Lena Waithe comedy ‘Twenties’ gets pilot order from TBS
TBS has given a pilot order to a comedy from multi-hyphenate Lena Waithe about three female friends. "Twenties" revolves around "a queer black girl" named Hattie and her two straight...
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90% of Grammy nominees in last five years have been men, study finds
Despite the prominence of superstars such as Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Adele, female artists remain sorely underrepresented in the mainstream music business. That's according to a study of that...
Alex Trebek on medical leave from ‘Jeopardy’ after surgery
Alex Trebek is taking a brief medical leave from his work as host of "Jeopardy" following surgery last month. Trebek is set to return to taping "Jeopardy" in mid-January. He...
John Legend to play title role in NBC’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert’
John Legend has been tapped for the title role in NBC's live staging of "Jesus Christ Superstar," set for Easter Sunday. "We're all overjoyed to have world-class musical artist and...
‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’: 6 things we learned from FX’s first screening
Darren Criss has taken on a "Shakespearean" role in bringing the tortured life story of serial killer Andrew Cunanan to life in FX's "The Assassination of Gianni Versace." So said...
Alec Baldwin returns to ‘Saturday Night Live’ as Trump in ‘Christmas Carol’ sketch
"Saturday Night Live" took a page from Charles Dickens in its cold open as Alec Baldwin returned to the show as President Trump in an opening sketch inspired by "A...
Harvey Weinstein accuser Lauren Sivan: ‘I could not believe what I was witnessing’
Shock, disgust, and shame -- that's how one of Harvey Weinstein's accusers described her experience of allegedly being trapped by the movie mogul as he engaged in a sexual act....
Chicago native Lena Waithe makes Emmy history as first black woman to win for comedy writing
Lena Waithe has made Emmy history as the first African-American woman to win for comedy writing. Waithe won for co-writing the "Thanksgiving" episode of "Master of None" with series co-creator...
Amazon renews ‘Transparent’ for Season 5
Amazon has renewed its signature comedy series "Transparent" for a fifth season in 2018. News of the renewal comes a month before the show's fourth season bows on Amazon Prime...
Netflix orders Matt Groening animated comedy ‘Disenchantment’
Netflix has given a 20-episode pickup to the Matt Groening animated comedy "Disenchantment." "Broad City's" Abbi Jacobson is on board for the voice cast along with Nat Faxon and Eric...