‘Call Your Mother’ Creator Kari Lizer Reveals How Coronavirus Impacted Empty Nester Sitcom

direct to your inboxThe fight against coronavirus has dominated the last year in practically every nation across the globe.Only a handful of remote island destinations appear to be free from the threat of Covid-19, which has taken the lives of more than 2 million people since the virus emerged in Wuhan, China, in 2019.While some countries have been praised for their approach to the coronavirus pandemic, others, including the UK, face criticism as they struggle to contain second and third waves

direct to your inboxA mum-of-four was killed instantly when a fence post pierced the side of her car after she lost control on the motorway, an inquest heard.Antonia Marie Shepherd, known to friends and family as Toni, was driving southbound on the M61 near Adlington, Lancashire, when the fatal crash happened at 1pm on June 28 last year.After the 38-year-old’s death, her family issued a tribute and described her as a 'ray of light'.Ms Shepherd was from Lostock Hall, in Lancsshire.In a statement

Blanche, well, blanch.Mix the senior sass of “The Golden Girls” with the bawdiness of “Broad City” and the punchy humor of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and you get the new podcast “Call Your Grandmother.” While most grandparents have no clue what a podcast is, hip New York grandmas Rita Kaye and Ellin Grodsky are co-hosting one overflowing with juicy stories, sage advice and nostalgia.

Naman Ramachandran Oscar-nominated actor Keira Knightley (“The Imitation Game”) has revealed her discomfort in falling under the “male gaze” while filming intimate scenes.In conversation with “The Farewell” filmmaker Lulu Wang and writer-producer Diane Solway on the Chanel Connects podcast, Knightley said her decision to add a no nudity clause to her contract since becoming a mother was partly due to vanity.“It’s the male gaze.

Wigan gets is when the nearby college just down the road kicks out on a school day. But this afternoon, residents in the cosy cottages that line the lane surrounded by fields emerged to find a bomb squad piling into the quiet corner of the world they call home.They watched as firefighters, police officers and soldiers sealed off their rural street for almost four hours.

For the best. Katie Price detailed her “heartbreaking” decision to place her 18-year-old son, Harvey, in a home for full-time care.

Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon have been married for 32 years and the couple recently opened up about the key to their long lasting coupledom.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticPerhaps it’s because the present moment is so unsettled that “Call Your Mother,” ABC’s new sitcom from “The New Adventures of Old Christine” creator Kari Lizer, manages to feel in its pilot episode more comforting than it otherwise might.

Quarantine times call for desperate measures, and Kyra Sedgwick learned that the hard way! The actress, 55, opened up to Jimmy Kimmel about the brutal experience of having her husband of more than 30 years, Kevin Bacon, give her a bikini wax while they were staying home in quarantine. “It became clear at one point to me, to both of us, that I needed a bikini line wax,” Kyra confessed to the Jimmy Kimmel Live host.

The most memorable character on “Call Your Mother” is a cute, cuddly golden retriever — which speaks volumes about the show’s chances going forward.ABC’s new sitcom, premiering Wednesday at 9:30 p.m., doesn’t offer much in terms of originality or laughs.

For a certain kind of parent, the circumstances in which Kyra Sedgwick’s Jean Raines finds herself at the start of the new ABC sitcom Call Your Mother would be a dream. Both of her adult kids fled the coop some years ago, leaving the retired Iowa widow free to do whatever she wants in her empty nest.