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Wanda Sykes visited “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Monday night to discuss some important business regarding her upcoming gig as co-host of the Oscars on Sunday March 27.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWanda Sykes has a very specific memory of hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2009. “I shushed the first lady,” Sykes tells me, laughing. “I was sitting next to Michelle Obama and going over my notes, and she was trying to make conversation.

Ralph Ahn, who recurred as Nick’s mostly silent friend on Fox’s New Girl and had credits dozens of credits spanning more than 65 years, has died. He was 95. Korean American Federation of Los Angeles reported his February 26 death but did not provide details.

The cast of luminaries that first-time filmmaker Lisa Hurwitz assembles in documentary have one thing in common – extreme adoration for the famed Horn & Hardart eateries, whose soaring ceilings, famed coffee and wholesome vending-machine meals for a nickel dominated the food scene in Philadelphia and NYC through much of last century.

Thanks to his 2022 Oscar nomination for his work on the Disney movie "Encanto," Lin-Manuel Miranda could become the 17th person ever to earn an EGOT.  "EGOT" stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, the four major awards in show business. While many consider themselves lucky to nab even one, others, like Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks and John Legend, can boast of winning all four.  Now, thanks to his nomination for best original song, "Dos Oruguitas," in the animated film, a win could add the "Hamilton" creator to the list of EGOT winners.

Dee Booher was a legendary wrestler known as “Matilda the Hun” and “Queen Kong” who starred on the 1980s TV show ‘GLOW’ (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling).   Dee Booher was a legendary wrestler known as “Matilda the Hun” and “Queen Kong” who starred as a villain on the pioneering 1980s TV show ‘GLOW’ (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.)  The innovative show featured wrestling matches along with backstory, comedy skits, and music. Booher left GLOW after one season to be a star of the all-women’s promotion Powerful Women of Wrestling which focused more on wrestling than gimmicks.

health care directive.Jeff Witjas, White's longtime agent and friend, who first confirmed her death to the AP, said she had been staying close to her Los Angeles home during the pandemic.The document lists White's legal name of Betty Marion Ludden.

Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) voted on the best achievements in film in 2021 on Saturday, announcing its award winners through its Twitter account.As previously announced, Mel Brooks received the association’s 2021 career achievement award. This year’s winners will be honored alongside Brooks during a ceremony in 2022.“Mel Brooks is a national treasure and a comedy filmmaking legend,” LAFCA president Claudia Puig said in a Nov.

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food, Mel Brooks has the skill of an alchemist turning the base metal of others’ ideas into comedy treasure. But the lead comes before the gold.

Mel Brooks’ new memoir, All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business, is set to release on November 30, 2021. In the book, the 95-year-old comedian shares his journey as a child growing up in the Great Depression and his rise to fame.

“All About Me!,” the 95-year-old comedian discusses his marriage to the “Graduate” star, his long film career and growing up in Brooklyn.Ahead of the book’s release, the “Blazing Saddles” director recalled Bancroft’s words of wisdom in an interview with People.“She always said, ‘Follow your heart. It will be a good adventure.

Jennifer Yuma editorThe Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) has announced that legendary filmmaker Mel Brooks will receive the LAFCA Career Achievement Award.Brooks began as a comic and writer on Sid Caesar’s variety show, “Your Show of Shows” and went on to create the comic character The 2000 Year Old Man with Carl Reiner.

Mel Brooks has been set as the 2021 recipient of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s Career Achievement Award.

Hulu for an 8-part sequel, titled, of course, “History of the World, Part II." Brooks is among the executive producers and writers, along with Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen and Kevin Salter.“I can’t wait to once more tell the real truth about all the phony baloney stories the world has been conned into believing are History!” Brooks said in a statement released Monday by Hulu, which will partner with Searchlight Television & 20th Television.

The 1981 Mel Brooks film History of the World, Part I was never meant to have a sequel but Deadline has confirmed his hijinx across history will continue as part of an 8-episode variety series for Hulu. The writer’s room for History of the World, Part II will begin this month, and production will commence in spring 2022.

see “Hitler on Ice,” as Hulu has given a series order to “History of the World, Part II,” a variety-series sequel to Mel Brooks’ 1981 comedy, “History of the World, Part I,” the streaming service said Monday.The eight-episode series will be executive produced and written by Brooks, Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen and Kevin Salter.The writers’ room for “History of the World, Part II” begins this month and production on the sequel series will start up in Spring 2022.“I can’t

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“History of the World, Part I” is finally getting a Part II, with Hulu ordering a variety series followup to the classic Mel Brooks comedy film, Variety has learned exclusively.“History of the World, Part II” is described as a sequel to the 1981 film. The film was made up of segments set during different periods of world history.

NEW YORK -- At 95, Mel Brooks is more than ready to flaunt his many achievements.Ballantine Books announced Wednesday that Brooks' memoir “All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business” will come out Nov. 30.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAsk any studio executive who has ever worked with him: Mel Brooks is nothing if not tenacious in business.The comedy legend, who turns 95 Monday, is known to be relentless in pursuit of the creative freedom and resources required to deliver his unique brand of humor.

Every week, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Scripts, notes, photos, film, correspondence and other numerous other artifacts of the late Carl Reiner – some stretching back to Your Show of Shows, The Dick Van Dyke Show and earlier – have been donated by Reiner’s family to the National Comedy Center where a new multi-media exhibit on the comedy icon is planned for 2022.

Merrill Jonas, a casting director who helped place such stars as Patricia Neal, Karl Malden, Anna Maria Alberghetti and Mel Brooks in TV commercials, has died. She was 96.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorThe first images have been released for “Blazing Samurai,” an animated comedy based on Mel Brooks’ classic film “Blazing Saddles,” and featuring the voices of Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson and Ricky Gervais.

The Last Picture Show (1971) and parts in three of Mel Brooks’s vaudeville comedies. But it was television that took up the bulk of her career, and for which she won eight Primetime Emmy awards out of 22 nominations.

Gene Wilder never stood a chance. The only people who love Young Frankenstein more than the fans is the cast, many of whom noted in previous interviews they had such a wonderful time making the 1974 Mel Brooks film that they shot footage they didn't need.

Cloris Leachman, the Oscar-winning actress with a profile television career whocollected two of her record nine Emmys for playing the quirky Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died Wednesday at the age of 94.Leachmandied of natural causes Wednesday in Encinitas, California, according to her manager, Juliet Green.

Steve Martin has led tributes to Cloris Leachman, the Oscar-winning actor who died this week aged 94. Leachman, who reportedly died of natural causes, memorably played self-absorbed neighbour Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in Emmy history, with eight wins out of 22 nominations.  She was also known for the playing the mother of Timmy on the Lassie series, a frontier prostitute in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a crime spree family member in Crazy Mama, and the infamous Frau Blücher in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein.

has died at the age of 94. As the news broke, some of the acclaimed performer's famous friends, fans and former co-stars paid tribute to her memory.Mel Brooks — who directed Leachman in some of her most iconic roles in and honored the actress' memory with a heartfelt message of love and respect.«Such sad news — Cloris was insanely talented.

Mel Brooks, who directed Leachman in films including “Young Frankenstein.” via Twitter.“Nothing I could say would top the enormity of my love for you. Until we meet again darling.” — Ed Asner, Leachman’s co-star on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” via Twitter.“Cloris Leachman could do ANYTHING & was always game.

Tributes are pouring in for Cloris Leachman, who passed away this week at the age of 94.

Refresh for updates Cloris Leachman, whose performances in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Young Frankenstein, The Last Picture Show and The Croods endeared her to generations of fans, was remembered by her friends, colleagues and costars today, with Ed Asner – Lou Grant himself – tweeting, “Nothing I could say would top the enormity of my love for you.”

The Facts of Life, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Phyllis, Malcolm in the Middle, American Gods, Raising Hope, The Longest Yard,Bad Santa, Touched by an Angel, The Love Boat, Lassie, andPerry Mason. She also worked with fellow Hollywood legends like Katharine Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock, and Paul Newman, and appeared in three films helmed by famed director Mel Brooks: Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety and History of the World: Part 1.Despite her successful career in show business, Leachman never

LOS ANGELES -- Carol Arthur DeLuise, an actor who appeared in several Mel Brooks films and was the widow of Dom DeLuise, has died. She was 85.A family statement said DeLuise died Sunday in Los Angeles after an 11-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.One of her most memorable roles was in Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles,” as Harriet Johnson, a schoolmarm who is among the residents of a Western town offended when a Black sheriff is appointed.