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Jerry Seinfeld gave a shout out to Netflix for helping shift perceptions of comedians — and their paydays — as he and Steve Martin trash talked the genre-snubbing Oscars. "I think for a long time, and actually until Netflix, comedians were just not as important, not as valuable, not considered major artists or real…

The cast of Father of the Bride reunited for the first time in 25 years on Friday for what was called Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish). Introduced by Reese Witherspoon, the “special sequel” saw the Banks Family gathered together for a Zoom call and a wedding-related announcement. Watch it below. Original cast members S…

A column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit. The long and winding Emmy campaign season is going into its final act this weekend as Television Academy members and those 23,000 or so who are eligible to vote have their last chance to fill out ballots. They’re due back to the Academy’s accountants…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has set a remake of the classic John Hughes 1987 road trip comedy Planes, Trains & Automobiles as a star vehicle for Will Smith and Kevin Hart. Hart’s Hartbeat Productions and Smith’s Westbrook Studios will produce. In her feature debut, Aeysha Carr will write the script. Her TV credits…

Selena Gomez has been tapped as the co-lead opposite Steve Martin and Martin Short in Hulu’s comedy series Only Murders in the Building. Gomez executive produces the project, which has a straight-to-series order, with Martin, Short, John Hoffman, as well as This Is Us creators Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal of Rhode…

Refresh for latest… Hollywood is mourning the loss of comedy legend Carl Reiner, who died Monday night of natural causes at his Beverly Hills home at the age of 98. His son, Rob Reiner, wrote on Twitter, “Last night my dad passed away. As I write this my heart is hurting. He was my guiding light.” And Dick Van Dyke…

Hulu unveiled a number of advertising plans at its annual NewFronts presentations and slipped in a few details about forthcoming originals. The Disney-backed digital platform unveiled more details about its upcoming Steve Martin and Martin Short comedy as well as its next Huluween projects and two new FX on Hulu…

These are heavy days. The growing devastation wrought by coronavirus and the lengthy lockdowns have got us all looking for respite wherever we can find it. In many cases, actors are leading from the front when it comes to charitable work. Some are also doing their bit to lighten the mood on social media. Jack Black…

As Rorschach famously noted in the Watchmen film, “I’m not locked in here with you. You’re locked in here with me.” As the hours pass and many of us are confined to home by coronavirus concerns, life as we’ve known it has changed. So it is that certain celebrities are reaching out to find new ways to connect with…

The Oscars kicked off with an immediate political dig, not at not President Donald Trump but at the Iowa Caucuses. A few mild smacks at the Senate impeachment trial and health care followed, but the night was decidedly apolitical, even with U.S. politics stormier than ever. Maybe everyone's had it. Maybe Parasite won…

Steve Martin and Chris Rock did such a knock-out job not hosting the opening monologue of the 2020 Oscars tonight, maybe the Academy will get smart and hire them to not host the entire show next year. The host-less event began on a wildly over-the-top and thoroughly underwhelming note, with R&B singer Janelle Monae…

Hulu had given a straight-to-series order to a serialized comedy starring Steve Martin and Martin Short. The half-hour project, involving true crime and mystery, hails from This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman and 20th Century Fox TV where he is under an overall deal. The comedy is based on an idea by Martin, who had been…