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Brent Lang Executive Editor Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights worldwide to “Between the Temples,” a comedy with Jason Schwartzman and  Carol Kane that earned strong reviews when it debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Nathan Silver, the film follows a forty-something cantor who is at a personal and professional crossroads. That’s when his grade-school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student, prompting the pair to form an unusual connection.

EXCLUSIVE: Christina Diamantas has been promoted to partner at Thruline Entertainment on her 15-year anniversary at the company, where she started in 2009 as an assistant and became a manager in 2015. She becomes Thruline’s ninth manager/partner.

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights worldwide to Nathan Silver’s Between The Temples starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane, following its buzzy world premiere at Sundance and ahead of its upcoming international debut at the Berlinale.

Netflix film, Spaceman, has just been released.The movie, which will star Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan is set to premiere on March 1, and is directed by Chernobyl’s Johan Renck.The sci-fi movie has been adapted from Jaroslav Kalfař’s 2017 novel, Spaceman Of Bohemia, and is being produced by Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin, along with many others.The story involves an astronaut named Jakub, played by Sandler, who is trying to regain the affection of his wife, Lenka, played by Mulligan, after spending six months on a solitary mission to the edge of the solar system.When he realises this might be more difficult than planned, he seeks romantic tips from a mysterious alien creature named Hanuš, who is voiced by Paul Dano.Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin and Isabella Rossellini also star in the film.Spaceman will mark the next installment for Sandler on the streaming service, following his hugely successful film, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, which received a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes upon its release back in August.The film will see Sandler playing a weightier role opposite Oscar nominee Mulligan, who recently starred in Maestro, a biopic about composer, Leonard Bernstein (played by Bradley Cooper) which aired on Netflix earlier this month.Spaceman is set for release on March 1 2024.Earlier this year, the Netflix animated film Leo, led by Sandler and his longtime collaborator, Robert Smigel, gained more 34.6million views in its first week on the streaming platform.The movie received praise for its humour, soundtrack and handling of sensitive topics.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor You wouldn’t expect an animated film about a talking iguana to draw equal inspiration from Andy Kaufman and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” but that just might help explain the wide appeal of Netflix’s smash hit “Leo.” It also makes perfect sense when you consider the creative minds behind Adam Sandler-led project, which includes his longtime collaborator and comedy’s not-so-secret weapon, Robert Smigel. Though perhaps best known to audiences for his work as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the foul-mouthed canine puppet who began life on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” where Smigel was the first head writer.

“Triumph The Insult Comic Dog” skewered “The View” co-hosts on Friday, ripping the show’s reputation as hostile to women and especially whatever person sits in the “conservative” chair.The long-running comic puppet act, played by comedian Robert Smigel, appeared as a guest on the ABC daytime talk show and did not play safe with his material.Before a bit where he roasted various GOP politicians, Triumph took aim at the ladies of “The View,” with Joy Behar drawing a lot of the fire.“I was at Joy Behar’s 80th birthday party. I performed.

William Earl This awards season’s premier contending filmmakers, talent and artisans will gather for exclusive panels at Variety FYC Fest on Dec. 6 in Los Angeles from 9 a.m.

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of a huge week for their Adam Sandler-led Netflix animated feature Leo, co-directed with Robert Smigel, David Wachtenheim and Robert Marianetti have signed with Independent Artist Group for representation.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic “Perhaps if people talked less, animals would talk more,” observes one of the human characters in “Charlotte’s Web,” a kiddie classic that serves as both the butt of several jokes and an inspiration for Adam Sandler’s animated “Leo,” an endearing Netflix original that strikes just the right balance between heart and fart jokes. Basing the way Leo sounds on his squeaky-scratchy, slightly guttural impression of the late Hollywood agent Bernie Brillstein, Sandler voices a crusty old iguana who’s spent three-quarters of a century — practically his entire life — trapped in an elementary school classroom.

BreAnna Bell Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Amy Schumer are among the announced performers scheduled to appear at Next for Autism’s annual Night of Too Many Stars comedy concert, which will take place on Dec. 11 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. They’ll be joined by Rachel Bloom, Stephen Colbert, Ron Funches, James Austin Johnson, Jon Stewart, the cast of How to Dance in Ohio, and a host of other acts as they bring in the holiday season with a show in support of programs benefitting those with autism.

Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Amy Schumer, Jon Stewart, Rachel Bloom and Stephen Colbert are among the performers set for Next For Autism’s annual Night of Too Many Stars comedy event in New York City in December.

What does it mean to have a bucket list? Leo the Lizard faces his own mortality in the new film “Leo.” Thinking he has only one year to live, the reptile sets out for one final adventure with fellow classroom pet Squirtle the Turtle. This emotional animated journey comes from Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler, and Paul Sado — with Sandler voicing the elderly lizard.

Valerie Wu Intern Netflix has dropped a trailer for its animated musical comedy “Leo,” starring Adam Sandler as a 74-year-old lizard. Per the official logline, Sandler voices Leo, a class pet who discovers that he only has one year left to live. Faced with the prospect of imminent death, Leo decides to head out and explore the outside world.

John Carney’s “Flora and Son,” which stars Eve Hewson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Single mother Flora (Hewson) is unsure what to do with her rowdy teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan) when the police suggest he picks up a hobby. Max swiftly turns to the art of music with the help of a “washed-up L.A.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane are starring in “Between the Temples,” a new film from writer and director Nathan Silver that’s being described as “an anxious comedy.” It’s the story of a cantor who is locked in a crisis of faith and finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. The supporting cast for this humorous exercise in neurosis boasts Dolly De Leon, who was just nominated for her scene-stealing work in “Triangle of Sadness.” Other ensemble members include Screen Actors Guild award-winner Caroline Aaron (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), longtime funnyman Robert Smigel (SNL’s “TV Funhouse”), stage and screen actress Madeline Weinstein (“Beach Rats”) and indie film regular Matthew Shear (“Mistress America”).

EXCLUSIVE: Hans and Franz, the popular Saturday Night Live bodybuilding sketch that was set to be turned into a movie, is being revisited as a podcast.

EXCLUSIVE: Molly Hurwitz has joined Thruline Entertainment as a literary manager.

Bill Burr is taking off on a quick eight-show arena tour from March through August this year.Midway through the short run of gigs, he’ll perform his audacious brand of comedy at Newark’s Prudential Center on June 24.Other notable stops include Los Angeles on March 21, Las Vegas on May 6 and Springfield, MA on Aug. 12.The 54-year-old Massachusetts native is coming off a big 2022 too — last August, he became the first comedian to headline Boston’s Fenway Park.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force is returning for another season. Adult Swim gave the green light for five new episodes on Wednesday from original creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 8, episode 2, of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Sept. 28 on Fox. Comedian Jeff Dunham, singer Montell Jordan and *NSYNC star Chris Kirkpatrick were revealed on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Masked Singer,” as the show’s second episode shared a rare triple unmasking. The Hummingbird was revealed to be Kirkpatrick, while Pi-Rat was Dunham and Jordan was Panther. Kirkpatrick was a leftover unmasking from last week; after that, among this week’s three performances, Dunham was first to go, with the fewest number of votes.

Brian Reich, a comedy writer known for his work on Late Night With Conan O’Brien where he created such memorable characters as Masturbating Bear and Pimpbot 5000, died Sept. 12 in Los Angeles. He was 53.

said Monday in a statement. The office “has determined that it cannot move forward with misdemeanor charges of unlawful entry,” the statement read, citing the fact that the employees, including Triumph puppeteer Robert Smigel, “were invited by congressional staffers” both times they entered the Longworth Office Building on June 16. Although they “were never asked to leave,” and the U.S.

Staffers for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won’t be prosecuted after their arrest last month for unlawful entry at the Capitol.

Tucker Carlson has spent the last year and a half minimizing and misrepresenting the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and he also doesn’t like Stephen Colbert at all. Those things combined on Monday’s episode of Fox News show when he offered up some criticisms of Stephen Colbert’s brand of comedy — which he asserted is vastly inferior to the comedy stylings of the people who trashed the Capitol building on Jan.

A production group from “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” who were arrested and charged with unlawful entry Thursday night at the U.S. Capitol are due in court on July 20 at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the U.S. Attorney said Tuesday.The incident allegedly occurred when crew members were filming a segment for which Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, voiced by comedian Robert Smigel, interviewed members of Congress about the ongoing Jan.

Stephen Colbert has addressed the events that led to the arrest of Robert Smigel, the comedian behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, and members of his show's staff last week on Capitol Hill.The  host explained during Monday night's monologue that Smigel and six other members of his team were cleared by congressional aides to visit the Longworth House Office Building, which is across the street from the U.S. Capitol building.

Stephen Colbert addressed recent news that a field production team for his late-night program was detained at the Capitol while filming a comedy segment involving the foulmouthed puppet Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.“How was your weekend?” Colbert joked at the top of his opening monologue. “I certainly had an interesting one, because some of my staff had a memorable one.”“Triumph offered to go down to D.C. to interview some Congress people to highlight some January 6 hearings,” Colbert continued.

Stephen Colbert addressed the arrest of several of his Late Show staffers and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, joking that it was “first degree puppetry” and calling out Fox News for claiming that it was an “insurrection”.

were found trespassing in an office building in the U.S. Capitol complex after hours.

U.S. Capitol Police said Friday that officers arrested seven unauthorized people in a congressional office building Thursday night and charged them with unlawful entry.

Late Show With Stephen Colbert were arrested at the US Capitol Building this week.On Thursday night (June 16), seven people were charged with unlawful entry after taping a sketch involving Triumph the Insult Comic Dog – among them was Triumph creator Robert Smigel.The production members were on-site at the Capitol on June 15 and 16 to shoot authorised and pre-arranged (“through Congressional aides”) interviews with members of Congress, CBS said in a statement (as per The Hollywood Reporter).“After leaving the members’ offices on their last interview of the day, the production team stayed to film stand-ups and other final comedy elements in the halls when they were detained by Capitol Police,” CBS said.The group were confronted by police around 8:30pm in the Longworth House Office Building, after it was closed to visitors, according to a statement from US Capitol Police.“Responding officers observed seven individuals, unescorted and without Congressional ID, in a sixth-floor hallway,” the statement said. “The building was closed to visitors, and these individuals were determined to be a part of a group that had been directed by the USCP to leave the building earlier in the day.”“This is an active criminal investigation, and may result in additional criminal charges after consultation with the U.S.

Seven people believed to be part of Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Night’ show were arrested Thursday night in the Longworth House Office Building by US Capitol Police

William Earl A field production team for “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” was detained in the Capitol on June 16 after filming comedy segments for the CBS late-night show.CBS confirmed that an incident occured with the Capitol Police while a production team to support the foul-mouthed puppet character Triumph the Insult Comic Dog were on an authorized location shoot in  Congress.Among the nine people arrested was Robert Smigel, the writer and comedian behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.“On Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 16, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was on-site at the Capitol with a production team to record interviews for a comedy segment on behalf of ‘The Late Show,’ ” CBS said in a statement. “Their interviews at the Capitol were authorized and pre-arranged through Congressional aides of the members interviewed.

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Leech and Zach Smilovitz, co-creators of Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, are staying put at CBS Studios, the studio behind the Paramount+ animated news satire. The duo have renewed their overall deal at the studio, originally signed in 2020, where they will continue to write and produce across all platforms.

As tonight’s episode of Saturday Night Live wound down, the show paid tribute to its former writer John Bowman, who died suddenly at home in California on New Year’s Eve, aged 64.

Chris Farley can turn any bachelor party up a notch.