James Dittiger/SYFY(NEW YORK) — SyFy’s quirky comedy Resident Alien, in which Firefly and Rogue One star Alan Tudyk plays an alien in disguise as a small-town doctor, was just renewed for a second season. However, as co-star Sara Tomko tells ABC Audio, the show’s creator, Chris Sheridan, broke the good news mid-prank, after calling the cast for …
Jay Leno apologizes for anti-Asian jokes over the years
Shannon Finney/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — After a heart-to-heart via Zoom with the leader of Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA), Jay Leno has apologized telling jokes over the years that used Asians as punchlines. According to Variety, Leno talked with Guy Aoki about some of the material over his decades-long career, even as recently as a quip he made …
Jay Leno apologizes for anti-Asian jokes
Shannon Finney/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — After a heart-to-heart via Zoom with the leader of Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA), Jay Leno has apologized telling jokes over the years that used Asians as punchlines. According to Variety, Leno talked with Guy Aoki about some of the material over his decades-long career, even as recently as a quip he made …
‘Glee’ cast to reunite at GLAAD Awards in tribute to Naya Rivera
FOX Image Collection via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The cast of Fox’s former phenomenon Glee will reunite at the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in tribute to former cast mate, the late Naya Rivera. Rivera, who played Santana Lopez on the show, was 33 when she died in an drowning accident last July. Former Glee stars Jacob Artist, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Vanessa Lengies, Jane Lynch, Kevin …
Ryan Reynolds hilariously announces new release date for his oft-pandemic-delayed ‘Free Guy’
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Like many other movies, Ryan Reynolds’ forthcoming action comedy Free Guy has seen its release date bumped multiple times because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But this time, he’s really sure that the film — initially slated for last July — will now be released on August 13. Kinda. The actor poked fun at the …
This year’s Cadbury Bunny winner is — a frog
Cadbury(FLORIDA) — Perhaps in a sign of the upside-down times, this year’s winner of the confectioner’s third-annual Cadbury Bunny Try-Outs is — a frog. More specifically, Betty the Australian White Treefrog from Orlando, Florida has been chosen by voters to star in the annual Cadbury Clucking Bunny Commercial, which will air on TV later this spring. It’s something of a shattering of …
Ellen DeGeneres, others see daytime ratings drop
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Nearly a year after Ellen DeGeneres faced allegations of contributing to a toxic work environment behind the scenes on her daytime talk show, Us Weekly reports her ratings continue to tumble. The Ellen DeGeneres Show has lost more than one million viewers in the past six months, based on Nielsen data. Despite the current 18th season …
Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ becomes first late night talk show to welcomes back live audience
NBC/Andrew Lipovsky(NEW YORK) — A year after The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon bid farewell to its live studio audience because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the late night program is filling seats once again. Fallon, who recently returned from filming his show remotely to sitting at his desk in Studio 6B, became the first late night host to resume filming before a live audience. The …
Anya Taylor-Joy is glad her role in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ helped make chess “sexy” again
gazanfer/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Anya Taylor-Joy took home a Golden Globe for her breakout role in Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, but there’s another achievement she is more proud of — making chess “sexy” again. Appearing on the April issue of Vanity Fair, the 24-year-old actress noted how her popular Netflix drama caused chess sales to soar by 125 percent in the …
‘The Goldbergs’ star George Segal dead at 87
Raymond Liu/ABC via Getty Image(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar-nominated actor George Segal has died, his rep confirms to ABC News. He was 87. Segal, known for playing Albert “Pops” Solomon on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, died Tuesday. His wife of 25-years Sonia Segal said in a statement, “The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due …