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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The Writers Guild of America is honoring the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual WGA Awards, held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony. In Los Angeles, Niecy Nash-Betts, who recently won an Emmy for her role on Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” hosted this year’s event. L.A.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Niecy Nash-Betts, who recently won an Emmy for her role on Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” has signed on to host the Los Angeles portion of next month’s Writers Guild Awards. The 2024 event, which was pushed back in the wake of the Hollywood strikes, will take place on Saturday, April 14 at the Hollywood Palladium.

A candid Gina Yashere was quick to explain who made the decision to end Bob ❤ Abishola after only five seasons – CBS, she exclaimed. But she also admitted the budget cuts made her treat the show’s supporting characters with even more respect in its final year.

Another CBS TV show is coming to an end sooner than we anticipated: Bob Hearts Abishola will end with the upcoming fifth season.

McKinley Franklin editor “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen” has been acquired by CBS to temporarily take over the 12:37 a.m. timeslot vacated by “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” That timeslot will eventually be replaced with a new version of the former Comedy Central series “@midnight” — but after the Hollywood strikes are resolved. For now, “Comics Unleashed” will fill the slot in a limited run with nightly airings beginning on Monday, Sept.

Long-running syndicated comedy talk show Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen is joining the CBS fall late-night lineup for a limited run during the strikes. The show will air nightly with two back-to-back episodes each night beginning Monday, September 18 from 12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT following repeats of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on the CBS network and streaming on Paramount+. The Late Late Show formerly aired in the timeslot. All late-night shows have been airing repeats since the strikes began.

Bayo Akinfemi, who stars in Bob ❤️ Abishola, is reacting to the news that the CBS sitcom would be reducing most of its cast to recurring roles.

Gina Yashere, who plays Kemi in the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, is breaking down the reasons why actors and writers have gone on strike.

McKinley Franklin editor Just for Laughs has announced the second wave of talent set to perform at the 41st edition of its Montreal festival, which takes place from July 14 to 29. New editions include Leslie Jones, Eddie Izzard, Ramy Youssef, Please Don’t Destroy, Mae Martin, Mike Ward, Ronny Chieng, Neal Brennan, Darcy & Jer, Brad Williams, Foil Arms and Hog, Giggly Squad, Hannah Berner, Jessica Kirson, Joanne McNally, Joe Dombrowski, Felipe Esparza, Alan Davies, Gina Yashere, Urzila Carlson, The Lucas Brothers, BriTANick, Jen Brister, Josie Long, Kyle Kinane, River Butcher, Tom Ballard, Nath Valvo, Geoffrey Asmus, Melanie Bracewell, Reuben Kaye and Jamali Maddix.

 and  might be on two different networks, but the cast of the CBS sitcom still sees potential for a crossover!As heads into its recently renewed fifth season, co-creator Gina Yashere admitted she's been thinking about all the guest stars she'd «love» to have on the show.«I was at the Black Women's luncheon just before the Oscars, and I met Sheryl Lee Ralph, who is a wonderful actor on. And she was like, 'I want to be on your show.' So I'm gonna try and work out a way to get her on the show as a guest,» Yashere told ET during a recent chat on the set of her hit CBS sitcom.The British comedian expanded on the idea, pitching that  creator Quinta Brunson join in on the fun as well.

The next season of Bob Hearts Abishola is going to look a lot different.

Bob ♥ Abishola will be back for a fifth season. CBS announced today that it has renewed the popular comedy for the 2023-24 broadcast season.

There will be two new additions to HBO Max’s December lineup. The platform has landed streaming rights to past seasons of CBS comedy Bob Hearts Abishola, and Fox’s Call Me Kat.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed former journalist turned comedian, television writer, and award-winning author, Chloé Hilliard.

EXCLUSIVE: Abishola will be seeing more of her mom in the upcoming season of Bob ♥ Abishola. Saidah Arrika Ekulona, who heavily recurred as Ebunoluwa in seasons 2 and 3 of the CBS/Warner Bros. TV comedy, has been promoted to series regular for Season 4.

EXCLUSIVE: Bob♥Abishola co-creator/co-executive Gina Yashere and co-executive producer Matt Ross have been promoted to executive producers and co-showrunners alongside co-creators Al Higgins, who has been running the hit Warner Bros. TV comedy, and Chuck Lorre, who serves as showrunner on all of his series.

Channel 4 has entertained and informed viewers up and down the land with its special season of landmark programmes and specials marking 50 years of Pride in the UK. It has explored all aspects of the movement, including the incredible achievements and challenges of advancing LGBTQ+ rights and visibility over the last half century, while also giving voice to the diversity of identity and sexuality in the 2020s.

OK! columnist and much-loved comedian Judi Love has emphasised the importance of Windrush Day, explaining: "It's part of my personal history and legacy as a West Indian individual." .Writing in her column, Judi also speaks out about the lack of mental health care that Black individuals are receiving in the UK. She also lets readers in on why she feels like she's grown out of festival season and praises both funny-woman Gina Yashere and rapper Stormzy for some very impressive achievements Sign up - for free - to read Judi's full column! Are you an OK! VIP? If not, why not? It’s free and gives you backstage access to stories like this, exclusive home tours, special discounts and so much more! All you need to do is pop your email address below! P.s.

Black entertainment channel BET UK has unveiled five originals including shows on queer Black Britain narrated by Gina Yashere, Black British music and relationships.

Several top Black comics are discussing the importance of comedy as a survival mechanism.

Black & Blue, Dobbins jokes about coming out to her family as a sister who loves the great outdoors.In a sharp yet laidback set, recorded live in fall 2021, the comic takes on everything from “hiking while Black” and code-switching in corporate America, to countering COVID crazies and auditioning for lesbian sidekick roles now that she’s made the move to L.A.“I think casting directors think that that’s probably a natural transition, right?” she says. “If I’m a lesbian in my standup, I could be a lesbian in a pilot or a sitcom or whatever.

Naman Ramachandran Just For Laughs, the largest comedy festival in the world, is collaborating with live entertainment company AEG Presents to debut the event at London’s The O2 in 2023.The annual comedy festival, Just For Laughs London, will bow March 2-5, 2023 and will feature solo shows, live podcast recordings, in-conversation events and cast panels from U.K.-based artists and international stars.Famously, U.K. comedy icon Rowan Atkinson introduced Mr.

WBTV hosted a panel with top women creators as part of its CTAM presentation on Tuesday where they shared insight into their writer’s rooms and how they’re tackling immigration storylines as the real world evolves.

Just For Laughs Montreal on Tuesday took the wraps off its 2021 comedy festival, saying it will run July 26-31 and feature in-person stand-up shows in Montreal as well as for the first time shows in Los Angeles and New York City in a nod to travel restrictions due to the pandemic.

Larry Wilmore is bringing his eponymous late-night Peacock show to an end tonight – sticking with his promise to finish it after 11 episodes.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorUPDATE, SEPTEMBER 29: The Just for Laughs Festival has announced new additions to its lineup, including Chelsea Handler, Judd Apatow, Kevin Hart, Jimmy Carr, Wanda Sykes, Tig Notaro, Gina Yashere and Bobby Lee.PREVIOUS, JULY 21: The Montreal-set Just for Laughs Festival is going virtual for its 2020 edition this fall, setting a two-day online event for the annual A-list comedy showcase for October 9-10.

The Bachelor, the current administration, and racism, you can stream her Netflix special Not Normal. As a British comedian, Yashere brings an outsider’s perspective along with a critical eye when providing social commentary on U.S.

The of Potomac: Catch a sneak peek of the new season for yourself, below. 9 p.m.

Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, and featured appearances from and performances by several LGBTQ stars.How to Stream the 2020 Emmy NomineesAfter being snubbed by Emmy voters earlier this week, FX's Pose won the award for Outstanding Drama Series. Meanwhile, Pop TV's heartfelt Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek, which was nominated for 15 Emmys, including Outstanding Comedy Series, took home the GLAAD Award in that category.

The 2020 GLAAD Media Awards are being handed out in a virtual ceremony on Thursday night. Hosted by comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, the event combines the LGBTQ media advocacy organization’s separate New York and Los Angeles events into one live-streamed show.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterGLAAD held their very first virtual edition of its GLAAD Media Awards and it was just as spirited and entertaining as if we were in person kiki’ing and honoring media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.

After opening with some hilarious riffing on the mess that is 2020 from hosts Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, the 31st annual GLAAD Media Awards brought out Ben Platt (virtually!) for its first performance of the evening on Thursday (July 30).

GLAAD Media Awards are going virtual this year.

GLAAD, the LGBTQ media advocacy organization, will host a virtual ceremony on July 30. Two ceremonies were planned earlier this year before the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pivot.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterGLAAD is going virtual with the 31st Annual GLAAD Awards Media ceremony which will stream on GLAAD’s Facebook and YouTube on July 30 at 8pm ET and will air on Logo on August 3 at 8pm ET.

The GLAAD Media Awards are going virtual. The media advocacy organization announced today (July 9) that it is combining two planned ceremonies, one in New York (March 19) and the other in Los Angeles (April