For a few days, Trey Parker was self-admittedly “giddy.” The co-creator of South Park, one half of the duo behind the Broadway juggernaut The Book of Mormon and the man who wrote the immortal lyric “A-mer-i-ca!/ Fuck yeah!”, was going to take his nieces and nephews to a restaurant in …
Read More »Emmys 2024 Voters Finally Decide 'The Bear' Is Not a Comedy
During the opening patter between father-son hosts Eugene and Dan Levy at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, the Levys acknowledged that many in the audience might expect them to make a joke about how The Bear isn’t a comedy, despite its 23 nominations across various comedy categories. …
Read More »Tito Jackson, Original Jackson 5 Member and Michael's Brother, Dead at 70
Tito Jackson, who sang and danced with brothers Michael, Jermaine, Jackie, and Marlon as a founding member of the family group Jackson 5, died Sunday. He was 70. Steve Manning, a longtime friend of the family, told Entertainment Tonight that Jackson died while traveling on a road trip, but a …
Read More »Emmys 2024: Blah Is the Warmest Color
Eugene and Dan Levy hosted the 76th Emmy Awards — or as Dan called it, “Broadcast TV’s biggest night for honoring movie stars on streaming services.” It was the year’s second Emmys show, since the 2023 ceremony got delayed by the strike until this past January. The father-son duo kept …
Read More »'Hacks' Wins Outstanding Comedy Series at 2024 Emmys: Comedy 'Can Bridge Divides'
Deborah Vance hive, rise! The comedy inside a comedy TV series, Hacks, took home the prize for Outstanding Comedy Series to end the night at the 2024 Emmy Awards. Hacks co-creator Paul W. Downs called for more roles featuring people over 60 as he thanked the cast and crew, while …
Read More »'Shogun' Wins Outstanding Drama Series and Sets New Emmy Record With 18 Awards in One Season
Shōgun proved its staying power on Sunday night with a record-breaking 18 Emmy Award wins, including one for Outstanding Drama Series. A year after the category featured frequently nominated, multi-season stalwarts like Succession, The Crown, Better Call Saul, and Yellowjackets, only one of this year’s nominees — The Crown — …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Joins Trey Anastasio, the Gaslight Anthem at Sea.Hear.Now Fest
Hours before Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band headlined Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey on Sunday, the frontman surprised fans with appearances at Trey Anastasio Band and the Gaslight Anthem’s sets earlier in the day. Springsteen showed up onstage and gave Anastasio a hug before he and …
Read More »'Baby Reindeer' Wins Outstanding Limited Series at 2024 Emmys: 'Explore the Uncomfortable'
One of the most surprising and controversial series to come out this year, Baby Reindeer, won the Emmy for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series on Sunday night. After the show’s creator, Richard Gadd, thanked his surrounding crew, he pointed to the “slump” the entertainment industry is experiencing. “I do believe …
Read More »Jelly Roll Honors James Earl Jones, Bob Newhart, More During Touching Emmys Tribute
Bob Newhart, James Earl Jones, Peter Marshall, Shannen Doherty, and more luminaries were honored during the heartfelt In Memoriam segment led by Jelly Roll at Sunday’s Emmy Awards. Jimmy Kimmel then hit the stage to crack a few jokes in honor of Newhart’s deadpan humor. The country star started his …
Read More »The Fonz Is Back: Henry Winkler, Ron Howard Celebrate 'Happy Days' 50th Anniversary
Ayyyyy! Henry Winkler and Ron Howard reunited at the 2024 Emmys on Sunday, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Happy Days. Dressed in black suits, Howard and Winkler stood behind a booth at their usual haunt, Arnold’s. Before channeling their fictitious characters from decades ago, Winkler acknowledged Howard’s recent Emmy for …
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