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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: Comedy Central has set up Out of Office (working title), a workplace comedy film from The Office executive producers Ben Silverman and Paul Lieberstein. The movie, which is set to premiere this summer, is a co-production of MTV Entertainment Studios, CBS Studios and Silverman and Howard T. Owens…

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live alum Leslie Jones has been tapped for a key recurring role in the upcoming second season of Starz’s BMF, from executive producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (Power franchise) and writer/executive producer and Detroit native Randy Huggins (Star). She is the latest in a growing list of strong…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Lionsgate is working with Saturday Night Live alum Leslie Jones on an untitled Christmas comedy. She is producing the project with Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District who are coming off a Presidents Day weekend box office win with Uncharted which has grossed $139M WW to…

Updated Throughout, Tuesday Apparently Leslie Jones may now Olympic-tweet to her heart’s content. In a statement to press Monday night, NBC Sports said the video-blocking Jones complained of yesterday was nothing but “a third-party error.” "This was the result of a third-party error, and the situation has been…

The Law & Order and Chicago franchises are set for a renewed global format push after Wolf Entertainment and Universal Studio Group set up a new sales unit to drive international business. Dick Wolf's company has hired former NBCUniversal TV Distribution exec Leslie Jones to lead the division. Jones was responsible…

At the exit to a gallery in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is a display of opinions about the future of cinema. For example: "THE FUTURE OF CINEMA IS INCLUSION NOT EXCLUSION" –Kimberly Steward                                                                          Film Executive Or: "THE FUTURE OF CINEMA IS A…

Our Flag Means Death, the HBO Max pirate comedy series from Taika Waititi and David Jenkins, has added Leslie Jones and Nat Faxon to its crew. Coming 2 America and Supermarket Sweep star Jones and Married alum Faxon join the period comedy as recurring guest stars. Rhys Darby and Waititi headline the series alongside a…

Saturday Night Live alum and Supermarket Sweep host Leslie Jones will emcee the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards live ceremony. The annual MTV awards, which will honor the biggest and best moments in movies and TV, will air on Sunday, May 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Following its 2020 virtual event, the MTV Movie & TV Awards will…

It is hard to believe it has been 33 years since Eddie Murphy played one of his most endearing characters, Prince Akeem of Zamunda, in 1988’s comedy hit, Coming to America. Why it has taken that long for a sequel I am not sure, but I can say after seeing Coming 2 America that they have matched the first not only for…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has pulled the curtain back on its first project with Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones since Deadline revealed in July that it had invested their production outfit Broke And Bones. After Brooker teased the comedy event special last Friday in a 10-second trailer and one of the…

After five years on Saturday Night Live and an Emmy nomination for her work, Leslie Jones had enough. She stunned many by leaving her gig as a full-time cast member. Now, she’s resurfaced as executive producer and host of a new version of the game show Supermarket Sweep on ABC. "I don't miss it. At all," Jones said to…