JC Olivera/Getty Images Martin Lawrence and his TV series crew are back together again to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his self-titled sitcom. Taping for reunion special began Sunday; it’ll air on BET+ later this year. “To be able to sit here thirty years later with this amazing cast that has had such an impact on pop culture …
Oscars won’t air all categories live this year
ABC/AMPAS Eight major Oscars will not be presented live on this year’s show in an effort to present a more TV friendly telecast, the Academy announced on Tuesday. The awards will be given out an hour ahead of time, edited down, and then cut into the live telecast. However, the Academy points out that everyone …
An “incredibly grateful” Wendy Williams thanks producers, fans, following show announcement
ABC Via her spokesperson Howard Bragman, Wendy Williams responded to the news that her eponymous talk show would be ending this season, and that current substitute host Sherri Shepherd would be carrying the torch permanently. As reported, producers Debmar-Mercury will launch Sherri in The Wendy Williams Show‘s syndicated time slots beginning in the fall. Williams hasn’t been on her show since this season began, …
Martin TV series 30th anniversary reunion; Will Smith wins NAACP Image Award for his memoir; and more
Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell in 1996; Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images Martin Lawrence and his TV series crew are back together again to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his self-titled sitcom. Taping for reunion special began Sunday; it’ll air on BET+ later this year. “To be able to sit here thirty years later with this amazing cast that has …
‘Weird’ all right: Roku releases first picture of Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird” Al Yankovic
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage Streaming service Roku has released the first official picture of Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in the biopic of Grammy-winning song-parody master “Weird” Al Yankovic. The shot shows Daniel as Al, in a curly fright wig, wearing one of Yankovic’s trademarks, a loud Hawaiian shirt, while rocking out on an accordion. “Your first look at #WEIRD is here,” the network …
Tommy Davidson on the longevity of ‘The Proud Family’, and its new follow-up on Disney+
Disney+ More than two decades after the acclaimed original premiered, a continuation of the animated series The Proud Family, called The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, drops Wednesday on Disney+. The streaming service is also home to the original series, which stars Kyla Pratt as Paula Proud, Tommy Davidson as her dad, Oscar, Paula Jai Parker as her mom, Trudy Proud, and Jo Marie Payton as …
Horsepower: Bill Pullman narrates new documentary on the American horse
‘Nature: American Horses’ narrator Bill Pullman © Ami Vitale Bill Pullman narrates the upcoming PBS documentary Nature: American Horses, which explores the story of the horse, and how various breeds helped shaped the American landscape. Turns out the Independence Day and Spaceballs actor knows more than a little about horses himself. “In our valley in …
“When we’re 70, I want to get the team back together”: Channing Tatum on a final ‘Magic Mike’ movie
ABC/Randy Holmes While 41-year-old Channing Tatum recently told Kelly Clarkson that getting into Magic Mike shape isn’t as easy as it used to be, he’s got his eyes on a final installment decades from now. Tatum, now starring in Dog, the dramedy film he co-directed, appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show to talk about his regimen for a third film in his hit male stripper series, Magic …
Chris Rock getting back on stage with the Ego Death World Tour
Walt Disney Television/Yolanda Perez Emmy and Grammy winner Chris Rock has announced he’s returning to the stand-up stage for the first time in five years, with the Ego Death World Tour. The 38-date North American leg kicks off April 2nd in Atlantic City, NJ with a pair of shows at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Rock will make stops …
‘The Wendy Williams Show’ is over, for now; Sherri Shepherd’s ‘Sherri’ to replace it
Debmar-Mercury Amid the host’s ongoing health issues, producers of The Wendy Williams Show have announced the program will not return for the upcoming fall season, and instead will be replaced by Sherri, a new series fronted by Wendy’s substitute host, Sherri Shepherd. In a statement, Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein, the co-presidents of show syndicator Debmar-Mercury, noted, “Since Wendy is still not available …