Hot dogs aren’t on the menu. Snoop Dogg is on the menu – and on the marquee.
12.06.2023 - 20:39 / variety.com
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large America’s most famous juror is hitting the courtrooms to feed a few more Southern California citizens doing their civic duty. Ronald Gladden, the unsuspecting real-life star of Amazon Freevee’s “Jury Duty,” will join some of the show’s cast members to had out tacos this week near various Los Angeles County courthouses. This week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, “Jury Duty” will be handing out free tacos to jurors (and well, whomever shows up at the truck) in Beverly Hills, Studio City and Venice. The taco truck Emmy FYC stunt is inspired by a scene in the show’s first episode, “Voir Dire,” when James Marsden buys tacos for the jurors “in lieu of selfies.”
“The idea for Jury Duty began with the intention to remind us that human kind has the ability to surprise and delight us, even in the most unconventional situations,” said “Jury Duty” exec producer David Bernad. “And in turn, the audience has been the one to surprise and delight us with the overwhelming support and enthusiasm for the show. We just wanted to show a little appreciation to those who have embraced our comedy series.”
Here’s where the tacos will be given out: Wednesday, June 14: 3981 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604 Breakfast: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Lunch: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 15: 322 Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Breakfast: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Lunch: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 16: 1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Created by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, the series follows the inner workings of a jury trial through the eyes of Gladden, a solar contractor from San Diego, who is unaware that his jury duty summons was not official and
Hot dogs aren’t on the menu. Snoop Dogg is on the menu – and on the marquee.
“The Spectacular” (Dutton, out now). The novel follows Marian, a plucky young dancer in the 1950s, who defies her family’s expectations when she runs away from home to join the Rockettes — right as a mysterious bomber is terrorizing the city, leaving explosives in some of the Big Apple’s most iconic landmarks.Davis interviewed about a dozen Rockettes in the course of her research, but Lachenauer proved to be an invaluable resource, plying her with old programs and photos from her time there, as well as reading a manuscript and providing notes for Davis to make her tale as authentic as possible.“I was really intimidated because I don’t have a dance background,” Davis explains.
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Prime Day 2023, Amazon has incredible 4th of July luggage deals on suitcase sets and stand-alone bags from shopper-loved brands.When you think of wheeled luggage bags and other travel gear, you probably imagine a drab duffel bag or your old rolling suitcase that has been overworked for the last several years. However, your checked baggage and carry-on can be stylish, as well as durable, while still meeting Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requirements.If you need help finding carry-on luggage or a suitcase set for your Independence Day travels, we've done the research so you have one less thing to worry about.
is bringing a new book to fans of the show, true-crime followers, and history buffs alike. Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr., who worked together on the CBS drama for many years, have penned the non-fiction book, It is the first narrative non-fiction title from the pair and is set to be released by Harper Select on Nov.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Sex and the City” fans will want to cherish every second of Kim Cattrall’s cameo as Samantha Jones in the “And Just Like That” Season 2 finale, as it sounds like it will be the last time Cattrall reprises her fan-favorite character. “This is as far as I’m going to go,” Cattrall told “Today” after being asked about Samantha’s future beyond the cameo. “[But] I don’t think I’ll ever say goodbye to Samantha. She’s like a lot of other characters that I’ve done over the years. I get very emotionally attached and protective of my characters. She gave me so much, and I’m so appreciative of her.” Variety exclusively reported in May that Cattrall would appear in the second season of Max’s “Sex and the City” sequel series “And Just Like That.” The scene in question finds Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie and Cattrall’s Samantha having a brief conversation over the phone. Cattrall shot her scene without any involvement from the show’s current cast.
Idris Elba may jump into action in the new TV series “Hijack”, but in real life, that wouldn’t be the case.
After six months of searching, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s office confirmed today that the human remains found earlier this week by hikers were, indeed, those of actor Julian Sands.
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor With too much television, viewing every piece of content that is up for consideration for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards nominations is impossible. With 163 drama series, 95 comedies, 51 limited or anthologies and 61 television movies, every TV-goer has their tastes. Variety staffers have come together to curate its own dream Primetime Emmys ballot, with voting set to close at 10 p.m. PT tonight. However, it should be noted — we love consistency, especially in TV land. With our selections, we want to continue to promote (and advocate) for the Television Academy to allow 10 nominees in the top series categories. In addition, we would love to see uniformity in the acting races (having some categories with five while others have eight doesn’t make much sense. With this large TV boom, more options should be available for the respective lineups.
Adam Sandler is throwing his support behind a talented teenager who shares the name of one of the “SNL” alum’s most beloved screen creations, the titular hockey player turned golfer in 1996 comedy “Happy Gilmore”.
Adam Sandler took to Twitter Friday to salute a high school golfer who has adopted the name of Happy Gilmore, a 1996 film starring Sandler in the title role.
presumed «dead» along with the four other passengers on the vessel, was married to the descendent of a couple who died in the very shipwreck his expedition aimed to see.Per, the , Stockton's wife, Wendy Rush, is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor and Ida Straus, who remained onboard the sinking Titanic so that others could escape to safety in their place.The couple was the real-life inspiration behind the heart-wrenching scene in James Cameron's movie, in which an elderly couple holds onto each other in bed as water rushes into their room.Wendy's Titanic connection was confirmed by the through genealogical records and by the Straus Historical Society — an educational nonprofit.
, NBC's docuseries from Dick Wolf that peels back the curtain on the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Premiering Wednesday, the docuseries — which features eight firehouses across LA County, air operations and the lifeguard division — documents actual calls and drama while giving a face to the firefighters who risk their lives in the name of service.ET's Matt Cohen visited one of the featured firehouses, Station 8 in West Hollywood, and spoke with Captains Mike Carolan and Jason Cardenas about depicting the daily lives of first responders on .«We're very fortunate that NBC and the show, has chosen this station. We like to think that the public has been invited to our station, our family, our house.
Eddie Hearn has revealed a potential opponent for Anthony Joshua as he looks to announce his next fight in the coming days.
Rylan Clark issued a tongue-in-cheek call out to his followers as he appeared to make a complaint about his love life. The TV and radio star is currently living it up in Italy with another famous face.
Kourtney Kardashian may have the kind of jet-setting lifestyle some can only dream of, but there’s no need to be green with envy — when you can be green with her favorite matcha-based product instead.
More drama in the Garden State. Teresa Giudice and Joe Gorga have been at odds throughout season 13 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and things seemingly won’t improve during part 3 of the reunion.
It's been four years since Aggie Bailey made her first appearance in Coronation Street cobbles as the matriarch of the street's newest family. They were the first clan to arrive on the cobbles together since the Windass family in 2008 and the long-running soap's first black family.
jaw-dropping, headline-making affair between Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss that has dominated fans' thoughts and screens for more than three months now. For Ariana Madix, who split from Sandoval upon hearing that he cheated on her with Leviss after a decade of dating, the idea is not entirely inconceivable, but it's simply not the case for this. «If I was not a fan, like I wasn't really paying attention, I might think that about any given show at any given time,» she tells Glamour of some fans thinking the scandal was all for the show. However, «If someone says that on my page, they get blocked immediately. If they tag me in a comment that says that, I'll block them immediately.
Governors Ball 2023 have confirmed that the festival is still set to go ahead as scheduled, despite the unhealthy air quality in New York.This year’s instalment is set to take place at its new home of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens this weekend (June 9-11), and will feature headline slots from Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, and Odesza.However, the future of the 2023 festival was thrown into question following the city experiencing an air quality crisis. Created by over 400 active wildfires taking place in Canada, vast stretches of smoke have spread across several states in the northeastern part of the country — with the air quality in New York described as “very unhealthy” by Mayor Eric Adams (via New York Times).As of yesterday (June 7), CBS reported that the haze conditions meant that the city had some of the worst pollution in the world, and residents were urged to limit their exposure to the outdoor air until the situation passes.Despite the conditions, organisers of Governors Ball have confirmed that the three-day festival is expected to go ahead as planned.“We’re closely monitoring the air quality with weather experts and are in close contact with city officials,” a statement from the festival read, shared on Twitter.