Asian Comedy Festival to Return for Live-Digital Hybrid Event

EXCLUSIVE: Aunt Viv is coming to The Last O.G. as Janet Hubert joins the cast of the TBS comedy, starring Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish.

Last summer, Netflix comedy Big Mouth proved a change leader in the world of animation, following its decision to recast a key voice role, for the sake of more authentic representation. In June, actress Jenny Slate announced that she would be stepping back from voicing the half-Black, half-Jewish character known as Missy, and two months later, it was revealed that Ayo Edebiri would be taking over the part.

On Saturday, Bill Hader appeared virtually at the USC Comedy Festival, to accept the 2021 Oakie Masters of Comedy Award.

Zoë Coombs Marr Agony! Misery!Over recent years, Australian comedian Zoë Coombs Marr has been taking the world by storm with her off tap comedy that takes no prisoners. This concert is revisiting a concert that was revisiting a concert that happened sometime in the past and is now happening sometime in the future.

Evan Funke heard a familiar sound one recent evening at Felix in Venice. "A director friend of mine was doing a pitch for a movie on the patio," he recalls of the scene at his critically acclaimed restaurant, where he serves as chef and owner.

How many cities have you built? None? Well, fair enough. Akon hasn’t built any either.

Amy Schumer is running a few errands with her husband!

Simon Webbe has announced he and wife Ayshen Kemal have welcomed the arrival of their first baby together.The 45 year old took to his Instagram feed to share the happy news as he posted a black and white photo of himself cradling his other half's blossoming baby bump. In the caption, he told his 91,900 followers: "We're so blessed to announce we have a new arrival," followed by an emoji of an airplane landing.

Laura Whitmore would present this year's Love Island. Laura and her husband Iain Stirling, who does the voice over for the ITV show, welcomed a baby girl in the last few weeks.

Victoria Beckham brings out a new collection at her high-end fashion house, we always sit up and listen.

Cherry Blossom Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich Kit ($28, listed as “low stock” as of press time), which comes with sugar cookie dough, colored toppings, a pint of Sweet Cream & Honey, and a cherry blossom cookie cutter.

Los Angeles-based LGBTQIA+ organization Outfest is set to empower even more queer storytellers wtih the 2021 Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Film Festival. The hybrid fest will take place April 16-20.

With vaccines getting distributed pretty damn fast in the US, we’re starting to see some cities begin to recover and make plans for in-person events in the summer and fall. In the world of film festivals, it appears that the first event to really attempt a full in-person experience is going to be this year’s Tribeca.

The Tribeca Film Festival is moving ahead with its 20th-anniversary edition this June, moving screenings to outdoor venues and becoming the first major U.S. film festival held in person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.As part of the festival, outdoor screenings will be held in all five New York City boroughs using portable 40-foot LED screens that will travel to different venues; community screenings will be included as part of the program.

Bowen Yang is speaking out about the violence against Asian Americans.

After taking a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, VidCon will return with an in-person gathering at the Anaheim Convention Center this fall. The annual online video event will take place Oct.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks Int’l has nabbed worldwide rights to Daniel Werner’s feature debut, erotic thriller “Bandit Love” (“Amor Bandido”), after it screened at Argentine indie film festival Bafici, where it garnered both audience and critical acclaim.“This slow burn thriller, disguised as an illicit romance, surprised everyone at its Bafici premiere and critics went mad. It’s a kind of high concept festival gem that is hard to find nowadays….

Tyler and Hayley Hubbard are spilling on all things intimacy.

GamesCom will be returning in 2021 as a “hybrid” event, featuring both online and physical experiences.GamesCom’s August opening means organisers are cautiously optimistic about the ability of the event to offer in-person experiences.