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Listen to the live radio broadcast of tonight’s “UFC Fight Night” on SiriusXM Fight Nation — from beginning to end — headlined by a welterweight bout between American Joaquin Buckley and Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

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Tune in to SiriusXM Fight Nation — satellite channel 156 and streaming on the SiriusXM app and web player — starting at 7pm Et on June 14 to hear the live UFC audio.

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Listen to the English-language, live UFC audio broadcast of all “UFC Fight Night” events from beginning to end, the “UFC PPV” Early Prelims and Prelims, and “Dana White’s Contender Series” events.

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Listen to the live radio broadcast of the PPV prelims and more for UFC 316 on SiriusXM Fight Nation this Saturday, June 7, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey.

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Tune in to SiriusXM Fight Nation — satellite channel 156 and streaming on the SiriusXM app and web player — starting at 6pm Et on June 7 to hear the live UFC audio.

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Listen to the English-language, live UFC audio broadcast of all “UFC Fight Night” events from beginning to end, the “UFC PPV” Early Prelims and Prelims, and “Dana White’s Contender Series” events.

Following the conclusion of the main event, be sure to tune in to SiriusXM Fight Nation (Ch. 156) for live coverage of the post-fight commentary.

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Any comedian who thinks that they’re booked on Dear Chelsea should probably double-check their bank statements and change their Facebook password. Basically, pretend you’re a Boomer who just found out that their “grandson” wasn’t really in a car accident.

In the decades since the many thousands of Nigerian princes on the internet first caused the public to grow aware of email scams, the keyboard kleptos of the world have grown much more capable in their schemes and significantly more niche. Sure, there are still plenty of amateur fraudsters sending out mass emails from their AOL.com burner account warning strangers’ spam folders that the Dmv is going to cube their car if they don’t respond with their Social Security number in the next 24 hours. However, the real heavy hitters of the online crime world have moved past the scattershot approach to scamming and are drawing up...

Tonight on Hell’s Kitchen — the top five’s first challenge as Black Jackets is no joke. Each chef will be assigned to hilarious comedians including Druski, Jeff Dye, Judy Gold, Jim Norton and Yamaneika Saunders. They will be tasked with teaching them a signature Gordon Ramsay recipe — but do the remaining chefs have what it takes transform these unruly class clowns into professional chefs?

Next, the top five will be cooking out of the same kitchen for the first time as they compete for a spot in the final four. The all-new “Five Comedians Walk Into Hell…” episode of Hell’s Kitchen: Head Chefs Only airs Thursday, Jan. 16 (8-9 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox.

Here are the top five chefs: Brandon, Egypt, Hannah, Kyle, Whit

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Gordon reveals the chefs must each teach an aspiring cook how to make his famous lobster ravioli. However, these students are a bit unruly and disruptive.

As a franchise spanning multiple television series since 1966, Star Trek has brought countless memorable guest stars over the decades. However, not all guest stars are created equal, with several standing as clear highlights in their respective episodes. Whether it's one-and-done appearances or informal recurring roles, effective guest stars quickly are embraced as fan-favorites. In fact, some connect with the cast, crew, and audience so well, they've inadvertently steered the course of the franchise.

A great guest star gels seamlessly with the main cast and naturally elevates the story that they're appearing in. Rather than simply feeling like stunt casting, a guest role feels like an organic addition to the Star Trek franchise. For the purposes of this article, stars appearing on this list do not include actors who have appeared as series regulars on other Star Trek shows. Here are the 15 best guest stars on Star Trek, ranked in descending order.

T.J. Miller is open to returning to the Deadpool universe with Ryan Reynolds after previously publicly stating that he would never work with the actor again.

While a fourth film in the franchise hasn’t been confirmed, a follow-up to Deadpool & Wolverine seems like a sure thing following the film’s box office success. And the Silicon Valley alum is open to reprising his character Weasel in another sequel should it come to fruition.

“We talked a little while ago,” Miller said on SiriusXM’s The Bonfire about his relationship with Reynolds. “I think him asking me, I think he’s just been such a good friend right now that I think it would be really, I think that would be awesome.”

The actor played Weasel, Reynolds’ Wade Wilson’s best friend, in 2016’s Deadpool and 2018’s Deadpool 2. However, he didn’t return for Deadpool & Wolverine, which starred Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

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The Legendary physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking began his professional acting career in 1993 after appearing on an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." In the episode "Descent", a holographic recreation of Hawking was manifested on the holodeck to play a round of poker with Albert Einstein (Jim Norton), Isaac Newton (John Neville), and the android Data (Brent Spiner). With that episode, Hawking seems to have ascended from a world-renowned Lucasian professor of Mathematics into a legitimate pop culture icon. 

Indeed, in 1999, Hawking made the first of four appearances on "The Simpsons," playing himself each time; his performances had to be limited because of his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis which required the use of a wheelchair and his speech only capable through an electronic speaking machine. In the episode "They Saved Lisa's Brain", Lisa Simpson (Yeardley Smith) was inducted into Mensa,...

At the beginning of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Descent, Part I", Data (Brent Spiner) is spending some free time on the holodeck. He has arranged a poker game with three of the greatest minds the scientific community has ever known. Sir Isaac Newton (John Neville) is arrogant and impatient. Albert Einstein (Jim Norton) is affable, but an aggravating poker player, as he struggles with basic arithmetic. And, sitting across from Data, making science jokes and poking fun at Newton and Einstein, is Stephen Hawking, playing himself. 

Hawking gets the opening line of the episode, completing an anecdote: "But then I said, in that frame of reference, the perihelion of Mercury would have precessed in the opposite direction." Einstein laughs, and Data declares the story to be very amusing. Data tries to explain the joke to Newton, who would not have known about the relativistic curvature of space-time.

It’s part of TV comedy history that Joe Rogan replaced an actor named Greg Lee in the sitcom NewsRadio, making Rogan a household name and setting the stage for Fear Factor and eventual world domination. It would be easy to point an angry finger at Lee, who actually starred in the NewsRadio pilot, for not holding onto the job that would give Rogan a fame foothold. But there was a third comic actor who was cast before Lee. And if Ray Romano could have done a better job of impressing producers, we’d live in a very different timeline.

Yep, it was the future Everybody Loves Raymond star who was first cast as the electrician on NewsRadio. Romano auditioned and got the part in 1994 — only to get fired two days into rehearsals.

What was the problem? Producers felt like Romano’s sleepy line delivery was slowing down the show’s rapid-fire comic pace.

Ángel Salazar—the Cuban stand-up comedian best known for his role in Brian De Palma’s Scarface—has died. His representative, Roger Paul, confirmed the death to The New York Times, revealing that the actor “had an enlarged heart and was found unresponsive” at a friend’s apartment in Brooklyn,...

Deadpool has been somewhat of an event in and of itself in the past decade. When the Ryan Reynolds-helmed IP took off in 2016, a new leaf was turned over in Hollywood’s book of records, ensuring the dawn of a new era of cinema that was as maddeningly liberating as it was riotous fun.

For the first time in history, a movie star in the recesses of his career was given the power and the money to actively mock and call out multi-billion dollar industries, studio houses, and megacorporations on purpose.

In return, Ryan Reynolds wielded that power responsibly, slowly bringing together the Marvel fandom together from the sidelines, amassing an army of fans and supporters, and in Kevin Feige’s most dire time of need, answering the call to arms by rising to his ultimate destiny as Marvel Jesus.

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I thought Kelsey Cook was joking in her online bio when she said her parents are an international yo-yo champion and a member of the Foosball Hall of Fame. But she does indeed come from minor sports royalty, even scoring with a series of videos where she hustles unsuspecting Vegas bros in foosball.

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She turned those stories and other life experiences into The Hustler, a stand-up special on YouTube that has more than three million views and counting. This Friday, the special moves to Hulu to find an even wider audience. I recently spoke to Cook about the zen of comedy, foosball and dating other comics.

“My whole life, my parents would stand me on a stool so I’d be tall enough to see the top of the (foosball) table. Then they’d put their hands on my hands and teach me how to shoot it. It’s the reason I exist,...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

The Boy 4K Uhd from Scream Factory

The Boy comes to life on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on September 3 via Scream Factory. The 2016 horror film is presented in 4K from the original elements with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.

William Brent Bell directs from a script by Stacey Menear. Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, Jim Norton, Diana Hardcastle, Ben Robson, Jett Klyne, and James Russell star.

Special features include: a new commentary by film critics Julia Cunningham and Emily Higgins; new interviews with Bell, Menear, cinematographer Daniel Pearl, doll designer Todd Masters, and doll handler Tannis Hegan; and the trailer.

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This week, SiriusXM Fight Nation (Ch. 156) joins Mma fans from around the world in Las Vegas for UFC 303 and the 12th annual UFC International Fight Week.

Listen live as we broadcast from the Wynn and UFC X at the Las Vegas Convention Center to talk with the biggest stars in and around the UFC, preview Saturday night’s fight card, and so much more.

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Live coverage begins June 27 only on SiriusXM Fight Nation — satellite channel 156 and streaming on the SiriusXM app.

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Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, tune in as Rj Clifford, Din Thomas, Angela Hill, Andreas Hale, and Ryan McKinnell host the “Mma Today” show as well as UFC 303 pre-fight specials live from Vegas, leading into the early prelims and prelims Saturday night.

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Ryan Reynolds is probably one of the few actors out there with zero haters. From his onscreen characters to his banter with his wife Blake Lively, there is absolutely nothing we don’t love about him. His performance as Deadpool, though, will always hold a special place in our hearts. All in all, Ryan Reynolds clearly deserves all the appreciation he gets.

Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

However, his former Deadpool co-star T.J. Miller does not seem to be a fan. The controversial actor has previously expressed his resentment toward Ryan Reynolds but the harsh feelings seemed to have ended when the latter reached out to the former. But recently, T.J. Miller has made some comments about the popular actor yet again that did not sit right with the fans.

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T.J. Miller as Weasel in Deadpool (2016)

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Giancarlo Esposito has been acting for more than four decades, but it's been a career of peaks and valleys. He began with supporting roles (or very minor ones) in a variety of TV shows and great movies before appearing more prominently in several fantastic Spike Lee films and the landmark show, Homicide: Life on the Street. But there were pockets of his career completely obfuscated by Hollywood, especially in the early-to-mid-2000s, where he could only get single-episode gigs on TV shows or smaller roles in low-budget movies.

This was long before his appearance as Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, which earned him Emmy nominations and universal acclaim. He has starred in 55 films and shows since Breaking Bad ended in 2013. But before being cast, he was in a financially tough spot, turning to dark thoughts in a desperate attempt to care for his family.

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Fans of the recent TV adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens need to see Sean Phillips' art for the 2014 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the beloved novel. The art shows the radio play's cast in their roles, painting a totally different picture of these beloved characters than fans know from the Amazon adaptation, where David Tennant & Michael Sheen play Crowley and Aziraphale. With a new graphic novel adaptation on the way, Phillips' art sets a high bar.

Shared on The Art of Sean Phillips blog, the art shows various actors in the guises of their characters. In the most surprising difference for fans of the Amazon show, Peter Serafinowicz - who has starred as everything from John Wick's Sommelier to a member of the McU's Nova Corps to the voice of Star Wars' Darth Maul - is the demonic Crowley, and Mark Heap is his angelic ally Aziraphale.

BBC Radio 4's adaptation of Good Omens is temporarily available to stream for free to coincide with the return of the Prime Video series.

As of this writing, four of the six episodes of the audio drama are available to stream on BBC Sounds, with the other two being posted soon. The series stars Mark Heap as Aziraphale and Peter Serafinowicz as Crowley, an angel and a demon who conspire against their superiors to avert the apocalypse -- only to realize they've misplaced the Antichrist. Louise Brealy, Phil Davis, Mark Benton, Colin Morgan, Paterson Joseph, Josie Lawrence, Jim Norton, Adam Thomas Wright and Hollie Burgess co-star. Originally aired in 2004, the miniseries is adapted, sound-designed and co-directed by Dirk Maggs and based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, who both cameo in the program as well.

Related: Good Omens Star Reveals Season 2's Major Behind-the-Scenes Improvement

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Before Bones launched her to stardom, Emily Deschanel made a brief but memorable appearance in Spider-Man 2. The middle chapter of Sam Raimi’s groundbreaking Spider-Man trilogy, Spider-Man 2 is widely regarded to be one of the greatest comic book movies ever made. After the first movie told Spidey’s origin story and detailed how he got his powers and became a beacon of hope in a crime-ridden New York City, Spider-Man 2 took those powers away. The best-remembered Spider-Man 2 actors are big stars like Kirsten Dunst and Alfred Molina, but Emily Deschanel has a role as a great minor character.

Just over a year after her appearance in Spider-Man 2, Emily Deschanel landed the title role of Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan in the Fox procedural Bones. Across its 12-season run, Bones earned Emily Deschanel nominations for a Satellite Award, a Teen Choice Award, and six People’s Choice Awards.

There is no talk show guest experience like going on Adult Swim's "The Eric Andre Show." Andre, a surrealist prankster comedian whose antics regularly offend, does his best to terrify and torture his guests on the talk show from Hell. There have been some memorable interviewees who managed to get on the same weird, Dadaist level as Andre, like rapper Tyler, the Creator and skateboarder Tony Hawk, but no one expected "The Wire" star Lance Reddick to sit down in the stuffy warehouse and put up with the show's bizarre gauntlet. His appearance on the 2013 episode of the late-night series was pretty unexpected in and of itself, but his actions in the episode are even more surprising. Reddick not only punches Andre's desk and storms off, he then comes back dressed in rags with chains, a visor, and a Starfleet communicator badge on his bare chest. The actor always commits completely to a role,...

Among the Beasts Trailer — Matthew Newton‘s Among the Beasts (2023) movie trailer has been released by Gravitas Ventures. The Among the Beasts trailer stars Tory Kittles, Libe Barer, Sarunas J. Jackson, Kate Easton, Jeremy Holm, Mark Mitton, Jon Bass, and Jim Norton. Crew Matthew Newton wrote the screenplay for Among the Beasts. “Produced by Jason [...]

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"I don't know how I can help." Gravitas Ventures has revealed an official trailer for a crime thriller titled Among the Beasts, the latest from actor / filmmaker Matthew Newton. Now set to open both in theaters and on VOD coming up in February. When a gangster's daughter reluctantly teams with a former Marine to find her kidnapped cousin, the combat veteran must overcome his own demons in order to rescue the child. There's not much more to the plot than that, yet another of these junk films being dumped on VOD every week. This indie thriller stars Tory Kittles, Libe Barer, Sarunas J. Jackson, Kate Easton, Jeremy Holm, Mark Mitton, with Jon Bass, and Jim Norton. Unfortunately this looks instantly forgettable and entirely uninteresting, not even worth watching the trailer either. Save yourself the trouble and just skip it. ›››

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Rob Schneider claims Bill Murray “absolutely hated” the cast of Saturday Night Live when the latter hosted the NBC sketch comedy series.

Schneider, appearing on today’s episode of SiriusXM’s The Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Show, went so far as to say that Murray particularly disliked Adam Sandler and the late Chris Farley. The subject came up as the hosts were discussing rumors about Robert Shaw’s reportedly difficult demeanor on the set of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws.

“That’s the same thing with Bill Murray,” Schneider interjected. “I won’t say who the filmmaker was, but ‘Bill Murray is gonna come, he’s gonna change the…dialogue. He’s gonna change things, and it’s gonna be great, but you don’t know who you’re gonna get. Which Bill Murray you’re gonna get. The nice Bill Murray? Or you...

Tj Miller has claimed that Ryan Reynolds contacted him after he said he had a “weird” experience with the Deadpool actor during filming.

The former Silicon Valley star, who played Weasal in the first two Deadpool films, said in a recent podcast interview that Reynolds’s alleged on-set behaviour left him with no desire to work with the actor again.

“Would I work with him again? No, I would not work with him again,” Miller said during an appearance on the Adam Corolla Show podcast earlier this month. “But I’ve said that about Michael Bay, and now we’re friends, and I would work with him again. But I think Michael Bay is different.”

Miller explained: “We had a really weird moment on Deadpool where he said, ‘Let’s do one more take.’ And then as the character, he was horrifically mean to me as if I’m Weasel.

T.J. Miller made headlines after a recent appearance on Adam Carolla’s podcast, when he insisted that he would never work with Ryan Reynolds again due to a “weird” experience with the actor on the set of the last “Deadpool” movie.

“Would I work with him again? No,” declared Miller, who played bartender Weasel in “Deadpool” and its sequel.

Detailing what he perceived as Reynolds, in character as Deadpool, being “horrifically mean” to his character, Weasel, the former “Silicon Valley” star added, “I sorta wish him well, because he’s so good at Deadpool, and I think it’s weird that he hates me.”

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Miller tried to clarify his comments during an appearance Wednesday on SiriusXM’s “Jim Norton & Sam Roberts” when co-host asked Miller about his anecdote.

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T.J. Miller appeared in the first two Deadpool movies as Weasel, the owner and bartender of Sister Margaret’s School for Wayward Children. But after a series of controversies and serious allegations, it became clear that Miller likely wouldn’t be back for Deadpool 3. T.J. Miller also recently made waves when he appeared on an episode of The Adam Carolla Show podcast and related an uncomfortable experience he had on the set of Deadpool in which Ryan Reynolds was “horrifically mean” to him. He added that he “would not work with [Reynolds] again… I think it’s weird that he hates me.“

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It seems that T.J. Miller and Ryan Reynolds have since cleared the air. The comedian was a guest on SiriusXM’s Jim Norton & Sam Roberts show and said that Reynolds...

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T.J. Miller says he and Ryan Reynolds have cleared the air after Miller publicly stated that he would never again work with his Deadpool co-star.

During Miller’s visit to SiriusXM’s Jim Norton & Sam Roberts on Wednesday, co-host Jim Norton asked about him recently saying on the Adam Carolla Show podcast that Reynolds was “horrifically mean” one day on set. Miller told Norton that Reynolds reached out to him about the podcast interview and that the two have since straightened things out.

“It was a misunderstanding,” Miller said about their on-set moment from years ago. “So I emailed him back, and now it’s fine.”

The Silicon Valley alum went on to say that he has had problems in the past due to “not thinking about what the repercussions of saying this or that would be.” Miller continued, “It was very cool for him to say,...

Director Stephen Merchant has shared that Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson brings his own meals to restaurants for ‘regimented’ diet’.

Merchant, who worked with Johnson on ‘Fighting with My Family’, described the actor’s “regimented” diet while speaking to Jim Norton and Sam Roberts on SiriusXM, reports foxnews.com.

“I do remember having a meeting with him just in Texas just before WrestleMania and we were having a meeting about the movie and his alarm would go off at like 3:17 p.m. and he would go to the fridge and there would be turkey and rice with ‘3:17 p.m.’ written on it and he would microwave it,” Merchant recalled.

“It was so regimented. It’s extraordinary,” he added.

The director went on to say he was once told Johnson has even brought his own meals out to restaurants.

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Dwayne Johnson is known for his intense workouts and strict diets but a director who previously worked with the actor is revealing just how dedicated he truly is to maintaining his shredded physique.

Stephen Merchant, who directed the 2019 film “Fighting With My Family” starring Johnson, spoke about the former WWE wrestler’s “regimented” eating schedule.

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“I think someone told me, maybe he told me, that when he goes for dinner with friends he has to take his food to the restaurant and have them heat it up because it’s such a structured diet he has to have,” Merchant said while appearing on SiriusXM’s “Jim Norton and Sam Roberts”.

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Simon Pegg earned the wrath of the Dark Side of the Force when he said that “Star Wars” fans are currently pop culture’s “most toxic” fanbase – and are far worse than what he sees from “Star Trek” fans, in particular.

Stopping by Sirius Xm’s “Jim and Sam” show with Jim Norton and Sam Roberts last week, Pegg was asked which of the different franchise fan bases between “Star Wars,” “Star Trek” and “Dr. Who” have been the most toxic to deal with.

“As someone who was kicked off about the prequels when they came out, the Star Wars fan base seems to be the most toxic at the moment. I’m probably being very controversial to say that,” the actor said.

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Cut it out—Dave Coulier was almost on Saturday Night Live?! Dave, who played Uncle Joey on Full House from 1987 to 1995 and on the reboot Fuller House from 2016 to 2020, revealed that he came very close to being a cast member on the storied sketch show instead of yucking it up with the Tanners. In a July 13 interview on SiriusXM's Jim Norton & Sam Roberts, Dave said he auditioned for SNL when he was a stand-up comic in the '80s and received a call saying the show's legendary creator Lorne Michaels wanted him as a cast member. "I told everybody in my life, of course," Dave said. "All the comics were like, 'Wow, you're on SNL?' and I was like, 'Yeah,...

Exclusive: In an eye-catching acquisition, 42 has bought respected UK talent and literary agency Dalzell and Beresford, we can reveal.

Veteran British agent Simon Beresford has joined the LA and London-based management and production company as a Partner and Manager and his roster is moving over with him.

Clients include Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Goode, Sir Simon Russell Beale, Ciarán Hinds, Indira Varma, Lindsay Duncan, Giles Terera, Ken Stott, Patrick Marber, Leslie Caron, Jamie Campbell Bower, Nathaniel Parker, Simon Callow, Jim Norton, Matthew McNulty, Julian Clary, Dame Siân Phillips, Fra Fee, Nigel Havers, Sinéad Cusack and Andrei Konchalovsky.

Beresford’s team will also be joining him at 42, including Vicki Oliver as a Manager and Kitty Johnson. Kara Fitzpatrick, who runs Dalzell and Beresford’s literary department, brings with her clients including Roy Williams, Tanika Gupta, Dawn Sievewright, Paddy Campbell and John Donnelly.

Dalzell and Beresford was set up in 1966 by the legendary UK rep Larry Dalzell.

Rickey Gervais’ latest Netflix comedy special, “SuperNature,” was only released Tuesday and has already generated ample controversy over jokes revolving around the LGBTQ+ community.

In the special, the comedian takes aim at transgender individuals, HIV and AIDS, gender identity politics, and more, eliciting a swift response from GLAAD.

“We watched the Rickey Gervais ‘comedy’ special on Netflix so you don’t have to,” the organization posted on social media. “It’s full of graphic, dangerous, anti-trans rants masquerading as jokes. He also spouts anti-gay rhetoric & spreads inaccurate information about HIV.”

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GLAAD continued: “Netflix has a policy that content ‘designed to incite hate or violence’ is not allowed on their platform, but we all know that anti-lgbtq content does exactly that. While Netflix is home to some groundbreaking LGBTQ shows, it refuses to enforce its own policy in comedy.

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Channel 4-backed U.K. independent content production company Spirit Studios has teamed with James Watt, co-founder of multinational brewery BrewDog, to produce “Mission Finpossible,” a drama documentary aiming to to highlight the issues facing the world’s shark species. Humans kill over 120 million sharks a year, mainly for their fins for soup and many shark species are now under considerable risk of unrecoverable decline with some species having declined to near extinction in recent years. The shark is an apex predator and crucial to maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems.

Spirit Studios, whose previous content activism campaigns include global mental health movement #Iamwhole, will produce the documentary that will feature an original scripted element together with input from the world’s leading shark experts and archive footage. BrewDog is funding the project and will also produce an exclusive beer to raise funds for shark support groups around the world. The...

The entertainment industry and world are reeling Sunday after Bob Saget’s untimely death was confirmed this morning by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. The Full House father and stand-up comic was 65.

Co-star John Stamos, who played Uncle Jesse on Full House, took to Twitter to express his heartbreak and shock. “I am broken. I am gutted. I am in complete and utter shock. I will never ever have another friend like him. I love you so much Bobby,” Stamos wrote.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who shared the role of Michelle Tanner, released a statement to express their condolences. “Bob was the most loving, compassionate and generous man. We are deeply saddened that he is no longer with us but know that he will continue to be by our side to guide us as gracefully as he always has,” the Olsen twins wrote.

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It’s hard to imagine a more outlandish origin story than Rosebud Baker’s accidental debut as a stand-up comedian. It happened during a White House dinner and, as Baker recalls, it was a disaster. The granddaughter of Secretary of State James Addison Baker III, she was barely seven years old when her parents stood her on a chair so she could charm the assembled VIPs, including the then-president, George H.W. Bush, with a cute-as-a-button oration.

“I remember trying to congratulate the president for something and calling him by his first name,...

Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to Lance Kawas’ thriller Good Thief, also claiming North American rights to Sonny Mallhi’s Hurt and Phil Harding’s The Reunion. The Red Arrow Studios company will release the first title on Tvod and digital platforms on November 30, with the second debuting in select theaters and on internet, cable, and satellite platforms on December 10, and the third arriving on all Tvod and digital platforms in February.

Good Thief follows a pair of thieves (played by Peter Donahue and newcomer Shomari Giles) on the outskirts of Detroit who rob a neighborhood pawnbroker (Jimmy Doom) of his valuable baseball card collection, only to find out they’ve unleashed something far more sinister. Aaron Sizemore penned the script for the film, which also stars Melanie Mahanna and Bobby Laenen. Kawas produced with Hicham Benkirane’s company, Hbk F.C. Myriad Pictures is handling international sales.

Norm Macdonald, who passed away Tuesday at age 61, is being remembered for his sharp wit and sharper tongue. Watch these brilliant moments of comedy from his career.

The comedian was best known for his work on “Saturday Night Live,” which paid tribute to him on Tuesday as “one of the most impactful comedic voices of his or any other generation. There are so many things that we’ll miss about Norm — from his unflinching integrity to his generosity to his consistent ability to surprise. But most of all he was just plain funny. No one was funny like Norm.”

Here, we look back at some of his most side-splitting moments on screen.

Burt Reynolds aka Turd Ferguson on “Saturday Night Live”

While best known for anchoring “Weekend Update,” Macdonald found himself in other “Saturday Night Live” sketches. For the recurring “Celebrity Jeopardy” sketch beginning in 1996, Macdonald channel a hat-wearing, gum-smacking Burt Reynolds.

Studio71 is adding to its podcast slate with three new summer series fronted by noted influencers.

At the same time, Studio71 has forged a partnership with digital comedy website The Laugh Button to serve as the exclusive monetization and distribution partner for its podcasts. The Laugh Button produces audio series from top comedians, including Jim Norton’s The Chip Chipperson Podacast and Lewis Black’s Rantcast.

In terms of new shows, all of which will be distributed for free across Apple Podcasts and Spotfy, the slate includes LaurDIY’s Wild ‘Til 9. Premiering tomorrow, the series will see the famed lifestyle YouTuber Lauren Riihimaki and her boyfriend, Jeremy Lewis -- an ex-frat president turned tech mogul -- discussing relationships.

In Wild Wild Tech, which launched on Aug. 5, hosts Jordan Erica Webber (of the British TV series The Gadget Show) and co-host Joshua Rivera, a freelance journalist, will cover the wild ways tech is shaping modern culture.

Sean Hannity has responded to John Oliver’s charge that the Fox News host has been exaggerating the violence of Portland’s Black Lives Matter protests: Don’t be so serious.

“His big problem is he’s not funny,” Hannity says in a SiriusXM interview.

On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, Oliver riffed on the Trump Administration’s handling of the Portland protests following the police killing of George Floyd. Oliver said that Hannity overstated the protests’ violence and that Hannity’s “tone does not reflect conditions on the ground.”

He added, “If you, like Trump, think that it is fun to use federal troops as a prop to crush the constitutional right to assemble then like a great American, I’d like to offer you a basic cognitive test.” He then held up two middle fingers, “How many fingers am I holding up?”

Appearing on SiriusXM’s Jim Norton & Sam Roberts radio show,...

Sean Hannity is not a fan of John Oliver or his show, Last Week Tonight, especially after a recent segment in which the Fox News host was criticized for his coverage of the Portland protests. 

Hannity was a guest Thursday on SiriusXM's Jim Norton & Sam Roberts radio show where he blasted the comic-host for his Sunday segment on the Emmy-winning HBO program. 

"Well, John Oliver, number one, he's got a couple of problems," Hannity began. "His big problem is he's not funny. If you're funny, I don't care what you ...

Dakota Johnson is hitting the rodeo circuit: The Fifty Shades of Grey actress will star in and executive-produce the mockumentary-style comedy Rodeo Queen, our sister site Deadline reports.

The project, which is in development at Amazon Studios, centers around a group of rodeo queen hopefuls as they compete for the coveted crown. Christy Hall (I Am Not Okay With This) serves as creator/showrunner, while Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia) will direct.

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One of the funniest comedians out there has lined up a new gig.

TBS has placed an order for seven episodes of Tournament of Laughs, a virtual comedy competition hosted by Jason Sudeikis.

The series is set to launch Sunday, June 21, on the cabler.

It will feature 32 comics going head to head for bragging rights as a comedy champion.

Every week the comics will create, produce, self-film, and star in their own videos – from stand-up sets to song parodies and everything in-between.

Sudeikis will be acting as the master of ceremonies and providing commentary, with viewers at home taking control of the game.

The home audience will decide who moves forward, via phone and online voting, with the winning comics returning for the next round.

The final episode will feature an expert comedy panel charged with crowning a tournament champion.

Featured comedians for the new series are Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho,...

TBS has ordered seven episodes of Tournament of Laughs, a virtual comedy competition series hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis. It’s set for premiere Sunday, June 21.

Tournament of Laughs will feature 32 comedians facing off in a single-elimination bracket-style tournament, with each episode featuring multiple match-ups. Every week the comics will create, produce, self-film, and star in their own videos – from stand-up sets to song parodies and everything in-between.

Sudeikis will be acting as the master of ceremonies and providing color commentary. After the episode has aired, the home audience will decide who moves forward, via phone and online voting, with the winning comics returning for the next round. The final episode will feature an expert comedy panel charged with crowning a tournament champion. (watch a teaser above)

Featured comedians include Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho, Gilbert Gottfried, Judah Friedlander, Michael Rapaport, Jim Norton, Fortune Feimster, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog,...

TBS has tapped Jason Sudeikis to host a new comedy competition show, the network announced Friday.

Titled “Tournament of Laughs,” the seven-episode series will see 32 comedians face off in a single-elimination, bracket-style tournament. Each week, the comics will create and produce their own videos, which will feature “stand-up sets to song parodies and everything in-between” for the audience to vote on. The final episode will feature an expert comedy panel charged with crowning the final winner.

Among the comedians set to participate are Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho, Gilbert Gottfried, Judah Friedlander, Michael Rapaport, Jim Norton, Fortune Feimster, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Natasha Leggero, Cameron Esposito, Godfrey, The Sklar Brothers, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Josh Wolf, Clayton English, Yamaneika Saunders, Gina Yashere, Tim Dillon, Moshe Kasher, Jessica Kirson, Paul Rodriguez, Sarah Tiana, Matteo Lane, Beth Stelling, Vladimir Caamano, Ian Edwards, Aida Rodriguez, Megan Gailey, Preacher Lawson and Piff The Magic Dragon.

TBS has greenlit a virtual comedy competition with Jason Sudeikis set to host.

“Tournament of Laughs” has received a seven-episode order at the cabler and will premiere June 21 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. In the show, 32 comedians will face off in a bracket-style, single elimination tournament. Each episode will feature multiple matchups.

Featured comics will include: Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho, Gilbert Gottfried, Judah Friedlander, Michael Rapaport, Jim Norton, Fortune Feimster, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Natasha Leggero, Cameron Esposito, Godfrey, The Sklar Brothers, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Josh Wolf, Clayton English, Yamaneika Saunders, Gina Yashere, Tim Dillon, Moshe Kasher, Jessica Kirson, Paul Rodriguez, Sarah Tiana, Matteo Lane, Beth Stelling, Vladimir Caamano, Ian Edwards, Aida Rodriguez, Megan Gailey, Preacher Lawson, Piff The Magic Dragon with an additional two performers to come.

Each week the comics will create, produce, self-film, and star in their own videos – from stand-up sets to song parodies and everything inbetween.

A number of comedians will come together for a good cause Friday night for the streaming event "Laughter in Lockdown."

The program, which is presented by NY Laughs in partnership with The Actors Fund, will benefit comedians and other comedy professionals who are struggling financially during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Mo Amer will host, while Wanda Sykes, Judd Apatow, Ray Romano, Roy Wood Jr., Carl Reiner, Craig Robinson, Dave Attell, Gary Gulman, Gina Yashere, Ian Edwards, Jeff Ross, Jim Norton, Jon Fisch, Keith Robinson, ...

NY Laughs has partnered with the Actors Fund for a Covid-19 relief livestream, Laughter in Lockdown, featuring performances from notable comedians to support other entertainment professionals struggling during the pandemic. The two-hour event will air Friday, May 29th at 8:00 p.m. Et on the NY Laughs website.

Hosted by Mo Amer, Laughter in Lockdown will feature appearances and performances by Judd Apatow, Wanda Sykes, Ray Romano, Roy Wood Jr., Craig Robinson, Carl Reiner, Dave Attell, Gary Gulman, Gina Yashere, Ian Edwards, Jeff Ross, Jim Norton, Jon Fisch, Keith Robinson,...

Wanda Sykes, Judd Apatow, Ray Romano, Roy Wood Jr., Carl Reiner, Craig Robinson, Dave Attell, Jeff Ross and Jim Norton are among the line-up of stars set for Laughter in Lockdown, a two-hour, one-night-only streaming event to benefit comedians and other comedy professionals impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The stream will launch on Friday, May 29 at 8 p.m. Et/ 5 Pt at nylaughs.org/lockdown. Proceeds will benefit struggling comedians and comedy club professionals as part of The Actors Fund’s Covid-19 initiative. The special will be posted on YouTube following the initial stream.

Hosted by Mo Amer of the Netflix special The Vagabond, Laughter in Lockdown will also include appearances and performances by Gary Gulman, Gina Yashere, Ian Edwards, Jon Fisch, Keith Robinson, Marina Franklin, Moody McCarthy, Pete Holmes, Robert Kelly, Ronny Chieng, Ted Greenberg, Sal Vulcano, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vanessa Hollingshead, among others. Special appearances are set for Starrkeisha...