Why Jack Black Got Emotional While Accepting MTV’s Comedic Genius Award (Exclusive)

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

In a nondescript house on a nondescript block in Burbank, California, a “pathologically honest” man named Clark (Ben Falcone) feeds his cats dinner. One won’t come inside, so he heads to his backyard to retrieve it.

Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone are one of Hollywood's funniest couples, having shared side-splitting scenes in films like and, and creatively collaborated on, and many more. Now, in their new Netflix series, — created and written by Falcone — the pair finally get to portray a couple, albeit an unusual one. They play coworkers, Clark and Amily, who fall for each other while Clark is coping with the ethereal aftermath of a near-death experience. «It just felt like an easy thing to write, since I've already lived it,» Falcone joked with ET's Kevin Frazier about the new series. «Just like, me being lazy.»In all seriousness, the actor and producer said it was «really fun» getting to work closely with his wife of 16 years on the new project.«It kinda hearkened back to some of those moments of doing or a scene or two in ,» he recalled.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticA partnership with Melissa McCarthy — one of the defining comic talents of the past 10-plus years — might seem like the sort of thing a streamer would want to spotlight and celebrate. So it’s surprising that “God’s Favorite Idiot,” a new comedy series on Netflix, dropped without ever been having made available to critics in advance.Surprising, that is, to those without familiarity with the breadth of McCarthy’s oeuvre.

Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone are huge Harry Styles fans.

God’s Favorite Idiot is a comedy about an unassuming IT support worker named Clark Thompson who is struck by a thunderbolt one night and learns that he has been chosen by God to save the world from Satan. “Oh, no. Really?” says a dismayed Clark, when a visiting archangel lays out the details.

Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone are very big Harry Styles fan!

Trixie Mattel is taking on her most ambitious project yet: renovating a rundown Palm Springs, California, motel alongside boyfriend and co-owner David Silver for the Discovery+ series .The pair had four months and a limited budget in order to turn the property into what Trixie dubs, “a kind of retro pink, ‘60s desert paradise.” But as seen on the eight-part series so far, this transformation is no easy feat. “People take a year to renovate their living room and then they get a divorce. So, for me and my partner to stay in love on television and renovate an entire commercial property, I mean, every day we had to both freak out and then give ourselves permission to freak out when we were doing something insane,” Trixie tells ET’s Lauren Zima. Needless to say, the process has been stressful.

John Travolta is really gearing up to keep busy as it has been reported that his latest project has begun shooting in Columbus, Georgia.MORE: John Travolta expresses heartache over loss of his friend Ray Liotta with touching tributeAccording to VisitColumbusGA president Peter Bowden, the film, the title of which has not been disclosed yet, will be majorly filmed in the area.VIDEO: John Travolta's Pulp Fiction Oscars reunionThe Randall Emmett-directed film will go through a 15-day shooting schedule in Columbus, with Peter telling Ledger-Enquirer: "It takes a long time to court a film of any size, big or small."A lot of things are in the funnel and in the pipeline at the same time. But someone with the star power of John Travolta raises the awareness that, 'Maybe we should take a look at Columbus too.'"MORE: John Travolta's son Benjamin amazes fans with his impressive parkour movesThe project does come at a difficult time for John and his family, consisting of his two daughter Ella and son Benjamin, as they prepare for a difficult family anniversary.

Modern Family, Jesse Tyler Ferguson revealed it doesn't have to be completely over. The actor, who won his first Tony Award on Sunday, confirmed to ET on the star-studded red carpet that a script for a spinoff exists, but it doesn't have a home. «The script's out there and it's very good,» he told ET's Lauren Zima when she asked if we could see a spinoff happen. «So, you know, who knows? If someone wants to produce it, maybe.»In May, he told Andy Cohen on  that he thinks ABC ultimately decided against it. «There were discussions,» Ferguson confirmed. "...We had been on for 11 years. I think they were ready to move in a different direction.«In the meantime, the actor has been starring in the acclaimed Broadway revival of , for which he won his first Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Darren Criss can't get enough of fatherhood! In April, the 35-year-old actor and his wife, Mia Swier,welcomed their daughter, Bluesy -- and now he's opening up about what it's like being a first-time dad.“It’s beautiful,” Criss told ET’s Lauren Zima on the red carpet of the 75th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday. “Beauty begets beauty.” For Criss, becoming a father has changed the way he goes into his work. “I think life is always present in the work you do,” the alum said, noting that fatherhood is «wonderful.» “So, it was present when I was a son, as a friend, as a brother, as a husband," he explained.

Angelique Jackson Comedian David A. Arnold is back on Netflix with a new special, “It Ain’t for the Weak!”Produced by Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat, the comedy special will launch globally on July 19 and follows his 2019 Netflix debut, “Fat Ballerina.”“It Ain’t For The Weak!” taped earlier this year at The Hanna Theater in Arnold’s hometown of Cleveland, OH.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Chappell Music and Kevin Hart’s global multi-platform media company, Hartbeat, have announced an exclusive music publishing partnership. Under the deal – a first of its kind for Hartbeat – WCM will administer all of Hartbeat’s music composition copyrights, covering future programming as well as past works from shows like “Die Hart” and “Hart to Heart.”WCM will also help build the company’s music catalog across Hartbeat Studios, Hartbeat Media and Pulse, in addition to providing creative support for a variety of music projects, and access to its songwriting talent and award-winning production music library.WCM senior VP of creative services Ashley Winton said: “This deal was made possible with the support of our Co-Chairs Guy Moot and Carianne Marshall, and we’re all very proud that Hartbeat is entrusting us as their first publishing partner.

Andrew Garfield is gushing over Zendaya! ET's Lauren Zima spoke to Garfield at the 100 Gala in New York City Wednesday night, about being honored and his new interview with Zendaya that has everybody talking.«It's just funny,» Garfield said of receiving the honor. «For me, personally, I had to kind of laugh at it, and also  suddenly went majorly down in my estimation, because who would want to be part of a club that would have me as a member.»He continued, «I don't think you would find one person here who didn't have those kinds of thoughts.»While Garfield was grateful to accept the honor, he couldn't help but feel that tinge of self-doubt that he's sure everyone in attendance Wednesday night was also feeling as they made this year's list of most influential people.«I think that's what's kind of beautiful about this, is I imagine everyone here is riddled with self-doubt, just s much as I am.»Garfield's mission for the night? To ask his fellow honorees where their self-doubt lives.«I intend to speak to as many people as I find inspirational and impressive tonight as possible and ask them where their own self-doubt lives,» the  actor said.Garfield's entry in the mag was penned by the legendary Martin Scorsese.

Joshua Jackson had a total #GirlDad moment while promoting his new TV series, stopping in the middle of an interview on a daytime talk show to say his to his 2-year-old daughter, Janie.Jackson and his co-star Christian Slater made an appearance during the third hour of  where they were promoting the Peacock series. But, in the middle of the interview, Jackson was inevitably asked about his time on the hit teen drama . Jackson was in the middle of walking down memory lane when, out of nowhere, he briefly interrupted the interview so he could give his daughter a shout-out.«If I can for one second.

EXCLUSIVE: Philly D.A., the docuseries from PBS’ Independent Lens that shines a light on Larry Krasner, who fought the city’s district attorney’s office as a civil rights lawyer for 30 years before he was elected to the position himself, has won a Peabody Award.

Jack Black performed a number of somersaults as he took home the Comedic Genius Award at this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards.The actor and comedian picked up the honour at last night’s (June 5) show, making an entrance after Awkwafina introduced him.“He’s actually so much more than the guy that makes us laugh till we cry,” she said. “He’s also a giant gamer, a facial hair aficionado, a Grammy winner and the only person whose Instagram actually makes you feel better about yourself because he’s one of the nicest guys on the planet.”Black then came on stage as he performed two somersaults and played to the crowd, joking as he picked up the trophy: “Oh my god! I need a little blast of oxygen.“Comedic genius, c’mon are you kidding? For what?” he quipped.

Jack Black made quite the entrance as he accepted the Comedic Genius Award at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards Sunday.

 cast is still very much a family, years after filming their last movie. Sofia Carson spoke to ET's Lauren Zima at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards about reuniting with the cast for a gala honoring her late co-star, Cameron Boyce.«It was very emotional,» Carson admitted.

fifth recipient of the honor, joining previous honorees Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Hart, Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen. A consummate actor, he will reprise his cherished role as Po in Netflix’s spinoff series “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight,” currently in postproduction.