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Michelle Williams was the one hired to perform the audiobook version of Britney Spears’ “The Woman in Me.” But according to Saturday Night Live‘s second skit for the night, there were quite a few other “celebrities” who were hoping for the gig.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer The news that multiple Oscar nominee Michelle Williams was the reader for the audiobook of Britney Spears‘ memoir “The Woman in Me” was too delightful for “Saturday Night Live” to pass up.

Ethan Shanfeld People can’t get enough of Anxiety. Not the emotion, but rather Pixar’s newest animated character played by Maya Hawke, as “Inside Out 2” marks the biggest animated trailer launch in Disney history. The trailer to the animated sequel about personified feelings garnered 157 million views in 24 hours, according to Disney.

The first trailer for Inside Out 2 dropped Thursday morning, introducing fans to Anxiety, played by franchise newcomer Maya Hawke. But there were a couple familiar voices you may have noticed weren’t there.

It’s exciting to get an autograph from your all-time favorite celebrity, and many fans have even turned acquiring autographs into a full time career.

Down Low, starring Zachary Quinto and Lukas Gage as an epically repressed, recently out gay man and the masseur he’s hired for his first homo happy ending who team up to hide the accidentally dead body of an internet hookup.Gage — perhaps best known as the White Lotus bellhop who had his salad tossed by Murray Bartlett — co-wrote the script with writing partner Phoebe Fisher, and then encouraged producer FilmNation to pass it along to Rightor Doyle to direct.“We had known each other for years,” says Doyle, also the creator, writer, and director of Netflix’s provocative comedy series Bonding, loosely based on Doyle’s experiences as a fresh-faced gay New Yorker working for his dominatrix best friend as her bodyguard. One can safely assume the actor-turned-director has seen his share of crazy worker-client situations, and even he was shocked reading the script for Down Low.“I read the first ten pages and said, ‘I can’t believe someone is going to make this,'” Doyle recalls.

EXCLUSIVE: Airplane! writer-directors David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker are teaming up with a cast of celebrities and industry figures to chronicle the making of the influential hit 1980 comedy.

Ali Wong just made some rare comments about boyfriend Bill Hader!

Bill Hader and Ali Wong are still going strong!

Sophia Scorziello editor The first trailer for David Fincher’s new thriller, “The Killer,” is finally here, giving fans some insight into the movie’s mysterious premise. Michael Fassbender and Charles Parnell star in Fincher’s neo-noir film, which tells the story of an assassin who finds himself unraveling. The film is based on the French graphic novel series by Alexis Nolent and was adapted by Fincher’s “Fight Club” screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Mary Lou Belli knows she’s the longshot to win the Emmy for outstanding comedy director, and that’s fine with her. After all, she’s up against some marquee names, including Tim Burton (“Wednesday”), Bill Hader (“Barry”) and Amy Sherman-Palladino (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”).

Todd Longwell This year’s batch of Emmy-nominated series is rich with visually arresting locations that subtly buttress dramatic themes and flesh out the lives of its leading men, from the Altadena Craftsman that serves as the home of grieving therapist Jimmy (Jason Segal) in Apple TV+’s “Shrinking” to the California prisons (the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi and the Stark Youth Training Facility in Chino) that house Bill Hader’s title character in HBO’s “Barry” to the downtown L.A. high rise where covert-agent-on-the-lam Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges) lives when he’s posing as a wealthy investor in FX’s “The Old Man.” And, it turns out, choosing a location is not dissimilar to casting an actor, with looks, price, and personality all factoring into the decision.

Bill Hader is getting real about gaining weight.

Bill Hader is getting real about gaining weight.In a July interview with, the actor and funnyman revealed that he put on 25 pounds while filming the final season of his hit HBO series, .«To know that I’ve grown as a filmmaker is really rewarding,» Hader said when asked what he's learned about himself over the course of the show's four seasons.Outside of the show, one of the biggest things Hader said he learned, was that he puts on weight much faster than he did at the show's start.«But I also know that I’m 45 and I put on weight way faster than I used to. That’s what I really learned, that I’m suddenly 25 pounds overweight,» he quipped. «How the hell’d that happen? I've learned I can't eat sweets the way I used to.»Hader continued, reflecting on his final season weight gain, «I think it was toward the end of the season that the costume designer was like, 'I think you need to wear bigger clothes.

Hunter Ingram The Emmys may be having an identity crisis over what constitutes a comedy these days, but one thing remains crystal clear about the Television Academy — voters still find the men of ”Saturday Night Live” irresistibly funny. For the second year in a row, the actor in a comedy series category is dominated by “SNL” alums. Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”), Bill Hader (“Barry”) and Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”) all made the cut for the 75th ceremony.

Bill Hader is opening up about working on the fourth and final season of Barry, which aired earlier this year.

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will produce its eighth fundraising telecast on Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. ET to raise money for cancer research and treatments.

So many stars are supporting Stand Up to Cancer.

Stand Up To Cancer is back with their SU2C fundraising special that is set to air on Saturday, August 19 at 8 p.m. ET with a star-studded list of celebrities.

interview with the New York Times, the producer said, “I have no plans to retire.”A year before that, however, he left the door open to a new phase away from Studio 8H. Michaels told CBS Morning‘s Gayle King, “I think I’m committed to doing the show until its 50th anniversary, which is in three years… I’d like to see that through and I have a feeling that would be a really good time to leave.”The 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” is coming in the fall of 2024, and during that year the all-powerful Michaels will turn 80 years old. When it wraps up, another US presidential election — when “SNL” reliably gets its best ratings — likely featuring Donald Trump will have just ended.

Emmy nominations on July 12, we now know which shows stood the test of being up for the coveted Emmy award. The 75th Emmy Awards are scheduled for Monday, September 18 on Fox (though current Hollywood strikes may affect this airdate). That means there's plenty of time to catch up on this year's Emmy nominees before the awards show. Here's a list of the shows that are up for winning a Golden Emmy and where you can stream them.In need of a good laugh? These shows nominated as Outstanding Comedy Series for 2023 should do the trick. The hilarious and heartfelt ABC show is streaming on Hulu.

Barry‘s Anthony Carrigan is having a top-notch day, having been announced as part of the cast of James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy just after landing his third Emmy nomination for his work on the HBO dark comedy.

Seth Rogen is teasing the Sausage Party sequel series and talking about an “unbelievably shocking” scene that even caught co-star Kristen Wiig off guard.

There won’t be a TCA Summer Tour this year, but the Television Critics Association is out with the nominees for its 39th annual TCA Awards. Wrapped HBO Emmy winner Succession, sophomore FX dramedy The Bear and HBO’s freshman drama The Last of Us lead the field with five noms each. See the full list below.

The Television Critics Association revealed its nominations for its 39th Annual TCA Awards with Succession, The Last of Us and The Bear leading the charge. Winners are scheduled to be announced on Monday, August 7.

Selome Hailu Though the Television Critics Association’s (TCA) summer 2023 press tour was canceled as a result of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, the annual TCA Awards move forward. This year, the final season of “Succession” was joined by two Season 1 series, “The Last of Us” and “The Bear,” as the most-nominated projects. Each was nominated for five awards among the fourteen total categories. TCA also added two new categories to the list this year, splitting Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming into separate awards for children’s and family programming.

ActorsZar Amir-Ebrahimi – “Holy Spider,” “Bride Price vs. Democracy”Sakura Ando – “A Man,” “Shoplifters”Selma Blair – “Hellboy,” “Legally Blonde”Marsha Stephanie Blake – “I’m Your Woman,” “Luce”Austin Butler – “Elvis,” “Once upon a Time…in Hollywood”Raúl Castillo – “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” “The Inspection”Chang Chen – “The Soul,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”Ram Charan – “RRR,” “Magadheera”Kerry Condon – “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Gold”Robert John Davi – “Licence to Kill,” “The Goonies”Dolly De Leon – “Triangle of Sadness,” “Verdict”Martina Gedeck – “The Lives of Others,” “Mostly Martha”Bill Hader – “Trainwreck,” “The Skeleton Twins”Nicholas Hoult – “The Favourite,” “Mad Max: Fury Road”Stephanie Hsu – “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”Tin Lok Koo – “A Witness out of the Blue,” “Paradox”Vicky Krieps – “Corsage,” “Phantom Thread”Joanna Kulig – “Cold War,” “Elles”Lashana Lynch – “The Woman King,” “No Time to Die”A Martinez – “Ambulance,” “Powwow Highway”Noémie Merlant – “Tár,” “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”Paul Mescal – “Aftersun,” “The Lost Daughter”Richard Mofe-Damijo – “Oloibiri,” “30 Days in Atlanta”Keke Palmer – “Nope,” “Hustlers”Park Hae-il – “Decision to Leave,” “Memories of Murder”Ke Huy Quan – “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”NT Rama Rao Jr.

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. The long list of artists and executives will bring the total number of Academy members to 10,817, as the 96th edition of the Oscars quickly approaches.Among the new members, some popular names include successful singer Taylor Swift, talented actress Keke Palmer, ‘Elvis’ star Austin Butler, fan-favorite actor Paul Mescal, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ star Stephanie Hsu, and more.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is expanding its membership.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to 398 artists and executives to join the organization.Notable names among this year's invitees include Taylor Swift — nominated for her musical contributions to films like and — 2023 Best Actor nominees Austin Butler and Paul Mescal, Keke Palmer, Bill Hader, and The Weeknd, professionally known as Abel Makkonen Tesfaye.Other notable invitees include several members of the team, including Best Supporting Actor winner Ke Huy Quan and his co-star and fellow 2023 nominee Stephanie Hsu, as well the writing-directing team The Daniels, who won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay at this year's ceremony without being able to vote for themselves.Eight of this year's invitees — including The Daniels — were invited by multiple branches, and must select one branch to join upon accepting membership. «The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership.

It’s that time of year again. The time when Academy membership dreams are met or (in some cases) crushed.

Alison Herman TV Critic The first half of 2023 has seen some of the most acclaimed shows in recent memory conclude on their own terms. Fortunately, as the likes of “Barry” and “Succession” wound down, promising newcomers and returning favorites have made a case for optimism even in these series’ absence. From the plains of Kansas to an English palace to a California courtroom, great TV could come from anywhere — if not the “mind” of an artificial intelligence, whatever dystopia “Mrs.

For the final season of Barry, cinematographer Carl Herse had the opportunity to work alongside only one director, Bill Hader, for the entire season. After an escape from prison midseason, the story jumps forward 10 years, which presented an interesting challenge for Herse, who needed to visually “express that time passed, but still make the show feel like Barry.” Their solution was to focus on Barry (Hader) and Sally (Sarah Goldberg), along with their son, rather than all of the major characters, and build out from there. Although ending the show is bittersweet for Herse, he says he couldn’t be happier with how it ends.

Hollywood stars have had such illustrious and iconic careers that they are considered royalty in their own right. Even though they may appear to us common folk as kings and queens, a surprising number of celebrities have distinct hereditary connections to monarchies. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletterThe team at Indy100 compiled a list of 18 celebrities who can claim aristocratic ancestry while also being phenomenally iconic (some people really do have the world at the tips of their fingers, huh).