‘The Afterparty’ Stars Tiffany Haddish, Ben Schwartz and Sam Richardson on the Craziest Whodunit Guesses

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAfter eight seasons and 175 episodes, ABC’s “Black-ish” has definitely ended its run with a real legacy. Star Tracee Ellis Ross agrees. “I really hope that our show leaves a promise of what it is to see an American family that is Black, and that we are universally identifiable,” she tells Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeConrad Green is returning to “Dancing with the Stars” as showrunner/executive producer and will oversee the show’s landmark transition this fall from ABC to Disney+. The news is expected to be officially announced today by Disney+ and BBC Studios Los Angeles Prods., which produces the competition series.Green was the original showrunner of “Dancing with the Stars,” which was adapted from the UK format “Strictly Come Dancing” and premiered on ABC in June 2005.

Ben Affleck's 10 year old son Samuel accidentally backed a bright yellow Lamborghini into a BMW after his dad let him take the wheel on Sunday 26 June. Sam joined Ben, 49, and his fiancée Jennifer Lopez, 52, at the luxury vehicle dealership 777 Exotics in Los Angeles, and the young boy sat in the driver's seat of the car with the engine running before it backed up and bumped into the car behind it. Ben and Samuel quickly went to check if any damage had been caused to the other vehicle, and later a representative for Ben told TMZ that no damage was caused and all involved were okay.

Mariah Carey is hitting the stage at the 2022 Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards!

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“The Late Late Show with James Corden” will head to London next week with episodes featuring guests including President Joe Biden, Vin Diesel, Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran and a Carpool Karaoke featuring Lizzo.Also scheduled: John Boyega, Jamie Dornan, David Harbour, Alanis Morissette, Sam Smith and Tessa Thompson. This marks the first time “The Late Late Show” has been in London since 2019 (due to the pandemic), and its fourth trip there overall. But it’s also the show’s final trip to Blighty before Corden ends his late night run next spring.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIn recent decades, some of these spinoffs have been just as good as the original: I would lead with “Frasier,” out of “Cheers,” of course, which put Kelsey Grammer’s character front and center, making him just as iconic as Ted Danson’s Sam Malone. And “Better Call Saul,” an idea that began as a bit of a lark when “Breaking Bad” was ending. Of course, Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould wound up creating something richer — a show led by Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn that went to dramatically dense places no one could have predicted.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAs Emmy nominations voting comes to a close this Monday, UCP and Starz have found one more way to expose their limited series “Gaslit” to potential voters: Free, over-the-air broadcast TV.The first episode of “Gaslit,” starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn, will air on NBC-owned TV stations in key markets including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, this weekend in a final push to expose the series to as many people as possible. (Episodes, originally rated TV-MA, will be edited for broadcast standards.)Universal Studio Group’s UCP produces “Gaslit” for Starz. And in a case of Comcast/NBCUniversal synergy, USG and UCP have turned to their sister NBC broadcast station unit for help.

Thania Garcia Culture Creators is returning for its sixth year of celebrations with its annual Innovators and Leaders Awards Brunch, in partnership with Netflix. The ceremony will take place during BET Awards week at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on June 23.L.A.

Comedian-host-director W. Kamau Bell claims a Black Carrot Top could never exist.

Tiffany Haddish is getting honest about her relationships.

EXCLUSIVE: Yankerville’s beloved Crank Yankers are coming back for a new season. Comedy Central has set a July premiere date for a now officially-announced Season 7 of Crank Yankers, its Emmy-nominated series from Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla and Daniel Kellison. The series will return with new back-to-back episodes on Wednesday, July 7 at 8 PM on Comedy Central. You can watch a teaser below.

Mo’Nique has settled her discrimination lawsuit against Netflix.

Tiffany Haddish is looking back on the time she spent in foster care. During a keynote conversation for the Variety Changemakers Summit, Haddish opened up about that time in her life and how it felt to be living day-to-day without a guarantee of the future.

Tiffany Haddish is looking back on the time she spent in foster care. During a keynote conversation for the  Changemakers Summit, Haddish opened up about that time in her life and how it felt to be living day-to-day without a guarantee of the future.«When I was in foster care, I mean, I thought I was going to die there,» Haddish told the outlet.

Sasha Urban editorTiffany Haddish is unstoppable. She stars in mystery comedy series “The Afterparty” on Apple TV+, she had a featured role alongside Nicolas Cage in “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” she has a number of other films and TV shows in the works, and she just released a children’s book, “Layla, the Last Black Unicorn.” But before her current string of successes, she spent time in foster care with no guarantee of her future.

EXCLUSIVE: Will Greenberg (Perfect Harmony) and John Gemberling (Broad City) are set to recur in Season 2 of Apple’s The Afterparty from Oscar winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord.

“I love stand-up,” declares Tiffany Haddish, as she reflects on her 25-year career. “That’s where my heart is.” While Haddish’s acting star has been on the ascendant ever since she lit up the screen in her big-screen breakthrough, Girls Trip, in 2017, she knows she’d always be most comfortable in front of a live audience. “Somebody said to me, ‘What if you were told you could never act again?’ I’d say, ‘As long as I can do stand-up, I’m fine with that.’”