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Ethan Shanfeld

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‘Rooster’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO
Another chapter of “Rooster” is on the way. The comedy series starring Steve Carell has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO. The first four episodes of the college-set show averaged 5.8 million U.S. v...
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Peter Dinklage Joins ‘Alien: Earth’ Season 2
Peter Dinklage has joined the cast of FX’s “Alien: Earth” Season 2, Variety has confirmed. While his character details are still kept under wraps, the “Game of Thrones” Emmy winner will be a series...
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Mark Normand to Present YouTube Comedy Series ‘Human Trials,’ Which Puts Stand-Up Comics in Front of Hyper-Niche Crowds (EXCLUSIVE)
What if a stand-up comedian walked onstage only to find the audience was 50 bald men? Or 50 clowns, or nuns, or bikers or goths? Mark Normand wanted to find out, so he co-created a new YouTube seri...
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‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Snags 12.9 Million Views in Four Days on Netflix
“XO, Kitty” Season 3 has clawed its way to the top of the Netflix TV charts, with 12.9 million views in its first four days on the streamer. The young adult series, a romantic dramedy spinoff of th...
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50 Cent Documentary Series Set at Hulu
After producing Netflix’s Diddy series “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” 50 Cent is stepping in front of the camera for his own documentary project. The three-part docuseries will trace his evolution fr...
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‘One Piece’ Gets Season 3 Title, Lego Animated Special at Netflix
“One Piece” has the wind in its sails, as Netflix has titled its upcoming third season and ordered an animated Lego special in September. The third installment of the adventure series, a live-actio...
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Stephen Colbert Says Bill Hader’s ‘SNL’ Exit Reflects His Career Pivot to Writing ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie: ‘Just Do Something You Love’
Stephen Colbert recently revealed his unexpected next career move after “The Late Show” will come to an end on CBS in May: He will be co-writing a new “Lord of the Rings” movie titled “Shadow of th...
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‘Girls Gotta Eat’ Co-Host Ashley Hesseltine Sets Debut Comedy Special ‘Here Comes the Bride’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Ashley Hesseltine, the stand-up comic and co-host fo the “Girls Gotta Eat” podcast, has announced her debut comedy special, “Here Comes the Bride.” The marriage-themed hour will debut live on YouTu...
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Jessica Lange Returns to ‘American Horror Story’ After 8 Years in Season 13 Set Photos as Filming Begins
Ryan Murphy Productions released three set photos from “American Horror Story” Season 13. Each shot shows Jessica Lange peering out of an old window, wearing a blue dress and heels. Lange is only v...
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Dan Soder Sets First Netflix Comedy Special (EXCLUSIVE)
Dan Soder has set his first full-length Netflix comedy special. He’ll tape the hour on June 13 at the Throckmorton Theatre in San Francisco. The deal comes amid the stand-up comic, actor and podcas...
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James Marsden Breaks Down ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Premiere and Reveals the Secret to Playing a Charming Douchebag
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the season premiere of “Your Friends & Neighbors,” now streaming on Apple TV. Just as Coop starts to glue his life back together, a new neighbo...
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James Marsden to Host ‘Jury Duty: Company Retreat’ Reunion Episode
James Marsden will host a special reunion episode of “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat,” in which he will interview the cast of the social experiment series and its unwitting hero, Anthony Norma...
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Kim Kardashian to Produce ‘Team Moms,’ Paramount+ Reality Show About Youth Baseball Families (EXCLUSIVE)
Kim Kardashian is hoping to hit it out of the park as the executive producer of a new reality series about competitive youth baseball families. Titled “Team Moms,” the show has been greenlit at Par...
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‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ to End With Season 3; Selena Gomez Making Directorial Debut
“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” will cast its final spell, as the reboot will return for its third and final season on Disney+ and Disney Channel this summer. Selena Gomez, who anchored the original...
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Louis C.K. Returns to Netflix With New Special and Headlining Comedy Show at Hollywood Bowl
Louis C.K. returns to Netflix with a new stand-up special, “Ridiculous,” which will premiere on the streamer this summer. The comic will also headline the Hollywood Bowl on May 5 as part of the Net...
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‘Euphoria’ to Screen at Coachella
No need to wipe off that glittery makeup after a weekend of desert raving: “Euphoria” will screen at Coachella. The Season 3 premiere of the HBO drama will play in the campgrounds of the festival o...
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‘Bob’s Burgers’ Voice Actor Eugene Mirman Rescued From Fiery Car Crash, Hospitalized With ‘Serious Injuries’
“Bob’s Burgers” voice actor Eugene Mirman was hospitalized with “serious injuries” on Tuesday after he was rescued from a fiery car crash in New Hampshire. Mirman, who voices Gene Belcher on the Fo...
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Dorinda Medley Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)
Dorinda Medley has signed with CAA for representation. The television personality, entrepreneur and author rose to fame as a star of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City.” Medley joined th...
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‘Age of Attraction’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
Netflix’s “Age of Attraction” will turn 2. The dating show that sets out to prove whether age is really just a number has been renewed for a second season on the streamer. Hosted by 44-year-old “Ba...
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‘Hollywood Demons’ Season 2 Trailer Examines Matthew Perry’s Death, Child Stars Turned Porn Stars and More
“Hollywood Demons” Season 2 will examine five new stories touching on the dark side of fame, including Matthew Perry’s death, the rise of “The Jerry Springer Show” and child stars who became porn s...
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‘Danny Go!’ Coming to Netflix
“Danny Go!” is going to Netflix. Five episodes of the beloved children’s program are coming to the streamer on April 6, including songs like “Ka-Pow! Superhero Dance” and adventure games like “Esca...
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‘The White Lotus’ Season 4 Adds Heather Graham, Rosie Perez and Four More to Cast
Six more actors are saying bonjour to “The White Lotus.” Joining the cast of the France-set season of Mike White’s HBO dramedy are Heather Graham (“They Will Kill You,” “Chosen Family”), Rosie Pere...
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Wanda Sykes Sets Third Netflix Special ‘Legacy’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Wanda Sykes’ next stand-up comedy special will debut on Netflix on May 19. Titled “Legacy,” it marks Sykes’ third hour for the streamer. Per Netflix’s logline, “With the trademark wit and fearless ...
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HBO’s ‘Neighbors’ Nudist Danny on Feeling Betrayed by Amanda, His OnlyFans Explosion and Going Full Frontal in This Year’s Most Insane TV Episode
There are a lot of memorable characters in the HBO reality series “Neighbors,” a wonderfully absurd, bleak and hilarious encapsulation of America seen through the eyes of people at war with those l...
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Kim Kardashian Auctions Off ‘All’s Fair’ Clothing to Fund Free Legal Services for Women: ‘The Right to a Lawyer Shouldn’t Depend’ on ‘Your Bank Account’
Kim Kardashian plays a powerhouse lawyer on the Ryan Murphy Hulu drama “All’s Fair.” Now, she’s auctioning off her wardrobe from the series to increase access to free legal services for women “figh...
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CBS Media Ventures to Launch New Legal Show Starring Judge Judy’s Son, Renews ‘Entertainment Tonight’ As Part of Fall Syndication Slate
CBS Media Ventures has announced its syndication slate for the 2026-2027 broadcast season, which includes eight renewals and three new titles. The returning programs include “Entertainment Tonight,...
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Ryan Gosling Tells Hollywood It’s Not Moviegoers’ Job to Keep Theaters Open: ‘It’s Our Job to Make Things’ That Are ‘Worth’ Viewers Coming Out
Ryan Gosling made a surprise appearance at a New York movie theater on the opening night of his latest big-screen blockbuster, “Project Hail Mary.” Welcoming a packed audience, Gosling flipped the ...
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Vince Vaughn Criticizes Late-Night TV for Having Political ‘Agenda’: ‘It Stopped Being Funny and Started Feeling Like I Was in Class’
Vince Vaughn has some thoughts about late-night television. On a new episode of Theo Von’s podcast “This Past Weekend,” the two got to talking about how comedy has become more political in recent y...
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Pete Holmes on His New Stand-Up Special, the Death of Late-Night TV and Doing Respectful Trans Jokes: ‘It Can’t Just Be a Cheap Laugh’
In the first two minutes of his new special “Silly Silly Fun Boy,” Pete Holmes quips about his “big, dumb Mormon face” (despite the fact that he is not Mormon) and admits to sticking Q-tips deep in...
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Zack Fox Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)
Zack Fox has signed with CAA for representation. The actor and artist recently starred as Swett in Alex Russell’s breakout film “Lurker,” a music industry thriller that won the 2026 Film Independen...
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