HBO/Helen Sloane(LOS ANGELES) — Remember the public outcry when Ed Sheeran made a cameo appearance in the seventh season premiere of Game of Thrones? Turns out one of the show’s stars wasn’t really happy about it, either. Kristian Nairn, who played the doomed fan-favorite character Hodor on the hit HBO series, tells The Huffington Post, …
Marc Maron steps back into the ring in the second season of “GLOW”
Erica Parise/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Stand-up comedy veteran and super-successful WTF podcast creator Marc Maron is back for the second season of Netflix’s retro hit GLOW. It’s based on the late-’80s TV show of the same name, which stands for “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.” In the fictionalized comedy, Maron Plays Sam Sylvia, a washed up, drugged-out …
Pete Davidson to tackle “Big Time Adolescence”
NBC/Will Heath(NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson is set to star in production company American High’s fourth feature, Big Time Adolescence. Deadline reports the project centers on, “a teenage boy coming of age in a dull suburban town under the destructive guidance of his best friend, a charismatic college dropout.” Given …
Actor and survivor Terry Crews brings his fight against sexual assault to Capitol Hill
ABC/Heidi Gutman(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Terry Crews recounted his story of sexual assault on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, telling lawmakers, “I sit here as an example” of survivors. “A lot of people believe a person like me can’t be victimized but what happened to me happened to many others,” the actor said. Appearing before a Senate committee …
D.L. Hughley talks about the need for “accountability” in his new satirical book, “How Not to Get Shot”
ABC/Lou Rocco(NEW YORK) — D.L. Hughley is a man on a mission. In his new book, How Not to Get Shot, the comedian and radio host addresses racial profiling, police shootings and social injustices in America head-on, from a satirical perspective. Hughley’s premise is that white people often give black people advice on how to …
“Coming to America” screenwriters say sequel centers on Prince Akeem searching for “long-lost son”
TM & COPYRIGHT © 1988 BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.(LOS ANGELES) — Coming to America is coming to theaters…again. The sequel, which will be a follow-up to the 1988 comedy starring Eddie Murphy, will be called Coming 2 America,” according to the film’s IMDb page. David Sheffield, the original film’s screenwriter, told ABC’s Good …
“Luke Cage” star Theo “Shades” Rossi says he’s “never seen anything” like reaction to show’s second season
Cara Howe/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Last Friday, the second season of Marvel’s Luke Cage premiered on Netflix, and believe it or not, many fans are already on their second viewing. Since today is National Sunglasses Day, what better time to check in with Theo Rossi, who plays Hernan Enrique Salazar “Shades” Alvarez on the series? Rossi …
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’Brien commiserate over Donald Trump attacks
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — A day after President Donald Trump slammed late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’Brien during a speech at a South Carolina rally, the trio teamed up Tuesday for a sketch in which they contemplated how to respond to the POTUS’ criticism. In the …
Gloria Estefan to guest star as Rita Moreno’s sister on Netflix’s “One Day at a Time”
ABC/Lou RoccoThis is it — the moment when Gloria Estefan guest stars on the Netflix comedy One Day at a Time. The show, a re-imagining of the hit ’70s sitcom of the same name, follows three generations of a Cuban-American family: Penelope Alvarez, a newly single mom; her two teens, Alex and Elena; and her …
“Bachelor in Paradise” season 5 cast revealed
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Bachelor in Paradise will return on August 7, and there are plenty of familiar faces in the new cast. ABC announced Tuesday that season five, which premieres at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, will include several men from this current season of The Bachelorette, including David, Joe, and Jordan. Other cast members …