Who says college campuses and comedy don’t mix these days? Netflix’s new series The Chair — debuting Friday, Aug. 20; I’ve seen all six episodes — proves they still can, mining plenty of sly laughs from a supposedly humorless setting. (It’s rarely laugh-out-loud hilarious, mind you, but more mildly “oh, that is funny” amusing.) Rich
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Selena Gomez thinks she’s the butt of a couple jokes on “The Good Fight” … but production tells us she’s got the wrong idea about the kidney transplant jabs. Selena and her fans were upset about a couple wisecracks in a scene from the CBS drama … where characters are discussing what kinds of jokes
After multiple COVID-19 related shutdowns, Bridgerton Season 2 is back in production. The news, first reported by Variety, comes two weeks after production was halted for the second time in a few days. Showrunner Chris Van Dusen dished the news to the outlet. “We are back underway. We had to delay because of COVID, but
June 17, 2021 Trevor Noah Sits Down With Lin-Manuel Miranda To Talk About Representation In The Film Adaption Of “In The Heights” Lin-Manuel Miranda was interviewed on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” where he addressed the recent “In The Heights” casting and representation controversy. Miranda spoke to Trevor about how criticism of
The McCains and the Trumps continue to fire shots at each other … and this time it’s pitting John McCain‘s daughter against Donald Trump‘s niece. Meghan McCain went scorched-earth on Mary Trump Monday after the former President’s niece took a shot at her on “The View.” Mary, who secretly recorded her relatives for a book
Did Katie manage to bounce back following the unexpected and heartbreaking exit? It was all about the hometowns on The Bachelorette Season 17 Episode 9, which found our Bachelorette trying to weigh up which of the remaining men would steal her heart. Katie tried to balance falling in love with fairness, but her emotions left
Well, Mr. Corman is certainly Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s vision. Not only does the actor star in the new Apple TV+ dramedy — in his first regular TV role since he was a wisecracking teen alien on 3rd Rock From the Sun — but he also serves as creator, writer, director and executive producer on the project.
Play video content TMZ.com Wayne Brady was the target of a racist, expletive-laced voicemail left at the studio where he films his game show … and it’s disgusting. TMZ’s obtained the audio of the message left at CBS Studios in L.A.’s Fairfax District where the affable comedian and singer hosts “Let’s Make a Deal.” The
Can any of the boys successfully lead without Smurf? Based on Animal Kingdom Season 5 Episode 4, it’s evident that the guys are too screwed up to manage an empire. But that’s what makes Pamela’s introduction so intriguing. Is Pamela meant to be the new Smurf? Because damn if she doesn’t have the chops for
Longtime soap opera actor Jay Pickett has died — this while he was actually doing his job in front of the camera. Jay passed Thursday on the set of a new film he was working on called ‘Treasure Valley’ in Idaho — so says his costar and co-producer for the flick, Jim Heffel, who shared
If you ask us, the resident bad boy of Virgin River had one of the most compelling arcs of Virgin River Season 3. The hit series is still topping the charts after nearly a month since its July 9 release on Netflix. With an emotional season filled with love, heartbreak, and in the case of
Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO Bill Maher is back with a vengeance … and he’s making a case that cancel culture and cultural appropriation are destroying America. Bill’s back from a month-long hiatus and he zeroed in on the honchos at the Olympics who were 86’d for decades-old infractions. He then targeted
I know we shouldn’t take anything that happens on Outer Banks seriously, but the series totally jumped the shark on Outer Banks Season 2 Episode 10, and I’m unsure whether there’s a path forward. The revelation that John B’s dad is still alive came out of nowhere, but after the return of Ward Cameron the
Play video content TMZ.com “Soul!” put Black culture on the TV map at a time when it hadn’t really been done before … and if you’ve never heard of the first Black variety show on American television, well, it’s an amazing story about an openly gay Black host who trailblazed in so many ways in
What did Ronnie’s girlfriend bring to the group? On Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 4 Episode 23, things took a turn when Ronnie introduced the new woman in his life. Meanwhile, the couples faced off in the first annual bae games, leading to an exciting turn of events. Elsewhere, Vinny was reunited with a long-lost
Bob Odenkirk was hospitalized for a “heart-related incident” … sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, and it was touch-and-go for the last day but it looks like he’s now out of the woods. Bob is awake inside an Albuquerque hospital and we’re told he’s on the rebound, but when he was rushed to the hospital
Did anyone anticipate becoming this invested in this murder investigation? The Sleuthing Sisters are top-notch entertainment. You can’t blame Rowan and Tony for sitting back and watching these two work. As was the case with Callie and Mariana’s classic odd-couple pairing deep-diving into the lives of former high schoolers on Good Trouble Season 3 Episode 13,
Bob Odenkirk was rushed to the hospital after collapsing on the set of his show “Better Call Saul” … and is still receiving medical care. Production sources tell TMZ Odenkirk and cast were shooting on the Sony Lot in Culver City Tuesday when the incident happened. We’re told Odenkirk went down, and was immediately surrounded
Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after collapsing on the set of the hit AMC drama, according to TMZ. The actor was shooting the sixth and final season of the series in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 58-year-old reportedly fell to the ground. He was immediately surrounded by crew
Nothing is ever simple for Sarah. Immigration should have been an issue that Sarah could have easily gotten behind on The Republic of Sarah Season 1 Episode 7. She even had the perfect group of people as a test case — refugees from a small Pennsylvania town overrun by a fracking operation. Greylock residents could certainly
Dieter Brummer — an Australian soap opera star famous for “Home and Away” — has died. The Aussie actor’s body was reportedly found by police Sunday after a welfare check was requested in a suburb of Sydney. His cause of death hasn’t been announced, but cops say foul play isn’t suspected. Brummer’s family released a
Ending a beloved TV series can’t be easy. It’s just as difficult deciding whether or not the conclusion was satisfactory once a series finale has aired. While the cancellation was shocking given the popularity and numbers, Good Witch Season 7 Episode 10 follows seeds planted throughout the season to a seemingly logical conclusion. That still
The Walking Dead may be ending, but at least we have 24 episodes to say goodbye to this thrilling drama about survival. AMC on Saturday dropped the full-length trailer for The Walking Dead Season 11, and damn, do we have some questions. Off the bat, the series looks darker than before, and the show has
Play video content TMZ.com Dating costars tends to usually go south FAST but “Outer Banks” star Chase Stokes shares how he and his costar/girlfriend, Madelyn Cline, make it work. Take note, Hollywood. We got Chase leaving the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” studio Thursday, and we were eager to find out how he and Madelyn manage to
Please don’t send any Harveys my way. On SurrealEstate Season 1 Episode 2, we learned that imaginary friends could often have devious natures. So much for nurturing your child’s imagination. In the case of a Harvey, you might be leading your entire family to the grave. SurrealEstate maintained its whimsy and humor the second episode
Julie Bowen‘s unloaded her mid-century modern home just weeks after listing it, and it seems she benefitted from the housing surge … because she got way above asking price. The “Modern Family” star sold her pad in the Hollywood Hills — a stylish 4-bed, 4-bath designed by Thornton Abell — for $4.2 million … after
This is going to be hard. It wasn’t supposed to end like this. But here we are with Good Girls Season 4 Episode 15 and Good Girls Season 4 Episode 16, a two-hour coda to a four-season epic event. There are questions left unanswered, and you can’t help but walk away thinking ‘what if,’ but even with
New York native Andy Milonakis blasted onto the scene in 2005 with wacky antics, a bizarre hip hop career and viral video moments — all while confusing audiences with his prepubescent appearance even though he was nearly 30 years old — that culminated with his MTV sketch comedy program “The Andy Milonakis Show.” Andy went
So, what — and I can’t stress this enough — the entire f*ck just happened?!?! Before going on a hiatus that I’m already dreading, In The Dark Season 3 Episode 5 gave us so many things: Murphy and Max reuniting, sex on a train, a coup, a fire, the list goes on. What are we supposed to
“American Pickers” will remain a one-man show for the foreseeable future … ’cause TMZ’s learned it has no plans to bring back Mike Wolfe‘s ex-cohost Frank Fritz, and it has nothing to do with their fallout. Sources close to the production tell TMZ … Frank stepped away from the show a while back to deal