168 stories by "Ethan Shanfeld"
Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's close friend and the bandleader of his talk show, has died. He was 59. Kimmel shared the news on Instagram, writing, "Early this morning, we lost a great f…
Seth Meyers has fired back at Donald Trump after the president called him "the least talented person to 'perform' live in the history of television" on Truth Social. Trump went on about how …
Adam Driver will star in a hostage drama series from Netflix titled "Rabbit, Rabbit." The show is written by Peter Craig ("The Town," "The Batman") and directed by Philip Barantini, who won …
Murray Bartlett, the Emmy-winning actor best known for playing the unhinged hotel manager in Season 1 of "The White Lotus," has found his next project: Netflix's adaptation of "All the Sinne…
In comedy, few are as influential " and elusive " as Jim Downey. During his 30-year tenure as a writer on "Saturday Night Live," he penned era-defining sketches like Chris Farley's "Chippend…
Isabelle Tate, an actor on ABC's "9-1-1: Nashville," died on Sunday. She was 23. Tate played Julie on the Ryan Murphy spinoff series, appearing in the pilot episode that aired on Oct. 9, 202…
Rhea Seehorn is surrounded by creepily happy and helpful people as the world seems to fall apart in the first trailer for "Pluribus," the sci-fi drama from "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilli…
Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser and Glen Powell are the next batch of "Saturday Night Live" hosts. They'll be joined by musical guests Brandi Carlile, Sombr and Olivia Dean, respectively. Teller …
Marc Maron has once again addressed his long-standing feud with Jon Stewart, saying it is "fully fueled" by Maron's "insecurity." "Jon never did anything to me," Maron told Esquire. "I was j…
Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert offered some rare praise to Donald Trump after the president helped broker a deal between Israel and Hamas that resulted in a ceasefire and the release of al…
Lisa Ann Walter started her career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1980s before booking film and TV roles and eventually landing on the hit ABC sitcom "Abbott Elementary." She continues t…
While defending his decision to perform at the controversial, state-sponsored Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, Aziz Ansari said he planned to donate "part of the fee" to "causes that …
Joachim Rønning, the Norwegian filmmaker behind "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," "Young Woman and the Sea" and the upcoming "Tron: Ares," will next direct a documentary…
On his late-night talk show Tuesday night, Jimmy Kimmel pressed Aziz Ansari for performing at the controversial, state-sponsored Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. "This is something th…
Legendary "Saturday Night Live" writer Jim Downey is the subject of a new documentary coming to Peacock on Oct. 17. Titled "Downey Wrote That," the hour-long film will highlight the sketches…
Bad Bunny kicked off Season 51 of "Saturday Night Live" with a bilingual monologue that referenced his upcoming gig as the Super Bowl halftime show headliner " and the right-wing backlash to…
Theo Von has reassured fans that he "would never try to take [his] own life" after making headlines for comments he made following a particularly rough stand-up performance in New York. The …
Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington are taking "On Cinema" on the road. On Wednesday, the duo behind the long-running avant-comedy project announced the "Certified Five Bags of Popcorn Tour,"…
Nikki Glaser has set her next comedy special at Hulu. The razor-tongued roaster and Golden Globes host will tape the stand-up hour in her hometown of St. Louis, in front of a sold-out crowd …
"Saturday Night Live" has added seven new writers ahead of Season 51. The new scribes include actor-writer Jack Bensinger ("Rap World"), stand-up comedian Jo Sunday (Just for Laughs), comic …
Netflix has ordered a new young adult drama series titled "Poser" from Lauren Iungerich, the creator and showrunner of the MTV dramedy "Awkward." "Poser" is an eight-episode, one-hour drama …
Sarah Sherman has set her debut comedy special at HBO. Titled after her vulgar alter ego, "Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh" will premiere on the cable network and HBO Max in December. In t…
Playing Bruce Springsteen in the new biopic "Deliver Me From Nowhere," Jeremy Allen White joins a list of A-list actors who have recently taken on the roles of rock music icons, from Timoth�…
Julia Louis-Dreyfus came on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and brought a surprise guest: a puppy. "I thought, it's been so crazy this last week, that to be with a puppy might do you some good," Louis-D…
Venezuelan comedian Nacho Redondo has signed with Gersh for representation. The Mexico City-based comic, who performs exclusively in Spanish, is currently on a 29-date tour of the United Sta…