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if we were beings that resemble blue light bulbs (with eyes and a mouth) and we spoke in a pared-down, generic everyday language (“mild poison” for alcohol, “group roll machine” for a shuttle bus, “jitter juice” for coffee).Welcome to the pink-and-blue-hued world of “Strange Planet,” a quirky parallel universe of sorts where, save for three-eyed birds and dogs, everything is relatable to what we consider normal, everyday problems and issues here on Earth — including interpersonal relationships and emotions.The animated Apple TV+ series, premiering Aug. 9, is based on Nathan W.

Deschanel boards the “Physical” train as actress Kelly Kilmartin, who stars in the show-within-a-show “Trish Out of Water” — and acts as a foil, both real and imagined, for series protagonist, aerobics entrepreneur Sheila Rubin (Rose Byrne).“She’s in Sheila’s head, and the ‘imaginary Kelly’ is a character the real Kelly plays on ‘Trish Out of Water,'” said Deschanel.“[Kelly] is a Southern Belle who is forced to be a lifeguard on ‘Trish Out of Water,’ so that’s the character that’s haunting Sheila … to make her uncomfortable, to feel badly and sometimes to feel good,” she said. “She’s like the voice in your head that says, ‘You’re the best!/’You’re the worst!,'” she said.

Brett Goldstein is crossing the pond.The comedian, “Ted Lasso” star and two-time Emmy winner just added eight additional shows to his North American ‘Second Best Night Of Your Life Tour.’He’s now set to play New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Friday, Nov. 10, Saturday, Nov.

profile in the Hollywood Reporter, “New Girl” alum Jake Johnson opens up about the best TV show he never made — and why he was shocked when the promising pilot crash-landed. Best-known for his role as the grumpy, lovable Nick Miller, who fumbled his way through seven seasons of the Zooey Deschanel sitcom, Johnson is back on our screens (and in our hearts) for Season 2 of “Minx,” where he stars as a sleazy ’70s publisher behind the first erotic magazine for women.But according to Johnson, a failed pilot he shot for Apple TV+ could’ve been his biggest hit.

Brett Goldstein aka Roy Kent, is headed stateside to perform stand-up at the 2023 New York Comedy Festival.On Friday, Nov. 10, the British actor-comedian-writer-podcaster will hit the stage at NYC’s Beacon Theatre for a show he’s dubbed “The Second Best Night Of Your Life.”According to the show description, “there will be swears.”Not familiar with Goldstein outside of “Ted Lasso?”Turns out he’s quite an accomplished comic who had a solo show about working in his dad’s strip club.Yes, you read that right.And if you want to score tickets to see him live in the Big Apple today, we’re here to help.Although inventory is limited on Ticketmaster due to high demand, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.Many comics have been tapped to perform at this year’s Festival in November.Just a few of the biggest names on the bill include Bill Burr, Anthony Jeselnik, Dave Attell, Ilana Glazer and Jimmy Carr.You can find more knee-slappin’ acts set to perform at this year’s comedy extravaganza here.If you can’t make it out to NYC to catch Goldstein live this year, there will be plenty of other silver and small screen stars trekking all over the U.S.

next contender to be James Bond — but Idris Elba didn’t feel very suave filming his new Apple TV+ series “Hijack.” “Some camera angles are not sexy, man – especially on a plane,” Elba, 50, told reporters at a Zoom press conference.“Let me tell you, [director] Jim Field Smith has got the camera right up my nozzle. And I’m like ‘Are you sure that’s the angle, bro?'”Elba stars in and executive-produced “Hijack,” a thriller co-created by Field Smith and George Kay (“Lupin”) that tracks a hijacked plane on its seven-hour flight en route from Dubai to London. One of the passengers, Sam Nelson (Elba), is an accomplished corporate negotiator in the business world, and tries to step up and use his smarts to save his fellow passengers. Archie Panjabi, no stranger to plane mystery shows, co-stars as Zahra Gahfoor, a counter-terrorism officer on the ground.Elba, who said that he’s 6-foot-3, was interested in exploring new territory for this role. “I’m sure it’s all subjective [and] I’m sure I’m not good looking to everyone, but … with my size and shape, all my life, it’s been like ‘Oh, you’re a big lad,'” he said. “And I’ve taken roles that feed into that.

AppleTV+  thriller “The Crowded Room,” and the show is a great advertisement for how he shouldn’t quit his day job as Spiderman. Now streaming, “The Crowded Room” is a miniseries created by Akiva Goldsman, set in  the summer of 1979 in New York City. The plot follows troubled young man Danny (Holland) after he’s arrested for open firing a gun near Rockefeller Center.

Apple TV+ hit taught us the art of forgiveness. At the end, good guy-turned-heel Nate is repentant and humble as he’s welcomed back into his old club.

AppleTV+, was created by Nancy Fichman (“Nurse Jackie”), Katie Ford (“Miss Congeniality”) and Jennifer Hoppe. The story follows Peggy (Arquette), a woman who is down-on-her-luck. Her estranged husband Denny (Matt Dillon) is in prison, she’s reeling from her mother’s death, she’s a recovering addict and she’s got a dead-end job working as an actress in an Old West frontier-town tourist attraction. “I liked the humor, and also the characters.

Nick Mohammed aka “Nathan ‘Nate’ Shelley” is for a show at New York City’s Town Hall on Friday, June 2.Mohammed, 42, will perform as his character Mr. Swallow, a high-pitched motivational speaker who brings math and magic to the stage — nothing like his shy assistant turned (spoiler!) West Ham F.C.

are just friends.The half hour Apple TV+ comedy, premiering May 24, is a witty and amusing exploration of the age-old question: is it possible for an adult man and woman to be just, well, platonic friends?The series, co-created and directed by Nicholas Stoller (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”), kicks off when when Sylvia (Byrne) learns that her old friend, Will (Rogen), has gotten divorced. Sylvia — a former lawyer-turned-stay-at-home-mom — feels unfulfilled with her lack of a career and is faced with her children’s waning interest in spending time with her as they become more independent. Will, who brews beer, is a staple of the trendy bar scene. Sylvia and Will were best friends for many years; Will even serving as the “maid of honor” at Sylvia’s wedding.

Ted Lasso” took an opportunity to discuss consent in a recent episode, but many viewers are slamming it as “corny” and “forced.”In the scene, the AFC Richmond team is in their locker room discussing private photos.“Nah, bro. If you don’t want your private pictures out there, just don’t take naked pictures,” one of the team members said.

Michael J. Fox has admitted he doesn't expect to reach his 80th birthday due to his ongoing battle with Parkinson's disease. The Back To The Future star, 61, discussed his health in a candid interview which included the topic of his death.

Apple TV+ musical comedy series “Schmigadoon!” because a producer told her she was “too old.”“I wanted to be in ‘Schmigadoon!’ – and I was too old,” LuPone, 73, explained to Mashable in a new interview.When the interviewer probed for more details, she replied, “Exactly what I said. We reached out to them and said I want to be in ‘Schmigadoon!’ They said, ‘Sorry. You’re too old.’ “The Post reached out to reps for the show’s co-creators, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, as well as LuPone for further comment.LuPone’s still holding her head high despite the alleged rejection.

alleged sexual misconduct.“We take allegations of misconduct seriously and investigate them thoroughly,” the show’s production company, Lionsgate, said in a statement this week. “As a matter of corporate policy, we do not discuss our personnel actions.”The “Amadeus” actor was reportedly given a warning after the first complaint and terminated after the second when series star and creator Rob McElhenney was informed.In “Mythic Quest,” Abraham played author and video game writer C.W.

fired from the Apple TV+ show last April after two seasons following assault complaints, Rolling Stone reported on Monday.Lionsgate, the production company behind the show, issued the following statement: “We take allegations of misconduct seriously and investigate them thoroughly … As a matter of corporate policy, we do not discuss our personnel actions.”The outlet revealed that there were at least two grievances that were brought up concerning Abraham’s behavior.One concern led to the “White Lotus” star getting a warning, and he was advised to stay away from some of the show’s female stars, a production insider claimed.When another incident occurred, creator and star Rob McElhenney was notified and Abraham was then sacked from the show.The “Amadeus” actor portrayed C.W. Longbottom on “Mythic Quest,” a sci-fi author and a video game writer.His character was written off in the Season 3 premiere, titled “Across the Universe,” which aired this past November.Lionsgate said in a statement last year when Abraham’s farewell was announced: “F.

Apple TV+ thriller “The Last Thing He Told Me.” Premiering April 14, the miniseries (executive-produced by Garner and Reese Witherspoon) is based on a bestselling novel by Laura Dave (and is co-written by Dave and her husband, Oscar-winning “Spotlight” screenwriter Josh Singer).The storyline follows Hannah (Garner), an artist and a newlywed who, for just over a year, has had what appears to be a great relationship with a widower, Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, “Game of Thrones”) — even though his churlish teenage daughter, Bailey (Angourie Rice), hasn’t warmed up to her new stepmother. When Owen mysteriously vanishes after a fraud investigation at his tech startup — “It’s like what they did at Enron,” Hannah’s friend Jules (Aisha Tyler) helpfully contextualizes — Hannah’s life gets turned upside down. She’s blindsided, since Owen never seemed like the white-collar criminal type.

“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” This two-part documentary is in a similar vein to “Pamela, a Love Story” and examines the life and career of Shields, from her 1978 movie “Pretty Baby” to her relationship with Andre Agassi and her current life. Where to watch: Hulu, April 3. “Beef”Steven Yeun and Ali Wong co-star in this dramedy about two strangers who get into a road-range incident, which spins both of their lives into chaos. Where to watch: Netflix, April 6.“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies”The prequel to “Grease” is set at Rydell High, four years before Sandy’s (Olivia Newton- John) arrival. It’s a musical series, with songs from Justin Trantor, who has collaborated with Lady Gaga and Selena Gomez. Where to watch: Paramount+, April 6.“The Last Thing He Told Me”Jennifer Garner and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones”) star in this thriller based on a bestselling novel.

For years, Orville Peck has been forging his own path within the country music genre as a gay musician from South Africa. Now, the singer is ready to showcase everything he’s learned on Apple TV+’s new singing competition, “My Kind of Country.”

hit Apple TV+ comedy series about a doofy college football coach who becomes an unlikely Premier League soccer club manager in the UK debuted during the first, trying year of the pandemic — in August 2020. And the initially excellent show, starring Jason Sudeikis, proved a cathartic break from the onslaught of bleak news and our 3 a.m.

Apple TV+ series “The Big Door Prize,” because he’s at a similar place in his life. “It did feel like a middle-aged story, and I was feeling very f–king middle aged,” the Irish-born O’Dowd, 43, told The Post. “It felt like this character had a more grown-up set of problems than what I usually deal with, which are usually either romantic or frivolous.” Premiering March 29, “The Big Door Prize” — a half-hour comedy with a light sci-fi bent — is based on a novel of the same name, adapted by David West Read (“Schitt’s Creek”). The story follows the fictional small town of Deerfield, which is forever changed when a mysterious retro-looking machine appears and reveals each person’s “true potential” (in the form of printing it on a card).

Apple TV+ series, starring Billy Crudup as a slick huckster selling timeshares on the moon, is set in 1950s America — yet it’s an alternate-reality version of the decade that still feels familiar.“That was what we were going for,” series production designer Maya Sigel told The Post. “It’s anchored in the 1950s … where technology has advanced at a much faster pace than it did in our history.”In a wide-ranging interview, Sigel described how she and her team created some of the futuristic gadgets seen in “Hello Tomorrow” — and how these machines doff an authentic tip of the cap to the space-age Eisenhower Era.The minute I read the script I started doing a ton of research, and then my team came on and everybody started spitballing ideas.

Hello, Tomorrow,” where everything isn’t as it seems.The new Apple TV+ series, starring Billy Crudup as a fast-talking salesman with secrets, unfolds in a weird, hybrid world mixing 1950s attitudes, clothing and lifestyles with a quasi-steampunk futuristic flavor. It’s a world in which sandwiches cost 40 cents, people tool around in tail-finned, flying cars; robots do everything from walking the dog to delivering mail to crooning at swank soriees; and there are black-and-white video telephone calls and holograms programmed with punch cards.

this drama-filled show. It’s an American rendition of a Dutch and British series and is hosted by Alan Cumming. Where to watch: Peacock.If you want some thematically-appropriate viewing, why not watch Daniel Day-Lewis play Abraham Lincoln? The 2012 Steven Spielberg film follows the final four months of Lincoln’s life and his attempts in 1865 to abolish slavery.

home to the US Hockey Hall of Fame — it was the final season of Golden Bears hockey as they know it.“You’re playing with the same kids every year, from six to seven until the age of 18. And you’re out there, your last year of playing with your brothers,” standout forward Elliot Van Orsdel told The Post. “It’s more than just a game.

Apple TV+ series “Shantaram.” “I love longform storytelling, and when I finished ‘Sons of Anarchy’ I knew at some point that I wanted to get into another television show,” Hunnam, 42, told The Post. Hunnam starred as swaggering biker Jax Teller on “Sons of Anarchy” (2008-2014). Since then, he’s focused on the big screen in movies including “The Lost City of Z,” “The Gentlemen,” “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” and “Triple Frontier.” “I think it was probably about three years after ‘Sons’ finished that I was given this book [that ‘Shantaram’ is based on],” he said.

gifted the internet with the first look at Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming musical-comedy “Spirited” on Wednesday. The story is a retelling of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” told from the perspective of the ghosts.“Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present (Ferrell) selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits,” the official synopsis for the film reads. “But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge.”“Clint Briggs (Reynolds) turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself reexamining his own past, present and future,” it adds.Wednesday’s teaser trailer starts with Ferrell and Reynolds’ yellow silhouettes in a tap-dancing battle against a black background.

Jon Stewart received mountains of praise Friday for his interview with Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, who supported state legislation denying anyone under 18 years old access to gender-affirming treatments.

who passed away at 94 in January — was already at death’s door.“I was not expected to live,” says Poitier in the new documentary “Sidney,” which premieres on Apple TV+ on Friday. “I was born two months premature.”The film traces Poitier’s remarkable journey from his father tucking him into a shoebox as a sickly infant to growing into a screen icon and the first black man to win the Best Actor Oscar, with “Lilies of the Field” in 1964.“I remember thinking, ‘If he could do that, I wonder what I can do,’ ” says Oprah Winfrey, who produced the documentary, about how Poitier’s groundbreaking career inspired her.“It was the first time I’d seen a black man assert his power,” says Halle Berry — who became the first African-American woman to win the Best Actress Oscar in 2002 — of Poitier’s impact on her.

Apple TV+ series “Bad Sisters” is part comedy and part thriller — following a group of sisters who may or may not have killed their toxic brother-in-law. “I had finished ‘Catastrophe,’” Horgan, 52, told The Post, referring to the previous show in which she starred and co-wrote (2015-2019).“That was a big part of my life for four years, writing that with Rob Delaney and making it. And when that ended, I had to look for something else. They’re quite big shoes to fill – you’ve got to love it, because it’s an awful lot of work.

‘The Invisible Man’ and all of that,” Jackson-Cohen, 35, told The Post, referring to his past few projects. “I seem to be a go-to guy for toxic men. I don’t know what that says about me! There’s so many layers to these types of characters, and they often happen to be in a darker genre, whether it’s horror or thriller.

finally have the children for which they’ve been “Trying” the past two seasons.OK … So now what?That’s the dilemma faced by the couple (Esther Smith, (Rafe Spall) as they adapt to being parents to Princess (Eden Togwell) and her younger brother, Tyler (Mike McAnulty), in Season 3 of the Apple TV+ comedy, premiering July 22. To complicate matters, Nikki and Jason have only 12 weeks to form a bond with the children in order to convince the local authorities that they’re fit to legally adopt them.

Paul Walter Hauser (“Richard Jewell”) is also a movie buff — so it’s no surprise that he describes his Emmy-worthy turn as “Black Bird” serial killer Larry Hall in cinematic terms — including Hall’s “Vincent D’Onofrio in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ stare.”“I’d say for my process … is that if I treated [the role] some other way it takes the humanity out of it and I’m kind of leaning into this tendency to overact,” Hauser, 35, told The Post. “So rather than be like, ‘Wow, I’m playing a serial killer so I better get ready’ … [Hall] was a human before he was a murderer, before he was a rapist, so you don’t want to play a killer like a killer.

Apple TV+.The six-episode drama, adapted from James Keene’s 2010 book, “In With The Devil,” revolves around Keene (Taron Egerton, “Rocket Man”), a charismatic, armed-to-the-teeth Chicago drug dealer and son of an ex-cop (Ray Liotta in his final role) who, in 1996, is busted and sentenced to 10 years in prison.Shortly thereafter, he’s offered a deal: transfer to a maximum-security prison in Missouri and befriend high-talking, mutton-chopped serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser, “Richard Jewell”). If he can elicit a confession from the next-level-creepy Hall, who’s suspected in the murders of at least 14 young girls, Keene’s sentence will be commuted.

Hulu The comedy stars Lana Condor (“To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before”) and is helmed by Erin Ehrlich (“Crazy Ex Girlfriend”) and Lauren Lungerich (“On My Block”). It revolves around a high school senior who lives under the radar but wants  to be noticed.

Apple TV+ comedy series “Loot,” about a billionaire entering a new chapter in her life after a painful divorce.And, for the most part, it’s a slick and entertaining ride. Premiering June 24, the series, created by Matt Hubbard (“30 Rock”) and Alan Yang (“Master of None”), revolves around Molly Novak (Rudolph), who’s celebrating her 45th birthday with her husband John (Adam Scott) — who throws her a lavish party and gifts her a new yacht with multiple pools (she suggests using the smallest pool for her dogs, Mary Kate and Ashley). When Molly discovers that John has been cheating on her with a younger woman, they divorce – and since they didn’t have a prenup, Molly is now one of the wealthiest women in the country. Newly single, she parties it up and becomes tabloid fodder for antics including falling into a pool at a party and giving a waiter a lap dance (in her defense, she thought he was Sting). She’s surprised to learn that she has a charitable foundation, led by the intimidating Sofia (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, “Pose”), who is not happy that Molly’s post-divorce spiral is generating bad press.