Kal Penn on the Importance of Voting and New Election-Themed Special 'Approves This Message' (Exclusive)

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsKeith Olbermann announced Tuesday that he his leaving ESPN, for the third time. This time around, however, it’s on good terms, the sportscaster reassured fans in a Twitter video.“This time it is on very, very happy terms.

Kal Penn Approves This Message, host Kal Penn discusses the power of federal and state judges and how they factor into the upcoming 2020 election, whether or not they are actually on the ballot. One way Penn makes that case is by reminding viewers that school segregation was ended by the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v.

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Brandon Choe Photo EditorKal Penn has trouble seeing through the cycle of online hate these days.“When you’re scrolling through Twitter and Instagram, it just seems like everything’s vitriolic and you’re not really sure how to trust people,” the Kal Penn Approves This Message host lamented. “I would imagine there’s a fair amount of performance and everything that many of us do.”Penn has seen a lot of political action in the years since his breakthrough role in Harold and Kumar.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorStacey Abrams, the former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, and Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will join the Johnson family in Black-ish‘s partially animated and election themed special next month. Abrams, and Desus and Mero will lend their voices to the special, directed by Oscar winner Matthew A.

2020 presidential election getting closer by the day, the race has become primetime viewing this fall. Sure, there are plenty of new scripted series and films coming out on demand despite the coronavirus pandemic, but those escapes won't keep viewers informed on what matters most. Between now and Nov.

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It’s always cute when partners lend stuff to their baes. Y’know, things like t-shirts, jackets, or — in the case of Dylan Meyer and Kristen Stewart — Instagram accounts. “I turned the mic over to Kristen  because she had some things to say and doesn’t have her own account,” Dylan wrote on Sept. 22 while sharing a picture of Kristen, 30, in a shirt that read “VOTE.”

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Disney Plus original series ‘The Mandalorian’ just found a new reason to look forward to Mondays. Disney and Lucasfilm have announced ‘Mando Mondays’, an all-new global consumer products, games and publishing program, starting on October 26, that will debut goods inspired by the series.

Kal Penn Approves This Message isn't wasting time bringing out the big guns. The new Freeform series, which set out to educate voters about important topics like voting rights, climate change, Supreme Court judge appointments, and more, has booked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for its second episode. Secretary Clinton will sit down with Kal Penn — via Zoom — to discuss higher education for the series sophomore episode, which premieres Tuesday, Sept.

Kal Penn Approves This Message. The six-episode talk show will focus on specific topics and is aiming to inform and empower young voters as they head out to the polls. Calling the show a hybrid of The Daily Show and CBS Sunday Morning, Designated Survivor star and former Obama-staffer Kal Penn is using the opportunity to inform young voters and show that while the youth vote is not a monolith, there actually are issues on which opposing sides of the political spectrum can agree.

Kal Penn is marrying his two passions: democracy and comedy. The actor, who also worked in the White House as a member of the Obama administration, has created a new television show to try and connect with millennial and Gen Z voters.

Politics has been more than a little shouty of late.

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