‘Space Force’ Creator Greg Daniels And Cast Talk How Absurd Comedy Brings Hope – Contenders TV

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Lucifer star Aimee Garcia has signed to executive produce and star in Match Me If You Can, a romantic comedy about the world of dating in today’s geek culture.

The stars of the “Dukes of Hazzard” have spoken out about renewed criticism with the Confederate flag printed on the top of their signature orange car, The General Lee. “The Dukes of Hazzard” television show ran from 1979 until 1985 and took place in the fictional Hazzard County, Ga.The show has come under fire in recent years as conversations about Confederate symbols and statues have become a hot-button issue.

Bobby Garza abruptly shifted from putting on live events to tearing them down -- his company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food-and-music festival Yountville Live later that month, and massive productions like December's Trail of Lights in Austin are in question, too.

Charlie Daniels, a country music and southern rock legend known for his song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died, his publicist confirmed to TheWrap.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe seeds for “Upload,” the Amazon Prime Video comedy about a young man named Nathan (Robbie Amell) who has his consciousness sent to a digital afterlife, were planted in creator Greg Daniels’ mind three decades ago, when technology was so different that such an idea was truly the stuff of science fiction.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorLesley Manville will become the latest addition to The Crown’s new cast, with the Oscar-nominated actress set to takeover from Helena Bonham Carter in playing Princess Margaret.Netflix confirmed on Thursday that Manville has signed up for the fifth and final season of the lavish royal drama, which British producer Left Bank Pictures will begin shooting next year.Lesley Manville will play Princess Margaret in the fifth season of The Crown.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has taken North American theatrical and home ent rights to feature documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President.The film chronicles the role of popular music in propelling the relatively unknown candidate from Georgia to the White House, and the significant role music has played in Carter’s life and work.

Jon Stewart takes both sides of the politicalspectrum to task in his second feature filmIrresistiblestarring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, MackenzieDavis and Chris Cooper. The Focus Features film sees Carell play Gary Zimmer, a Democratic strategist who worked on the Clinton campaign in 2016.

The news reports from Variety state that the makers of the popular show, The Office have edited a scene where a character is seen with a blackface. The creator of the highly appreciated show, The Office, Greg Daniels has reportedly issued an official statement about the episode Dwight Christmas, where a character is seen with a blackface.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIn what has been one hell of an election year, Jon Stewart is cutting through all of it with his biting political comedy Irresistible starring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne and Chris Cooper.

Dominic Patten, Pete Hammond One way or another, the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards look certain to take place in September and the quality of Comedy contenders that will be in the running at the Jimmy Kimmel hosted event is no laughing matter.So, in these tense times in America, comedy and who will be the frontrunners is what we are almost all about on this week’s episode of Deadline’s TV Talk podcast – as you can hear here:Now, with no Fleabag or Veep in the race this year, the likes of The Good

The Jon Stewart who popularized the political news satire format that dominates TV today? The same Jon Stewart who won so many Emmys, they should have called them Jonnys? Are we sure this lame movie wasn’t made by Martha Stewart’s nephew?Nope.

Watchmen series has continued to grow in the months since it first aired last fall. The cast of the series reunited as part of Variety's "Streaming Room" series and proved that they're all well aware of the ways the drama speaks to the current moment and the ways it's succeeded in educating audiences.

Wisconsin is a strange place. Take it from me, an actual resident of the Midwestern state.

RESISTIBLE,” appears on the screen at the end of the movie, that’s not enough for this comedy starring Steve Carell to feel current, or even to feel as vital as an average weeknight on “The Daily Show.”Also Read: Jon Stewart on Black Lives Matter Protests: 'Every Advancement Toward Equality Has Come With the Spilling of Blood'Stewart’s second film after his debut with the dark Iranian-set drama “Rosewater,” “Irresistible” is a more familiar turn for a man known for comedy.

Antonia Blyth Deputy Editor, AwardsLineLoosely based on Brian Stelter’s nonfiction book Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV, The Morning Show proved a big hit for the newly launched Apple TV +, with a stellar cast including Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell.

It's been more than a year since Avengers: Endgame was finally unveiled for fans to consume, cheer and cry over. For once in his life, Steve Rogers decided to be selfish and find his own happy ending as he travelled between dimensions, returned the Infinity Stones to its original place and got married to the love of his life, Peggy Carter, in an alternative timeline.

If you were to go to a random fan of NBC’s “The Office” and ask them what their favorite episodes of the series are, it wouldn’t take long for them to mention “Niagara.” The Season 6 two-parter is the culmination of a love affair that spanned the entirety of the series, with Jim and Pam finally tying the knot. But according to a recent behind-the-scenes book about the series, “Niagara” could have become one of the more polarizing episodes if not for the foresight of Steve Carell.

“The Office” almost went over a cliff, literally, but thankfully Steve Carell was there to save it.