Twitter is not happy that Quinta Brunson inadvertently became part of a Jimmy Kimmel bit as she accepted the Emmy award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Abbott Elementary. Kimmel presented the category alongside Will Arnett, whodraggedKimmel on stage and joked that the late-night host “got into the …
Read More »Emmys 2022: The Award Show Where Everything Old Is New Again, and Also Still Old
Early in the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, host Kenan Thompson joked, “Tonight, we celebrate the hundreds and hundreds of shows that were produced last year, and then we give awards to five of them.” Like a number of the Saturday Night Live vet’s zingers throughout the night, the line …
Read More »Emmanuel Macron, Edgar Wright, Paul Feig React to Death of 'Iconoclast' Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard
Tributes are flowing in following the news of iconic New Wave filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard‘s death at 91. The French-Swiss director, known for films like Breathless and Alphaville, died Tuesday, according to newspaperLibérationand other French media outlets, citing relatives of the director. The impact of Godard’s work has been vast, including …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth II Jokes Cut From 'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' by U.K. Television Service
Britain has been in a ceremonial state of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week — and that apparently extends to the airwaves as well. During a recent HBO broadcast of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the host’s jabs at the response to Her Majesty’s not-so-sudden …
Read More »Zendaya Makes Emmy History (Again) With 'Euphoria' Drama Actress Win at 2022 Emmy Awards
Zendaya, at just 26 years old, has become the first Black woman to win an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category two times, both times earning a trophy for her performance as Rue Bennett in the hit HBO series Euphoria. The second trophy on …
Read More »Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie Embrace Old School Hollywood Hedonism in New 'Babylon' Trailer
Brad Pitt falls off a balcony, Margot Robbie prepares to fight a snake, and so much more chaos consumes the extremely bonkers first trailer for Damien Chazelle’s next film, Babylon. Compared to the high-gloss contemporary Los Angeles featured in Chazelle’s Oscar-winner La La Land, the L.A. in Babylon looks like …
Read More »The Complete List of 2022 Emmy Award Winners
The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare finally here! The ceremony, hosted by Kenan Thompson, aired Monday night from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on NBC and, for the first time, streaming on Peacock. Successionled all nominees this year, picking up 25, including a nod for Outstanding Drama …
Read More »Members of 'The Real Bling Ring' Talk Celebrity Dreams and Burglaries in New Docuseries Trailer
Members of the “Bling Ring” — a group of Hollywood strivers who started robbing celebrities in the late 2000s — are out of jail and ready to tell their story in the new trailer for the Netflix docuseries, The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist. The new trailer suggests the three-part …
Read More »Kenan Thompson Remixes Classic TV Theme Songs — and Slips in a Leonardo DiCaprio Jab — in Emmys Opening
Kenan Thompson wants to get back to real television — no more short clips recirculated on TikTok and reading books, or any of the other meaningless ways of passing time. The Saturday Night Live alum kicked off his hosting gig at the 2022 Emmy Awards on Monday night with a …
Read More »Sheryl Lee Ralph Holds Back Tears, Belts Out Celebratory Tune While Accepting Emmys Win: 'This Is What Believing Looks Like'
Sheryl Lee Ralph has anointed Dianne Reeves’s classic deep-cut, “Endangered Species,” the song of champions. Taking the stage at the 2022 Emmy Awards to accept the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, the Abbott Elementary star broke out into an acapella performance of the track. “I am …
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