A new rumor has the internet buzzing. It claims that Disney plans to reboot the popular 1980s hit “The Golden Girls.” The new cast would include Tina Fey as Dorothy, Amy Poehler as Sophia, Lisa Kudrow as Rose, and Maya Rudolph as Blanche. The show is rumored to have ten episodes and will be released this summer on Disney+.
Is this true?
No. It’s a satirical post from the Facebook Page Yoda Bby Aby.
“Golden Girls – 10 Episodes!!!
This June, get ready to laugh until it hurts with Disney+’s brand new series, “The Golden Girls,” featuring the comedic genius of Tina Fey as Dorothy, Amy Poehler as Sophia, Lisa Kudrow as Rose, and Maya Rudolph as Blanche. Dive into 10 hilarious episodes where Dorothy and her feisty mother Sophia shake up life in Miami by moving in with the flirtatious Blanche and the sweetly naive Rose. Prepare for a whirlwind of witty banter,...
Is this true?
No. It’s a satirical post from the Facebook Page Yoda Bby Aby.
“Golden Girls – 10 Episodes!!!
This June, get ready to laugh until it hurts with Disney+’s brand new series, “The Golden Girls,” featuring the comedic genius of Tina Fey as Dorothy, Amy Poehler as Sophia, Lisa Kudrow as Rose, and Maya Rudolph as Blanche. Dive into 10 hilarious episodes where Dorothy and her feisty mother Sophia shake up life in Miami by moving in with the flirtatious Blanche and the sweetly naive Rose. Prepare for a whirlwind of witty banter,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Kambrea Pratt
- Pirates & Princesses
After the end of strikes, agents, managers and producers quickly moved in to assemble high-profile packages to take out in what was expected to be a frothy marketplace following six months of inactivity. But, while there have been a few bidding wars and big sales with a couple of others pending, the level of demand has not been what many anticipated. The biggest casualty of the tight market — packages with A-list stars attached.
“This has been such a head-scratcher,” one agent said about the situation. Agencies are keeping record of all the star packages that went out and failed to draw interest over the past few months despite the level of talent that has included Oscar and Emmy winners and nominees in front or behind the camera, stars of blockbuster movies and iconic TV series and, in a couple of instances, famous IP. The total now exceeds 20.
“We call it the whiff list,...
“This has been such a head-scratcher,” one agent said about the situation. Agencies are keeping record of all the star packages that went out and failed to draw interest over the past few months despite the level of talent that has included Oscar and Emmy winners and nominees in front or behind the camera, stars of blockbuster movies and iconic TV series and, in a couple of instances, famous IP. The total now exceeds 20.
“We call it the whiff list,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
There were many memorable cinematic performances that came from actresses in 1999 (Annette Bening in American Beauty, Samantha Morton in Sweet and Lowdown, Julianne Moore in Magnolia). And then there was a truly iconic turn from Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick, the terrifying antagonist in Alexander Payne’s sharp political satire, Election.
A cunning, ambitious and oh-so-annoying foil to her teacher and would-be mentor, Omaha-area social studies instructor Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), Tracy is at times the worst — for example, when her affair with Mr. McAllister’s best friend is discovered, the teenager has no qualms about abandoning him entirely — and in other moments, Tracy can be the absolute best. At least, she insists on that top slot, no matter what: having the highest grades, getting into the best college, winning a high school election — she’s destined for greatness, which in the time Election takes place means winning the office...
A cunning, ambitious and oh-so-annoying foil to her teacher and would-be mentor, Omaha-area social studies instructor Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), Tracy is at times the worst — for example, when her affair with Mr. McAllister’s best friend is discovered, the teenager has no qualms about abandoning him entirely — and in other moments, Tracy can be the absolute best. At least, she insists on that top slot, no matter what: having the highest grades, getting into the best college, winning a high school election — she’s destined for greatness, which in the time Election takes place means winning the office...
- 4/24/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Steve Carell has landed a fun new gig alongside Tina Fey!
The pair will co-star in a new Netflix series titled The Four Seasons, which Tina is also co-creating alongside Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield.
The series will be based on the 1981 film of the same name. The 1981 film was written and directed by Alan Alda, and he co-starred alongside Carol Burnett.
Here’s the film’s synopsis, according to IMDb: “Three couples vacation together every season. After one divorces, feelings of betrayal and more spawn criticisms of one another, but the things that keep them together are stronger than those which might pull them apart.”
This won’t be the first time Steve and Tina work together. They co-starred in the 2010 feature film Date Night as well!
Production will begin later this year.
The pair will co-star in a new Netflix series titled The Four Seasons, which Tina is also co-creating alongside Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield.
The series will be based on the 1981 film of the same name. The 1981 film was written and directed by Alan Alda, and he co-starred alongside Carol Burnett.
Here’s the film’s synopsis, according to IMDb: “Three couples vacation together every season. After one divorces, feelings of betrayal and more spawn criticisms of one another, but the things that keep them together are stronger than those which might pull them apart.”
This won’t be the first time Steve and Tina work together. They co-starred in the 2010 feature film Date Night as well!
Production will begin later this year.
- 4/24/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
FBI: International will maintain its facial hair quotient in the wake of original cast member Luke Klientank’s upcoming exit.
Chicago Med and Arrowverse alum Colin Donnell is set to guest-star in the final two episodes of FBI: International Season 3, which will air after Kleintank’s May 7 send-off as Supervisory Special Agent Scott Forrester.
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People.com, which was first to report on Donnell’s casting,...
Chicago Med and Arrowverse alum Colin Donnell is set to guest-star in the final two episodes of FBI: International Season 3, which will air after Kleintank’s May 7 send-off as Supervisory Special Agent Scott Forrester.
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People.com, which was first to report on Donnell’s casting,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Tina Fey‘s already busy at work on her latest Netflix project after collaborating with the streamer on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Girls5eva. Now, she’s setting her sights on The Four Seasons, a new comedy based on the 1981 movie of the same name starring Carol Burnett and Alan Alda who wrote and directed the flick. Collaborating with 30 Rock alums, the series is shaping up to be a can’t-miss binge. As we await the show’s arrival, we’re breaking down everything we know about The Four Seasons, below, ranging from casting to production details. Who Stars in The Four Seasons? John Nacion/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures; Everett Collection Tina Fey is set to lead the series and will be joined by the newest casting addition Steve Carell. The news of Carell’s casting serves as a mini-reunion for himself and Fey as they previously headlined the 2010 comedy film Date Night.
- 4/24/2024
- TV Insider
It’s a Comedy Night Done Right reunion.
Steve Carell, star of “The Office,” will join previously announced Tina Fey, creator and star of “30 Rock,” in “The Four Seasons,” a Netflix comedy series based on the 1981 film of the same name. The streaming service announced Carell’s casting on Wednesday.
Fey and Carell previously starred in the 2010 comedy “Date Night,” in which they played a married couple. Their characters in “The Four Seasons” have not yet been announced.
The film follows three couples who go on quarterly vacations together, where the stresses and joys of marriage get magnified, especially after one of the men leaves his wife for a younger woman and begins bringing her on the trips. The film’s point-of-view couple is played by Alan Alda (who also wrote and directed) and Carol Burnett. The film was previously adapted into a short-lived sitcom in 1984.
The new series is created by Fey,...
Steve Carell, star of “The Office,” will join previously announced Tina Fey, creator and star of “30 Rock,” in “The Four Seasons,” a Netflix comedy series based on the 1981 film of the same name. The streaming service announced Carell’s casting on Wednesday.
Fey and Carell previously starred in the 2010 comedy “Date Night,” in which they played a married couple. Their characters in “The Four Seasons” have not yet been announced.
The film follows three couples who go on quarterly vacations together, where the stresses and joys of marriage get magnified, especially after one of the men leaves his wife for a younger woman and begins bringing her on the trips. The film’s point-of-view couple is played by Alan Alda (who also wrote and directed) and Carol Burnett. The film was previously adapted into a short-lived sitcom in 1984.
The new series is created by Fey,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
It’s a Date Night reunion for Steve Carell and Tina Fey in a new adaptation of the 1981 rom-com The Four Seasons. The former co-stars are set to lead the upcoming series, which will see Fey teaming up with longtime collaborators Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield to write the comedy.
The film — which was written and directed by Alan Alda and stars Alda, Carol Burnett, and Rita Moreno — follows three couples who vacation together every season but whose worlds are upended when one of them divorces.
Netflix has ordered eight episodes of the series, which is produced by Universal Television and will begin filming later in 2024.
The comedy dream team of Fey, Fisher, and Wigfield first worked together on the final season of 30 Rock. Each have subsequently launched hit series — Fey’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ran for four seasons and an interactive movie, while Season 3...
The film — which was written and directed by Alan Alda and stars Alda, Carol Burnett, and Rita Moreno — follows three couples who vacation together every season but whose worlds are upended when one of them divorces.
Netflix has ordered eight episodes of the series, which is produced by Universal Television and will begin filming later in 2024.
The comedy dream team of Fey, Fisher, and Wigfield first worked together on the final season of 30 Rock. Each have subsequently launched hit series — Fey’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ran for four seasons and an interactive movie, while Season 3...
- 4/24/2024
- by Jean Bentley
- Tudum - Netflix
Steve Carell is ready for a vacation after lending his dulcet tones to Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 and John Krasinski’s upcoming family comedy If. Thankfully, Netflix has a plane ticket with Carell’s name on it, so long as he’s willing to join the cast of The Four Seasons, a forthcoming comedy series led by Tina Fey.
The Four Seasons, a retread of the 1981 Universal movie of the same name, is a co-creation between Fey, her 30 Rock co-star Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield. Details about Carell’s character remain a mystery, though the cast list for Alan Alda’s 1981 comedy could provide some clues. In 1981’s The Four Seasons, three couples vacation together every season. After one couple divorces, feelings of betrayal and more spawn criticisms of one another, but the things that keep them together are stronger than those that might tear them apart. Alan Alda directed and wrote the 1981 version,...
The Four Seasons, a retread of the 1981 Universal movie of the same name, is a co-creation between Fey, her 30 Rock co-star Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield. Details about Carell’s character remain a mystery, though the cast list for Alan Alda’s 1981 comedy could provide some clues. In 1981’s The Four Seasons, three couples vacation together every season. After one couple divorces, feelings of betrayal and more spawn criticisms of one another, but the things that keep them together are stronger than those that might tear them apart. Alan Alda directed and wrote the 1981 version,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
A second Date Night…?
Ten-time Emmy nominee Steve Carell (The Office, The Morning Show) will reunite with Emmy-winning actress/writer Tina Fey in The Four Seasons, Netflix’s upcoming comedy based on the 1981 film of the same name, which starred and was written and directed by Alan Alda.
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Ten-time Emmy nominee Steve Carell (The Office, The Morning Show) will reunite with Emmy-winning actress/writer Tina Fey in The Four Seasons, Netflix’s upcoming comedy based on the 1981 film of the same name, which starred and was written and directed by Alan Alda.
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- 4/24/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Steve Carell is set to star opposite Tina Fey in the upcoming Netflix comedy series “The Four Seasons,” Variety has learned.
The series is based on the 1981 film of the same name that was directed by and starred Alan Alda with Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno, Sandy Dennis, and Len Cariou also among the cast members. The series was first announced in January with an eight-episode order and is slated to begin production later this year.
In the film, three married couples take vacations together each season, but things are thrown for a loop when one of the husbands leaves his wife and begins bringing a younger woman with him. It was previously adapted into a 1984 TV series for CBS.
This will not be the first time Carell and Fey have appeared together onscreen. They previously played a married couple in the hit 2010 comedy feature “Date Night.” This is also not Carell’s first Netflix series,...
The series is based on the 1981 film of the same name that was directed by and starred Alan Alda with Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno, Sandy Dennis, and Len Cariou also among the cast members. The series was first announced in January with an eight-episode order and is slated to begin production later this year.
In the film, three married couples take vacations together each season, but things are thrown for a loop when one of the husbands leaves his wife and begins bringing a younger woman with him. It was previously adapted into a 1984 TV series for CBS.
This will not be the first time Carell and Fey have appeared together onscreen. They previously played a married couple in the hit 2010 comedy feature “Date Night.” This is also not Carell’s first Netflix series,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Steve Carell is reuniting with Tina Fey and Universal Television.
The Office grad has closed a deal to co-star in Netflix’s The Four Seasons, the update of the 1981 Alan Alda feature film of the same name. The role reunites Carell with Tina Fey after the duo starred as a married couple in the 2010 movie Date Night.
Ordered straight-to-series in January after Netflix won the show following a bidding war after the conclusion of last year’s dual strikes, the adaptation was co-created by Fey and her fellow 30 Rock alums Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield.
Production on the series is slated to begin later this year. The original film, written and directed by Alda, revolves around three couples who take vacations together each season and explores the changes in the group dynamic when one of couples splits up and the man brings a much younger woman on subsequent trips. The...
The Office grad has closed a deal to co-star in Netflix’s The Four Seasons, the update of the 1981 Alan Alda feature film of the same name. The role reunites Carell with Tina Fey after the duo starred as a married couple in the 2010 movie Date Night.
Ordered straight-to-series in January after Netflix won the show following a bidding war after the conclusion of last year’s dual strikes, the adaptation was co-created by Fey and her fellow 30 Rock alums Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield.
Production on the series is slated to begin later this year. The original film, written and directed by Alda, revolves around three couples who take vacations together each season and explores the changes in the group dynamic when one of couples splits up and the man brings a much younger woman on subsequent trips. The...
- 4/24/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Steve Carell (The Morning Show) has been tapped to star opposite Tina Fey in The Four Seasons, the Netflix comedy series based on the 1981 Universal film of the same name, which she’s co-created with former 30 Rock colleagues Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield.
Carell comes to the project after starring opposite Fey in the 2010 comedy Date Night, directed for Fox by Shawn Levy. Details as to the role he’s playing are under wraps. Written and directed by Alan Alda, produced by Martin Bregman, and starring Alda and Carol Burnett, the Four Seasons film tells the story of three couples who vacation together every season.
Hailing from Universal Television and Fey’s production company Little Stranger, Inc., The Four Seasons will be exec produced by Fey, Fisher, Wigfield, David Miner, Eric Gurian and Jeff Richmond. Alda and Marissa Bregman will produce the series scripted by Fey, Fisher and Wigfield, which...
Carell comes to the project after starring opposite Fey in the 2010 comedy Date Night, directed for Fox by Shawn Levy. Details as to the role he’s playing are under wraps. Written and directed by Alan Alda, produced by Martin Bregman, and starring Alda and Carol Burnett, the Four Seasons film tells the story of three couples who vacation together every season.
Hailing from Universal Television and Fey’s production company Little Stranger, Inc., The Four Seasons will be exec produced by Fey, Fisher, Wigfield, David Miner, Eric Gurian and Jeff Richmond. Alda and Marissa Bregman will produce the series scripted by Fey, Fisher and Wigfield, which...
- 4/24/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in 2008, a music video landed on YouTube — then still largely in its infancy and mostly dominated by amateur video footage — and caused a bit of a stir, amassing a cult following and 1 million views. More than 15 years on, the video has morphed — extremely slowly — into a full-length feature film.
Chris Dane Owens’ upbeat love song “Shine on Me” was already a catchy slice of rock with some heavy ’80s inspirations. But it was the epic accompanying video — which he made for $70,000, no small sum in today’s music video world — that proved to be the real hit, largely for squeezing into its four minutes practically every clichéd trope and inspiration from popular swords-and-sorcery fantasy entertainment. “The Princess Bride” features prominently, but then there are elements of “Xena,” “The Lord of the Rings,” “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Dungeons and Dragons” and many, many more.
Among a...
Chris Dane Owens’ upbeat love song “Shine on Me” was already a catchy slice of rock with some heavy ’80s inspirations. But it was the epic accompanying video — which he made for $70,000, no small sum in today’s music video world — that proved to be the real hit, largely for squeezing into its four minutes practically every clichéd trope and inspiration from popular swords-and-sorcery fantasy entertainment. “The Princess Bride” features prominently, but then there are elements of “Xena,” “The Lord of the Rings,” “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Dungeons and Dragons” and many, many more.
Among a...
- 4/22/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Throughout her illustrious run in the realm of music, Taylor Swift has cemented herself as one of, if not the biggest pop icon of the 21st century and has amassed an enormous following. But like every massive fandom, a part of the Swifties community is toxic as well, who often go out of their way to retaliate against anyone who dares to speak ill of the Cats star.
Michael J. Fox, whose opinion of Swift has changed drastically over the years, once found himself amidst heavy fire from the Swifties in 2013 following his initial remarks on the pop icon.
Michael J. Fox Was Against the Idea of Taylor Swift Dating His Son
Michael J. Fox | Credit: Back to The Future (via Universal Pictures)
While by 2013, Taylor Swift was already a huge icon in the music industry, Michael J. Fox had little knowledge about her. Fox was only aware of the...
Michael J. Fox, whose opinion of Swift has changed drastically over the years, once found himself amidst heavy fire from the Swifties in 2013 following his initial remarks on the pop icon.
Michael J. Fox Was Against the Idea of Taylor Swift Dating His Son
Michael J. Fox | Credit: Back to The Future (via Universal Pictures)
While by 2013, Taylor Swift was already a huge icon in the music industry, Michael J. Fox had little knowledge about her. Fox was only aware of the...
- 4/20/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Jenna Fischer put her acting skills to the test on the set of 2024’s Mean Girls. The actress revealed this week she filmed the movie with a broken shoulder.
“I shot for one day on Mean Girls, and then I didn’t have to shoot for a month,” Fischer told People. “And in that month I went on a ski trip and I fell on a sidewalk and I broke my shoulder. So I had to shoot the rest of the movie with a very newly broken shoulder.”
Fischer played Ms. Heron, the daughter of protagonist Cady (Angourie Rice) in the musical movie. After she returned with her arm in a sling, the actress said the crew got creative in accommodating the injury.
“If you notice in the movie, I am exclusively gesturing with my left arm,” she said. “It was the wildest experience. So a big part of my...
“I shot for one day on Mean Girls, and then I didn’t have to shoot for a month,” Fischer told People. “And in that month I went on a ski trip and I fell on a sidewalk and I broke my shoulder. So I had to shoot the rest of the movie with a very newly broken shoulder.”
Fischer played Ms. Heron, the daughter of protagonist Cady (Angourie Rice) in the musical movie. After she returned with her arm in a sling, the actress said the crew got creative in accommodating the injury.
“If you notice in the movie, I am exclusively gesturing with my left arm,” she said. “It was the wildest experience. So a big part of my...
- 4/19/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By all measures, Ziffren Brittenham senior partner Clifford Gilbert-Lurie has had a storied run as an entertainment attorney. Over the course of his four-decade-plus career, he has made big deals for a long list of loyal clients that have generated pages upon pages of headlines in the show business trades. For those professional accomplishments, along with his philanthropic efforts, he’s being honored with Variety’s Power of Law Award at a breakfast April 18 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.
But if one had to point to a single metric that sums up how much he is valued, it would be a British luxury car topped by a large red bow.
More specifically, a Bentley, gifted to him by producer Dick Wolf.
Sandra Bullock vividly remembers the night. The year was 2004. She had come to Gilbert-Lurie’s 50th birthday party armed with what she thought was the perfect gift,...
But if one had to point to a single metric that sums up how much he is valued, it would be a British luxury car topped by a large red bow.
More specifically, a Bentley, gifted to him by producer Dick Wolf.
Sandra Bullock vividly remembers the night. The year was 2004. She had come to Gilbert-Lurie’s 50th birthday party armed with what she thought was the perfect gift,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Todd Longwell
- Variety Film + TV
Tonight on “The Masked Singer,” “Transformers Night” celebrates the 40th anniversary of Transformers! Special Guests Optimus Prime and Bumblebee appear throughout the episode to open the show, deliver clues – and even transform into backup dancers! Each celebrity singer will perform a song that was featured in a “Transformers” movie. Panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora decipher the clues as Nick Cannon hosts the wild and wacky fun.
The Season 11 contestants boast a combined 22 Grammy nominations, 11 platinum albums, 33 Teen Choice nominations, 108 million records sold, 326 film appearances and have 1.7 billion Spotify streams!
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 11, Episode 6, to find out what happened Wednesday, April 10 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on Fox. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite costumed characters on Fox’s reality TV show and who you think has what it takes to win the entire competition.
The Season 11 contestants boast a combined 22 Grammy nominations, 11 platinum albums, 33 Teen Choice nominations, 108 million records sold, 326 film appearances and have 1.7 billion Spotify streams!
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 11, Episode 6, to find out what happened Wednesday, April 10 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on Fox. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite costumed characters on Fox’s reality TV show and who you think has what it takes to win the entire competition.
- 4/11/2024
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Adina Verson has signed with Cesd for representation.
After recurring on season one of Only Murders In the Building, Verson was promoted to a series regular where they portrayed Cinda Canning’s (Tina Fey) assistant Poppy White.
Most recently they were seen on HBO’s And Just Like That… as well as in the critically acclaimed short Troy. Previously they starred on New Amsterdam, Mozart in the Jungle and The Strain.
On stage, Verson starred in A Transparent Musical at Center Theatre Group as Ali Pfefferman, and has appeared on Broadway in Indecent, and off-Broadway in Wives (Playwrights Horizons), Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties (McC) and The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova) for which they were nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award.
Verson continues to be represented by Bernard F. Bunye at Forte Artist Management.
After recurring on season one of Only Murders In the Building, Verson was promoted to a series regular where they portrayed Cinda Canning’s (Tina Fey) assistant Poppy White.
Most recently they were seen on HBO’s And Just Like That… as well as in the critically acclaimed short Troy. Previously they starred on New Amsterdam, Mozart in the Jungle and The Strain.
On stage, Verson starred in A Transparent Musical at Center Theatre Group as Ali Pfefferman, and has appeared on Broadway in Indecent, and off-Broadway in Wives (Playwrights Horizons), Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties (McC) and The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova) for which they were nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award.
Verson continues to be represented by Bernard F. Bunye at Forte Artist Management.
- 4/9/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The “SNL” 5-Timers Club has been around since December 1990, when Tom Hanks joked in his monologue that a person’s fifth time hosting is when they receive a membership card into the club. Hanks then left the stage and joined Steve Martin, Elliott Gould and Paul Simon in an expensive-looking set with hors d’oeuvres, waiters and a doorman. The iconic club set would be seen multiple times on NBC’s late sketch comedy throughout the decades, often (but not always) when a new host is anointed as a five-timer. Members of the club are always seen wearing exclusive jackets embroidered with a “5” badge.
So who has hosted “Saturday Night Live” at least five times? Scroll through our “SNL” 5-Timers Club members list above, which includes (in alphabetical order by last name) some of the most recognizable people in the industry, including Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and Tom Hanks.
See...
So who has hosted “Saturday Night Live” at least five times? Scroll through our “SNL” 5-Timers Club members list above, which includes (in alphabetical order by last name) some of the most recognizable people in the industry, including Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and Tom Hanks.
See...
- 4/6/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The “SNL” 5-Timers Club has been around since December 1990, when Tom Hanks joked in his monologue that a person’s fifth time hosting is when they receive a membership card into the club. Hanks then left the stage and joined Steve Martin, Elliott Gould and Paul Simon in an expensive-looking set with hors d’oeuvres, waiters and a doorman. The iconic club set would be seen multiple times on NBC’s late sketch comedy throughout the decades, often (but not always) when a new host is anointed as a five-timer. Members of the club are always seen wearing exclusive jackets embroidered with a “5” badge.
So who has hosted “Saturday Night Live” at least five times? Scroll through our “SNL” 5-Timers Club members list below, which includes (in alphabetical order by last name) some of the most recognizable people in the industry, including Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and Tom Hanks. Gallery...
So who has hosted “Saturday Night Live” at least five times? Scroll through our “SNL” 5-Timers Club members list below, which includes (in alphabetical order by last name) some of the most recognizable people in the industry, including Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and Tom Hanks. Gallery...
- 4/5/2024
- by Misty Holland and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Música is a “non-musical musical” coming-of-age romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Rudy Mancuso. Based on his personal experiences, the Prime Video film follows the story of a young college student Rudy, who is about to graduate but still doesn’t if he should get a stable job or go after his dream of becoming a puppeteer. He finds himself stuck in a love triangle between his long-time girlfriend who doesn’t understand him and his dreams and a girl he recently met who seems to support his dreams, while also dealing with his overbearing mother who wants him to get himself a Brazilian girlfriend. Música stars Mancuso in the lead role with Camila Mendes, Francesca Reale, J.B. Smoove, and Maria Mancuso starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the charming story and music of Música, here are some similar films you should check out next.
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- 4/5/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Saturday Night Live’s Five-Timers Club has long been the gold standard for the show’s hosting elite, and Kristen Wiig is the latest to join. But there’s a growing group of Lorne Michaels’ favorites who’ve far surpassed that mark.
Some hosts have won Emmys for their many stints on the show, like Tina Fey. But one talented Five Timer has very nearly matched his number of SNL appearances with the haul of Emmys he’s been awarded for those appearances.
Scroll through the gallery below to see photos of all 16 people who’ve joined the coveted club and click here to see who has hosted this season.
Some hosts have won Emmys for their many stints on the show, like Tina Fey. But one talented Five Timer has very nearly matched his number of SNL appearances with the haul of Emmys he’s been awarded for those appearances.
Scroll through the gallery below to see photos of all 16 people who’ve joined the coveted club and click here to see who has hosted this season.
- 4/5/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Some of the most hallowed names in contemporary showbiz have hosted Saturday Night Live five times. Christopher Walken, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Tina Fey are just some of them.
This weekend, Kristen Wiig joins the exclusive club.
Wiig reflected on the moment with musical guest Raye and SNL star Bowen Yang in this week’s Thursday promo. Wiig hasn’t done many things five times. Laughter is one of them, though, and the trio promised more of that this weekend.
Following that, Yang & Wiig had high expectations for Raye’s British accent, particularly on one magic word.
Finally, Yang fumbles what the meaning of “Og” is all about.
Watch the promo video above.
This weekend, Kristen Wiig joins the exclusive club.
Wiig reflected on the moment with musical guest Raye and SNL star Bowen Yang in this week’s Thursday promo. Wiig hasn’t done many things five times. Laughter is one of them, though, and the trio promised more of that this weekend.
Following that, Yang & Wiig had high expectations for Raye’s British accent, particularly on one magic word.
Finally, Yang fumbles what the meaning of “Og” is all about.
Watch the promo video above.
- 4/5/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Lorne Michaels is an expert at celebrating the legacy of “Saturday Night Live.” The show’s creator has produced variety specials for the NBC program’s 15th anniversary, 25th anniversary and 40th anniversary, so the upcoming 50th season should have a highly entertaining spectacle. Nothing less than a three-hour event would be expected, but how else should “SNL” celebrate the golden anniversary season, which would begin in the autumn of 2024 and continue through May, 2025?
Here is our exciting, fun suggestion for a way to go above and beyond for the live special. Over the course of a 20-22 episode season, NBC would certainly have almost every episode featuring the current cast along with hot guest hosts and musical guests. However, for the other five episodes spread out over several months, devote an entire 90 minutes to each previous decade. Invite back the biggest cast members from a decade along with well-known guest hosts and music stars.
Here is our exciting, fun suggestion for a way to go above and beyond for the live special. Over the course of a 20-22 episode season, NBC would certainly have almost every episode featuring the current cast along with hot guest hosts and musical guests. However, for the other five episodes spread out over several months, devote an entire 90 minutes to each previous decade. Invite back the biggest cast members from a decade along with well-known guest hosts and music stars.
- 4/3/2024
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
From “The Jerk” to “Only Murders in the Building” and every stage and screen in between, it’s impossible to contain Steve Martin’s life and career into just one documentary. Apple TV+ will take a look at the five-decade career and seven-decade life of the comedy legend with two wild and crazy docs, tracing the path through all its highs and lows, then and now. Directed by Oscar winner Morgan Neville, “Steve! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces” will premiere on Friday, March 29 on Apple TV+. You can watch Steve! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+.
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville takes an extended...
- 3/29/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
What happens when you plan an extravagant worldwide tour… and nobody shows up?
That, unfortunately, seems to be the case for Girls5eva, the sharp and sassy music-industry comedy that moved from Peacock to Netflix for its third season this month. The show — staring Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Pell as the members of a forgotten Y2K-era girl group attempting a middle-age comeback — was never properly appreciated during its two Peacock seasons, and it felt like a lifeline when it got picked up by Netflix for Season 3, since the streaming giant routinely turns its acquired shows into monster hits.
That, unfortunately, seems to be the case for Girls5eva, the sharp and sassy music-industry comedy that moved from Peacock to Netflix for its third season this month. The show — staring Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Pell as the members of a forgotten Y2K-era girl group attempting a middle-age comeback — was never properly appreciated during its two Peacock seasons, and it felt like a lifeline when it got picked up by Netflix for Season 3, since the streaming giant routinely turns its acquired shows into monster hits.
- 3/28/2024
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
My guest this week is Renée Elise Goldsberry.
A Tony and Grammy winner and Emmy nominee for her Broadway performance in Hamilton, Goldsberry starred as Nettie in the original Broadway production of The Color Purple and as Mimi in Rent, along with roles in TV series The Good Wife and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and the movie Tick, Tick… Boom! Now, you can see her flex both her acting and musical muscles in Girls5eva Season 3—the comedy series that earned Goldsberry Critics Choice nominations in 2022 and 2023. The show recently moved to Netflix for its third season.
Girls5eva follows an early aughts girl group as they try to get the band back together 20 years later. It’s a sort of Spice Girls reunion tour meets Spinal Tap with a side of Bridesmaids. Case in point: Goldsberry, as wannabe popstar Wickie Roy, announces that, like Billie Eilish, she too can have a documentary.
A Tony and Grammy winner and Emmy nominee for her Broadway performance in Hamilton, Goldsberry starred as Nettie in the original Broadway production of The Color Purple and as Mimi in Rent, along with roles in TV series The Good Wife and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and the movie Tick, Tick… Boom! Now, you can see her flex both her acting and musical muscles in Girls5eva Season 3—the comedy series that earned Goldsberry Critics Choice nominations in 2022 and 2023. The show recently moved to Netflix for its third season.
Girls5eva follows an early aughts girl group as they try to get the band back together 20 years later. It’s a sort of Spice Girls reunion tour meets Spinal Tap with a side of Bridesmaids. Case in point: Goldsberry, as wannabe popstar Wickie Roy, announces that, like Billie Eilish, she too can have a documentary.
- 3/28/2024
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
Seth Meyers is sharing his thoughts on rumors that Lorne Michaels is ready to bid farewell to Saturday Night Live and retiring from the NBC late-night sketch show.
The Late Night host recently made an appearance on Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out, where the podcast host asked Meyers about Michaels leaving SNL.
“Are you gonna take over for Lorne, or is it Tina [Fey] and then you?” Birbiglia asked, to which Meyers responded, “I think this is a false narrative that Lorne is going anywhere.”
Meyers was a head writer at SNL and worked on the sketch show between 2001 and 2014. The actor doesn’t think Michaels was completely serious when he said he wanted to retire from the comedy show after its 50th season.
“I think it made sense for Lorne — who’s, yeah, got a flair for the dramatic — to say, ‘I think I’ll be done at 50,'” Meyers said.
The Late Night host recently made an appearance on Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out, where the podcast host asked Meyers about Michaels leaving SNL.
“Are you gonna take over for Lorne, or is it Tina [Fey] and then you?” Birbiglia asked, to which Meyers responded, “I think this is a false narrative that Lorne is going anywhere.”
Meyers was a head writer at SNL and worked on the sketch show between 2001 and 2014. The actor doesn’t think Michaels was completely serious when he said he wanted to retire from the comedy show after its 50th season.
“I think it made sense for Lorne — who’s, yeah, got a flair for the dramatic — to say, ‘I think I’ll be done at 50,'” Meyers said.
- 3/27/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Plot: Steve Martin is one of the most beloved and enigmatic figures in entertainment. “Steve! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces” dives into his extraordinary story from two distinct points of view, with companion documentaries that feature never-before-seen footage and raw insights into Steve’s personal and professional trials and triumphs. “Then” chronicles Steve Martin’s early struggles and meteoric rise to revolutionize standup before walking away at 35. “Now” focuses on the present day, with Steve Martin in the golden years of his career, retracing the transformation that led to happiness in his art and personal life.
Review: It pains me to think that a generation is growing up that does not hold Steve Martin in the same regard as generations past. At 78 years old, Martin was the biggest comedian of all time for some, a movie star for others, and one of the old guys from Only Murders in the Building for the rest.
Review: It pains me to think that a generation is growing up that does not hold Steve Martin in the same regard as generations past. At 78 years old, Martin was the biggest comedian of all time for some, a movie star for others, and one of the old guys from Only Murders in the Building for the rest.
- 3/26/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Saturday Night Live alum Seth Meyers is setting the record straight about rumors speculating who creator Lorne Michaels will pass the torch to as the show approaches its 50th anniversary. During a recent appearance on Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out podcast, the Late Night With Seth Meyers host pushed back on the suggestion that he might take up the helm — or that Michaels even has any true intention of giving it up.
“I really don’t—I think this is a false narrative that Lorne is going anywhere,” Meyers told Birbiglia,...
“I really don’t—I think this is a false narrative that Lorne is going anywhere,” Meyers told Birbiglia,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Listen up fives — and by that I mean fours. “Girls5eva” is now streaming on Netflix and you’ve run out of excuses. This heightened, hilarious series from “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” writer Meredith Scardino is exactly the kind of bingeable romp that Netflix users allegedly crave, so why aren’t you watching, rewatching, and recommending?
The title “Girls5eva” refers to a fictitious girl group from the late-90s and early-aughts, as well as their breakout song (cause 4eva‘s too short!): Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Summer (Busy Phillips), Gloria (Paula Pell), and Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry). The group disbanded after fifth member Ashley (Ashley Park) drowned in an infinity pool, but 20 years later they’re making a comeback.
There was a time when “Girls5eva” would have been a surefire hit. It’s executive produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the team behind “30 Rock” and “Kimmy Schmidt,” the latter of...
The title “Girls5eva” refers to a fictitious girl group from the late-90s and early-aughts, as well as their breakout song (cause 4eva‘s too short!): Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Summer (Busy Phillips), Gloria (Paula Pell), and Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry). The group disbanded after fifth member Ashley (Ashley Park) drowned in an infinity pool, but 20 years later they’re making a comeback.
There was a time when “Girls5eva” would have been a surefire hit. It’s executive produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the team behind “30 Rock” and “Kimmy Schmidt,” the latter of...
- 3/21/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Netflix fans are reportedly scared that the streamer is planning to axe a favorite comedy series. Although Season 3 of the 90s girl drama just dropped last week, people are worried that it won’t be renewed for Season 4. Girls5Eva was dropped by Peacock before it moved to Netflix and now it seems like the streaming service might be getting ready to drop it too. Keep reading to see why fans think it may be the next popular series to get the axe and what the future of the show might be.
Girls5Eva Is Back For Season 3 On Netflix
Girls5Eva is a comedic drama series that follows a fictitious 90s girl’s band. One of their songs gets sampled by a modern-day rapper and they reunite as a result.
The series stars Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, Ashley Park, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Erika Henningsen. Tina Fey is the producer behind the comedy series.
Girls5Eva Is Back For Season 3 On Netflix
Girls5Eva is a comedic drama series that follows a fictitious 90s girl’s band. One of their songs gets sampled by a modern-day rapper and they reunite as a result.
The series stars Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, Ashley Park, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Erika Henningsen. Tina Fey is the producer behind the comedy series.
- 3/21/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
Long before he became a major big-screen star through the ‘80s and ‘90s (subsequently going on to thrive in the streaming era too with Only Murders In The Building), Steve Martin was a stage comedian whose stand-up shows and album recordings quickly became the stuff of legend. That’s a big part of the story being told in upcoming double-pronged documentary feature Steve! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces. As its title suggests, there are two strands to the film(s), from acclaimed director Morgan Neville – the first being ‘Then’, about Martin’s game-changing early comedy career; and ‘Now’, about his life and career in the present day. Check out an exclusive clip from the ‘Then’ portion, digging into the genius of Martin’s stand-up.
The films feature inclusions from fellow actors and comedians – there you heard Jerry Seinfeld and American folk musician John McEuen, while other contributors include Tina Fey,...
The films feature inclusions from fellow actors and comedians – there you heard Jerry Seinfeld and American folk musician John McEuen, while other contributors include Tina Fey,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
When Jimmy Fallon began his run as host of The Tonight Show, his memorable opening bit included an array of stars and celebrities—Robert De Niro, Tina Fey, Mariah Carey, Kim Kardashian, a pre-disgrace Rudy Guiliani, Mike Tyson, Lady Gaga, and more—planting 100 dollar bills on his desk,, each allegedly paying off their bets that Jimmy would never be the host of television’s franchise late-night show.
So do they each owe him a thousand now?
As of last month, it’s been ten years since Fallon took over—from Jay Leno—the chair behind the desk at The Tonight Show, bringing it back to its birthplace, New York City. In that decade: a lot of laughs, sketches, impressions, games, music performances, guests. Highs and lows, a pandemic here, a writers’ strike there; millions of views on YouTube and other sites; the usual complement of the thrills and spills and...
So do they each owe him a thousand now?
As of last month, it’s been ten years since Fallon took over—from Jay Leno—the chair behind the desk at The Tonight Show, bringing it back to its birthplace, New York City. In that decade: a lot of laughs, sketches, impressions, games, music performances, guests. Highs and lows, a pandemic here, a writers’ strike there; millions of views on YouTube and other sites; the usual complement of the thrills and spills and...
- 3/19/2024
- by Bill Carter
- LateNighter
Sex is a lot like filmmaking. You dive in when you’re ready, trust your companions, and learn from experience. Few people start out as experts, but there’s beauty in being allowed to try and fail in different environments over the years.
In her first feature film lead, comedian and former late night host Lilly Singh plays Maya, a computer engineer who takes a part-time job teaching sex education. After an incident in her teens led to her mother moving them back to India, Maya not only repressed her sexuality but grew to actively fear it — and now she’s teaching teens about sex despite having never done it herself. Singh, Neel Patel, and director Sara Zandieh co-wrote the film, which premiered at SXSW on March 12.
Sonia Dhillon Tully plays Maya’s hyperconservative single mother Veena, a role that has unfortunately been tread and retread in the South Asian-American film ouevre.
In her first feature film lead, comedian and former late night host Lilly Singh plays Maya, a computer engineer who takes a part-time job teaching sex education. After an incident in her teens led to her mother moving them back to India, Maya not only repressed her sexuality but grew to actively fear it — and now she’s teaching teens about sex despite having never done it herself. Singh, Neel Patel, and director Sara Zandieh co-wrote the film, which premiered at SXSW on March 12.
Sonia Dhillon Tully plays Maya’s hyperconservative single mother Veena, a role that has unfortunately been tread and retread in the South Asian-American film ouevre.
- 3/14/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Netflix has become the latest home for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
The streamer has struck a multi-year deal with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to air the event. Last year, the event aired on CNN and before that PBS aired it for over 20 years. Comedy Central hosted it before PBS.
The move comes as Kevin Hart, who has done a number of standup specials for Netflix, is set to be honored at the ceremony, which has previously feted the likes of Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler, Jon Stewart, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Steve Martin, George Carlin, Tina Fey, Carol Burnett and Richard Pryor.
The show will also feature Dave Burd aka Lil Dicky, Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Fallon, Tiffany Haddish, Regina Hall, Chelsea Handler, Nelly, The Plastic Cup Boyz, Keith Robinson, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, and J.B. Smoove.
The streamer will not, however, be adding the Mark...
The streamer has struck a multi-year deal with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to air the event. Last year, the event aired on CNN and before that PBS aired it for over 20 years. Comedy Central hosted it before PBS.
The move comes as Kevin Hart, who has done a number of standup specials for Netflix, is set to be honored at the ceremony, which has previously feted the likes of Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler, Jon Stewart, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Steve Martin, George Carlin, Tina Fey, Carol Burnett and Richard Pryor.
The show will also feature Dave Burd aka Lil Dicky, Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Fallon, Tiffany Haddish, Regina Hall, Chelsea Handler, Nelly, The Plastic Cup Boyz, Keith Robinson, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, and J.B. Smoove.
The streamer will not, however, be adding the Mark...
- 3/14/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Forever’s too short — and so is two seasons, which is why Emmy-nominated musical comedy Girls5eva is headed to Netflix for an all-new third season debuting March 14. Seasons 1 and 2 will also premiere on the service the same day. Check out the brand-new Season 3 trailer above and keep reading below for more information about what’s to come.
Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell star in Girls5eva as the surviving members of a one-hit wonder girl group from the ’90s who reunite in the present to try their hand at pop stardom one more time, all while juggling the responsibilities of adulthood.
Multi-hyphenate Meredith Scardino (creator/showrunner/executive producer/Emmy-nominated writer) and executive producers Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, David Miner, Eric Gurian, and Jeff Richmond are also returning for the series, which hails from Universal Television.
“We are...
Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell star in Girls5eva as the surviving members of a one-hit wonder girl group from the ’90s who reunite in the present to try their hand at pop stardom one more time, all while juggling the responsibilities of adulthood.
Multi-hyphenate Meredith Scardino (creator/showrunner/executive producer/Emmy-nominated writer) and executive producers Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, David Miner, Eric Gurian, and Jeff Richmond are also returning for the series, which hails from Universal Television.
“We are...
- 3/14/2024
- by Jean Bentley
- Tudum - Netflix
A year after it moved from its longtime PBS home to CNN, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is switching telecast partners again. Netflix has struck a multi-year deal with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to move the Mark Twain Prize event to the streamer.
The deal begins this year, with Kevin Hart honored at the ceremony. This marks the 25th anniversary of the Mark Twain Prize, and Hart will be recognized “for his extraordinary contributions to the genre and his impressive achievements across comedy, film, and television.” This year’s event takes placeat the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Sunday, March 24, and will be taped to premiere on Netflix on Saturday, May 11 — as the Netflix is a Joke Fest takes place in Los Angeles.
Performers set for this year’s Mark Twain ceremony including Dave “Lil Dicky” Burd, Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Fallon, Tiffany Haddish,...
The deal begins this year, with Kevin Hart honored at the ceremony. This marks the 25th anniversary of the Mark Twain Prize, and Hart will be recognized “for his extraordinary contributions to the genre and his impressive achievements across comedy, film, and television.” This year’s event takes placeat the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Sunday, March 24, and will be taped to premiere on Netflix on Saturday, May 11 — as the Netflix is a Joke Fest takes place in Los Angeles.
Performers set for this year’s Mark Twain ceremony including Dave “Lil Dicky” Burd, Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Fallon, Tiffany Haddish,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The sitcom “Girls5eva” follows the attempted comeback of a fictional girl group that peaked in the early 2000s, now reunited as middle-aged women. But headed into its third season, it’s “Girls5eva,” not just Girls5eva, that’s trying to start anew. After two critically acclaimed, if evidently little-watched, seasons on Peacock, the show has been resurrected by Netflix, which has bankrolled a fresh batch of episodes and made the entire back catalog available to its massive audience of over 260 million global subscribers — many of whom will encounter “Girls5eva” for the first time as a Netflix original.
Once upon a time, Netflix made a name for itself as a place where cult favorites could find the fan base they deserved, making its rescue of a previously canceled project a retro throwback in itself. “Arrested Development” got a second life as a poster child for the possibilities of TV’s new normal...
Once upon a time, Netflix made a name for itself as a place where cult favorites could find the fan base they deserved, making its rescue of a previously canceled project a retro throwback in itself. “Arrested Development” got a second life as a poster child for the possibilities of TV’s new normal...
- 3/14/2024
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
When she’s not earning laughs as the flighty but metamorphosing Summer Dutkowsky, the self-proclaimed “hot one” of Girls5eva, the real Busy Philipps — beloved actor, internet personality, and podcaster — has spent the past seven years building a reputation as the brutally honest one.
Around 2017, Philipps started chronicling her daily life on the then-nascent Instagram Stories, speaking directly into the camera with a confessional “Ok … You guys …,” followed by whatever might pop into her brain at any given moment. One story, for example, is an admission of keeping running shoes...
Around 2017, Philipps started chronicling her daily life on the then-nascent Instagram Stories, speaking directly into the camera with a confessional “Ok … You guys …,” followed by whatever might pop into her brain at any given moment. One story, for example, is an admission of keeping running shoes...
- 3/14/2024
- by Rachel Brodsky
- Rollingstone.com
Starting today, three seasons of Girls5eva — the Tina Fey-produced comedy starring Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell as members of a one-hit wonder pop group struggling to mount a comeback in middle age — are streaming on Netflix. The average subscriber will be forgiven for assuming the show, is, and always was, a Netflix original they just never noticed before, especially since the third season features a couple of meta jokes about being on the streaming giant. (The parents of Goldsberry’s Wickie, for instance, like to binge shows on Streamberry,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
There’s a very specific brand of broad silliness that Tina Fey and Robert Carlock have championed across comedies like 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Mr. Mayor. Their shows exist in a fluid reality where it feels like anything is possible.
Meredith Scardino worked on the latter of these two series and her original creation, Girls5Eva, is very much cut from the same absurdist cloth. The music industry lampoon received plenty of attention when it first premiered on Peacock, only to fade away like a forgotten pop music group. It’s exciting that Netflix has rescued the effort, which is just as hilarious as ever, yet Girls5Eva still feels destined to resonate with a niche crowd instead of becoming the streaming service’s next big hit. This comedy can hit the right notes, but it’s not going to pack a stadium full of fans.
Girls5Eva remains one of...
Meredith Scardino worked on the latter of these two series and her original creation, Girls5Eva, is very much cut from the same absurdist cloth. The music industry lampoon received plenty of attention when it first premiered on Peacock, only to fade away like a forgotten pop music group. It’s exciting that Netflix has rescued the effort, which is just as hilarious as ever, yet Girls5Eva still feels destined to resonate with a niche crowd instead of becoming the streaming service’s next big hit. This comedy can hit the right notes, but it’s not going to pack a stadium full of fans.
Girls5Eva remains one of...
- 3/14/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The new Mean Girls is coming to physical media in the UK in April, on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. More here.
Given that the original 2004 take on Mean Girls is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK shortly, it’s not the biggest surprise in the world that the 2024 take on the same story is also on its way.
Mean Girls 2024 – the version of the film that’s a musical but don’t tell anybody it’s a musical because that wouldn’t be on – was originally intended to be a Paramount+ straight to streaming film. Good test screening results saw it upgraded to a cinema release, and the resultant movie has grossed over $100m at the global box office.
Not bad at all for a definitely not a musical.
Now comes the home formats release, and in the UK, we’re getting the new Mean Girls on DVD,...
Given that the original 2004 take on Mean Girls is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK shortly, it’s not the biggest surprise in the world that the 2024 take on the same story is also on its way.
Mean Girls 2024 – the version of the film that’s a musical but don’t tell anybody it’s a musical because that wouldn’t be on – was originally intended to be a Paramount+ straight to streaming film. Good test screening results saw it upgraded to a cinema release, and the resultant movie has grossed over $100m at the global box office.
Not bad at all for a definitely not a musical.
Now comes the home formats release, and in the UK, we’re getting the new Mean Girls on DVD,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Get in losers, the Damians are talking. Full disclosure: This. Yeah, it’s a strange and so-flattering thing to be linked to such an indelible character as Mean Girls‘ Damian. He’s an icon, he’s a scene stealer and he’s joyful proof that you’re never too gay to function. He’s also heavily influenced by my brother Jim (especially the stage version originated by the flawless Grey Henson on Broadway): We’re both huge homos who grew up with Tina Fey doing summer theater in Upper Darby, Pa in the ’80s, having movie nights at our parents’ house and eating our feelings. But Jim doesn’t even go here—by “here,” I mean work in the media—so when the folks at Paramount suggested a chat with Daniel Franzese and Jaquel Spivey, the two actors who have played Damian on screen, in support of the digital...
- 3/9/2024
- TV Insider
Steve Martin in “Steve! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces,” premiering March 29, 2024 on Apple TV (Credit: Apple TV+) Apple Original Films unveiled the trailer for the highly anticipated film “Steve! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces,” starring Steve Martin, Finn Wittrock, Martin Short, Tina Fey, Jerry Seinfeld, Eric Idle, Diane Keaton and Selena Gomez, and directed by Academy Award winner Morgan Neville. Steve Martin is one of the most beloved and enigmatic figures in entertainment. “Steve! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces” dives into his extraordinary story from two distinct points of view, with companion documentaries that feature never-before-seen footage and raw insights into Martin’s personal and professional trials and triumphs. “Then” chronicles Martin’s early struggles and meteoric rise to revolutionize stand-up before walking away at 35. “Now” focuses on the present day, with Martin in the golden years of his career, retracing the transformation that led to happiness in his art and personal life.
- 3/9/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Love Lies Bleeding, Girls5Eva, Kung Fu Panda 4 and Damsel.
Only Murders in the Building FYC screening
Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez and Meryl Streep took part in an Emmy FYC screening and Q&a on the Paramount lot on March 1, alongside showrunner John Hoffman and songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
Martin Short, Meryl Streep, Benj Pasek, John Hoffman, Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Jane Lynch and Justin Paul
Damsel premiere
Millie Bobby Brown and Robin Wright walked the carpet on March 1 at the NYC premiere of their new Netflix film. Brown was also supported by fiancé Jake Bongiovi and his parents, Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley.
Millie Bobby Brown and Robin Wright Jake Bongiovi, Millie Bobby Brown, Dorothea Hurley and Jon Bon Jovi
Kung Fu Panda 4 premiere
Jack Black,...
Only Murders in the Building FYC screening
Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez and Meryl Streep took part in an Emmy FYC screening and Q&a on the Paramount lot on March 1, alongside showrunner John Hoffman and songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
Martin Short, Meryl Streep, Benj Pasek, John Hoffman, Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Jane Lynch and Justin Paul
Damsel premiere
Millie Bobby Brown and Robin Wright walked the carpet on March 1 at the NYC premiere of their new Netflix film. Brown was also supported by fiancé Jake Bongiovi and his parents, Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley.
Millie Bobby Brown and Robin Wright Jake Bongiovi, Millie Bobby Brown, Dorothea Hurley and Jon Bon Jovi
Kung Fu Panda 4 premiere
Jack Black,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Girls5eva has been picked up by Netflix for season three, in a move that its stars and creator are viewing as a chance to find new audiences and continue telling the story of the revived pop group.
“It’s a relief. I’m so grateful,” said Sara Bareilles, one of the stars of the musical comedy, “We had so much fun making the season and getting to move platforms and broaden our audience, getting a chance to continue the story of these women. When we left it at season two, we were all sort of living in the question of ‘Are we going to get to be with them again?’ and we just had such a beautiful experience making the show.”
At the New York premiere, which was held at Netflix’s Paris Theater Thursday evening, Bareilles and co-stars Busy Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Paula Pell, as well as executive producers Meredith Scardino,...
“It’s a relief. I’m so grateful,” said Sara Bareilles, one of the stars of the musical comedy, “We had so much fun making the season and getting to move platforms and broaden our audience, getting a chance to continue the story of these women. When we left it at season two, we were all sort of living in the question of ‘Are we going to get to be with them again?’ and we just had such a beautiful experience making the show.”
At the New York premiere, which was held at Netflix’s Paris Theater Thursday evening, Bareilles and co-stars Busy Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Paula Pell, as well as executive producers Meredith Scardino,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The stars of Girls5eva had the best time at the premiere of their third season!
Sara Bareilles, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell gave a surprise performance outside the Paris Theatre on Thursday night (March 7) in New York City.
The four actresses dressed in matching black outfits for the one-night-only performance on the red carpet.
Also in attendance at the premiere were co-stars Richard Kind, Daniel Breaker, and Thomas Doherty, as well as executive producer Tina Fey. Sara was joined by her fiance Joe Tippett.
All six episodes of Girls5eva premiere Thursday, March 14 globally on Netflix, with previously released Seasons 1 & 2 and brand new Season 3. The show previously aired on Peacock.
Check out the trailer for the new season!
Browse through the gallery for more photos from the red carpet premiere…...
Sara Bareilles, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell gave a surprise performance outside the Paris Theatre on Thursday night (March 7) in New York City.
The four actresses dressed in matching black outfits for the one-night-only performance on the red carpet.
Also in attendance at the premiere were co-stars Richard Kind, Daniel Breaker, and Thomas Doherty, as well as executive producer Tina Fey. Sara was joined by her fiance Joe Tippett.
All six episodes of Girls5eva premiere Thursday, March 14 globally on Netflix, with previously released Seasons 1 & 2 and brand new Season 3. The show previously aired on Peacock.
Check out the trailer for the new season!
Browse through the gallery for more photos from the red carpet premiere…...
- 3/8/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Back in May 2021, singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles returned to the Hollywood Bowl to promote a new album. At one point, she invited her “Girls5eva” co-stars — Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps — to join her onstage. The quartet performed the song “4 Stars” from the comedy, marking the first and only time they’ve sung together in public.
But here’s the rub: This was the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and all 17,500 seats around the Hollywood Bowl were empty. Bareilles’ concert was being livestreamed, and the cast had no idea what the fans at home felt about their performance.
Which sounds a lot like the fate of “Girls5eva” itself. The comedy was one of the first original series on Peacock, but on a nascent streamer, the audiences weren’t huge. Critics and a small cadre of fans embraced the Tina Fey-produced comedy, but it never caught on with a broader viewership.
But here’s the rub: This was the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and all 17,500 seats around the Hollywood Bowl were empty. Bareilles’ concert was being livestreamed, and the cast had no idea what the fans at home felt about their performance.
Which sounds a lot like the fate of “Girls5eva” itself. The comedy was one of the first original series on Peacock, but on a nascent streamer, the audiences weren’t huge. Critics and a small cadre of fans embraced the Tina Fey-produced comedy, but it never caught on with a broader viewership.
- 3/7/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
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