ABC/Randy Holmes(LAS VEGAS) — Jimmy Kimmel is adding “comedy club owner” to his resume. The late-night talk show host is partnering with Caesars Entertainment to open Kimmel’s Comedy Club at the LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas. The club will showcase both up-and-coming comedic talent and household names, all curated by Kimmel and his team. Kimmel, …
Damon Wayans announces his ‘Lethal Weapon’ exit: “I’m too old for this”
Jordin Althaus/FOX(LOS ANGELES) — Damon Wayans is officially over and out of his Fox TV series Lethal Weapon. In an interview with Eurweb.com, Wayans revealed he plans to exit the Fox drama in December after his finishes production on season three. “I’m going to be quitting the show in December after we finish the initial …
ABC Entertainment President has no regrets about reviving ‘Roseanne’
ABC/Eric McCandless(LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA) — Despite the controversy surrounding the show’s star, Channing Dungey, the president of ABC Entertainment, says she doesn’t regret greenlighting the now-cancelled Roseanne revival. During the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in Laguna Niguel, California, attended by Deadline, Dungey opened up about the short-lived blue-collar comedy. “We had a great conversation about the …
Is butter a carb? Jonathan Bennett celebrates ‘Means Girls’ Day with ‘The Burn Cookbook’
Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — As any Mean Girls fan knows, October 3 has been unofficially dubbed Mean Girls Day. It all stems from the scene in the 2004 dark comedy movie where high school heartthrob Aaron Samuels asks Lindsay Lohan’s Cady Heron what day it is and she replies, “It’s October 3rd.” Now, in …
How Russian trolls brought ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ debate to the Dark Side
Lucasfilm – 2017(NEW YORK) — The online debate over Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi was even more complex than we thought. According to a new academic paper by USC researcher Dr. Morten Bay, Russian trolls may have been jumping in on the Twitter conversations about the film, and making them political. The comments …
See Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in first trailer for ‘VICE’
Greig Fraser / Annapurna Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — If you need even more proof that Christian Bale can play just about anyone, check out the first trailer for VICE, showcasing the former Batman Begins star as former Vice President Dick Cheney. Clocking in at just under two minutes in length, the trailer is framed by a …
Anthony Ramos talks playing Lady Gaga’s best friend in “A Star Is Born”: “We just vibed immediately”
Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — By now, you’ve probably heard about how Lady Gaga fed Bradley Cooper pasta during their first meeting for A Star Is Born. But Anthony Ramos – who plays Gaga’s character’s best friend Ramon in the film – says their bonding experience was a little different. “She hugged me and …
Eric Idle can’t “Look on the Bright Side” with James Corden
Art Streiber/CBS(LOS ANGELES) — During his Late Late Show Tuesday, James Corden admitted he’s been down in the dumps over all the bad news in the world these days. That’s when Monty Python comedy icon Eric Idle emerged and tried to cheer up his friend — oh, and plug his book Always Look on the Bright …
Blind skier Danelle Umstead eliminated on star-studded ‘Dancing with the Stars’ “Las Vegas Night”
ABC(LAS VEGAS) — Tuesday night was Las Vegas night on Dancing with the Stars, but Paralympian skier Danelle Umstead’s luck ran out. Dancing with the Stars‘ first-ever blind contestant was sent home Tuesday night, along with her partner Artem Chigvintsev. Danelle and Artem danced a quickstep as Las Vegas star and DWTS season 9 champ Donny …
How Emma Stone learned to deal with her anxiety and panic attacks
ABC/Rick Rowell(NEW YORK) — For Emma Stone, acting is more than just a job. The Oscar-winner credits performing with helping her cope with lifelong anxiety and panic attacks. “The thing that haunts me to this day is useful in my job,” she told Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz during a videotaped conversation at the Child Mind …