Greg Berlanti
Kathryn Hahn Will Play Joan Rivers in Showtime’s The Comeback Girl
Can we talk about perfect casting? As Variety reports, scene-stealer extraordinaire Kathryn Hahn will step into Joan Rivers’ towering heels for the new Showtime limited series The Comeback Girl. Directed by Greg Berlanti and written by Cosmo Carlson, The Comeback Girl takes place in 1987, when Rivers’ late night show was cancelled and her husband committed suicide. It’s a story of tenacity and endurance from the perspective of one of the funniest people who has ever lived. The logline reads, “Trailblazer. Adored. Cruel. Diva. Joan Rivers had a life like no other. At age 54, she was a superstar comedienne…and then it all fell apart. THE COMEBACK GIRL is the awe-inspiring untold story of how Joan Rivers persevered through near suicide and professional abyss to r...
Nigerian doctor named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the world
TIME named Nigerian physician Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes are available now at time.com/time100, and Mr Funsho’s TIME100 profile is available here. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Mr Funsho, a cardiologist based in Lagos, Nigeria, is the first Rotary member to receive this honour for the organisation’s work to eradicate polio, having played an essential role in ensuring Africa’s certification as wild polio-free in August of 2020. “I’m honored to be recognized by TIME for my part in ensuring that no child in Africa will ever again be paralyzed by wild polio, a disease that once disabl...
