After 20 years, a new generation is discovering the wacky trip that is Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle… including star John Cho‘s kids. The actor said that his teenage son had a “pretty good takeaway” after seeing the stoner comedy for the first time as he and co-star Kal Penn recently celebrated…

As Deadpool & Wolverine enjoys continued success at the box office, another movie franchise has Ryan Reynolds to thank on its 20th anniversary. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle star Kal Penn and producer Nathan Kahane revealed the Golden Globe nominee was instrumental in getting the 2004 stoner…

If you have any doubt about exactly what you are in for with Snoop Dogg’s first-ever starring role in a mainstream movie, The Underdoggs, you won’t after seeing the disclaimer that pops up on screen at the start of the film. THE FOLLOWING MOVIE IS RATED-R FOR STRONG LANGUAGE THAT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE…

Chris McCarthy has a big decision to make. Nearly twelve months on to the day that Trevor Noah said goodbye to The Daily Show, the Comedy Central series still does not have a permanent host. But a decision is expected soon with sources telling Deadline that Paramount is facing pressure to name a…

As the SAG-AFTRA strike clocked its 62nd day, and the WGA’s 135th, the former held a massive solidarity march today from Netflix HQ on Van Ness Blvd to the Melrose gates of Paramount to juice guilds’ spirits with the entertainment industry work stoppage running past Labor Day. Or as California…

It’s Day 5 of the SAG-AFTRA strike and Day 78 of the WGA strike.  Writers and actors on strike simultaneously for the first time in more than 60 years fanned out across Manhattan on Tuesday morning with renewed demands for better pay, more job security and limits on the use of artificial intelligence…

As the WGA strike entered its fourth week, Tony Kushner swore, Steve Earle sang, Wanda Sykes led union chants and Busy Philipps told CEO jokes for more than 1,000 demonstrators and hundreds of onlookers who filled the street in front of NBCUniversal headquarters Tuesday in Midtown…

Joe Biden sits down with Kal Penn for tonight’s episode of The Daily Show, and in one early clip, the president talks of Florida lawmakers’ attacks on the transgender community. Speaking of transgender kids, Biden said, “What’s going on in Florida is, as my mother would say, close to sinful. It is…

Comedy Central has set dates for the next five guest hosts who will fill in at the desk of The Daily Show. Hasan Minhaj steps in for the week Febuary 27, followed by Marlon Wayans the week of March 6; Kal Penn the week of March 13; Al Franken the week of March 20 and John Leguizamo the week of…

Trevor Noah is leaving The Daily Show on Thursday December 8, and after the comedian exits stage left, a tranche of guest hosts are set to take the reins of the Comedy Central series before a new host or hosts officially takes over. This group will include Chelsea Handler, Kal Penn, Al Franken, Sarah…

EXCLUSIVE: If the return of Tim Allen as Santa Claus isn’t enough to get you to check out the much-anticipated spinoff of The Santa Clause on Disney+, then maybe this bit of news will: Deadline has learned that David Krumholtz will reprise his fan-favorite role as Bernard the Elf in The Santa Clauses. Krumholtz…

FX has opted not to move forward with Belated, Peter Tolan’s comedy pilot starring Kal Penn, Deadline has confirmed. Tolan, co-creator of FX's Rescue Me, wrote, directed and executive produced the semi-autobiographical pilot, with Nick Alford of Cloudland also executive producing for FX Productions. In addition to…