Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Saturday Night Live” opened its third episode of the season by taking on Jan. 6 committee hearings, starting Kenan Thompson as United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS). And the theme of the sketch was quite simple: No matter how bad the attempts to stage a coup and overthrow the nation were, there’s no accountability in this country… and nothing will ultimately come of it. Donald Trump will roam free, there’s little chance he’ll actually live up to the subpoena to appear in front of the committee, and there’s nothing they can do about it. Liz Cheney, played by Heidi Gardner, noted that “Over the past few months, this bipartisan committee has presented our case to all Americans. Whether you’re a Republican who’s not watching or a Democrat who’s nodding so hard your head is falling off, one person is responsible for this insurrection: Donald Trump. And one person will suffer the consequences: Me. You might be wondering what makes me so tough. And I asked you who was your dad? … You could say I have big Dick Cheney energy.”
Richard Simmons and I ‘had so much fun together’ before he left spotlight, Denise Austin says: ‘Greatest guy’
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Denise Austin still has fond memories of her pal Richard Simmons. After decades in the spotlight, the fitness guru suddenly stopped teaching at his workout studio in 2014 and has now retreated from public life altogether. In August, FOX aired "TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons," a special that explored his rise to stardom and surprising departure.
It featured interviews with Austin and Suzanne Somers, as well as friend Bruce Vilanch and Simmons’ longtime costume designer Leslie Wilshire. "Oh my gosh, we had so much fun together," Austin told Fox News Digital. "He would hug me every single time we ever got together.
He was so kind and so sweet – just the greatest guy. And he loved my daughters who still always ask about him." Richard Simmons and Denise Austin found fame around the same time as fitness stars. (Photo by Brian To/FilmMagic) "I adore him," the 65-year-old continued.
"It was fun to start a career around the same time he did. And you know, I’ve done it now for 40 years. He was a big part of it.
It was really fun to be around him. We just loved motivating people.That’s what makes him shine. We both want to feed people our positive energy.
And I do it because everyone needs it. Everyone wants to have someone who is encouraging and uplifting. Someone who will tell you, ‘You’ve got this, you can do it.
I promise you that when you’re done, you’ll feel so much better.’" For decades, Austin has been encouraging people to kick off an active lifestyle through her workout routines. She has sold more than 24 million exercise videos and DVDs. She also led the longest-running fitness show in TV history.
‘The Brady Bunch’ brothers reunite for first performance in 45 years on 'Masked Singer' stage: 'So much fun'
"The Brady Bunch" alums Barry Williams, Christopher Knight and Mike Lookinland reunited on "The Masked Singer" stage for their first performance together in 45 years. The Brady Bunch brothers were eliminated on Wednesday’s episode of the hit FOX show.The trio — who were unmasked as The Mummies — later spoke with Fox News Digital about what it felt like to perform together after so long, revealing the last time that happened was "Brady Bunch Variety Hour 26" more than four decades ago.
Skylar Astin Says a 'Ghosts'-'So Help Me Todd' Crossover Would Be 'Phenomenal' (Exclusive)
Skylar Astin has got you covered on Thursdays. The actor stars in CBS' freshman drama, as the titular character — an aimless but brilliant investigator who's brought in to his mother's firm to help solve cases — and he sat down with Nischelle Turner on the ET stages to talk about his new series.«I play Todd Wright, who is a former private investigator stripped of his license, and I have to go work for my high-powered attorney mother, Margaret Wright, played by Marcia Gay Harden,» Astin tells ET.
Richard Linklater’s ‘Hitman’ Adds Retta and Molly Bernard as Filming on the Action-Comedy Begins
Production is underway on filmmaker Richard Linklater’s next film “Hitman” in New Orleans, and Retta (“Good Girls”), Molly Bernard (“Younger”) and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) have been added to the ensemble opposite Glen Powell and Adria Arjona (“Morbius”).Based on an article in Texas Monthly, the screenplay hails from Linklater and “Top Gun: Maverick” co-star Powell and tells the true story of “the most sought-after hitman in New Orleans, but if you pay him to rub out a cheating spouse or a sadistic boss, you’d better watch out: he works for the cops.”The official synopsis continues, “When he breaks protocol to help a desperate woman (Arjona) trying to get away from an abusive boyfriend, he finds himself living the life of one of his false personas, falling for the woman and flirting with becoming a criminal himself.”The production announcement and additional casting were announced by AGC Studios Chariman and CEO Stuart Ford, whose company will co-finance “Hitman” with leading indie financiers Shivani Rawat’s ShivHans Pictures and Monarch Media.The action comedy is produced by Linklater and Michael Blizzard for Detour Pictures, Michael Costigan and Jason Bateman for Aggregate Films, and Powell for BarnStorm Productions in association with Cinetic Media.Powell and Linklater – both Texas natives – first worked together on “Everybody Wants Some!!” (in which Amelio also starred), and this marks yet another genre shift for a filmmaker who’s made a career out of being a chameleon.
42West’s BHI Promotes Gaming Execs Jonah Keel and Briana Richard, Hires Red Bull’s Blake Shuster (EXCLUSIVE)
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer 42West’s BHI has promoted two employees to new leadership roles and hired Red Bull’s head of U.S. communications for gaming, Variety has learned exclusively. At the Dolphin Entertainment-owned brand, Jonah Keel has been elevated from vice president to senior vice president, while account director Briana Richard has been upped to VP in her division. In addition to these promotions, 42West/BHI co-presidents Dean Bender and Shawna Lynch have brought on Red Blake Shuster as a new VP. “Since BHI was acquired by Dolphin Entertainment and subsequently merged with 42West in January 2021, the division has experienced high double-digit growth,” Lynch said “We owe a great deal of that success to the leadership skills of Jonah and Briana. They are both client and staff relationship builders that drive the efforts of our best-in-class clients, while simultaneously bringing on new and exciting partners.”
Richard Simmons’ pal recalls time before disappearance: ‘We had so much fun’
seemingly vanished in 2014.Simmons became reclusive and suddenly stopped teaching at his fitness studio almost a decade ago.Austin looked back on her relationship with the aerobics teacher and how they “had so much fun together” through the years.“He would hug me every single time we ever got together. He was so kind and so sweet — just the greatest guy. And he loved my daughters who still always ask about him,” Austin recently told Fox News.“I adore him,” the mother of two added.
Chloë Grace Moretz Says That Family Guy Meme Exacerbated Her Body Dysmorphia
Family Guy. In the picture, it looks like , in high-waisted shorts, has unusually long legs attached directly to her torso, perhaps a trick of the camera obscuring her hips. In fact, the picture is just edited (), but her body becoming a source of humor didn't sit well with the actor.
Keir Starmer must make delivery of extra powers for Holyrood a 'top priority', says Labour MSP
A Labour MSP has called for extra powers for Holyrood to be a “top priority” for a Government led by Keir Starmer.
Andrew Garfield Goes Surfing While on Vacation in Mexico
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See the setlist from Roxy Music’s 2022 reunion tour
Roxy Music‘s reunion tour has been shared online – check it out along with live performance footage below.Roxy Music’s UK and North American tour, which kicked off on September 7 at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, marks the first time that bandmembers Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson have been together on stage since the band’s ‘For Your Pleasure’ tour in 2011.The tour also takes in the 50th anniversary of the band’s debut album, which they will be celebrating throughout 2022 with a vinyl reissue series that sees reissues of all eight of their studio albums.Last night (September 19) the pop rockers played Chicago’s United Center. See the list of songs they played [via SetlistFM] below:‘Re-Make/Re-Model’‘Out Of The Blue’‘The Bogus Man’‘The Main Thing’‘Ladytron’‘While My Heart Is Still Beating’‘Oh Yeah’‘If There Is Something’‘In Every Dream Home A Heartache’‘Tara’‘My Only Love’‘To Turn You On’‘Dance Away’‘Same Old Scene’‘More Than This’‘Avalon’‘Love Is The Drug’‘Editions Of You’‘Do The Strand’‘Jealous Guy’ (John Lennon cover)Tomorrow (September 21) the band play Texas’ Moody Center in Austin ahead of a few more US shows before the UK leg of their tour.