1+ week, 4+ day ago (210+ words) The creator and star discusses the first episodes of her hit HBO comedy " and the surprising sensation of wearing so many hats at work: "I felt like I was cheating!" We're speaking just before the premiere, so I'd be remiss if I didn't ask about your mental state. Wearing as many hats as you do on this show " writing, acting, editing, directing " where did you find yourself most comfortable? How did you land on how you wanted to incorporate phones and social media on the show? A major criticism of film and TV is that they never know how to navigate that correctly, but your show is about the influencer economy. In the past couple of years, you also co-created Dan Levy's upcoming Netflix series. You co-wrote the upcoming Heidi Fleiss biopic. You were also set to star in both…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (542+ words) The Phoenix-filmed special, "Matt Rife: Unwrapped " A Christmas Crowd Work Special,' is set to debut across the globe on Dec. 2. Christmas is coming early for Matt Rife fans. The superstar comedian has teamed with Netflix for a surprise holiday special, Matt Rife: Unwrapped " A Christmas Crowd Work Special, set to debut across the globe on Dec. 2. With Unwrapped, Rife "explores gifts, traditions and who"s made it on the naughty or nice list this year," per the streamer. Directed by good friend and fellow comedian Erik Griffin, the special was taped in Phoenix, Arizona. Rife also executive produced along with Christina Shams. His company, Carpe Noctem, produced the special along with Avesta Entertainment and Above Average. Third time"s a charm for Rife, too, as it marks three straight for Netflix following Matt Rife: Natural Selection and Matt Rife: Lucid…...

11+ hour, 53+ min ago (212+ words) The three-episode sixth season returns on Dec. 16. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman is returning to Netflix on Dec. 16 with Michael B. Jordan, MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) and Jason Bateman as the subjects for season six of the streamer's Letterman-hosted interview series. The three episodes in the season with actor-director-producer Jordan, creator-entrepreneur MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) and Emmy-winning producer-director Bateman will all release at once. A trailer teasing the interviews (below) also dropped on Tuesday. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction returned Letterman to the host's chair following a 33-year late-night run. The Emmy-winning series now boasts 27 episodes across five seasons and three specials,with guests including Barack Obama, Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jay-Z, Robert Downey Jr., Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Dave Chappelle, Miley Cyrus, Caitlin Clark, Billie Eilish and more. The series is executive produced by Tom Keaney and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (635+ words) Well, at least the plot in the titular mountain town had to do with fake videos from Washington in the hit comedy's latest episode. South Park went deep on deepfakes this week, with dual plotlines in Colorado and Washington centered around the concerning use of false video and the implications of its widespread use " be it for revenge porn or to excuse real footage. We start this week's episode with our beloved Butters, feeling like he was used, hellbent on revenge against his ex-girlfriend, Red, over the whole Labubu Satanic ritual incident at her birthday party last season. So the sweet boy decides to create an A.I. deepfake video of her being urinated upon by Santa Claus. Which is bad, but not quite as bad as the video Red makes of Butters having sex with Totoro, the lovable creature from the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (383+ words) The 'Die My Love' star revealed that Tony winner Cole Escola is attached to pen the screenplay for the project. Miss Piggy is getting ready for her closeup!" A film centered around the iconic Muppet is in early development, a source confirmed with The Hollywood Reporter. Jennifer Lawrence revealed that she and Emma Stone are producing the project during an appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast." "I don't know if I can announce this, but I'm just gonna," she said in the episode, continuing, "Emma Stone and I are producing a Miss Piggy movie, and Cole [Escola] is writing it." Lawrence further clarified that the Oh, Mary! star is slated to pen the screenplay for the project. She did not reveal any further details about the film. When asked if she and Stone would be making an onscreen appearance in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (383+ words) The 'Die My Love' star revealed that Tony winner Cole Escola is attached to pen the screenplay for the project. Miss Piggy is getting ready for her closeup!" A film centered around the iconic Muppet is in early development, a source confirmed with The Hollywood Reporter. Jennifer Lawrence revealed that she and Emma Stone are producing the project during an appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast." "I don't know if I can announce this, but I'm just gonna," she said in the episode, continuing, "Emma Stone and I are producing a Miss Piggy movie, and Cole [Escola] is writing it." Lawrence further clarified that the Oh, Mary! star is slated to pen the screenplay for the project. She did not reveal any further details about the film. When asked if she and Stone would be making an onscreen appearance in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (374+ words) Glen Powell served as the final host of November alongside musical guest (and recent Grammy nominee) Olivia Dean. Saturday Night Live's cold open kicked off with reporters hounding a faux Karoline Leavitt and President Donald Trump about the Epstein files. Ashley Padilla portrayed Leavitt at the White House press briefing while James Austin Johnson returned to his usual post as Trump, where the two took questions from journalists surrounding the topic, specifically in reference to new emails that were released this week. "Okay, well I think we definitely need to start with the 20,000 Epstein emails," Chloe Fineman said as CNN's Kaitlan Collins. "Why does President Trump's name appear in so many of them?" "You know you suck, right?" Padilla's Leavitt said. "Look, the only thing these emails prove is that President Trump did nothing wrong. If anything, his crime was…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (273+ words) Jamil " also an activist and radio host in her native U.K. "will guest star in the six-part series, based on Abi Morgan's smash-hit 'The Split'. British actress Jameela Jamil, best known for her turns in The Good Place and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, is set to guest star in a six-part legal drama from the BBC. Jamil will appear in The Split Up, set in the world of Manchester's high net-worth divorce circuit. The series focuses on the Kishan family, a powerhouse British South Asian law firm whose success, secrets and loyalties are about to be tested. Shot on set this week, Jamil "also an activist and radio host in her native U.K. " posed with fellow cast member Ritu Arya, who plays Aria Kishan. Jamil last appeared on our television screens in 2023 with Poker Face. Sanjeev Bhaskar (Unforgotten), Aysha Kala (Virdee), Arian…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago (275+ words) Filmmaker Miriam Guttmann's feature is set to begin streaming this month on Marquee TV. A documentary about Ukrainian ballet dancers is heading to audiences from executive producer Sarah Jessica Parker. Director Miriam Guttmann's feature Front Row is set to debut via streaming platform Marquee TV on Dec. 8, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. The movie premiered at last year's Doc NYC film festival. Front Row focuses on the members of the United Ukrainian Ballet Company who aim to keep the nation's culture alive through their performance amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The film includes the introduction of one new member of the troupe: a soldier who recently lost his legs in battle and seeks to dance with prosthetics. Guttmann (Seeds of Deceit) helmed the feature that hails from Scenery and was produced in collaboration with Banijay Rights. Lea Fels and…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago (246+ words) The Bradley Cooper-directed film is set to hit select theaters on Dec. 19. Will Arnett works through the end of his marriage and pending divorce by tackling New York's comedy scene as a newbie stand-up comic in the latest trailer for Bradley Cooper's Is This Thing On? Arnett plays Alex Novak, who is splitting from wife Tess (Laura Dern) as she in turn confronts the sacrifices she made for their family. "You knew I was struggling. And you left me alone," Tess tells Alex at one point in the trailer. "I left you alone? You checked out!" he shouts back as both struggle to co-parent, forge new identities for themselves and possibly find new love as they deal with mid-life frustrations. Cooper directed Is This Thing On? based on a script he co-wrote with Arnett and Mark Chappell. The life of…...