This Morning viewers have seen many new hosting duos in the last week alone.
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Tolman also urged writers to take out all references to size and body in character descriptions: “And when you’re ready, begin to wrap your mind around removing body descriptors from your scripts altogether, including character descriptions and the names of minor roles. I’m not saying you shouldn’t use adjectives.
But please don’t say ‘Linda- the main character’s cousin, thin and witty’ unless there’s an actual reason Linda needs to be thin. And please don’t say ‘Fat Lady In Theater’ when you mean ‘Annoying Lady In Theater.'”The actress, whose TV credits include ABC’s “Downward Dog” and Paramount+’s “Why Women Kill,” added, “Oh! And also, people think it’s okay if they’re using descriptors for small bodies, because they’re considered complimentary.
Like, you’re auditioning for ‘Skinny Intern”’ congratulations! But do you see THAT IS THE EXACT POINT AND SURELY YOU UNDERSTAND HOW WEIRD THAT IS… The audience only knows the values you assign to different body types if you have characters saying lines about them. But the rest of your script? That’s your crew, writers room, everyone in the office, executives, creative partners- all the people helping you make your show.”When a twitter user praised HBO’s “Somebody Somewhere” for not making an issue of the weight of the main character, played by Bridget Everett, Tolman responded, “She’s one of the EP’s, makes a big difference.”Writers and showrunners- take the jokes about weight out of your scripts.
I promise they aren’t funny. And even if they were, they won’t hold up well.
And even if they did, they’re unkind-either to your characters and actors or someone in your audience or crew. It’s not worth it.Trying to get audiences to skip the fat jokes and nasty comments is an
.This Morning viewers have seen many new hosting duos in the last week alone.
Holly Willoughby has revealed she's going to host ITV's This Morning with Alison Hammond while Phillip Schofield continues to isolate with Covid-19. Sharing a snap of her gorgeous green dress, Holly, 40, explained to her 7.6million Instagram followers: "Monday Monday… joined by the entirely wonderful @alisonhammond55 today… girl power!!! See you on @thismorning at 10am #hwstyle dress by @lkbennettlondon". She then shared a second photo of herself posing with Alison, who turned 47 over the weekend, in the studio, which she captioned: "There she is...
This Morning's Alison Hammond had a weekend to remember as she marked her 47th birthday with an incredible black and gold-themed party.MORE: Alison Hammond inundated with support after sharing heartbreaking family postThe occasion was made extra special, however, as she celebrated it alongside her only son Aidan, whose birthday falls on the same day.WATCH: Alison and Aidan answer sweet questions about each other in adorable videoTaking to Instagram, the proud mother shared a gorgeous black and white photo of the pair together, with sparklers and balloons visible behind them.READ: This Morning's Alison Hammond reveals dating 'struggle' as she talks exesRELATED: Alison Hammond's home has a very sentimental touch"About last night – 47/17. Two birthdays, mother and son.
As a stand-up comedian, Pete Davidson has not doubt felt what it’s like to bomb on stage. Hopefully, the experience lessened the blow when he was reportedly booed at a Syracuse University basketball game. The 28-year-old entertainer received the not-so-friendly welcome when he showed up for the match between Syracuse Orange and Louisville Cardinals at the Carrier Dome on Saturday (Feb. 6), according to Page Six. The harsh hello came three years after Pete called the city of Syracuse “trash” during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show.
Dave Franco is taking a trip down memory lane!
EXCLUSIVE: Good Deed Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to basketball documentary Alaskan Nets, which is exec-produced by Chris Pratt and his production company Indivisible Productions.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterFX has added four new cast members to Peter Tolan’s upcoming comedy pilot “Belated.”Alongside previously announced series lead Kal Penn, the pilot will also star Ellie Taylor, Kaden Kearney, Amir Bageria (“Degrassi: The Next Class” “Grand Army”), and EaeMya ThynGi (“Motherland: Fort Salem,” “Bad Seed 2”).The half-hour series follows an unexpected intergenerational friendship between Sachin (Penn), a recently out man in his 40s, and Clay (Kearney), a 17-year-old trans teen, as Sachin and his ex-wife (Taylor) and children (Bageria and ThynGi) attempt to find their new normal.Tolan will write, direct, and executive produce the “Belated” pilot. Nick Alford of Cloudland will also executive produce. FX Productions is the studio. Variety exclusively reported the pilot had been set up at the basic cabler back in October 2021.
Lionel Richie has cancelled his forthcoming UK and European summer tour due to the continuing spread of COVID.The singer confirmed today all his 2022 ‘Hello’ shows which included the Eden Project, his Isle Of Wight and Cambridge Club Festival headline slots in June have been pulled. He was due to headline the former on the Friday night (June 17) alongside Lewis Capaldi.Further shows were also set to take place in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Dublin and Belfast.In a statement, he said: “As COVID and its variants continue to impact the world, I have decided to hold off on my European tour this summer.“The most important thing to me is the health of my fans, band and crew.
UPDATE: Bette Midler responded to Jim Justice by retweeting a fan’s clapback. “Here we can see a dog’s a–hole. Right next to it is the butt of Jim Justice’s dog,” the tweet read along with a picture of the West Virginia governor as he held his dog’s rear end up in the air.
Bette Midler bit back at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Friday, a day after he held up his dog’s rear end and said she could kiss its "hiney" following his State of the State speech. "I’d say his dog’s --- would make a better Governor than him!" the "Wind Beneath My Wings" singer tweeted, along with an unsourced chart showing the state ranking near the bottom on education, health care, infrastructure and the economy, compared to other states. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice holds Babydog, his English Bulldog, during his State of the State address, Thursday, Jan.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice fired back at Bette Midler over a month after she insulted the Mountain State (due in part to its Senator Joe Manchin) in his State of State Address on Friday January 28. The 70-year-old governor proudly held up his dog and told the 76-year-old icon to kiss its butt, during the speech to much applause from those who attended.
Alison Hammond returned to our screens on Friday and made sure to brighten up all of our days as she took to presenting ITV's This Morning. Sitting alongside her co-host Dermot O'Leary, the 46-year-old stunned viewers as she looked as radiant as always.
EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe winner Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) is joining John Cena, Alison Brie and Juan Pablo Raba in director Pierre Morel’s (Taken) action-comedy Freelance, which is filming in Colombia.
A petition calling for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to end benefit award reviews for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment Support Allowance (ESA) claimants with long-term illnesses has reached nearly 30,000 signatures.