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True Blood vet Lauren Bowles will play wife to her real-life husband, Patrick Fischler, in an upcoming episode of CBS’ NCIS: Origins prequel spinoff.

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As my Inside Line column reported just last week, an upcoming NCIS: Origins episode will introduce viewers to Special Agent in Charge Cliff Wheeler’s wife Shelly...

You couldn't make "Seinfeld" today. Because it's already 2:30, and you said you'd run to the grocery store to get some more butter and milk. Also, you need to bring your dad his back medicine, and he lives way over on the other side of town, and traffic is usually back that time of day, so by the time you got home, it'd be dinner time. There's just not enough time to produce 180 episodes of a hit sitcom before bed.

Ha ha. That was fun.

In actuality, one couldn't make "Seinfeld" in 2024 because, like all shows, it was a product of its time. "Seinfeld" debuted in 1989, when Americans were growing increasingly tired of wholesome and predictable sitcom tropes that had been repeated, ad nauseam, for decades. Some of the most popular sitcoms of the late '80s served as deconstructionist works, taking the bland wholesomeness of classic American TV and setting it on its ear.

After movies like Violent Night, Fat Man and the recent Red One, you’d think Santa movies with an action twist had reached their limit. However, the action icon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, now suits up to play Kris Kringle for the comedy The Man With the Bag, which also stars Alan Ritchson. The concept is similar to Red One, except this time, Santa loses his bag of presents and enlists a former thief to get it back. Adam Shankman directs The Man With The Bag from a script by Allan Rice. The holiday-themed project hails from Amazon MGM Studios.

The former Terminator has posted a photo for this holiday that features him donning some Christmas-y threads from the set of the film. Arnold posts on his Instagram, “Santa Claus is coming to town! It is fantastic to be shooting The Man with the Bag with @alanritchson. Our director @adamshankman is one...

Exclusive: In a competitive situation with multiple bidders, NBC has landed single-camera comedy Stumble with a put pilot commitment. It is written by Liz Astrof and Jeff Astrof, each a comedy showrunner in their own right teaming up for the first time to create a series together.

Stumble is a mockumentary about the ridiculously high stakes and competitive world of junior college cheer.

Cheerleading coach Monica Aldama, known for her appearance on the Netflix docuseries Cheer, is executive producing the comedy, which is expected to feature a female coach character. Liz Astrof and Jeff Astrof also executive produce alongside producer Dana Honor through her Defining Eve Productions.

With the pitch landing at NBC, Stumble will be produced by sibling Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

The Astrof siblings have worked together, with Liz serving as a consulting producer on two series co-created/executive produced by Jeff, NBC’s...

Paramount’s free streaming service, Pluto TV, has revealed its December highlights. The Pluto TV December 2024 lineup includes the “Season’s Greetings” category, which features festive TV and movies all month long on channels like Pluto TV Christmas, Hallmark Movies and More Holiday Favorites.

Special programming, like a Hanukah Menorah and Kwanzaa Kinara on the service’s Crackling Fireplace channel, will also be available. Be sure to check out new channels such as Dinos 24/7 and The Twilight Zone as well.

Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service, delivering hundreds of live, linear channels and thousands of titles on-demand to a global audience. The Emmy Award-winning service curates a diverse lineup of channels in partnership with hundreds of international media companies.

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This December, Pluto TV is serving up a sleigh-load of Christmas classics, holiday episodes, movies and more. Don’t miss their “Season’s Greetings” category,...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus began her career in comedy, as so many comedians do, with the Second City, the stalwart and long-lived comedy troupe based in Chicago. She was only 21, but Louis-Dreyfus gave such an impressive performance at a Second City event that she was immediately asked to join the cast of "Saturday Night Live." It seems that NBC talent scouts lurk at Second City performances all the time. She starred on "SNL" from 1982 until 1985, becoming friends with writer Larry David during her tenure. A few years later, David and comedian Jerry Seinfeld created the sitcom "Seinfeld," wherein Louis-Dreyfus starred as Jerry's friend Elaine.

"Seinfeld," once might recall, was something of a hit, lasting 180 episodes over nine seasons. Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for seven Emmys, winning one. She would go on to win another Emmy for her performance in "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and an additional nine Emmys for "Veep," eight of them for acting.

Paramount’s free streaming service Pluto TV has revealed its November highlights. The Pluto TV November 2024 lineup serves up a delicious selection of TV shows, movies, and new channels, including the return of their Season’s Greetings category and a cornucopia of fresh options.

For those inspired to trace their roots, check out PBS Genealogy to explore the fascinating and emotional histories of the famous and not-so-famous. And if the dinner conversation turns competitive (as it often does), settle it with the new Family Feud channel, hosted by Steve Harvey.

As a special holiday gift to you, Pluto TV is bringing back Pluto TV 007! Dive into 20 official James Bond films, including Daniel Craig in No Time to Die, now streaming for free. Whether you’re a longtime James Bond fan or just discovering the legend, enjoy the 007 experience on Pluto TV.

Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service,...

Exclusive: In a competitive situation, ABC has landed for development Sisters-in-Law, a multi-camera comedy created by former The New Adventures of Old Christine executive producers Sherry Bilsing Graham and Ellen Kreamer, with a significant penalty. Sisters-in-Law hails from A+E Studios, marking a rare half-hour project — and first multi-cam sitcom — from the company behind such dramas as ABC’s Big Sky and Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer.

In the comedy, two sisters-in-law who are struggling to get along finally bond together when they are faced with a common enemy: a new third sister-in-law.

Graham and Kreamer executive produce alongside A+E Studios’ Barry Jossen and Tana Nugent Jamieson.

Sisters-in-Law stems from an exploratory meeting Nugent Jamieson had with Graham and Kreamer where the duo pitched several ideas. Nugent Jamieson and Jossen, who has extensive experience in network comedy — including multi-cam – from his time as EVP at ABC Studios, had been looking...

“We must believe in our souls that we are somebody, that we are significant, that we are worthful, and we must walk the streets of life every day with this sense of dignity and this sense of somebody-ness.” These are words from the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and they serve as an inspirational catalyst for Colson Whitehead’s 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Nickel Boys.”

The book, which followed Whitehead’s critically acclaimed “The Underground Railroad,” shadows the gut-wrenching tale of two Black boys, Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), negotiating their hard-time served in a severe reform school, Nickel Academy, and attempting to claim, protect and nurture their own humanity in a world that isn’t always kind or welcoming to people of color, particularly Black men.

Now this tale is getting the Hollywood treatment with a screenplay adapted by director RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes. The film,...

Exclusive: Comedian Tom Papa has announced that his new Netflix special, Home Free, will premiere on the service on October 29.

Filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., the special is Papa’s third for the streamer, following What a Day (2022) and You’re Doing Great! (2020). In it, he holds nothing back, as his kids are finally out of the house and it’s just him, his wife and a bunch of animals ready to return to their glory days. Tom has seen a lot over the years, from close calls with a pachinko ball to late night 7-Eleven runs, and he’s sharing all his thoughts as he parties on into the next stage of life.

Troy Miller directed the special, executive produced by Brian Volk-Weiss and Cisco Henson. Comedy Dynamics served as the production company.

One of the best-known comics in the States, who has been working...

Warning: Spoilers for some of Batman: Caped Crusader's key villains to follow

Batman: Caped Crusader is a spiritual successor to Batman: The Animated Series with a film noir atmosphere. Screen Rant interviewed composer Frederik Wiedmann, who made music inspired by 1940s noir films for the show and gave each villain a unique theme. The series explores the psychological depths of Gotham City and could potentially lead to a lasting DC continuity.

Batman: Caped Crusader is a bold new iteration of a classic character. The Prime Video show is essentially a spiritual successor to the highly influential Batman: The Animated Series and boasts the same co-creator in Bruce Timm. The series all-star pedigree also includes Matt Reeves (The Batman) and J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as producers and has Hamish Linklater (The New Adventures of Old Christine) stepping into the role of Bruce Wayne. Set in the 1940s,...

L-r: Julia Louis-Dreyfus in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Downhill, and You Hurt My Feelings Screenshot: Warner Bros. Entertainment/YouTube Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of the most successful television performers of all time. That’s not a personal opinion—it’s a statistic. She holds not one but two records...

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of the most successful television performers of all time. That’s not a personal opinion—it’s a statistic. She holds not...

Batman: Caped Crusader features a talented cast and follows The Dark Knight's battles with his iconic rogues gallery. Originally intended for HBO Max, it was picked up by Amazon Prime for at least two seasons set to debut in 2024. Lead roles include Hamish Linklater as Batman, and familiar characters such as Two-Face/Jamie Chung as Harley Quinn.

Batman: Caped Crusader will feature a talented ensemble cast as it follows The Dark Knight and his impressive rogues gallery. The animated series is set to debut on Amazon Prime Video August 1, 2024. Matt Reeves, director of The Batman, and J.J. Abrams signed on as an executive producers, and Ed Brubaker, the writer behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Westworld (2016) serves as the head writer for the DC animated series.

The series was originally intended to release on HBO Max, but when Warner Bros. Discovery was altering the slate, and canceling several...

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The opening of the newest chapter in the Batman mythos is right around the corner. DC fans are thrilled to find out who's been cast on Prime's Batman: Caped Crusader. Well, you're in luck. The streamer just confirmed who's voicing our favorite billionaire/vigilante.

Kevin Conroy is Not in Caped Crusader But Was Planned To Be

The late, great Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy was reportedly returning for a role in Batman: Caped Crusader, but not as the titular Dark Knight Hero, which Bruce Timm previously debunked.

It remains to be seen what Timm had in store for Conroy back then, but either way, Prime recently announced who the new actor will fill in the latter's shoes in the upcoming series.

As a part of the big cast announcement for Batman: Caped Crusader,...

Late Night with Seth Meyers welcomes Julia Louis-Dreyfus, an award-winning actress and comedian, known for her roles in Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and Veep. Louis-Dreyfus has received widespread recognition for her comedic performances, earning multiple Primetime Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. She has recently expanded her […]

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus has taken the challenge to test her acting skills beyond the comedy genre with her latest film, Tuesday. The fantasy drama, made in collaboration between A24, the British Film Institute, and BBC Film, presents the Seinfeld actress as a mother of a terminally ill daughter.

Daina O. Pusić’s directorial debut presented the comedian with a new challenge, but Dreyfus did not shy away from admitting that some part of it was emotionally harrowing for her.

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The 63-year-old actress and comedian is known for her work on Saturday Night Live and critically acclaimed sitcoms like Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and Veep. But Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ latest focuses on intense themes like death and loss.

Tuesday was a painful experience for Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Tuesday features Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Lola Petticrew in the lead as a...

On Thursday, June 6, 2024, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert welcomes actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus and musician Hozier to the show. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is an American actress and comedian known for her roles in “Saturday Night Live,” “Seinfeld,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” and “Veep.” She has received widespread recognition and numerous […]

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Hamish Linklater has joined Season 2 of “Gen V” at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned.

Linklater will play the character Cipher, described as “the charismatic and charming newly-appointed Dean of Godolkin University. Trained as a scientist, he’s politically brilliant, and has the trust and admiration of officials at the highest level.”

The series, a spinoff of the popular Prime Video series “The Boys,” follows the students of Godolkin University as they train to become superheroes.

Linklater joins a cast that already includes Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, and Asa Germann. Chance Perdomo had also starred in Season 1, but the actor died in a motorcyle accident in March. The producers of the series have stated his role will not be recast.

Linklater most recently appeared in the Apple TV+ series “Manhunt” in the role of US President Abraham Lincoln. His other TV roles include “Gaslit,...

In episode 8 of American Horror Story: Delicate, actor Hamish Linklater made a brief cameo, which was a funny little addition, but also hints at a Linklater horror series that audiences certainly shouldn't forget about, Midnight Mass. During the eighth installment of American Horror Story's twelfth season, Linklater made a small appearance as himself presenting at the Academy Awards. Though this role was quite tiny, it brings up the fact that this is far from Linklater's first part in a horror project. In fact, his last horror series is a show that, even three years later, deserves plenty of attention.

Hamish Linklater's acting roots run far back, even farther than his start in the 2000 television series, Gideon's Crossing. Linklater's mother, Kristin Linklater, was a professor of theatre and was part of a Shakespearean acting troupe, which Hamish Linklater joined at the age of eight. His long history in the...

One of the biggest TV shows in the history of entertainment, Seinfeld is still as famous as ever. Created and starring Jerry Seinfeld as a fictional character, it was the series’ witty writing and impeccable comedic timing that made it as popular as it is now. No less than a phenomenon, the series eventually inspired a bunch of lingo and even a curse.

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Coined after the extremely famous lead actors of the hit NBC show failed to have any successful shows following the end of Seinfeld, the Seinfeld curse is a term specifically used to refer to the feats of the three Seinfeld actors- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards following the end of the show. And among them all Louis-Dreyfus fought particularly hard to break it, only for her show to brutally crash.

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Ayo Edebiri‘s upgrade to lead for Season 2 of “The Bear” has been an unqualified success. She won the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Actress in January, along with the Screen Actors Guild Awards’ single comedy actress prize. In the midst of all that, she took home the Best Comedy Supporting Actress statuette for Season 1 at the delayed Emmy ceremony. And now Edebiri is the odds-on favorite to win the Best Comedy Actress Emmy for Season 2 in September, which would put her on a short list of women who’ve won both comedy lead and supporting trophies.

Since the categories were standardized in 1966, five ladies have completed the sweep. The first to achieve it was Valerie Harper, who three-peated in supporting from 1971-73 for her turn as Rhoda Morgenstern on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” before she headlined her own spin-off, “Rhoda,” for which she won...

The WGA East has penciled in Emmy winner Wanda Sykes for its 2024 Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence. She’ll be presented with the honor during the East Coast presentation of the strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards on April 14 at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan.

Sykes, a 17-time Emmy nominee who co-created, writes for and stars on Netflix’s The Upshaws, has nearly 90 films and credits stretching from The Chris Rock Show and The Drew Carey Show and her Wanda at Large to The New Adventures of Old Christine, Black-ish and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Her most recent work includes The Other Two and History of the World: Part II, also writing for the latter.

Her writing credits also include Wanda at Large, The Wanda Sykes Show, Premium Blend, several stand-up specials and the 2002 Oscars.

“Wanda Sykes is a master storyteller with a heart of gold,” Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, President of WGA East,...

A fascinating combination of stars is coming down the chimney for the family comedy The Man With The Bag. Who better to lead a festive film with wholesome fun than action behemoths Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alan Ritchson? The Man With The Bag is Schwarzenegger’s first feature since wrapping his part for Kung Fury 2, while Ritchson’s cache is overflowing after starring in Reacher, with projects like Playdate, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and Motor City on the way.

Adam Shankman directs The Man With The Bag from a script by Allan Rice. The holiday-themed project hails from Amazon MGM Studios. According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, the logline for The Man With the Bag reads: “When Santa’s magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a former thief, to help him get it back. Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfit elves,...

The Upshaws cast has turned what could have been just another sitcom into one of Netflix's most popular comedy shows. Created by Regina Y. Hicks and Wanda Sykes, The Upshaws tells the story of an unconventional family. Mike Epps and Kim Fields are Bennie and Regina Upshaw, a married couple who have three kids of their own and one other who is Bennie's son from another woman. With Sykes also appearing in the Netflix series as Regina's sister, the family has to deal with various personal and professional problems while trying to make their family work.

The actors in The Upshaws all come into the series with a varied history in the movie and TV industry. Some of the actors have a history both in sitcoms and in the comedy genre and others are fresh to the scene with very little experience behind them. The series released its first...

For just about every decade that there has been a sitcom on television, it’s been easy to identify those stars who shine bright as the current face of comedy. In the ’50s, it was Jackie Gleason and Lucille Ball. In the ’60s, it was Dick Van Dyke and Andy Griffith. The ’70s brought us Bob Newhart, Mary Tyler Moore and Bea Arthur, followed by Sherman Hemsley, Bill Cosby and Michael J. Fox in the ’80s, Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr and the cast of Friends in the ’90s, Charlie Sheen and Bernie Mac in the early aughts and Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jim Parsons in 2006 and beyond.

But ever since Veep and The Big Bang Theory went off the air in 2019, the spotlight has remained surprisingly vacant — the result of an expanding and ever-changing business in which multi-camera sitcoms have become vestiges of the past while contemporary comedies have...

You know Michaela Watkins, right? She was on “Saturday Night Live” and was the star of “Casual” and “Enlightened.” You’ve heard her voice work on “Big Mouth” and “Robot Chicken,” and she was in indie gems like “In a World,” “Sword of Trust,” and “Thanks for Sharing.” You know her from somewhere.

“I get to work all the time, and nobody really knows who I am,” she recently told IndieWire. And, as Watkins makes clear, that’s no complaint. She’s got a great acting career, one that started quite late by Hollywood standards. A former member of improv troupe The Groundlings, she spent a decade bumping around in single-episode, minor-role stints before spending a year as an “SNL” featured player in 2008.

From there, she spent a season on “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” starring opposite another former SNL star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus — who’s now her co-star in...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus became a comedy icon for playing Elaine Benes on nine seasons of NBC’s “Seinfeld,” but the role wasn’t completely fulfilling for her when the show first got off the ground. Speaking to The Daily Beast, Louis-Dreyfus revealed she regularly urged series creators Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld to give her character more to do on the show.

“Well, I never really approached it from the perspective of my gender, per se. I wanted to just play ball with everybody,” Louis-Dreyfus said about the role. “I’m not going to lie, in the beginning, I didn’t always have a lot to do in certain episodes. And I would go to Larry and Jerry multiple times and say, ‘Hey, you guys, write me more, I need to be in this show more.’ That’s what I just kept doing. And they did.”

“But you see, they didn...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus doesn’t have time for “ridiculous” rumors surrounding a “Seinfeld” curse.

The “Veep” Emmy winner and “You Hurt My Feelings” actress criticized the concept of the “curse” perpetuated by media outlets following the “Seinfeld” stars’ respective career trajectories after the hit NBC series. Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards allegedly did not recreate the same level of fame as they did in the peak of the beloved show.

“It was invented by the media,” Louis-Dreyfus told Rolling Stone about the supposed curse. “They thought it was clever. You don’t need me to prove it wrong, it was ridiculous! It made no sense. I was amazed that it had legs, because it was so moronic. I don’t know how else to say it!”

She added, “I think any time a project ends, it’s gutting for me, and that’s true of movies and TV shows.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has some thoughts on the so-called Seinfeld curse, the idea that the cast of the hit sitcom was unable to find success after the show ended.

However, Louis-Dreyfus proved that there was no such curse starring on Emmy-winning shows like The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep.

“It was invented by the media,” Louis-Dreyfus told Rolling Stone in an interview. “They thought it was clever. You don’t need me to prove it wrong, it was ridiculous! It made no sense. I was amazed that it had legs, because it was so moronic. I don’t know how else to say it!”

The alleged curse was fueled by the short-lived projects of some of its cast members after Seinfeld ended its successful run on NBC after 9 seasons. Louis-Dreyfus went on to star in Watching Ellie for the peacock network in 2002. The first season of the single-camera comedy...

Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus doesn't hold back when discussing the show's so-called curse, blasting the whole concept. In the role of Elaine Benes, Louis-Dreyfus made a lasting impact. Along with the rest of the core Seinfeld cast, which included Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards, she helped create some of the most memorable television episodes in history. But for years after the NBC sitcom concluded, there were frequent headlines about the fact that the actors had been cursed by their success.

In an interview with Rolling Stone to promote the film You Hurt My Feelings, Louis-Dreyfus is asked about the Seinfeld curse and how it relates to her new movie. In her response, which is included below, the 11-time Emmy winner doesn't hold back. She agrees that the concept itself is invented by the media, calling it "moronic" and saying that she was surprised the idea became popular:

It was invented by the media.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus said in a recent interview with Rolling Stone that the media invented the “Seinfeld curse,” a term which was used to describe the alleged lack of success for “Seinfeld” stars Jerry Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards and Jason Alexander following the end of the iconic NBC sitcom.

“I think any time a project ends, it’s gutting for me,” Louis-Dreyfus said. “And that’s true of movies and TV shows. There is a focus and a camaraderie that’s very much present when you’re working hard on a project that you believe in, and when the circus leaves town, it’s a huge transition. There’s a real feeling of sadness for me. ‘Where did all my buddies go?’ ‘Where are my friends?'”

When Rolling Stone brought up the curse, Louis-Dreyfus added: “It was invented by the media. They thought it was clever. You don’t need me to prove it wrong,...

Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus reveals a heartbreaking tragedy that occurred around the time the sitcom premiered in 1989. Famously a show about nothing, Seinfeld follows the daily lives of four friends – Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer – in New York City, often focusing on the minutiae of everyday life. The iconic sitcom, which ran on NBC until 1998, launched the careers of its four stars – Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards – who remain best known for their respective roles in Seinfeld.

On the latest episode of her podcast, Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the Seinfeld star opened up about a personal tragedy that occurred around the time the sitcom debuted. At about 28 years old, Louis-Dreyfus became pregnant for the first time, but quite late in her term, she suffered a miscarriage. Additionally, Louis-Dreyfus developed an infection that landed her in the hospital and kept her bedridden for several weeks.

CBS’s hit series The Waltons told the story of a tight-knit family making do during the Great Depression. The show, which premiered in 1972 and ran until 1981, was based on creator Earl Hamner Jr.’s experiences growing up in rural Virginia in the 1930s. It made stars out of its cast, including Michael Learned, who played family matriarch Olivia Walton, and Richard Thomas, who portrayed the eldest Walton son, John-Boy. But what have Learned, Thomas, and the rest of cast been up to since the show ended? Keep reading for an update on the surviving Waltons cast members and what they doing now.

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Michael Learned was acting in a play in San Francisco when she landed the role of Olivia Walton in The Waltons. After leaving the show, she went on...

Many celebrities got their start on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Some may not remember, but both Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss were once cast members on the late-night comedy skit show. The two now star together in the Netflix movie You People.

The last time Murphy and Louis-Dreyfuss were seen on-screen together was in 1984, during Murphy’s final season on SNL.

What is ‘You People’?

You People is a romantic comedy released on Netflix January 27, 2023.

The film is directed by Kenya Barris (creator of Black-ish), who is also a co-writer along with Jonah Hill.

Hill also stars as Ezra Cohen, a Jewish guy who falls in love with the woman of his dreams, Amira Mohammad (played by Lauren London), who happens to be black. The couple become engaged, and cultures clash when they meet each other’s families.

Amira’s parents are played by Eddie Murphy and Nia Long,...

Hey, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" fans. Tonight, January 24, 2023, another new episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live will be hitting the air. So, we've got another preview to run by you guys. It looks like tonight's episode will be very actor-centric. All we're seeing on the guest list is actors. We're not seeing any musicians like we usually do. Anyways, the first description lets us know that 62 year old actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus is going to show up to talk with Jimmy at some point. Her resume is quite long and impressive. She's been involved in productions like: Black Panther: Marvel's Wakanda Forever movie, Marvel's Black Widow movie, Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier TV show, Veep, 30 Rock, The New Adventures O fOld Christine TV show, Curb Your Enthusiam TV show, The Simpsons TV show, Saturday Night Live TV show, Seinfeld TV show, Family Ties TV show, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and much more.

“One thing I love about Marvel is it gives you all the tools to make everything happen,” reveals Camille Friend, hair department head on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” For our recent webchat she adds, “they didn’t say, ‘oh Camille, we want it to look like this.’ They were like, ‘here is the movie, you create, you design, you dream.’ And so when you give me that, that’s when you’re gonna get the best out of me. When you allow me to have the open slate and the open world.” We talked with Friend as part of Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2023 Oscar contenders. Watch our exclusive video interview above.

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“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is the sequel to the 2018 Oscar-winning Marvel blockbuster “Black Panther,” directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole.

HBO Max may (hopefully) be done randomly pulling original series from the service, but there are still a number of TV shows and films due to leave HBO Max in January as part of the regularly scheduled shuffling.

Multiple seasons of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” will leave HBO Max on Jan. 3, so get those final binge-watches in Asap. And the beloved WB series “Everwood” is due to depart on Jan. 21 if you feel like seeing what young Chris Pratt was up to in the early 2000s.

In terms of movies leaving HBO Max, there are quite a lot. “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” turns into a ghost on Jan. 20, while Jon M. Chu’s delightful musical “In the Heights” leaves on Jan. 27.

Noteworthy films leaving HBO Max on Jan. 31 include the first three “John Wick” movies, the first three “Jurassic Park” films, the first two installments in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise,...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has experienced a series of creative highs (“WandaVision”) and narrative lows (2021’s “Eternals”) throughout Phase Four, but the “Black Panther” (2018) sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has to be considered a triumph.

Ryan Coogler, who directed the movie and co-wrote the script with Joe Robert Cole, had the unfortunate and unenviable task of resetting the popular franchise in the wake of the untimely death of star Chadwick Boseman in 2020. The result is a film that is probably too long (it is not alone), but one that is also deeply moving as it honors Boseman’s T’Challa and sets up his sister, Shuri (Letitia Wright), to be the new Black Panther. Danai Gurira and Angela Bassett give strong, emotional performances as Okoye and Queen Ramonda, respectively, as Wakanda faces a threat from Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejía) and the ancient underwater civilization of Talokan. To cut through the overall heaviness of the narrative,...

Exclusive: Tom Papa is taking his stand up back to Netflix.

The comedian has set his second Netflix special – Tom Papa: What A Day! The show, which was filmed this fall at the Wilbur Theater in Boston, will premiere on December 13.

The special will see Papa share the highs and lows of parenting, his reliance on modern technology, rescuing his pet pug, and how his marriage has evolved over time.

It is directed by Greg Jacobs and exec produced by Papa, Brian Volk-Weiss and Cisco Henson.

It is Papa’s second Netflix special after You’re Doing Great!, which premiered at the beginning of 2020. Papa’s other specials have included Live In New York and Freaked Out, both directed by Rob Zombie.

Papa also hosts a radio show with Fortune Feimster – What A Joke with Papa and Fortune – on Netflix Is A Joke Radio on Sirius Xm.

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It was a good night for “Modern Family,” “Homeland” and PBS and the start of an impressive streak for a favorite comedienne, while a drama’s winning streak came to a screeching halt. Jimmy Kimmel helmed the 64th Primetime Emmys on ABC on September 23, 2012, his first time hosting this awards show. Read on for our Emmys flashback 10 years ago to 2012.

“Modern Family” reigned over the Emmys in its first few years, claiming Best Comedy for each of its first five seasons, from 2010-2014. A decade ago, it was in the middle of this streak, not only winning in this category, but tying for most nominations (nine) and wins (four) of the night. The other five nominees in this category were “30 Rock,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Girls” and “Veep,” which did score a major victory.

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Of the 25 Emmy categories currently available to predict in Gold Derby’s predictions center, only one contender has the unanimous support of all 17 of our Experts: Jean Smart (“Hacks”) for Best Comedy Actress. That, folks, is what we call a landslide.

If Smart wins again for her role as legendary stand-up comedian Deborah Vance on the HBO Max comedy series, she would become the first person since Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) to claim consecutive victories in the category. Jld would go on to win six acting trophies in a row between 2012 and 2017, in addition to her three producing triumphs for “Veep” and her acting wins for “Seinfeld” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” Smart currently has four career Emmys on her mantel for “Hacks,” “Samantha Who?” and “Frasier” (twice).

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Monsters can be literal or metaphorical, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find which are which in the anthology horror series “Monsterland.”

“Monsterland” is a Hulu original horror anthology released on October 2, 2020. “Monsterland” doesn’t feature monsters in the traditional sense. There is no vicious monster on the loose killing people. Though the atmosphere is eerie, the series doesn’t rely on jump scares to deliver horror.

Instead, “Monsterland” will slowly inject horror into your mind and leave you unsettled for hours after. What’s “Monsterland” all about, and where can you watch it? Read on to find out.

Where Can You Watch “Monsterland?”

The series is absent from the big networks, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, because Hulu has decided to keep “Monsterland” exclusive to its network. You can watch it with any Hulu plan.

What Is “Monsterland” About?

Instead of making your heart pump faster, “Monsterland” puts you into existential dread.

If Jean Smart (“Hacks”) claims another Emmy Award this year, as Gold Derby’s racetrack odds overwhelming predict will happen, she would be the first repeat Emmy winner in the Best Comedy Actress category since … do we even need to say it? You likely already know that Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) was the last person to claim back-to-back victories in this race. In fact, Jld won six in a row between 2012 and 2017, a record for any acting category at the Emmys.

Taking the “Veep” star out of the equation for a moment, you have to go all the way back to Patricia Heaton (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) in 2000 and 2001 to find a repeat champion in Best Comedy Actress. In between now and then, there were 13 leading ladies who took home one and only one trophy in this category — see the list below. But Smart has an upper hand on all of those other one-timers because she just.

According to Gold Derby’s combined predictions, Emmys history is about to be made in the top five comedy categories. Throughout the first 73 years of Primetime Emmy ceremonies, the categories of Best Comedy Series, Best Comedy Actress, Best Comedy Actor, Best Comedy Supporting Actress and Best Comedy Supporting Actor have never repeated exactly from one year to the next. Until now? Remember, last year Apple TV Plus’ “Ted Lasso” took four of those trophies, while HBO Max’s “Hacks” claimed the fifth (lead actress). Now our current racetrack odds predict the 2022 Emmys will give viewers a major case of deja vu.

“Ted Lasso” is hoping to become the first show since “Veep” to win back-to-back statuettes for Comedy Series, and the first since “Modern Family” to prevail specifically for Season 1 and Season 2. The uplifting series follows the quirky AFC Richmond soccer team in their quest to be taken seriously in the English Premier League.

File this one under “you just can’t please everybody.” In our recent 2022 Oscars host poll results that asked viewers to name their favorite emcee of the controversial ceremony, comedy legend Wanda Sykes nabbed the most votes at 19%. It was actually a pretty close vote between the three co-hosts, as Amy Schumer scored 18% and Regina Hall earned 14%. However, almost a third of all poll respondents — 32% to be specific — claimed that “none of them” were their favorite. Ouch! The remaining 17% of voters were non-committal and called it a three-way tie.

Here are the complete poll results in list form:

32% — Ugh — none of them!

19% — Wanda Sykes

18% — Amy Schumer

17% — It’s a three-way tie!

14% — Regina Hall

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After going host-less for three broadcasts in a row, the 94th Academy Awards bucked that trend by letting three funny ladies grace the stage...

If you missed having an Oscars hosts for the past three years, you’ll just love the 94th Academy Awards. The 2022 edition of these kudos will have not one, not two, but three hosts emceeing the ABC broadcast on March 27. Comedy legend Wanda Sykes will be joined by Regina Hall and Amy Schumer for the proceedings, making it the first time in Oscars history that three funny ladies have graced the stage together. In this article, we’ll fill you in on everything to know about Oscars host Wanda Sykes before the ceremony begins at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt on Sunday night.

Who is Wanda Sykes?

Born in Virginia on March 7, 1964, Sykes moved to Maryland when she was eight years old. After graduating college, she worked as a contracting specialist at the National Security Agency, which lasted about five years. In her early 20s, Sykes started a stand-up comedy career in Washington,...

After going without a host at the 93rd annual Academy Awards in 2021, as well as during the Oscars ceremonies in 2020 and 2019, this year’s big movie night is swinging things in the other direction. Three individuals are set to share hosting duties for the 94th Academy Awards on March 27: Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall, and Amy Schumer have all been tapped to steward the event.

Perhaps in an effort to increase fledgling ratings, the three women will also have a prime platform to entertain audiences both inside of the Dolby Theatre and at home by showcasing their distinctive comedy chops. While the Oscars routinely go back to the well with multi-time hosts like Billy Crystal and Jimmy Kimmel, this will be the first opportunity for all three women, and it will be exciting to see how the multi-tiered, fresh approach works.

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Wanda Sykes has a very specific memory of hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2009. “I shushed the first lady,” Sykes tells me, laughing. “I was sitting next to Michelle Obama and going over my notes, and she was trying to make conversation. I’m looking over my cards and I gave her like a look like, ‘Uhhh, don’t you see I’m working? Stop talking.’ ”

She tells this story to prove that she won’t be intimidated by the star wattage in the Dolby Theatre on March 27 when she makes her Academy Awards hosting debut alongside Amy Schumer and Regina Hall. “I don’t think I’ll get star-struck because I’m working,” she says. “When I’m focused and there to do a job, it’s all about getting the work done.”

It all began for Sykes 35 years ago when she was just 23 and performed her first...

Universal Content Productions, a division of Unversal Studio Group, is expanding its executive leadership team, with the hire of Rebecca Franko and Kenny Tsai as SVPs, Current Programming.

Former Spoondolie Productions’ development exec Franko, and Tsai, formerly with Universal Television, will manage day-to-day current series across cable and streaming platforms for the studio. They will both work with development on series pick-ups, serve as a liaison between production and other studio departments, manage up-and-coming writers for the studio, and build and maintain industry relationships. Franko will oversee Joe vs. Carole, Ted, Gaslit and more. Tsai’s projects include Queer as Folk, The Umbrella Academy, Chucky, among others. They report to JoAnn Alfano, EVP, Scripted Current Series and Head of International Business Development.

“We are thrilled to welcome Rebecca and Kenny to the team to help guide UCP’s growing slate of premium programming,” said Alfano. “Our impressive slate requires equally impressive executives.