‘Chocolate Lizards’: Rudy Pankow Joins Carrie-Anne Moss, Thomas Haden Church, Bruce Dern & More In Indie Dramedy

SNL has taken a swipe at Texas Senator Ted Cruz for his comments about Big Bird and the COVID-19 vaccine.Cruz had reacted to a tweet from the Sesame Street character’s account on November 6, in which Big Bird had received his COVID-19 vaccine when it had newly become available for children aged 5 to 11 in the US.“Government propaganda…for your five-year-old!” the senator had tweeted at the time, referring to the fact that Big Bird is six years old in the Muppets universe.In last week’s episode

Following a week in which Ted Cruz grabbed headlines for his Twitter attacks on Big Bird for spreading vaccine “propaganda,” Saturday Night Live used its cold open to skewer the Texas senator.

The eight victims of the Astroworld Festival tragedy have been identified in the aftermath of the deadly event. All eight people, whose ages ranged from 14 to 27, were killed when an apparent crowd surge ensued while Travis Scott was on stage performing at NRG Park in Houston, Texas, in front of around 50,000 people.

DEALSJenny Hval has signed a new record deal with 4AD to release her first solo album since 2019. First single, ‘Jupiter’, is out now, which she describes as “a post-apocalyptic road trip”, saying: “It begins by the art installation Prada Marfa in Texas, but turns into a game of identification and absurd imagery.

Kim Cattrall is taking on a new role!

EXCLUSIVE: Kim Cattrall has joined the cast of Peacock’s Queer As Folk in a recurring guest star role. The Golden Globe winner will portray a martini-soaked, high-society Southern debutant with trailer park roots in the series, which was picked up by the streamer in April.

Drake has broken his silence on the Astroworld festival tragedy saying his “heart is broken” for the victims and their families. The superstar rapper performed alongside festival organiser Travis Scott when the crowd rushed to the stage in Houston, Texas, on Friday night, causing a crush that killed at least eight fans and injuries to hundreds of others.

Travis Scott has given an additional statement following the crowd crush at his Astroworld festival that left at least eight people dead, saying that he could “never imagine anything like this happening”.A “mass-casualty” incident at the Houston festival on Friday (November 5) left at least eight people dead with hundreds more reportedly injured, according to Texas police.Scott posted a video message on his Instagram Story, saying that he “wants to send out prayers to the ones that was lost last

When it comes to deflecting criticism, U.S. Sen.Ted Cruz has moves like Jagger.

EXCLUSIVE: Reshma Shetty (Royal Pains), Damon Dayoub (Stitchers) and D.W. Moffett (Switched at Birth) have been cast in heavily recurring roles opposite Susan Sarandon, Anna Friel, Trace Adkins and Beth Ditto in Fox’s upcoming musical drama Monarch.

A Christian radio host in Texas will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced this week for a Ponzi scheme in which he stole millions of dollars from listeners.

The gang is growing! Thomas Rhett and his pregnant wife, Lauren Akins, aren’t opposed to having more kids after welcoming baby No. 4.

EXCLUSIVE: Callum Kerr (Hulu’s Four Weddings and a Funeral) and Kevin Cahoon (GLOW) are set for heavily recurring roles opposite Susan Sarandon, Anna Friel, Trace Adkins and Beth Ditto in Fox’s upcoming musical drama Monarch.

EXCLUSIVE: Roberto Urbina (Snowpiercer), McCaul Lombardi (American Honey), Julieth Restrepo (Loving Pablo), Kendal Rae (2 Broke Girls), Luis Chávez (Ocean’s Thirteen), Julio César Cedillo (Sicario), Manuel Uriza (Rambo: Last Blood) and Chris Mulkey (On the Basis of Sex) will star in Deadland, an indie thriller from director Lance Larson, which has wrapped production in Oklahoma and Texas.

Blake Shelton is up in lights on stage while performing during the 2021 iHeartCountry Festival held at The Frank Erwin Center on Saturday (October 30) in Austin, Texas.

On Wednesday, Fox unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming drama that plays like “Dynasty” set in the world of country music, featuring a first-rate cast including Susan Sarandon, Trace Adkins and Anna Friel.

Travis Scott has revealed the lineup for this year's AstroWorld Festival in Houston, Texas. SZA, Bad Bunny, Tame Impala, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Roddy Ricch, Don Toliver, Baby Keem, BIA, Metro Boomin, Yves Tumor, Master P, Earth Wind & Fire, and more will perform across the November 5–6 weekend with Scott slated to headline.

Next stop: “I do!” Chris Harrison and Lauren Zima felt the love from Bachelor Nation as news of their engagement made headlines, despite his rocky exit from the franchise.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterTimothy Simons has joined the cast of “Candy” at Hulu, the true crime series about Candy Montgomery, Variety has learned exclusively.The show tells the true story of Candy Montgomery, a housewife in Silicon Prairie, Texas, who murdered her best friend, Betty Gore, with an ax in 1980. Jessica Biel is attached to play Montgomery, while Melanie Lynskey will play Betty Gore.

Veep alum Timothy Simons is set to star opposite Jessica Biel in Hulu’s original limited event series Candy, based on the true story of Candy Montgomery (Biel), who killed her friend Betty Gore (Melanie Lynskey) with an ax.