With Jon Stewart in Los Angeles this weekend for the Netflix Is a Joke Festival, The Daily Show is switching things up next week.
Instead of hosting the show Monday evening, as he has since returning to the show in February, Stewart will host on Thursday instead.
Jordan Klepper will be at the desk in place Stewart Monday night and will host through Wednesday.
Stewart is set to play L.A.’s Greek Theatre Friday night for a night of standup under the stars that’s being billed as “Jon Stewart and Friends.”
He’s also on the guest list for John Mulaney’s “Everybody’s in L.A.” miniseries, and we wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up sitting down with another semi-retired Late Nighter as a series of comedy legends are expected to participate in a show Netflix is calling “Gods of Comedy With David Letterman.”
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Instead of hosting the show Monday evening, as he has since returning to the show in February, Stewart will host on Thursday instead.
Jordan Klepper will be at the desk in place Stewart Monday night and will host through Wednesday.
Stewart is set to play L.A.’s Greek Theatre Friday night for a night of standup under the stars that’s being billed as “Jon Stewart and Friends.”
He’s also on the guest list for John Mulaney’s “Everybody’s in L.A.” miniseries, and we wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up sitting down with another semi-retired Late Nighter as a series of comedy legends are expected to participate in a show Netflix is calling “Gods of Comedy With David Letterman.”
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- 5/2/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
The annual White House Correspondents Dinner may be dubbed the inside-the-beltway “Nerd Prom” in some circles. Still, this year’s soirée, which took place on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, was the hottest ticket in the nation’s capital — maybe the entire nation — as President Joe Biden and the First Lady sat alongside the Hollywood elite and senior government officials mingled with actors, rappers and rockers.
They were all gathered to toast free speech and watch the president and Saturday Night Live Colin Jost roast Donald Trump, the state of the media, and in a common theme of the night, the commander-in-chief’s age.
Before the event began, hundreds of protesters had gathered outside the Hilton in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington to confront attendees and encourage journalists to boycott the event. The demonstrators shouted about the deaths of journalists in Gaza as they covered the ongoing conflict...
They were all gathered to toast free speech and watch the president and Saturday Night Live Colin Jost roast Donald Trump, the state of the media, and in a common theme of the night, the commander-in-chief’s age.
Before the event began, hundreds of protesters had gathered outside the Hilton in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington to confront attendees and encourage journalists to boycott the event. The demonstrators shouted about the deaths of journalists in Gaza as they covered the ongoing conflict...
- 4/28/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The annual 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner is set for Saturday at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.
This year, Colin Jost, who co-hosts Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update” segment with Michael Che, is the featured entertainer at the event that attracts A-listers, comedians, journalists, prominent politicians and more. President Joe Biden is also set to be in attendance, as well as First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
“Colin Jost knows how to make Saturday nights funny, and I am thrilled Colin will be live from the nation’s capital as the headline entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” Kelly O’Donnell, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, previously said in a statement.
“His sharp insights perfectly meet this remarkable time of divided politics, and a presidential campaign careening toward a rematch,” she added. “His smart brand of...
This year, Colin Jost, who co-hosts Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update” segment with Michael Che, is the featured entertainer at the event that attracts A-listers, comedians, journalists, prominent politicians and more. President Joe Biden is also set to be in attendance, as well as First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
“Colin Jost knows how to make Saturday nights funny, and I am thrilled Colin will be live from the nation’s capital as the headline entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” Kelly O’Donnell, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, previously said in a statement.
“His sharp insights perfectly meet this remarkable time of divided politics, and a presidential campaign careening toward a rematch,” she added. “His smart brand of...
- 4/27/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Password Season 2 Part 2 is all set to be released next month on NBC and here are the details you need to know!
Emmy-award-winning host Keke Palmer returns for an exciting second season of ‘Passwords’ and contestants like Lauren Graham, Joe Manganello, and Chance The Rapper are coming to grace our screens!
If that’s not enough, Palmer will be joined by Jimmy Fallon and they are returning with Passwords in full swing.
Just like the first season, episodes in the second season will feature ‘back-to-back games with Fallon’ paired with a contestant competing against a celebrity guest for cash prizes by guessing a secret password using only singular word clues – this was according to a press release from ABC.
However, despite the similarities with the first season the second one will be slightly different and will shake things up while retaining the comedy that the show fans have come to adore.
Emmy-award-winning host Keke Palmer returns for an exciting second season of ‘Passwords’ and contestants like Lauren Graham, Joe Manganello, and Chance The Rapper are coming to grace our screens!
If that’s not enough, Palmer will be joined by Jimmy Fallon and they are returning with Passwords in full swing.
Just like the first season, episodes in the second season will feature ‘back-to-back games with Fallon’ paired with a contestant competing against a celebrity guest for cash prizes by guessing a secret password using only singular word clues – this was according to a press release from ABC.
However, despite the similarities with the first season the second one will be slightly different and will shake things up while retaining the comedy that the show fans have come to adore.
- 4/25/2024
- by Sumitra Ray
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
After a dramatic exit from The Daily Show late last year, at least one piece of Roy Wood Jr.’s next act is coming into focus.
Deadline reports the comedian and former Tds correspondent has joined the cast of Jonah Hill’s new movie “Outcome.” The Apple Studios dark comedy, directed and co-written by Hill, will star Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, and Hill himself.
It was last October that Wood announced he was leaving The Daily Show, where he had served as a correspondent since 2015. The move came as Tds continued its long process of finding a new permanent host to replace Trevor Noah, who left in 2022.
Explaining his departure in a recent interview with fellow Daily Show alum Samantha Bee, Wood stated that he’d lost faith that there were any paths to success left for a show that didn’t have a plan amid an industry that’s in crisis.
Deadline reports the comedian and former Tds correspondent has joined the cast of Jonah Hill’s new movie “Outcome.” The Apple Studios dark comedy, directed and co-written by Hill, will star Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, and Hill himself.
It was last October that Wood announced he was leaving The Daily Show, where he had served as a correspondent since 2015. The move came as Tds continued its long process of finding a new permanent host to replace Trevor Noah, who left in 2022.
Explaining his departure in a recent interview with fellow Daily Show alum Samantha Bee, Wood stated that he’d lost faith that there were any paths to success left for a show that didn’t have a plan amid an industry that’s in crisis.
- 4/11/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Exclusive: Jonah Hill has rounded out the cast of Outcome, the dark comedy that he wrote and is directing and starring in for Apple. Newcomers include Susan Lucci (All My Children), David Spade (The Wrong Missy), Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black), Kaia Gerber (Palm Royale), Roy Wood Jr. (The Daily Show) and Atsuko Okatsuka (The Intruder).
No word on the roles to be played by the new cast members. As previously announced, Keanu Reeves leads the ensemble of the Apple Original Film, which will also star Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.
Written by Hill and Ezra Woods, Outcome centers on Reef (Reeves), a damaged Hollywood star who must dive into the dark depths of his past to confront his demons and make amends after he is extorted with a mysterious video clip from his past.
An Apple Studios production, the film will be produced by Matt Dines, Ali Goodwin...
No word on the roles to be played by the new cast members. As previously announced, Keanu Reeves leads the ensemble of the Apple Original Film, which will also star Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.
Written by Hill and Ezra Woods, Outcome centers on Reef (Reeves), a damaged Hollywood star who must dive into the dark depths of his past to confront his demons and make amends after he is extorted with a mysterious video clip from his past.
An Apple Studios production, the film will be produced by Matt Dines, Ali Goodwin...
- 4/9/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
New Yorkers were shaken up on Friday morning when a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit Lebanon, New Jersey, and was felt across the tri-state area.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake at 10:23 a.m. local time, in the Jersey city about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia. According to The Associated Press, the agency notes that more than 42 million people may have felt the quake.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul posted on X that the quake was felt throughout the state: “My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.”
New York-based figures like late night host Jimmy Fallon and Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. responded to the earthquake with humor.
Fallon wrote in a tweet that has since been deleted, “Having a dance party with Godzilla rn in NYC. Sorry for the scare.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake at 10:23 a.m. local time, in the Jersey city about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia. According to The Associated Press, the agency notes that more than 42 million people may have felt the quake.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul posted on X that the quake was felt throughout the state: “My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.”
New York-based figures like late night host Jimmy Fallon and Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. responded to the earthquake with humor.
Fallon wrote in a tweet that has since been deleted, “Having a dance party with Godzilla rn in NYC. Sorry for the scare.
- 4/5/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York was shaken by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake Friday morning, according to the Associated Press.
The earthquake occurred at 10:23 a.m. Et about eight miles northwest of Bridgewater, N.J., per the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, and rattled skyscrapers and buildings across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, per reports.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 is generally considered moderate, though it appears to be among the biggest earthquakes to ever affect New York City.
In addition to New York and New Jersey, the quake was felt in parts of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts as well.
New York governor Kathy Hochul tweeted quickly after the quake, writing, “A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit west of Manhattan and has been felt throughout New York. My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.”
Cable news immediately jumped on coverage of the event,...
The earthquake occurred at 10:23 a.m. Et about eight miles northwest of Bridgewater, N.J., per the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, and rattled skyscrapers and buildings across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, per reports.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 is generally considered moderate, though it appears to be among the biggest earthquakes to ever affect New York City.
In addition to New York and New Jersey, the quake was felt in parts of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts as well.
New York governor Kathy Hochul tweeted quickly after the quake, writing, “A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit west of Manhattan and has been felt throughout New York. My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.”
Cable news immediately jumped on coverage of the event,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
It was five months ago that Roy Wood Jr. announced he was leaving The Daily Show after serving as a correspondent at the show for eight years.
Arguably the show’s highest profile correspondent (he had just won rave reviews after hosting the White Correspondents Dinner earlier in 2023), Wood’s departure was yet another blow to The Daily Show following a year of instability that began with former host Trevor Noah’s own abrupt departure in late 2022. A parade of guest hosts followed, then came the Writers Strike, and then–we later learned–after producers told staffers that Comedy Central was finally moving ahead with a new host (Hasan Minhaj), that decision was reversed.
Now Wood is speaking out. In a candid new interview with fellow Daily Show alum Samantha Bee on her podcast Choice Words, Wood described his decision to leave in binary terms:
“I’ve had the gift...
Arguably the show’s highest profile correspondent (he had just won rave reviews after hosting the White Correspondents Dinner earlier in 2023), Wood’s departure was yet another blow to The Daily Show following a year of instability that began with former host Trevor Noah’s own abrupt departure in late 2022. A parade of guest hosts followed, then came the Writers Strike, and then–we later learned–after producers told staffers that Comedy Central was finally moving ahead with a new host (Hasan Minhaj), that decision was reversed.
Now Wood is speaking out. In a candid new interview with fellow Daily Show alum Samantha Bee on her podcast Choice Words, Wood described his decision to leave in binary terms:
“I’ve had the gift...
- 3/28/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
When it comes to Daily Show field pieces, most everyone can agree that Stephen Colbert was the master.
So when the master creates a ten point list for how to create a successful field piece, you better believe other Daily Show correspondents pay attention.
In fact, according to current Tds staffers Desi Lydic and Troy Iwata, Colbert’s tips have become required reading for all new Daily Show news team members.
In Monday’s episode of The Daily Show: Ears Edition podcast, Lydic described how an email Colbert once wrote to Rob Riggle has been passed down from one generation of Daily Show correspondents to another.
“Rob passed it along to Al Madrigal, and Al passed it along to Jordan [Klepper], who passed it to us,” Lydic explained to Iwata. “And then we passed it to you.”
Iwata revealed that he’d actually received the email from three different people: Lydic,...
So when the master creates a ten point list for how to create a successful field piece, you better believe other Daily Show correspondents pay attention.
In fact, according to current Tds staffers Desi Lydic and Troy Iwata, Colbert’s tips have become required reading for all new Daily Show news team members.
In Monday’s episode of The Daily Show: Ears Edition podcast, Lydic described how an email Colbert once wrote to Rob Riggle has been passed down from one generation of Daily Show correspondents to another.
“Rob passed it along to Al Madrigal, and Al passed it along to Jordan [Klepper], who passed it to us,” Lydic explained to Iwata. “And then we passed it to you.”
Iwata revealed that he’d actually received the email from three different people: Lydic,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Simon Cowell, and Sofia Vergara on ‘America’s Got Talent’ (Photo by Trae Patton/NBC)
NBC’s 2024 summer lineup includes new episodes of Password, The Wall, and Weakest Link, along with the season 19 premiere of America’s Got Talent. The summer also serves up the season 16 premiere of American Ninja Warrior hosted by Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila.
More importantly, NBC’s the broadcast host of the 2024 Olympic Games taking place in Paris from July 26th through August 11th. The network plans to air at least nine hours of Olympic coverage each day. NBC’s 19th Olympic Games will mark the first in which Peacock will stream every sport and event, including the 329 medal events.
NBC’s Summer Schedule
Weakest Link (10 – 11 P.M. Et/Pt) *New Episodes* – Moves to Mondays beginning May 20th
Hosted by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, the iconic British import and international game show...
NBC’s 2024 summer lineup includes new episodes of Password, The Wall, and Weakest Link, along with the season 19 premiere of America’s Got Talent. The summer also serves up the season 16 premiere of American Ninja Warrior hosted by Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila.
More importantly, NBC’s the broadcast host of the 2024 Olympic Games taking place in Paris from July 26th through August 11th. The network plans to air at least nine hours of Olympic coverage each day. NBC’s 19th Olympic Games will mark the first in which Peacock will stream every sport and event, including the 329 medal events.
NBC’s Summer Schedule
Weakest Link (10 – 11 P.M. Et/Pt) *New Episodes* – Moves to Mondays beginning May 20th
Hosted by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, the iconic British import and international game show...
- 3/18/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
“America’s Got Talent” Season 19 has set its summer premiere date.
The newest season of the beloved competition show is slated to premiere Tuesday, May 28, from 8-10 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC, with live shows at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium kicking off Tuesday, Aug. 13 from 8-10 p.m. Et/Pt. Subsequent results shows will broadcast Wednesday nights from 8-9 p.m. Et/Pt.
Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofía Vergara are set to return as judges, with Cowell also serving as an executive producer for the show. Terry Crews will also reprise his hosting duties as performers compete to take home the $1 million prize.
The 19th installment of “America’s Got Talent” will debut this summer alongside the 2024 Olympic Games, which will take place July 26-Aug.11 in Paris, as well as new seasons of “American Ninja Warrior,” “Password,” “The Wall” and “Weakest Link.”
“Weakest Link” will start off NBC...
The newest season of the beloved competition show is slated to premiere Tuesday, May 28, from 8-10 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC, with live shows at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium kicking off Tuesday, Aug. 13 from 8-10 p.m. Et/Pt. Subsequent results shows will broadcast Wednesday nights from 8-9 p.m. Et/Pt.
Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofía Vergara are set to return as judges, with Cowell also serving as an executive producer for the show. Terry Crews will also reprise his hosting duties as performers compete to take home the $1 million prize.
The 19th installment of “America’s Got Talent” will debut this summer alongside the 2024 Olympic Games, which will take place July 26-Aug.11 in Paris, as well as new seasons of “American Ninja Warrior,” “Password,” “The Wall” and “Weakest Link.”
“Weakest Link” will start off NBC...
- 3/18/2024
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
NBC is setting up another reality summer.
The network has unveiled premiere dates for its summer slate including America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior, Password, The Wall and Weakest Link.
It’s much the same look as last year, although without the likes of Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge, Dick Wolf’s LA Fire and Rescue and Jimmy Fallon’s That’s My Jam.
Deadline understands that Hot Wheels, which comes from Endemol Shine North America, Workerbee TV and Mattel Television, and docuseries LA Fire and Rescue, have both been canceled. The latter premiered its first season on May 30, 2023 and the former premiered on June 21, 2023.
In terms of That’s My Jam, Deadline revealed that production had been paused in February, understood to be for celebrity scheduling reasons.
New episodes of Weakest Link, essentially season four of the revived series, will kick off the slate on Tuesday April 2 at 9pm, an hour earlier than last year,...
The network has unveiled premiere dates for its summer slate including America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior, Password, The Wall and Weakest Link.
It’s much the same look as last year, although without the likes of Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge, Dick Wolf’s LA Fire and Rescue and Jimmy Fallon’s That’s My Jam.
Deadline understands that Hot Wheels, which comes from Endemol Shine North America, Workerbee TV and Mattel Television, and docuseries LA Fire and Rescue, have both been canceled. The latter premiered its first season on May 30, 2023 and the former premiered on June 21, 2023.
In terms of That’s My Jam, Deadline revealed that production had been paused in February, understood to be for celebrity scheduling reasons.
New episodes of Weakest Link, essentially season four of the revived series, will kick off the slate on Tuesday April 2 at 9pm, an hour earlier than last year,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix itself may not have a going late-night show, but the streaming giant’s Los Angeles comedy festival is set to play host to a boatload of comics with roots in the daypart.
Among the big names scheduled to appear during the 11-day live event are David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Taylor Tomlinson, and Arsenio Hall.
Other LateNighters performing at one of the festival’s 300 shows at 35+ venues include current and former Daily Show correspondents Dulcé Sloan, Ronny Chieng, Roy Wood Jr, and Hasan Minhaj.
Then there are the SNL alums: Maya Rudolph, Melissa Villaseñor, Colin Quinn, Sarah Silverman, John Mulaney, Tim Robinson, Jay Mohr, Jay Pharoah, Darrell Hammond… the list goes on.
This will be the second time the streamer has put on the festival. Several events at the inaugural 2022 Netflix Is a Joke festival were eventually released on the streaming service, so it’s safe...
Among the big names scheduled to appear during the 11-day live event are David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Taylor Tomlinson, and Arsenio Hall.
Other LateNighters performing at one of the festival’s 300 shows at 35+ venues include current and former Daily Show correspondents Dulcé Sloan, Ronny Chieng, Roy Wood Jr, and Hasan Minhaj.
Then there are the SNL alums: Maya Rudolph, Melissa Villaseñor, Colin Quinn, Sarah Silverman, John Mulaney, Tim Robinson, Jay Mohr, Jay Pharoah, Darrell Hammond… the list goes on.
This will be the second time the streamer has put on the festival. Several events at the inaugural 2022 Netflix Is a Joke festival were eventually released on the streaming service, so it’s safe...
- 3/15/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
Keke Palmer is not sleeping on 2024. Starting the year with an Emmy win for outstanding host of a game show for her work on NBC’s Password, the actress is filming both Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune and Eddie Murphy vehicle The Pickup, running year-old media upstart KeyTV, growing her podcast and hosting a second season of Password — which premieres Tuesday. So, it was obviously a little confusing when a recent comment to Teen Vogue had many interpreting that the 30-year-old’s retirement was “around the corner.” The response, says Palmer, was unexpected — and quite overblown. Speaking over the phone in February, Palmer elaborated on long-term hopes for her career, gave her late review on Usher’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and revealed how a conversation with one Password guest might have accidentally led to a seaside vacation.
Is this show a good way of networking for you? You meet a lot of people,...
Is this show a good way of networking for you? You meet a lot of people,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When comedian Chloe Radcliffe cheated on a boyfriend for the first time, as a sophomore at Minnesota’s Gustavus Adolphus College in 2009, she had an epiphany.
“You realize you don’t burst into flames. The person that you’re cheating on doesn’t find out,” Radcliffe explains. “You can still care about them; you can care about multiple people at once.”
Eventually, when Radcliffe resolved to end this relationship, she was surprised to learn that the request could be shut down out of hand. “I think I learned very early that it would be easier to cheat and get away with it than it would be to end a relationship when it was ready to be ended,” she says, “and so I developed this pattern of staying in relationships too long and just cheating, rather than getting out of them.”
So began a years-long pattern of infidelity that Radcliffe chronicles in Cheat,...
“You realize you don’t burst into flames. The person that you’re cheating on doesn’t find out,” Radcliffe explains. “You can still care about them; you can care about multiple people at once.”
Eventually, when Radcliffe resolved to end this relationship, she was surprised to learn that the request could be shut down out of hand. “I think I learned very early that it would be easier to cheat and get away with it than it would be to end a relationship when it was ready to be ended,” she says, “and so I developed this pattern of staying in relationships too long and just cheating, rather than getting out of them.”
So began a years-long pattern of infidelity that Radcliffe chronicles in Cheat,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Oppenheimer took the top prize at the 2024 Producers Guild of America Awards on Sunday night.
The film won the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for outstanding producer of theatrical motion pictures, a day after taking top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Other big winners were Beef, which also won at the SAG Awards and Sunday’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, along with Succession and The Bear, both of which also won SAG Awards on Saturday.
Oppenheimer producer Emma Thomas accepted the theatrical motion picture award, noting that in a room full of producers, “This means so much coming from you, this room is full of people whose work we admire,” adding, “You know how hard the job can be, you also know how great the job can be; it’s the best job on set.” She also called director Christopher Nolan (who is also her husband) “the best producer you can possibly hope for.
The film won the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for outstanding producer of theatrical motion pictures, a day after taking top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Other big winners were Beef, which also won at the SAG Awards and Sunday’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, along with Succession and The Bear, both of which also won SAG Awards on Saturday.
Oppenheimer producer Emma Thomas accepted the theatrical motion picture award, noting that in a room full of producers, “This means so much coming from you, this room is full of people whose work we admire,” adding, “You know how hard the job can be, you also know how great the job can be; it’s the best job on set.” She also called director Christopher Nolan (who is also her husband) “the best producer you can possibly hope for.
- 2/26/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba and Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Margot Robbie, Bradley Cooper and America Ferrera are among the celebrities in attendance at the 2024 Producers Guild Awards held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Sunday evening (February 25) in Hollywood.
The stars stepped out to help celebrate the producers behind the movies and TV shows of the past year.
Margot and Bradley are both nominated for producing their respective films, Barbie and Maestro.
Check out more celebs in attendance inside…
Other nominees include movies The Holdovers, Poor Things, Past Lives and The Super Mario Bros Movie, as well as TV shows like The Crown, The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, The Morning Show, Succession, Daisy Jones and the Six, Beef, Fargo and RuPaul’s Drag Race.
There were even some stars who attended the Producers Guild Awards that were also in attendance at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards just hours earlier!
Keep scrolling below to see all of the celebrities who attended the Producers Guild Awards…...
The stars stepped out to help celebrate the producers behind the movies and TV shows of the past year.
Margot and Bradley are both nominated for producing their respective films, Barbie and Maestro.
Check out more celebs in attendance inside…
Other nominees include movies The Holdovers, Poor Things, Past Lives and The Super Mario Bros Movie, as well as TV shows like The Crown, The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, The Morning Show, Succession, Daisy Jones and the Six, Beef, Fargo and RuPaul’s Drag Race.
There were even some stars who attended the Producers Guild Awards that were also in attendance at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards just hours earlier!
Keep scrolling below to see all of the celebrities who attended the Producers Guild Awards…...
- 2/26/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
On Wednesday night, the African American Film Critics Association honored the top actors, directors and films of the year at the 15th annual Aafca Awards, in a Los Angeles ceremony hosted by Roy Wood Jr.
One of night’s top honors — which were announced in advance — went to American Fiction star Jeffrey Wright, who delivered a humorous speech about the debt actors owe to critics as he accepted the Legend Award.
“There is a line in The Dresser which, to my mind, is the film that best captures what it is to be an actor,” he began. “Albert Finney, playing this blustery, brilliant, Shakespearean actress, says these horrible words: ‘The critics. Hate the critics. I have nothing but compassion for them. How can one hate the crippled, the mentally deficient, and the dead?'”
“I’ve been changed,” Wright said to a response of thunderous laughter. “After this moment I...
One of night’s top honors — which were announced in advance — went to American Fiction star Jeffrey Wright, who delivered a humorous speech about the debt actors owe to critics as he accepted the Legend Award.
“There is a line in The Dresser which, to my mind, is the film that best captures what it is to be an actor,” he began. “Albert Finney, playing this blustery, brilliant, Shakespearean actress, says these horrible words: ‘The critics. Hate the critics. I have nothing but compassion for them. How can one hate the crippled, the mentally deficient, and the dead?'”
“I’ve been changed,” Wright said to a response of thunderous laughter. “After this moment I...
- 2/22/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hollywood is often criticized about the amount of follow through there is on promises for diversity and inclusivity. Yet there is much to celebrate about the films that are being made about Black life, and the 15th annual awards by the African American Film Critics Assn. will do just that on Feb. 21.
“American Fiction,” “The Color Purple” and “Origin” — named best comedy, musical and drama, respectively — all scored multiple film honors and inclusion on Aafca’s list of top 10 films of the year. Performers including Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Lily Gladstone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Danielle Brooks will also be celebrated during the ceremony, hosted once again by Roy Wood Jr.
Aafca will follow up that event with a March 3 special achievement ceremony honoring industry figures including Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner for their work producing films such as “The Burial,” choreographer Fatima Robinson for her work on “The Color Purple...
“American Fiction,” “The Color Purple” and “Origin” — named best comedy, musical and drama, respectively — all scored multiple film honors and inclusion on Aafca’s list of top 10 films of the year. Performers including Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Lily Gladstone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Danielle Brooks will also be celebrated during the ceremony, hosted once again by Roy Wood Jr.
Aafca will follow up that event with a March 3 special achievement ceremony honoring industry figures including Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner for their work producing films such as “The Burial,” choreographer Fatima Robinson for her work on “The Color Purple...
- 2/21/2024
- by Daric L. Cottingham
- Variety Film + TV
Jon Stewart’s return to The Daily Show on Feb. 12 posted strong ratings — and may have helped the rest of the week’s episodes, as well.
It’s an exceedingly small sample size, but the numbers for the three shows hosted by Jordan Klepper after Stewart’s inaugural show improved substantially on The Daily Show’s recent average. The deal for Stewart’s return will have him hosting on Monday nights each week, with the show’s correspondents taking turns behind the desk for the other three days.
For Feb. 13-15, Klepper’s turn as host averaged 461,000 same-day viewers — the highest mark in more than 2 1/2 years (since May 17-20, 2021). Adding in the 970,000 Comedy Central viewers for Stewart’s Monday show, The Daily Show drew about 588,000 average viewers for the week, its best showing since March 2021. (Simulcasts of Monday’s show on several other Paramount Global channels, plus a late night replay,...
It’s an exceedingly small sample size, but the numbers for the three shows hosted by Jordan Klepper after Stewart’s inaugural show improved substantially on The Daily Show’s recent average. The deal for Stewart’s return will have him hosting on Monday nights each week, with the show’s correspondents taking turns behind the desk for the other three days.
For Feb. 13-15, Klepper’s turn as host averaged 461,000 same-day viewers — the highest mark in more than 2 1/2 years (since May 17-20, 2021). Adding in the 970,000 Comedy Central viewers for Stewart’s Monday show, The Daily Show drew about 588,000 average viewers for the week, its best showing since March 2021. (Simulcasts of Monday’s show on several other Paramount Global channels, plus a late night replay,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Get ready to laugh until it hurts with “Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen,” airing on CBS at 1:37 Am on Friday, February 23, 2024. Hosted by the hilarious Byron Allen, this late-night comedy show brings together a stellar lineup of stand-up comedians for a night of non-stop laughter.
In this episode, viewers will be treated to the comedic talents of Jason Andors, Paul Mecurio, Roy Wood Jr., and Tammy Pescatelli. Each comedian brings their own unique style and perspective to the stage, promising a diverse range of jokes and punchlines that will have audiences rolling in the aisles.
From witty observations about everyday life to side-splitting anecdotes about the absurdities of the world, these comedians leave no stone unturned in their quest to entertain. Whether you’re a seasoned comedy fan or just looking for a good laugh, “Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen” is sure to deliver.
So grab your popcorn and...
In this episode, viewers will be treated to the comedic talents of Jason Andors, Paul Mecurio, Roy Wood Jr., and Tammy Pescatelli. Each comedian brings their own unique style and perspective to the stage, promising a diverse range of jokes and punchlines that will have audiences rolling in the aisles.
From witty observations about everyday life to side-splitting anecdotes about the absurdities of the world, these comedians leave no stone unturned in their quest to entertain. Whether you’re a seasoned comedy fan or just looking for a good laugh, “Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen” is sure to deliver.
So grab your popcorn and...
- 2/16/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Roy Wood Jr. said on fellow comedian Mike Birbiglia’s “Working It Out” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) that he was going to remain on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” as a correspondent for more time when the plan was for Hasan Minhaj to be named the permanent new host. Wood surprised fans by announcing his “Daily Show” exit last October, a decision he told Birbiglia came after the plan to have Minhaj host the show “fell apart” amid controversy over an interview Minhaj did with The New Yorker.
“That’s literally why everything fell apart,” Wood said about the interview, which revealed that Minhaj had embellished many “true stories” in his stand-up acts. “As far as I was told, Hasan was going to be the guy.”
Wood said he planned to stay with “The Daily Show” for “the rest of the year” under new host Minhaj and “we’ll...
“That’s literally why everything fell apart,” Wood said about the interview, which revealed that Minhaj had embellished many “true stories” in his stand-up acts. “As far as I was told, Hasan was going to be the guy.”
Wood said he planned to stay with “The Daily Show” for “the rest of the year” under new host Minhaj and “we’ll...
- 2/13/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
The parallels were impossible to ignore, so Jon Stewart decided not to ignore them. Both major American political parties have been unable to find new candidates to lead their presidential tickets, leading to a rematch in the 2024 election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. And in a much lower-stakes effort to find a leader for a legacy institution, Comedy Central has yet to decide on a new course for “The Daily Show” following the departure of Trevor Noah, despite months of public tryouts from guest hosts including Sarah Silverman, Roy Wood Jr., Desus Nice and more. So the network has brought back Stewart for a weekly appearance on Monday nights, starting with this week’s season premiere.
These similarities are lost on no one, least of all Stewart himself. Apart from an extended runtime and a quick appearance by former correspondent Jordan Klepper, there was little to announce tonight’s...
These similarities are lost on no one, least of all Stewart himself. Apart from an extended runtime and a quick appearance by former correspondent Jordan Klepper, there was little to announce tonight’s...
- 2/13/2024
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
Can Mondays do for the TV business what Thursdays and Sundays once did? Some of the medium’s best-known personalities are trying to figure this question out.
When Jon Stewart re-emerges Monday night as a one-night-a-week host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” he will join MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Jen Psaki in making bespoke Monday appearances for their network, part of what has become a low-key scheduling experiment that actually has high stakes: In a medium best known for offering viewers the same hosts in the same time slots five nights a week, can TV networks that thrive on news-and-talk programs generate new attention and advertising dollars by doling them out less frequently ?
“Monday is really appealing,” says Stephanie Morales, vice president of media intelligence at Magna, the Interpublic Group media-research firm. It tends to be the second-most-watched day of the week on linear TV, behind Sundays,...
When Jon Stewart re-emerges Monday night as a one-night-a-week host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” he will join MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Jen Psaki in making bespoke Monday appearances for their network, part of what has become a low-key scheduling experiment that actually has high stakes: In a medium best known for offering viewers the same hosts in the same time slots five nights a week, can TV networks that thrive on news-and-talk programs generate new attention and advertising dollars by doling them out less frequently ?
“Monday is really appealing,” says Stephanie Morales, vice president of media intelligence at Magna, the Interpublic Group media-research firm. It tends to be the second-most-watched day of the week on linear TV, behind Sundays,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Whenever a popular sitcom or drama from years ago tries to come back, I worry. The series that we love are so often a product of a specific moment in time for the people who make them, the characters on them, and the people watching. Change that moment, things start to feel wrong, and can even leave the audience questioning why they liked the original run in the first place.
The Daily Show isn’t exactly like those kinds of shows, though the hosts and correspondents work with scripted jokes,...
The Daily Show isn’t exactly like those kinds of shows, though the hosts and correspondents work with scripted jokes,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Ballet dancer turned producer Misty Copeland, director, writer and producer George C. Wolfe and newly-minted Academy Award nominee Jeffrey Wright are set to receive special honors at this year’s Aafca Awards.
Roy Wood Jr. — the comedian, writer and producer, best known for his work as correspondent and guest host of “The Daily Show” — returns to emcee the ceremony for a second consecutive year. The 15th annual award show will be held Feb. 21 at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
During the ceremony, Copeland will receive the Innovator Award, presented by Nissan, which recognizes individuals who have made important and innovative contributions to film and beyond. Copeland shattered barriers in 2015, becoming the first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre in the company’s 75-year history. After launching a career as a philanthropist and bestselling author, she founded Life in Motion Productions, which debuted its first independently produced project,...
Roy Wood Jr. — the comedian, writer and producer, best known for his work as correspondent and guest host of “The Daily Show” — returns to emcee the ceremony for a second consecutive year. The 15th annual award show will be held Feb. 21 at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
During the ceremony, Copeland will receive the Innovator Award, presented by Nissan, which recognizes individuals who have made important and innovative contributions to film and beyond. Copeland shattered barriers in 2015, becoming the first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre in the company’s 75-year history. After launching a career as a philanthropist and bestselling author, she founded Life in Motion Productions, which debuted its first independently produced project,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Colin Jost will go from roasting politicians from his Weekend Update desk to roasting them to their faces as host of the 2024 White House Correspondents Dinner.
The longtime Saturday Night Live co-anchor and writer has been enlisted to host the annual (and this time, Election Year) event on Saturday, April 27, in Washington, D.C.
Jost’s hosting gig comes over a decade since a Weekend Update anchor hosted the White House Correspondents Dinner; back in 2011, Seth Meyers emceed the event, delivering a monologue so scathing at then-attending mogul Donald Trump...
The longtime Saturday Night Live co-anchor and writer has been enlisted to host the annual (and this time, Election Year) event on Saturday, April 27, in Washington, D.C.
Jost’s hosting gig comes over a decade since a Weekend Update anchor hosted the White House Correspondents Dinner; back in 2011, Seth Meyers emceed the event, delivering a monologue so scathing at then-attending mogul Donald Trump...
- 2/9/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
This oughta make his son C.J. Rossitano proud: Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost has been tapped to serve as the featured entertainer at the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
The Whca’s annual shindig, which is broadcast by C-span, is set for Saturday, April 27 — so, assume SNL will be in rerun mode that evening.
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The Whca’s annual shindig, which is broadcast by C-span, is set for Saturday, April 27 — so, assume SNL will be in rerun mode that evening.
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- 2/9/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
The 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner is turning to Saturday Night Live for its entertainment this year.
The annual event — a fundraiser for the White House Correspondents’ Association — says that SNL “Weekend Update” host Colin Jost will be this year’s featured entertainer. This year’s Whca dinner is scheduled for Saturday, April 27.
“Colin Jost knows how to make Saturday nights funny, and I am thrilled Colin will be live from the nation’s capital as the headline entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” said Kelly O’Donnell, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association and NBC News’ senior White House correspondent.
Jost serves as the co-host of “Weekend Update” alongside Michael Che and also writes for the long-running NBC late night program.
“His sharp insights perfectly meet this remarkable time of divided politics, and a presidential campaign careening toward a rematch,” O’Donnell added. “His smart brand of comedy...
The annual event — a fundraiser for the White House Correspondents’ Association — says that SNL “Weekend Update” host Colin Jost will be this year’s featured entertainer. This year’s Whca dinner is scheduled for Saturday, April 27.
“Colin Jost knows how to make Saturday nights funny, and I am thrilled Colin will be live from the nation’s capital as the headline entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” said Kelly O’Donnell, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association and NBC News’ senior White House correspondent.
Jost serves as the co-host of “Weekend Update” alongside Michael Che and also writes for the long-running NBC late night program.
“His sharp insights perfectly meet this remarkable time of divided politics, and a presidential campaign careening toward a rematch,” O’Donnell added. “His smart brand of comedy...
- 2/9/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Colin Jost is getting a solo anchoring job.
The co-lead of “Saturday Night Live’s” long-running “Weekend Update” will headline the 2024 White House Correspondents Dinner, the journalism organization announced Friday. The annual dinner and roast is slated to take place on Saturday, April 27, in Washington, D.C.
“Colin Jost knows how to make Saturday nights funny, and I am thrilled Colin will be live from the nation’s capital as the headline entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” said Kelly O’Donnell, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association and NBC News Senior White House Correspondent. NBC also broadcasts “SNL.”
Jost started writing for “SNL” in 2005 and has been the co-anchor of “Weekend Update,” along with Michael Che, since 2014.
Jost is stepping onto tricky terrain. The White House Correspondents dinner can be a tough gig, with jokes landing differently due to the heavy political atmosphere. Stephen Colbert and...
The co-lead of “Saturday Night Live’s” long-running “Weekend Update” will headline the 2024 White House Correspondents Dinner, the journalism organization announced Friday. The annual dinner and roast is slated to take place on Saturday, April 27, in Washington, D.C.
“Colin Jost knows how to make Saturday nights funny, and I am thrilled Colin will be live from the nation’s capital as the headline entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” said Kelly O’Donnell, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association and NBC News Senior White House Correspondent. NBC also broadcasts “SNL.”
Jost started writing for “SNL” in 2005 and has been the co-anchor of “Weekend Update,” along with Michael Che, since 2014.
Jost is stepping onto tricky terrain. The White House Correspondents dinner can be a tough gig, with jokes landing differently due to the heavy political atmosphere. Stephen Colbert and...
- 2/9/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost will be the featured entertainer at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
The event will be held on April 27.
Kelly O’Donnell, president of the Whca and NBC News senior White House correspondent, said in a statement, “Colin Jost knows how to make Saturday nights funny, and I am thrilled Colin will be live from the nation’s capital as the headline entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.” Each year’s Whca president is tasked with picking the entertainer.
The gig, in a room full of journalists, political insiders and typically the president of the United States, is high profile but also endlessly scrutinized. By tradition, the entertainer also follows Potus on the programming lineup, something that typically places extra pressure to use fresh material.
Last year’s performer was Roy Wood Jr., and Trevor Noah appeared at...
The event will be held on April 27.
Kelly O’Donnell, president of the Whca and NBC News senior White House correspondent, said in a statement, “Colin Jost knows how to make Saturday nights funny, and I am thrilled Colin will be live from the nation’s capital as the headline entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.” Each year’s Whca president is tasked with picking the entertainer.
The gig, in a room full of journalists, political insiders and typically the president of the United States, is high profile but also endlessly scrutinized. By tradition, the entertainer also follows Potus on the programming lineup, something that typically places extra pressure to use fresh material.
Last year’s performer was Roy Wood Jr., and Trevor Noah appeared at...
- 2/9/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Roy Wood Jr. has found there is indeed life after ‘The Daily Show.’
The former correspondent for the Comedy Central program has sold a memoir, titled “The Man of Many Fathers,” Matt Inman at Crown, by Anthony Mattero at CAA after an auction.
Wood Jr.’s memoir will examine the most important lessons to come from the unexpected father figures who stepped into Wood’s life — some unknowingly –after his own father died when he was sixteen. Some of these people are bosses and teachers. Others are co-workers who used cocaine. One is an ex-con Wood met while working construction jobs in South Carolina. And others are big names in media and comedy.
The comedian uses these lessons to “audit” is own approach to fatherhood, and to unpack the complicated relationship he had with his own father.
Wood Jr. announced his departure from “Daily Show” in October after an eight-year run,...
The former correspondent for the Comedy Central program has sold a memoir, titled “The Man of Many Fathers,” Matt Inman at Crown, by Anthony Mattero at CAA after an auction.
Wood Jr.’s memoir will examine the most important lessons to come from the unexpected father figures who stepped into Wood’s life — some unknowingly –after his own father died when he was sixteen. Some of these people are bosses and teachers. Others are co-workers who used cocaine. One is an ex-con Wood met while working construction jobs in South Carolina. And others are big names in media and comedy.
The comedian uses these lessons to “audit” is own approach to fatherhood, and to unpack the complicated relationship he had with his own father.
Wood Jr. announced his departure from “Daily Show” in October after an eight-year run,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
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Following Trevor Noah’s exit in December 2022 after his seven year tenure, The Daily Show is bringing back beloved former host Jon Stewart on a part-time...
- 1/31/2024
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
Password is returning soon for its second season. Shortly after Keke Palmer’s Emmy win for “Outstanding Host for a Game Show,” NBC has announced that the series will return with brand new episodes in March.
Hosted by Palmer and featuring Jimmy Fallon as an ongoing celebrity player, the Password series is inspired by the classic word-guessing game show while adding new elements. In the show, contestants try to be the first to guess a secret word based on one-word clues from their partner.
Season two will see Fallon competing against Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn and Roy Wood Jr.
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Hosted by Palmer and featuring Jimmy Fallon as an ongoing celebrity player, the Password series is inspired by the classic word-guessing game show while adding new elements. In the show, contestants try to be the first to guess a secret word based on one-word clues from their partner.
Season two will see Fallon competing against Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn and Roy Wood Jr.
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- 1/30/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Season two of Password will join NBC’s primetime lineup on March 12, 2024. New episodes of the game show will air on Tuesdays at 10pm Et/Pt.
Keke Palmer is returning as host, with Jimmy Fallon back as a celebrity contestant and executive producer. Palmer recently made Emmy Awards history by becoming the first Black woman to win in the Outstanding Host for a Game Show category.
The network says viewers can expect to see more special celebrity guests trying out their Password skills on season two. Celebrities popping in include Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn, and Roy Wood Jr.
Jimmy Fallon and Keke Palmer on season 2 of ‘Password’ (Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/NBC)
NBC released this description of season two, which will include new twists and...
Keke Palmer is returning as host, with Jimmy Fallon back as a celebrity contestant and executive producer. Palmer recently made Emmy Awards history by becoming the first Black woman to win in the Outstanding Host for a Game Show category.
The network says viewers can expect to see more special celebrity guests trying out their Password skills on season two. Celebrities popping in include Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn, and Roy Wood Jr.
Jimmy Fallon and Keke Palmer on season 2 of ‘Password’ (Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/NBC)
NBC released this description of season two, which will include new twists and...
- 1/29/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Season 2 of NBC’s Password will bring on some first-time celebrity players, as well as a flurry of new game play elements.
Premiering Tuesday, March 12 at 10/9c (with episodes streaming next day on Peacock), Password‘s sophomore run finds Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Lindsey Vonn and Roy Wood Jr. each partnering up with a non-celeb player. Joel McHale and Meghan Trainor, meanwhile, are set for encore appearances.
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Premiering Tuesday, March 12 at 10/9c (with episodes streaming next day on Peacock), Password‘s sophomore run finds Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Lindsey Vonn and Roy Wood Jr. each partnering up with a non-celeb player. Joel McHale and Meghan Trainor, meanwhile, are set for encore appearances.
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- 1/29/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: BET and CBS News have announced the Season 2 renewal of primetime monthly newsmagazine America in Black. Featured on BET, Paramount+ and CBS News streaming, America In Black focuses on investigative reporting, newsmaker interviews, human interest stories and celebrity profiles.
In Season 1, America In Black explored Black maternal mortality with an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, reported on the war on Black history and looked at the amputation epidemic among Black Americans. It also featured profiles and interviews with Michael B. Jordan, LL Cool J, Taraji P. Henson, T.D. Jakes and others.
In the new season, veteran BET News anchor Ed Gordon will return to the network after an 18-year hiatus as special correspondent. CBS Mornings host Vladimir Duthiers and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien also will join America in Black this season.
The second season premieres during Black History Month with two episodes on Tuesday, February 6 and Tuesday, February 20 on BET at 10:30 Pp.
In Season 1, America In Black explored Black maternal mortality with an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, reported on the war on Black history and looked at the amputation epidemic among Black Americans. It also featured profiles and interviews with Michael B. Jordan, LL Cool J, Taraji P. Henson, T.D. Jakes and others.
In the new season, veteran BET News anchor Ed Gordon will return to the network after an 18-year hiatus as special correspondent. CBS Mornings host Vladimir Duthiers and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien also will join America in Black this season.
The second season premieres during Black History Month with two episodes on Tuesday, February 6 and Tuesday, February 20 on BET at 10:30 Pp.
- 1/29/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Shortly after Trevor Noah abruptly announced he’d be leaving The Daily Show in late 2022, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios CEO Chris McCarthy knew he needed allies.
There was “a lot of pressure to just choose someone,” he told The Hollywood Reporter early last year, though he resisted naming an immediate replacement. Instead, the team, led by longtime showrunner Jen Flanz, lined up a stable of guest hosts, a mix of bold-faced names like Sarah Silverman and Chelsea Handler as well as correspondents from the show. McCarthy also sought the counsel of James “Babydoll” Dixon, manager of late-night hosts Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, and a previous Daily Show executive producer himself. In fact, in those early transition months, McCarthy spent “a lot of time with Babydoll getting his advice,” he said, “and we called Jon a couple times.”
Of course, Stewart was still hosting The Problem with Jon...
There was “a lot of pressure to just choose someone,” he told The Hollywood Reporter early last year, though he resisted naming an immediate replacement. Instead, the team, led by longtime showrunner Jen Flanz, lined up a stable of guest hosts, a mix of bold-faced names like Sarah Silverman and Chelsea Handler as well as correspondents from the show. McCarthy also sought the counsel of James “Babydoll” Dixon, manager of late-night hosts Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, and a previous Daily Show executive producer himself. In fact, in those early transition months, McCarthy spent “a lot of time with Babydoll getting his advice,” he said, “and we called Jon a couple times.”
Of course, Stewart was still hosting The Problem with Jon...
- 1/25/2024
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Abbott Elementary really made the grade when nominations for the 55th NAACP Awards were announced Thursday.
ABC’s school-set sitcom nabbed seven nods, including Outstanding Comedy Series, making it the awards ceremony’s most nominated series of the year.
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Netflix’s Survival of the Thickest and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story tied for second with five nods each.
ABC’s school-set sitcom nabbed seven nods, including Outstanding Comedy Series, making it the awards ceremony’s most nominated series of the year.
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Netflix’s Survival of the Thickest and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story tied for second with five nods each.
- 1/25/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
John Oliver was stunned to hear that Jon Stewart is returning as host of “The Daily Show.” The “Last Week Tonight” host and former “Daily Show” correspondent was on NBC’s “Today” when the news broke.
“I mean, that’s, that is a surprise,” Oliver said of Stewart’s return. “That’s a show that needs a host. He certainly is a very, very good one. So yeah, it’ll be exciting to see what he does.”
But Oliver also believes that “after 2025, they should appoint a permanent host,” naming former “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr. and former Peacock host Amber Ruffin as potential candidates.
“But it’s going to be very exciting to see Jon again in an election year,” Oliver continued.
Comedy Central revealed Wednesday morning that Stewart would serve as the “Daily Show” host on Monday nights throughout the 2024 election cycle and to run the program.
“I mean, that’s, that is a surprise,” Oliver said of Stewart’s return. “That’s a show that needs a host. He certainly is a very, very good one. So yeah, it’ll be exciting to see what he does.”
But Oliver also believes that “after 2025, they should appoint a permanent host,” naming former “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr. and former Peacock host Amber Ruffin as potential candidates.
“But it’s going to be very exciting to see Jon again in an election year,” Oliver continued.
Comedy Central revealed Wednesday morning that Stewart would serve as the “Daily Show” host on Monday nights throughout the 2024 election cycle and to run the program.
- 1/25/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Just how big a deal is Jon Stewart’s return to The Daily Show desk? John Oliver, the former Daily Show correspondent turned HBO Last Week Tonight host, compared it to NBA legend Michael Jordan’s return to the Chicago Bulls in 1995 after retiring from the game.
“Jordan’s back!” Oliver quipped in an interview with NBC’s Willie Geist.
Oliver was caught as off guard as everyone else with the news, which broke in the middle of the interview with Geist.
“I mean, that’s, that is a surprise,” Oliver said. “That’s a show that needs a host. He certainly is a very, very good one. So yeah, it’ll be exciting to see what he does.”
But he also added that the show “should appoint a permanent host” after Stewart’s run, naming former Peacock host Amber Ruffin and former Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. as strong contenders.
“Jordan’s back!” Oliver quipped in an interview with NBC’s Willie Geist.
Oliver was caught as off guard as everyone else with the news, which broke in the middle of the interview with Geist.
“I mean, that’s, that is a surprise,” Oliver said. “That’s a show that needs a host. He certainly is a very, very good one. So yeah, it’ll be exciting to see what he does.”
But he also added that the show “should appoint a permanent host” after Stewart’s run, naming former Peacock host Amber Ruffin and former Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. as strong contenders.
- 1/24/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John Oliver was on NBC’s Today Show when he learned that his former boss Jon Stewart was returning to host The Daily Show.
Stewart was unveiled by Comedy Central earlier today as the Monday night host for the late-night show through the election with the news team correspondents handling the other days.
Oliver said he was “surprised” to hear the news, but said it will be “exciting to see what he does” and compared him to Michael Jordan.
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The Last Week Tonight host added that he believes The Daily Show needs a permanent host and threw his weight behind former correspondent Roy Wood Jr., who quit the show last year, or Amber Ruffin.
“I mean, that’s, that is a surprise,” Oliver said. “That’s a show that needs a host.
Stewart was unveiled by Comedy Central earlier today as the Monday night host for the late-night show through the election with the news team correspondents handling the other days.
Oliver said he was “surprised” to hear the news, but said it will be “exciting to see what he does” and compared him to Michael Jordan.
Related: ‘The Daily Show’: Inside The Search For A New Host As Duos Behind The Desk Take Center Stage
The Last Week Tonight host added that he believes The Daily Show needs a permanent host and threw his weight behind former correspondent Roy Wood Jr., who quit the show last year, or Amber Ruffin.
“I mean, that’s, that is a surprise,” Oliver said. “That’s a show that needs a host.
- 1/24/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Daily Show is bringing back beloved former host Jon Stewart on a part-time basis to shepherd the late-night show through the 2024 election season.
Following Trevor Noah’s exit in December 2022, the series spent 2023 relying on a revolving door of special guests and correspondents to hold down the fort while Comedy Central settled on a permanent host. However — despite Roy Wood Jr.’s very public pleadings at the Emmys — The Daily Show has opted not to bring in a full-time host, and instead will have Stewart return for Monday night broadcasts.
Following Trevor Noah’s exit in December 2022, the series spent 2023 relying on a revolving door of special guests and correspondents to hold down the fort while Comedy Central settled on a permanent host. However — despite Roy Wood Jr.’s very public pleadings at the Emmys — The Daily Show has opted not to bring in a full-time host, and instead will have Stewart return for Monday night broadcasts.
- 1/24/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Jon Stewart will make a surprising return to The Daily Show, 25 years after starting on the show. He will host the Comedy Central late-night show one night a week through the 2024 election cycle.
The news comes eight years after he stepped down from hosting the show, which revolutionized late-night television and brought through the likes of Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Samantha Bee and Steve Carell.
Here it is, your Moment of Zen pic.twitter.com/Y6AFBkJtOx
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 24, 2024
Deadline told you back in November that one of the ideas floated for a new host was to bring in a major name to front the show through the election. Stewart will host on Monday nights, which are believed to be the show’s most watched day and gives him plenty of news from the weekend to catch up.
Related: ‘The Daily Show’: Inside The Search For...
The news comes eight years after he stepped down from hosting the show, which revolutionized late-night television and brought through the likes of Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Samantha Bee and Steve Carell.
Here it is, your Moment of Zen pic.twitter.com/Y6AFBkJtOx
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 24, 2024
Deadline told you back in November that one of the ideas floated for a new host was to bring in a major name to front the show through the election. Stewart will host on Monday nights, which are believed to be the show’s most watched day and gives him plenty of news from the weekend to catch up.
Related: ‘The Daily Show’: Inside The Search For...
- 1/24/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Jon Stewart is returning as the host and executive producer of Comedy Central’s “Daily Show.” Before you get too excited, the assignment is part-time, and the plan is for him to stay on as host through the November 2024 presidential election cycle, and EP at least through 2025.
Stewart will host the program only on Mondays, but executive produce every episode. The other evenings will be hosted by a rotating panel of the show’s “All-Star Correspondents.” If you’re wondering why Stewart is taking the Monday slot, it’s because that’s traditionally the most-watched “Daily Show” episode of the week, and acts as catch up for all the news that’s gone on over the weekend.
Although “The Daily Show” began in 1996 with Craig Kilborn as its host, the show rose in the public consciousness during Stewart’s time hosting from 1999 to 2015. Under Kilborn, the show was mostly irreverent and focused on pop culture.
Stewart will host the program only on Mondays, but executive produce every episode. The other evenings will be hosted by a rotating panel of the show’s “All-Star Correspondents.” If you’re wondering why Stewart is taking the Monday slot, it’s because that’s traditionally the most-watched “Daily Show” episode of the week, and acts as catch up for all the news that’s gone on over the weekend.
Although “The Daily Show” began in 1996 with Craig Kilborn as its host, the show rose in the public consciousness during Stewart’s time hosting from 1999 to 2015. Under Kilborn, the show was mostly irreverent and focused on pop culture.
- 1/24/2024
- by Tony Maglio and Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
After holding a year-long bake-off among various celebrities to find the next host of its signature “The Daily Show,” Comedy Central is going to try a new recipe.
When the program returns from a hiatus, it is expected to rely heavily on a team of correspondents to lead each night, according to three people familiar with the matter, though it is not clear if the network has struck upon its final assemblage of talent. “Daily Show” could also rely on guest appearances by some of the celebrities who have hosted the program since Trevor Noah, the last permanent presence behind the desk, quit abruptly in late 2022.
Those looking for an immediate successor for Noah won’t find one — at least, not yet.
The decision by the Paramount Global network comes as the economics of late-night TV, a cultural touchstone in the United States, have begun to falter. Advertising dollars and...
When the program returns from a hiatus, it is expected to rely heavily on a team of correspondents to lead each night, according to three people familiar with the matter, though it is not clear if the network has struck upon its final assemblage of talent. “Daily Show” could also rely on guest appearances by some of the celebrities who have hosted the program since Trevor Noah, the last permanent presence behind the desk, quit abruptly in late 2022.
Those looking for an immediate successor for Noah won’t find one — at least, not yet.
The decision by the Paramount Global network comes as the economics of late-night TV, a cultural touchstone in the United States, have begun to falter. Advertising dollars and...
- 1/19/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The Daily Show has used a revolving door of celebrity guest hosts since Trevor Noah exited the series in December 2022, but this year, the long-running late-night show is changing things up. According to Deadline, the Comedy Central series will lean on its regular correspondents to lead the show through this election year rather than rely on celebrity guest hosts. This could be a sign that the new permanent host (or hosts) could already be on staff. Fans have been anxiously waiting for news about who will front the show following Noah’s departure. The news comes after The Daily Show‘s surprise win at Monday’s (January 15) Emmys, where it took home the award for Outstanding Talk Series for Noah’s final season. During Noah’s speech, former correspondent Roy Wood Jr. could be seen mouthing “Please hire a host” in the background. Wood Jr. shared a clip of the moment on social media,...
- 1/18/2024
- TV Insider
It’s been over a year since Trevor Noah stepped down from his longtime role as host of The Daily Show at Comedy Central. However, the network is finally teasing a new development for the popular show.
After Trevor moved on, the late-night show brought on a series of temporary hosts. However, it’s been over a month since a new episode of the show has aired, and there are no other hosts currently announced.
As speculation continues to build over the show’s future, Comedy Central started teasing some big news. Meanwhile, a list of potential candidates has started popping up online.
Keep reading to find out more…
A representative for the network told Variety that fans would not be waiting much longer for the big reveal.
“Next week, we’ll be sharing our plans for The Daily Show’s next chapter,” they vowed.
While that is not a...
After Trevor moved on, the late-night show brought on a series of temporary hosts. However, it’s been over a month since a new episode of the show has aired, and there are no other hosts currently announced.
As speculation continues to build over the show’s future, Comedy Central started teasing some big news. Meanwhile, a list of potential candidates has started popping up online.
Keep reading to find out more…
A representative for the network told Variety that fans would not be waiting much longer for the big reveal.
“Next week, we’ll be sharing our plans for The Daily Show’s next chapter,” they vowed.
While that is not a...
- 1/18/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Comedy Central is set to share a long-awaited update on the next chapter for “The Daily Show” next week.
The announcement, which follows the late night program winning a Primetime Emmy Award on Monday for Outstanding Talk Series, comes as the network has been searching for a permanent replacement for Trevor Noah for over a year. Noah, who took over hosting duties from Jon Stewart in 2015, exited the show in December 2022.
During the Emmys, former “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr. could be seen mouthing “Please hire a host” during Noah’s acceptance speech. Wood himself retweeted the clip, with the caption, “Chill, fam I was trying to do that in the low.”
“We are grateful to the Television Academy for recognizing our incredibly talented team and want to take this week to honor and thank them,” a Comedy Central spokesperson told TheWrap. “Next week, we’ll be sharing our...
The announcement, which follows the late night program winning a Primetime Emmy Award on Monday for Outstanding Talk Series, comes as the network has been searching for a permanent replacement for Trevor Noah for over a year. Noah, who took over hosting duties from Jon Stewart in 2015, exited the show in December 2022.
During the Emmys, former “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr. could be seen mouthing “Please hire a host” during Noah’s acceptance speech. Wood himself retweeted the clip, with the caption, “Chill, fam I was trying to do that in the low.”
“We are grateful to the Television Academy for recognizing our incredibly talented team and want to take this week to honor and thank them,” a Comedy Central spokesperson told TheWrap. “Next week, we’ll be sharing our...
- 1/18/2024
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
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