Lilly Singh, John Leguizamo and More Variety Power of Comedy Honorees on ‘Meaningful’ Jokes and Gifting ‘Relief’ Through Comedy

Joe Otterson TV Reporter John Leguizamo has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series “Firebug,” Variety has learned. In addition, Kari Skogland has boarded the series as director and executive producer. Leguizamo joins previously announced cast members Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett in the series.

Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation are readying a sequel to their $250M-grossing 2022 hit, The Bad Guys, which will release on Aug. 1, 2025.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Christine Blasey Ford received a Hollywood welcome on Sunday night when Kerry Washington, Elizabeth Banks, Busy Phillips, Marisa Tomei and more gathered to toast the release of her new memoir, “One Way Back.” “We stand with you because you have stood with us so courageously, and we honor you and we celebrate you. We lift our glasses to you tonight,” Washington said. “To your courage, to your beauty, to your generosity as you continue to do more than you have to.

Lele Pons and Guaynaa are a fan favorite when it comes to celebrity couples. The Venezuelan and Puerto Rican singer tied the knot last year in a stunning wedding ceremony on March 4th, 2023, in Miami.

EXCLUSIVE: The Network is the latest free streaming service to launch in the U.S. The ad-supported service, which was set up by Aram Rappaport, founder of the creative ad-agency The Boathouse, is launching April 30.

Miami Open is kicking off today. The occasion will be one to remember, with there being a pool of incredible tennis players battling it out for the trophy. On the women’s side things, there are various players who are considered the favorites to win the title, including Coco Gauff, the most promising American participating in the tournament.

King and Conqueror” has revealed additional cast members, including “The Crown’s” Luther Ford and “Game of Thrones” actor Joseph Mawle, as it begins production in Iceland. According to its official plot description, “King and Conqueror” is “the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years, the roots of which stretch back decades and extend out through a pair of interconnected family dynasties, struggling for power across two countries and a raging sea.

Christmas and Valentine’s Day, but a mini marathon can be had — possibly as a pregame activity — with these shows.For a show all about drinking, it would be criminal not to have a St. Patrick’s Day episode. To capitalize on the holiday, Dennis Reynolds (Glenn Howerton) comes up with the idea to take Paddy’s on the road in the form of a wagon — leading Mac (Rob McElhenney), Charlie Kelly (Charlie Kelly), Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito) and Dee Reynolds (Kaitlin Olson) to quickly lose interest.

Brian Eno, Nadine Shah and Maxine Peake will be among the performers at a special benefit event in support of Palestine at London’s Union Chapel on April 18. The show, which is titled Sumud and promises “a fundraising evening of music, spoken word and film for Palestine”, will be hosted by Amos Trust and Palestine Music Expo, and tickets are available here. All proceeds will go to Amos Trust’s emergency appeal for Gaza.

Dan Wootton, the former GB News presenter, has said sorry to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard for adding to their "contributing to their heartache" with a 2018 article in The Sun.

Wowcher's much-loved mystery holiday deal is back - and if you want to snap up a trip to a mystery location this year then you'll need to act quick.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Some film festivals take themselves entirely too seriously. Not South by Southwest, the Austin-based multidisciplinary megaevent where amped-up crowds welcome comedies with open arms — the raunchier, the better. This year, one logline stood out as especially promising: “A 30-year-old Indian American virgin gets a job teaching high school Sex Ed.” Alas, “Doin’ It,” doesn’t cut it (it’s basically 2014 Haley Joel Osment comedy “Sex Ed” with a cultural spin).

Louis Walsh has been sticking the boot in to many a famous acquaintance during his time in the Celebrity Big Brother house, but when he branded Jedward "vile" it sparked a furious reaction. Jedward just happened to be watching the ITV reality series from close pal Gemma Collins ' house and the trio hit back with their own anecdotes about Louis. But as viewers might have guessed, there's a long history to the animosity between the Irish stars after their X Factor collaboration turned sour.

Liam Gallagher and John Squire kicked off their joint UK and Ireland headline tour last night (March 13) – check out footage and see the full setlist below.The former Oasis frontman and ex-Stone Roses guitarist played an 11-song set at the legendary Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, Scotland where they showcased their collaborative debut album in full.Additionally, the pair and their backing band treated the crowd to a cover of The Rolling Stones‘ classic 1968 single ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ to round off the evening.

Michaela Zee The South by Southwest Film & TV Festival has announced the 2024 Jury and Special Award winners. This year’s narrative feature competition winner was “Bob Trevino Likes It,” which was directed and written by Tracie Laymon and stars Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo.

2024 Oscars were hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on Sunday, March 10, airing on ABC (in the new earlier time slot of 7 p.m.). The Christopher Nolan flick starring Cillian Murphy was this year’s frontrunner, with a staggering 13 nominations — including for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., respectively. The Best Actor race was a battle between Murphy, Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”), Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”), Colman Domingo (“Rustin”) and Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”).Murphy took home the expected win, and Nolan and Downey Jr.

Selome Hailu Writer-director Tracie Laymon has a lot of Bobs in her life. First, there was Bob Laymon, her father. “In 2012, I was looking for my dad,” she says.

Hannah Einbinder was moved to tears. Nick Thune was moved to sing. John Leguizamo shared hard truths.

SXSW Film & TV Festival — which runs March 8–16 in Austin, Texas — has cooked up an eclectic spread of studio crowd-pleasers, enterprising TV premieres, and indie gems aiming to break through. Here is some of the most promising fare. The canon of Ilana Glazer-led indies about childbearing expands.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Ahead of its U.S. premiere at SXSW, “The Queen of My Dreams” has been sold to a flurry of international markets, including in the U.K. and Ireland to Peccadillo Pictures.