Gene Simmons has a new television project in the works, and this time the KISS rocker is melding music with reality TV. The star of A&E’s Gene Simmons Family Jewels (2006-2012) and AMC’s 4th and Loud (Tuesdays at 10p) is partnering with Sierra/Engine Television to launch talent competition Coliseum at Mipcom. Contestants will form bands, […]
Saturday Night Live writer and The Daily Show correspondent Michael Che will go in front of the SNL cameras as co-anchor of its “Weekend Update” segments, alongside Colin Jost. He replaces Cecily Strong, who remains onboard as a regular. As for possible viewer backlash over the move, “No point in being angry or sad for […]
Ben McKenzie was injured Friday on the set of upcoming Fox drama Gotham. “Holy concrete wall, Batman!” McKenzie posted on Instagram, along with pics of a gash on his head, “fight sequence gone awry….Back to work Monday.” Gotham bows Monday, September 22 at 8p.
What happens when you plop a staunch Republican senator on a deserted island with a progressive Democrat? That’s the scenario in Discovery’s Rival Survival, and it’s challenge Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) were eager to take on. “Both of us know just how frustrated people are with Washington right now,” said […]
Barbra Streisand will make her first late night TV guest appearance since 1963, as Jimmy Fallon’s sole guest “for a night of talk, comedy and performances” on NBC’s Tonight Show on Monday, September 15. Streisand’s new album, Partners, gets released the next day.
The upcoming seventh season of Nurse Jackie will be its last. “It is with great sadness and pride that we and Showtime bid farewell to such an outstanding series like Nurse Jackie, its stellar cast led by the incomparable Edie Falco, brilliant producing team led by Clyde Phillips and Richie Jackson, and the entire Nurse […]
Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) makes his debut as host of Saturday Night Live for the NBC sketch comedy’s season 40 premiere September 27, with Ariana Grande as musical guest. Second in line: comedian Sarah Silverman, fired after one season as a featured player in 1993-1994 season, with Maroon 5.
E! ordered a reality show following the life of singer/Dancing with the Stars contestant Christina Milian, with Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) onboard as an exec producer. Christina Millan Turned Up (wt), from Banca Studio and G3 Productions in association with Lionsgate Television, is slated for a 2015 premiere.
Broadway vet Kelli O’Hara (South Pacific) will play Mrs. Darling in NBC’s live production of Peter Pan. Allison Williams plays Peter, with Christopher Walken taking on Captain Hook.
James Corden got the Late Late Show gig. The British actor (Begin Again)/writer/host/producer’s name had been bandied about for months as a possible replacement for Craig Ferguson, who’s signing off in December, and CBS made it official on Monday. “James Corden is a rare entertainment force who combines irresistible charm, warmth and originality with a […]
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