iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUEOakland 5, Tampa Bay 6Detroit 5, Boston 0NY Yankees TBA, Los Angeles Angels TBASeattle 0, Houston 4Kansas City 6, Minnesota 7 NATIONAL LEAGUEArizona 2, NY Mets 3Milwaukee 6, Chi Cubs 4Washington 3, Atlanta 1 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONDallas Mavericks 124, …
‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ explores legendary puppeteer’s life and career
Disney+ Ron Howard wants to take you inside the mind of Jim Henson with the new documentary Jim Henson Idea Man. It’s out Friday on Disney+ and looks at the life of the Muppets creator, from his early days making experimental films to the origins of the Muppets, Sesame Street and more. Howard tells ABC Audio that although …
Max renews ‘Hacks’ for a fourth season
Max Max’s comedy series Hacks will take another bow for its fourth season. The series, starring Emmy-winning leading lady Jean Smart as stand-up comedian Deborah Vance, had its third season premiere on May 2, and its finale is Thursday. The seventh and the penultimate episodes of the nine-episode season scored new daily highs for the …
Ryan Reynolds makes good on ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ popcorn bucket boast
Reynolds and Jackman on set – Marvel Studios Ryan Reynolds hinted to fans in February that he will be kicking things up a notch with Deadpool vs. Wolverine promotions after Dune 2‘s some-say-inappropriate popcorn bucket from AMC Theatres. “Wait till you see the Deadpool popcorn bucket,” he boasted after that movie’s conveyance was spoofed. Well, …
Ahead of season 3 debut, ‘The Bear’ making its cable debut with FX marathon
FX/Matt Dinerstein Before its entire 10-episode third season drops on Hulu on June 27, the Emmy-winning The Bear is making its cable debut via a marathon on FX. The show’s eight-chapter first season, previously only available on Hulu, will come to the cable network as part of a four-night event beginning Sunday. Two shows a …
Audra McDonald to star in Broadway revival of ‘Gypsy’
Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Gypsy is coming back to Broadway, this time with six-time Tony Award-winning star Audra McDonald attached, according to the Majestic Theatre and social media accounts. The show made its debut on Broadway in 1959 and has been revived multiple times, most recently on London’s West End in 2015. The …
Comedian Matt Rife cancels two shows for “medical emergency”
Netflix/Mathieu Bitton Stand-up comedian and social media superstar Matt Rife suddenly canceled a pair of shows in Indiana on Wednesday for what he called a “last minute medical emergency.” The shows at the Indiana University Auditorium in Bloomington had already been postponed from February, a fact that wasn’t lost on an apologetic Rife. “I’m so f******* …
Following knockout set at Tom Brady roast, Nikki Glaser’s new comedy special set to break record
HBO/Jennifer Clasen Riding the acclaim from a blistering set at Netflix’s recent roast of Tom Brady, Nikki Glaser‘s latest HBO comedy special, Someday You’ll Die, is set to break a record for Max. Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die has tallied 2 million viewers on both the streamer and its mothership network since its premiere on May …
Guy Ritchie directing ‘Young Sherlock’ series for Prime Video
Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImage While director Guy Ritchie piloted two hit Sherlock Holmes films starring Robert Downey Jr. as the legendary sleuth and Jude Law as his counterpart Dr. Watson, the filmmaker is now taking the famed detective back in time on the small screen. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare director has tapped one of that …
Netflix’s ‘Perfect Match’, ‘Selling Sunset’ and more getting the video game treatment
Netflix If you’ve ever wished you could star in one of Netflix’s hit reality shows, now’s your chance — without the risk of becoming a meme for saying people thought you looked like Megan Fox. The streaming service announced it is expanding its branded lineup of interactive content with four new games based on its …