‘Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens’: BBC Three Picks Up Comedy Central Show

U.S. Open kicked off on August 31 and although there isn’t a live spectator audience this year, one little fan, in particular, has caught our attention - tennis champ,  Serena Williams ’s daughter,  Olympia .

 Serena Williams  has some very special fans at the US Open this year. While the 140th edition of the tennis tournament lacks the usual frenzied energy from jam-packed spectators, tennis stars like 38-year-old pro are permitted to have limited guests.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorABC Signature has hired former Comedy Central exec Kellyn Parker as Vice President, Comedy Development. In his new position, Parker’s responsibilities will include identifying and developing talent and material, and shepherding ideas from pitch to series order.

Drunk History just got some sobering news. Comedy Central has reversed course on plans for a seventh season of the Derek Waters series.

Welcome to another episode ofTV's Top 5,The Hollywood Reporter's TV podcast.Every week, hostsLesley Goldberg(West Coast TV editor) andDaniel Fienberg(chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executive and other guests and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).This week's five topics are: 1. The DNC goes virtual.

The Daniel Tosh era at Comedy Central is coming to an end. In a shocking move, the ViacomCBS-owned cable network has reversed course on its January decision to renew the series for four more seasons.

Tosh.0 is coming to an end.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Tosh.0” will end its run on Comedy Central after its upcoming twelfth season.The cancellations comes despite the fact that Comedy Central picked the show up for four mores seasons back in January. Season 12 of the series, hosted by Daniel Tosh, is set to debut on Sept.

Peter White Television EditorTosh.0 has become the latest Comedy Central live-action series to come to an end as the ViacomCBS network makes a hard pivot to adult animation.The show, created and hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, is to end after its upcoming 12th season.

Drunk History are crestfallen after it was revealed that the series is being cancelled after six seasons.The series, in which celebrities describe events from world history while inebriated, had been renewed for a seventh season last summer, but Deadline now reports that production has been abandoned for good.The website cites high production costs – with each episode featuring period reenactments of the described events – as a factor in its cancellation.Season six of Drunk History has been

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Drunk History’s” sixth and most recent season will be the Comedy Central show’s last, Variety has confirmed.The show had been renewed for a seventh season last year and was in pre-production on that season when COVID-19 pandemic forced production to stop in March.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Nellie Andreeva EXCLUSIVE: It was revealed tonight during Deadline’s Emmy season virtual screening of Comedy Central’s Drunk History that the Derek Waters-Jeremy Konner series will not be moving forward with a seventh season, originally ordered last summer.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe series’ sixth — and now final — season, which wrapped its run on Aug.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, the BBC picks up Awkwafina’s latest series, Tove Lo preps her acting debut, HBO Nordics and Australia’s ABC make executive hires, Conecta Fiction Reboot and Mip Cancun share details for their updated events, and Banijay closes a first-look deal with U.K.

Run-DMC‘s Jam Master Jay has spoken out after two men were charged over his death in 2002.The DJ, whose real name was Jason “Jay” Mizell, was fatally shot inside a recording studio in Queens, New York City on October 30, 2002. Mizell’s murder has remained unsolved for nearly two decades.Karl Jordan Jr has been charged with murdering Mizell, as confirmed by the US attorney’s office for New York’s eastern district.

The wheels may finally be in motion after a long wait for justice in the 2002 murder of Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay (above, right).

Run-DMC‘s Jam Master Jay in 2002.The DJ, whose real name was Jason “Jay” Mizell, was fatally shot inside a recording studio in Queens, New York City on October 30, 2002. Mizell’s murder has remained unsolved for nearly two decades.According to Sky News, Karl Jordan Jr will be arraigned later today (August 17) on charges of murdering Mizell, as confirmed by the US attorney’s office for New York’s eastern district.

LOS ANGELES -- The annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is going virtual with help from Tiffany Haddish, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Margaret Cho, “Weird Al” Yankovic and more than two-dozen others working in the realm of humor. The festival, presented by the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, will stream conversations with the artists over three weekends, starting Friday and running through Aug.

 Fran Drescher has long recognized her value to herself and what she could potentially offer the world ever since she was a teenager growing up in Flushing, Queens, N.Y.