‘Puppy Bowl’ Turns 20: What It Takes to Pull Off TV’s Cutest Match-Up

Godspeed You! Black Emperor have debuted three brand new tracks while kicking off their 2024 world tour.The group kicked off their massive 2024 tour on Saturday, February 26 at the Knockdown Center in Queens, New York. While hitting the stage, they treated gig attendees to three new tracks that have yet to be released.

Buddy Duress has sadly passed away.

HBO’s “The Last of Us.” The ceremony was hosted by former “Saturday Night Live” star Aidy Bryant and took place in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday.Offerman, who also won an Emmy for the role in January, beat nine other actors in the category, including his “The Last of Us” co-star Murray Bartlett, Billie Eilish (“Swarm”), Jack Farthing (“Rain Dogs”), Adina Porter (“The Changeling”), Lewis Pullman (“Lessons in Chemistry”), Benny Safdie (“The Curse”), Luke Tennie (“Shrinking”), Olivia Washington (“I’m a Virgo”) and Jessica Williams (“Shrinking”).During his acceptance speech, Offerman thanked his wife, “Will and Grace” star Megan Mullally, 65, and HBO.“Thanks to HBO for having the guts to participate in this storytelling tradition that is truly independent,” he said onstage. “Stories with guts that when homophobic hate comes my way and says, ‘Why did you have to make it a gay story?’ We say, ‘Because you ask questions like that.'” “It’s not a gay story, it’s a love story, you a–hole,” Offerman went on, which got an applause.

BBC Breakfast was pulled off air on Monday morning after it was hit with technical issues. Presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent were presenting the show and appeared completely unaware of the blunder.

At Sunday’s Independent Spirit Awards, actor Nick Offerman addressed “homophobic hate” aimed over the past year at “Long, Long Time,” the stand-alone episode of HBO‘s post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us that he starred in with Murray Bartlett and that earned Offerman a win today for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Pro tip for Screen Actors Guild Awards viewers: Watch it live. That’s because even those Netflix subscribers on the cheaper advertising tier will still get a commercial-free experience when the telecast runs live on Saturday at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and EventsFebruary kicked off with a slew of Grammy pre-parties before the big awards night, which included a Miley Cyrus performance, a surprise appearance by Celine Dion and Variety cover star Victoria Monét going home with multiple statuettes.At about the same time, “Rustin” star Colman Domingo was in New York City being honored by the Human Rights Campaign and Selena Gomez joined her friend, first-time director, Nicola Peltz-Beckham at the premiere of “Lola” in Los Angeles.Despite the torrential downpour clobbering Los Angeles, Cole Sprouse and Kathryn Newton premiered their new Zelda Williams-directed horror comedy, “Lisa Frankenstein,” at the Hollywood Athletic Club after a location change from the Hollywood Forever Cemetery due to the bad weather.Keep checking back here all month long for the best February celebrity pics from Hollywood, New York and beyond.Olivia Rodrigo kicks off her Guts World Tour at Acrisure Arena on Feb. 23 in Palm Springs, California.“Kung Fu Panda 4” star James Hong at his Hand and Footprint Ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on Feb.

The House Hunters franchise is expanding with a new spinoff. HGTV has ordered House Hunters: All Stars, set for premiere on Thursday, March 21. The 12-episode series will feature some of the network’s top real estate experts helping prospective buyers find dream properties in their own hometowns.

Apple TV's new prestige drama series The New Look features a soundtrack that's assembled and produced by Jack Antonoff, the in-demand pop savant who just won at the 2024 Grammys for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (his third Grammy in that category and 10th overall). The soundtrack collects covers of classic songbook standards from modern pop giants, and today's track comes from Perfume Genius, the singer-songwriter born Mike Hadreas.

“Footloose” star Lori Singer still remembers her first meeting and famous kiss scene with Kevin Bacon — 40 years after making the 1984 hit film. “What happened is they had a long lens. It was probably 12 feet, if there is such a thing as a lens like that.

Lady Gaga is driving into the future in a Tesla CyberTruck!

Justin Timberlake has announced a free one-off show in London next week.The US singer made the surprise announcement today (February 16), revealing that he will be performing at the Roundhouse in Camden on Friday, February 23.Tickets to attend are free but space is limited, and a lottery registration is currently open now here until 11:59pm GMT on Sunday, February 18.The ‘Mirrors’ singer shared the news with a picture on social media which showed posters plastered across a boarded up storefront reading: “Justin Timberlake is performing for one night only in London. Roundhouse 2/23.”LONDON ➡️ ROUNDHOUSE 2/23 pic.twitter.com/aLpwZw8Ewn— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) February 16, 2024Fans can request up to two tickets for the “one night only” performance.

Puppy Bowl’s tiniest puppy to ever participate.Sweetpea — a Cavapoo breed, or a mix between a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a poodle — weighed just 1.7 pounds at the time of the Puppy Bowl 2024, which aired on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 11.But the Puppy Bowl was filmed in October 2023, and many fans who fell in love with Sweetpea didn’t know that she didn’t live to see her big debut air.Sweetpea — born on July 1, 2023, in Tennessee and raised at Bosley’s Place rescue in Georgia — died from a kidney illness on Nov.

Beyoncé attempted to break the Verizon network in a Super Bowl LVIII commercial and teased new music.

ruff match!The winner of the 2024 Puppy Bowl was officially decided on Sunday, when Team Ruff managed to overtake Team Fluff hours before the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Fransisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. In a very close game, Team Ruff eked out a narrow victory over Team Fluff, with 72 points to 69.

Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, Team Ruff will face Team Fluff at the 2024 Puppy Bowl.For the 20th year, the Puppy Bowl is back, hosting a record-breaking 131 dogs from 73 shelters across the country battle for the Lombarky Trophy. Six pups with special needs will also be competing this year. The three-hour matchup airs hours before the Super Bowl and aims to raise awareness about adopting pets from shelters and rescuing abandoned animals.“Puppies are taking over the show’s production by operating the cameras and lighting, directing from the control room, and stage managing on the studio floor,” Warner Bros.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. With Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas a few days away, there’s some counter-programming for those who are fans of cute and adorable puppies and football — especially for those who aren’t fans of the San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Taylor Swift and Usher. Puppy Bowl XX airs on Sunday, Feb.

Taylor Swift is fumbling all over the place on stage these days!

“Puppy Bowl,” the annual event that happens on Super Bowl Sunday before the big game.(It will be simulcast 2 p.m. Feb. 11 across Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max and discovery+.) “The most challenging part of the job is coming up with different ways to say the same thing,” Schachner, who is based in Brooklyn with his wife and teen sons, told The Post.

Drake is addressing something that’s been blowing up for days — but it’s not be quite what fans want to hear.