Stand Up for Heroes, the annual New York comedy event hosted by Jon Stewart honoring veterans and their families, will go virtual for the first time in its 14-year history. With performances by comedians and musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Nate Bargatze, Ronny Chieng, Sheryl Crow, Tiffany Haddish, Mickey Guyton, Brad Paisley, Patti Scialfa and Iliza
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Alex Trebek is getting a bittersweet send-off from the game show that made him famous … “Jeopardy!” just said goodbye to the late host with a touching tribute. “Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards honored Alex before Monday night’s episode, pausing to remember Trebek as an inspiring figure and thanking him for everything he did for
For many Americans, Joe Biden’s election victory meant change and possibility after four years under President Donald Trump. For The Daily Show host Trevor Noah, Biden and Kamala Harris’ success at the polls means getting used to some political poise. “I don’t know about you but after four years of having to listen to Trump,
Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto cut off a Trump campaign press conference in which Kayleigh McEnany alleged “illegal voting” and fraud but did not offer proof to back it up. Trump’s team has been making claims that the election is being stolen from him, but it is part of an effort to sow doubt about
As the curtain closes on Supernatural‘s final season, we’re looking back on the past 15 years and everything that made the show so amazing as part of TV Guide’s Winchester Week. But while we reminisce about the best seasons and best episodes, we also want to spotlight the scariest episodes. In its early years, Supernatural leaned into its
London-based factual specialist Dogwoof has taken North American sales on Viral: My 2020 a feature/series project that tells the story of eight YouTubers from across the world as they face the most defining year of their lives. Now in production, it follows YouTubers including U.S.-based Nathaniel Drew (1.2 million subscribers) throughout 2020, beginning on New
If Pandora Season 2 Episode 6 felt weirdly familiar to you, don’t worry it’s not you. The best I can figure, the whole Aluna 4 plot was an homage to Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, complete with one of the outlander heroes falling in love with a girl in the victimized town. Gorch: Name’s Gorch. You already
“Trump isn’t going to be president anymore,” said John Oliver at the top of Sunday night’s episode of Last Week Tonight. It was clear that Oliver was elated as he showed footage of people all around the country celebrating Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden. He referred to it as a “reverse 9-11” saying that it
George W. Bush said on Sunday that he spoke to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and congratulated them on their victory in the presidential election. “Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country,” Bush said in a statement.
Exclusive The iconic Victorian home famously used for exterior shots for “Full House” and “Fuller House” is no longer on the market — as in, potential buyers can cut … it … out. The four-bedroom, 3,728-square-foot home on San Francisco’s picturesque “Postcard Row” sold last month for a cool $5,350,000. Waiting for your permission to
Saturday Night Live continues to have a field day with the results of the 2020 presidential election, with numerous skits about Donald Trump’s eventual departure from the White House. On Saturday night, the SNL team gave the reality television star’s exit an O.J. Simpson spin. Ego Nwodim and Dave Chappelle portrayed two Washington, D.C. newscasters
Dave Chappelle turned in another edgy monologue on Saturday Night Live – four years on from his first hosting appearance days after Donald Trump became President. The former Celebrity Apprentice host, who lost the Presidency to Joe Biden earlier today, COVID-19, masks and slavery were all touched up in the NBC variety show opening. Chappelle,
With Chicago Med due to return on Wednesday, Nov. 11, it won’t be long before we’re back in the ER with Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson), Maggie (Marlyne Barrett), and the rest of the crew. Season 6 will hit especially close to home for viewers as the gang takes on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has seen its highest
Following Donald Trump’s controversial Thursday speech claiming non-existing voter fraud, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper had a strong reaction, culminating with this statement, “That is the President of the United States. That is the most powerful man in the world And we see him like an obese turtle on his back, flailing in the hot sun,
JJ is back! I was as thrilled as Abigail when he showed up to surprise her on Days of Our Lives during the week of 11-03-20. But for the love of all that is holy, WHY is Abigail so incredibly naive about her “new best friend” that made all the arrangements to bring JJ home?
“We do not want to be at the place where the only option open to us are dramatic re-closings,” said Barbara Ferrer, the Los Angeles County Director of Public Health, on Monday. She then went on to acknowledge that England had done just that, but held out hope that L.A. can avoid similar measures saying,
Joe Biden won the election, Bill Maher declared Friday, although you wouldn’t know it watching network anchors obsess about tens of votes in counties from four remaining states where the former VP is ahead and over the top in electoral votes “The networks are still too chickensh-t to call it,” said the host of HBO’s
Breaking News Al Roker‘s sharing some scary personal medical news … he’s been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but he’s taking aggressive steps to beat it. The longtime “Today” host and meteorologist announced it Friday morning on the air, and said he’s going to undergo surgery next week to have his prostate removed. Al said he
EXCLUSIVE: Holly Robinson Peete has been tapped for a major recurring role in the current fifth season of ABC comedy series American Housewife. She begins filming next week. Peete will play Tami, a close friend of Katie’s (Katy Mixon) before the Ottos moved to Westport. Tami helped Katie quite a bit when Katie was a
Welcome to International Insider, I’m Jake Kanter. In the week in which the world tried to get its head around the contortions of the U.S. electoral college system, allow me to walk you through a busy few days of film and TV news. Any tips or stories can be sent to jkanter@deadline.com, or my DMs
[Warning: The following contains spoilers for Thursday’s episode of Superstore, “California, Part 2.” Read at your own risk!] It was never going to be easy to say goodbye to Amy Sosa, but America Ferrera‘s final episode of Superstore really twisted the knife. Even Superstore is upsetting now. Haven’t we been through enough? “California, Part 2” — which
EXCLUSIVE: TNT dramedy Claws has paused filming its fourth and final season for the next 14 days due to a team member testing positive for COVID-19. According to sources, the asymptomatic diagnosis was confirmed as a result of required and ongoing testing for all employees on productions of Warner Bros. TV, the studio behind Claws.
Love Life is getting a new lead for Season 2. Per Deadline, the HBO Max anthology has tapped William Jackson Harper to headline the forthcoming second season of the show. News of a new lead was expected because the streamer announced the series would now be an anthology at the time it was picked up
Shares in Roku rose in after-hours trading, following an upswing during the main Thursday session, after the company released third-quarter results well above Wall Street expectations. Revenue jumped 73% from the year-ago period and profit reached 9 cents a diluted share, compared with a loss of 22 cents a share a year ago. The consensus
EXCLUSIVE: TV Beats Forum, the drama series-focused industry element of Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, will this year host cases studies of international shows such as Netflix’s Stranger Things and German historical drama Deutschland 83. Running November 23-27, 2020, in a primarily digital format, the event will welcome international guests to discuss a variety
Play video content Exclusive Piece of The Pie is a new TMZ franchise, showcasing amazingly talented people of color who have had trouble making their mark in the entertainment industry. Our goal here is to raise awareness on behalf of marginalized voices and creators — people who have great stories to tell — and make
Los Angeles County’s coronavirus transmission rate — the average number of people a COVID patient infects with the virus — has made a troubling rise in the past seven days. According to the county Department of Health Services, that rate was 0.95 a week ago and 1.02 as of Wednesday. Anytime the rate is above
“Now, after a long night of counting, it’s clear we are wining enough states to reach 270 electoral votes need to win the Presidency,” said Joe Biden today, the day after a unresolved election that saw a record breaking 150 million votes cast. “I’m not here to declare that we’ve won, but I am here
It has been a chaotic and, more often than not, contentious election year. Donald Trump and Joe Biden, alongside their respective running mates, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, have spent the last few months ramping up their presidential campaigns, and in that time, Americans have probably seen enough debates and town halls to last a lifetime.
The international news media today is utterly fixated on the U.S. presidential election that was still undecided as Tuesday night spilled into Wednesday. Throughout the morning, coverage blanketed cable TV, online and print outlets. Politicians in the UK, Germany, France and Russia have also begun to weigh in from both sides on the hotly-contested race.