Sasha Urban editorThe 2022 MTV Movie and TV Awards are almost here. This year’s ceremony will air live on June 5 at 8 p.m.
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EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Central has set up Out of Office (working title), a workplace comedy film from The Office executive producers Ben Silverman and Paul Lieberstein. The movie, which is set to premiere this summer, is a co-production of MTV Entertainment Studios, CBS Studios and Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ Propagate.
Described as an original take on a modern workplace comedy, Out of Office (wt) stars Ken Jeong, Leslie Jones, Jason Alexander, Cheri Oteri, Jay Pharoah, Milana Vayntrub, Oscar Nuñez, Paul F. Tompkins, Jim Rash, Tony Rodriguez, Emily Pendergast, Chris Gethard, Christopher Smith, Elaine Carroll, Carmen Flood, Jean St. James, Rebecca Lee, Janine Poreba, Monte Markham, Ryan Radis, and Shantira Jackson.
Written and directed by Lieberstein, Out of Office (wt) is an ensemble comedy about the blurring lines between working from home and would-be/should-be private life. The story centers on a young woman who finds that keeping her job is somehow tied to helping her boss navigate his fast-failing marriage.
In the early months of the pandemic, Silverman and Lieberstein teamed up for Remote, a remote workplace comedy, which was in the works at CBS All Access.
Luke Kelly-Clyne series as producer. Silverman, Owens, Drew Buckley and Isabel San Vargas executive produce for Propagate along with Lieberstein, Jeong, Pharoah and Ari Pearce. Andrew Lutin executive produces for MTV Entertainment Group. Kent Zbornak serves as co-executive producer. Shaina Farrow, Kevin Healey and Jason Schrift are co-producers. Harold Berón III is the Executive in Charge of Production.
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Sasha Urban editorThe 2022 MTV Movie and TV Awards are almost here. This year’s ceremony will air live on June 5 at 8 p.m.
Jenkins told us, just a few weeks ago, that the show’s fate was still very much in the air but he was emboldened by the fan response, particularly on Twitter, which has embraced the show, which also stars Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Vico Ortiz, Ewen Bremner, Joel Fry, Matt Maher, Kristian Nairn, Con O’Neill, Guz Khan, David Fane, Rory Kinnear, Samba Schutte, Nat Faxon, Fred Armisen and Leslie Jones, so wholeheartedly.A return date for “Our Flag Means Death” has yet to be set.
Our Flag Means Death is coming back for a second season on HBO Max.
Simu Liu is dishing on his Arthur the King co-star Mark Wahlberg.
One of Marvel’s “hottest new superheroes,” Simu Liu busts a few “fine” dance moves as he’s welcomed to Tuesday’s “Ellen DeGeneres Show” by guest host, “Saturday Night Live” alum Leslie Jones.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterLeslie Jones is set to lead the voice cast of an adult animated comedy series currently in early development at Warner Bros. Animation, Variety has learned exclusively.Jones will executive produce the untitled series in addition to voicing the lead character of Plastic Woman. According to an individual with knowledge of the project, the show is not connected to the female-led take on the DC character Plastic Man that was reportedly in the works as a feature back in 2020.Plot details for the show are being kept under wraps.
is coming to a close on Wednesday with a performance-packed finale! The Ringmaster, The Firefly and The Prince will face off, but only one will take home the coveted Golden Mask Trophy.However, before the celebs are revealed at long last, the panel of celebrity detectives will first have to make their final guesses at what stars are inside the elaborate costumes.In this exclusive sneak peek from Wednesday's season seven finale, Ken Jeong has a surprisingly solid prediction about the true identity of The Ringmaster, and he even gets host Nick Cannon on board with the possibility.«Well, I gotta go back to the clues,» Ken say, referring to the many hints presented in the character's various clue packages over the course of the show. «You know, there was not snow, but. As in Hailee Steinfeld!»«What about this: Mouse dressed as a princess? Disney? She's a star of Hawkeye! A horse? She was Oscar-nominated for » Ken says, before noticing what he thinks is a look of incredulity on Nick's face.
It turns out Samuel L. Jackson isn’t banned from “Saturday Night Live”, after all.
Fox bosses have defended the casting of Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s former lawyer who helped spread baseless lies that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen, on The Masked Singer.
Fox has even more costumes and tunes in store with The Masked Singer set to return for its eighth season.
EXCLUSIVE: John Cho rounds out the Season 2 ensemble cast of Apple TV+’s hit murder mystery comedy series The Afterparty, from Oscar winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord.
lead actress comedy, only six Black women have been nominated since its inception in 1966 — Diahann Carroll (“Julia”), Isabel Sanford (“The Jeffersons”), Nell Carter (“Gimme a Break!”), Phylicia Rashad (“The Cosby Show”), Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”) and Issa Rae (“Insecure”). Sanford was the only Black woman to win the category in 1981.Read more: Variety’s Awards Circuit Emmys Predictions HubIn supporting actress comedy, we’ve seen a minor increase in the representation of Black talent but still not enough compared to the presence in the industry.
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+’ murder mystery comedy The Afterparty has made another high-profile cast addition for its upcoming second season. Actor-comedian Ken Jeong is set as a new series regular on the hit show from Oscar winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Euphoria,” “The Batman” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” lead this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards nominations, the network announced on Wednesday. The outlet also announced that this year’s event would combine the longrunning MTV Movie & TV Awards with its recent spinoff, the all-reality “Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted,” into a one-night event to air live on Sunday, June 5.MTV originally announced in March that the second annual reality-centric “Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted” would air on the following night, Monday, June 6; there was no explanation given on why the two shows were ultimately moved to the same night.In 2021, the “MTV Movie & TV Awards” and the inaugural “Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted” were held on different nights.
shared news of the casting Monday on Instagram, writing: “Guess who I got in ‘BMF’ this season. GOLDIE! I don’t miss.
Academy Award-winning actress and comedian Mo’Nique has joined the Season 2 cast of the Starz drama BMF in a recurring role.
have been suspended amid host Stephen Colbert's ongoing COVID-19 symptoms. The announcement was made in a tweet shared by s official Twitter account Monday, noting that the show will «not be taping new episodes until further notice.»«Stephen is experiencing symptoms consistent with a recurrence of COVID,» the tweet read. «Out of an abundance of caution for his staff, guests, and audience, he will be isolating for a few additional days.
The Late Show has been put on pause.
The Late Show has been put on pause.