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HBO continues its relationship with Jerrod Carmichael. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 35-year-old will star in a “comedy documentary series” that focuses on his personal life. Carmichael first teamed up with the network for his 2014 standup special Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store, followed by 8 (2017), his two-part video diary Home Videos and Sermon on the Mount (2019), and […]
Fox’s iconic animated sitcom King of the Hill is officially getting a revival on Hulu. Variety reports the series’ co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels are set to executive produce the reboot alongside incoming executive producer and showrunner Saladin Patterson. King of the Hill previously ran for 13 seasons on Fox from January 1997 to September 2009. “We […]
A buddy action-comedy starring Rainn Wilson and Lil Rel Howery? Yes, please. According to an exclusive Deadline report, the actors have joined forces for Code 3, a Christopher Leone-directed flick from Wayfarer Studios and Circle of Confusion. The film will reportedly follow a pair of overworked, underpaid EMTs who have become fed up with their jobs. The stress becomes so unbearable […]
Amanda Bynes is about to take a trip down memory lane. According to Variety, the 36-year-old actress will participate in an All That reunion at ’90s Con, marking her first public appearance since her conservatorship ended in March of last year. The decade-themed event will take place from March 17-19 in Hartford, Connecticut, where Bynes will join a […]
As host Jerrod Carmichael went through his Golden Globes monologue, one couldn’t help but wonder what the Hollywood Foreign Press Association thought of what they were witnessing. Multiple sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that Helen Hoehne, president of the same organization that allowed Ricky Gervais to publicly criticize them and everyone in attendance on five separate occasions, was left “shocked and upset” […]
Jerrod Carmichael made a reference to Whitney Houston’s death as part of his hosting gig at the 2023 Golden Globes, and the late singer’s estate isn’t happy about it. “Alright you guys, we are back, we are pressed for time but they wanted me to shout out the venue we’re in,” said Carmichael after a commercial break during […]
Adam Sandler has been announced as the recipient of the 24th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The honor will be presented to Sandler by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during a ceremony at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on March 19. Per the Kennedy Center, the Mark Twain Prize was designed […]
The latest episode of Saturday Night Live was highlighted by a 2022 reboot of the 1991 film Father of the Bride, which saw SNL reunite co-hosts Steve Martin and Martin Short with Kieran Culkin, the last of which some people might forget starred in the romantic comedy as a child. Titled Father of the Bride: Part 8, the […]
Seth Rogen’s looking to make some more TV. The 40-year-old got a straight-to-series order, per Deadline, for an Apple TV+ comedy that’ll see him starring and executive producing. He’ll also co-direct with longtime partner in crime Evan Goldberg, and co-write with Goldberg as well as Veep alums Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory. The latter two are the showrunners. […]
Netflix is turning to Chris Rock to accomplish something the streamer has never offered: a stand-up special broadcast live. “Chris Rock is about to make history as the first artist to perform LIVE on Netflix!” read a tweet shared Thursday, noting it’ll “premiere live—globally—in early 2023.” The post was notably accompanied by a photo of the multi-hyphenate onstage in […]
