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The first-ever semifinal competition of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” was nothing short of hilarious, despite the awkward moment following an ethnicity question.

Selome Hailu “The Studio,” Apple TV+’s upcoming half-hour comedy starring and produced by Seth Rogen, has added seven new cast members. Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz and Chase Sui Wonders have been cast as series regulars, while Bryan Cranston, Keyla Monterroso Mejia and Dewayne Perkins will play recurring roles. Per the official logline, “The Studio” follows “a legacy Hollywood movie studio trying to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and commerce to live together.” The project, which is now in production, was ordered to series in November of 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: Artists First has signed Nancy Moscatiello, the investigative journalist and Emmy-nominated producer whose most recent investigation spurred the hit podcast Scamanda, for which she was creator and EP. Going forward, the management and production company will look for opportunities to help her translate stories, old and new, for film and TV, while supporting her other endeavors.

EXCLUSIVE: Following a brief stint working on her own, Amalea Chininis has joined Artists First as a Manager, working out of the company’s Los Angeles office.

Kate Hudson is hard at work on her next project!

Jaden Thompson Mindy Kaling‘s upcoming Netflix comedy series centered on pro-basketball has added Max Greenfield, Uche Agada and Dane DiLiegro to the cast. Kaling’s latest project, still untitled, features Kate Hudson in the lead role.

EXCLUSIVE: Max Greenfield (The Neighborhood, Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story), Uche Agada (Rise) and Dane DiLiegro (Prey, American Horror Stories) have joined Mindy Kaling‘s Netflix series, set in the world of pro basketball, in recurring roles.

A new children's animated film with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score has left adult viewers in tears. From Dreamworks and the producers of How To Train Your Dragon, Orion and the Dark released on Netflix on February 2.

Kate Hudson has signed on to star in a basketball-themed comedy series that Mindy Kaling is working on with Netflix.

Kate Hudson is set to lead the cast and executive produce Netflix‘s untitled Mindy Kaling comedy series executive produced by The Mindy Project creator and star.

Taylor Tomlinson is gearing up for the premiere of her new, late-night show After Midnight on CBS on Tuesday night.

The Motion Picture & Television Fund’s second annual Lights, Camera, Take Action! Caring for Hollywood’s Crews telethon exceeded its fundraising goal by raising $786,512 on Saturday night, the nonprofit said.

EXCLUSIVE: Artists First has signed Latin-American superstar Rodolfo Salas for representation across all areas.

BreAnna Bell Apple is not moving forward with another season of “Central Park,” Variety has confirmed. Previously, series star Josh Gad, who also serves as EP and writer, shared the news over the weekend on social media, telling fans “Sadly, it’s done” when asked about the show’s return. The animated comedy follows “Owen Tillerman and his family live an unconventional life in New York’s bustling Central Park, which Owen manages; now, they’ll have to fend off a wealthy hotel heiress who wants to turn the park into condos,” per the series description.

So many stars stepped out for the opening night of ChainFEST, the world’s first gourmet chain food festival!

J. Kim Murphy Party’s over. Apple TV+ has pulled the plug on its murder mystery comedy series “The Afterparty” after two seasons, Variety has confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE: Rising British actress Leo Hatton has inked with Artists First for management.

not be asking for waivers to promote their movies during the SAG-AFTRA strike, as “Mission: Impossible” star Tom Cruise was reported to have requested earlier this week. “Don’t,” the “Better Call Saul” Emmy nominee said succinctly outside Paramount studios on Wednesday. “It’s a strike.

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher will be doing a tour of Hollywood picket lines tomorrow morning, after her rousing speech saying they were victimized by the AMPTP, which she called a “very greedy entity” and that the studios were on the wrong side of history.

Can two grifters outsmart an already tainted political landscape? “Maximum Truth” lands as yet another satire about the constantly mocked sector. This time, two men are joining forces to beat a congressional candidate; their unscrupulous methods prove to be business as usual — with an unsuspecting public ripe for deception.

McKinley Franklin editor Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao are gearing up to solve another murder mystery in the trailer for Season 2 of “The Afterparty” on Apple TV+. After showcasing a refreshing, genre-blending format in Season 1, “The Afterparty” is back for a second season and — you guessed it — someone dies, again. The first season was highly acclaimed, with standout characters like Haddish’s Detective Danner and Richardson’s Aniq quickly catching audiences’ attention.  Season 2 will premiere on Wednesday, June 12, with two brand new episodes, followed by one weekly episode every Wednesday through Sept. 6.

ABC has renewed Celebrity Jeopardy! for a second season and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune for a fourth season.

David A. Goodman and Michele Mulroney marched alongside approximately 200 strikers at Paramount Studios in Hollywood on Tuesday in support of the WGA which is battling the AMTPT for better wages, among other things, on the first official day of the strike.

HBO keeps giving us content that we need to watch and White House Plumbers is their next big series!

As obnoxious as the phrase “cancel culture” might be, it’s not unreasonable to assume that some skits might not have passed the smell test when Hulu’s History of the World Part II was in development.

EXCLUSIVE: The team at Artists First has continued to expand with the addition of Will Douglas as Talent Manager. The appointment follows Artists First’s promotion of Caroline Soss, as well as its hiring of Curtis Shaw Flagg for the same role.

The trailer for HBO’s new limited series, White House Plumbers, has just dropped.

, a five-part limited true-crime, historical drama looking back on the Watergate scandal and the downfall of Richard Nixon's presidency. Starring Woody Harrelson as E. Howard Hunt and Justin Theroux as G.

EXCLUSIVE: We can tell you first that TriStar Pictures has acquired Jim and Brian Kehoe’s original action comedy, Joel in Accounting Must Die, which Entertainment 360 is producing.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter 40 years later and Mel Brooks is still raring to go in “History of the World Part 2.” In an exclusive featurette (see below) from the sketch comedy series shared with Variety, the comedy legend says, “I just love getting into the saddle again, and ‘History of the World’ was a great opportunity to explore so many aspects of history that have happened since I did the first one. Enjoy it. Or don’t. I already got paid for this.” The eight-episode Hulu series was released beginning on March 6. Series co-creator Ike Barinholtz said that Brooks “gave us such a great template in the first movie,” with the show featuring a wide range of sketches skewering some of the biggest moments and people in history. Among those featured in the show are the end of the Civil War, the life of Jesus Christ, the story of Shirley Chisholm, and the Russian revolution among many others.

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Joe Otterson TV Reporter Mel Brooks came up with the title to his 1981 comedy feature “History of the World, Part I” as a joke. There were never any plans to make a Part II.  Until now.   As the streaming revolution took hold, Brooks, his producing partner Kevin Salter and rightsholder Searchlight Pictures decided to explore a long overdue sequel, but in series form. That’s when they contacted Nick Kroll, who’s known for his sketch comedy (in addition to the painfully funny take on adolescence “Big Mouth”), to kick around a “Part II” that was four decades not in the making.  

Amber Dowling It took 42 years, but Mel Brooks is finally making good on a parody of a promise he never seemed likely to keep: Bringing “History of the World, Part II” to audiences far and wide. The filmmaker addresses that elephant in the room within the opening minutes of the new, eight-part Hulu series, admitting that he agreed to the project under two conditions — that there could be no repeat gags, and that he be made to look exactly like he did in the 1981 original film. The show winks at both of those conditions by the end of the first episode, setting the tone for any unaware viewers that were expecting historical insight or veracity on world events.

It’s been nearly three decades since Mel Brooks released a feature film (1995’s “Dracula: Dead and Loving It”). He’s done some sporadic voice and TV work since then, including adapting “Spaceballs” into an animated series, but the 96-year-old legend has come out of his semi-retirement to produce his biggest project in a generation in the event series for Hulu, “History of the World, Part II.” Picking up with the same irreverent tone as the 1981 film, this 8-episode sketch comedy almost works like a collection of Brooks films cut together into episodic form in that there are recurring sketches that tell a full story.

Hannah Einbinder hops on Reggie Watts back during a cute moment at the premiere of History of the World, Part II held at Hollywood Legion Theater on Monday night (February 27) in Los Angeles.

Scott Huver Yes, it’s good to be the king. But sometimes it’s nearly as good to be part of a legacy project initiated four decades ago by indisputable Hollywood comedy royalty — in this case, legendary writer, director, producer and performer Mel Brooks’ “The History of the World, Part 2.” That was the prevailing spirit among the all-star assembly of contemporary comedy stars who turned out for the premiere of Hulu’s long-awaited follow-up to Brooks’ 1981 comedy classic “The History of the World, Part I,” the bulk of whom appear in the irreverent, sketch-style series and worship at the altar of the signature uproarious style of its creator, who – at age 96 – also serves as executive producer, narrator and overall guiding light.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Maximum Truth,” a political mockumentary starring Ike Barinholtz and Dylan O’Brien, has sold domestic rights to Momentum Pictures. The distribution company is aiming to release the film in theaters and online in the fall. David Stassen directed “Maximum Truth,” which tells the story of a documentary crew following political grifter Rick Klingman as he teams up with a fellow “operative” named Simon to take down a rival congressional candidate. “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” star Kiernan Shipka and “What We Do in the Shadows” actor Mark Proksch also appear in the film. “The on-screen comedic chemistry between Ike and Dylan is nothing short of hilarious, and we are excited to partner with them to bring this film to audiences nationwide,” said Ian Goggins, Momentum’s executive VP of global home entertainment.