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On Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert opened “The Late Show” with a joke about Donald Trump’s tariffs. During “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Jimmy Kimmel spoke to Denis Leary about his new Fox sitcom, “Going Dutch.” And over on Netflix, John Mulaney peeped at his neighbors through a telescope.

One of these things is not like the other. Even if the gist of Mulaney’s bit sounds like it might be setting up some sort of game — similar to what “Tonight Show” viewers seem to enjoy — the execution doesn’t deliver Jimmy Fallon’s typical tomfoolery. (Every “neighbor” Mulaney saw was soon attacked by a man with a lamp.) Instead, the discomforting gag further separates “Everybody’s Live” from traditional late-night talk shows, even as it doubles down on what Mulaney already created with his 2024 cult hit, “Everybody’s in L.A.”

Thank goodness.

It’s not that I expected “Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney...

Chelsea Handler is heading back to Netflix this spring. The comedian’s upcoming standup special, “Chelsea Handler: The Feeling,” will premiere on the streamer on March 25. And this time around, she’s rallying against pickleball.

“I blame Covid for pickleball,” Handler says in the first clip for the upcoming special. “When people bang on and on about pickleball, that is not real exercise, Ok? So shut the f–k up about it. You would burn more calories shoving an actual pickle up your asshole on a pickleball court then playing a game of pickleball.”

Throughout the special, Handler also jokes about her own birth, her business ventures as a teenager and what a press release describes as “a frenzy of ill-timed events all motivated by ‘the feeling.'” The special was written and performed by Handler with Shannon Hartman, who previously executive produced Handler’s “Revolution” special and worked on “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,...

Over the years, The Daily Show has employed some of the best talk show hosts, including Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. The people who lead The Daily Show have also become some of the richest talk show hosts. As a result, it makes sense that people want to host The Daily Show, even though they may have to deal with terrible guests and cope with criticism.

At one point in the past, there were rumors that Hasan Minhaj would be tapped to host The Daily Show. However, that never happened. Hasan later revealed that a scandal resulted in him losing out on hosting The Daily Show.

Claims Hasan Minhaj's Jokes Were Made Up Cost Him The Daily Show

After Trevor Noah took over hosting The Daily Show in 2015, he went on to lead the show for many years. Then, Trevor took fans by surprise by announcing he would leave the...

Hasan Minhaj has confirmed that he was was going to be named The Daily Show‘s new full-time host last year, but the controversy about his stand-up comedy act — namely, embellished tales told therein — cost him the job.

“We were in talks, and I had the gig, and we were pretty much good to go,” Minhaj says in a new Esquire profile. But in the wake of a now-infamous New Yorker article, published in September 2023, “It went away,” he affirmed. “That’s part of showbiz.”

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Throughout the six-episode run of Netflix’s Everybody’s in L.A., John Mulaney’s comedian guests kept trying to find ways to describe the live talk show’s chaotic-bordering-on-surreal atmosphere. “I feel like this entire show is a Banksy!” a confused Jon Stewart suggested. Nikki Glaser perhaps explained it best, by telling Mulaney, “It’s like an inside joke that only you are in on.”

That line applies just as well to Mulaney’s delightful 2019 Netflix special John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch. Both then and now, the...

Can experience generating viral moments on late night TV translate to a political campaign? The Biden-Harris reelection effort is betting that it can.

President Biden’s 2024 campaign operation has hired late night TV veteran Andy Crystal as its research director, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Crystal was most recently lead research producer on the Apple TV+ series The Problem with Jon Stewart, and before that worked as a senior news producer on the Netflix series Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj.

Crystal is expected to combine the traditional campaign research approach with creative tactics like viral videos and investigative reporting meant to cut through the clutter of social platforms, per campaign officials.

It’s a skillset that Jim Margolis, the executive producer and showrunner of Patriot Act, believes will translate well.

“Andy’s vision, vast intellect and passion for finding and reporting important stories drove our most memorable episodes,” Margolis says.

To the average person, the New Yorker’s expose on Hasan Minhaj’s fabrications in his stand-up routine may be shocking. But three former “Daily Show” staffers who spoke exclusively with TheWrap said they were not surprised.

“There was always this suspicion that maybe this guy’s full of s–t. Maybe he’s exaggerating,” one former staffer told TheWrap, noting that Minhaj’s stories in his stand-up always seemed “too perfectly set up.”

The admissions by Minhaj that several incident of racism didn’t happen to him, or didn’t happen the way he recounted, should disqualify him to host the Comedy Central news-comedy show, they said.

“It’s extremely dangerous to cry wolf on racism, especially if you want to be the host of a very influential, politically-driven show,” a former “Daily Show” staffer said.

“I don’t know how [his staff] can take him seriously on day one when...

Los Angeles, April 18 (Ians) Filmmaker Lena Khan is set to direct the Bollywood comedy ‘Best of the Best’.

The Amazon Studios project, formerly titled ‘For the Culture’, chronicles the highly competitive world of collegiate Bollywood dance competitions. Comedian Hasan Minhaj, best known for his Peabody Award-winning Netflix series ‘Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj’, wrote the project with Prashanth Venkataramanujam to launch their production company, 186K Films, reports ‘Variety’.

Minhaj will also play a role in the film, which Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich are producing, and Ryan Halprin is executive producing.

Additionally, Khan is attached to direct an adaptation of the classic children’s book ‘The Cricket in Times Square’ – about a cricket from New Jersey named Chester who lands in Manhattan after accidentally getting trapped in a picnic basket – for Spyglass.

That project remains in development.

Born in Canada and raised in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Khan graduated...

Lena Khan (“Flora and Ulysses”) is set to direct the Bollywood comedy “Best of the Best.”

The Amazon Studios project, formerly titled “For the Culture,” chronicles the highly competitive world of collegiate Bollywood dance competitions. Comedian Hasan Minhaj, best known for his Peabody Award-winning Netflix series “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” wrote the project with Prashanth Venkataramanujam to launch their production company, 186K Films. Minhaj will also play a role in the film, which is

Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich are producing, and Ryan Halprin is executive producing.

Additionally, Khan is attached to direct an adaptation of the classic children’s book “The Cricket in Times Square” — about a cricket from New Jersey named Chester who lands in Manhattan after accidentally getting trapped in a picnic basket — for Spyglass. That project remains in development.

Born in Canada and raised in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Khan graduated from UCLA’s School of Theater,...

On Friday, April 14, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television celebrated the final presentation of the 2023 edition Canadian Screen Week, wrapping up four days of in-person events honouring the year’s best Canadian film, TV and digital media.

Friday featured the Comedic and Dramatic Arts Awards, which recognized the best of television performance and craft categories.

CBC drama “The Porter” took the lead, winning a record-setting 12 Canadian Screen Awards, including wins for: Best Drama Series; Best Direction, Drama Series; Best Writing, Drama Series; and Best Guest Performance, Drama Series for Alfre Woodward.

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Hamza Haq of CTV medical drama “Transplant” won this year’s award for Best Lead Performer, Drama Series, making his third third consecutive win in that category.

The second season of CBC’s “Sort Of” commanded the comedy categories with seven wins, including: Best Comedy Series; Best Lead Performer,...

On the heels of wrapping up his week of guest-hosting at “The Daily Show,” Hasan Minhaj is set to host the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, and he’s looking forward to shifting from political humor to entertainment-focused jokes.

“I’m really excited because I’ve spent so many years working in political satire. So whenever people usually see me host these types of events, I’m making fun of the president, the administration, the debt ceiling, some autocrat or dictator or analyzing or giving my take on some sort of geopolitical disaster,” he told TheWrap in a recent interview. “In this gig, the stakes are so much lower and it means that I can just have so much more fun and it can be silly and goofy and irreverent and wacky, which is awesome.”

A major focus of the Spirit Awards is diversity. For this year’s ceremony,...

Former “Daily Show” senior correspondent Hasan Minhaj is “pumped” to return to the late night satirical news program starting on Monday.

“It feels like a homecoming for me. It really was my comedy undergrad,” the two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian told TheWrap during an interview about his upcoming hosting stint for the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

“I owe everything in my career to that show. It was the show that gave me health insurance, it was the show that gave me an opportunity to work with Jewish Yoda Jon Stewart. I got to work with Trevor Noah who was absolutely incredible and what he brought to the show was so different, and the thing that I certainly hope for it is I hope I bring something new to the show.”

Minhaj is one of multiple rotating guest hosts as the “Daily Show” team searches for a successor to Noah, who left after seven years.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced that it will present eight awards at the annual Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony on Feb. 24. 19 individuals will be awarded in the event’s first in-person ceremony since 2019.

Iain Neil will also receive the Gorden E. Sawyer Award at the event, honoring his technological contributions to the film industry.

“Since 1931, the Academy has recognized the most important innovations in filmmaking; inventors and engineers have been advancing the art and science of motion pictures ever since,” said chair of the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee Barbara Ford Grant in a statement. “This year we honor achievements spanning accomplishments from pioneering methods in practical rain effects to career-long contributions in optical design for cinematography to humanistic-driven AI techniques.”

Award recipients are as follows:

Technical Achievement Awards (Academy Certificates)

Howard Jensen and Danny Cangemi for the concept and creation of rain bars John Frazier...

Hasan Minhaj has been tapped to host the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

The ceremony, which is set to take place March 4 in Santa Monica, will be streamed live on IMDb and across various social platforms, including Film Independent’s YouTube channel, starting at 2 p.m. Pst. (It had previously aired on IFC for several years.)

Minhaj is known for his breakout comedy special Homecoming King, which focused on his immigrant experience, and his political satire show Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj, which earned a Peabody Award and an Emmy.

He also was a senior correspondent for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart from 2014-18 and hosted the 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

“With his unparalleled ability to bring both humor and perception to the issues around us, Hasan Minhaj is the ideal host to help us celebrate these independent artists,” said Josh Welsh, president of Film Independent. “We can’t wait...

Hasan Minhaj has been tapped to host the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which are set to take place March 4 in Santa Monica.

The annual indie-focused awards show will stream live on IMDb, Film Independent’s YouTube channel and other platforms beginning at 2 p.m. Pt.

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“With his unparalleled ability to bring both humor and perception to the issues around us, Hasan Minhaj is the ideal host to help us celebrate these independent artists,” Film Independent president Josh Welsh said Tuesday.

Comedian Hasan Minhaj is returning to Netflix next month with his latest standup special. “Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester” is set to premiere worldwide on Oct. 4 on Netflix.

“The King’s Jester” reps the second stand-up comedy special that Minhaj has produced and starred in for Netflix. The latest special, filmed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, features Hasan discussing some of his recent life events. Netflix reports that in the special, Minhaj “shares his thoughts on fertility, fatherhood, and freedom of speech.”

Prashanth Venkataramanujam directed “Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester.” Minhaj’s previous stand-up comedy special was titled “Homecoming King,” which aired in 2018 and garnered him a Peabody Award.

Also at Netflix, Minhaj was behind the political satire series “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” which also landed a Peabody, an Emmy and was recognized with a Television Academy Honor.

Minhaj previously served as a senior correspondent at...

Riddle me this: who's playing the Riddler? Well, it depends on which of the many upcoming Batman projects you're talking about. Since the headline above already gives away the answer to this particular riddle, however, we'll go ahead and do away with any quizzing pretense and just say that Hasan Minhaj has been cast as the voice of the Riddler in "Batman Unburied."

The news comes our way via The Hollywood Reporter that Minhaj, the star of Netflix's "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" and a former correspondent of "The Daily Show," has joined the podcast's voice ensemble, along with Lance Reddick and Toks Olagundoye as Batman's parents, Thomas...

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“American Housewife” (ABC)

After an untimely exit by one cast member and five seasons under its belt, the Katy Mixon-starring sitcom called it quits.

“Call Your Mother” (ABC)

Kyra Sedgwick’s foray into multi-cam comedy proved short-lived: the network pulled the plug after just one season.

“For Life” (ABC)

ABC pulled the plug on this drama series, but there might be a renewal elsewhere in its future.

“mixed-ish” (ABC)

The Mark-Paul Gosselaar/Tika Sumpter-starring “black-ish” spinoff lasted two seasons.

“Rebel” (ABC)

The cancellation of this decently-rated debut series loosely based on the life of Erin Brockovich was so shocking even its leading lady Katey Sagal had something to say about it.

Absentia (Amazon Prime)

Stana Katic’s “Castle” follow-up proved to not have the same staying power, with its third season being its last.

“All Rise” (CBS)

Another series with some unfortunate mojo, this legal drama eked out...

Conan O’Brien’s tenure at TBS might be coming to an end but the comedian, creator, and host of “Conan” is setting his sights on a new television show for the HBO Max streaming service.

It’s unclear what O’Brien’s HBO Max show will be like. WarnerMedia stated last November that the comedian’s “Conan Without Borders” shows, where he travels to other countries, would continue alongside his upcoming HBO Max series, which suggests that his new show will be something else entirely.

Regardless, O’Brien is the latest in a recent string of comedians who have or plan on hosting a comedy show on a streaming service, a relatively new phenomenon for the medium. For streaming services there’s never been greater competition for eyeballs (and subscriber dollars) than now, especially when it comes to scripted drama and comedy programming. That said, despite the proliferation of streaming-exclusive...

“Anne With an E” (Netflix)

Final Episode Jan. 3 “Harvey Girls Forever!” (Netflix)

Final episode Jan. 10 “Limetown” (Facebook Watch)

Canceled Jan. 16 “Sorry for Your Loss” (Facebook Watch)

Canceled Jan. 16 “The Ranch” (Netflix)

Final episode Jan. 24 “Flirty Dancing” (Fox)

Final episode Jan. 25 “Star Wars Resistance” (Disney Channel)

Final episode Jan. 26 “Arrow” (The CW)

Final episode Jan. 28 “Homicide Hunter” (ID)

Final episode Jan. 29 “The Good Place” (NBC)

Final episode Jan. 30 “New Looney Tunes” (Boomerang)

Final episode Jan. 30 “Bojack Horseman” (Netflix)

Final episode Jan. 31 “Soundtrack” (Netflix)

Canceled Jan. 31 “Spinning Out” (Netflix)

Canceled Feb. 3 “Ray Donovan” (Showtime)

Canceled Feb. 4 “If Loving You Is Wrong” (OWN)

Canceled Feb. 5 “Power” (Starz)

Final episode Feb. 9 “Shimmer and Shine” (Nick Jr.)

Final episode Feb. 9 “Insatiable” (Netflix)

Canceled Feb. 14 “Mike Tyson Mysteries” (Adult Swim)

Final episode Feb. 16 “Criminal Minds” (CBS)

Final episode Feb. 19 “Fresh off the Boat” (ABC)

Final episode Feb. 21 “High Noon” (ESPN)

Canceled Feb. 25 “Hawaii Five-0” (CBS)

Canceled Feb.

The Secret Service doesn’t take jokes about political assassinations lightly, even when they’re coming from someone as affable as John Mulaney.

Mulaney revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that he had been investigated by the Secret Service earlier in the year following a joke he made on “Saturday Night Live” about the death of Julius Caesar. Though Mulaney did not reference President Donald Trump, or any other contemporary politicians, he noted that the joke gained traction on social media and resulted in an unexpected meeting with Secret Service agents.

“The joke was about it was a leap year had been started by Julius Caesar to correct the calendar, and another thing that happened with Caesar was that he was stabbed to death by a bunch of senators cause he went crazy. And I said, ‘That’s an interesting thing that could happen,'” Mulaney told Kimmel. “A lot of...

Hasan Minhaj is joining Apple TV+ “The Morning Show” for Season 2 in the recurring role of Eric, “a charismatic, rising star who joins ‘The Morning Show,’ team,” TheWrap has learned.

The second season the drama series, which is currently in production, stars returning cast members Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Bel Powley, Karen Pittman and Desean Terry.

Along with former “Patrioit Act” host Minhaj, newcomers for Season 2 include Greta Lee as Stella Bak, “a young, ambitious leader of an online media company that caters to a millennial and Gen Z audience,” and Ruairi O’Connor as Ty Fitzgerald, “a savvy YouTube star.”

Per Apple, “The Morning Show” explores the cutthroat world of morning news and the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning. Told through the lens of two complicated women working to navigate the minefield of high-octane jobs...

Hasan Minhaj has been cast in Season 2 of “The Morning Show” at Apple, Variety has confirmed.

He will star as Eric, described as a charismatic, rising star who joins “The Morning Show” team. He joins series stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, with the cast also including Steve Carell, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Bel Powley, Karen Pittman, Desean Terry, Greta Lee, and Ruairi O’Connor.

Minhaj most recently hosted the Netflix weekly talk show “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” which was canceled after six seasons at the streamer in August. Minhaj is also well known for his time on “The Daily Show” and his comedy special “Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming.”

He is repped by WME, Imprint PR, and Hansen Jacobson.

“The Morning Show” is the flagship series of Apple’s streaming service. The show debuted last year and was nominated for multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, with Crudup winning...

Exclusive: Hasan Minhaj (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj) has been tapped for a major recurring role on Season 2 of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show. He will play Eric, a charismatic, rising star who joins The Morning Show.team.

This marks the highest-profile acting gig to date and first foray into drama for writer-comedian Minhaj, best known for his Peabody-winning Netflix show Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, his standup special for the streamer, Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King, and his stint as a correspondent on The Daily Show.

The Morning Show, executive produced by and starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, and produced by Media Res, restarted production on its second season last month following a pandemic-related production hiatus.

Minhaj joins returning stars including Aniston, Witherspoon, Steve Carell, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Bel Powley, Karen Pittman and Desean Terry as well as new series regulars Greta Lee and Ruairi O’Connor.

Hilary Swank, who starred in Netflix’s sci-fi drama “Away” earlier in the year, reminisced about the show in an Instagram post on Tuesday following its cancellation by Netflix.

“Love and hope will always remain my ‘North Star.’ It was an incredible journey my compadres,” Swank said on Instagram. “And thank you to all my extraordinary followers who watched and supported our beautiful show. Wish we were showing you Mars. Until the next one.”

Swank starred in the series as Emma Green, a NASA astronaut who led the first astronaut expedition to Mars. The show also starred Josh Charles, Vivian Wu, and Mark Ivanir, among others.

“Away” premiered on Netflix on September 4. The show received mixed reviews from critics, including IndieWire’s Ben Travers, who, despite praising its polished look, referred to “Away” as a “stock family drama” that failed to capitalize on its sci-fi elements in his grade C review.

The Murphy family is returning for one last hurrah. Netflix has renewed the animated comedy F Is for Family for a fifth and final season, to bow in 2021.

The news — which was first reported in Vulture‘s Buffering newsletter — comes less than four months after the release of Season 4, which dropped on June 12.

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David Letterman is bringing his talk show talents back to Netflix. His series “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” will launch its third season on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

The new season of in-depth interviews will consist of four episodes with guests including Kim Kardashian West, Robert Downey Jr., Dave Chappelle and Lizzo. This is a smaller season than the first two, which delivered six episodes each, with the most recent season coming to streaming in May 2019.

Letterman hosts the series — his first talk show since leaving CBS’ “The Late Show” in 2015 — while executive producers are Lydia Tenaglia, Chris Collins, Chris Cechin-De la Rosa and Alexandra Lowry for Zero Point Zero Production, and Tom Keaney and Mary Barclay for Worldwide Pants.

Letterman recently appeared in Netflix’s “Hey, Remember Comedy?” a 20-minute digital video released through the Netflix Is a Joke banner Monday in order to support comedians in the Bipoc community...

(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Show: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: A weekly news show infused with energy and a millennial perspective, Patriot Act did deep dives into some news stories […]

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Updated with date, time of ceremony: The 13th Television Academy Honors will be hosted by Jameela Jamil as a virtual event and will stream live Tuesday, September 8 at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt on the Television Academy’s website.

Winners of the honors, which recognize TV shows that shed light on complex issues and challenges facing our society, were announced in April, but the annual in-person ceremony was scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic.

This year’s winners: documentary specials At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (HBO) and 16 Shots (Showtime), limited series Watchmen (HBO) and Unbelievable (Netflix), drama series Queen Sugar (OWN) and comedy commentary program Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Netflix).

The TV Academy said Wednesday the ceremony will stream on TelevisionAcademy.com and that Erin Lee Carr (At the Heart of Gold), Susannah Grant (Unbelievable), Regina King (Watchmen), Damon Lindelof (Watchmen), Hasan Minhaj...

Netflix has pulled the plug on its upcoming Turkish drama series “If Only” after the government there refused to permit filming because the show features a gay character. The streamer opted to cancel the entire production rather than heed the complaints of the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which is increasingly cracking down on freedom of expression, IndieWire has confirmed.

Ece Yorenc, a screenwriter who had penned a script for the upcoming series, said the show was canceled last week on the eve of filming because of the government’s stance

“Due to a gay character, permission to film the series was not granted and this is very frightening for the future,” she told the Turkish film news website Altyazi Fasikul, as translated by the Financial Times.

Reached for comment, a Netflix spokesperson offered the following statement:

“Netflix remains deeply committed to our Turkish members and the creative community in Turkey.

It wasn’t too long ago that it was easier to name late night talk show hosts named Jimmy than it was to name any who were women or people of color. But as television has expanded to more networks and streaming platforms and talk shows have seen a political boom influenced by Jon Stewart‘s celebrated tenure on “The Daily Show,” we might see more non-white-guy nominees for Best Variety Talk Series than ever before.

The tip of the spear might actually be the host who took over for Stewart on “The Daily Show.” South African comedian Trevor Noah took the reins in 2015, but his version of the program wasn’t nominated for Best Variety Talk Series until 2018. It was nominated again in 2019, and this year our odds say it could even be a threat to win, especially after it transformed itself during the coronavirus pandemic; it was one...

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With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and Netflix’s “Cheer” led all shows in nominations for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, the Critics Choice Organization and the nonfiction producers organization Npact announced on Monday.

But while 89 different shows were nominated, and nonfiction series nominees included “The Last Dance,” “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” and “Hillary,” the year’s biggest nonfiction sensation, “Tiger King,” was not nominated for anything despite being eligible.

The awards, which were launched last year, honor nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming as chosen by television journalists in the Critics Choice Organization.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Cheer” each landed five nominations in the 25 categories. “Queer Eye” received four and “Couples Therapy” three, with almost two dozen other shows, ranging from “A Very Brady Renovation” to “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich,” receiving two.

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Writers Guild of America leaders are seeking major gains in writer pay for comedy-variety shows on streaming platforms.

“Series like ‘Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,’ ‘I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson’ and ‘The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show’ provide streaming platforms like Netflix with different types of entertaining content, which in turns helps those companies attract new subscribers,” the message from the WGA’s negotiating committee said.

“Despite this growth, terms for comedy-variety programs produced for subscriber streaming platforms are entirely negotiable, which means there are no WGA minimums. As a result, companies are free to pay writers as little as they can get away with, resulting in some of them not even earning enough over a season to qualify for WGA health insurance. In addition, residuals on a hit show barely amount to a few hundred dollars.”

Representatives for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and...

Being able to buy a washer/dryer, refusing to play into stereotypes for roles, the ability to say “no” — that’s how a few of Hollywood’s most prominent Asian Americans have defined success over the course of their careers.

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May, Variety gathered prominent Aapi creatives Kumail Nanjiani (Marvel’s “The Eternals”), Hasan Minhaj (“Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj”), Jon M. Chu, Ally Maki (“Toy Story 4”) and Lulu Wang for a lively discussion about what it means to be successful in the entertainment industry, how their parents and family regard their careers, who their industry role models were as they came up and what what being successful means for AAPIs in the industry going forward.

The virtual roundtable is the inaugural installment of Variety’s “#Represent” series, dedicated to the intersection of race, culture and Hollywood.

Nanjiani candidly reveals that...

Asian Americans are cutting the cord at a rate twice that of the total population; are 15 percent more likely to engage with news via social media; and 82 percent of AAPIs subscribe to at least one streaming service, according to a newly released report by Nielsen, “Engaging Asian American Consumers at the Dawn of a New Decade.” The report is part of Nielsen’s Diverse Intelligence Series.

Asian American households also spend significantly more time engaging digital devices, allotting 66 percent of their time on computers, smartphones and tablets, the highest ratio among all consumer segments. Asian Americans as a group are also engaging with TV on more devices that require an internet connection, like Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Roku — 49 percent versus 44 percent of the total population.

They are also increasingly turning to digital and streaming platforms where culturally relevant programming featuring diverse talent can be found: this includes episodic series...

In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix announced that “Queer Eye” Season 5 will premiere in June, and Audible has added 40 new sleep and relaxation titles to their newly-launched Sleep Collection.

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Netflix has announced that “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” will return on May 17 with seven new episodes releasing over the span of seven weeks. Minhaj will film the episodes from home in front of a green screen and focus on timely topics such as “What Happens If You Can’t Pay Rent?”, which is the first episode’s theme. “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” is executive produced by Minhaj; Prashanth Venkataramanujam, who showruns; Michelle Caputo and Shannon Hartman for Art & Industry, and Jennie Church-Cooper of Haven Entertainment.

Season 5 of “Queer Eye” will be available on Netflix June 5. The Fab Five — Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness — are back, this time setting their sights...

Netflix has removed an episode of “Designated Survivor” from its service in Turkey over complaints from Turkish censors that the episode painted a fictional version of the country’s president in an unflattering light.

“Following a demand from the Turkish regulator, we have removed one episode of ‘Designated Survivor’ from Netflix in Turkey only, to comply with local law. It is still available on our service in the rest of the world,” a Netflix spokesperson told TheWrap.

The episode “Family Ties,” which premiered on the streamer in 2018, depicts a fictional version of a Turkish president named Fatih Turan played by actor Troy Caylak (pictured above). The character meets resistance from Turkey’s opposition while attending a Nato summit in the U.S., where he interacts with the fictional U.S. president Tom Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland).

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Keeping yourself up to date on contenders in just about any Emmy Award category would usually require a whole host of subscriptions to any number of streaming services. But that’s just not the case when it comes to Outstanding Variety Talk Series.

It’s not that the contenders are any less diverse than in other categories. It’s that in order to sample some of the best and brightest bits from any given variety talk series in one place away from their home networks, all a person needs is relatively stable internet (or wireless) connection and access to YouTube.

Almost certainly a reflection of our ever-changing media landscape, networks, whether they’re cable, broadcast, or streaming, make large portions of their variety talk series available on YouTube, an easy conduit to virality and a brilliant way to be seen by audiences that are time-shifting their viewing habits more often than not.

The HBO miniseries “Watchmen,” Ava DuVernay’s drama series “Queen Sugar” and the Netflix comedy series “Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj” are among the shows that have been chosen to receive the 13th annual Television Academy Honors, which were announced by the Academy on Thursday morning.

The other recipients of the award will be the Netflix miniseries “Unbelievable” and a pair of documentary specials, “16 Shots” and “At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal.”

The recipients were chosen for “impacting society through thoughtful, powerful and innovative storytelling,” according to a Television Academy release.

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The Television Academy Honors ceremony, which was to have taken place in April, has been postponed indefinitely because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Last week, it delayed nomination voting for the Primetime Emmy Awards for the same reason.

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The 13th annual Television Academy Honors awards ceremony, originally scheduled for April, has been “postponed indefinitely,” due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. But the TV Academy has gone ahead and announced this year’s honorees.

The six programs set to be honored by the Television Academy this year are “16 Shots” (Showtime), “At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal” (HBO), “Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj” (Netflix), “Queen Sugar” (Own), “Unbelievable” (Netflix) and “Watchmen” (HBO).

Per the TV Academy, the roster recognizes programs that were “meaningful and impactful” television in 2019 that “shed light on complex issues and challenges facing our society.” The two documentary specials, one drama series, two limited series and one talk series were chosen for tackling issues such as women’s rights, mental health, substance abuse and addiction, sexual abuse, race relations and gender discrimination.

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Spring has finally sprung and with the changing of the seasons comes the changing of many channels as a slew of shows are about to premiere. In honor of the months that bring showers and flowers, TheWrap has rounded up the start dates for not just the new and returning shows on Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS and The CW, but also the ones for the eagerly-anticipated series hitting cable channels and streaming services this spring. Click through our gallery to find out when your favorite spring shows will be back and when your (possible) new favorites will debut.

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In today’s TV news roundup, Marla Gibbs and Reggie Watts have been cast in guest roles on “One Day at a Time” and Netflix released the premiere date and teaser for “The Eddy.”

Castings

Marla Gibbs and Reggie Watts have been cast in guest roles on PopTV’s “One Day at a Time.” The two actors will both be featured in the Halloween themed episode titled, “One Halloween at a Time” as new neighbors in the building whose apartments Elena and Syd visit for trick-or-treating. Gibbs will appear as “Mrs. Jones” and Watts as “Mr. Mann.”

Dates

The third and final season of “Future Man” will premiere on Hulu on April 3. In the forthcoming installment, the motley trio messes with time one last time to clear their names after being convicted of time crimes and sentenced to death by entertainment. Created and executive produced by Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir,...

Netflix has extended its original order for Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, greenlighting seven new episodes to bring the first season’s total to 39. The first new episode will launch on Sunday, March 29, with a new one going live weekly after that.

The logline, per Netflix: The Peabody-winning comedy show explores the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity. Each week, Minhaj brings his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to investigate the larger trends shaping our fragmented world.

Patriot Act premiered in October 2018 and made international headlines within weeks after Netflix opted to pull an episode that was critical of Saudi Arabia. Minhaj later criticized the streamer over its move. Jim Margolis exited as showrunner in May, and Steve Bedow replaced him.

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Netflix has given Hasan Minhaj’s “Patriot Act” a seven-episode extension, bringing the total episode count of Season 1 up to 39 from its original 32-episode order. The comedy talk show, which returns with its regular weekly schedule on March 29, is also changing showrunners again.

Prashanth Venkataramanujam, who co-created and executive produces the series along with Minhaj, is also taking on the role of showrunner for the new episodes. He will be the third person to hold the showrunner’s role since the series premiered in October 2018.

Original showrunner Jim Margolis stepped down in May of 2018 and was replaced by Steve Bodow, a former executive producer of “The Daily Show,” from which Minhaj is also an alum.

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In a rare move of transparency, Netflix has released a list of movies and television projects that have been banned from streaming on its platform over the last five years (via Variety). The list includes nine projects, from the much-publicized episode of “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” that got removed in Saudi Arabia to Stanley Kubrick’s war epic “Full Metal Jacket” being taken off Netflix in Vietnam. Netflix says these nine film and TV shows are the only times it has ever removed content because of government censorship demands since it began streaming in 2007.

A statement on the report from Netflix reads: “We offer creators the ability to reach audiences all around the world. In some cases we’ve also been forced to remove specific titles or episodes of titles in specific countries due to government takedown demands.”

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Netflix disclosed for the first time the movies and TV shows it has pulled from its streaming service at the behest of governments, as part of a new transparency report.

The nine titles, which Netflix removed between 2015-2020, include a single episode of “Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj” pulled in Saudi Arabia after the government demanded removal of the segment that was critical of the regime. The company said the nine cases are the only times it has ever yanked content because of censorship demands since it began streaming in 2007.

Other titles purged by Netflix in individual countries include five in Singapore alone: “The Last Hangover,” “The Last Temptation of Christ,” “Cooking on High,” “The Legend of 420” and “Disjointed.” In 2017, Netflix pulled George Romero’s horror classic “Night of the Living Dead” in Germany; the film is banned in the country.

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Netflix has removed an episode of “Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj” from its service in Saudi Arabia after the country’s government flagged the episode for being in violation of its anti-cyber crime law.

Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) flagged the episode, titled “Saudi Arabia,” which it said was in violation of the country’s anti-cybercrime law.

In the episode, which was the second one of the series and aired shortly after the death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Minhaj was critical of the Saudi government, in particular, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.