he lost it amid scandal — is addressing what happened. At the “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy festival on Thursday, Minhaj hosted a showcase featuring a variety of comedians.
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Jack Dunn The University of Southern California has chosen to “release our outside speakers and honorees from attending this year’s [commencement] ceremony,” which is set to take place May 10. This includes “Wicked” director Jon M.
Chu, who was slated as commencement speaker, and honorary degree recipients Billie Jean King, Maria Rosario Jackson and Marcia McNutt. In a memo released Friday, USC said the decision was made “to keep the focus on our graduates…Given the highly publicized circumstances surrounding our main-stage commencement program, university leadership has decided it is best to release our outside speakers and honorees from attending this year’s ceremony.” The statement continued, “It is important that our full attention be on our remarkable graduates.
We will be celebrating their accomplishments in a way that reflects the unity we love so much about our Trojan Family.” This announcement came less than a week after USC sparked controversy by barring its valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, a first-generation South-Asian American Muslim student, from delivering her commencement address. As reported by the New York Times, USC provost Andrew T.
Guzman said the university removed her speech from the ceremony over “substantial risks relating to security and disruption at the commencement.” He said over the weeks approaching the May 10 date, “discussion related to the selection of our valedictorian has taken on an alarming tenor.” USC also cited concern from on-campus Jewish groups, like Trojans for Israel, as a reason to not let Tabassum speak. The outcry came after she shared a pro-Palestinian link on social media.
he lost it amid scandal — is addressing what happened. At the “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy festival on Thursday, Minhaj hosted a showcase featuring a variety of comedians.
Selome Hailu Hasan Minhaj is ready to laugh about it all. At the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival on Thursday, Minhaj hosted a showcase highlighting various comedians. At the end of the lineup was Ronny Chieng, who joked, “I’m surprised that Hasan’s able to do this show.
It’s been confirmed. Deadline’s scoop from earlier this year that another Gavin & Stacey Christmas special was in the works has been rubberstamped and it will be the smash comedy’s final ever.
Jon Hopkins has announced his new album ‘RITUAL’ and has shared the LP’s hypnotic title track.‘RITUAL’ serves as a follow-up to Hopkins’ 2021 album ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy‘. The LP is set for release on August 30 via Domino and can be pre-ordered / pre-saved here. According to a press release, ‘RITUAL (evocation)’ is “defined by deep, hypnotic drums and a long build to epiphanic light.” The hypnotic title track comes with a video directed by Dave Bullivant and sees aerial rope performer Bryony Louise Fowler dance to the rhythmic and intense beats.Speaking about the creation of ‘RITUAL’ in a press release, Hopkins said: “I have no idea what I’m doing when I’m composing.
Jon Stewart led Monday’s episode of The Daily Show with Donald Trump’s hush money trial and dinged news networks for how they cover it.
In the wake of its decision to cancel a pro-Palestinian valedictorian’s commencement address, the University of Southern California has released other speakers from their commitments to address attendees.
Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal are ready for their closeups on the set of The Accountant 2.
In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo grows out his handlebar mustache and puts on a southern accent to discuss “Blood for Dust” with star Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones,” “Eternals”). The movie follows a struggling salesman with a troubled criminal past who is pulled back into a string of crimes by a former colleague, leading to a trail of blood…and dust.
Crazy Rich Asians has it’s eyes set on Broadway!
Wicked director Jon M. Chu will make his Broadway directorial debut with a new stage adaptation of his 2018 hit film Crazy Rich Asians, producers announced today.
Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Break out the dumpling wrappers and mahjong sets because “Crazy Rich Asians” is coming to Broadway. The beloved romantic comedy is being developed as a Broadway musical by director Jon M.
The USC School of Cinematic Arts has announced that Miky Lee will deliver the 20024 Commencement address.
Jon Stewart mocked Donald Trump on The Daily Show as the former POTUS campaigns and makes a run for the White House amid the hush money criminal trial.
As Meet The Richardsons fans continue to reel from the news that 8 Out Of 10 Cats star Jon Richardson and his wife Lucy Beaumont are divorcing after nine years of marriage, several eagle eyed fans are convinced they spotted cracks in the couple’s relationship a week before the official announcement was made to the public. The comedy couple announced the news of their split on Friday with a statement which read: ”After nine years of marriage, we would like to announce that we have separated.
Catherine Zeta-Jones and her daughter Carys looked gorgeous at a family wedding. Jones shared videos of herself and Carys, who’ve developed a shocking resemblance over the years, as they smiled their way through the marriage of Joel Douglas and his bride Mascha. Michael Douglas, the older brother of Joel, officiated the wedding, something that made Zeta-Jones laugh.
Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo traveled (by bubble, we assume) to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners. Dressed in their character’s signature pink and green aesthetic, the Grammy-nominated artists graced the stage at Caesars Palace to hype up “Wicked,” the sweeping movie musical that’s due in theaters around Thanksgiving. “We both felt such a tremendous responsibility to honor these women and to pour our hearts, our souls, our tears — so many different pairs of lashes,” said Grande, who requested to hold hands with her co-star on stage.
EXCLUSIVE: UK director Jon Amiel has signed to direct upcoming feature Sands of Fortune which explores the story behind the discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia and the birth of the country’s petroleum and natural gas giant Aramco.
In the post “Game of Thrones” era, HBO notoriously put seemingly dozens of shows into development, trying to capture lightning in a bottle again. One of them, starring Naomi Watts, even shot a pilot but was scrapped and not picked up.
Selena Kuznikov Edgar Burcksen, longtime editor of features, documentaries, and TV series, died Sunday in Los Angeles of complications of a heart attack. He was 76. Burcksen won an Emmy for editing the pilot of “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles” as well as an ACE Robert Wise award.
On Easter Sunday, comedian Alex Edelman completed his final performance of Just for Us, bringing six life-changing years with the solo show to a close.