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Having charmed audiences with season one in 2023, Apple TV+ has released a new trailer for the second season of their acclaimed comedy series “The Big Door Prize” Emmy-winner Chris O’Dowd (“Bridesmaids“). Audiences can watch the first three episodes when the streaming series premieres later this month on April 24.

Alex Jones was left confused as she made a blunder on The One Show on Wednesday (24 April), with her co-host Jermaine Jenas stepping in to correct her.The TV presenter was introducing the popular BBC One show when she appeared to have forgotten what day of the week it was. Alex, 47, and Jermaine, 41, were joined on the sofa by singer Will Young and actress Imelda Staunton. Alex enthusiastically introduced them both to viewers, before exclaiming: "What a lovely combo for a Thursday!" Former professional footballer Jermaine then jumped in and corrected her.

Abbey Clancy and The One Show host Alex Jones discovered a brand new thing in common during Tuesday night’s episode (April 23) of the hit BBC show, when the duo revealed that they both share the same unusual ‘obsession’ of plate collecting. The surprising hobby first came to light during a segment with fellow guest Chris O’Dowd, who was promoting his new show The Big Door Prize, which is about a sleepy American town that becomes the owner of a mysterious machine which reveals people’s full potentials and the lives they ought to be living, by printing their ideal future on a piece of paper.

‘Am I Being Unreasonable?‘ Producer’s Development Boss Joins Sky

Chris O’Dowd is penning a Sky comedy-drama starringChristina Hendricks andPaddy Considine about a Hollywood production that disturbs the peace in a fictional town in Ireland.

A touching tribute has been left outside of the late Sinead O'Connor's Irish home, over two weeks since her funeral took place.The legendary singer lived in Bray, County Wicklow, and when her death was announced, many fans went there to say their own goodbyes. However, Scottish TV presenter and director Dawn O'Porter has taken to Instagram to share a photo from outside Sinead's home, with an amazing memorial left as a lasting memory.The memorial includes framed photos of the singer, as well as the hard-hitting poem When I'm No Longer Here, by Donna Ashworth.

The Big Door Prize showrunner David West Read and stars Chris O’Dowd, Gabrielle Dennis, and Josh Segarra joined Deadline’s Contenders TV event Sunday to discuss the minutiae of their characters, inspiration for the series, the balance between comedy and drama and a glimpse of season two.

Apple TV+ series “The Big Door Prize,” because he’s at a similar place in his life. “It did feel like a middle-aged story, and I was feeling very f–king middle aged,” the Irish-born O’Dowd, 43, told The Post. “It felt like this character had a more grown-up set of problems than what I usually deal with, which are usually either romantic or frivolous.” Premiering March 29, “The Big Door Prize” — a half-hour comedy with a light sci-fi bent — is based on a novel of the same name, adapted by David West Read (“Schitt’s Creek”). The story follows the fictional small town of Deerfield, which is forever changed when a mysterious retro-looking machine appears and reveals each person’s “true potential” (in the form of printing it on a card).

Milestone birthdays are a time for celebration, often accompanied by a dose of introspection the older you get. The time frame to achieve life goals begins to shrink, and a regretful mood can replace a hopeful vision of the future.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Well all right, all right, all right! “True Detective” and “EDtv” buddies Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are reuniting on screen once again, this time for a new Apple TV+ comedy from creator David West Read (“The Big Door Prize”). And this time, McConaughey and Harrelson are actually playing versions of themselves. In Read’s untitled 10-episode half-hour comedy, McConaughey and Harrelson — along with their families — attempt to live together on McConaughey’s Texas ranch. And of course, those close confines puts this storied friendship to the test. In the logline, Apple TV+ calls the new show “a heartfelt odd couple love story revolving around the strange and beautiful bond between Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.”

What is true happiness? What is your true potential? And can a mystery machine with seemingly unlimited potential upend life when everyone second guesses and reevaluates their life and ambitions upon the arrival of said mystery machine called the Morpho? Based on M.O. Walsh’s novel of the same name, “The Big Door Prize” tells the story of a small town that is forever changed upon the arrival of this enigmatic technology.

Naman Ramachandran Chris O’Dowd (“Puffin Rock”), Amy Huberman (“Derry Girls”), Beth McCafferty and Eva Whittaker (“Wolfwalkers”) lead the voice cast of “Puffin Rock and the New Friends,” the film based on the TV series “Puffin Rock.” Following their collaboration on Oscar nominees “Song of the Sea” and “The Breadwinner,” WestEnd Films is teaming again with Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon and Northern Ireland’s Dog Ears on the film and is launching sales at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM), where first footage will be shown to buyers. “Puffin Rock and the New Friends” sees Oona, Baba, May and Mossy joined by a new characters Isabelle, Phoenix and Marvin. When the last Little Egg of the season disappears under mysterious circumstances, Oona and her new friends race against time to bring the Little Egg home before a big storm hits Puffin Rock and puts the entire island in danger.

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Award-winnning director Anna D. Shapiro has signed with CAA for representation. CAA also will represent multimedia venture Highwire Media which includes principals Shapiro, Leelai Demoz, Ian Barford, and Brad Keywell.

Tyler, the Creator will guest star on Big Mouth, with the rapper set to voice a character in an episode of the series’ sixth season when it premieres later this month.Along with Tyler, other guests who will voice characters on season six of the animated Netflix show include Maroon 5‘s Adam Levine, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Capaldi, Steve-O, Amber Ruffin, Chris O’Dowd and Annaleigh Ashford.Regular voice cast members like Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen and Jordan Peele will also be returning, with the likes of Ali Wong, Chelsea Peretti, Natasha Lyonne, Nathan Fillion, Kristen Schaal and Jenny Slate all appearing too.According to a Netflix synopsis, Big Mouth season six will focus on “the theme of family as the beloved characters continue each of their journeys, discovering that while you can’t always pick your family, you can surround yourself with those that love you for who you are”. A trailer for the upcoming instalment was released yesterday (October 3).

has enlisted Adam Levine, Brian Tyree Henry, Jeff Goldblum, Tyler the Creator and even more A-list guest stars to lend their voice to a family-themed season 6. On Monday, the Emmy-winning animated series debuted the first, very NSFW trailer for the all-new, upcoming episodes, which debut at the end of October. Created and executive produced by Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, continues to follow a group of friends and their hormone monsters as they navigate the ups and downs of adolescence and learn to embrace their sexuality. Now, the gang is learning more about their family -- and how that history may inform their future -- through parodies of, and.

Read more: Normal People stars to join Richard Ayoade as guest presenters for the Bafta TV awards 2020 But who is Ayoade and what is his net worth? Here’s everything we know. Ayoade was born in London and is half Norwegian and half Nigerian. He studied law at Cambridge and during that time he was the president of the theatrical club Footlights.

Tonight’s BAFTA TV Awards is being hosted by actor and director Richard Ayoade. The 44-year-old has many talents and this isn’t the first time he will be hosting the famous awards show, having first hosted it in 2020.

Netflix has unveiled the voice cast for its upcoming animated film “My Father’s Dragon,” which is the next feature from the award-winning studio behind “Wolfwalkers” and “The Secret of Kells” Cartoon Saloon. Jacob Tremblay will lead a voice cast that also includes Gaten Matarazzo, Golshifteh Farahani, Dianne Wiest, Rita Moreno, Chris O’Dowd, Judy Greer, Alan Cumming, Yara Shahidi, Jackie Earle Haley, Mary Kay Place, Leighton Meester, Spence Moore II, Adam Brody, Charlyne Yi, Maggie Lincoln, Jack Smith with Whoopi Goldberg and Ian McShane.Nora Twomey (“The Breadwinner”) is directing “My Father’s Dragon” based on Ruth Stiles Gannett’s Newbery Award winning book of the same name.

Netflix has confirmed the full cast for its upcoming animation pic My Father’s Dragon.

K.J. Yossman Netflix has unveiled a first-look image (below) from upcoming animated feature “My Father’s Dragon,” which features Jacob Tremblay, Gaten Matarazzo and a host of bold-face names.Based on the book of the same name by Ruth Stiles Gannett, “My Father’s Dragon” tells the story of Elmer, a young boy who struggles to cope after moving to the city with his mother.

EXCLUSIVE: Djouliet Amara (Devil in Ohio, Superman and Lois), Ally Maki (Home sweet Home Alone, Wrecked) and Crystal Fox (The Haves and the Have Nots, Big Little Lies) are set as series regulars opposite Chris O’Dowd, rounding out the cast of  Apple’s The Big Door Prize, a half-hour comedy based on M.O. Walsh’s bestselling novel. The series hails from Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek writer/executive producer David West Read, Skydance Television and Parasite producer CJ ENM/Studio Dragon. Gabrielle Dennis, Damon Gupton, Josh Segarra and Sammy Fourlas also star.

In the opening scene of “The Starling,” Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd play a married couple who are painting the nursery for their newborn daughter. You wouldn’t know it, but the two actors were actually across the globe from each other filming this over Zoom.

Toronto International Film Festival, is the titular bird.So, it’s only appropriate that I let another winged creature review the film for me.Quoth the raven: “Nevermore!”“The Starling” joins Melissa McCarthy’s dud pile, which is Mount Everest next to her modest mound of critical hits. It never stops being upsetting to watch such a formidably talented actress — a genius in “Bridesmaids” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” — make so many awful movies.

Reuniting with “St. Vincent,” director Theodore Melfi, Melissa McCarthy, and Chris O’Dowd play a married couple on the rocks after the unexpected loss of their baby tears them apart.

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EXCLUSIVE: Among the world premieres being offered at the Toronto Film Festival this week is the latest from director Ted Melfi, The Starling, which reteams him with Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd. Both also appeared in Melfi’s much acclaimed St. Vincent that starred Bill Murray and which also had its world premiere at TIFF in 2014. Kevin Kline also joins them in a major role here.

The trailer for The Starling, which features a star-studded cast for Netflix, has just debuted online.

Who better to go to when you’re feeling overwhelming grief and loss than your local veterinarian? As odd as that might sound, that’s exactly what a woman needs in the new film, “The Starling.” As seen in the trailer for “The Starling,” the film stars Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd as a couple dealing with a tragedy.

Hollywood director Martin Scorsese will lead a star-studded Irish Film and Television Awards ceremony (Iftas) on Sunday evening.

Life In Pieces she opened up about how she and her Irish husband Chris O’Dowd survived lockdown in the States with their two sons.Writer and presenter Dawn admits that she regularly popped weed gummies too in a bid to get her creative juices flowing. And she admitted that the pair decided to enjoy a tipple as the lockdown continued on.‘We got drunk every night and then watched Hamilton on mushrooms.

After their work together on the Apple TV+ series, “See,” it appears that Jason Momoa and director Francis Lawrence are ready to work on their next collaboration, the upcoming adventure film, “Slumberland.” READ MORE: Jason Momoa Fully Voices His Support For Ray Fisher Against Warner Bros: “This Sh*t Has To Stop” According to Deadline, Lawrence is going to direct Momoa, along with Kyle Chandler, Chris O’Dowd, and Marlow Barkley, in a new fantasy film, titled “Slumberland.” The exact plot of the

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Kyle Chandler is set to join the cast of the Netflix pic Slumberland with Francis Lawrence directing.

Mark David Having last year dropped $2.15 million on a nearly 100-year-old Spanish home in L.A.’s low-key but increasingly expensive Beverly Grove neighborhood, “Moone Boy” star Chris O’Dowd and writer/presenter Dawn O’Porter have none-too-surprisingly put their former home in the nearby Melrose District up for grabs at almost $1.8 million.

Paul Mescal is set to present a gong at the BAFTA TV Awards. The 24-year-old actor and his 'Normal People' co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones have both been lined up to present an award at the upcoming ceremony.

Strictly Come Dancing's Stacey Dooley, Normal People's Paul Mescal, Line of Duty's Adrian Lester, Taskmaster's Greg Davies, Gangs of London's Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu, Years and Years' Jessica Hynes, Motherland's Himesh Patel and His Dark Materials' Nina Sosanya all popping into the studio (at a distance, of course).Meanwhile, Pose starBilly Porter, David Tennant, Ruth Madeley, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, Jeff Goldblum, Chris O'Dowd and Michael Sheen will all be beamed in via video link.Tim

Chris O'Dowd doesn't blame anyone for thinking poorly of the "Imagine" video he participated in earlier this year. In March, after the beginning of the coronavirus quarantine, O'Dowd, 40, was one of several celebrities to take part in a musical relay race of sorts, featuring stars singing bits of the famous John Lennon song, line by line.