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Exclusive: Bunny Levine (Thelma), Dree Hemingway (Starlet), and Connie Shi (Law & Order) lead cast of Omi, a Jewish body possession comedy, which has wrapped filming in Los Angeles.

Making her feature directorial debut is Emily Lerer (Shameless), from a script by Adam Lebowitz-Lockard (The Shrink Next Door), who also stars as Matt, an impulsive millennial mensch who gets possessed by the spirit of his dead Yiddish grandma, Omi (Levine), after popping the question to his shiksa girlfriend, Christina (Hemingway). In order to pull off the Jewish exorcism of the century, Matt and Christina enlist the help of Rabbi Louise (Connie Shi) and friends (played by Jonathan Fishman and Dalia Rooni).

Rounding out the cast are Shane Paul McGhie (Deputy) as Troy, Brooks Wheelan (Saturday Night Live) as Brian, Tess Paras (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) as Lauren, Morgana Shaw (Hit Man) as Ms. Walker, Paul Urcioli (Thanks For Sharing) as Boss, with Ken Lerner...

After a handful of appearances as Guy Fieri on Weekend Update, Bobby Moynihan took the impression to a whole new level on a December 2013 episode of SNL. The pre-taped fake Food Network promo began with Moynihan’s Fieri cackling like a madman while promoting “Guy Fieri’s Full Throttle Christmas Special,” co-hosted by Kid Rock (Brooks Wheelan), who enters via chimney.

Fieri/Moynihan then goes on to name-drop an insane parade of early 2010s reality TV personalities as the special’s guest stars — Criss Angel, Bret Michaels, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Big Ang from Mob Wives, the casts of Duck Dynasty and Pawn Stars — as well as, for no reason whatsoever, Verne Troyer and Mimi from The Drew Carey Show.

The promo also features the most insane Guy Fieri-like Christmas recipes imaginable, such as a stocking filled with bean dip and “Straight Cake” — as opposed to fruit cake — made from bacon and Matchbox cars.

Spoiler Alert: This story contains minor spoilers of Tim Robinson’s “I Think You Should Leave” live show, including general descriptions of unaired sketches.

“I Think You Should Leave” went live Tuesday, April 2, when creators Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin brought their beloved Netflix sketch comedy series to the stage at New York’s Beacon Theatre.

Nearly 3,000 fans showed up for the mysterious, sold-out show, many of them revealing their allegiance to the comedy cult with Dan Flashes button-downs and Corncob TV tees — if you know, you know — and yelling out lines from “I Think You Should Leave” that have been immortalized in gifs and memes.

It was a scene inside the Upper West Side venue, as the line to buy new merchandise snaked through the foyer of the Beacon and created a traffic jam that delayed the start of the program. Among the merchandise on sale were a white...

Exclusive: Veteran Gersh talent agent Danielle Schoenberg is transitioning to management, joining Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment as a Partner.

Schoenberg worked in the talent department at Gersh for nearly 15 years, starting on the desk of Bob Gersh before becoming a comedy crossover agent.

At Gersh, she developed a specialty in working with multi-hyphenates, something she plans to continue to do as a manager at Odenkirk Provissiero, where her writer and performer clients include Anna Konkle (Pen15), Frankie Quiñones (This Fool), Sasheer Zamata (SNL), Brooks Wheelan (SNL), Stephanie Allynne (The L Word), Saagar Shaikh (Ms. Marvel), Nichole Sakura (Superstore) and Jessy Hodges (Barry).

At Odenkirk Provissiero, founded in 2009 by Naomi Odenkirk and Marc Provissiero, Schoenberg joins fellow partners DC Wade, Tiffany Schloesser and Lucas Kosoglad.

“I started sharing clients with Naomi and Marc when I first became an agent and have admired their taste and care with which they manage their clients from that point on,...

Seth Meyers is thrilled to be back. After five months off the air due to the writers’ strike, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” returned on Oct. 2 and the host told TheWrap he and the staff fell back into their groove immediately — with an added pep in their step.

“I don’t recommend going through things like a pandemic or a writers’ strike for the purposes of appreciating your job more,” he said. “You should just do it independent of those massive disruptions. But that is a thing they serve to provide, which is a real appreciation for getting to come in to work every day.”

Meyers said there’s an “eagerness” in the staff’s attitude post-strike, bolstered by the fact that he and his writers all feel the work stoppage was worth the gains they received.

“It helps that the writers, myself included, all feel as though the strike was worth it,...

The archeological annals of Dead Pilots Society, a podcast that excavates unaired sitcom pilots from studio and network limbo, exemplify the love and labor that goes into creating television. Dead Pilots Society rescues comedies that the studio system left on the cutting room floor and proves both an apt and entertaining lens through which to explore a handful of the frustrations that the Writers Guild of America has brought to the picket line.

Presented by television writers Andrew Reich and Ben Blacker, Dead Pilots Society invites all-star casts to stage readings of comedy pilots that were developed by networks and streamers but ultimately shelved, never making it to air. Though an exuberant celebration of sitcom storytelling, the double-edged sword of Dead Pilots Society can strike when audiences get introduced to shows that would rank among their favorite comedies in a Sliding Doors universe where they were produced.

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Exclusive: A3 Artists Agency is expanding its agent roster with two new additions. John Shealy has joined as Touring Agent, and Jenny Kaplan as Digital Agent in the agency’s Alternative Programming, Digital Media, Licensing and Branding division. Their new roles are effective immediately.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Jenny Kaplan and John Shealy to the A3 family. Their client-first approach and perceptive eyes for on-the-rise talent fits perfectly within A3’s culture and ecosystem,” said Brian Cho, President of A3 Artists Agency.

Shealy most recently worked as Comedy & Podcast Talent Buyer for Blue Note Entertainment, where he was instrumental in booking comedy and podcast shows nationwide. Previously, Shealy spent eight years as an agent at The Gersh Agency, working alongside comedy notables, including Sasheer Zamata, Brooks Wheelan, Cameron Esposito, Solomon Georgio, Matthew Broussard, River Butcher, and Shane Torres. He will be based in New York.

Kaplan moves to A...

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As Lorne Michaels tells it, Saturday Night Live’s most significant cast shakeup in a generation is a product of the pandemic.

In interviews after the Emmy Awards and with The New York Times, Michaels noted that in normal times, the likes of Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Pete Davidson might have left SNL in 2020 or 2021 to pursue other work.

“The pandemic had put us in this position where no one could really leave because there were no jobs,” Michaels told the Times, echoing his post-Emmys comments that there “was no place to go” for long-serving cast members who might otherwise have left beforehand.

Regardless of the cause, Saturday’s 48th season opener will be the first show after one of the largest cast shake-ups in its history. The show did a near-total overhaul prior to the 1985-86 season, and a similar one...

Refresh for updates… Louie Anderson, the longtime comedian and actor who died of cancer this morning, is being remembered today by colleagues as a generous friend and groundbreaking comic.

“Heaven has a hell of an open mic night goin’ right about now,” tweeted comedian George Wallace. “Everybody gets the light. You’ll be missed. Louie. What an awesome friend. One in a million…”

“Louie Anderson : Your generosity of spirit will cover the world from above,” writes Henry Winkler. ” ..we are so lucky you were on earth for a moment , spreading your humor all over like bars of living gold .. Good Bye.”

FX, the network on which Anderson’s Baskets aired, issued a statement: “We are so deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend, Louie Anderson. For four wonderful seasons, Louie graced us and fans of Baskets with a bravura performance as Christine Baskets, for which he deservedly...

Vixen By Micheline Pitt Announces New Ghostbusters™ Clothing And Accessories Collection: "Los Angeles, CA – June 21, 2021 – Vixen by Micheline Pitt, the LA-based design house known for vintage-style fashion inspired by 1950s bad girls and ‘80s flair, is thrilled to announce the launch of an all-new officially licensed collection celebrating everyone’s favorite paranormal investigators - Ghostbusters!

Launching today at 4pm Pt/7pm Et at MichelinePitt.com, the Vixen by Micheline Pitt Ghostbusters Collection includes dresses, skirts, shirts, and bags featuring and inspired by the Ghostbusters rogues gallery of spectral baddies including the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Slimer, Gozer, Terror Dogs, and more, along with the ever-iconic “No Ghosts” Ghostbusters logo.

“Being a kid of the 80’s, I grew up watching the original Ghostbusters film religiously. Like anyone who watched this movie, I wanted to be a Ghostbuster. I definitely pretended to be Venkman on too many occasions growing up while playing with my vintage proton pack.

Netflix has shared a full trailer for the upcoming second season of Tim Robinson’s celebrated sketch series, I Think You Should Leave, arriving July 6th.

The clip features snippets of sketches populated by the same kind of overzealous weirdos that defined Season One. Among the characters Robinson plays are a guy who manages to get a hot dog stuck in his throat, one who demands someone hold the door for him in the most threatening voice imaginable, and a third who uses an excessive amount of profanity to inquire...

Netflix debuted one of 2019’s most critically acclaimed comedies in “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson,” and the streaming service’s follow-up is nearly here. Netflix released the trailer for the sophomore season of the comedy show on Tuesday morning, and it’s as filled with all the off-the-wall humor you’ve come to expect. Season 2 will premiere July 6 on Netflix.

You can also get a glimpse at a few of Season 2’s guest stars, which include Bob Odenkirk, Brooks Wheelan, Gary Richardson, John Early, Julia Butters, Mike O’Brien, Patti Harrison, Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Richardson, and Tim Heidecker.

Here’s the Season 2 synopsis, per Netflix:

The critically acclaimed and hilariously absurdist sketch comedy series, “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” returns for a second season. Creators and writers Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin bring their distinct comedy style and observational humor to the forefront,...

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jamie Ward, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Simon Harrison, Chipo Chung and Amber Fitzgerald-Woolfe have joined the third and final season of “His Dark Materials,” directed by Amit Gupta, Charles Martin and Weronika Tofilska.

The eight-episode season, which is currently in production, is based on “The Amber Spyglass,” the final novel in Philip Pullman’s bestselling trilogy.

Season 3 of “His Dark Materials” follows Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson), the bearer of The Subtle Knife, as they travel through multiple worlds to find and protect each other.

Also starring Ruth Wilson, Simone Kirby, Will Keen, Jade Anouka, Ruta Gedminstas and James McAvoy, “His Dark Materials” is produced by Bad Wolf in association with New Line Cinema for BBC One and HBO. Executive producers include Jane Tranter, Dan McCulloch, Joel Collins and Julie Gardner for Bad Wolf; Philip Pullman, Jack Thorne, Tom Hooper; Deborah Forte, Toby Emmerich and Carolyn Blackwood for...

Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Too Late, a horror comedy that marks the debut feature from director D.W. Thomas and writer Tom Becker. Alyssa Limperis (Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun), Ron Lynch, Will Weldon (This Isn’t Happening), Mary Lynn Rajskub, Fred Armisen, Jenny Zigrino, Jack De Sena (Avatar: The Last Airbender) and Brooks Wheelan (SNL) star.

Set in the Los Angeles indie comedy scene, the pic centers on Violet (Limperis), who works a thankless job as the assistant to Bob Devore (Lynch), famed comedian and host of the live variety show Too Late. But what only Violet knows is that Bob is a monster both literally and figuratively. Resigned to her fate, Violet is caught by surprise when she meets aspiring comedian Jimmy Rhodes (Weldon) and sparks fly.

Disney Xd’s “Big Hero 6: The Series” will conclude with the currently airing third season, the network announced Thursday.

The final run of episodes will begin airing Monday, Feb. 1, with the series finale set to air on Feb. 15.

The finale, titled “Krei-oke Night / The Mascot Upshot,” will see Krei enlisting Big Hero 6 to help launch his latest invention, a karaoke machine, in the first half. The second half sees the mascots deciding to add a new member to their family, presenting Hiro with an opportunity to defeat them once and for all.

The decision to end the series comes on the heels of last year’s announcement that a new “Big Hero 6” spinoff series is in the works at Disney+. “Baymax!” will be among Disney Animation’s first-ever original series and is slated for a 2022 premiere.

Based on the 2016 film, “Big Hero 6: The Series” was designed...

In today’s TV news roundup, BET sets a Tyler Perry special about the Covid-19 vaccine, and Netflix releases trailers for “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” and “Ginny & Georgia.”

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Peacock will premiere “Archibald’s Next Big Thing Is Here” on Feb. 18 with all six episodes dropping at once. The show, which centers on Archibald Strutter, a chicken who “yes-and’s” his way through life but has adventures that rarely go as planned, hails from DreamWorks Animation. Created by Tony Hale, the voice cast features Hale, Adam Pally, Jordan Fisher, Chelsea Kane, Casey Wilson, Kari Wahlgren and Rosamund Pike. Watch a trailer below.

BET will air “Covid-19 Vaccine and the Black Community: A Tyler Perry Special” on Jan. 28 at 9 p.m. With a goal to address the public’s concerns about the Covid-19 vaccine, Perry met with Dr. Carlos del Rio and Dr. Kimberly Dyan Manning...

In today’s TV news roundup, Hulu set a premiere date for “Solar Opposites” Season 2, and Animal Planet announced “Puppy Bowl Xvii.”

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Hulu’s adult animated comedy series “Solar Opposites” will return for a second season on March 26. The series follows four aliens, Korvo (Justin Roiland), Yumyulack (Sean Giambrone), Terry (Thomas Middleditch) and Jesse (Mary Mack), who escape their exploding homes to start a new life in suburban America. The upcoming season will see the pack on a mission to protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve, consume them and terraform the Earth. The series comes from “Rick & Morty” creator Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan. Watch the announcement below.

“Puppy Bowl Xvii” will launch its three-hour special event on Animal Planet and Discovery Plus on Feb. 7. Hosted by “Puppy Bowl” veteran Dan Schachner, it will feature 70 puppies from 22 shelters across nine Northeastern states.

Rlje Films has released the trailer for The Opening Act. The movie stars Silicon Valley and Crazy Rich Asians actor Jimmy O. Yang as a struggling comedian. The movie is written and directed by stand-up comic Steve Byrne (Always Amazing) and was produced by Vince Vaughn. Rlje is all set to release Opening Act in theaters, on demand, and on digital HD beginning Friday, October 16th, 2020.

In The Opening Act, Jimmy O. Yang plays Will Chu, who appears to have it all - the job, the girl - but what's missing is his true passion in life. He wants to become a stand-up comedian. When he gets the opportunity he's been waiting for, the emcee slot on the road opening for his hero Billy G., the realities of life on the stage come crashing in. Between relentless hecklers, drunk comedy groupies and hard-to-impress morning radio DJs, things get off to a rough start.

Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has obtained the North American distribution rights to The Opening Act, an indie comedy produced by Vince Vaughn and starring Jimmy O. Yang (Silicon Valley), Jermaine Fowler (Superior Donuts), Cedric the Entertainer (The Neighborhood) and Ken Jeong (The Hangover).

Written and directed by stand-up comedian Steve Byrne, the film is slated for release October 16 in theaters and on demand and digital HD.

The plot follows Will Chu (Yang), who is stuck in a thankless job while trying to pursue his true passion in life: becoming a stand-up comedian. When he gets the opportunity he’s been waiting for, the emcee slot on the road opening for his hero Billy G., the realities of life on the stage come crashing in. Between relentless hecklers, drunk comedy groupies and hard-to-impress morning radio DJs, things get off to a rough start. Even if he can...

Rlje Films has acquired the North American rights to “The Opening Act,” a comedy starring “Silicon Valley” actor Jimmy O. Yang as an aspiring stand-up comedian.

“The Opening Act” is directed and written by stand-up comic Steve Byrne (“Always Amazing”) and was produced by Vince Vaughn, and Rlje Films will release the movie in theaters, on demand and on digital HD beginning October 16, 2020.

Yang stars in “The Opening Act” alongside a cavalcade of other comics such as Alex Moffat, Cedric The Entertainer, Neal Brennan, Debby Ryan, Ken Jeong, Bill Burr, Jermaine Fowler and Russell Peters.

In it, Yang plays a man stuck in a thankless job while trying to pursue his true passion in stand-up comedy. But when he gets the opportunity to emcee opening for his hero, the realities of life on the stage come crashing in. Between relentless hecklers, drunk comedy groupies and hard-to-impress morning radio DJs, things...

Fans of Big Hero 6 have something to be excited about. Big Hero 6 The Series is ready for a third season and Disney Xd has set a return date for the animated series. Maya Rudolph, Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung, Khary Payton, Genesis Rodriguez, and Brooks Wheelan are featured as the voice cast for this series that's based on the Big Hero 6 feature film from 2014.

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Exclusive: Ron Lynch (Bob’s Burgers), Mary Lynn Rajskub (24), Alyssa Limperis (Comedy Bang! Bang!), Jenny Zigrino (Bad Santa Two), Will Weldon (This is Not Happening), and Brooks Wheelan (Saturday Night Live) are set to play opposite Fred Armisen in the indie horror comedy, Too Late, from Firemark Media.

Based on a script by Tom Becker, the D.W. Thomas-directed pic centers on a lonely assistant who finally finds love and must escape her monster of a boss before she and her new love become his next meal. Lynch will play the lead role of Bob Devore.

Jack De Sena, Billy Breed, Paul Danke, and Dwayne Perkins also co-star.

Ryan Lacen and Anthony Baldino are producing the film with Lonnie Ramati as executive producer. Filming will take place later this month in La.

Lynch, has appeared in a number of movies and television shows, including the Comedy Central’s Another Period,...

Ahead of the May 6 Season 2 premiere, Disney Channel has given an early third-season renewal to hit animated comedy Big Hero 6 The Series.

Based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Oscar-winning feature film, Big Hero 6 The Series continues the adventures and friendship of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro, his compassionate, cutting-edge robot Baymax and their friends Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Go Go and Fred as they form the legendary superhero team Big Hero 6 and embark on high-tech adventures as they protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains. In his normal day-to-day life, Hiro faces daunting academic challenges and social trials as the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.

Season 2 finds Hiro and the Big Hero 6 team in upgraded super suits as they take on a variety of innovative villains, bio-engineered monsters and high-tech robots.

The series voice cast includes Maya Rudolph, Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung,...

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A Night with A.P. Bio: A Charity Comedy Show will raise funds for a Toledo-based nonprofit, Partners for Education.

A.P. Bio's disgraced Harvard professor turned Ohio high school teacher Jack Griffin may not be particularly charitable. But that doesn't mean the show can't be.

The folks behind NBC's A.P. Bio are hosting "A Night with A.P. Bio: A Charity Comedy Show" on March 5 to raise funds for the Toledo, Ohio-based nonprofit, Partners for Education. Partners for Education is an organization dedicated to providing students, schools and partners with the best programs and services available. A.P. Bio is, of course, set in the fictional Whitlock High School in Toledo, the hometown of A.P. Bio creator Mike O'Brien (and also Tony Packo’s pickles and a neat glass museum).

A Night with A.P. Bio will feature Patton Oswalt, Paula Pell, Mary Sohn,...

Comic-Con International has released their schedules for Saturday, July 21st and Sunday, July 22nd for San Diego Comic-Con and as you'll see there a hell of a lot of cool stuff to see even though Marvel Studios opted to not have a panel this year. At least Deadpool will be there!

There's a ton of great things going on over the course of these two days that will keep fans plenty busy. I've included a few of the more popular things that might be worth checking out below. They include panels for the upcoming Warner Bros. and DC movies, The Simpsons, Krypton, The Gifted, Arrow, Batman: The Animated Series, Deadpool 2, The Flash, Disenchantment, The Orville, Riverdale, Legion, Marvel Animation, and more.

Check out the schedules and let us know what you're most looking forward too! With Marvel not making an appearance, DC is sure to reign supreme at the con this year.

Comic-Con International has released the full Saturday schedule for Comic-Con 2018, which runs from Wednesday, July 18 through Sunday, July 22. Warner Bros. will rule the day with a huge Hall H panel that is sure to bring plenty of DC movie surprises. There are a ton of TV shows coming, and the day will end with the premiere of Deadpool 2: Uncut. It sounds like Saturday can't be missed. As always, we have pulled out the movie, TV and home video-related panels and events for San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Saturday, July 21, which you can check out below.

Saturday, July 21

DC My Secret Origin: They say breaking up is hard to do . . . but breaking into comics may be tougher! Who was in a punk band? Who went to art school? Who was a DC intern before becoming a writer? Come by for an inside look at how some of DC's top-notch talent broke in,...

Big Hero 6: The Series, based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios feature and airing on the Disney Channel, continues the adventures of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro (voiced by Ryan Potter) and his friendship with his personal healthcare companion and cutting edge robot Baymax (voiced by Scott Adsit). Along with Wasabi (voiced by Khary Payton), Honey Lemon (voiced by Genesis Rodriguez), Go Go (voiced by Jamie Chung) and Fred (voiced by Brooks Wheelan), this superhero team of six fight to protect their city from an array of villains while also trying to manage day-to-day life in …...

Big Hero 6: The Series, based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios feature and airing on the Disney Channel, continues the adventures of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro (voiced by Ryan Potter) and his friendship with his personal healthcare companion and cutting edge robot Baymax (voiced by Scott Adsit). Along with Wasabi (voiced by Khary Payton), Honey Lemon (voiced by Genesis Rodriguez), Go Go (voiced by Jamie Chung) and Fred (voiced by Brooks Wheelan), this superhero team of six fight to protect their city from an array of villains while also trying to manage day-to-day life in …...

Baymax, the giant, cuddly health bot turned crimefighter and his brainy would-be superhero friends are back in “Big Hero 6 The Series,” premiering as a weekend event Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10, on Disney Channel, the DisneyNOW TV Everywhere app and Disney Channel VOD platforms.

The premiere event features two back-to-back episodes each day from 9 to 10 a.m. Edt/Pdt. The series will air new episodes each Saturday thereafter through September.

“Big Hero 6 The Series” picks up where the Academy Award-winning movie left off with 14-year-old Hiro attending the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology by day and moonlighting with Baymax as a crimefighter, along with his college friends Go Go, Wasabi, Honey Lemon and Fred. The series was set up last November with the TV movie “Baymax Returns,” which rewound to just before the original movie ended, revisiting how Hiro rebuilt Baymax while giving the new series a foundation for new adventures.

Disney's Big Hero 6 was such a fun movie! I have no idea if we'll ever see a feature film sequel, but we are definitely getting a new animated series coming to the Disney Channel and today they've released the first trailer! It looks like it could be fun to see the continuing adventures of Hiro, Baymax, and the rest of the team as they fight to save San Fransokyo! Hopefully, the series tells some good stories.

The adventure continues for 14-year-old tech genius Hiro and his compassionate, cutting-edge robot Baymax. If dealing with the academic pressure of being the new kid at the prestigious San Fransokyo Institute of Technology weren't enough, it’s off campus where things really get tricky. Hiro and Baymax, along with their friends Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Go Go and Fred, unite to form the legendary superhero team Big Hero 6, protecting their city from...

Disney is booking a return trip to San Fransokyo next month.

Big Hero 6 The Series, based on the 2014 movie of the same name, will begin Monday, Nov. 20 (8/7c) with Baymax Returns, a one-hour TV movie airing simultaneously on Disney Channel and Disney Xd.

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Per the official announcement — which contains a pretty big spoiler if you haven’t seen Big Hero 6 — here’s how Disney is setting up the new series:

Set in the fictional city of San Fransokyo, “Baymax Returns” explores the moment in Walt Disney...

The high-tech, high-octane world of Big Hero 6 is headed to TV!

The all-new adventures of everyone's favorite teenage crime-fighting inventor Hiro Hamada and his inflatable robot sidekick, Baymax, are coming to Disney Xd, and Et has exclusive look at the action-packed new animated series.

In this fun sneak peak, Hiro and Baymax are hanging out with their friends and fellow superheroes -- GoGo Tomago, Honey Lemon and Wasabi -- when their buddy Fred frantically calls on them for help, and the team has to suit up to take on an unknown emergency.

The animated series -- developed by Kim Possible creators Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley -- keeps the playful balance between lighthearted comedy and fast-paced action that made the 2014 feature film such a classic.

Watch: Go Behind the Scenes with the Famous Voices of Disney's 'Big Hero 6'

Ryan Potter and Scott Adsit have returned to reprise their roles as Hiro and Baymax...

It turns out a wedding isn't actually a requirement to throw a wedding reception, as seen in The Hollywood Reporter's exclusive clip of Random Tropical Paradise.

Written and directed by Sanjeev Sirpal, the raunchy comedy stars Bryan Greenberg as a man who, upon discovering his fiancee's infidelity and canceling his wedding, opts to take his best friend (Brooks Wheelan) on the already-paid-for honeymoon — an adventure that goes awry when they cross paths with the mafia.

Spencer Grammer, Brittany Furlan, Beth Littleford, Kyle Kinane, Jessica Lowe, Ayden Mayeri, Alphonso McAuley, Caitlin McHugh and Joe Pantoliano are also featured in the film.

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"We're in a Fast & Furious movie right now, nothing has to make sense." Gunpowder & Sky has debuted a trailer for a wacky comedy called Random Tropical Paradise, about two friends who end up going on a honeymoon together. The story is that, when one guy discovers his soon-to-be-wife is cheating on him, he cancels the wedding. But his friend suggests that instead of cancelling the honeymoon, they turn it into a "homie-moon" and take the trip to this random tropical paradise together and have fun while they can. As with all tropical paradise movies, this dips into the drug boss trope and there's clearly a few drug trip scenes in this. Starring Bryan Greenberg, Brooks Wheelan, Joe Pantoliano, Spencer Grammer, Brittany Furlan, Beth Littleford, Kyle Kinane, & Alphonso McAuley. This looks a bit too crazy for my tastes. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Sanjeev Sirpal's Random Tropical Paradise, from YouTube: For Harry Fluder,...

Exclusive: Gunpowder & Sky Distribution has released the trailer to Sanjeev Sirpal’s vacation-turned-disaster comedy Random Tropical Paradise. Starring Bryan Greenberg, Brooks Wheelan, and Spencer Grammer, the pic will bow in theaters and on-demand June 9. Greenberg plays Harry Fluder, who had a seemingly perfect life until he catches his fiancee having an affair at their wedding. With the honeymoon already paid for, Harry and his best man Bowie (Wheelan) embark on a…...

It looks like fans won't have to worry about this new series being cancelled for a while. Disney Xd has renewed its Big Hero Six TV show for a second season, ahead of the series' fall 2017 premiere. Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley, and Nick Filippi executive produce the animated TV series adaptation of the Marvel comic series.The Big Hero 6 voice cast includes Maya Rudolph, Jamie Chung, Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Genesis Rodriguez, Khary Payton, Brooks Wheelan, Alan Tudyk, David Shaughnessy, and Stan Lee. Check them out in this fist-bump video.Read More…...

Seeso has picked up Night Train With Wyatt Cenac stand-up comedy series for a second season. Hosted by Cenac, the series features performances from comedy favorites such as Chris Gethard, Jonah Ray, Brooks Wheelan, Janelle James, Marcella Arguello, Seaton Smith, Alex English, Josie Long, , Marina Franklin, Chanel Ali, Will Miles, Giulia Rozzi, Dina Hashem, Shane Torres, DC Benny, Alzo Slade, Claudia Cogan, Violet Gray, Joel Kim Booster, Emma Willmann, and more. Night Trai…...

Big Hero 6 is coming back as an animated series on Disney Xd. Come check this out for what we know so far.

Now when I wrote about the first teaser for Big Hero 6 the movie I was very pleased with the concept. Taking a little known Marvel comic and giving it a fresh look on screen was awesome. And it did real well with the fans proving that it was a good gamble. Back in November we were informed the film would get a sequel dubbed Big Hero 7 aimed at 2017 to 2019 for a release. But before that the 6 heroes will debut on the small screen as a Disney Xd show Big Hero 6 The Series debuting in Fall of 2017.

Now we don’t have much except the above teaser but what we do have is our cast for the show. Ryan Potter will reprise his role as Hiro Hamada,...

Disney’s Big Hero 6 is still probably one of the best (recent) superhero movies, thanks largely to an excellent voice cast and a unique, animated take on the genre. There’s now good reason to hope that Disney Xd’s upcoming Big Hero 6 TV series will match the film in quality, as most of the original voices from the original are set to reprise their roles here.

The Big Hero 6 series is set to pick up right where the film left off, continuing the adventures of Hiro (Ryan Potter), his lovable robot Baymax (Scott Adsit), Aunt Cass (Maya Rudolph), and team of superhero friends – including Honey Lemon (Genesis Rodriguez) and Go Go (Jamie Chung). Other actors reprising their roles comprise Alan Tudyk as tech genius Alistair Krei, and (of course) Stan Lee as Fred’s dad.

Although most of the original cast is back for the show,...

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Disney Xd's Big Hero 6 animated series will arrive this autumn, and a second season has already been ordered...

Disney Xd’s upcoming TV rendition of Disney’s Oscar-winning box-office smash Big Hero 6 is an exciting prospect for fans of the imaginative, action-packed and heartwarming 2014 film.

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And before season 1 of the show has even aired, Disney Xd has gone ahead and ordered a second season. The Hollywood Reporter broke this story, and shared this quote from Disney Xd's Marc Buhaj...

"[The show's creators] have delivered a dynamic adventure series that follows the Big Hero 6 superhero team, led by audience favorites Hiro and Baymax [...] We are honored to have the opportunity...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Ray Donovan, UnREAL, The Fosters and Saturday Night Live! But first, a special Olympics interlude:

1 | Doesn’t it seem unfair that the female gymnasts have to navigate the balance beam while a competitor’s loud floor music plays?

2 | We know Olympics fever is upon us, but did we really need to watch Billy Bush get a Brazilian waxing on Monday’s Access Hollywood? Also, doesn’t it seem like NBC is hitting some...

The original To Tell the Truth debuted in 1956 and ran for 12 seasons. The 1969 syndicated version ran for nine seasons but later versions have ended up running just a season or two. How will this new edition on ABC perform in the ratings? Will it be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.

Hosted by Anthony Anderson, this version of To Tell the Truth features a panel of four celebrities who are presented with three people who all claim to be the same person with the same incredible talent, job, or achievement. One is sworn to tell the truth while the others are not. Panelists this season include Betty White, NeNe Leakes, Jalen Rose, Tracee Ellis Ross, Iliza Shlesinger, Mike Tyson, Brooks Wheelan, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Daymond Johns. Anderson's mother, Doris, keeps score.

The ratings are typically the best indication of...

Brooks Wheelan (Saturday Night Live) has landed a series regular role on Toast, ABC's hybrid comedy pilot executive produced by Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. The project hails from Rhimes and Betsy Beers' Shondaland, Scott Foley and Greg Grunberg. Written by Foley and Grunberg and directed by Gail Mancuso, Toast revolves around engaged couple Max (Jono Kenyon) and Page (Jerrika Hinton), who, over their wedding rehearsal dinner, have their eclectic family and…...

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Disney is set to debut a TV show in November that will follow on from the Big Hero 6 movie, and you can watch some new footage here....

Big Hero 6 is heading to TV. Disney Xd has tasked Kim Possible creator Mark McCorkle and his regular collaborator Bob Schooley with helming the show, which will be heavily inspired by Disney's 2014 animated movie (which, in turn, was inspired by Marvel Comics).

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We now have a short teaser for you, and you can watch that below...

And here's a sneak peek we grabbed from Sdcc:

Disney must have some confidence in the show, as it's already been renewed for season 2.

Here's the title sequence video for the show, too...

A while back, THR shared this lengthy plot summary, which confirms that the series will use the film as its launching pad,...

Brittany Furlan recently appeared on the big screen in the film We Are Your Friends. Now the digital celebrity, known for her comedic Vine videos, will star in the upcoming feature-length comedy Random Tropical Paradise.

Directed by Sanjeev Sirpal and produced by his Shabash Films banner, Random Tropical Paradise tells the story of a groom (played by Bryan Greenberg) abandoned at the altar who then goes on his honeymoon with his best man (Brooks Wheelan). The two get into plenty of unexpected scraps and comedic shenanigans, including starting a war between the Triad and the Mafia. Other cast members include Joe Pantoliano (The Matrix, Memento) as a Mafia leader and Spencer Grammer (Rick and Morty, Greek) as a potential new love interest for Greenberg’s character.

Variety, who originally broke the news, didn’t clarify what role Furlan would be playing in Random Tropical Paradise. The Vine star does, however,...

Saturday Night Live, Season 41, Episode 1, “Miley Cyrus”

Airs Saturdays at 11:30 pm Et on NBC (East coast version watched for review)

Welcome to PopOptiq’s Saturday Night Live review/recap/extravaganza! Hopefully everyone had a good summer and is excited about discussing the country’s biggest showcase for sketch comedy. On that note, let’s dig right into how horribly season 41 crashed and burned right out of the gate.

Host/Musical Guest: Unless the ratings for this puppy are just gargantuan, Miley Cyrus isn’t going to be hosting anything again anytime soon. The whole point of SNL having a celebrity host is to draw in viewers who are fans of that host and see how they operate in the strange worlds the show’s writers create for them. So rarely does the show push its host to the side, to the point where an argument can be made that...

Highly Functional

Bruce Campbell and James Frecheville have joined the cast of Marc Forby's road comedy "Highly Functional" with filming about to take place in New Mexico and Canada over the next month. Tom Dibble penned the script.

Campbell plays a washed-up former country rock star who is kidnapped by a young autistic man (Frecheville) with the belief that his dying caregiver can only be cured by the star performing. Annabeth Gish, Missi Pyle, G.W. Bailey and Judge Reinhold also star. [Source: Variety]

The Out of Town Wedding

Brooks Wheelan, Kurt Braunohler and Michael Cassidy are set to star in Jed Rigney's indie comedy "The Out of Town Wedding" and Zuko Films.

The story centers on a group of five friends who reluctantly travel to a resort for a wedding that deteriorates into mayhem. Rigney wrote the script, and Justin Workman will produce. [Source: THR]

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Graham Rogers has...

• Robert De Niro is in talks for Joy. If the deal closes, De Niro would re-team him with actress Jennifer Lawrence and director David O. Russell, whom he worked with on Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle. The film tells the story of inventor of the Miracle Mop, Joy Mangano, whom Lawrence would play. De Niro is considering the role of Mangano's father, but his decision reportedly depends on whether Lawrence's deal closes. Russell is rewriting the script, which tracks Mangano's path from single mother in Long Island to QVC star, originally by Bridesmaids scribe Annie Mumolo. The film is...

The indie comedy The Out of Town Wedding has cast Saturday Night Live alum Brooks Wheelan, stand-up comedian Kurt Braunohler and Men At Work alum Michael Cassidy. They're the first members of the ensemble for Jed Rigney's film, which centers on a group of five friends who reluctantly travel to a resort for a wedding that deteriorates into mayhem. Rigney wrote the script, and Justin Workman will produce through his Zuko Films. The film is Rigney's second narrative feature, following the comedy Nowhere Girl, which is looking for a distributor.  Wheelan's other projects lined up include starring with H. Jon Benjamin in the Adult Swim

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Saturday Night Live, Season 40, Episode 5, “Chris Rock/Prince”

Aired November 1, 2014 at 11:30 pm Et on NBC (East coast version watched for review)

It’s a shame when the best segment of any given episode of SNL is the musical guest. This tends to occur in an episode with mediocre sketches and a lack of cohesion and identity, all of which makes it really hard to soldier on until commercials, when one can justify looking at tumblr or updating a watchlist on Letterboxd. This week’s episode is full of this kind of half-backed material, but luckily we were guaranteed one highlight, which did not disappoint, because…

Musical Guest: Prince!!! Man, his performance is so so so good. When it was announced last week that Prince would not play the usual two sets that an SNL musical guest does, opting instead to play a single eight-minute long jam, expectations were somehow...