Former “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr. has defended Hasan Minhaj, saying that last month’s “embellishment” controversy should not take the “Patriot Act” star out of running to become the permanent host of the Comedy Central series.
“I don’t believe Hasan could never host because of his situation. I don’t necessarily agree with that,” Wood told Variety on Wednesday. After a New Yorker article last month questioned the truth of his stand-up routines, Minhaj admitted to making up or embroidering stories of racial harassment that supposedly happened to him.
“I definitely think there is a place for him to clarify his intentions, but nothing about what Hasan did, none of it has to do with the content he presented on ‘The Patriot Act,’” said Wood, referring to the show Minhaj hosted on Netflix from 2018 to 2020.
“Can he show up and do the job? I say yes,” Wood insisted.
“I don’t believe Hasan could never host because of his situation. I don’t necessarily agree with that,” Wood told Variety on Wednesday. After a New Yorker article last month questioned the truth of his stand-up routines, Minhaj admitted to making up or embroidering stories of racial harassment that supposedly happened to him.
“I definitely think there is a place for him to clarify his intentions, but nothing about what Hasan did, none of it has to do with the content he presented on ‘The Patriot Act,’” said Wood, referring to the show Minhaj hosted on Netflix from 2018 to 2020.
“Can he show up and do the job? I say yes,” Wood insisted.
- 10/18/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Four days before its return, “The Daily Show” has finally announced its guest host lineup. Comedian and “Daily Show” correspondent Michael Kosta will lead off the first week starting Monday.
For the rest of 2023, the Comedy Central late night show will be hosted by guest hosts. This rotation will feature a combination of familiar and new faces. For example, as previously mentioned, Kosta is set to take over the late night show’s first week back, and there will be a planned news team takeover the week of November 20. Also Leslie Jones, who hosted in mid-January, and Sarah Silverman, who hosted in mid-February, are set to return.
As for “The Daily Show” hosting newcomers, Desus Nice, Charlamagne tha God and Michelle Wolf are all set to lead their own weeks. None of these additions are new to the world of late night. Best known for his collaborations with The Kid Mero,...
For the rest of 2023, the Comedy Central late night show will be hosted by guest hosts. This rotation will feature a combination of familiar and new faces. For example, as previously mentioned, Kosta is set to take over the late night show’s first week back, and there will be a planned news team takeover the week of November 20. Also Leslie Jones, who hosted in mid-January, and Sarah Silverman, who hosted in mid-February, are set to return.
As for “The Daily Show” hosting newcomers, Desus Nice, Charlamagne tha God and Michelle Wolf are all set to lead their own weeks. None of these additions are new to the world of late night. Best known for his collaborations with The Kid Mero,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
During the pandemic, Michelle Wolf had a revelation: I need to get the fuck out of America. She was tired of the New York City grindset, working to live and living to work, and asked herself, “What do I have other than work?” She wanted a family, community, genuine connection. So, Wolf decided to move to Barcelona and found herself in a far more agreeable situation (with a loving boyfriend to boot). The change of scenery forms the basis for the first part of her new stand-up special It’s Great to Be Here,...
- 9/15/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Unlike the character he wrote and plays in the horror spoof The Blackening, comedian Dewayne Perkins will not be staying at a cabin in the woods anytime soon. “I went camping once and it was one of those moments where I was like, ‘This is what this is? We’re really sleeping on the ground … outside?’ ” he says with a quizzical eyebrow during a video interview a few weeks before The Blackening opens in theaters June 16. “I never went back.”
However, as onscreen Dewayne (yes, he and his character share the same name, and they are both openly gay), he joins nine college besties at a cabin deep, deep in the woods over Juneteenth weekend. What was supposed to be a much-needed get-together among friends drinking highly sweetened drinks and indulging in trash-talking hijinks turns into them playing a bloody trivia game called The Blackening, which determines who’s Black enough and who isn’t.
However, as onscreen Dewayne (yes, he and his character share the same name, and they are both openly gay), he joins nine college besties at a cabin deep, deep in the woods over Juneteenth weekend. What was supposed to be a much-needed get-together among friends drinking highly sweetened drinks and indulging in trash-talking hijinks turns into them playing a bloody trivia game called The Blackening, which determines who’s Black enough and who isn’t.
- 6/14/2023
- by Cori Murray
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – The poster says, “We Can’t All Die First,” referring of course to the killer/slasher film that regularly murders the black member of friend group first. The film is “The Blackening” and it came from the mind of co-writer and featured actor Dewayne Perkins, who conceived of the idea initially as a sketch.
The film interrogates the trope that the African-American character is often the first to die in horror movies by placing an all-Black group of friends at a cabin in the woods, where they are confronted with a masked killer who demands that they rank their degrees of blackness so that he can determine the correct order in which to kill them, and must rely on a combination of street smarts and their own knowledge of horror film tropes to survive.
Dewayne Perkins of ‘The Blackening’
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
Dewayne Perkins is Chicago born and raised,...
The film interrogates the trope that the African-American character is often the first to die in horror movies by placing an all-Black group of friends at a cabin in the woods, where they are confronted with a masked killer who demands that they rank their degrees of blackness so that he can determine the correct order in which to kill them, and must rely on a combination of street smarts and their own knowledge of horror film tropes to survive.
Dewayne Perkins of ‘The Blackening’
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
Dewayne Perkins is Chicago born and raised,...
- 6/12/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Netflix has set May 30 for the Season 3 return of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.
Co-created by SNL alum and Detroiters star Robinson and SNL producer Zach Kanin, the six-episode sketch comedy series pokes fun at some of the most bizarre and mundane situations in life.
Written by Robinson and Kanin, each episode in the series runs between 16 and 18 minutes. It is produced by The Lonely Island, the company founded by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, and Alex Bach and Daniel Powell-run Irony Point, which produced The Break with Michelle Wolf and Inside Amy Schumer.
Schaffer, Samberg, and Taccone (The Lonely Island) and Ali Bell for Party Over Here serve as executive producers alongside Alex Bach and Dan Powell for Irony Point, and Alice Mathias.
The series won the 2020 and 2022 WGA Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series. Robinson won an Emmy in 2022 for Outstanding Actor...
Co-created by SNL alum and Detroiters star Robinson and SNL producer Zach Kanin, the six-episode sketch comedy series pokes fun at some of the most bizarre and mundane situations in life.
Written by Robinson and Kanin, each episode in the series runs between 16 and 18 minutes. It is produced by The Lonely Island, the company founded by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, and Alex Bach and Daniel Powell-run Irony Point, which produced The Break with Michelle Wolf and Inside Amy Schumer.
Schaffer, Samberg, and Taccone (The Lonely Island) and Ali Bell for Party Over Here serve as executive producers alongside Alex Bach and Dan Powell for Irony Point, and Alice Mathias.
The series won the 2020 and 2022 WGA Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series. Robinson won an Emmy in 2022 for Outstanding Actor...
- 3/10/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Emmy-nominated writer, comedian and actor Dewayne Perkins (The Amber Ruffin Show) has been tapped to write and executive produce Fox’s animated series Clue, based on Hasbro’s hugely popular mystery board game. Tim Story also has joined the project and will executive produce with Lynn Barrie for The Story Company. The project, which was set up at Fox for development last year, hails from Hasbro’s eOne and Fox Entertainment-owned Bento Box Entertainment, which will serve as the animation studio.
Clue reunites Perkins and Story. Perkins co-wrote and stars in Story’s The Blackening, which is premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. The MRC horror-comedy film, which Perkins co-wrote with Tracy Oliver, was based on Perkins’ viral Comedy Central digital short of the same name.
No details about the premise of the animated series have been revealed beyond assurances that it will be “encapsulating the thrilling and...
Clue reunites Perkins and Story. Perkins co-wrote and stars in Story’s The Blackening, which is premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. The MRC horror-comedy film, which Perkins co-wrote with Tracy Oliver, was based on Perkins’ viral Comedy Central digital short of the same name.
No details about the premise of the animated series have been revealed beyond assurances that it will be “encapsulating the thrilling and...
- 8/29/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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When Full Frontal launched on TBS in 2016, host Samantha Bee’s publicity tour was dogged by questions about her show signifying a shift in the late night comedy space — a space dominated by white men named Jimmy.
It was a media obsession that she tweaked in the premiere, which began with faux reporters peppering her with queries like: “Is it hard breaking into the boys’ club?” and “What’s it like as a female woman?”
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee — an opportunity long overdue for a host who watched as a string of fellow Daily Show correspondents got their own platforms ahead of her — truly was a breakout. It won awards and prompted conversation and controversy.
Though white men named Jimmy still dominate, the late night landscape that Bee leaves now isn’t the same as the one she arrived in; it’s more inclusive.
When Full Frontal launched on TBS in 2016, host Samantha Bee’s publicity tour was dogged by questions about her show signifying a shift in the late night comedy space — a space dominated by white men named Jimmy.
It was a media obsession that she tweaked in the premiere, which began with faux reporters peppering her with queries like: “Is it hard breaking into the boys’ club?” and “What’s it like as a female woman?”
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee — an opportunity long overdue for a host who watched as a string of fellow Daily Show correspondents got their own platforms ahead of her — truly was a breakout. It won awards and prompted conversation and controversy.
Though white men named Jimmy still dominate, the late night landscape that Bee leaves now isn’t the same as the one she arrived in; it’s more inclusive.
- 8/3/2022
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While accepting her Paley Honors Award in recognition of her groundbreaking achievements in television comedy, Carol Burnett took time to look back and share an anecdote with the audience about how she made it to this point in her storied career.
“It was television that gave me my opportunities, but as a woman in this business, it wasn’t always easy to do what the naysayers said couldn’t be done,” Burnett said. “When I exercised a clause in a contract that I had with CBS way back in 1967 that would allow me to do an hour comedy variety show, I was told by the network executives that comedy variety was a man’s game: Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Milton Berle, Dean Martin. They said, and I quote, ‘It’s not for you gals.'”
Thanks to her contract, CBS had no choice but to put Burnett’s show on...
“It was television that gave me my opportunities, but as a woman in this business, it wasn’t always easy to do what the naysayers said couldn’t be done,” Burnett said. “When I exercised a clause in a contract that I had with CBS way back in 1967 that would allow me to do an hour comedy variety show, I was told by the network executives that comedy variety was a man’s game: Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Milton Berle, Dean Martin. They said, and I quote, ‘It’s not for you gals.'”
Thanks to her contract, CBS had no choice but to put Burnett’s show on...
- 11/22/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
Comedy Central continues its brand expansion with the launch of Comedy Central Productions (Ccp), a new in-house studio-production arm, along with five first-look development deals to create original programming for third party platforms.
The network has deals in place with Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello’s (Broad City) Paulilu, writer-producer Anthony King (Beetlejuice), Daniel Powell and Alex Bach’s Irony Point (Inside Amy Schumer) and producer Stuart Miller.
Comedy Central Productions is part of Viacom’s ongoing effort in the production space. It started with establishing studio production units at Nickelodeon, MTV and Viacom International Media Networks. They are now joined by Comedy Central, with a Bet in-house production unit also in the works. The mandate for all entities is to create new original content for third party buyers by leveraging existing and new IP.
“For years we’ve been successfully expanding...
The network has deals in place with Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello’s (Broad City) Paulilu, writer-producer Anthony King (Beetlejuice), Daniel Powell and Alex Bach’s Irony Point (Inside Amy Schumer) and producer Stuart Miller.
Comedy Central Productions is part of Viacom’s ongoing effort in the production space. It started with establishing studio production units at Nickelodeon, MTV and Viacom International Media Networks. They are now joined by Comedy Central, with a Bet in-house production unit also in the works. The mandate for all entities is to create new original content for third party buyers by leveraging existing and new IP.
“For years we’ve been successfully expanding...
- 5/8/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Sarah Silverman probably isn’t feeling the love right now: Hulu has cancelled the comedienne’s talk show I Love You, America after one season.
“Well, Hulu cancelled I Love You America and we’re all pretty damn heartbroken,” Silverman tweeted on Wednesday. “So in traditional Twitter funeral style, I’ll be RTing the love [for the show].”
The variety-talk series was a combination of Silverman’s monologues, interviews with celebrities and field segments, many of which aimed to unite a politically divided nation. The weekly program debuted in October 2017 and later received an order for 11 additional episodes, which served as the second...
“Well, Hulu cancelled I Love You America and we’re all pretty damn heartbroken,” Silverman tweeted on Wednesday. “So in traditional Twitter funeral style, I’ll be RTing the love [for the show].”
The variety-talk series was a combination of Silverman’s monologues, interviews with celebrities and field segments, many of which aimed to unite a politically divided nation. The weekly program debuted in October 2017 and later received an order for 11 additional episodes, which served as the second...
- 1/9/2019
- TVLine.com
Netflix has renewed “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” for a second season, Variety has learned.
The streamer has ordered another six-episode season of the talk show series, which will debut on the service in 2019. Guests for the season will be announced at a later date.
Letterman launched the series in January of this year, releasing approximately one episode per month for a total of six. Guests in the first season were: Barack Obama, Jay-z, Malala Yousafzai, George Clooney, Tina Fey, and Howard Stern.
The show, Letterman’s first since departing “The Late Show” in 2015, received mostly positive reviews from critics and was nominated for an Emmy in the outstanding informational series or special category.
Letterman hosts the show. Lydia Tenaglia, Sandy Zweig, Chris Collins, and Chris Cechin-De la Rosa executive produce for Zero Point Zero Productions along with Tom Keaney and Mary Barclay for Worldwide Pants.
The streamer has ordered another six-episode season of the talk show series, which will debut on the service in 2019. Guests for the season will be announced at a later date.
Letterman launched the series in January of this year, releasing approximately one episode per month for a total of six. Guests in the first season were: Barack Obama, Jay-z, Malala Yousafzai, George Clooney, Tina Fey, and Howard Stern.
The show, Letterman’s first since departing “The Late Show” in 2015, received mostly positive reviews from critics and was nominated for an Emmy in the outstanding informational series or special category.
Letterman hosts the show. Lydia Tenaglia, Sandy Zweig, Chris Collins, and Chris Cechin-De la Rosa executive produce for Zero Point Zero Productions along with Tom Keaney and Mary Barclay for Worldwide Pants.
- 12/14/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Image Source: Showtime, Everett Collection, The CW
After a stellar 2017 full of exceptional TV shows, we almost forgot that we might have to say goodbye to a few of them in the following year. Now that we've reached November, plenty of networks have already given shows like Good Behavior, One Mississippi, Damnation, Ghosted, Roseanne, and The Break With Michelle Wolf the ax. Amazon and Netflix have been big offenders, but series on networks like NBC, The CW, and ABC aren't safe, either. Pour one out for the shows that have taken their last TV gasp ahead.
Related: Wanda Sykes Quits the Roseanne Reboot After Roseanne Barr's Racist Twitter Tirade ABC The Middle: Nine seasons later, ABC is putting this sitcom out to pasture. Roseanne: The family sitcom was initially granted a second season of the reboot (an 11th season overall), until one of Roseanne Barr's many racist tweets triggered its cancellation.
After a stellar 2017 full of exceptional TV shows, we almost forgot that we might have to say goodbye to a few of them in the following year. Now that we've reached November, plenty of networks have already given shows like Good Behavior, One Mississippi, Damnation, Ghosted, Roseanne, and The Break With Michelle Wolf the ax. Amazon and Netflix have been big offenders, but series on networks like NBC, The CW, and ABC aren't safe, either. Pour one out for the shows that have taken their last TV gasp ahead.
Related: Wanda Sykes Quits the Roseanne Reboot After Roseanne Barr's Racist Twitter Tirade ABC The Middle: Nine seasons later, ABC is putting this sitcom out to pasture. Roseanne: The family sitcom was initially granted a second season of the reboot (an 11th season overall), until one of Roseanne Barr's many racist tweets triggered its cancellation.
- 11/30/2018
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
“Patriot Act” is a very good title for Hasan Minhaj’s upcoming weekly Netflix talk show. Just in case anyone is confused by what that show actually is, the “Daily Show” alum has brought along some help to explain the new format.
Minhaj doesn’t have any dialogue, but the teaser shows a trio of Nsa-adjacent surveillance officials tracking Minhaj’s whereabouts and communications. It’s a sly way of playing off the show’s title and coming up with an excuse for a direct overview of what this upcoming show is. “It explores the modern geopolitical and cultural landscape through a comedic lens,” one of them says.
When “Patriot Act” was announced, Minhaj was set to join a growing list of comedians who were able to respond to the day’s and week’s news in their respective shows. Now, it will debut as the service’s only active weekly talk show,...
Minhaj doesn’t have any dialogue, but the teaser shows a trio of Nsa-adjacent surveillance officials tracking Minhaj’s whereabouts and communications. It’s a sly way of playing off the show’s title and coming up with an excuse for a direct overview of what this upcoming show is. “It explores the modern geopolitical and cultural landscape through a comedic lens,” one of them says.
When “Patriot Act” was announced, Minhaj was set to join a growing list of comedians who were able to respond to the day’s and week’s news in their respective shows. Now, it will debut as the service’s only active weekly talk show,...
- 10/4/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Talk about a reversal of fortunes: While the movie box office world recovered this summer after a disappointing 2017, television — at least the programming that’s measured by Nielsen ratings — took a dip. Blame some of that on the lack of “Game of Thrones,” which dominated last summer among adults 18-49.
NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” still scored plenty of eyeballs, as once again the summer’s most-watched program. But Simon Cowell and company were still down to 14.56 million viewers, vs. 15.28 million last year.
IndieWire has compiled the summer 2018 rankings for broadcast and cable, using the most recent Live+7 ratings (which include seven days’ worth of DVR and video on-demand usage). Here’s a final look at some of the hits and misses of the summer, followed by our complete list of the most-watched shows of June/July/August, according to both adults 18-49 and total viewers.
Highs
“Yellowstone”:...
NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” still scored plenty of eyeballs, as once again the summer’s most-watched program. But Simon Cowell and company were still down to 14.56 million viewers, vs. 15.28 million last year.
IndieWire has compiled the summer 2018 rankings for broadcast and cable, using the most recent Live+7 ratings (which include seven days’ worth of DVR and video on-demand usage). Here’s a final look at some of the hits and misses of the summer, followed by our complete list of the most-watched shows of June/July/August, according to both adults 18-49 and total viewers.
Highs
“Yellowstone”:...
- 8/31/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Joel McHale spoke about the recent cancellation of his Netflix talk show during a guest appearance on the “Jim Norton and Sam Roberts” show on SiriusXM.
The reason Netflix pulled the plug? “I don’t think they liked my sweaters,” McHale joked. “Obviously Netflix has trained their audience to binge watch, and we actually tried that, as well. But so far people aren’t watching Netflix that way.”
The cancellation came just months into the run of “The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale’s,” following only 19 episodes. On the talk show, the former “The Soup” host featured celebrity guests and discussed comical moments from television, internet videos and the entertainment world at large.
Now that the show is canceled, McHale, said he no longer has to watch some of the nonsense television that he normally covered such as the “Real Housewives” television series. Instead, he can spend time getting back into his Dostoyevsky books,...
The reason Netflix pulled the plug? “I don’t think they liked my sweaters,” McHale joked. “Obviously Netflix has trained their audience to binge watch, and we actually tried that, as well. But so far people aren’t watching Netflix that way.”
The cancellation came just months into the run of “The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale’s,” following only 19 episodes. On the talk show, the former “The Soup” host featured celebrity guests and discussed comical moments from television, internet videos and the entertainment world at large.
Now that the show is canceled, McHale, said he no longer has to watch some of the nonsense television that he normally covered such as the “Real Housewives” television series. Instead, he can spend time getting back into his Dostoyevsky books,...
- 8/27/2018
- by Nate Nickolai
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is taking another try at a comedic talk show format with the Sept. 14 launch of “Norm Macdonald Has a Show.”
The “Saturday Night Live” alum has set “SNL” boss Lorne Michaels, David Letterman, Jane Fonda, Michael Keaton, Chevy Chase, Judy Sheindlin, and M. Night Shyamalan as guests. Netflix has ordered 10 half-hour episodes from Lionsgate TV, which will be released all at once.
Plans for the “Norm Macdonald” launch come on the heels of Netflix’s cancellation on Aug. 17 of two topical talk shows, “The Break With Michelle Wolf” and “The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale.” Netflix ordered Macdonald’s program to series in March.
Wolf came into her show with major momentum after her turn at the White House Correspondents Association dinner made headlines in April. “The Break” served up fresh episodes on Sunday nights. The quick hook for a show from a rising-star comedian suggests that viewership...
The “Saturday Night Live” alum has set “SNL” boss Lorne Michaels, David Letterman, Jane Fonda, Michael Keaton, Chevy Chase, Judy Sheindlin, and M. Night Shyamalan as guests. Netflix has ordered 10 half-hour episodes from Lionsgate TV, which will be released all at once.
Plans for the “Norm Macdonald” launch come on the heels of Netflix’s cancellation on Aug. 17 of two topical talk shows, “The Break With Michelle Wolf” and “The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale.” Netflix ordered Macdonald’s program to series in March.
Wolf came into her show with major momentum after her turn at the White House Correspondents Association dinner made headlines in April. “The Break” served up fresh episodes on Sunday nights. The quick hook for a show from a rising-star comedian suggests that viewership...
- 8/21/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
If you had to come up with 10 celebrities that Norm Macdonald would interview for a talk show, you’d probably get pretty close to the lineup for “Norm Macdonald has a Show.”
Netflix announced the guest list and release date for the upcoming season of conversations, debuting in full next month. The half hour-long show has an eclectic collection of guests ranging from actors to fellow show hosts (David Letterman and Judge Judy Sheindlin). For good measure, there are also chats with “Saturday Night Live” impresario (and Macdonald’s former boss) Lorne Michaels and country musician Billy Joe Shaver.
Read More: Norm Macdonald Is Getting His Own New Netflix Talk Show
But one person that really stands out: Mark your calendars for a lengthy conversation between Norm Macdonald and director M. Night Shyamalan.
Every episode of the Lionsgate-produced show will also feature sidekick Adam Eget, who accompanied Macdonald on...
Netflix announced the guest list and release date for the upcoming season of conversations, debuting in full next month. The half hour-long show has an eclectic collection of guests ranging from actors to fellow show hosts (David Letterman and Judge Judy Sheindlin). For good measure, there are also chats with “Saturday Night Live” impresario (and Macdonald’s former boss) Lorne Michaels and country musician Billy Joe Shaver.
Read More: Norm Macdonald Is Getting His Own New Netflix Talk Show
But one person that really stands out: Mark your calendars for a lengthy conversation between Norm Macdonald and director M. Night Shyamalan.
Every episode of the Lionsgate-produced show will also feature sidekick Adam Eget, who accompanied Macdonald on...
- 8/21/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling just won’t tap out: Netflix has renewed Glow for a third season, the streaming service announced Monday.
Like the two seasons before it, Glow‘s third go-round will once again consist of 10 episodes. A release date was not announced.
Season 2 of the Emmy-nominated dramedy ended with Ruth, Debbie and their co-stars taking Glow on the road as a live show in Las Vegas after the TV series was unceremoniously cancelled.
In July, prior to the series’ official renewal, co-creator Liz Flahive said Season 3 will “fully” explore Vegas — though co-creator Carly Mensch noted that “a...
Like the two seasons before it, Glow‘s third go-round will once again consist of 10 episodes. A release date was not announced.
Season 2 of the Emmy-nominated dramedy ended with Ruth, Debbie and their co-stars taking Glow on the road as a live show in Las Vegas after the TV series was unceremoniously cancelled.
In July, prior to the series’ official renewal, co-creator Liz Flahive said Season 3 will “fully” explore Vegas — though co-creator Carly Mensch noted that “a...
- 8/20/2018
- TVLine.com
Michelle Wolf’s The Break is taking a long break, and Joel McHale will have to find another outlet to mock reality TV on: Netflix has cancelled talk shows The Break With Michelle Wolf and The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale after less than a year, according to our sister site Variety.
Wolf, a comedian and Daily Show alum who earned plenty of buzz for her controversial hosting gig at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in April, began hosting The Break in May on the streaming service, offering political and pop-culture commentary with an irreverent edge. The ten-episode freshman season,...
Wolf, a comedian and Daily Show alum who earned plenty of buzz for her controversial hosting gig at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in April, began hosting The Break in May on the streaming service, offering political and pop-culture commentary with an irreverent edge. The ten-episode freshman season,...
- 8/17/2018
- TVLine.com
Netflix has decided to cancel a pair of talk shows on Friday: “The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale” and “The Break With Michelle Wolf.”
Both shows had finished their respective runs, with “The Break” wrapping up its 13 episode order on July 31. The streamer will not order any more episodes.
The two talk shows were on the air for less than a year. “The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale” debuted in February, while “The Break With Michelle Wolf” premiered over Memorial Day weekend.
Also Read: 'Glow' Stars on the State of Female Wrestling, WWE's First All-Women Pay-Per-View 'Evolution'
Wolf’s debut for “The Break” came right after her hosting gig during April’s White House Correspondents Dinner that got some major pushback because of its caustic tone. “The Joel McHale Show” and “The Break” were ordered for 10 and 13 episodes, respectively. The two shows followed Netflix’s Chelsea Handler-hosted talk show,...
Both shows had finished their respective runs, with “The Break” wrapping up its 13 episode order on July 31. The streamer will not order any more episodes.
The two talk shows were on the air for less than a year. “The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale” debuted in February, while “The Break With Michelle Wolf” premiered over Memorial Day weekend.
Also Read: 'Glow' Stars on the State of Female Wrestling, WWE's First All-Women Pay-Per-View 'Evolution'
Wolf’s debut for “The Break” came right after her hosting gig during April’s White House Correspondents Dinner that got some major pushback because of its caustic tone. “The Joel McHale Show” and “The Break” were ordered for 10 and 13 episodes, respectively. The two shows followed Netflix’s Chelsea Handler-hosted talk show,...
- 8/17/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Netflix continues to figure out its way in the comedy talk show arena. The Internet network has opted not to continue with two recent entries in the genre, The Break with Michelle Wolf and The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale.
Both shows were toplined by comedy personalities with successful track record, McHale as long-time host of The Soup on E! and Wolf as writer and contributor on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
The Joel McHale Show debuted in February with a 13-episode season and a one episode put out a week. That was followed by an order for six additional episodes. The streaming network tried a different release pattern for the extra episodes, which all premiered on July 15.
The Break‘s 10-episode season premiered in May and aired over 10 weeks, with a finale on July 29.
While The Joel McHale Show had a relatively quiet run,...
Both shows were toplined by comedy personalities with successful track record, McHale as long-time host of The Soup on E! and Wolf as writer and contributor on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
The Joel McHale Show debuted in February with a 13-episode season and a one episode put out a week. That was followed by an order for six additional episodes. The streaming network tried a different release pattern for the extra episodes, which all premiered on July 15.
The Break‘s 10-episode season premiered in May and aired over 10 weeks, with a finale on July 29.
While The Joel McHale Show had a relatively quiet run,...
- 8/17/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is pulling the plug on Michelle Wolf's and Joel McHale's talk shows.
The two unscripted entries — The Break With Michelle Wolf and The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale — were only on the streaming service for a matter of months (the former premiered in May and the latter in February) before executives at the company decided to not bring them back for additional seasons.
Despite plentiful buzz after her controversial turn as this year’s White House Correspondents' Dinner host, Wolf's late-night entry failed to garner the kind of viewership that warrants a second season at the streaming ...
The two unscripted entries — The Break With Michelle Wolf and The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale — were only on the streaming service for a matter of months (the former premiered in May and the latter in February) before executives at the company decided to not bring them back for additional seasons.
Despite plentiful buzz after her controversial turn as this year’s White House Correspondents' Dinner host, Wolf's late-night entry failed to garner the kind of viewership that warrants a second season at the streaming ...
- 8/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Hasan Minhaj will be the first Indian-American host of a weekly comedy show, and now we know what the name of that show will be. The “Daily Show” alumni and 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner host will lead the upcoming series “Patriot Act,” set to premiere this October.
The official description, provided by Netflix: Minhaj’s weekly comedy show will explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity. Each week, Minhaj will bring his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to investigate the larger trends shaping our fragmented world.
Netflix ordered 32 episodes of the series earlier this year, with fellow “Daily Show” alumni Jim Margolis serving as executive producer. Other producers include Minhaj, Prashanth Venkataramanujam (who also co-created the show), Art & Industry’s Michelle Caputo and Shannon Hartman, and Jennie Church-Cooper of Haven Entertainment.
While Netflix is more commonly known for enabling binge-viewing, “Patriot Act” is the...
The official description, provided by Netflix: Minhaj’s weekly comedy show will explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity. Each week, Minhaj will bring his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to investigate the larger trends shaping our fragmented world.
Netflix ordered 32 episodes of the series earlier this year, with fellow “Daily Show” alumni Jim Margolis serving as executive producer. Other producers include Minhaj, Prashanth Venkataramanujam (who also co-created the show), Art & Industry’s Michelle Caputo and Shannon Hartman, and Jennie Church-Cooper of Haven Entertainment.
While Netflix is more commonly known for enabling binge-viewing, “Patriot Act” is the...
- 8/9/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Michelle Wolf, playing a corporate type named Cassandra Flex, has an idea for a seemingly endless supply of fuel for cars: The seemingly endless backlog of untested rape kits, sitting ignored in police crime labs across the country.
In a faux car commercial on the Netflix comedy The Break with Michelle Wolf, the head of Flex Industries (Wolf) announces a new auto line, the Backlogger X Series, that uses all those untested kits for fuel. “Just show up at your local P.D. and fill up!,” says Flex. “Trust me, they hate having to store these things.”
Wolf’s Flex explains that the kit-to-fuel transformation is accomplished through “good old-fashioned American ingenuity” and a process known as “blah blah blah.”
Yes, she says, untested rape kits are an epidemic – “an epidemic of good fortune” where “no means yes, free fuel!”
Check out the clip above from the episode now streaming on Netflix.
In a faux car commercial on the Netflix comedy The Break with Michelle Wolf, the head of Flex Industries (Wolf) announces a new auto line, the Backlogger X Series, that uses all those untested kits for fuel. “Just show up at your local P.D. and fill up!,” says Flex. “Trust me, they hate having to store these things.”
Wolf’s Flex explains that the kit-to-fuel transformation is accomplished through “good old-fashioned American ingenuity” and a process known as “blah blah blah.”
Yes, she says, untested rape kits are an epidemic – “an epidemic of good fortune” where “no means yes, free fuel!”
Check out the clip above from the episode now streaming on Netflix.
- 7/30/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedian Michelle Wolf thinks the standards for male and female athletes are a little out of sync — and that Serena Williams deserves a lot more credit for her turn at Wimbledon this month.
On Sunday’s episode of Netflix’s “The Break With Michelle Wolf,” the host joked that Williams’ Wimbledon performance was incredible… because she gave gave birth via cesarean section only 10 months earlier, suffered a pulmonary embolism and had to undergo multiple surgeries because of complications from the procedure.
“First up, I want to talk about last week’s Wimbledon final, where Serena Williams lost to Angelique Kerber — and Serena losing to Angelique Kerber is the most impressive thing an athlete has ever done,” Wolf said. “Serena had a baby 10 months ago — that’s just one more month than it took to grow the baby!”
Watch the video above.
Also Read: Michelle Wolf Compares Ice to Isis in...
On Sunday’s episode of Netflix’s “The Break With Michelle Wolf,” the host joked that Williams’ Wimbledon performance was incredible… because she gave gave birth via cesarean section only 10 months earlier, suffered a pulmonary embolism and had to undergo multiple surgeries because of complications from the procedure.
“First up, I want to talk about last week’s Wimbledon final, where Serena Williams lost to Angelique Kerber — and Serena losing to Angelique Kerber is the most impressive thing an athlete has ever done,” Wolf said. “Serena had a baby 10 months ago — that’s just one more month than it took to grow the baby!”
Watch the video above.
Also Read: Michelle Wolf Compares Ice to Isis in...
- 7/21/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Head-spinning deadlines or heart-wrenching headlines have you down? We've all heard of Netflix and chilling, but nothing quite beats Netflix and laughing when you're down in the dumps. Besides housing comedy treasures like The Break With Michelle Wolf, the streaming site also releases tons of live-recorded stand-up shows each year that are sharp, smart, and increasingly diverse. From Ali Wong's raunchy Hard Knock Wife to Hannah Gadsby's emotional Nanette, we've compiled the most hilarious one-hour comedy specials for your bluest days.
- 7/18/2018
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Netflix is getting into the radio biz: The streamer has entered into a pact with SiriusXM to launch a 24-hour comedy channel set to debut by January 2019.
For Netflix, the channel on SiriusXM will be a promotional vehicle for its broad lineup of stand-up specials from comedians including Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer and Jerry Seinfeld. The company also plans to create original content for “Netflix Is a Joke” — a working title for the channel, which is the tagline for its marketing campaign around comedy — with affiliated comedians talent.
“Netflix is producing an incredible amount of world-class comedy programming from top global talent that will become the backbone of our new SiriusXM/Netflix channel,” Scott Greenstein, president and chief content officer for SiriusXM, said in a statement.
The Netflix comedy channel will be exclusive to SiriusXM. It marks the streaming-video company’s entry into audio programming — and the first...
For Netflix, the channel on SiriusXM will be a promotional vehicle for its broad lineup of stand-up specials from comedians including Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer and Jerry Seinfeld. The company also plans to create original content for “Netflix Is a Joke” — a working title for the channel, which is the tagline for its marketing campaign around comedy — with affiliated comedians talent.
“Netflix is producing an incredible amount of world-class comedy programming from top global talent that will become the backbone of our new SiriusXM/Netflix channel,” Scott Greenstein, president and chief content officer for SiriusXM, said in a statement.
The Netflix comedy channel will be exclusive to SiriusXM. It marks the streaming-video company’s entry into audio programming — and the first...
- 7/18/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Michelle Wolf took a break from insulting Ivanka Trump and complaining about politics on her Netflix show “The Break With Michelle Wolf” to complain about just about everything else, along with her former boss, Seth Meyers.
Wolf formerly worked as a writer for Meyers on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” before going on to do her own streaming late-night variety show with “The Break.” The two reunited for a segment of jokes called “How Dare You,” in which they tore into the minor irritations and annoyances of the world — things like the hotness of World Cup players, the fact that Jurassic Park still hasn’t figured out that dinosaurs can’t be trusted, and one another.
“James Dyson, inventor of the Dyson vacuum, how dare you!” Meyers said. “Your vacuum sucks! By which I mean it’s awesome, but it costs like $1,000. If I wanted to pay that much for something to suck that hard,...
Wolf formerly worked as a writer for Meyers on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” before going on to do her own streaming late-night variety show with “The Break.” The two reunited for a segment of jokes called “How Dare You,” in which they tore into the minor irritations and annoyances of the world — things like the hotness of World Cup players, the fact that Jurassic Park still hasn’t figured out that dinosaurs can’t be trusted, and one another.
“James Dyson, inventor of the Dyson vacuum, how dare you!” Meyers said. “Your vacuum sucks! By which I mean it’s awesome, but it costs like $1,000. If I wanted to pay that much for something to suck that hard,...
- 7/8/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Michelle Wolf put on a patriotic display on her Netflix show “The Break With Michelle Wolf” in the episode following the Fourth of July. She didn’t salute U.S. independence, though — she celebrated the constitutional right to abortion.
The segment dealt with the announcement that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire at the end of July. The move gives Donald Trump the chance to appoint another conservative justice, one political observers believe is likely to create a court majority that will overturn Roe v. Wade.
“It’s so ironic that Trump could be the guy who ends legal abortion,” Wolf said. “That dude has been responsible for more abortions than the invention of back alleys.”
Also Read: Michelle Wolf and Seth Meyers Complain About the World Cup and Each Other (Video)
Wolf then tore into anti-abortion activists and Republicans.
“I know some people call themselves ‘pro-life,’ but pro-life...
The segment dealt with the announcement that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire at the end of July. The move gives Donald Trump the chance to appoint another conservative justice, one political observers believe is likely to create a court majority that will overturn Roe v. Wade.
“It’s so ironic that Trump could be the guy who ends legal abortion,” Wolf said. “That dude has been responsible for more abortions than the invention of back alleys.”
Also Read: Michelle Wolf and Seth Meyers Complain About the World Cup and Each Other (Video)
Wolf then tore into anti-abortion activists and Republicans.
“I know some people call themselves ‘pro-life,’ but pro-life...
- 7/8/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Michelle Wolf is all-in on her starring role in Republican National Committee’s The Left in 2018: Unhinged ad.
“Yeah, like a screen door installed by a blind lesbian I Am unhinged. And you can unpack whatever you think that joke means,” Wolf told the Rnc in the latest episode of The Break With Michelle Wolf, streaming Sunday, July 1 on Netflix.
Two days after White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders began preaching civility when she got asked to leave Red Hen Restaurant in Virginia, Gop unleashed it’s “Unhinged” ad for the midterm election. Rnc considered Wolf’s White House Correspondents Dinner performance “unhinged” enough to be featured.
The ad already has produced one eyebrow-raising response, when Kathy Griffin wondered why Republicans used her “decapitated Donald Trump head” shoot if it “terrifies” Barron Trump to see it, as Trump and others suggested.
“Expecting people not to be unhinged right...
“Yeah, like a screen door installed by a blind lesbian I Am unhinged. And you can unpack whatever you think that joke means,” Wolf told the Rnc in the latest episode of The Break With Michelle Wolf, streaming Sunday, July 1 on Netflix.
Two days after White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders began preaching civility when she got asked to leave Red Hen Restaurant in Virginia, Gop unleashed it’s “Unhinged” ad for the midterm election. Rnc considered Wolf’s White House Correspondents Dinner performance “unhinged” enough to be featured.
The ad already has produced one eyebrow-raising response, when Kathy Griffin wondered why Republicans used her “decapitated Donald Trump head” shoot if it “terrifies” Barron Trump to see it, as Trump and others suggested.
“Expecting people not to be unhinged right...
- 6/29/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
An advertisement released Tuesday by the Republican National Committee dubbed the political “left” of 2018 “unhinged,” and comedian Michelle Wolf is proudly wearing her new title.
During a new episode of Netflix’s “The Break with Michelle Wolf,” Wolf responded to the video, which featured controversial moments and soundbites including Kathy Griffin holding Donald Trump’s severed head, Samantha Bee calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless c—,” and Wolf questioning Uncle Tom’s role “but for white women who disappoint other white women.”
“The Rnc’s new push is to call the left ‘Unhinged 2018,’” Wolf said. “Yeah, like a screen door installed by a blind lesbian, I am unhinged!”
She added that an “unhinged” mentality should be anticipated from the American public in the current political climate, which she compared to a burning home.
“Expecting people not to be unhinged right now is like expecting someone whose house is on fire to keep calmly rearranging their bookshelf,...
During a new episode of Netflix’s “The Break with Michelle Wolf,” Wolf responded to the video, which featured controversial moments and soundbites including Kathy Griffin holding Donald Trump’s severed head, Samantha Bee calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless c—,” and Wolf questioning Uncle Tom’s role “but for white women who disappoint other white women.”
“The Rnc’s new push is to call the left ‘Unhinged 2018,’” Wolf said. “Yeah, like a screen door installed by a blind lesbian, I am unhinged!”
She added that an “unhinged” mentality should be anticipated from the American public in the current political climate, which she compared to a burning home.
“Expecting people not to be unhinged right now is like expecting someone whose house is on fire to keep calmly rearranging their bookshelf,...
- 6/29/2018
- by Christi Carras
- Variety Film + TV
Michelle Wolf thinks Donald Trump might be picking allies for the United States based on whether their leaders overshadow him with their attractiveness.
On her Netflix show “The Break With Michelle Wolf,” the comedian joked that Trump’s recent foreign policy moves are pretty confusing. Trump insulted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Twitter after a chilly G7 summit, in which longtime U.S. allies were frustrated with Trump over actions like trade tariffs and frequent demands to allow Russia back into the group.
Right after that, Trump met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in Singapore, where he said Kim agreed to denuclearization. The summit didn’t actually set any firm rules for that process, however, and skipped any discussion of Kim’s human rights abuses against the people of his country.
Also Read: Michelle Wolf Mocks Trump's North Korea Negotiations: Who's the Ambassador, 'Mayor McCheese?'
“Good news,...
On her Netflix show “The Break With Michelle Wolf,” the comedian joked that Trump’s recent foreign policy moves are pretty confusing. Trump insulted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Twitter after a chilly G7 summit, in which longtime U.S. allies were frustrated with Trump over actions like trade tariffs and frequent demands to allow Russia back into the group.
Right after that, Trump met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in Singapore, where he said Kim agreed to denuclearization. The summit didn’t actually set any firm rules for that process, however, and skipped any discussion of Kim’s human rights abuses against the people of his country.
Also Read: Michelle Wolf Mocks Trump's North Korea Negotiations: Who's the Ambassador, 'Mayor McCheese?'
“Good news,...
- 6/17/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Netflix is honoring Pride Month by partnering with GLAAD for “First Time I Saw Me,” a video series featuring transgender celebrities discussing media representation. Among the guests are “Sense8” star Jamie Clayton, Nick Adams, Jazz Jennings, Laure Jane Grace, Tiq Milan, Meredith Talusan, and “Shameless” actor Elliot Fletcher. “There weren’t a lot of characters that I super, super identified with,” Fletcher says in one of the videos.
One exception was Angel from “Rent,” whom Fletcher says was so cool just because she was so out there and authentic and so willing to just be totally herself no matter what. I really, really loved her. I still do, I have a tattoo on my leg of her name.”
Nick Adams, GLAAD’s Director of Transgender Media & Representation, explained the impetus for the series: “In the past few years, Hollywood has made an effort to create and cast transgender characters in a more authentic way,...
One exception was Angel from “Rent,” whom Fletcher says was so cool just because she was so out there and authentic and so willing to just be totally herself no matter what. I really, really loved her. I still do, I have a tattoo on my leg of her name.”
Nick Adams, GLAAD’s Director of Transgender Media & Representation, explained the impetus for the series: “In the past few years, Hollywood has made an effort to create and cast transgender characters in a more authentic way,...
- 6/14/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
It’s hard to make a late-night show stand out. For decades, late-night comedy has more or less stuck to the same formatted script – monologue, desk piece, interview, something extra, end of show — with hosts making incremental changes where they could squeeze them in. Just about every host was a straight white guy until very recently, as streaming and cable networks have made more room for the genre. Those new hires, however relatively few in the grand scheme of things, have started to shift the late-night landscape so that shows can, even ever so slightly, take some more experimental risks.
Netflix’s “The Break With Michelle Wolf, which premiered May 27 just days after Wolf’s White House Correspondents Dinner routine briefly broke Washington D.C., both works within the traditional bounds of late night shows and actively works to resist them. The bones of the show are familiar: Wolf opens...
Netflix’s “The Break With Michelle Wolf, which premiered May 27 just days after Wolf’s White House Correspondents Dinner routine briefly broke Washington D.C., both works within the traditional bounds of late night shows and actively works to resist them. The bones of the show are familiar: Wolf opens...
- 6/11/2018
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
This week The Casual Cinecast doubles up on its reviews and goes full HBO! Justin, Chris and Mike give their thoughts on Season 1 of the Bill Hader starring Barry , followed by a deep dive into the Jennifer Fox film, The Tale, starring Laura Dern!
After a one week hiatus, the What's On Our Minds segment of The Casual Cinecast returns! Mike watched the 2018 Oscar Best Foreign Film, A Fantastic Woman. Mike and Justin discuss the latest season of Arrested Development and whether or not it returns to the heights of the original three seasons. Justin checked out the first episode of the new Michelle Wolf Netflix show The Break with Michelle Wolf and the Netflix Docuseries Evil Genius. Lastly, Chris took advantage of a YouTube Red free trial to watch the Karate Kid sequel series, Cobra Kai.
Next, they review the first season of HBO's Barry and debate the balance...
After a one week hiatus, the What's On Our Minds segment of The Casual Cinecast returns! Mike watched the 2018 Oscar Best Foreign Film, A Fantastic Woman. Mike and Justin discuss the latest season of Arrested Development and whether or not it returns to the heights of the original three seasons. Justin checked out the first episode of the new Michelle Wolf Netflix show The Break with Michelle Wolf and the Netflix Docuseries Evil Genius. Lastly, Chris took advantage of a YouTube Red free trial to watch the Karate Kid sequel series, Cobra Kai.
Next, they review the first season of HBO's Barry and debate the balance...
- 6/7/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Justin Herring)
- Cinelinx
Conservatives appear to be falling out of love with Netflix. Public-opinion pollster YouGov has tracked favorable impressions of the streaming service along ideological lines over the last few months, finding that those who self-identify as Republicans have grown less fond of Netflix while self-described Democrats have shown a 15-percent gain in positive impressions.
The development isn’t entirely surprising, given some of Netflix’s recent additions to its never-ending stream of original content: Barack and Michelle Obama signed a multi-year production deal last month that will see them working on everything from docu-series and documentary features to unscripted shows and feature films; too, Susan Rice, Obama’s former National Security Advisor and a favorite among right-leaning conspiracy theorists, recently joined the company’s board of directors.
Also unlikely to endear conservatives to Netflix: “The Break With Michelle Wolf,” whose host tore into Donald Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and the rest...
The development isn’t entirely surprising, given some of Netflix’s recent additions to its never-ending stream of original content: Barack and Michelle Obama signed a multi-year production deal last month that will see them working on everything from docu-series and documentary features to unscripted shows and feature films; too, Susan Rice, Obama’s former National Security Advisor and a favorite among right-leaning conspiracy theorists, recently joined the company’s board of directors.
Also unlikely to endear conservatives to Netflix: “The Break With Michelle Wolf,” whose host tore into Donald Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and the rest...
- 6/3/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Michelle Wolf made a whole lot of fun of Roseanne Barr this weekend, but squeezed in a healthy dose of mocking Donald Trump as well on her new Netflix show “The Break With Michelle Wolf.”
During her opening monologue Sunday, Wolf brought up President Trump’s turbulent negotiations to get North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons programs and the on-again-off-again in-person meeting with the country’s leader, Kim Jong-Un. As of right now, the meeting’s on, but whether it’ll happen is anybody’s guess. Wolf joked that the only concession North Korea is seemingly giving to Trump is related to fast food.
Also Read: Michelle Wolf Gives Roseanne a 'Better Excuse' for Her Racially Charged Tweet (Video)
“Were you worried you might have to stop being mad at Trump for a second and thank him for negotiating peace with North Korea?” Wolf asked during the monologue on Sunday’s episode.
During her opening monologue Sunday, Wolf brought up President Trump’s turbulent negotiations to get North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons programs and the on-again-off-again in-person meeting with the country’s leader, Kim Jong-Un. As of right now, the meeting’s on, but whether it’ll happen is anybody’s guess. Wolf joked that the only concession North Korea is seemingly giving to Trump is related to fast food.
Also Read: Michelle Wolf Gives Roseanne a 'Better Excuse' for Her Racially Charged Tweet (Video)
“Were you worried you might have to stop being mad at Trump for a second and thank him for negotiating peace with North Korea?” Wolf asked during the monologue on Sunday’s episode.
- 6/3/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Comedian Michelle Wolf dives into the Roseanne Barr hullabaloo on Sunday’s episode of her new Netflix show, “The Break,” giving the former ABC sitcom star a “better excuse” for her racist tweet.
In an attempt to counter “negativity in the world,” Wolf found silly stuff on the internet which she showcases with a spin of a wheel in a segment called “Internet Goofs.” The first spin lands on Roseanne Barr’s infamous tweet that compares former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.
“It’s not a joke. It’s barely a tweet,” says Wolf. “Her excuse for tweeting it was bad. You gotta get better at one of those, Roseanne. Like, here’s a better excuse for you. Next time just say the tweet was an accident because you’re not a human; you’re one of those cats you buy in Chinatown that has an arm...
In an attempt to counter “negativity in the world,” Wolf found silly stuff on the internet which she showcases with a spin of a wheel in a segment called “Internet Goofs.” The first spin lands on Roseanne Barr’s infamous tweet that compares former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.
“It’s not a joke. It’s barely a tweet,” says Wolf. “Her excuse for tweeting it was bad. You gotta get better at one of those, Roseanne. Like, here’s a better excuse for you. Next time just say the tweet was an accident because you’re not a human; you’re one of those cats you buy in Chinatown that has an arm...
- 6/2/2018
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Public opinion and data collection firm YouGov has released some results that show a Republican decline in positive impressions of Netflix over the last few months.
In contrast, Democrats had a 15 percent gain in their positive impression of the subscription service.
What’s driving the trends moving in opposite directions? Netflix recently announced a production deal with former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama. They’ve also added former Obama administration National Security Advisor Susan Rice to the Netflix board of directors.
Netflix also recently added The Break With Michelle Wolf, spotlighting the liberal comedian whose performance at the White House Correspondents dinner outraged many.
Even though there’s a red/blue divide, Netflix is still the No. 2 most popular television network among Americans, and No. 7 on the list of brands where people would be “proud” to work.
Netflix’s general perception score, ranked by YouGov on a...
In contrast, Democrats had a 15 percent gain in their positive impression of the subscription service.
What’s driving the trends moving in opposite directions? Netflix recently announced a production deal with former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama. They’ve also added former Obama administration National Security Advisor Susan Rice to the Netflix board of directors.
Netflix also recently added The Break With Michelle Wolf, spotlighting the liberal comedian whose performance at the White House Correspondents dinner outraged many.
Even though there’s a red/blue divide, Netflix is still the No. 2 most popular television network among Americans, and No. 7 on the list of brands where people would be “proud” to work.
Netflix’s general perception score, ranked by YouGov on a...
- 6/2/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood’s left-leaning politics has made the industry a bête noire among conservatives for decades. But Netflix has made some recent moves that have especially rankled Republicans.
In March, the streamer named Susan Rice — former national security adviser to President Obama, and a conservative target in the Bengazi scandal — to its board of directors. Last month, Netflix officially announced an exclusive multiyear deal with the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions for original programming. And last week, it premiered “The Break with Michelle Wolf” — a late-night-style show from the comedian who delivered a blistering takedown of the Trump administration and other conservative politicos at the White House Correspondents Association dinner.
Thousands of right-wingers have taken to social media to express their unhappiness with Netflix’s left turns. They’ve condemned Netflix, announced they have dropped the streaming service, and urged like-minded folks to also cancel.
How much has Netflix alienated the right?...
In March, the streamer named Susan Rice — former national security adviser to President Obama, and a conservative target in the Bengazi scandal — to its board of directors. Last month, Netflix officially announced an exclusive multiyear deal with the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions for original programming. And last week, it premiered “The Break with Michelle Wolf” — a late-night-style show from the comedian who delivered a blistering takedown of the Trump administration and other conservative politicos at the White House Correspondents Association dinner.
Thousands of right-wingers have taken to social media to express their unhappiness with Netflix’s left turns. They’ve condemned Netflix, announced they have dropped the streaming service, and urged like-minded folks to also cancel.
How much has Netflix alienated the right?...
- 6/2/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Several national treasures are coming to Netflix in June, but only one stars Nicolas Cage and Diane Kruger. Other gems set to hit the streaming service next month besides “National Treasure” include Disney animated classics “101 Dalmatians” and “Tarzan,” as well as Colin Firth-starrer “The King’s Speech” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
Incoming television shows include Season 8 of “Portlandia,” Season 14 of “Grey’s Anatomy,” and Season 5 of Marvel’s “Agents of Shield.” “Queer Eye” Season 2 and “The Break With Michelle Wolf” Season 1 are among the original series set to debut on the streaming platform.
Check out the full list of incoming titles below.
June 1
Assassination Games
Blue Jasmine
Busted! (Season Finale)
101 Dalmatians
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
He Named Me Malala
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Just Friends
Miracle
National Treasure
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
November 13: Attack on Paris
Outside In
Righteous...
Incoming television shows include Season 8 of “Portlandia,” Season 14 of “Grey’s Anatomy,” and Season 5 of Marvel’s “Agents of Shield.” “Queer Eye” Season 2 and “The Break With Michelle Wolf” Season 1 are among the original series set to debut on the streaming platform.
Check out the full list of incoming titles below.
June 1
Assassination Games
Blue Jasmine
Busted! (Season Finale)
101 Dalmatians
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
He Named Me Malala
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Just Friends
Miracle
National Treasure
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
November 13: Attack on Paris
Outside In
Righteous...
- 5/31/2018
- by Christi Carras
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has confirmed that a slew of new original series will be debuting on the streaming service in June, including the second season of the Emmy contender “Glow.” And there will also be new to Netflix seasons of some of your favorites from other networks, including season 14 of “Grey’s Anatomy” and season 8 of “Portlandia.” Likewise, there will be plenty of movies making their first Netflix appearances including the latest installment in the “Star Wars” franchise, “The Last Jedi,” and the Oscar-winning “The King’s Speech.”
Of the new Netflix originals, several stand out as particularly binge-worthy, including the the sophomore edition of “Luke Cage” and the series finale of “Sense8.” And there will be weekly episodes of “The Break with Michelle Wolf,” fresh from her stint as host of the White House correspondents dinner.
Available June 1
Assassination Games
Blue Jasmine
Busted!: Season Finale
Disney’s 101 Dalmatians
George Balanchine...
Of the new Netflix originals, several stand out as particularly binge-worthy, including the the sophomore edition of “Luke Cage” and the series finale of “Sense8.” And there will be weekly episodes of “The Break with Michelle Wolf,” fresh from her stint as host of the White House correspondents dinner.
Available June 1
Assassination Games
Blue Jasmine
Busted!: Season Finale
Disney’s 101 Dalmatians
George Balanchine...
- 5/31/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Comedian Michelle Wolf took on critics of the jabs she took at press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders during the White House Correspondence Dinner, saying in the debut episode of her Netflix talk show, “The Break,” that the joke was not “looks-based.”
In April, Wolf’s Whcd speech came under fire for its frequently caustic tone. At one point, Wolf likened Sanders to Aunt Lydia, a loathsome character on Hulu’s dystopian drama “The Handmaid’s Tale.” She also joked that Sanders’ “perfect” smokey eye makeup was made from ashes of burnt lies.
Many on both side of the aisle called the cracks “personal,” “cruel” and “deplorable.” But Wolf came to her own defense in her new show, which debuted Sunday.
Also Read: Michelle Wolf Reminds Us 'We're All Gonna Die' in Netflix Show Trailer (Video)
“For the record, that was not a looks-based joke — that was about her ugly personality.
In April, Wolf’s Whcd speech came under fire for its frequently caustic tone. At one point, Wolf likened Sanders to Aunt Lydia, a loathsome character on Hulu’s dystopian drama “The Handmaid’s Tale.” She also joked that Sanders’ “perfect” smokey eye makeup was made from ashes of burnt lies.
Many on both side of the aisle called the cracks “personal,” “cruel” and “deplorable.” But Wolf came to her own defense in her new show, which debuted Sunday.
Also Read: Michelle Wolf Reminds Us 'We're All Gonna Die' in Netflix Show Trailer (Video)
“For the record, that was not a looks-based joke — that was about her ugly personality.
- 5/29/2018
- by Rosemary Rossi and Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Netflix has released a promo video featuring all of the big new films and shows that will be coming to the streaming service in June. I also included a full list of titles for you to go through that includes Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Departed, In Bruges, Thor: Ragnarok, Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 6, Luke Cage Season 2, and more. It looks like there's going to be a good amount of entertainment coming to Netflix in June to look forward to! What are you most excited about?!
June 1:
Assassination Games
Blue Jasmine
Busted! (Season Finale)
Disney's 101 Dalmatians
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
He Named Me Malala
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Just Friends
Miracle
National Treasure
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
November 13: Attack on Paris
Outside In
Righteous Kill
Rumor Has It
Singularity
Taking Lives
Terms and Conditions May Apply
The Boy
The Covenant
The...
June 1:
Assassination Games
Blue Jasmine
Busted! (Season Finale)
Disney's 101 Dalmatians
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
He Named Me Malala
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Just Friends
Miracle
National Treasure
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
November 13: Attack on Paris
Outside In
Righteous Kill
Rumor Has It
Singularity
Taking Lives
Terms and Conditions May Apply
The Boy
The Covenant
The...
- 5/28/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Comedienne Michelle Wolf on Sunday launched her new Netflix series The Break, and wasted no time weighing in on recent headlines involving the NFL, the #MeToo movement and the royal wedding. Also addressed was her controversial performance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
The Daily Show alumna became a talking point among cable news pundits back in late April, drawing ire for a joke she made at the expense of Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Much of the criticism stemmed from those who completely missed the point she was trying to make; what they construed to be a jab at the press...
The Daily Show alumna became a talking point among cable news pundits back in late April, drawing ire for a joke she made at the expense of Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Much of the criticism stemmed from those who completely missed the point she was trying to make; what they construed to be a jab at the press...
- 5/27/2018
- TVLine.com
In today’s roundup, Netflix announced the premiere date for “Queer Eye” Season 2, while Showtime announced an upcoming “Twin Peaks” marathon.
First Looks
On the heels of hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, comedian Michelle Wolf is heading to Netflix for her new weekly half hour variety/sketch series “The Break with Michelle Wolf” starting Sunday, May 27. The streaming service released a sneak peek video, nodding to the vague nature of “strong female leads.” Watch below.
Greenlights
CNN Films has announced their collaboration with Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams on new documentary feature, “American Jail.” The film will investigate America’s mass incarceration crisis, slated to premiere on Sunday, July 1 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on CNN. “I’m very excited to bring this film to CNN Films’ audiences. Our criminal justice system is broken on many levels, and I believe that it is essential for every American to...
First Looks
On the heels of hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, comedian Michelle Wolf is heading to Netflix for her new weekly half hour variety/sketch series “The Break with Michelle Wolf” starting Sunday, May 27. The streaming service released a sneak peek video, nodding to the vague nature of “strong female leads.” Watch below.
Greenlights
CNN Films has announced their collaboration with Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams on new documentary feature, “American Jail.” The film will investigate America’s mass incarceration crisis, slated to premiere on Sunday, July 1 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on CNN. “I’m very excited to bring this film to CNN Films’ audiences. Our criminal justice system is broken on many levels, and I believe that it is essential for every American to...
- 5/24/2018
- by Tara Bitran
- Variety Film + TV
Arriving June 3: “The Break With Michelle Wolf”
“The Daily Show” alum made waves with her White House Correspondence Dinner jokes, and now she’s landed on Netflix for a weekly show.
Arriving June 5: “Thor: Ragnarok”
The third “Thor” movie from Marvel Studios Ragna-rocked our world (sorry), and now you can stream it on Netflix.
Arriving June 8: “Sense8: The Series Finale”
Find your cluster and buckle in for the much anticipated two-hour finale of “Sense8.”
Arriving June 15: “Queer Eye” Season 2
We’re not crying — you’re crying! Grab your tissues, because we were not expecting to get more heartfelt makeover this soon. But we are so ready for more of the Fab 5.
Arriving June 22: “Marvel’s Luke Cage” Season 2
Luke is going viral in Season 2, and going up against new villain Bushmaster. Oh, yeah — did we mention he also works out with New York Jets coach Todd Bowles?...
“The Daily Show” alum made waves with her White House Correspondence Dinner jokes, and now she’s landed on Netflix for a weekly show.
Arriving June 5: “Thor: Ragnarok”
The third “Thor” movie from Marvel Studios Ragna-rocked our world (sorry), and now you can stream it on Netflix.
Arriving June 8: “Sense8: The Series Finale”
Find your cluster and buckle in for the much anticipated two-hour finale of “Sense8.”
Arriving June 15: “Queer Eye” Season 2
We’re not crying — you’re crying! Grab your tissues, because we were not expecting to get more heartfelt makeover this soon. But we are so ready for more of the Fab 5.
Arriving June 22: “Marvel’s Luke Cage” Season 2
Luke is going viral in Season 2, and going up against new villain Bushmaster. Oh, yeah — did we mention he also works out with New York Jets coach Todd Bowles?...
- 5/24/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Ok, we need to pull out our planners and iCal because a lot is hitting Netflix next month and we need to make sure we have time to watch all of it.
Netflix is dropping the second season of the critically acclaimed “Glow” on June 29, as well as the sophomore installment of “Marvel’s Luke Cage” on June 22. We’re also getting a second season of “Queer Eye” with your beloved Fab 5 soon, on June 15.
On top of all that, the anticipated two-hour series finale of “Sense8” drops on June 8, Season 2 of the goofy reality show “Nailed It” drops June 29, and “The Break With Michelle Wolf” premieres on June 3, streaming every Sunday.
Also Read: 'Queer Eye' Season 2 Gets Premiere Date at Netflix - and It's Really Soon
See below for the complete list of titles coming to Netflix in June.
Avail. June 1
Assassination Games
Blue Jasmine
Busted! (Season...
Netflix is dropping the second season of the critically acclaimed “Glow” on June 29, as well as the sophomore installment of “Marvel’s Luke Cage” on June 22. We’re also getting a second season of “Queer Eye” with your beloved Fab 5 soon, on June 15.
On top of all that, the anticipated two-hour series finale of “Sense8” drops on June 8, Season 2 of the goofy reality show “Nailed It” drops June 29, and “The Break With Michelle Wolf” premieres on June 3, streaming every Sunday.
Also Read: 'Queer Eye' Season 2 Gets Premiere Date at Netflix - and It's Really Soon
See below for the complete list of titles coming to Netflix in June.
Avail. June 1
Assassination Games
Blue Jasmine
Busted! (Season...
- 5/24/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
“Strong female lead” has been a buzz phrase for film and television as of late. That said, Michelle Wolf created a sketch for her forthcoming Netflix talk show The Break with Michelle Wolf that supports strong female characters…in her own special, fun way.
Spoofing the concept altogether, the mock trailer (watch above) features Wolf in a movie appropriately titled Featuring Strong Female Lead: The Movie. In it, Wolf plays the nameless title character who has an ambiguous job where she is constantly “under indictment” and is dressed in a very Olivia Pope-esque pantsuit.
With a voiceover that says “She’s one woman tough enough for the boy’s club,” the trailer hits “strong female lead” tropes that Hollywood absolutely loves. She says phrases like “I never sweat, I win” and “I don’t sleep, I win.” She also likes to have sex with male escorts — because that’s what strong female leads do,...
Spoofing the concept altogether, the mock trailer (watch above) features Wolf in a movie appropriately titled Featuring Strong Female Lead: The Movie. In it, Wolf plays the nameless title character who has an ambiguous job where she is constantly “under indictment” and is dressed in a very Olivia Pope-esque pantsuit.
With a voiceover that says “She’s one woman tough enough for the boy’s club,” the trailer hits “strong female lead” tropes that Hollywood absolutely loves. She says phrases like “I never sweat, I win” and “I don’t sleep, I win.” She also likes to have sex with male escorts — because that’s what strong female leads do,...
- 5/24/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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