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Instantly recognizable by his short stature, Southern drawl, and giddy personality, Leslie Jordan was an American movie and TV legend and an LGBTQ+ icon. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jordan moved to Los Angeles where he began his career as an actor in the 1980s. He used his uniqueness to his advantage to land some truly iconic roles both on the big and small screens. Although Jordan appeared in many guest roles on TV episodes through the ‘80s and ‘90s, he really found his stride in the 2000s.

Jordan’s sudden death from a car crash caused by cardiac dysfunction in 2022 prompted a wave of grief from his fellow actors and artists in Hollywood. The outpouring of love for the comedian littered social media sites like X, including posts from celebrities like Jennifer Hudson and Mayim Bialik. Looking back on Jordan’s body of work, there are so many movies and...

Call Me Kat, starring Mayim Bialik, was canceled by Fox after three seasons due to declining ratings and negative reviews. The sitcom experienced a decrease in viewership over time, with season 3 averaging 2.2 million viewers and a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 age group. Critics and audiences criticized the show's content as cringey and underutilizing Bialik's comedic talent, leading to its ultimate cancelation.

One day following the Call Me Kat season 3 finale, Fox announced that it would also serve as the sitcom's series finale since the network canceled the show. Call Me Kat premiered in January 2021 and starred Mayim Bialik as Kat, a single woman in her late 30s who quit her job as a professor at the University of Louisville following the death of her father to pursue her dream of opening a cat café (which she does with the money that her parents gave her for her wedding one day...

“Call Me Kat” has been canceled at Fox. The news came Friday, just one day after the Mayim Bialik-starring series aired its Season 3 finale.

“We are very proud of ‘Call Me Kat.’ But, unfortunately, the audience response to it was not as strong as we had hoped,” Fox said in a statement. “We are thankful for our partnership with Warner Bros. Television, That’s Wonderful Productions, Sad Clown Productions, BBC Studios, Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons and the entire cast and crew for their work and dedication to ‘Call Me Kat.'”

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The Season 3 finale aired on May 4 to its second-smallest audience ever and a new demographic low, according to TVLine.

A remake of the British series “Miranda” starring Miranda Hart, Bialik starred as Kat, the fun-loving owner of a cat café in Louisville, Kentucky.

The ensemble cast included the late comic actor Leslie Jordan,...

Call Me Kat star Mayim Bialik has opened up about her experience learning about the death of her co-star Leslie Jordan. The series, which is a remake of the BBC show Miranda starring Miranda Hart, follows Bialik as Kat, a single woman in her late 30s who decides to spend her wedding fund on opening a cat café. In addition to Swoosie Kurtz, Kyla Pratt, Julian Gant, Cheyenne Jackson, and Christopher Rivas, the series starred Jordan as the head baker Phil before the star died in a car crash caused by a cardiac dysfunction in October 2022.

Bialik recently appeared on an episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show to talk about the experience of shooting the Miranda remake. During the conversation, she revealed that the cast learned about Jordan's death while shooting an episode of season 3 and waiting for the actor to arrive. She said it was "very, very, very complicated...

New images from Call Me Kat season 3 reveal Vicki Lawrence as the mother of the late Leslie Jordan's character Phil. Call Me Kat, which premiered on Fox in 2021, is a remake of the British series Miranda following Mayim Bialik as Kat, a single woman in her late 30s who runs a cat café. Jordan was part of the main cast, portraying the head baker at the café until his death in a car accident this October.

This week, TV Insider shared a collection of images from the upcoming mid-season premiere of Call Me Kat season 3, which airs on January 5, 2023. The images revealed The Carol Burnett Show icon Lawrence as Phil's mother. While the plot details of the episode haven't been revealed yet, it seems that her character has joined the staff of the café, though she may not be doing a very good job given the way her co-stars are reacting to her.

On Fox’s sophomore Mayim Bialik comedy, Call Me Kat, wrangling cats at the Louisville cafe is only part what keeps the characters busy. Take the February 17 episode: First, a broken romance sparks a suddenly single Sheila (Swoosie Kurtz) — whose boyfriend Preston cheated on her in a recent episode — to keep her lovers’ vacation to Bora Bora…and she recruits Phil (Leslie Jordan) to join her. “We get there and we figure out that they still have Preston’s credit card on file,” says Jordan. While there are laughs as Phil pretends to be an über-masculine Preston, there is also a touching moment for the characters. “Twice I forgot to say my lines because I was so enthralled with [Swoosie],” he adds. Also in the episode, Max (Cheyenne Jackson) feels the need to rein in his diet and decides to go on a cleanse, recruiting Carter (Julian Gant) and Oscar (Christopher Rivas) to join him.

Kat (Mayim Bialik) has two men in her life but only one Rose heading into Call Me Kat Season 2. It’s The Katchelorette! TV Insider has an exclusive first look at an adorable spoof on The Bachelorette. When the comedy returns, Kat must choose between her new beau, Oscar (Christopher Rivas), and her best friend from college and long-time crush, Max (Cheyenne Jackson). “It’s been such a long journey to get here — 39 years, in fact. And now, I face one of my toughest decisions. Two great men stand before me. But I only have one Rose,” Kat says as we see that, as you should expect, she’s holding a cat named Rose. Fox So, it’s time for the men to make their cases. “I’m one of your oldest and dearest friends,” Max says. “And we are currently dat —” Oscar begins before wondering, “what’s happening here?...

Exclusive: Christopher Rivas, who stars in Fox sitcom Call Me Kat, is moving into the audio world.

The actor, who stars opposite Mayim Bialik in the comedy series, has signed a podcast development deal with SiriusXM’s Stitcher and has set his first two projects.

The actor will release two podcast series in 2022. The first is a documentary investigation podcast about the man many consider to be the inspiration for James Bond.

The limited series tells the story of Porfirio Rubirosa, a Dominican diplomate, race car driver, solider and polo player. Also known as Rubi, he is thought to have been the inspiration for Ian Fleming’s spy character with his jetsetting lifestyle and many lovers.

Rivas wrote and starred in a play The Real James Bond… Was Dominican.

Rivas will executive produce alongside Ari Andersen and BlondeMamba. Workhouse Media will serve as contributing producers.

He is also set to...

Whoa, the Blossom fam is back! Mayim Bialik confirmed via Twitter on November 16 that her former Blossom co-stars will be making a guest appearance during the Season 2 premiere of Call Me Kat, the Fox comedy in which Bialik plays an eccentric cat café owner. “Whoa. This is some big fun news….a Blossom cast reunion is coming!” Bialik tweeted. “Are you as excited as I am?” Call Me Kat returns on January 9, with the Season 2 premiere featuring Blossom alums Joey Lawrence, Jenna Von Oy, and Michael Stoyanov playing themselves. The trio is set to stop by the café owned by Kat (Bialik) on the way to a celebrity golf tournament. A teaser for the premiere hints at Kat breaking the fourth wall and asking delivery man Oscar (Christopher Rivas) to meet the actors behind Kat’s “favorite TV show when I was growing up.” Kat takes a photo with the Blossom stars,...