Tina Thorpe/HBO She’s widely recognized as the first Black woman promoted to head writer of a late-night talk show. She’s acted, done comedy, both professionally and personally, and even hosted her own late-night show. But multifaceted entertainer Robin Thede says her current project, HBO‘s A Black Lady Sketch Show, is “100 percent” the thing she’s most proud of. Ahead …
Bruce Glikas/WireImage The revival of Plaza Suite on Broadway has been paused after the second of its two leads, Sarah Jessica Parker, tested positive for COVID-19. Thursday’s show was cancelled, days after her co-star and husband Matthew Broderick had tested positive; an understudy took his place earlier in the week while the Ferris Bueller star …
Dan MacMedan/WireImage Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson and his wife, Christina Evangeline, have called it quits after 11 years of marriage, a source tells Us Weekly. “Kenan and Christina are completely amicable,” says the insider, who reveals the couple “officially” separated in back in November 2020. “They remain close as coparents and have remained …
Hulu/Frank Micelotta Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have taken another formal step in the evolution of a celebrity relationship: They’ve gone from ‘Instagram official’ to ‘red carpet official.’ The pair walked the rug at Los Angeles’ Goya Studios Thursday night to celebrate the premiere of Hulu’s new reality series The Kardashians, which just debuted on the …
Stefania Rosini/Amazon Studios In the new spy thriller All the Old Knives, out today on Amazon Prime Video, Thandiwe Newton and Chris Pine play CIA agents with a lot of secrets. It’s an old school kind of movie, full of action and romance and international intrigue, which drew in Newton. “I was really intrigued by the world of the CIA, which …
Sami Drasin/Nickelodeon/Paramount+ The highly rated iCarly reboot returns for its second season Friday, and the show’s cast is thrilled the original fans love the revival. Nathan Kress, who returns as Freddie, admitted that he was worried fans wouldn’t like the reboot, telling ABC Audio, “The internet loves to be negative and critical about everything…For a show that was …
Win McNamee/Getty Images Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history on Thursday, after she was confirmed as the first Black female Supreme Court Justice. Applause and cheers broke out in the White House when Kamala Harris, the first Black and South Asian woman vice president, announced the voting results, while virtual applause and congratulations circulated the internet in honor of …
Hulu The critically acclaimed Hulu series The Dropout wraps up its season on Hulu today. Based on the ABC Audio podcast of the same name, the series stars Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of blood testing company Theranos, who is awaiting sentencing on fraud charges. William H. Macy plays Dr. Richard Fuisz in …
Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association Nine-time Academy Awards host Billy Crystal called the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock “terribly distressing.” In the latest episode of HBO Max’s Back on the Record with Bob Costas, the host was admittedly hesitant to ask Crystal about the so-called “slap heard ’round the world.” Crystal was game to respond, though, albeit briefly. He said, …
Netflix In a first-ever intimate conversation about her upbringing, Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis will sit down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss her new memoir, Finding Me. Streaming giant Netflix announced the news on Thursday, revealing that the 48-minute special event, titled Oprah + Viola, will premiere on April 22. “For the first time Viola shares memories of her childhood marked with unimaginable …