Comedy series starring Zelenskyy gets boost in popularity

EXCLUSIVE: Mexican star Omar Chaparro (How To Be a Latin Lover, Detective Pikachu) is set to lead and produce the English-language TV comedy/action series Coyotes M.C. from Moxie 88. The project is currently being pitched to streamers/buyers.

16th 15th birthday wish come true. Nearly 40 years after John Hughes' coming-of-age hit, , the story is getting a new spin for the next generation — thanks in part to Selena Gomez. According to multiple reports, the actress will be executive producing , a half-hour comedy series about four Latinas «navigating feelings of invisibility while exploring what it means to leave childhood behind as quinceañera season approaches,»  wrote. The series, which has found a home at Peacock, has been described in reports as a «reconfiguration» of ' world. creator Tanya Saracho and  executive producer Gabriela Revilla Lugo have been tapped to write along with executive produce. «So this is what @gabbyrlugo & I’ve been cooking up with @selenagomez for @ucp & @peacocktv !!» Saracho captioned a photo of 's report. «I mean, there’s still a lot of cooking left to do but at least we can shout it from the rooftops now!»Gomez is also no amateur when it comes to show credits.

It’s been a long time since Mike Myers was at the center of a major comedy. Aside from two or three small film roles and the occasional TV commercial or late show appearance as Dr.

Selena Gomez is putting a new spin on Sixteen Candles for a brand new comedy series.

EXCLUSIVE: Tanya Saracho (Vida), Gabriela Revilla Lugo (Whiplash, Palm Springs), and Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building, 13 Reasons Why) are developing the single-camera comedy 15 Candles, a reconfiguration of the world of John Hughes‘ 16 Candles. 

Minx, which will air on HBO Max and stars Jake Johnson in his best role since New Girl. Set in the ‘70s, it's about one woman’s attempt to start her own magazine that's different from anything else on the market. You will be talking about this one for weeks to come.

Ukraine. Alan Carr, Michael McIntyre and Romesh Ranganathan are teaming up as part of a star-studded line-up for a comedy event raising money for the war-torn country. The charity benefit will be held across two nights at London's Eventim Apollo on March 28 and 30 in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Humanitarian Appeal providing aid to those fleeing Ukraine.

Famous comedians across the UK are joining forces to put on a special show to raise money for Ukraine.

Amazon Studios has handed a two-season order to an adult animated comedy series from Emmy-nominated Ramy Youssef and A24. The series is part of a new first-look deal between Amazon Studios and Youssef’s production imprint Cairo Cowboy. The as-yet untitled comedy will exclusively stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

“Saturday Night Live” boss Lorne Michaels for a new comedy series, “Bupkis.”The comedian and Kim Kardashian’s boyfriend will star as a fictionalized version of himself in the series based on his life, Deadline reported. Davidson is co-writing the show with his long-time collaborator Dave Sirus and Judah Miller.While negations are still being discussed, Michaels’ Broadway Video and Universal Television company is producing the project.The outlet described “Bupkis” as a “raw, unflinching, fictionalized version of Pete Davidson’s real life.

Pete Davidson is set to play a fictionalised version of himself in comedy series, Bupkis.The series is co-written by Davidson and frequent collaborator Dave Sirus, along with Judah Miller (Crashing, American Dad!). It comes from Universal Television and Saturday Night Live showrunner Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video.According to Deadline, Bupkis is described as a “raw” and “unflinching” version of Davidson’s real life, which will include a “mixture of grounded storytelling with absurd elements”.The show has been compared to Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, which depicts a semi-fictionalised version of the Seinfeld co-creator as a semi-retired TV writer.Bupkis has yet to find an official home but it’s being pitched to streaming services.Davidson, who has been a SNL cast member since 2014, is on a leave of absence from the series to pursue other projects.

Pete Davidson has a new TV show in the works!

Pete Davidson will be starring in his own TV series, playing… Pete Davidson.

J. Kim Murphy Pete Davidson will lead his own comedy series, playing a fictional version of himself.

EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson is headlining his own comedy series inspired by his life, I have learned. Davidson is poised to play the lead in the project, tentatively titled Bupkis, which he is co-writing with his long-time friend and collaborator Dave Sirus as well as Judah Miller (Crashing). Deals are still being finalized for the series, which hails from SNL honcho Lorne Michaels’s Broadway Video and Universal Television where the company is under a deal.

A fish swims in murky water as a teen girl struggles to come to the surface. Someone above yells, “Beth!” while a montage of her life flashes before her eyes.

Disney+ has given an official green light to The Muppets Mayhem, a comedy series headlined by several Muppet stars and Lilly Singh (A Little Late with Lilly Singh).

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become known globally as a key figure in Ukraine's response to the Russian invasion.

Before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy entered politics and found himself in charge of his country's fight against Russia's Vladimir Putin, he led a life as an on-screen performer. A former comedian, Zelenskyy, 44, starred as a head of state in the 2017 political satire "Servant of the People," which is also the name of the real-life political party he founded.

There’s so much overlong TV out there in the streaming era, but the Starz horror-comedy “Shining Vale” has to be one of this year’s most damning, counter-intuitive examples. Because it needs to take up so much running time, its few good ideas about characters, alive and dead, lose much of their impact.