Steve Carell Plays Santa Claus in Thanksgiving Ad as Comcast Works for Holiday Connections

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMusician and actor Ludacris will visit “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” this week as part of the talk-and-satire show’s focus on Georgia.Ludacris, who spent time growing up in Atlanta and attended Georgia State University, will appear in a segment to talk about his new charity, Kid Nation, which aims to educate with videos of children rapping positive pieces of advice.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRita Houston, a steady presence on New York radio  — and an important musical tastemaker in her role as program director of Fordham University’s WFUV —  died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, the station said in a statement Tuesday. She was 59 years old.“Rita was the north star of WFUV’s sound and its public service, guiding the station’s musical direction for decades,” said Chuck Singleton, WFUV’s general manager, in a statement.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSteve Kornacki has a new job that lets him keep his old uniform.MSNBC viewers revere the khaki-and-dress-shirt-clad correspondent’s ability to synthesize reams of polling data that helps them understand the twists and turns of various elections.

The Office are set to launch on Peacock in 2021.NBCUniversal’s recently launched streaming service will host Steve Carell’s series from January 1, 2021, introducing new “Superfan Episodes” boasting brand new content.The “Superfan Episodes” will include never-before-scene footage and deleted scenes in extended cuts of original episodes, which will start in Season 3 with more to follow in March.A clip of one of the scenes was shared by Peacock in anticipation, check it out here:The first two

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRick Santelli, the veteran CNBC correspondent, recently got into an on-air spat with one of his longtime colleagues.

Billy Bob Thorton had the unique task of playing a naughty version in the 2003 film Bad Santa.The Arkansas native admitted in October 2019 that he turned to method acting for the infamous scene where his character, Willie, gets drunk before reporting to duty as a mall Santa.“I was drunk. It’s so obvious,” he told Entertainment Weekly at the time.

EXCLUSIVE: The Disney live action team is in early development on a reboot of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day with Matt Lopez writing. 21 Laps and Jim Henson Company, who produced the first film, will return as producers. The film will be developed for Disney+.

Will Ferrell is done with Buddy the Elf and has turned into a very scruffy Santa Claus.

Lindsay Blake Ain’t no party like a Scranton party, ‘cause a Scranton party don’t stop! The cast and crew of “The Office” wouldn’t have direct knowledge of that fact, though, being that the hit NBC series was shot in Los Angeles, a good 2,700 miles outside of Electric City, where it was set.

As 2020 draws to a close, Netflix subscribers will also have to bid farewell to The Office, as the beloved NBC sitcom is set to make its move to NBCUniversal's own streaming service, Peacock. Peacock will be the exclusive streaming home of the Universal TV comedy starring Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson and others.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAdvertisers in next year’s Super Bowl are hoping they will get to party like it’s pre-pandemic 2020.Earlier this year, Fox Corporation took in about $600 million in advertising revenue for its broadcast of Super Bowl LIV and pre- and post-game coverage, Lachlan Murdoch, the company’s executive chairman, said earlier this year.

don’t know who this is directed towards but please start making a ‘Steve Carell as Santa’ movie ASAP,” tweeted one watcher. Huffington Post’s Philip Lewis quickly watched the clip as it circulated online, noting, “I’m a simple guy.

Steve Carell is getting into character to spread the holiday cheer.

At first, it’s unclear who is playing Santa Claus at the start of Xfinity’s new Christmas commercial. After all, it could be anyone behind that beard. But, the moment he delivers that first “Ho-ho-ho,” it’s clear that it’s Steve Carell. The Anchorman star has been completely transformed into a picture-perfect Santa Claus, prompting the question – is it too soon to reboot The Santa Claus?

Steve Carell is Santa Claus!

Steve Carell plays Santa Claus leading an elf reinvention of Christmas in The Greatest Gift, the latest long-form ad for Xfinity TV and broadband.

Kurt Russell is returning as Santa Claus in Netflix’s Christmas Chronicles 2 and to prepare for his second round as St. Nicholas, he went deep into the history of his character.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAnother media outlet is getting ready to vie for fans of sentimental stories in the industry’s massive holiday-programming wars.Fox Nation, the streaming-video hub that is part of Fox News Media, will launch its first holiday movie, “Christmas in the Rockies,” later this week, part of a new holiday salvo that is expected to include two other projects, “Christmas on the Range” and “Christmas on the Coast.” “Rockies” will be available on Fox Nation starting