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Ahead of the April 6th release of his Netflix dark comedy Beef, Lee Sung Jin has stepped in as screenwriter for Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts, taking over for Black Widow‘s Eric Pearson, Deadline can confirm.

Jennifer Aniston is reflecting on how comedy has changed. In a new interview, the 54-year-old actress spoke about the “tricky” sensitivity of comedy in recent years, which wasn’t as prevalent when she she starred on “Friends” from 1994 to 2004.

charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, is facing criticism online after posting about gun control.The actor, 64, reshared a screenshot of a viral tweet from musician Peter Frampton following the school shooting at Covenant School in Nashville this week, which took the lives of six people and the shooter.“26 years ago, a gunman entered Dunblane Primary School in Scotland, killing 16 kids and a teacher,” the tweet read. “The UK govt responded by enacting tight gun control legislation.

AFP Paris while chatting about her upcoming film “Murder Mystery 2” with Adam Sandler. “Now it’s a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians.

We’re still weeks away from meeting the Top 26 on the current season of American Idol, but the contestants who advanced to the semi-finals have already been revealed via leaked spoilers.

Katy Perry has shared that she’s five weeks sober amid an ongoing pact she has with Orlando Bloom.The two A-listers have been engaged since 2019 and welcomed their daughter Daisy a year later. Now Katy, 38, has shared that she and her Pirates of the Caribbean actor fiancé have embarked on a new pact as they’ve both vowed to ditch the booze.They’re currently five weeks in and, while Katy’s wavering, she’s determined not to give in. “I've been sober for five weeks today… I've been doing a pact with my partner and I want to quit,” she told PEOPLE.

“The X-Files” will return with a new face.

Paris Saint-Germain forward and Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored his 100th international goal to enter an exclusive club alongside former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday night.

EXCLUSIVE: Tony winner David Alan Grier is set as a lead opposite Wendy McLendon-Covey in NBC comedy pilot St. Denis Medical.

Katy Perry is abstaining from alcohol at the moment.

announced the special broadcast on the official “Jeopardy!” Twitter page. They included a photo of a young Trebek rocking a mustache, striped shirt, gray tweed blazer and a full head of hair.The Canadian-American entertainer passed away on Nov.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter As it rolls the dice at the weekend box office, “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” is aiming to emerge victorious over last weekend’s champion “John Wick: Chapter 4.” A natural 20 isn’t guaranteed, but Paramount and eOne’s adaptation of the popular role-playing game is hoping to collect $30 million to $40 million from 3,850 North American locations. It’ll be a close race for first place between that and the fourth “John Wick,” which topped the box office with $73.5 million and looks to add about $36 million in its sophomore outing. Internationally, “Dungeons & Dragons” is opening in 58 markets, where it’s aiming for $25 million or more.

Jennifer Aniston is reflecting on how comedy has changed. In a new interview, the 54-year-old actress spoke about the «tricky» sensitivity of comedy in recent years, which wasn't as prevalent when she she starred on from 1994 to 2004.«Comedy has evolved, movies have evolved. Now it's a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life,» Aniston told AFP via Yahoo News.

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EXCLUSIVE: Peacock is developing drama series Queen of Flow, a premium adaptation of Caracol Television’s Colombian telenovela, La Reina Del Flow. Jorge Reyes is attached to pen the script for the project, fromWestbrook Studios and Universal Television. Singer and actress Becky G (Good Mourning, Power Rangers) is in early negotiations to lead the series, Deadline understands.

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Roxburgh and Rebecca Gibney will front Stan and Lionsgate’s Australian drama series Prosper.

Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will unite live onstage in May to co-host the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards.

Erykah Badu has called out for those on the right-wing for racism in their criticism of the “woke” slogan.Though the word has its roots in a 1960s essay by William Melvin Kelley, it was brought to modern public consciousness through Badu’s 2008 song ‘Master Teacher’ and her discussion of it on social media.Speaking on MSNBC, Badu remembered: “I tweeted it about this group that was detained, Pussy Riot. “I said ‘free Pussy Riot’… After that, ‘woke’ took off.”After being shown a number of clips from interviews and speeches where the term “stay woke” is used, Badu was asked about the term being co-opted by the right-wing, to which she responded: “I think they mean ‘Black.’ Yeah.

Paramount and Hasbro eOne with the greatest of intentions have created an extremely fun, broad-audience appealing feature take on the classic roleplaying game, entitled Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which already is 90% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes –not an easy feat with a genre movie of this caliber– and 94% with moviegoers.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jennifer Aniston has been starring in comedies for nearly 30 years, from the launch of NBC’s “Friends” in 1994 to the upcoming release of her latest Netflix movie “Murder Mystery 2,” which means she’s had a front row seat to watching comedy tastes change over three decades. Aniston recently told AFP (via Yahoo News) that “comedy has evolved” so much that it’s a bit tricky these days to be funny. “Now it’s a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life,” Aniston said. “[In the past] you could joke about a bigot and have a laugh — that was hysterical. And it was about educating people on how ridiculous people were. And now we’re not allowed to do that.”

EXCLUSIVE: Night Kitchen Films and Phillm Productions have announced Emmy and Grammy nominated comedian Margaret Cho (Showtime’s Margaret Cho: PsyCHO) has joined DJ Qualls (The Man In The High Castle, Hustle & Flow) and Marisé Álvarez (Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi) in the dark comedy Evilou. 

Sex Education season four – offering that “it’s very new.”Netflix‘s British television show follows the lives of the students, staff, and parents of the fictional Moordale Secondary School, as they contend with various personal dilemmas – often related to sexual intimacy.In season three of the series, viewers will recall that Maeve (Emma Mackey) had taken an offer to study abroad in the United States, where she left behind her best friend Aimee (played by Wood).In an interview with Capital Breakfast, Wood detailed how her character manoeuvres through high school now that her friend is across the country.“We’re at a new school. For my character she hasn’t got Maeve because Maeve is in America,” Wood said.

Trying something new!

Yellowjackets has returned to our screens for a second season, with the mystery thriller continuing its intense, traumatic and compelling dual timeline narrative.The second instalment of the Showtime series kicked off last week (March 24), with new episodes set to air weekly until May 14.A synopsis for season two of Yellowjackets reads: “The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer, but now as winter begins to bite, we’ll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis.“Meanwhile, 25 years later, each survivor must determine if the darkness is coming for them or from them.”Yellowjackets airs on Showtime in the US, but viewers in the UK can watch the show on Paramount+.You can watch the second season premiere episode of Yellowjackets, titled ‘Friends, Romans, Countrymen’, on the streaming service now, along with every episode of the first season of the series, which originally aired between November 2021 and January 2022.Paramount+, which is the current home of Yellowjackets, costs £6.99 a month.There was good news for fans of Yellowjackets back in December when it was confirmed that the show had already been renewed for a third season.“With Yellowjackets’ runaway success in season one and the pent-up anticipation for season two, we wanted to maximise the momentum by fast tracking season three now,” Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime and Paramount Media Networks, said in a statement.“The show’s ambition is only exceeded by its execution, and I thank the incredible creative team behind it, including Ashley, Bart, Jonathan, eOne and the Showtime team, for turning this into such a success.”

Jennifer Aniston has shared her thoughts on the evolution of comedy, saying there is now “a whole generation” of people who find Friends “offensive”.Speaking to Associated Press (via Yahoo!), the Murder Mystery 2 star addressed how the world has changed since Friends aired in the 1990s.“There’s a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of Friends and find them offensive,” she said.“There were things that were never intentional and others… well, we should have thought it through, but I don’t think there was a sensitivity like there is now,” Aniston added.In recent years, Friends has been criticised for its lack of diversity as well as a number of homophobic and transphobic jokes.“Comedy has evolved, movies have evolved,” Aniston continued. “Now it’s a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life.”She added: “You could joke about a bigot and have a laugh.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Apple TV+ is keeping “Ted Lasso” fans well fed with the Emmy-winning show’s third season.

Netflix has greenlit the new 2D animated series Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld from first-time showrunner Echo Wu and executive producers Ali Wong (Beef) and Aron Eli Coleite (Locke & Key).

EXCLUSIVE: American Ninja Warrior will be back on NBC for a while.

Millions of mobile phone users across the UK will be part of an 'armageddon alert' system trial in a few weeks. It will see extremely loud alarms go off on devices, accompanied by an alert message.

Wes Anderson is taking movie fans to the desert.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International “Blue Jean” director Georgia Oakley has signed with CAA. The up-and-coming British filmmaker made her debut feature with the Venice-premiering “Blue Jean,” which bowed to wide acclaim on the Lido in September. Set in northeast England in the 1980s, the pic is centred on a closeted gym teacher (played by Rosy McEwen) who is forced to confront her sexuality after taking a gay student under her wing. The film tackles the Margaret Thatcher era’s controversial Section 28 law, which prohibited British schools and councils from “promoting the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship.” The law was passed in 1988 and stayed in place until 2003.

congressman Tim Burchett on Tuesday night after the Tennessee Republican said “there’s not a whole heck of a lot you can do” about gun violence in the United States: “Get the f— out of the way” and get a new job.Following the shooting in Nashville on Monday that killed six people, three of whom were children, Burchett was asked for his thoughts and plans on the matter, and gave a bleak, seemingly apathetic response.“It’s a horrible, horrible situation and we’re not going to fix it,” Burchett said. “Criminals are going to be criminals and, my daddy fought the second world war, in the Pacific, he fought the Japanese and he told me.

Lionel Richie doesn't quite have the same… stamina that he did in 1983. The 73-year-old singer was a guest alongside his fellow judges, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan, on Tuesday's episode of, where he was asked about his hit song, «All Night Long (All Night).»«When I wrote 'All Night Long,' it was truly all night long,» Richie quipped, making a pointed reference to his sex life.

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is set to reboot The X-Files without Mulder and Scully.Speaking on Canadian radio show On the Coast, original series creator Chris Carter revealed that the rebooted version will take the story in a different direction with a diverse cast.“I just spoke to a young man, Ryan Coogler, who is going to remount The X-Files with a diverse cast. So, he’s got his work cut out for him because we covered so much territory,” said Carter.On changing the show’s focus, he added: “We’re so steeped in conspiracies now.

Jennifer Aniston knows that comedy and our culture have changed over the years.

“Murder Mystery 2” star admitted in an interview with the international AFP news agency while promoting her new film in Paris“Friends” aired from 1994 to 2004 and has been criticized in recent years for its absence of diversity in casting and storylines.Throughout the 10-year run of the show, the sitcom continued to whitewash New York City and rarely featured a character of color. “Friends” only introduced two recurring characters of color, both of whom were brought on as short-lived love interests for Ross.“There were things that were never intentional and others…well, we should have thought it through, but I don’t think there was a sensitivity like there is now,” Aniston, 54, said about some of the show’s more controversial plot lines that would likely fall prey to “cancel culture” in 2023.“Comedy has evolved — movies have evolved,” the Emmy-winning “Morning Show” star added.