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22.12.2023 - 16:21 / variety.com
Cord Jefferson As part of Variety‘s 100 Greatest Television Shows of All Time issue, we asked 12 of our favorite creators of television to discuss the series that inspire and move them. Check out all the essays, and read our full list of the best TV shows ever made. I have a theory that “Succession” was the first British sitcom to achieve popularity in the U.S., and it did so by convincing people it was a drama.
Americans have long had a difficult time accepting just how bleak the English are willing to get for laughs. Consider the way in which David Brent’s hilariously bald cruelty had to be altered to Michael Scott’s hilariously benign cluelessness for “The Office” to work stateside.
When it comes to comedy, many Americans are afraid of the dark, and that’s a shame, because it means many of them still haven’t seen “Peep Show.” Built on the classic “Odd Couple” premise — fastidious nerd (Mark) and easygoing slacker (Jez) shack up — “Peep Show” is the first TV show co-created by future “Succession” showrunner Jesse Armstrong. Fans of both can surely see signs of similar DNA: fully realized and hyper-specific characters, elaborate jokes, elegant dialogue and brutality — but a hilarious brutality that sprints headfirst into the deepest failings of life and humanity while simultaneously mocking those failings relentlessly.
If “hilarious brutality” sounds oxymoronic, I challenge you to not laugh at Mark griping to himself about having to buy a plumbing appliance: “A new boiler. Surely the least enjoyable way to spend a thousand pounds.
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Undeniable, a new documentary label from Fremantle, has partnered with Big Pond Films and Concordia Studio on true crime doc Whatever It Takes, which tells the true story of Ina and David Steiner, two journalists targeted in one of the most extraordinary and bizarre scandals in Silicon Valley. Helmed by Jenny Carchman, the Emmy nominee behind Showtime’s The Fourth Estate, the film is slated to premiere in the Documentary Spotlight section of SXSW later this year.
Tim Robinson, a cult figure amongst comedians and comedy fans, has his second Emmy of the year for his Netflix series I Think You Should Leave.
A new study from the Media Research Center found that 81% of all political jokes told on major late-night comedy shows in 2023 targeted conservatives. The media watchdog analyzed each of the 9,518 political jokes told between six major daily late-night shows from January 3 through December 22, 2023, and found that 7,729 of them took aim at “someone or something on the right side of the political spectrum.”The shows analyzed were ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”, CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (until its cancelation in April).MRC also put together a video of some of the “worst late-night moments of the year” to showcase several examples of late-night comedy’s bias against conservatives.
Alex Rodriguez continues to keep up with his fitness journey following his impressive weight loss transformation. The 48-year-old athlete is currently enjoying his family vacation in the Dominican Republic, joined by his girlfriend Jac Cordeiro.ALEX RODRIGUEZ THANKS GIRLFRIEND JACLYN CORDEIRO FOR ‘LIFE-CHANGING’ 30+ POUND WEIGHT LOSSA-ROD AND JACLYN CORDEIRO DROP HIS DAUGHTER NATASHA OFF AT UNIVERSITYThe pair were all smiles during their romantic moment while on vacation, sharing a mirror selfie, which shows the Yankees legend and the personal trainer giving their best pose and showing off their tan.
Harry Styles is kicking off 2024 by soaking up the sun and showing off his muscles on a tropical vacation with girlfriend Taylor Russell and close pal James Corden.
th year, Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch highlights some of the most promising and creative young filmmakers in the entertainment industry. Presented this year (as we have for the last several) at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, our list is as full of promising up-and-comers as ever, with at least three directors whose work has already staked a claim during the 2023-2024 awards season, and several with films that are set to premiere at Sundance, Berlin and other spring festivals.
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with writer-director Cord Jefferson‘s feature film debut American Fiction.
James Corden the talk show host, comedian and actor, shot to fame when he played the iconic role of Neil 'Smithy' Smith in Gavin & Stacey. He went on to become a TV legend in the UK before moving to Los Angeles to host the Late Late Show, which he fronted for seven years. James returned to the UK once his stint on The Late Late Show wrapped up in spring 2023.The TV star, who first hosted the late-night chat show in 2015, announced his decision to leave in April 2022, after admitting that it was a "terrifying" career move.The star added that he was motivated by his family ties in the UK and explained that he's conscious of there being "people at home who are getting older." He shared in a statement: "This will be my last year hosting the show.
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said in one Instagram story. “But I’ll make believe I’m playing dress-up,” she said. “Maybe I’ll be a brunette.”In another Instagram story, she tries on a blond wig.
plenty to talk about this year.On the air almost every weekday, talk show hosts and guests have to be outrageous to be considered ridiculous — and these 15 moments are proof.With plenty of airtime to fill, audiences get to know the personalities and their families — for better or worse. The camera often leads to hosts oversharing, and those watching at home eat it right up and share it widely on social media.One of the worst perpetrators in 2023 was Mark Consuelos, who joined his wife, Kelly Ripa, as the co-host of ABC’s “Live” this year.
Yep, Mel B still appears to consider James Corden the “biggest d–khead celebrity” that she has ever met.
Mel B has reiterated her personal criticism of James Corden, after previously describing him as the “biggest dickhead celebrity” she had met.The rift began when the former Spice Girl appeared on Channel 4’s The Big Narstie Show in December 2022. Asked by co-host Mo Gilligan, ‘who is the biggest dickhead celebrity you’ve ever met?”, Mel replied, “So, there’s a few.
tyrannical father of Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty), on the beloved series, which ran from 2003 to 2012.Johansson revealed on a recent episode of the “Trying To Figure It Out With Ally Petitti” podcast that he suffered from depression and alcoholism.“It was awful,” he confessed. “I was deeply depressed and I was drinking.”The Canadian-born actor spent “about six or seven years … drinking a couple bottles of wine a night” by himself.“It was really tough,” he sighed.
during an interview on the “Today” show — due to an eye infection. Efron, alongside co-stars Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson and Stanley Simons, appeared on the morning program to promote their new film, “The Iron Claw.” “Zac Efron is a legitimate, bona fide Hollywood superstar but that is not the reason he is in shades right now,” host Craig Melvin laughed as he introduced the quartet. The “High School Musical” actor then apologized for his appearance.“No, I’m sorry, man,” Efron, 36, told Melvin, 44.
The topic of race in America is a challenging one to discuss nowadays. On the one hand, you have various groups of non-white people who are exhausted trying to explain how racism runs rampant.
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” has won rave reviews and is tipped to be an Oscars favorite with its satirical portrayal of the exploitation of Black people in media, balanced with sharp comedy and a punch of emotional family drama. Jefferson credits his editor, Hilda Rasula, with striking the right tone for the film. “The thing I appreciate about Hilda is that she never lies, she’s very honest, and she tells me when she doesn’t like something,” Jefferson tells Variety.