High-street retailer Marks and Spencer has announced a major change that will affect two of its stores based in and around Glasgow.
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Joe Otterson TV Reporter Samantha Bee and Kristen Everman’s Swimsuit Competition production company is partnering with Sinking Ship Entertainment to produce a sketch comedy series for kids, Variety has learned exclusively. Titled “Best Day Ever,” the single-camera show is described as having a style similar to more adult-themed sketch shows like “I Think You Should Leave” and “Key and Peele,” but featuring adults only in supporting roles. The show hails from producer, director, and writer Allana Harkin. The project will be taken out at MIPCOM 2022. “Eleven year old Samantha Bee just blushed so hard she fell off her banana seat bike,” said Bee. “Also, she would have killed for a show like this.”
“With ‘Best Day Ever,’ we are striving to make a dynamic sketch comedy series that brings kids joy, sparks their curiosity and most importantly makes them laugh,” added J.J. Johnson, partner and executive producer at Sinking Ship Entertainment. “We’re thrilled to partner with Allana, Samantha, and Kristen, hilarious and talented women who were once hilarious and talented kids.” Harkin previously worked with Bee on Bee’s TBS series “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.” Harkin was a co-executive producer on the series as well as a director and writer. She also appeared on camera as a correspondent. Harkin has worked with Sinking Ship in the past too, having written for and lent her voice to the animated series “Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures” “Anyone know my locker combination?” asked Harkin. Since its founding in 2004, Sinking Ship has won 24 Daytime Emmy awards for shows like “Ghostwriter” “Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures,” “Odd Squad,” and “Giver.”
High-street retailer Marks and Spencer has announced a major change that will affect two of its stores based in and around Glasgow.
Dahmer: Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story continues its ratings spree.
Manori Ravindran International Editor “Baroness von Sketch Show” star Carolyn Taylor will front a new unscripted comedy series for Canadian streaming service Crave, produced through Catalyst and Blue Ant Studios. The six-part comedy series has been commissioned by the Bell Media-owned SVOD, and is produced by Catalyst — the Toronto-based development and funding company focusing on women-centric content — and Blue Ant Studios as part of a strategic partnership to develop female-generated programming for the global marketplace. Taylor is best known as one of the stars and co-creators of CBC’s comedy hit “Baroness von Sketch Show,” which aired across five seasons from 2016 to 2020. Starring four female comedians, the satirical sketch comedy offered clever takedowns of contemporary culture through the female gaze. Some of the show’s most famous skits include “Private Vagina,” “Mom Says Hello” and “Not All Men.”
One adorable cat has traveled a very long way to find his forever home. Chaz, an all-white domestic shorthair cat, is currently up for adoption at King Street Cats in Alexandria, Virginia, after he was rescued in Kuwait. As a small kitten, Chaz was picked on by other cats — as discovered by a caretaker. Chaz was brought to King Street Cats after spending a year with a rescuer — and was declared to be positive for FIV — feline immunodeficiency virus. (HIV infects only humans, while FIV infects only cats.
EXCLUSIVE: Tommy Dorfman is making her directorial debut with the upcoming feature I Wish You All The Best. The project is based on Mason Deaver’s bestselling novel of the same name which Dorfman optioned in 2019. Dorfman is writing the screenplay and will also produce the feature.
Manori Ravindran International Editor An uplifting documentary about an Irish teacher who uses Plato’s teachings to defuse violence among his young pupils is set to be adapted into a feature film by The Bureau, the producers of “Supernova.” Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin (“School Life”) and Declan McGrath and produced by David Rane for Soilsiú Films, “Young Plato” was recently released in U.S. cinemas following a major 40-festival run. The film has won nine Irish and international awards, including the George Morrison Feature Documentary Award at the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Awards, the ICCL Human Rights on Film Award, the Special Jury Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, and an Honorable Mention at Greenwich IFF.
Kendall Jenner was seemingly not a fan of Kanye West’s political statement on Monday!
Kelly Osbourne is getting ready to welcome her first child. Kelly spoke to ET’s Matt Cohen, airing on Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday, where she confirmed that she’s having a baby boy and revealed that she’ll be joining her parents, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, for their new reality TV show in the U.K.
Tom Brady showed it was business as usual Sunday while taking the field with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the team played at home in Florida against the Kansas City Chiefs just days after Hurricane Ian forced evacuations throughout the community and surrounding areas. But absent from Raymond James Stadium once again was his wife of 13 years, Gisele Bündchen, who has yet to attend one of her husband's games this season.Their three children were reportedly not spotted in the crowded arena either.
Covid cases could rise again. Similarly, every autumn and winter the UK's most vulnerable people are at risk from flu. With vaccines for both available, one pharmacist is urging people to take up the offer.
Wishing them well. Following Jim Edmonds and Kortnie O’Connor‘s wedding, Meghan King opened up about “celebrating” the major milestone in her ex-husband’s life.
Hillary Clinton is singing the praises of Kim Kardashian. The former Secretary of State and host of the docuseries has nothing but appreciation for the reality star's criminal justice reform efforts.Hillary and daughter Chelsea Clinton spoke with ET's Deidre Behar at Variety's Power of Women gala in Los Angeles on Wednesday, and the pair opened up on which of the many celebs they interviewed — as part of their Apple TV+ docuseries — impressed and impacted them the most.«Kim Kardashian was unlike anything you've ever seen,» Hillary said in awe. «Because she is serious about trying to help people have been been incarcerated unfairly, for too long.»Kim's appearance on Gutsy made headline in August when a preview clip revealed that the reality star and law student actually bested Hillary in a legal pop quiz show-down.Another guest who wowed the famous mother and daughter was Megan Thee Stallion."[She] was so calm and impressive as we were painting with her," Hillary recalled.«And she also had a lot more talented than we did, which surprised no one,» Chelsea added with a laugh.While the Clintons have been working together on, it seems that Chelsea isn't planning on following in her mother's footsteps when it comes to potential political ambitions.«I think all of us right now are political, especially if you're a woman in America, when we have politicians deciding what's best for our bodies instead of we knowing what's best for ourselves,» She shared.
A McDonald's customer was left delighted after peeling back her promotional Monopoly sticker to reveal the "best prize ever". While some have dreams of winning a new car - or even just a free Big Mac - the woman felt she had truly hit the jackpot with her unusual win.
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.”
EJ Panaligan editor In her first major gig since TBS canceled “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” comedian Samantha Bee will host the New York Public Radio’s annual gala later this fall. The event, which takes place Wednesday, November 9 at The Plaza Hotel, will honor WNYC’s “On the Media” host and managing editor Brooke Gladstone. The evening will also include a musical performance from Kronos Quartet. NYPR’s annual gala is its largest fundraising event of the year, celebrating the vital work produced across New York Public Radio. Also in today’s television news: Adult Swim animated series “YOLO: Silver Destiny” has set a premiere date of Sunday, January 15 at midnight ET on the network, with streaming availability following the next day on HBO Max. The new season is set to have a two-episode premiere, with new episodes premiering weekly after.
Actress Sofia Carson — known for her roles in the franchise and the Netflix rom-com spoke with ET at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park over the weekend. Debuting on the streaming platform this past July, Carson plays the role of Cassie in , a woman who enters a «marriage of convenience» with a Marine named Luke as a way to get health insurance benefits to treat her type I diabetes. While the emotional film was met with success, it wasn't just the storyline that got fans talking — it was also Carson's hairstyle. In the film, Cassie often has her long dark hair tucked into the back of her jacket.