sister of Martha, plus Mercury-nominated musician Kojey Radical and radio broadcasters Yasmin Evans and Greg James.
Atack built a strong reputation in the unscripted space while at Ymu before exiting last year. Her new company already has numerous entertainment, presenting, comedy and cultural thought leader clients in the...
The UTA-owned agency, best known for its literary department, has created Curtis Brown Group Unscripted and Entertainment (Cbg U&e). Former Ymu agent Marta Atack has been hired to run the unit, which launches with several signings.
Cbg U&e will house clients from the entertainment, comedy, factual and digital spaces. At launch, they include Bradley Walsh, Richard E Grant, Sue Perkins, Zoe Ball, Carol Vorderman, Cat Deeley, London Hughes, Lenny Rush, Grayson Perry, Stacey Dooley, Asim Chaudhry, Layton Williams and Mae Martin.
New signings include actor and comedian Emily Atack, sister of Martha, plus Mercury-nominated musician Kojey Radical and radio broadcasters Yasmin Evans and Greg James.
Atack built a strong reputation in the unscripted space while at Ymu before exiting last year. Her new company already has numerous entertainment, presenting, comedy and cultural thought leader clients in the...
- 3/14/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The Canadian indigenous TV drama Little Bird has grabbed a field-leading 19 nominations heading into the Canadian Screen Awards.
The series, which airs on Crave in Canada and PBS stateside, follows Behzig Little Bird, who was stripped of her indigenous identity when adopted into a Jewish family at age 5. As an adult, she goes looking for her indigenous roots and discovers she was forcibly taken from her birth family on the Long Pine Reserve in Saskatchewan by the Canadian government as part of a controversial Sixties Scoop policy.
Little Bird will compete for best drama series. and Darla Contois and Ellyn Jade nabbed nominations for best lead performer in a drama. Little Bird also earned Imajyn Cardinal a nomination for best guest drama performance, and Braeden Clarke grabbed a mention for best supporting drama performance.
The final seasons of CBC comedies Sort Of and Workin’ Moms earned 18 and 12 nominations, respectively. Other...
The series, which airs on Crave in Canada and PBS stateside, follows Behzig Little Bird, who was stripped of her indigenous identity when adopted into a Jewish family at age 5. As an adult, she goes looking for her indigenous roots and discovers she was forcibly taken from her birth family on the Long Pine Reserve in Saskatchewan by the Canadian government as part of a controversial Sixties Scoop policy.
Little Bird will compete for best drama series. and Darla Contois and Ellyn Jade nabbed nominations for best lead performer in a drama. Little Bird also earned Imajyn Cardinal a nomination for best guest drama performance, and Braeden Clarke grabbed a mention for best supporting drama performance.
The final seasons of CBC comedies Sort Of and Workin’ Moms earned 18 and 12 nominations, respectively. Other...
- 3/6/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mae Martin, star of Netflix’s Feel Good series, is set to host a Canadian Screen Awards one-hour special in late May.
The country’s national film and TV awards for the second year running will not be broadcast or streamed live this year, as happened pre-pandemic. Instead, Martin will emcee a live-to-tape one-hour special filled with celebrity interviews and highlights from prize-giving during CSA award shows held in private and in person in Toronto.
“I am elated to be hosting this celebration of all the amazing talent in Canada, and plan on asking a lot of people I admire for selfies,” Martin said in a statement about her hosting duties. Last year’s Canadian Screen Awards TV special was hosted by fellow Canadian Samantha Bee.
Born and raised in Toronto, Martin as a comedian, actor, writer, and producer currently hosts the comedy podcast Handsome, alongside Tig Notaro and Fortune Feimster.
The country’s national film and TV awards for the second year running will not be broadcast or streamed live this year, as happened pre-pandemic. Instead, Martin will emcee a live-to-tape one-hour special filled with celebrity interviews and highlights from prize-giving during CSA award shows held in private and in person in Toronto.
“I am elated to be hosting this celebration of all the amazing talent in Canada, and plan on asking a lot of people I admire for selfies,” Martin said in a statement about her hosting duties. Last year’s Canadian Screen Awards TV special was hosted by fellow Canadian Samantha Bee.
Born and raised in Toronto, Martin as a comedian, actor, writer, and producer currently hosts the comedy podcast Handsome, alongside Tig Notaro and Fortune Feimster.
- 2/22/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has picked up an untitled documentary about the Montreal Expos and the events surrounding the Major League Baseball team’s departure in 2004. The doc, which the streamer has confirmed exclusively to Variety, reps Netflix’s next original project out of Canada.
The doc is the first greenlit under Netflix’s new creative partnership with Montreal-based Attraction. Netflix signed a first-look deal with Attraction last November, for French-language film projects to be developed and produced by the company.
Jean-François Poisson will direct the untitled baseball doc. Marie-Christine Pouliot, Attraction’s head producer, documentary, and Richard Speer, president of Attraction, will executive produce.
According to Netflix, the film explores the setbacks that led to the departure of the Expos from Montreal and how the loss of an MLB team in Montreal continues to spark debate 20 years later.
Some of those setbacks included fee disputes between the city and Expos owner Jeffrey Loria over a new stadium,...
The doc is the first greenlit under Netflix’s new creative partnership with Montreal-based Attraction. Netflix signed a first-look deal with Attraction last November, for French-language film projects to be developed and produced by the company.
Jean-François Poisson will direct the untitled baseball doc. Marie-Christine Pouliot, Attraction’s head producer, documentary, and Richard Speer, president of Attraction, will executive produce.
According to Netflix, the film explores the setbacks that led to the departure of the Expos from Montreal and how the loss of an MLB team in Montreal continues to spark debate 20 years later.
Some of those setbacks included fee disputes between the city and Expos owner Jeffrey Loria over a new stadium,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
The Flight Attendant will not be returning for a third season. The show, which was originally set as a limited series, aired two seasons on Max, with the second season ending in May 2022.
The move follows comments from star and executive producer Kaley Cuoco after the second season that the “plane had landed.” “I just kind of feel like we just ended,” she told People at the time.
The first season, which premiered in November 2020, followed Cuoco’s alcoholic, globe-trotting flight attendant Cassie Bowden who became embroiled in an espionage plot following her affair with a first class passenger, who winds up murdered after their night together.
The second season saw Bowden return with a fresh start in Los Angeles, sober and moonlighting as a CIA asset in her spare time. But when an overseas assignment leads her to inadvertently witness a murder, she becomes entangled in another international intrigue.
The move follows comments from star and executive producer Kaley Cuoco after the second season that the “plane had landed.” “I just kind of feel like we just ended,” she told People at the time.
The first season, which premiered in November 2020, followed Cuoco’s alcoholic, globe-trotting flight attendant Cassie Bowden who became embroiled in an espionage plot following her affair with a first class passenger, who winds up murdered after their night together.
The second season saw Bowden return with a fresh start in Los Angeles, sober and moonlighting as a CIA asset in her spare time. But when an overseas assignment leads her to inadvertently witness a murder, she becomes entangled in another international intrigue.
- 1/19/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The line-up for Taskmaster series 17 has been revealed, with The League Of Gentleman’s Steve Pemberton among the large names. More within:
Now that we’ve had the joy of both the Taskmaster New Year Treat – with Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall and the third Champion of Champions – with Sarah Kendall, Dara O’Briain, Sophie Duker, Morgana Robinson and Kiell Smith Bynoe, who stood in for Mae Martin – we now look forward to the seventeenth series.
The line up for the new series is as follows, according to the British Comedy Guide:
Joanne McNally, John Robins, Sophie Willan, Ted Lasso’s Nick Mohammed and The League Of Gentlemen’s Steve Pemberton.
And it doesn’t stop there. Not only can you buy Taskmaster clothing, books, a board game via the official store, a few weeks ago, it was announced that the show was being turned into a VR...
Now that we’ve had the joy of both the Taskmaster New Year Treat – with Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall and the third Champion of Champions – with Sarah Kendall, Dara O’Briain, Sophie Duker, Morgana Robinson and Kiell Smith Bynoe, who stood in for Mae Martin – we now look forward to the seventeenth series.
The line up for the new series is as follows, according to the British Comedy Guide:
Joanne McNally, John Robins, Sophie Willan, Ted Lasso’s Nick Mohammed and The League Of Gentlemen’s Steve Pemberton.
And it doesn’t stop there. Not only can you buy Taskmaster clothing, books, a board game via the official store, a few weeks ago, it was announced that the show was being turned into a VR...
- 1/15/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Remember the Emmys? Due to Hollywood’s dual strikes, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards were delayed from last fall. The telecast, fronted by Anthony Anderson, will take place at Downtown L.A.’s Peacock Theater on Monday, Jan. 15, at a time marked by an explosion of events and perhaps one of the most crowded corridors in awards season history. Get ready to pop some champagne!
Thursday, Jan. 11
Canada at the Emmys
Private location, 5:30 p.m.
Zaib Shaikh, Canada’s consul general in Los Angeles along with Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the United States will open the doors of Canada’s House for a private reception to honor this year’s Canadian Emmy nominees. Expected guests include Lamar Johnson, Luke Kirby, Susan Coyne, Devery Jacobs, Tantoo Cardinal, Sarah Levy, Shamier Anderson, Mae Martin, Sophie Nélisse, Jeremy Podeswa, Dustin Milligan, Michael Seater, Amanda Crew, Cassandra James, Bruce Greenwood, Enuka Okuma,...
Thursday, Jan. 11
Canada at the Emmys
Private location, 5:30 p.m.
Zaib Shaikh, Canada’s consul general in Los Angeles along with Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the United States will open the doors of Canada’s House for a private reception to honor this year’s Canadian Emmy nominees. Expected guests include Lamar Johnson, Luke Kirby, Susan Coyne, Devery Jacobs, Tantoo Cardinal, Sarah Levy, Shamier Anderson, Mae Martin, Sophie Nélisse, Jeremy Podeswa, Dustin Milligan, Michael Seater, Amanda Crew, Cassandra James, Bruce Greenwood, Enuka Okuma,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taskmaster: Champions Of Champions 3 airs on the 14th January, Channel 4 has confirmed. More details here:
Now that we’ve had the joy of the Taskmaster New Year Treat with Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall and Zoe Ball, we now look to the future, and we’re back at the time where a very special head-to-head occurs between previous winners.
As Taskmaster aired more and more series, Alex Horne and company began making Champion Of Champions specials after the fifth series.
The past Champion Of Champions winners were Josh Widdicombe and Richard Herring.
Taking part in the Champion Of Champions 3 are Sarah Kendall, Morgana Robinson, Sophie Duker and Dara Ó Briain. Series 15 winner Mae Martin was unavailable at the time of filming, so runner-up Kiell Smith-Bynoe took their place.
With Taskmaster commissioned all the way into 2026, there’s a very real possibility of there being a Champion...
Now that we’ve had the joy of the Taskmaster New Year Treat with Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall and Zoe Ball, we now look to the future, and we’re back at the time where a very special head-to-head occurs between previous winners.
As Taskmaster aired more and more series, Alex Horne and company began making Champion Of Champions specials after the fifth series.
The past Champion Of Champions winners were Josh Widdicombe and Richard Herring.
Taking part in the Champion Of Champions 3 are Sarah Kendall, Morgana Robinson, Sophie Duker and Dara Ó Briain. Series 15 winner Mae Martin was unavailable at the time of filming, so runner-up Kiell Smith-Bynoe took their place.
With Taskmaster commissioned all the way into 2026, there’s a very real possibility of there being a Champion...
- 1/3/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Parvati Shallow has some big news!
The 41-year-old Survivor winner took to social media on Saturday (December 30) to come out as queer.
She did so while hard-launching a new relationship with her partner Mae Martin!
Read more about Parvati Shallow’s big news…
Hopping on Instagram, Parvati shared a roll of pictures that she and Mae took in a photo booth. In them, they take turns kissing each other on the cheek and generally cozy up. The final photo features them sharing a passionate kiss.
“We’re queer. Happy new year ❤️...
The 41-year-old Survivor winner took to social media on Saturday (December 30) to come out as queer.
She did so while hard-launching a new relationship with her partner Mae Martin!
Read more about Parvati Shallow’s big news…
Hopping on Instagram, Parvati shared a roll of pictures that she and Mae took in a photo booth. In them, they take turns kissing each other on the cheek and generally cozy up. The final photo features them sharing a passionate kiss.
“We’re queer. Happy new year ❤️...
- 12/31/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Chris Rock, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Hannah Gadsby, Seth Rogen, and Tom Brady (yes, that Tom Brady) are among the comedians and non-comedians set to appear at the 2024 Netflix Is a Joke festival.
Kevin Hart, John Mulaney, Ali Wong, Chelsea Handler, Maya Rudolph, Nate Bargatze, Nick Kroll, Kumail Nanjiani, Tim Robinson, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Patton Oswalt are just some of the dozens of A-list comics also on the bill when the fest hits venues across Los Angeles between May 2 and 12.
Despite all the comic legends, the name that stands out the most is Brady’s,...
Kevin Hart, John Mulaney, Ali Wong, Chelsea Handler, Maya Rudolph, Nate Bargatze, Nick Kroll, Kumail Nanjiani, Tim Robinson, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Patton Oswalt are just some of the dozens of A-list comics also on the bill when the fest hits venues across Los Angeles between May 2 and 12.
Despite all the comic legends, the name that stands out the most is Brady’s,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix is bringing back its “Netflix Is a Joke Fest,” which so far has lined up more than 300 live events across 35 venues in Los Angeles. The event, last held in 2022, will include Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Nate Bargatze and Sebastian Maniscalco in a night of comedy at the Hollywood Bowl; also holding stand-up shows there are Bill Burr, John Mulaney, Seth Rogen, Matt Rife, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah and a joint show with Taylor Tomlinson, Sarah Silverman, Nikki Glaser and Michelle Buteau.
Netflix produces the festival with Live Nation; this year’s event will take place from May 2 to May 12, 2024. Besides the Bowl, other venues on tap include The Greek, The Dolby, The Forum, The Palladium, Orpheum Theatre and The Wiltern, as well as well as comedy venues including The Hollywood Improv, Largo, Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store.
“This is a special time for comedy, both for Netflix and the genre at large,...
Netflix produces the festival with Live Nation; this year’s event will take place from May 2 to May 12, 2024. Besides the Bowl, other venues on tap include The Greek, The Dolby, The Forum, The Palladium, Orpheum Theatre and The Wiltern, as well as well as comedy venues including The Hollywood Improv, Largo, Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store.
“This is a special time for comedy, both for Netflix and the genre at large,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: An exposé about institutionalized corruption in the Hare Krishna movement is being adapted into a feature doc by Sphere Media.
Sphere has acquired rights to non-fiction book Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness, which was a New York Times bestseller from 1988 that investigative journalists John Huber and Lindsey Gruson co-authored.
The adaptation will be for Canada’s Hollywood Suite for English-speaking Canada and directed by Jason Lapeyre. The book is billed as a “chilling exposé of institutionalised corruption.”
Telefilm Canada’s Theatrical Documentary Program has invested in the film, with assistance coming from the Roger’s Documentary Fund. UK-based Abacus Media Rights has distribution rights outside of Canada, with Hollywood Suite commissioning it for English-speaking Canada and a French-speaking Canadian deal very close to closing.
Lapeyre brought the doc to Canadian film and TV producer Sphere. It explores the Krishna Consciousness,...
Sphere has acquired rights to non-fiction book Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness, which was a New York Times bestseller from 1988 that investigative journalists John Huber and Lindsey Gruson co-authored.
The adaptation will be for Canada’s Hollywood Suite for English-speaking Canada and directed by Jason Lapeyre. The book is billed as a “chilling exposé of institutionalised corruption.”
Telefilm Canada’s Theatrical Documentary Program has invested in the film, with assistance coming from the Roger’s Documentary Fund. UK-based Abacus Media Rights has distribution rights outside of Canada, with Hollywood Suite commissioning it for English-speaking Canada and a French-speaking Canadian deal very close to closing.
Lapeyre brought the doc to Canadian film and TV producer Sphere. It explores the Krishna Consciousness,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Immersive virtual reality stand-up series Surrounded is to return for a second season next month with Jack Whitehall, Marlon Wayans, Lil Rel Howery and Mae Martin among the comics lined up.
The six-part series will debut via the Meta Horizon Worlds VR online video game platform, with episodes starting from December 29, including a festival holiday special that drops at 10am Pt.
The comedians’ sets were filmed at the 2023 Just For Laughs Montréal Comedy Festival. The format sees the audience inspiring the jokes, with everyone fair game. It originated as a stand-up comedy show created by Mike Falzone before being adapted for the Metaverse.
Hosted by The Carmichael Show star Howery, the episodes will feature Whitehall, Wayans, Martin, Fortune Feimster, Mark Normand, Chris Redd, Dan Soder, Jay Pharaoh, Meg Statler, Felipe Esparza, Rosebud Baker, Sam Morril, Joel Kim Booster, Hannah Berner, Nate Jackson, Brad Williams, Preacher Lawson, Sasheer Zamata, Brian Simpson,...
The six-part series will debut via the Meta Horizon Worlds VR online video game platform, with episodes starting from December 29, including a festival holiday special that drops at 10am Pt.
The comedians’ sets were filmed at the 2023 Just For Laughs Montréal Comedy Festival. The format sees the audience inspiring the jokes, with everyone fair game. It originated as a stand-up comedy show created by Mike Falzone before being adapted for the Metaverse.
Hosted by The Carmichael Show star Howery, the episodes will feature Whitehall, Wayans, Martin, Fortune Feimster, Mark Normand, Chris Redd, Dan Soder, Jay Pharaoh, Meg Statler, Felipe Esparza, Rosebud Baker, Sam Morril, Joel Kim Booster, Hannah Berner, Nate Jackson, Brad Williams, Preacher Lawson, Sasheer Zamata, Brian Simpson,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Kendall. Robinson. Duker. Ó’Briain. Martin. The fight is On.
The winners of Taskmaster series 11-15 are currently doing sit-ups, drinking pints of raw egg, and running up and down the steps outside Chiswick Library. They’re in training for Taskmaster’s third Champion of Champions contest.
A little reminder of the contenders for this title now, on account of the internet having destroyed everybody’s attention spans, and shrunk our ability to retain information for longer than it takes a toaster to pop.
Champion of Champions 3 Line-Up Sarah Kendall
Representing series 11 is the magnificently-maned Sarah Kendall, Australian comic, writer and actor. She’s technically the dunce of this operation going in with a whole-series points score of just 158, but a dynamite chick like her isn’t about to let that get in the way. The woman’s ready for the apocalypse at all times, do not underestimate her.
Morgana Robinson
The series 12 champ,...
The winners of Taskmaster series 11-15 are currently doing sit-ups, drinking pints of raw egg, and running up and down the steps outside Chiswick Library. They’re in training for Taskmaster’s third Champion of Champions contest.
A little reminder of the contenders for this title now, on account of the internet having destroyed everybody’s attention spans, and shrunk our ability to retain information for longer than it takes a toaster to pop.
Champion of Champions 3 Line-Up Sarah Kendall
Representing series 11 is the magnificently-maned Sarah Kendall, Australian comic, writer and actor. She’s technically the dunce of this operation going in with a whole-series points score of just 158, but a dynamite chick like her isn’t about to let that get in the way. The woman’s ready for the apocalypse at all times, do not underestimate her.
Morgana Robinson
The series 12 champ,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The stars are stepping out for Time‘s big event!
Rachel Zegler and boyfriend Josh Andres Rivera joined Kelsea Ballerini and boyfriend Chase Stokes at the 2023 Time100 Next held at Second Floor on Tuesday evening (October 24) in New York City.
Other stars in attendance included Stephanie Hsu, Maya Hawke, Killers of the Flower Moon actress Lily Gladstone, Broad City actress Abbi Jacobson, Call Me Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper, Tony award winner Alex Newell, Abbott Elementary actor Tyler James Williams, Grammy-winning singer Tems, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey, The Color Purple actor Corey Hawkins, comedian Mae Martin, and “Moonlight” singer Kalis Uchis.
In a new interview, Kelsea opened up about her divorce and finding love again with Chase.
Fyi: Rachel is wearing a Dior dress. Kelsea is wearing a Stella McCartney dress.
Click through the gallery inside for 45+ pictures of the stars at the event…...
Rachel Zegler and boyfriend Josh Andres Rivera joined Kelsea Ballerini and boyfriend Chase Stokes at the 2023 Time100 Next held at Second Floor on Tuesday evening (October 24) in New York City.
Other stars in attendance included Stephanie Hsu, Maya Hawke, Killers of the Flower Moon actress Lily Gladstone, Broad City actress Abbi Jacobson, Call Me Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper, Tony award winner Alex Newell, Abbott Elementary actor Tyler James Williams, Grammy-winning singer Tems, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey, The Color Purple actor Corey Hawkins, comedian Mae Martin, and “Moonlight” singer Kalis Uchis.
In a new interview, Kelsea opened up about her divorce and finding love again with Chase.
Fyi: Rachel is wearing a Dior dress. Kelsea is wearing a Stella McCartney dress.
Click through the gallery inside for 45+ pictures of the stars at the event…...
- 10/25/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It all started in 1988 with an obsession: Canadian comic Carolyn Taylor, now known as one of the stars and co-creators of “Baroness Von Sketch Show,” was a “closeted 15-year-old” watching Olympic figure skating in her aunt’s living room. She recalls Katarina Witt performing a free skate to “Carmen” in an iconic red costume. At the very end, Witt performatively lay down on the ice — and Taylor just wanted to lie next to her.
“It was one of those foundational moments,” Taylor tells Variety. “But then I went on with my life, and didn’t pursue skating or Olympics in any capacity.”
Fast forward to 2016. Taylor was driving in the car with her girlfriend when Whitney Houston’s 1992 song “I Have Nothing” came on the radio. “It was as if I had heard it for the first time,” she recalls. She had a vision of “a professional pairs, gold medalist skating routine,...
“It was one of those foundational moments,” Taylor tells Variety. “But then I went on with my life, and didn’t pursue skating or Olympics in any capacity.”
Fast forward to 2016. Taylor was driving in the car with her girlfriend when Whitney Houston’s 1992 song “I Have Nothing” came on the radio. “It was as if I had heard it for the first time,” she recalls. She had a vision of “a professional pairs, gold medalist skating routine,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
2023 has already given us series 15’s perfect line-up – a gem of a season with Jenny Eclair’s endless joy, Kiell Smith-Bynoe’s cheeky competitiveness, Mae Martin’s cool smarts, Frankie Boyle’s affable bemusement and Ivo Graham’s adorable self-loathing keeping us laughing all the way through to summer.
And there’s not long to wait now until series 16 arrives. The new run of 10 episodes is confirmed to start airing weekly on Channel 4 and Channel4.com from Thursday September 21 at 9pm. That means – interruptions notwithstanding – the series finale should arrive on Thursday November 23, which is traditionally when the next line-up is announced.
But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. The series 16 Taskmaster line-up comes first and back in June, was confirmed as comprising Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sue Perkins, Susan Wokoma and Sam Campbell.
Let’s have a quick refresher on where we’ve seen the series 16 contestants before:...
And there’s not long to wait now until series 16 arrives. The new run of 10 episodes is confirmed to start airing weekly on Channel 4 and Channel4.com from Thursday September 21 at 9pm. That means – interruptions notwithstanding – the series finale should arrive on Thursday November 23, which is traditionally when the next line-up is announced.
But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. The series 16 Taskmaster line-up comes first and back in June, was confirmed as comprising Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sue Perkins, Susan Wokoma and Sam Campbell.
Let’s have a quick refresher on where we’ve seen the series 16 contestants before:...
- 9/6/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and Mae Martin are excited to announce the launch of their new podcast, Handsome, on August 22, 2023.
Handsome is a comedy and storytelling podcast where the three comedians laugh their way through a candid, far-reaching and uproarious conversation, fielding a question each week from a friend, including Kenan Thompson, Atsuko Okatsuka, Neil Patrick Harris, Leisha Hailey, Lil Rel Howery, Jimmy Fallon, and many more.
Topics on Handsome range from childhood memories to philosophical musings, to creative inspiration and even (thanks to Sarah Silverman) private-part hygiene. Along the way, the three hosts approach every conversation with the warmth, hilarity, and insight that they’ve all been celebrated for as acclaimed individual stand-up comedians, actors, writers, and creators. Each of their singular comedic voices is spotlighted on the show, but together, their podcasting presence can only be described as ‘Handsome.’
“A little while back, the three of us decided to get together,...
Handsome is a comedy and storytelling podcast where the three comedians laugh their way through a candid, far-reaching and uproarious conversation, fielding a question each week from a friend, including Kenan Thompson, Atsuko Okatsuka, Neil Patrick Harris, Leisha Hailey, Lil Rel Howery, Jimmy Fallon, and many more.
Topics on Handsome range from childhood memories to philosophical musings, to creative inspiration and even (thanks to Sarah Silverman) private-part hygiene. Along the way, the three hosts approach every conversation with the warmth, hilarity, and insight that they’ve all been celebrated for as acclaimed individual stand-up comedians, actors, writers, and creators. Each of their singular comedic voices is spotlighted on the show, but together, their podcasting presence can only be described as ‘Handsome.’
“A little while back, the three of us decided to get together,...
- 8/21/2023
- Podnews.net
It can’t go on. Must-watch TV shows have been arriving at an unmanageable rate for so long that releasing an excellent new series is now essentially an act of violence. Nobody has the time to be this thoroughly entertained.
Curation is our only solution. Recommendations that cut through promotional budgets and PR hype, leaving behind just the good stuff. Below, we’ve collected the best of the best from this year of UK television so far. If you only have time to watch a handful of shows in 2023, make them these gems. We’ll add any others that make the grade as the year goes on, and do please make your own recommendations below.
Happy Valley Series 3
Stream on: BBC iPlayer (UK); AMC+/BBC America/Acorn TV from May 22nd (US)
Series three is when the word-of-mouth enthusiasm for Sally Wainwright’s Happy Valley started to break through even...
Curation is our only solution. Recommendations that cut through promotional budgets and PR hype, leaving behind just the good stuff. Below, we’ve collected the best of the best from this year of UK television so far. If you only have time to watch a handful of shows in 2023, make them these gems. We’ll add any others that make the grade as the year goes on, and do please make your own recommendations below.
Happy Valley Series 3
Stream on: BBC iPlayer (UK); AMC+/BBC America/Acorn TV from May 22nd (US)
Series three is when the word-of-mouth enthusiasm for Sally Wainwright’s Happy Valley started to break through even...
- 8/7/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson delivered an emotional speech while recalling breaking out at the Just For Laughs festival in 2017 before returning this year to Montreal to pick up the top comedy award in front of a roomful of fellow comics and industry execs.
“This is crazy. It’s wild to be in front of all your comedy heroes,” Brunson said when accepting the best comedy person award at the Just For Laughs ComedyPro conference on Friday. She recounted being part of the New Faces comic discovery program in 2017 at Just For Laughs.
“I was doing a lot of work just to get here, to get to what I considered real comedy. I wanted to get to TV, I wanted to get to film. I was doing stand-up and I was putting in the work and I love comedy. So it was an honor to be recognized back then,” Brunson said.
“This is crazy. It’s wild to be in front of all your comedy heroes,” Brunson said when accepting the best comedy person award at the Just For Laughs ComedyPro conference on Friday. She recounted being part of the New Faces comic discovery program in 2017 at Just For Laughs.
“I was doing a lot of work just to get here, to get to what I considered real comedy. I wanted to get to TV, I wanted to get to film. I was doing stand-up and I was putting in the work and I love comedy. So it was an honor to be recognized back then,” Brunson said.
- 7/28/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood actors strike has upended plans by the stars of Peacock’s Killing It and Hulu’s animated Solar Opposites series to take part in U.S. TV cast panels at the Just For Laughs comedy festival next week, organizers have confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Killing It panel taking place before a second season return on Aug. 17 was to include series stars Craig Robinson, Rell Battle and Claudia O’Doherty. And Thomas Middleditch and Solar Opposites co-star Sean Giambrone had been booked before the SAG-AFTRA labor action to share sneak peeks clips and discuss the characters they voice on their animated show’s fourth season to bow on Hulu on Aug. 14.
The comedy festival in Montreal that revolutionized stand-up comedy by discovering top comics like Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Fallon before they went to stellar film and TV careers has been one of the first marquee...
The Killing It panel taking place before a second season return on Aug. 17 was to include series stars Craig Robinson, Rell Battle and Claudia O’Doherty. And Thomas Middleditch and Solar Opposites co-star Sean Giambrone had been booked before the SAG-AFTRA labor action to share sneak peeks clips and discuss the characters they voice on their animated show’s fourth season to bow on Hulu on Aug. 14.
The comedy festival in Montreal that revolutionized stand-up comedy by discovering top comics like Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Fallon before they went to stellar film and TV careers has been one of the first marquee...
- 7/21/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tatiana Maslany, Elliot Page, Martin Short and Ingrid Haas are among Canadian actors supporting a letter calling on fellow performers in British Columbia to vote down a proposal by American producers to extend their Union of British Columbia Performers/Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (Ubcp/Actra) labor deal for another year to March 31, 2025 in return for a 5 percent wage increase.
That agreement between the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP) and its local counterpart, the B.C. branch of the Canadian Media Producers Association, and local representatives for IATSE 891, IATSE 669, Teamsters 155, the Directors Guild of Canada’s B.C. branch and Ubcp/Actra, now faces ratification votes by the wider memberships.
In all, 68 Canadian actors put their names to the July 10 letter that urges West Coast performers with the Ubcp/Actra union to reject a “preemptive deal” they claim will undercut current contact talks stateside with...
That agreement between the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP) and its local counterpart, the B.C. branch of the Canadian Media Producers Association, and local representatives for IATSE 891, IATSE 669, Teamsters 155, the Directors Guild of Canada’s B.C. branch and Ubcp/Actra, now faces ratification votes by the wider memberships.
In all, 68 Canadian actors put their names to the July 10 letter that urges West Coast performers with the Ubcp/Actra union to reject a “preemptive deal” they claim will undercut current contact talks stateside with...
- 7/14/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rainn Wilson is set to receive the Comedy Impact Award and deliver the American keynote address at the Just For Laughs’ ComedyPRO conference, organizers announced Thursday.
As the Montreal comedy festival unveiled its final lineup additions, the fest said Marlon Wayans — star of the horror comedy spoof films Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2 — and Feel Good star Mae Martin will perform solo shows during the 41st edition, as will mixed media artist Alok, Trey Kennedy, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah writer Alingon Mitra, Noel Miller and Ali Macofsky.
Besides Wilson’s keynote, Jfl has also booked Steph Tolev to deliver the Canadian keynote address at the ComedyPRO conference, while Jessica Kirson will present the annual State of the Industry address in Montreal previously delivered for over 20 years by Andy Kindler.
Other booked Jfl events include Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch and co-star Sean Giambrone touting the upcoming fourth...
As the Montreal comedy festival unveiled its final lineup additions, the fest said Marlon Wayans — star of the horror comedy spoof films Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2 — and Feel Good star Mae Martin will perform solo shows during the 41st edition, as will mixed media artist Alok, Trey Kennedy, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah writer Alingon Mitra, Noel Miller and Ali Macofsky.
Besides Wilson’s keynote, Jfl has also booked Steph Tolev to deliver the Canadian keynote address at the ComedyPRO conference, while Jessica Kirson will present the annual State of the Industry address in Montreal previously delivered for over 20 years by Andy Kindler.
Other booked Jfl events include Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch and co-star Sean Giambrone touting the upcoming fourth...
- 7/13/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that more than 250 LGBTQ and ally actors, notables, and other leaders signed a public letter created by GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign (Hrc) calling on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter to better enforce hate speech, harassment, misinformation, and other existing content policies aimed at protecting transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming users and all LGBTQ people.
The full letter and list of signatories can be found here.
The celebrities, influencers, and prominent public figures include: Alyssa Milano, Alan Cumming, Alok, Amber Ruffin, Amy Landecker, Amy Schumer, Angelica Ross, Annaleigh Ashford, Ariana Grande, Arisce Wanzer, Avan Jogia, Barbie Ferreira, Bebe Rexha, Bella Ramsey, Ben Barnes, Benito Skinner, Bethany Cosentino, Billy Eichner, Billy Porter, Bobby Berk, Bretman Rock, Brian Michael Smith, Busy Philipps, Camila Cabello, Cara Delevingne, Chella Man, Cheyenne Jackson, Christa Miller, Chris Perfetti,...
The full letter and list of signatories can be found here.
The celebrities, influencers, and prominent public figures include: Alyssa Milano, Alan Cumming, Alok, Amber Ruffin, Amy Landecker, Amy Schumer, Angelica Ross, Annaleigh Ashford, Ariana Grande, Arisce Wanzer, Avan Jogia, Barbie Ferreira, Bebe Rexha, Bella Ramsey, Ben Barnes, Benito Skinner, Bethany Cosentino, Billy Eichner, Billy Porter, Bobby Berk, Bretman Rock, Brian Michael Smith, Busy Philipps, Camila Cabello, Cara Delevingne, Chella Man, Cheyenne Jackson, Christa Miller, Chris Perfetti,...
- 6/28/2023
- Look to the Stars
Bill Burr and Al Madrigal’s All Things Comedy has elevated Russell Weissman to Chief Operating Officer of the expanding production company and podcast network. Weissman will lead audience strategy and oversee distribution, sales, business development, and podcasts. He will also support the founders and development teams with their expanding opportunities in film and television projects and he will step into an observer role of the Board with All Things Comedy.
“For the past six years, Russell Weissman has been a great partner in the strategy and growth of All Things Comedy,” stated Atc President and CEO, Mike Bertolina. “As his role has grown, and his impact felt on so many facets of our business, it became clear that promoting him to COO was warranted and commensurate with his responsibilities. I look forward to building further with him in this next phase of the business.”
“Not only has Russell become...
“For the past six years, Russell Weissman has been a great partner in the strategy and growth of All Things Comedy,” stated Atc President and CEO, Mike Bertolina. “As his role has grown, and his impact felt on so many facets of our business, it became clear that promoting him to COO was warranted and commensurate with his responsibilities. I look forward to building further with him in this next phase of the business.”
“Not only has Russell become...
- 6/27/2023
- Podnews.net
Exclusive: Russell Weissman has been upped to Chief Operating Officer at All Things Comedy, the prolific production company and podcast network founded by comics Bill Burr and Al Madrigal.
In his new role, Weissman will lead audience strategy and oversee distribution, sales, business development and podcasts. He will also support the founders and development teams as they expand their work in film and TV and step into an observer role vis-à-vis the company’s Board.
An executive with extensive knowledge of both digital and traditional entertainment ecosystems, Weissman joined Atc as VP of Audience Strategy & Marketing in 2017, focusing to this point on audience growth, marketing and digital strategy. Over the years, his role has evolved as he’s looked to scale the business by building company infrastructure, strategic partnerships and new revenue streams.
“For the past six years, Russell Weissman has been a great partner in the strategy and growth of All Things Comedy,...
In his new role, Weissman will lead audience strategy and oversee distribution, sales, business development and podcasts. He will also support the founders and development teams as they expand their work in film and TV and step into an observer role vis-à-vis the company’s Board.
An executive with extensive knowledge of both digital and traditional entertainment ecosystems, Weissman joined Atc as VP of Audience Strategy & Marketing in 2017, focusing to this point on audience growth, marketing and digital strategy. Over the years, his role has evolved as he’s looked to scale the business by building company infrastructure, strategic partnerships and new revenue streams.
“For the past six years, Russell Weissman has been a great partner in the strategy and growth of All Things Comedy,...
- 6/26/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
In December 2022, the critically acclaimed, mega-successful stage musical based on Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book Matilda came to cinemas translated into a punchy, inventive feature film. Written by playwright and screenwriter Dennis Kelly with songs and lyrics by comedian and writer Tim Minchin (Upright), the musical – like the book – is a terrific blend of poignancy and rebellious satire.
Famously adapted for a 1996 American feature film starring writer Mara Wilson in the title role, Matilda is the story of an extraordinary young girl born into a neglectful family who are unable to see, or appreciate her uniqueness. Matilda Wormwood isn’t just an academic genius, and when she goes up against the cruel, child-hating headmistress Miss Trunchbull, she uses her powers to right a generational wrong.
The new film retains the original musical’s anarchic heart, chiefly by retaining its director Matthew Warchus, who pulled the whole thing together...
Famously adapted for a 1996 American feature film starring writer Mara Wilson in the title role, Matilda is the story of an extraordinary young girl born into a neglectful family who are unable to see, or appreciate her uniqueness. Matilda Wormwood isn’t just an academic genius, and when she goes up against the cruel, child-hating headmistress Miss Trunchbull, she uses her powers to right a generational wrong.
The new film retains the original musical’s anarchic heart, chiefly by retaining its director Matthew Warchus, who pulled the whole thing together...
- 6/26/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Alex Tonisson has been appointed the new national executive director of IATSE Local 600’s International Cinematographers Guild (Icg).
As the new national executive director, Tonisson will spearhead critical negotiations, in effort to solicit new opportunities and changes on behalf of the Icg, as well as supervise the full-time staff that work closely with other IATSE Local and International chapters.
“I am excited for this opportunity to continue the important work that Icg does, including the crucial support the Guild provides during this industry-wide strike that has impacted so many of our members,” said Tonisson. “During this critical moment of technology-driven change in film and the arts – it’s my honor to represent the best interests of our members who include some of the most brilliant, creative and talented individuals in our industry.”
Prior to joining Local 600, Tonisson formerly served as the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (Ifpte Local 21) director of field services,...
As the new national executive director, Tonisson will spearhead critical negotiations, in effort to solicit new opportunities and changes on behalf of the Icg, as well as supervise the full-time staff that work closely with other IATSE Local and International chapters.
“I am excited for this opportunity to continue the important work that Icg does, including the crucial support the Guild provides during this industry-wide strike that has impacted so many of our members,” said Tonisson. “During this critical moment of technology-driven change in film and the arts – it’s my honor to represent the best interests of our members who include some of the most brilliant, creative and talented individuals in our industry.”
Prior to joining Local 600, Tonisson formerly served as the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (Ifpte Local 21) director of field services,...
- 6/24/2023
- by McKinley Franklin, Sophia Sun and Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
If there’s one thing we’re not short of on this strange little island, it’s funny people. When life is good, we’re laughing. When things get weird, we’re laughing. And when everything falls apart, somehow we’re still laughing.
From top bants to gallows humour, you can always rely on the British to bring the LOLs, and from Charlie Chaplin through to Monty Python and Fleabag, British comedy seems to translate pretty well worldwide too, meaning there’s plenty on offer on Netflix.
So if you’re sick of rewatching the same old sitcoms and looking for fresh laughs, we recommend these British comedy hidden gems on Netflix:
[All the following are available on both US and UK Netflix, unless stated]
Lovesick
For most of us, an Std probably wouldn’t be our first choice for the basis of a sitcom, but that’s why Lovesick is so genius: it takes a usually no-laughing-matter concept and stuffs it full of refreshing honesty,...
From top bants to gallows humour, you can always rely on the British to bring the LOLs, and from Charlie Chaplin through to Monty Python and Fleabag, British comedy seems to translate pretty well worldwide too, meaning there’s plenty on offer on Netflix.
So if you’re sick of rewatching the same old sitcoms and looking for fresh laughs, we recommend these British comedy hidden gems on Netflix:
[All the following are available on both US and UK Netflix, unless stated]
Lovesick
For most of us, an Std probably wouldn’t be our first choice for the basis of a sitcom, but that’s why Lovesick is so genius: it takes a usually no-laughing-matter concept and stuffs it full of refreshing honesty,...
- 6/24/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
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