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“Camp Quarantine”: Tyler Perry’s Cheat Code For Filming During A Pandemic
Source: NBC / Getty The film and television industry froze when COVID-19 swept the nation. While the curve is currently trending downward in some states, it still isn’t safe to resume production as they once did before the shutdown. Cue in Tyler Perry’s recent filming experiment at his studio. The mogul took a carefully-planned gamble during a two-week production of his BET show “Sistas,” subsequently wrapping coronavirus-free. The rewarding efforts cost the guy a couple of million, but we all know his money is long. Have you seen Tyler Perry Studios? In an exclusive interview with Variety, Perry goes into detail about his blueprint. Whether on or offset, masks have to be worn at all times. “I made sure that the cast and crew and everybody wore their masks when they weren...
Alanis Morissette Multitasks Like a Hero In ‘Tonight Show’ Performance With Her Daughter
Alanis Morissette is back, and she has some bright young talent at her side. The veteran Canadian artist returns with Such Pretty Forks in the Road, her first studio album since 2012’s Havoc and Bright Lights. On Thursday night (July 30), Morissette completed her comeback with a debut virtual performance of album track “Ablaze” on The Tonight Show. Singing from her well-stocked library, Morissette proved she’s the ultimate multi-tasker as the belted out the new number while holding her young daughter and chatting between lyrics. It was the ultimate “rock mom” performance. “Ablaze” is one of 11 tracks on Such Pretty Forks in the Road, which dropped at midnight. Watch Morissette and her band perform on Jimmy Fallon’s late-night TV show below. [embedded content] You Deserve ...
Are You Ready For Season 4 of ‘The Masked Singer?’
Check out the first trailer for the next go-round. Are you ready for season four of The Masked Singer? Because the trailer for the next go-round of TV’s wildest singing competition show just dropped and it’s full of clues that are as cryptic as ever. Seriously. While we don’t get a glimpse of any of the elaborate costumes on tap, there are a series of confounding images that scrawl across the screen like a red-string theory in a conspiracy film, including a queen bee, firecrackers, the tragedy and comedy masks, an alien spaceship, two hotel keys, a yin-yang, a picture of mushrooms, a baseball mitt with a giant diamond in it and two pairs of mirrored sunglasses. And while Nick Cannon’s voice is heard intoning “This is The Masked Singer!” in voiceover, the...
2020 Emmy Nominations: See the Full List
The nominations for the 2020 Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning (July 28) by former Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones, who was joined, virtually, by Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany. This year’s ceremony will be reimagined as a socially distanced event due to the production restrictions imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. HBO’s dystopian graphic novel adaptation Watchmen topped all nominees with 26 nods, followed by Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (20), Netflix’s Ozark (18) and HBO’s Succession (18), while Disney+ got into the game in its first year with the Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian tying Saturday Night Live and the final season of Schitt’s Creek with 15 each. Netflix set a record with the mos...
A 79-Year-Old Doing Hip-Hop? ‘The Simpsons’ Is Where Free Speech Battles Age Bias Claims
As the old saying goes, no business is like show business. For one thing, show business is speech business. But what acts by an entertainment producer are legitimately free speech, and what acts are plain ol’ discrimination? That’s not always clear. Just look at the ongoing case of Alf Clausen, the 79-year-old who was fired as Simpsons composer after 27 years of celebrated work on the animated classic. As his lawsuit heads toward an important hearing next week, Clausen looks to undercut Fox’s positioning that this dispute relates to an important First Amendment issue. Clausen is suing Disney and its Fox divisions with the claim that his termination was due to age and disability discrimination. The musician says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and he o...
HBO’s Latest Sneak Peek Of ‘Lovecraft Country’ Has Us Shooketh
Source: Eli Joshua Ade / HBO / Courtesy of HBO When HBO announced its new thriller Lovecraft Country in May, fans were excited because J.J. Abrams and Jordan Peele were associated with the project. However, this latest Comic-Con sneak peek allows us to see what the sci-fi juggernauts have in store for us this summer. The 10-episode series is based on Matt Ruff’s horror novel of the same name. To summarize, the story follows three Black characters as they embark on a road trip across then-segregated America in the 1950s in search of a missing family member. The trio eventually discovers themselves battling supernatural monsters and rampant racism which, in itself, is a horrific theme to explore. The latest sneak peek sets us up for what’s to come. V...
Akwa Ibom governor confirms seven deaths from coronavirus
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has said that seven persons have died in the state from COVID-19 since the ravaging virus started in the country. Emmanuel who made this known on Saturday evening during a routine interactive session with the citizens aired by State-owned Radio and television stations urged the citizens and residents to protect themselves and their families from contracting the virus by complying with the preventive and safety measures put in place. His words, “Since COVID-19 started in Nigeria, we have lost seven (7) who had tested positive for COVID-19. Unfortunately, almost all of them came for treatment when they were at a helpless point. “And what we are experiencing nowadays in the state is the high degree of diabetic conditions of people. People don’t check ...
Regis Philbin, TV Host With the Most Congenial Demeanor, Dies at 88
Regis Philbin, the indefatigable and downright neighborly host of talk shows and game shows who spent more time in front of a television camera than anyone else, has died. He was 88. Philbin died of natural causes according to a family statement, People reported on Saturday (July 25). The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Philbin’s representatives for comment. Unfailingly perky and personable during his 60-plus years in show business, Philbin hosted live morning programs from Los Angeles and New York from the early 1970s through 2011, sharing cups of coffee and flipping through the morning papers alongside the likes of Ruta Lee, Sarah Purcell, Cyndy Garvey, Mary Hart, Kathie Lee Gifford and Kelly Ripa. Like Jack Paar before him, Philbin engaged his audience with tales about his p...
R.I.P. Regis Philbin, Beloved Television Personality Dies at 88
Regis Philbin, beloved television personality and game show host, has died at the age of 88 “His family and friends are forever grateful for the time we got to spend with him – for his warmth, his legendary sense of humor, and his singular ability to make every day into something worth talking about. We thank his fans and admirers for their incredible support over his 60-year career and ask for privacy as we mourn his loss,” the Philbin family said in a statement to PEOPLE. TMZ reports that Philbin passed away after suffering from a heart attack. A native of The Bronx, Philbin got his start in showbiz working as a page at The Tonight Show in 1955. After a stint writing for Los Angeles talk show host Tom Duggan and briefly hosting his own show in San Diego, Philbin landed a network TV gig i...
Shea Couleé’s 5 Best Musical Moments on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
Spoilers ahead for the finale of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5’ At long last, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5 has come to an end — after a smashing performance to RuPaul’s new song “Clap Back,” and one final lip sync to Janelle Monáe’s “Make Me Feel,” RuPaul declared the winner … season 9’s Shea Couleé! Considered a favorite to win from the moment she entered the work room, the 31-year-old drag star proved each episode why that was the case. Snatching two challenge wins, and winning every lip sync she performed in, Couleé was considered such a threat that there was even a plotline about queens potentially conspiring to eliminate her as the biggest threat in the competition. “My drag, in its purest form, is a love letter to black women,” Couleé explained on the main stage...
Kygo and OneRepublic Perform Iso-Rendition of ‘Lose Somebody’ for ‘Tonight Show’: Watch
To label Kygo as an EDM DJ is underselling him. The Norwegian artist does spin discs, and produce electronic music. And during his appearance Wednesday on The Tonight Show, he showcased his talents on a grand piano. Kygo (real name Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll) performed an iso-version of “Lose Somebody” with OneRepublic, a collaboration lifted from Golden Hour, the multi-talented European musician’s latest LP. The Nordic wonder is in the mix with another collaboration doing big things on sales charts around the globe. His remix of Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It” is on target to give the soul legend her first U.K. top 40 hit in more than a decade. Golden Hour peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 in June. Watch the performance below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even W...
Netflix Drops The Official Trailer For Sam Jay’s ‘3 In The Morning’
Source: Netflix / Netflix Saturday Night Live writer Sam Jay is coming to Netflix with her own special and we are here for it. Source: Netflix / Netflix The hilarious queer comedian, who’s earned her comedy stripes by garnering an Emmy nod for her writing for the iconic late-night comedy showcase, is showcasing her own talent with her first-ever hourlong comedy special, 3 In The Morning. Filmed prior to the pandemic, the Netflix special features the Boston-bred comedian delivers the witty, candid, and raw style of comedy that is perfect for the current sociopolitical climate. “With everything that’s going on it’s hard to laugh at anything these days and I get that,” Jay said in a statement. “I just hope this special provides a little break from the insanity.” Breaking the news to fans, Sam...
