As Conan O’Brien Ends His Late-Night Show, Producer Jeff Ross Reflects on an Unprecedented 28-Year Run

Antonio Ferme editorLilly Singh will join the upcoming second season of Hulu’s comedy series “Dollface,” Variety has confirmed.Singh will play a queer bar owner named Liv who explores both a relationship and a business venture with Stella (Shay Mitchell).This marks the actor’s first booked role since ending her late-night program, “A Little Late With Lilly Singh,” after a two-year run on NBC. She has starred in films such as “Bad Moms,” “Dr.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWho’s on first? Depends on your definition of a platform. As the Television Academy announced the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards nominations on Tuesday morning, the combo of HBO and HBO Max proclaimed victory with a total of 130 nominations, followed closely by Netflix with 129.

Conan has crashed the late-night Emmy party after scoring a nomination in the Outstanding Variety Talk Series category following his exit from the medium after 28 years.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe producers behind CNN’s new eight-part docuseries “History of the Sitcom” knew that trying to tell the complete 70-year history of the TV genre would be an impossible task.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is June 28, 2021, which means nomination-round voting ends TODAY. Get your votes in! Meanwhile, it’s 15 days until nominations are announced on July 13; 52  days until final-round voting starts on Aug.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargePlaying John Brown in Showtime’s limited series “The Good Lord Bird” required an intensity from star and executive producer Ethan Hawke that pushed him to his limits. “It was the first time I knew what having a heart attack might feel like,” Hawke told Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast.

Conan O'Brien's nearly three-decades long stint as a late-night host is over. The 58-year-old TV personality said goodbye to his long-running TBS series, , on Thursday night.O'Brien's celebrity friends turned out for the goodbye episode.

Gallery: 20 famous acting families (Espresso) Actress and comedienne Lauren Lapkus was also among the fans saluting Conan on Thursday, revealing on Instagram she loved staying up late to watch Late Night with Conan O'Brien, adding: "I always dreamed of getting to be on the show. I put it on my vision board and eventually got to show that to him and even return as a guest a couple more times.

LOS ANGELES -- Conan O'Brien stayed true to form as he wrapped his TBS show “Conan” after nearly 11 years, bouncing between self-deprecating and smart-aleck humor before allowing himself a touch of sentiment.“Try to do what you love with people you love, and if you can manage that, it’s the definition of heaven on Earth,” he said, marking the end of his third late-night show over 28 years.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeConan O’Brien ended his 11-year run on TBS’ “Conan” by touting the “intersection between smart and stupid.” And that’s why, perhaps it was all too appropriate that final guest Jack Black wound up on stage wearing a walking boot for a sprained ankle — an injury he received while rehearsing a song and dance number he had planned for O’Brien’s finale.The irony of the moment: As originally planned, Black was pre-taping a big musical number that involved a

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has named Erin Irwin, Molly McNearney and Jennifer Sharron as executive producers. All three previously served as co-executive producers.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeHBO’s “I May Destroy You” and Netflix’s “Crip Camp” are among the next batch of this year’s Peabody Award winners, which continue to be announced throughout the week.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is prepping for a return to normalcy in 2022, including a live, in-person Daytime Emmys at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. But that’s next year.

On Tuesday’s episode of "Conan," Conan O’Brien sought some life advice from actor-producer Seth Rogen. "You seem like a guy who’s relaxed, centered, like you know who you are," the late-night host observed.

On Tuesday’s episode of Conan, Conan O’Brien sought some life advice from actor-producer Seth Rogen.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeReimagining a classic TV format is difficult under any circumstances. But the creative team behind NBC’s new primetime take on “College Bowl” had to do it in the middle of a pandemic.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Ted Lasso” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” are among the first batch of this year’s Peabody Award winners.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“RuPaul’s Drag Race” led all programs at this year’s virtual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, with two nods — for best competition series and best ensemble cast in an unscripted series.