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August 8, 2026
Behind the Scenes of Obama’s Acting Cameo in ‘Life, Larry’: Blaming Larry David for His Tan Suit Debacle, Improvising Lines and Ranting About Ketchup
In his HBO sketch series “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” Larry David travels throughout history, inserting his stubborn and curmudgeonly self into America’s most pivotal moments. “Law...
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August 7, 2026
Jake T. Austin Opens Up About ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ Revival Snub: I’m ‘Disappointed’ to Have ‘Not Been Included’
Now that the sequel series has ended its three-season run, “Wizards of Waverly Place” star Jake T. Austin has finally opened up about not being included in “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.” Austin, w...
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August 6, 2026
Lala Sadii Disney Channel Series in Development
Lala Sadii is hoping to make the jump from TikTok phenomenon to Disney star. The singer and internet personality is attached to lead a series in development at Disney Channel and Disney+. Titled “L...
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August 6, 2026
‘The Shards’ Star Igby Rigney on Wooing Ryan Murphy, Never Meeting Bret Easton Ellis and Not Worrying About Sex Scenes: ‘It’s Like Doing a Dance Under a Microscope’
Igby Rigney is exhausted. It’s a day before “The Shards” launches, and he’s just gotten back from Berlin, the final stop of a global press tour that also took him to New York and London. When the ...
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August 4, 2026
Variety’s 10 Assistants to Watch in 2026
It’s the most thankless job in Hollywood. Who else but assistants keep calendars from colliding, ensure the checks clear and fix the little mistakes before they become big ones? Being an assistant ...
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August 3, 2026
CBS Orders Comedy Pilot ‘Hilda! (In Lights!)’ About 70-Year-Old Woman Pursuing Broadway Dreams
CBS has given a pilot order to a comedy series titled “Hilda! (In Lights!)” about an elderly woman who moves to New York City to pursue her Broadway dreams. Three scripts for the single-camera proj...
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July 31, 2026
Dermot Mulroney Leaving ‘Chicago Fire’ in Season 15
Dermot Mulroney is leaving “Chicago Fire” in Season 15, Variety has confirmed. The actor, who joined the NBC drama in Season 13 as Chief Dom Pascal, will wrap up his storyline early in the show’s u...
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July 31, 2026
Colson Whitehead’s ‘Harlem’ Trilogy TV Show in Development at Apple (EXCLUSIVE)
Apple TV has acquired the rights to Colson Whitehead’s “Harlem” trilogy, Variety has learned. The studio is in early development on an ongoing series based on the bestselling crime novels. The mate...
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July 31, 2026
Benny Safdie’s ‘Lizard Music’ With Dwayne Johnson Adds Newcomer Arya Parvathi (EXCLUSIVE)
Benny Safdie’s upcoming fantasy movie “Lizard Music” has added newcomer Arya Parvathi in her feature film debut. Parvathi’s role has yet to be disclosed, but she joins a cast that includes Dwayne J...
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July 30, 2026
Indonesia’s Biggest Comedian Sold Out Arenas While Pissing Off the Government. Now He’s Starting Over in America
“I love starting out from scratch,” Pandji Pragiwaksono says from a campsite somewhere in West Java, Indonesia, talking to me via Zoom in the glow of a lantern light. He’s a couple hours’ drive fro...
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July 30, 2026
‘Home Improvement’ Reunion: Jonathan Taylor Thomas Seen in Rare Photo With Co-Stars Patricia Richardson and Taran Noah Smith
Patricia Richardson had a “Home Improvement” reunion with two of her on-screen sons, Taran Noah Smith and Jonathan Taylor Thomas. “My other boys,” Richardson captioned the photo with a heart emoji....
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July 30, 2026
Ben Affleck Wins $1 Million Prize on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,’ One Year After Matt Damon Did the Same
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 5, Episode 2 of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” which aired on ABC at 8 p.m. ET. Ben Affleck has joined the pantheon of celebrity winners of ...
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July 29, 2026
‘Chicago Fire’ Star Joe Miñoso to Leave Series After 15 Seasons
Joe Miñoso is leaving “Chicago Fire” after 15 seasons, a source confirms to Variety. The actor has played firefighter Joe Cruz on the NBC drama series since Season 1. He will appear in a handful of...
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July 29, 2026
‘The Daily Show’ Sets 30th Anniversary Podcast Hosted by News Team (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Daily Show” blew out the candles on 30 years this month, and to celebrate, the Comedy Central talk series is putting out a three-episode podcast series titled “30 F#@king Years: The Daily Show...
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July 29, 2026
Elf Lyons Brings Solo Show ‘The Woman on the Edge’ to New York for Limited Run (EXCLUSIVE)
British stand-up comedian and writer Elf Lyons is bringing her show “The Woman on the Edge” to New York. The limited run at the SoHo Playhouse, from Sept. 24 to Oct. 18, marks Lyons’ United States ...
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July 27, 2026
ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for ‘Shark Tank,’ ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘DWTS’ and More
ABC has announced a slate of fall premiere dates. After some football kickoffs, “Dancing With the Stars” will return with a two-episode premiere on Sept. 15. Celebrity cast members include Ciara Mi...
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July 24, 2026
‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson Slams ‘F—ing Pedophiles’ in Politics: ‘I Would Get Those Epstein Files Out in Two Seconds … Bitch, Move’
“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson got fired up about politics on the latest episode of Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, spouting off about the Epstein files and the “fucking rapists” in pol...
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July 24, 2026
LeBron James Heads to Philadelphia 76ers
LeBron James is taking his talents to Philadelphia. The 41-year-old star basketball player has left the Los Angeles Lakers and has signed with the 76ers in a two-year, $8 million deal, according to...
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July 23, 2026
‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Season 2 Reveals Joker Voice Actor: ‘House of the Dragon’ Star Matthew Needham
“Batman: Caped Crusader” has unmasked its Joker. “House of the Dragon” star Matthew Needham will voice the villain in Season 2 of the animated noir series after the Clown Prince of Crime was teased...
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July 23, 2026
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Turned Down Million-Dollar Offer to Perform in Saudi Arabia: ‘I Don’t Need to Take Any Money if It Makes Me Feel Icky’
After “Weird Al” Yankovic made headlines this month for backing out of an ad for AI software, the musical satirist revealed he also turned down an offer worth at least $1 million to perform at the ...
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July 22, 2026
‘Doctor Strange’ Director Says Elon Musk ‘Doesn’t Know S— About Cinema’ After Musk Vows to Make AI ‘Odyssey’: ‘His Opinions on Art Are Worthless’
Elon Musk’s crusade against Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has raised eyebrows in Hollywood after the newly minted trillionaire vowed that before the end of the year, his AI tool Grok “will make...
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July 22, 2026
Whitmer Thomas Sings, Skates and Does Stand-Up in Trailer for HBO Comedy Special ‘Terminal Crew of Dudes’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“When I was a little kid, I wanted to get bit by a radioactive hillbilly so that I’d become Forrest Gump one day,” says Whitmer Thomas in the trailer for his upcoming HBO comedy special “Terminal C...
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July 21, 2026
Whitney Cummings’ Donald Trump Sex Trafficking Joke Was Cut From Mark Twain Ceremony on Netflix; Streamer Says Kennedy Center Axed It
Whitney Cummings performed a comedy set at Bill Maher’s Mark Twain Prize ceremony, which took place on June 28 at the Kennedy Center. But according to the comic, her closing joke won’t be seen in t...
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July 18, 2026
My 2 a.m. ‘Odyssey’: Inside the Sold-Out, All-Night Screening of Christopher Nolan’s Epic
The weather was mythical. Ninety-something degrees in Manhattan, with Canadian wildfire smoke painting the sky a hazy orange. It smelled like a barbecue of rotten onions; the air was a spritz of ac...
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July 18, 2026
Larry David Mocks RFK Jr. by Saying ‘Drop Dead, Bobby’ in New HBO Show, Which Reunites ‘Curb’ Cast Except for Cheryl Hines
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for Episode 4 of “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America,” now streaming on HBO Max. Larry David weaponizes history...
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July 17, 2026
Shane Gillis Breaks Guinness World Record for Most Tickets Sold for a Solo Comedy Show (EXCLUSIVE)
Shane Gillis has made comedy history. With 76,212 tickets sold for his July 17 show at Lincoln Financial Field, the stadium home of the Philadelphia Eagles, Gillis has broken the Guinness World Rec...
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July 16, 2026
Kris Jenner’s Mom MJ Dies at 91: ‘I Will Forever See Pieces of You in All of Us’
Kris Jenner’s mother Mary Jo Shannon has died, Jenner shared on Instagram. She was 91. “Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ,” Jenner wrote on Instagram on Thursday. “There are no words ...
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July 16, 2026
UFC’s McGregor-Holloway Fight Averages 6.5 Million Viewers Across U.S. and Latin America
UFC’s July 11 main card telecast featuring the 69-second fight between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway averaged 6.5 million viewers across the U.S. and Latin America on Paramount+. That combined st...
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July 16, 2026
Chloe Fineman Leaves ‘SNL’ After 7 Seasons: ‘I’m Going to Miss It a Lot’
Chloe Fineman is leaving “Saturday Night Live.” The actor-comedian best known for her impressions exits the NBC sketch comedy series after seven seasons. “After 7 wonderful seasons at SNL I have de...
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July 16, 2026
‘Mickey Mouse Club’ Returns: Disney Orders Pilot for Reboot of Iconic Kids Show That Starred Young Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling
There’s a new group of Mouseketeers. “The Mickey Mouse Club” is eyeing a revival, as Disney+ has ordered a pilot for a reboot of the classic kids program. Originally launched in 1955 before undergo...
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