TV’s Top Comedy Actors Talk Mixing Laughter And Politics In New ‘THR’ Roundtable

Since the Cannes Market title They Are Us was announced late last week with Rose Byrne poised to play Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, there has been an outcry among many New Zealanders who believe a still-raw tragedy would be exploited by Hollywood storytellers.

Nearly a quarter of the world’s population is Muslim, but only 1.1% of the characters portrayed in the 100 top-grossing U.S. films from 2017-19 were Muslim, according to a new study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released Thursday.

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“Starstruck” is a refreshing comedy about what happens when a young woman’s meet-cute with a movie star takes a romantic, awkward turn.New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo co-wrote and stars in the six-episode series, premiering Thursday (June 10) on HBO Max. It’s a co-production with the BBC and premiered in late April in the UK.Matafeo plays Jessie, a 28-year-old New Zealander living in London and holding down two uninspiring jobs, one working the concession stand at a local movie theater.

Tom Hanks wants all Americans to be educated on the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.

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New Order and Pet Shop Boys have rescheduled their joint North American tour for the third time due to the coronavirus pandemic – this time with dates set for autumn 2022.The revised tour dates now include guest DJ Paul Oakenfold and take in an additional date at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in New York.

Pete Davidson is prepared to move on. The 27-year-old stand-up comedian burst onto the scene in 2014 when he joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live." He didn’t appear in many sketches at first, largely appearing as himself for segments of Weekend Update, but as his tenure stretched on, he became more involved and now routinely appears in sketches and even impersonates New York Gov.

NEW YORK -- Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby are the prom queen and king of the 2021 BET Awards.The chart-topping rappers each scored seven nominations at the show airing live on June 27 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.Megan Thee Stallion, who won three Grammys this year, is up for best female hip-hop artist, album of the year for “Good News” and video of the year for “WAP,” her No. 1 hit with Cardi B.

Pete Davidson is calling out Chrissy Teigen in a very public way.

Jennifer Lawrence, 30, appeared relaxed as she got some fresh air during a stroll in New York City on May 21. The actress wore a light blue crop top under an unbuttoned beige long-sleeved top and black leggings when she was photographed running errands, and didn’t seem to pay much attention to cameras. She added a New York Yankees baseball cap and black Converse high-top sneakers to her wardrobe and kept safe in a white face mask.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorCW and Nexstar have set a long-term renewal of their affiliation agreement, securing the network’s broadcast distribution in 37 markets with the nation’s largest TV station owner.The deal covers Nexstar’s WPIX-TV New York and KTLA-TV Los Angeles, in addition to other top 10 markets such as KDAF-TV Dallas and KIAH-TV Houston. In all, Nexstar’s CW affiliates reach more than 38 million TV households representing about 31% of all U.S.