Jonathan Majors first appeared in the MCU as Victor Timely in 2021, and later as Kang the Conqueror in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” in 2023. This movie kicked off Phase 5, starting the Multiverse Saga. However, “Quantumania” didn’t do too well. To make matters worse, right after the movie came out, Majors, who played the new main villain for the upcoming MCU phases, was arrested.
He was accused of hitting someone in the face, causing a cut behind their ear, and grabbing their hand and neck, which supposedly led to a bruised neck and a broken finger. Although Majors’ lawyers said these accusations were false, he was still found guilty and Disney fired him.
Now, there’s a lot of talk about who might replace him, with some saying the character Doom might take over as the main villain, and others suggesting that the “Kang Dynasty” movie might be dropped. The...
He was accused of hitting someone in the face, causing a cut behind their ear, and grabbing their hand and neck, which supposedly led to a bruised neck and a broken finger. Although Majors’ lawyers said these accusations were false, he was still found guilty and Disney fired him.
Now, there’s a lot of talk about who might replace him, with some saying the character Doom might take over as the main villain, and others suggesting that the “Kang Dynasty” movie might be dropped. The...
- 3/4/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Fiction Horizon
Jonathan Majors debuted in the MCU as Victor Timely back in 2021, and then as Kang the Conqueror in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ in 2023 in what was the first movie of Phase 5, also known as the beginning of the Multiverse Saga. ‘Quantumania’ wasn’t exactly successful, adding insult to injury, soon after the release of the blockbuster movie, the actor behind the villain who was supposed to mark the next few phases of the MCU was arrested.
According to the charges, Majors allegedly struck the alleged victim ‘about the face with an open hand, causing substantial pain and a laceration behind her ear.’ He also allegedly grabbed her hand and neck, causing bruising on the neck and a broken finger. And while his lawyers quickly provided evidence that such a thing never took place, the case was far from over, and Majors was eventually found guilty and fired by Disney.
According to the charges, Majors allegedly struck the alleged victim ‘about the face with an open hand, causing substantial pain and a laceration behind her ear.’ He also allegedly grabbed her hand and neck, causing bruising on the neck and a broken finger. And while his lawyers quickly provided evidence that such a thing never took place, the case was far from over, and Majors was eventually found guilty and fired by Disney.
- 3/4/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
Paramount has all but given up on Logo, a once-groundbreaking experiment in commercial media for LGBTQ audiences, insiders told TheWrap, confirming something that’s been obvious to anyone who bothered to tune into the creatively moribund cable channel.
It’s been a slow death, starting with the loss of the channel’s signature show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” first to sister channel VH1 in 2017, then this year to MTV. A “federation” of websites has faded away, with the leading NewNowNext property redirected to logotv.com. The Logo brand didn’t make the jump to Paramount+, though a handful of Logo-born shows like the “Drag Race: All Stars” spin-offs now stream there.
The channel’s once-robust push for original programming ceased ages ago and layoffs have left Paramount’s LGBTQ channel gutted, with “just about no full-time employees,” one insider told TheWrap and two other individuals with knowledge confirmed.
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It’s been a slow death, starting with the loss of the channel’s signature show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” first to sister channel VH1 in 2017, then this year to MTV. A “federation” of websites has faded away, with the leading NewNowNext property redirected to logotv.com. The Logo brand didn’t make the jump to Paramount+, though a handful of Logo-born shows like the “Drag Race: All Stars” spin-offs now stream there.
The channel’s once-robust push for original programming ceased ages ago and layoffs have left Paramount’s LGBTQ channel gutted, with “just about no full-time employees,” one insider told TheWrap and two other individuals with knowledge confirmed.
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- 3/28/2023
- by Joseph Kapsch
- The Wrap
Kate McKinnon is a comedian and actress who was born in New York on January 6, 1984. She began her career in the entertainment industry in 2007, and she is best known for being a regular cast member in ‘The Big Gay Sketch Show’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’, and for her celebrity impressions. She is also known for her work in films, some of which have included ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’, ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Rough Night’, and ‘Office Christmas Party’. Although she is quite a well-known celebrity, there are many things that people do not know about her. Here are 20
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- 5/9/2019
- by Liz Flynn
- TVovermind.com
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TNT has renewed its surging nail salon-centric crime series, Claws, for Season 3
Claws Season 3 is officially on the way at TNT.
Claws debuted back on May 25, 2017 to 1 million viewers, kicking off a 10-episode inaugural season that managed to achieve an increase in viewership episode-to-episode, culminating with 1.57 million for the finale. The series proved the loyalty of its fanbase in Season 2, which launched on June 10, 2018 to 1.3 million viewers, maintaining a 1.2 million overall average as of this writing. Additionally, the series appears to be gaining other-media momentum, with its digital viewership reportedly doubled year-over-year, with substantial social media growth on Twitter and Facebook.
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Showcasing a genre amalgam of comedy and crime, Claws, created by Eliot Laurence, centers on Desna Simms (Niecy Nash), the owner of a Florida nail salon, who uses her mani-pedi proprietorship as a front for laundering money for a local pill mill.
TNT has renewed its surging nail salon-centric crime series, Claws, for Season 3
Claws Season 3 is officially on the way at TNT.
Claws debuted back on May 25, 2017 to 1 million viewers, kicking off a 10-episode inaugural season that managed to achieve an increase in viewership episode-to-episode, culminating with 1.57 million for the finale. The series proved the loyalty of its fanbase in Season 2, which launched on June 10, 2018 to 1.3 million viewers, maintaining a 1.2 million overall average as of this writing. Additionally, the series appears to be gaining other-media momentum, with its digital viewership reportedly doubled year-over-year, with substantial social media growth on Twitter and Facebook.
further reading: Snowpiercer TV Series Release Date
Showcasing a genre amalgam of comedy and crime, Claws, created by Eliot Laurence, centers on Desna Simms (Niecy Nash), the owner of a Florida nail salon, who uses her mani-pedi proprietorship as a front for laundering money for a local pill mill.
- 7/2/2018
- Den of Geek
Joss Whedon is set to executive produce a half-hour comedy series currently in development at Freeform, Variety has learned exclusively.
The project is currently titled “Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective.” Hailing from creators Siobhan Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale, the series is described as a dark comedy that follows Pippa Smith, a twenty-something who played a former kid sleuth on television, as she deals with relationships, addiction and being too dang old for the detecting game. Each episode, Pippa solves a new case, while unraveling a bigger mystery and attempting to navigate a messy personal life.
Big Breakfast will produce. Whedon and Drysdale serve as executive producers, with Thompson co-executive producing. Drew Buckley, Jillian Vogel and Sam Reich are executive producers for Big Breakfast, which is an Electus company.
Drysdale’s previous writing credits include “The Big Gay Sketch Show,” “Key and Peele,” “Baskets,” and “High Maintenance.” Thompson has written for and...
The project is currently titled “Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective.” Hailing from creators Siobhan Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale, the series is described as a dark comedy that follows Pippa Smith, a twenty-something who played a former kid sleuth on television, as she deals with relationships, addiction and being too dang old for the detecting game. Each episode, Pippa solves a new case, while unraveling a bigger mystery and attempting to navigate a messy personal life.
Big Breakfast will produce. Whedon and Drysdale serve as executive producers, with Thompson co-executive producing. Drew Buckley, Jillian Vogel and Sam Reich are executive producers for Big Breakfast, which is an Electus company.
Drysdale’s previous writing credits include “The Big Gay Sketch Show,” “Key and Peele,” “Baskets,” and “High Maintenance.” Thompson has written for and...
- 6/5/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Erica Ash is an actress, model, and comedian who was born in Florida on September 19, 1977. She is best-known for being a cast member of both ‘The Big Gay Sketch Show’ and ‘MadTV’. She also played the regular role of Bridgette Hart on the series ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’. Recently, it was announced that Erica Ash will be joining the cast of Bet’s new straight-to-tv legal drama. This follows her recent starring role in Starz’s ‘Survivor’s Remorse’, which ran for four seasons. Her new role in the legal drama is currently planned for a ten-episode run and is about
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- 10/22/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
“If something’s not representing you, you just have to change it,” queer filmmaker Silas Howard told IndieWire last month. “Because no one else is going to care enough to do it for you.”
That’s exactly what “BearCity” writer/director Doug Langway did when it came to addressing the dearth of movies about his community: Bears. A passionate niche within gay male circles, a bear, for the uninitiated, is an affectionate term for “the bigger, hairier guy,” as Langway put it. With only one feature under his belt from 1996 (“Raising Heroes”), Langway initially set to work on a script that would encompass all the colors of the bear rainbow.
Seven years and three movies later, the “BearCity” trilogy is the biggest gay movie franchise you’ve probably never heard of. It’s also a triumph of a grassroots independent filmmaking model that has all but disappeared.
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That’s exactly what “BearCity” writer/director Doug Langway did when it came to addressing the dearth of movies about his community: Bears. A passionate niche within gay male circles, a bear, for the uninitiated, is an affectionate term for “the bigger, hairier guy,” as Langway put it. With only one feature under his belt from 1996 (“Raising Heroes”), Langway initially set to work on a script that would encompass all the colors of the bear rainbow.
Seven years and three movies later, the “BearCity” trilogy is the biggest gay movie franchise you’ve probably never heard of. It’s also a triumph of a grassroots independent filmmaking model that has all but disappeared.
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- 7/25/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
One recent Sunday morning, Kate McKinnon was leaning over the remnants of a sliced banana and trying not to cry. The banana was to help with the bruising she'd gotten on the set of a bachelorette-party-gone-wrong film, tentatively titled Rock That Body. "It's with Scarlett Johansson. Do you know of her?" McKinnon deadpans. "I've been doing some pratfalls." The crying was because I'd just innocently mentioned that, God willing, come January, she may very well be the first woman in Saturday Night Live's history to play the president of the United States.
- 10/3/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Freeform is taking an interesting tack with the battle of the sexes. Deadline reports the cable channel has put the Motherland TV show pilot into development. The project hails from Gary Sanchez Productions. Eliot Laurence is writing. He wrote 14 episodes of The Big Gay Sketch Show on Logo. He is also credited for the screenplay of the Welcome to Me feature film, starring Kristen Wiig, Wes Bentley, Linda Cardellini, Joan Cusack, Loretta Devine, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, and Kevin Messick will executive produce Motherland. The report describes the supernatural drama's one-hour pilot as, "...an epic military fantasy set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the U.S. government to fight for their country."Read More…...
- 8/17/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Modern-day witches trained at Fort Salem will lead U.S. military forces into battle in Motherland, a new pilot in development at Freeform.
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From Will Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions and penned by Eliot Laurence (The Big Gay Sketch Show, TNT’s Claws pilot), Motherland is set in an alternate America where witches long ago ended their persecution by cutting a deal with the government, our sister site Deadline reports.
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The project follows three young women who,...
RelatedFreeform Greenlights Violent Mermaid Drama Pilot
From Will Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions and penned by Eliot Laurence (The Big Gay Sketch Show, TNT’s Claws pilot), Motherland is set in an alternate America where witches long ago ended their persecution by cutting a deal with the government, our sister site Deadline reports.
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- 8/17/2016
- TVLine.com
Carrie Preston is set to star opposite Niecy Nash in Claws, TNT’s dramedy pilot about a nail salon in South Florida.
RelatedThe Librarians Season 3, Michelle Dockery’s Good Behavior Get TNT Premiere Dates
Produced by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, penned by Eliot Laurence (The Big Gay Sketch Show) and likened in tone to Desperate Housewives, the series follows five employees at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon. Per our sister site Deadline, Preston will play Polly, a preppy prison parolee who did time for pulling identity theft scams on seniors.
The ensemble thus far also includes Nash (Reno 911) as salon owner Desna,...
RelatedThe Librarians Season 3, Michelle Dockery’s Good Behavior Get TNT Premiere Dates
Produced by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, penned by Eliot Laurence (The Big Gay Sketch Show) and likened in tone to Desperate Housewives, the series follows five employees at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon. Per our sister site Deadline, Preston will play Polly, a preppy prison parolee who did time for pulling identity theft scams on seniors.
The ensemble thus far also includes Nash (Reno 911) as salon owner Desna,...
- 8/15/2016
- TVLine.com
Paul Feig’s “Ghostbusters” reboot has debuted to widely positive reviews, thanks to an all-star cast including SNL leading ladies Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, comedy powerhouse Melissa McCarthy and the god of thunder himself, Chris Hemsworth.
Read More: ‘Ghostbusters’ Review Roundup: Critics Generally Positive On Female-Led Blockbuster
Before the all-star group was strapping on proton packs and zapping ghosts — even before they appeared on “SNL” or “Gilmore Girls” — they made appearances in everything from strange short films to gay sketch shows. We’re taking it way back with a look at the early acting careers of the “Ghostbusters” gang.
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“God” (1998)
In her first ever listed acting credit, McCarthy stars in a short film about a woman who has a very close relationship with God- as in, they talk on the phone for hours and share everything from juicy gossip to TV reruns. When that relationship turns sour,...
Read More: ‘Ghostbusters’ Review Roundup: Critics Generally Positive On Female-Led Blockbuster
Before the all-star group was strapping on proton packs and zapping ghosts — even before they appeared on “SNL” or “Gilmore Girls” — they made appearances in everything from strange short films to gay sketch shows. We’re taking it way back with a look at the early acting careers of the “Ghostbusters” gang.
Melissa McCarthy
“God” (1998)
In her first ever listed acting credit, McCarthy stars in a short film about a woman who has a very close relationship with God- as in, they talk on the phone for hours and share everything from juicy gossip to TV reruns. When that relationship turns sour,...
- 7/13/2016
- by Kate Halliwell and Kyle Kizu
- Indiewire
I swear I didn't have a summertime romance with Kate McKinnon back in 1983, but when I think of the "SNL" Emmy nominee, a smile creeps across my face like she's an old confidante who made good in this crazy world. Even among "relatable" comedians, McKinnon seems so real, unpretentious, and fun. And smart to boot. And like someone who'd come to your stupid party with your stupid friends and enjoy all the right people and ignore all the right people. Maybe this is delusion, but it's an important delusion that makes me appreciate more than Kate's considerable skills as an actress, comic, and celebrity impersonator. Let me have this delusion. Let's celebrate her greatness by enjoying some of her best non-"SNL" work. Just today McKinnon released a hilarious video on the Above Average network where she plays a saucy notary public who gets into trouble. If you haven't mined...
- 4/7/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
Here is last week’s caption pic winner. This week’s caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
“Barney the Dinosaur unexpectedly reached puberty.”
Thanks to dostka for this week’s winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! Zach Braff (above) is 39, Graham Norton is 51, Robert Downey Jr. is 49, Paula Cole is 46, Charlie McDermott is 24, and Grumpy Cat is 2.
After collecting dust on the shelf for over a year, ABC has finally scheduled reality series Sing Your Face Off for back-to-back episodes on Saturday night starting May 31st. Hosted by John Barrowman, it features “celebrities who are transformed and trained to perform as a musical icon.” One of the judges is Debbie Gibson. There go my summer Saturday nights.
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Jon Hamm, circa the mid-90′s … on a dating show. There are no words.
In honor of her 86th birthday, NewNowNext has Colman Domingo as Maya Angelou,...
“Barney the Dinosaur unexpectedly reached puberty.”
Thanks to dostka for this week’s winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! Zach Braff (above) is 39, Graham Norton is 51, Robert Downey Jr. is 49, Paula Cole is 46, Charlie McDermott is 24, and Grumpy Cat is 2.
After collecting dust on the shelf for over a year, ABC has finally scheduled reality series Sing Your Face Off for back-to-back episodes on Saturday night starting May 31st. Hosted by John Barrowman, it features “celebrities who are transformed and trained to perform as a musical icon.” One of the judges is Debbie Gibson. There go my summer Saturday nights.
Judge to Strike Down Ohio’s Marriage Recognition Ban
Jon Hamm, circa the mid-90′s … on a dating show. There are no words.
In honor of her 86th birthday, NewNowNext has Colman Domingo as Maya Angelou,...
- 4/4/2014
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Despite fashion's message that nail art is dead, Rashida Jones and her writing and producing partner, Will McCormack, just sold a "midnight-dark workplace dramedy-noir about a nail salon in Florida and the strange, dangerous women who work there" to HBO. Claws is the third show the pair behind Celeste and Jesse Forever's sweet and sad writing have sold through Le Train Train this year. Even better, Deadline reports that The Big Gay Sketch Show's Eliot Laurence is also on board to write and co-executive produce.
- 12/21/2013
- by Delia Paunescu
- Vulture
Exclusive: Rashida Jones and Will McCormack‘s first year as producers through their Warner Bros. TV-based Le Train Train shingle already yielded several broadcast sales, including put pilot commitments at NBC and Fox. Now the duo is expanding to cable with a single-camera half-hour project at HBO. The pay cable network has put in development Claws, described as a midnight-dark workplace dramedy-noir about a nail salon in Florida and the strange, dangerous women who work there. Eliot Laurence (The Big Gay Sketch Show) will write and co-executive produce, with Le Train Train’s Jones, McCormack exec producing and Jeff Grosvenor producing for Warner Bros. TV. Laurence, repped by UTA and 3 Arts wrote the feature Welcome To Me starring Kristen Wiig. Jones and McCormack are with UTA.
- 12/21/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Just like Disney, Logo has it’s own vault of “Logo Classics” They come out “but once a generation” and aren’t you lucky because you’re the generation that gets to see what might be the best thing to ever air on our parent network. We’re talking about The Big Gay Sketch Show! We have all six episodes of the first season and will be posting one a day this week. Watch the likes of Kate McKinnon (SNL) and Stephen Guarino (Happy Endings) get their comedy start.
In this episode, Tyra Banks milks the drama to its fullest as she tries to pick a finalist in America’s Next Top Model. Plus, the Gay Werewolf turns a wedding upside down during an untimely full moon.
The post “The Big Gay Sketch Show” Ep. 106 appeared first on thebacklot.com.
In this episode, Tyra Banks milks the drama to its fullest as she tries to pick a finalist in America’s Next Top Model. Plus, the Gay Werewolf turns a wedding upside down during an untimely full moon.
The post “The Big Gay Sketch Show” Ep. 106 appeared first on thebacklot.com.
- 9/3/2013
- by The Backlot
- The Backlot
Just like Disney, Logo has it’s own vault of “Logo Classics” They come out “but once a generation” and aren’t you lucky because you’re the generation that gets to see what might be the best thing to ever air on our parent network. We’re talking about The Big Gay Sketch Show! We have all six episodes of the first season and will be posting one a day this week. Watch the likes of Kate McKinnon (SNL) and Stephen Guarino (Happy Endings) get their comedy start.
In this episode, when the kids are way too out of hand for even TV’s Nanny 911, just call “Tranny 911″ for some unconventional child rearing. Pepper & Cayuga of Sappho’s Lips sing yet another lesbian ballad that celebrates all beliefs.
More Big Gay Sketch Show here!
The post “The Big Gay Sketch Show” Ep. 105 appeared first on thebacklot.com.
In this episode, when the kids are way too out of hand for even TV’s Nanny 911, just call “Tranny 911″ for some unconventional child rearing. Pepper & Cayuga of Sappho’s Lips sing yet another lesbian ballad that celebrates all beliefs.
More Big Gay Sketch Show here!
The post “The Big Gay Sketch Show” Ep. 105 appeared first on thebacklot.com.
- 9/2/2013
- by The Backlot
- The Backlot
Just like Disney, Logo has it’s own vault of “Logo Classics” They come out “but once a generation” and aren’t you lucky because you’re the generation that gets to see what might be the best thing to ever air on our parent network. We’re talking about The Big Gay Sketch Show! We have all six episodes of the first season and will be posting one a day this week. Watch the likes of Kate McKinnon (SNL) and Stephen Guarino (Happy Endings) get their comedy start.
In this episode, Pocket Gay is every boy and girl’s best new playmate. Plus, worlds collide in a news report on “Bear in the Burbs”, which warns of the dangers of wandering into someone else’s ‘hood.
More Big Gay Sketch Show here!
The post “The Big Gay Sketch Show” Ep. 104 appeared first on thebacklot.com.
In this episode, Pocket Gay is every boy and girl’s best new playmate. Plus, worlds collide in a news report on “Bear in the Burbs”, which warns of the dangers of wandering into someone else’s ‘hood.
More Big Gay Sketch Show here!
The post “The Big Gay Sketch Show” Ep. 104 appeared first on thebacklot.com.
- 8/30/2013
- by The Backlot
- The Backlot
Just like Disney, Logo has it’s own vault of “Logo Classics” They come out “but once a generation” and aren’t you lucky because you’re the generation that gets to see what might be the best thing to ever air on our parent network. We’re talking about The Big Gay Sketch Show! We have all six episodes of the first season and will be posting one a day this week. Watch the likes of Kate McKinnon (SNL) and Stephen Guarino (Happy Endings) get their comedy start.
In this episode, beware of the airline front desk agent (Stephen Guarino) in “Checking In” and the full moon in “The Adventures of Gay Werewolf”. Plus “Logo Life Tips” teaches you how to save money by making your own Glitter.
More Big Gay Sketch Show here!
The post “The Big Gay Sketch Show” Ep. 103 appeared first on thebacklot.com.
In this episode, beware of the airline front desk agent (Stephen Guarino) in “Checking In” and the full moon in “The Adventures of Gay Werewolf”. Plus “Logo Life Tips” teaches you how to save money by making your own Glitter.
More Big Gay Sketch Show here!
The post “The Big Gay Sketch Show” Ep. 103 appeared first on thebacklot.com.
- 8/29/2013
- by The Backlot
- The Backlot
Just like Disney, Logo has it’s own vault of “Logo Classics” They come out “but once a generation” and aren’t you lucky because you’re the generation that gets to see what might be the best thing to ever air on our parent network. We’re talking about The Big Gay Sketch Show! We have all six episodes of the first season and will be posting one a day this week. Watch the likes of Kate McKinnon (SNL) and Stephen Guarino (Happy Endings) get their comedy start.
In this episode, “All in the ‘Gay’ Family” wonders what life would be like in the extremely gay household of Archie and Eddie. Plus, the Ladyline women’s hotline sketch gives new meaning to the word “hot”.
More Big Gay Sketch Show here!
The post “The Big Gay Sketch Show” Ep. 102 appeared first on thebacklot.com.
In this episode, “All in the ‘Gay’ Family” wonders what life would be like in the extremely gay household of Archie and Eddie. Plus, the Ladyline women’s hotline sketch gives new meaning to the word “hot”.
More Big Gay Sketch Show here!
The post “The Big Gay Sketch Show” Ep. 102 appeared first on thebacklot.com.
- 8/28/2013
- by The Backlot
- The Backlot
The past few years have been a time for rising comediennes: Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Sandra Bullock’s return to comedic excellence, and, of course, Kristen Wiig. Really ever since Bridesmaids, we’ve heard about Wiig starring in one film or another. She had a prime part in Despicable Me 2, will show up in Anchorman: The Legend Continues, and hits Tiff with Hateship Loveship. Her next film will be Welcome To Me, and she’s got one hell of a cast joining her.
Today we’re hearing that Welcome To Me has cast Joan Cusack, James Marsden, Alan Tudyk and Wes Bentley alongside Kristen Wiig. Wiig will play Alice, a woman with borderline personality disorder, who wins the lottery and uses the money to set up a public access show to talk about her life. She begins alienating her friends and family in her pursuit to become a little famous.
Today we’re hearing that Welcome To Me has cast Joan Cusack, James Marsden, Alan Tudyk and Wes Bentley alongside Kristen Wiig. Wiig will play Alice, a woman with borderline personality disorder, who wins the lottery and uses the money to set up a public access show to talk about her life. She begins alienating her friends and family in her pursuit to become a little famous.
- 7/30/2013
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
Tags: Kate McKinnonVag MagazineIMDbwebseriesvideo
Back in 2010, we ran "Vag Magazine," a fabulous web series which follows a group of NYC hipsters who launch a fictional third wave feminist magazine. Our reviewer Grace Chu wrote:
The series stars Kate McKinnon from Logo’s The Big Gay Sketch Show as Bethany, one of the founders of Vag, whose ex-girlfriend Jaybird runs a rival feminist magazine, C--t. When your aggressive and bratty ex runs a competing magazine, things cannot and do not go well. The absurd antics of the scatterbrained editorial board and clueless staff only feed the mayhem. (One editor, Fennel, decides that feminine hygiene products are creations of the patriarchy and opts to sit on a bucket during “that time of the month” instead – even at staff meetings.)
In case you missed it the first time around, or weren't aware of the genius of Kate McKinnon, we've got all of the episodes for you right here.
Back in 2010, we ran "Vag Magazine," a fabulous web series which follows a group of NYC hipsters who launch a fictional third wave feminist magazine. Our reviewer Grace Chu wrote:
The series stars Kate McKinnon from Logo’s The Big Gay Sketch Show as Bethany, one of the founders of Vag, whose ex-girlfriend Jaybird runs a rival feminist magazine, C--t. When your aggressive and bratty ex runs a competing magazine, things cannot and do not go well. The absurd antics of the scatterbrained editorial board and clueless staff only feed the mayhem. (One editor, Fennel, decides that feminine hygiene products are creations of the patriarchy and opts to sit on a bucket during “that time of the month” instead – even at staff meetings.)
In case you missed it the first time around, or weren't aware of the genius of Kate McKinnon, we've got all of the episodes for you right here.
- 7/1/2013
- by dennis
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Amber HeardAutobahnmarriage equalityGrey's AnatomySara RamirezJessica CapshawDrinking BuddiesAnna KendrickOlivia WildeIMDbUma Thurman
Good afternoon everyone!
Happy birthday to Megan Fox, Melanie Lynskey, Tori Spelling, Tracey Gold, Janet Jackson, Debra Winger and out actress Michelle Wolff!
Actress Megan Fox at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Last night, Grey’s Anatomy star Jessica Capshaw tweeted a double entendre. Or maybe it was just a single entendre.
Goodnight, y'all... #thestormiscoming#thestormisalmosthere
— Jessica Capshaw (@JessicaCapshaw) May 16, 2013
Capshaw's counterpart, Sara Ramirez, did some finale teasing of her own:
Are you ready for tonight’s Ga finale?
The CW is still plowing ahead with their Wonder Woman prequel Amazon. The network has hired writer Aron Eli Coleite (Heroes) to redevelop the script. CW president Mark Pedowitz confirmed, “We're waiting for the script to come in; we haven't seen it yet. We are preparing to pilot it off-cycle should the script...
Good afternoon everyone!
Happy birthday to Megan Fox, Melanie Lynskey, Tori Spelling, Tracey Gold, Janet Jackson, Debra Winger and out actress Michelle Wolff!
Actress Megan Fox at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Last night, Grey’s Anatomy star Jessica Capshaw tweeted a double entendre. Or maybe it was just a single entendre.
Goodnight, y'all... #thestormiscoming#thestormisalmosthere
— Jessica Capshaw (@JessicaCapshaw) May 16, 2013
Capshaw's counterpart, Sara Ramirez, did some finale teasing of her own:
Are you ready for tonight’s Ga finale?
The CW is still plowing ahead with their Wonder Woman prequel Amazon. The network has hired writer Aron Eli Coleite (Heroes) to redevelop the script. CW president Mark Pedowitz confirmed, “We're waiting for the script to come in; we haven't seen it yet. We are preparing to pilot it off-cycle should the script...
- 5/16/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Afternoon DelightAngelina JolieEllen DeGeneresNicol PaoneIMDbWanda SykesOlivia WildeJane Lynch
Good afternoon my lovelies!
Happy birthday to Amber Tamblyn, Sofia Coppola, Cate Blanchett, Miranda Cosgrove and out rapper Melange Lavonne!
Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy to lower her chances of getting breast cancer, which took the life of her own mother at the young age of 56. Jolie wrote a powerful article for the New York Times describing her entire ordeal and encouraging women to prioritize their health. I’m sending Jolie lots of healing thoughts.
Yesterday Ellen DeGeneres roasted Steve Harvey as he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. E! has DeGeneres’s entire congratulatory speech which started off with, “When they asked me to come and do this today, I didn't have to think—I said yes right away, then I realized that I wasn't getting paid and I tried to back out, but I couldn't,...
Good afternoon my lovelies!
Happy birthday to Amber Tamblyn, Sofia Coppola, Cate Blanchett, Miranda Cosgrove and out rapper Melange Lavonne!
Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy to lower her chances of getting breast cancer, which took the life of her own mother at the young age of 56. Jolie wrote a powerful article for the New York Times describing her entire ordeal and encouraging women to prioritize their health. I’m sending Jolie lots of healing thoughts.
Yesterday Ellen DeGeneres roasted Steve Harvey as he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. E! has DeGeneres’s entire congratulatory speech which started off with, “When they asked me to come and do this today, I didn't have to think—I said yes right away, then I realized that I wasn't getting paid and I tried to back out, but I couldn't,...
- 5/14/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Naya Riveramarriage equalityLana Del ReyCate BlanchettIMDbFranceThe Jeff Probst Show
Good afternoon everyone!
Happy birthday to Jamie King, Judy Davis, Valerie Bertinelli, Jan Hooks and Joyce "Janet Wood" DeWitt!
Rave reviews are in for Fiona Shaw’s performance in The Testament of Mary. Shaw’s one-woman show can be seen at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York through June 16.
I'm loving Lana Del Rey's new song for The Great Gatsby soundtrack. What do you think?
On yesterday’s Jeff Probst Show, Ufc Champion Ronda Rousey demonstrated her infamous "armbar" move on yours truly. (Fast forward to the 5:30 mark to see Rousey kick my ass.)
A Pennsylvania principal has banned a trans teen from running for prom king. Issak Oliver Wolfe, a senior at Red Lion Area Senior High School in York, Pa, has been widely embraced by his classmates and teachers and opted to run for prom king.
Good afternoon everyone!
Happy birthday to Jamie King, Judy Davis, Valerie Bertinelli, Jan Hooks and Joyce "Janet Wood" DeWitt!
Rave reviews are in for Fiona Shaw’s performance in The Testament of Mary. Shaw’s one-woman show can be seen at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York through June 16.
I'm loving Lana Del Rey's new song for The Great Gatsby soundtrack. What do you think?
On yesterday’s Jeff Probst Show, Ufc Champion Ronda Rousey demonstrated her infamous "armbar" move on yours truly. (Fast forward to the 5:30 mark to see Rousey kick my ass.)
A Pennsylvania principal has banned a trans teen from running for prom king. Issak Oliver Wolfe, a senior at Red Lion Area Senior High School in York, Pa, has been widely embraced by his classmates and teachers and opted to run for prom king.
- 4/23/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Afternoon DelightEllen DeGeneresEmma WatsonThis is the EndSuze OrmanRihannaFinding DoryIMDbGLEEAngelina JolieEve
Good afternoon peeps!
Happy birthday to Emmylou Harris and Jill Kushner!
Pixar will be making a sequel to Finding Nemo called Finding Dory, starring the one and only Ellen DeGeneres! The fish-tale (get it?) is scheduled to hit theaters on November 25, 2015.
And what do you think of DeGeneres new (April Fools' Day-inspired) look?
Reese Witherspoon isn't the only one who's gone brunette. twitter.com/TheEllenShow/s…
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 2, 2013
Suze Orman is threatening to take her gay-money out of Florida. Orman appeared on MSNBC’s Now with Alex Wagner and said, “Currently I am a resident of Florida and I have substantial wealth and I pay substantial taxes. I would be more than happy to move to New York or California if I could get married and be recognized on a federal level because I want to live...
Good afternoon peeps!
Happy birthday to Emmylou Harris and Jill Kushner!
Pixar will be making a sequel to Finding Nemo called Finding Dory, starring the one and only Ellen DeGeneres! The fish-tale (get it?) is scheduled to hit theaters on November 25, 2015.
And what do you think of DeGeneres new (April Fools' Day-inspired) look?
Reese Witherspoon isn't the only one who's gone brunette. twitter.com/TheEllenShow/s…
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 2, 2013
Suze Orman is threatening to take her gay-money out of Florida. Orman appeared on MSNBC’s Now with Alex Wagner and said, “Currently I am a resident of Florida and I have substantial wealth and I pay substantial taxes. I would be more than happy to move to New York or California if I could get married and be recognized on a federal level because I want to live...
- 4/2/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Kristen Wiig is currently in talks to reteam with her Anchorman: The Legend Continues co-star Will Ferrell in a new comedy called Welcome To Me. Ferrell is producing the film alongside Adam McKay whose wife Shira Piven (Fully Loaded) is set to direct the comedy.
The film seems like the perfect gig for Wiig. The story follows a "woman with dissociative personality disorder who wins the lottery and decides to spend her winnings on a cable access talk show about her life." The script for the film comes from former staff writer of the The Big Gay Sketch Show, Eliot Laurence.
Wiig is one of the funniest female comedic actresses working right now, and I hope she ends up doing this one. Thanks to the success of Silver Linings Playbook, I think we're going to start seeing a lot of these mental illness dramedies popping up.
Source: THR (http://www.
The film seems like the perfect gig for Wiig. The story follows a "woman with dissociative personality disorder who wins the lottery and decides to spend her winnings on a cable access talk show about her life." The script for the film comes from former staff writer of the The Big Gay Sketch Show, Eliot Laurence.
Wiig is one of the funniest female comedic actresses working right now, and I hope she ends up doing this one. Thanks to the success of Silver Linings Playbook, I think we're going to start seeing a lot of these mental illness dramedies popping up.
Source: THR (http://www.
- 3/22/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Though Anchorman: The Legend Continues is still in production, star Kristin Wiig is already set to work with writers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay again in Welcome To Me, an independent picture directed by Shira Piven (Fully Loaded) and written by Eliot Laurence (The Big Gay Sketch Show).
The film is about Wiig’s character spending her lottery winnings on a cable access talk show that revolves around her associative personality disorder. Silver Linings Playbook‘s success means that now’s the best time to get a project like this running, given the pairing of mental illness and comedy being as close to ‘in vogue’ as it’ll ever be.
Wiig’s success in Hollywood since starring in Paul Feig’s Bridesmaids has been something to behold, and has seen her land roles in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Despicable Me 2, Girl Most Likely, The Skeleton Twins, How To Train Your Dragon 2...
The film is about Wiig’s character spending her lottery winnings on a cable access talk show that revolves around her associative personality disorder. Silver Linings Playbook‘s success means that now’s the best time to get a project like this running, given the pairing of mental illness and comedy being as close to ‘in vogue’ as it’ll ever be.
Wiig’s success in Hollywood since starring in Paul Feig’s Bridesmaids has been something to behold, and has seen her land roles in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Despicable Me 2, Girl Most Likely, The Skeleton Twins, How To Train Your Dragon 2...
- 3/21/2013
- by Paul McNamee
- We Got This Covered
Kristen Wiig is in talks to reteam with her Anchorman 2 cohorts Will Ferrell and Adam McKay on the indie comedy Welcome to Me. The actress, who is shooting the McKay-helmed Anchorman: The Legend Continues opposite Ferrell, is eyeing the lead in the film that will be directed by McKay’s wife Shira Piven (Fully Loaded). Eliot Laurence, a former staff writer on Oxygen’s The Big Gay Sketch Show, wrote the screenplay about a woman with dissociative personality disorder who wins the lottery and decides to spend her winnings on a cable access talk show about her life. Photos: 'SNL'
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- 3/21/2013
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Afternoon Delight: Nicki Minaj is ready for a female Idol, Noomi Rapace teases a "Prometheus" sequel
Tags: Michelle RodriguezNicki MinajMaya RudolphTina FeyNoomi RapaceOneMoreLesbianIMDb
Good afternoon everyone!
Happy birthday to Mercedes Ruehl, Tasha Smith, Bernadette Peters and Ali Larter!
Actress Ali Larter in Los Angeles, CA
Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images
And happy five year (dating) anniversary to my lovely wife Karman!
Today the U.S. House passed the Senate-approved version of the Violence Against Women Act that includes protections for the Lgbt community. Thank you to all who fought this battle for us!
Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) has confirmed that there is a sequel to Prometheus in the works. Although Rapace didn't officially commit to the film she did say, "I met Ridley in London a couple of weeks ago. I would love to work with him again and I know that he would like to do another one. It's just like we need to find the right story. I hope we will.
Good afternoon everyone!
Happy birthday to Mercedes Ruehl, Tasha Smith, Bernadette Peters and Ali Larter!
Actress Ali Larter in Los Angeles, CA
Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images
And happy five year (dating) anniversary to my lovely wife Karman!
Today the U.S. House passed the Senate-approved version of the Violence Against Women Act that includes protections for the Lgbt community. Thank you to all who fought this battle for us!
Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) has confirmed that there is a sequel to Prometheus in the works. Although Rapace didn't officially commit to the film she did say, "I met Ridley in London a couple of weeks ago. I would love to work with him again and I know that he would like to do another one. It's just like we need to find the right story. I hope we will.
- 2/28/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Afternoon DelightJane LynchAnna PaquinGwyneth PaltrowOscarsLindsay LohanIMDbJennifer Lawrence
Good afternoon and happy Monday everyone!
Happy birthday to Rashida Jones, Chelsea Handler, Tea Leoni and Isabelle Fuhrman! Let’s watch actress Rashina Jones play kissy face with Zooey Deschanel in Our Idiot Brother, shall we?
During last night’s Oscar red carpet coverage Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence gave a shout out to actress Emma Stone by declaring, “Your ass is mine, Stone!" Personally, I’d like to see that. Check out this clip of her hilarious answers to some of the more inane questions from reporters after she picked up her Academy Award:
If you haven’t hit your Oscar overload yet then take a gander at Anna Paquin (with hubby Stephen Moyer) and Jane Lynch during Elton John’s Oscar viewing party! If you have hit your Oscar overload then I’m really sorry.
Out actress Lindsay Lohan has...
Good afternoon and happy Monday everyone!
Happy birthday to Rashida Jones, Chelsea Handler, Tea Leoni and Isabelle Fuhrman! Let’s watch actress Rashina Jones play kissy face with Zooey Deschanel in Our Idiot Brother, shall we?
During last night’s Oscar red carpet coverage Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence gave a shout out to actress Emma Stone by declaring, “Your ass is mine, Stone!" Personally, I’d like to see that. Check out this clip of her hilarious answers to some of the more inane questions from reporters after she picked up her Academy Award:
If you haven’t hit your Oscar overload yet then take a gander at Anna Paquin (with hubby Stephen Moyer) and Jane Lynch during Elton John’s Oscar viewing party! If you have hit your Oscar overload then I’m really sorry.
Out actress Lindsay Lohan has...
- 2/25/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Kathryn PrescottRachel ShelleyMila KunisMichelle WilliamsRachel WeiszNaya RiveraIMDbThandie NewtonCowgirl Up
Good afternoon and happy Monday!
Happy birthday to Cybill Shepherd, Molly Ringwald, Vanna White, Jillian Michaels and Yoko Ono!
The Biggest Loser’s Jillian Michaels in New York
Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images
Sarah Michelle Gellar is returning to the small screen. Gellar is set to star in the CBS pilot The Crazy Ones, alongside comedian Robin Williams. Gellar would play Williams’s daughter, Sydney Roberts, in the half hour comedy. But the question remains, will her character stab vampires with a stake?
Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz lit up the red carpet (and the Yellow Brick Road) at the world premiere of Oz: The Great and Powerful at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Have you ever hoped that Skins star Kathryn Prescott might one day play a gay zombie?...
Good afternoon and happy Monday!
Happy birthday to Cybill Shepherd, Molly Ringwald, Vanna White, Jillian Michaels and Yoko Ono!
The Biggest Loser’s Jillian Michaels in New York
Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images
Sarah Michelle Gellar is returning to the small screen. Gellar is set to star in the CBS pilot The Crazy Ones, alongside comedian Robin Williams. Gellar would play Williams’s daughter, Sydney Roberts, in the half hour comedy. But the question remains, will her character stab vampires with a stake?
Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz lit up the red carpet (and the Yellow Brick Road) at the world premiere of Oz: The Great and Powerful at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Have you ever hoped that Skins star Kathryn Prescott might one day play a gay zombie?...
- 2/18/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
It's time for a new season of Degrassi and Cam's still depressed.
I just hope he doesn't start chugging milk again.
News
Jason Ritter has joined Friends & Family, the Fox comedy pilot based on Gavin & Stacey, taking the Gavin role. That's got to be a promising first step, right?
Maggie Smith tells 60 Minutes this weekend that she's never watched Downton Abbey, saying she'd "agonize" over her performance if she did. That's right, even Maggie Smith has those moments of insecurity.
Apparently they didn't mean it. E! has cancelled Whitney Cummings' talk show, Love You, Mean It.
NBC's adaption of About a Boy has cast its lead female, asking Minnie Driver to step into the role played by Toni Collette in the film.
CBS' summer adaptation of Stephen King's Under the Dome just added Breaking Bad alum Dean Norris to the cast.
Wait. Wait. What's this about Cch Pounder...
I just hope he doesn't start chugging milk again.
News
Jason Ritter has joined Friends & Family, the Fox comedy pilot based on Gavin & Stacey, taking the Gavin role. That's got to be a promising first step, right?
Maggie Smith tells 60 Minutes this weekend that she's never watched Downton Abbey, saying she'd "agonize" over her performance if she did. That's right, even Maggie Smith has those moments of insecurity.
Apparently they didn't mean it. E! has cancelled Whitney Cummings' talk show, Love You, Mean It.
NBC's adaption of About a Boy has cast its lead female, asking Minnie Driver to step into the role played by Toni Collette in the film.
CBS' summer adaptation of Stephen King's Under the Dome just added Breaking Bad alum Dean Norris to the cast.
Wait. Wait. What's this about Cch Pounder...
- 2/15/2013
- by LyleMasaki
- The Backlot
Tags: Afternoon DelightNicol PaoneEllen PageEllen DeGeneresViola DavisPretty Little LiarsRuPaulFrances ConroyAmerican Horror StoryIMDbKristen StewartStud Life
Good afternoon and happy Friday!
Happy birthday to Kathryn Newton, Mary Steenburgen, Stephanie Courtney, Mary McCormack and Susan May Pratt!
Actress Ellen Page will be taking her talents behind the camera. Page will make her directorial debut with Miss Stevens, starring Anna Faris. In the film “Faris will play a down-on-her-luck teacher who chaperones a high-school trip to the state drama competition.”
Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images
Kristen Stewart and Elizabeth Banks will co-star in the dark comedy The Big Shoe. (And yes, the story is about shoes.)
Mariska Hargitay shines on the cover of Ladies’ Home Journal. Hargitay revealed to the magazine that she loves her curvy body. We at Ae also enjoy it.
For all of you Naya Rivera fans, check out an extended version of her Super Bowl M&M's ad.
Ever...
Good afternoon and happy Friday!
Happy birthday to Kathryn Newton, Mary Steenburgen, Stephanie Courtney, Mary McCormack and Susan May Pratt!
Actress Ellen Page will be taking her talents behind the camera. Page will make her directorial debut with Miss Stevens, starring Anna Faris. In the film “Faris will play a down-on-her-luck teacher who chaperones a high-school trip to the state drama competition.”
Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images
Kristen Stewart and Elizabeth Banks will co-star in the dark comedy The Big Shoe. (And yes, the story is about shoes.)
Mariska Hargitay shines on the cover of Ladies’ Home Journal. Hargitay revealed to the magazine that she loves her curvy body. We at Ae also enjoy it.
For all of you Naya Rivera fans, check out an extended version of her Super Bowl M&M's ad.
Ever...
- 2/8/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Miley CyrusHillary ClintonWinona RyderJane LynchLindsay LohanIMDbLady Gaga
Good afternoon my lovelies!
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to the hospital. Clinton is being monitored after doctors found a blood clot that might have resulted from a concussion she suffered earlier this month. Please send healing vibes her way.
Lady Gaga will be offering free therapy to her little monsters. During Gaga's Born This Way Ball tour she will have a "BornBrave Bus" for her fans that will offer free therapy services. Gaga wrote on her Facebook page, "BornBrave Bus Is a place where mental health + depression are taken seriously w/ no judgement, Free real help available to all. I feel like most kids don't look for help because they feel embarrassed so mom + I wanted to break the stigmas around 'help' and make it fun."
Gaga fans outside her show in Cape Town
Photo by Gallo Images...
Good afternoon my lovelies!
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to the hospital. Clinton is being monitored after doctors found a blood clot that might have resulted from a concussion she suffered earlier this month. Please send healing vibes her way.
Lady Gaga will be offering free therapy to her little monsters. During Gaga's Born This Way Ball tour she will have a "BornBrave Bus" for her fans that will offer free therapy services. Gaga wrote on her Facebook page, "BornBrave Bus Is a place where mental health + depression are taken seriously w/ no judgement, Free real help available to all. I feel like most kids don't look for help because they feel embarrassed so mom + I wanted to break the stigmas around 'help' and make it fun."
Gaga fans outside her show in Cape Town
Photo by Gallo Images...
- 12/31/2012
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Afternoon DelightIMDbJenny ShimizuRutina WesleyNatasha LyonneSick of SarahJessie JNaya Rivera
Good afternoon and happy hump day!
Happy birthday to Alyssa Milano, Jennifer Beals, Maria Sokoloff and Kristy Swanson!
Jennifer Beals in Washington D.C.
Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images
On Monday, a visibly shaken Ellen DeGeneres dedicated her talk show's episode to the victims and families of the Newtown, Ct shooting. (Please send good vibes to all those suffering.)
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
Natasha Lyonne is heading to the small screen. The But I'm a Cheerleader actress has signed on for a Fox single-camera sitcom about a “fresh-out-of-rehab woman who moves in with her conservative brother.”
True Blood's Rutina Wesley will join forces with Patricia Clarkson and Judith Light for the comedy Last Weekend.
Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
I'm so excited to see Pedro Almodóvar's new film I'm So Excited. The film stars Antonio Banderas,...
Good afternoon and happy hump day!
Happy birthday to Alyssa Milano, Jennifer Beals, Maria Sokoloff and Kristy Swanson!
Jennifer Beals in Washington D.C.
Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images
On Monday, a visibly shaken Ellen DeGeneres dedicated her talk show's episode to the victims and families of the Newtown, Ct shooting. (Please send good vibes to all those suffering.)
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
Natasha Lyonne is heading to the small screen. The But I'm a Cheerleader actress has signed on for a Fox single-camera sitcom about a “fresh-out-of-rehab woman who moves in with her conservative brother.”
True Blood's Rutina Wesley will join forces with Patricia Clarkson and Judith Light for the comedy Last Weekend.
Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
I'm so excited to see Pedro Almodóvar's new film I'm So Excited. The film stars Antonio Banderas,...
- 12/19/2012
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: comedycomediansSarah SilvermanTig NotaroRettaAmy SchumerHannah HartSamantha BeeThe Daily ShowJoan RiversJane LynchTina FeyAmy PoehlerAubrey PlazaWanda SykesMargaret ChoMegan MullallyMindy KalingRebel WilsonRachel DratchKate McKinnonAmy SedarisVanity FairIMDbGarfunkel & Oates
Vanity Fair will be devoting their January 2013 issue to comedy and those who practice it best, a first for the magazine. While I support this idea wholeheartedly, there are a few kinks with the issue we need to discuss, because this is the Internet, and we can. First off: Vanity Fair teamed with 60 Minutes to create a poll about things that make us laugh, and like most polls penned by 60 Minutes, the results are weird. The main one we need to bitch about is this: 60% of those polled believe men are funnier than women.
Oh, I’m sorry. Did you say something? I couldn’t hear, because I was busy repeatedly slamming my head into a wall and wondering why the hell we’re still asking this question.
Vanity Fair will be devoting their January 2013 issue to comedy and those who practice it best, a first for the magazine. While I support this idea wholeheartedly, there are a few kinks with the issue we need to discuss, because this is the Internet, and we can. First off: Vanity Fair teamed with 60 Minutes to create a poll about things that make us laugh, and like most polls penned by 60 Minutes, the results are weird. The main one we need to bitch about is this: 60% of those polled believe men are funnier than women.
Oh, I’m sorry. Did you say something? I couldn’t hear, because I was busy repeatedly slamming my head into a wall and wondering why the hell we’re still asking this question.
- 12/10/2012
- by daffodilly
- AfterEllen.com
Afternoon Delight: Mila Kunis to produce women's lib series, Jennifer Beals to star in "Cinemanovel"
Tags: DTLAJulie GoldmanMila KunisJennifer BealsCinemanovelMeridian HillsOlivia WildeIMDb
Good afternoon and happy hump day!
Happy birthday to Joni Mitchell and Queer as Folk's Michelle Clunie!
Joni Mitchell canoodling with Rosie O'Donnell in New York
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Mila Kunis has signed on to executive produce the drama Meridian Hills for the CW. The series is “set in 1972 exploring the women's liberation movement, in a boozy Midwest country club in 1972, during an era when the Equal Rights Amendment was just beginning. The drama follows a young, newly married woman who joins the Junior League and discovers an eclectic group of other young women who become unlikely allies in her quest to change the system.”
Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images
Tonight at 11 p.m./10c Julie Goldman (The Big Gay Sketch Show) will star as the ultimate bouncer in Logo's Dtla. Here's a look at Goldman's outtakes from the episode.
Good afternoon and happy hump day!
Happy birthday to Joni Mitchell and Queer as Folk's Michelle Clunie!
Joni Mitchell canoodling with Rosie O'Donnell in New York
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Mila Kunis has signed on to executive produce the drama Meridian Hills for the CW. The series is “set in 1972 exploring the women's liberation movement, in a boozy Midwest country club in 1972, during an era when the Equal Rights Amendment was just beginning. The drama follows a young, newly married woman who joins the Junior League and discovers an eclectic group of other young women who become unlikely allies in her quest to change the system.”
Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images
Tonight at 11 p.m./10c Julie Goldman (The Big Gay Sketch Show) will star as the ultimate bouncer in Logo's Dtla. Here's a look at Goldman's outtakes from the episode.
- 11/7/2012
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Afternoon DelightKate McKinnonSaturday Night LiveSally FieldMila KunisWhitney MixterShamim SarifIMDb
Happy birthday to Sigourney Weaver and Kristanna Loken!
Sigourney Weaver posing with her "Avatar" co-star Michelle “Mitchie Likes Sausage” Rodriguez in New York
Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Kate McKinnon (The Big Gay Sketch Show) played Ellen DeGeneres and Jodie Foster in Saturday Night Live's “Lesser Known” Bond Girl sketch. And what do you think of Nasim Pedrad's Lea Michelle impression?
Esquire dubbed Mila Kunis the sexiest woman alive. Who am I to disagree?
Writer director Shamim Sarif released a new trailer for her book Despite the Falling Snow, available at Amazon and iBookstore.
If you live in Atlanta, Ga consider celebrating gay pride with The Real L Word's Whitney Mixter. On October 13, Mixter will host the official women's party at Center Stage (1374 W. Peachtree St. Nw) from 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Over the weekend the...
Happy birthday to Sigourney Weaver and Kristanna Loken!
Sigourney Weaver posing with her "Avatar" co-star Michelle “Mitchie Likes Sausage” Rodriguez in New York
Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Kate McKinnon (The Big Gay Sketch Show) played Ellen DeGeneres and Jodie Foster in Saturday Night Live's “Lesser Known” Bond Girl sketch. And what do you think of Nasim Pedrad's Lea Michelle impression?
Esquire dubbed Mila Kunis the sexiest woman alive. Who am I to disagree?
Writer director Shamim Sarif released a new trailer for her book Despite the Falling Snow, available at Amazon and iBookstore.
If you live in Atlanta, Ga consider celebrating gay pride with The Real L Word's Whitney Mixter. On October 13, Mixter will host the official women's party at Center Stage (1374 W. Peachtree St. Nw) from 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Over the weekend the...
- 10/8/2012
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Afternoon DelightFortune FeimsterChelsea LatelyHope SoloIMDbNicol Paone
Good afternoon and happy Monday! What did you think of the Olympic closing ceremony? Is it just me or was anyone else concerned that Jessie J and the Spice Girls weren't wearing seat belts?
Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images
Speaking of Olympians, do you think Hope Solo looks like Dexter's Jennifer Carpenter? How about U.S. Hurdler Lolo Jones and Parks and Recreation's Rashida Jones? Us magazine has some doppelganger photos that are right on.
Lesbian comedian Fortune Feimster represented the “Islands of Lesbos” during the Chelsea Lately Idiot Championships. Wait, does one want to win or lose the idiot championship?
Heather Peace “rocks out” on the cover of Curve magazine.
On Friday Tabatha Coffey co-hosted The Talk and if you missed the episode you can watch the entire show here.
Two straight dudes made a point to video tape...
Good afternoon and happy Monday! What did you think of the Olympic closing ceremony? Is it just me or was anyone else concerned that Jessie J and the Spice Girls weren't wearing seat belts?
Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images
Speaking of Olympians, do you think Hope Solo looks like Dexter's Jennifer Carpenter? How about U.S. Hurdler Lolo Jones and Parks and Recreation's Rashida Jones? Us magazine has some doppelganger photos that are right on.
Lesbian comedian Fortune Feimster represented the “Islands of Lesbos” during the Chelsea Lately Idiot Championships. Wait, does one want to win or lose the idiot championship?
Heather Peace “rocks out” on the cover of Curve magazine.
On Friday Tabatha Coffey co-hosted The Talk and if you missed the episode you can watch the entire show here.
Two straight dudes made a point to video tape...
- 8/13/2012
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Jd DisalvatoreEmma StonePiper PeraboWanda SykesKristen StewartFortune FeimsterIMDb
Good afternoon!
Happy birthday to J.K. Rowling and Christina Cox!
Rowling at the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows-Part 2 World Premiere in London
Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images
Piper Perabo (Imagine Me & You) makes an appearance in the sci-fi action film Looper, in theaters September 28.
Emma Stone will team up with director Cameron Crowe for an untitled romantic drama. The movie is set to start filming in the fall. Stone's love interest has yet to be cast, may I suggest Ellen Page?
Photo by Juan Naharro Gimenez
Last night Wanda Sykes filled in for host Chelsea Handler on Chelsea Lately. Here's a snippet of what went down during the roundtable, featuring out comedian Fortune Feimster.
The 2012 MTV music award nominations have arrived! Which ladies are in contention for a Moonman? Rihanna, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Beyonce, Carly Rae Jepsen,...
Good afternoon!
Happy birthday to J.K. Rowling and Christina Cox!
Rowling at the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows-Part 2 World Premiere in London
Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images
Piper Perabo (Imagine Me & You) makes an appearance in the sci-fi action film Looper, in theaters September 28.
Emma Stone will team up with director Cameron Crowe for an untitled romantic drama. The movie is set to start filming in the fall. Stone's love interest has yet to be cast, may I suggest Ellen Page?
Photo by Juan Naharro Gimenez
Last night Wanda Sykes filled in for host Chelsea Handler on Chelsea Lately. Here's a snippet of what went down during the roundtable, featuring out comedian Fortune Feimster.
The 2012 MTV music award nominations have arrived! Which ladies are in contention for a Moonman? Rihanna, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Beyonce, Carly Rae Jepsen,...
- 7/31/2012
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Despite the show's long, successful history, Saturday Night Live has just invited its first openly lesbian cast member to join the show! Meet SNL's newest funnygirl! Kate McKinnon, 28, is joining the legendary television show, according to Deadline.com, with a special something no one else has brought to the table yet! After establishing her funny self on Rosie O'Donnell's production "The Big Gay Sketch Show," Kate McKinnon is bringing her comedic chops to NBC. It is the first time Saturday Night Live has hired an openly gay woman! Even though the first gay man appeared on the show ten years after it's premiere, the ladies finally have some representation. Go, Kate! Watch tomorrow March 31 to see if she shows up for her first appearance alongside the night's sassy host Sofia Vergara! Are You excited to watch Kate on SNL, HollywoodLifers? — Jordyn Woodtke More 'SNL' News Lindsay Lohan...
- 3/30/2012
- by HL
- HollywoodLife
Kate McKinnon could be the next female star on Saturday Night Live, and the comedian will get a tryout of sorts during the next live show. As Deadline initially reported, she’ll appear on the April 7 episode, hosted by Sofia Vergara. If McKinnon wins the job, she’d become the show’s first openly gay performer since Terry Sweeney starred on SNL during its 1985-86 season.
McKinnon is no stranger to sketch comedy. She spent three seasons on Logo’s The Big Gay Sketch Show, where she was perhaps best known for playing Fitzwilliam, a young British boy who yearns to be a girl.
McKinnon is no stranger to sketch comedy. She spent three seasons on Logo’s The Big Gay Sketch Show, where she was perhaps best known for playing Fitzwilliam, a young British boy who yearns to be a girl.
- 3/30/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside TV
Inside the Actors Studio is getting downright Gleeky — and soon!
As previously announced, Bravo’s James Lipton-led interview series, during its current season, will profile the cast of Glee, and we now know exactly when. On Monday, April 9 at 8/7c, stars Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith, as well as showrunner Ryan Murphy, all will take the stage to answer some burning thespian Qs.
Not at all coincidentally, Glee Season 3 resumes the following day, April 10, on Fox. Watch a preview of Actors Studio here:
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• Cougar Town...
As previously announced, Bravo’s James Lipton-led interview series, during its current season, will profile the cast of Glee, and we now know exactly when. On Monday, April 9 at 8/7c, stars Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith, as well as showrunner Ryan Murphy, all will take the stage to answer some burning thespian Qs.
Not at all coincidentally, Glee Season 3 resumes the following day, April 10, on Fox. Watch a preview of Actors Studio here:
Ready for more of today’s TV dish? Well…
• Cougar Town...
- 3/29/2012
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
Saturday Night Live bosses are reportedly on the hunt for more female stars amid uncertainty over Kristen Wiig's future on the show. Kate McKinnon of The Big Gay Sketch Show is to make her debut on the April 7 episode of the NBC series, which will Jessica Joy (The Playboy Club), Lauren Lapkus (Are You There Chelsea), Elaine Carroll (Very Mary-Kate) and three male performers have also taken screen tests in front of SNL creator Lorne Michaels, (more)...
- 3/29/2012
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
With several members of the cast expected to depart at the end of this season, "Saturday Night Live" is recruiting reinforcements. Deadline.com reported on Wednesday that seven performers have auditioned for "SNL" creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels in the past several weeks, and one has already been hired as a featured player for an episode of the long-running NBC sketch show this season.Kate McKinnon, who has been performing sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York since 2008, will make her "Saturday Night Live" debut on Saturday, April 7 in an episode hosted by Sofia Vergara ("Modern Family"). Jessica Joy ("The Playboy Club"), Lauren Lapkus ("Are You There, Chelsea?") and Elaine Carroll ("Very Mary-Kate") have all reportedly auditioned for the show, as well.In addition to her Ucb experience, McKinnon starred in three seasons of "The Big Gay Sketch Show" on Logo TV and has provided voiceover.
- 3/29/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
- backstage.com
Exclusive: With the future of its biggest female star, Kristen Wiig, up in the air, NBC’s Saturday Night Live is moving to add reinforcements. I hear that in the past several weeks, seven comedy performers tested for SNL honcho Lorne Michaels, including the following four ladies: Kate McKinnon (The Big Gay Sketch Show), Jessica Joy (The Playboy Club), Lauren Lapkus (Are You There Chelsea) and Elaine Carroll (Very Mary-Kate). I hear one of them, Ucb’s McKinnon, will make her debut on SNL‘s next show next Saturday hosted by Sofia Vergara. It is unclear if Michaels would try out more new performers this season in preparation for locking in the cast of NBC’s late-night sketch comedy series for next season. As for Bridesmaids star Wiig, whose contract is up at the end of the season, a final decision about her future on SNL is expected in the summer.
- 3/29/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
CBS and CBS TV Studios have signed Stephen Guarino in a talent holding deal.· He was discovered through the CBS Diversity Showcase, which features minority as well as Lgbt performers. At the showcase last month, he wrote and performed a number of sketches (photo on right). Guarino previously co-starred on Logo's sketch-comedy series The Big Gay Sketch Show and will appear in 2 episodes of ABC's upcoming comedy series Happy Endings. NBC has signed a talent deal with actor-comedian Randall Park, in part based on Park's comedy short Blueberry (video below). In film, Park, repped by TalentWorks and Levity, had a role in Dinner for Schmucks and will be seen in Larry Crowne. On TV, he co-starred in Fox's comedy pilot Tax Man last season.
- 2/24/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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