168 stories by "Ethan Shanfeld"
Bill Hader has finally revealed the real reason he skipped the "Saturday Night Live" 50th anniversary show, saying his crippling anxiety prevented him from participating in the primetime spe…
"Midsommar" star Jack Reynor has joined Rachel Brosnahan in Season 2 of the Apple TV+ legal thriller "Presumed Innocent." The next installment of the series is based on Jo Murray's upcoming …
Dan Levy's production company, called Not a Real Production Company, has tapped Anne-Marie McGintee as head of film and television. McGintee, who was most recently the vice president of scri…
Malcolm-Jamal Warner's former co-stars and industry peers have paid tribute to the late "Cosby Show" star after he died in a drowning accident at age 54. "I love you, Malcolm," Tracee Ellis …
Cheating CEOs are safe at Oasis concerts, reassured singer Liam Gallagher. "Do we have any lovebirds in the house?" the frontman asked the audience at an Oasis concert in England on Sunday. …
Neil Patrick Harris will host a new game show for Netflix titled "What's in the Box," which the streamer describes as a "massive guessing game" where each decision could lead to "life-changi…
Bert Kreischer is the star and co-creator of a new scripted comedy series on Netflix titled "Free Bert." The perpetually shirtless stand-up comedian plays a version of himself in the six-epi…
"My wife and I are both very cognizant of the fact that we don't want our kids to have trauma based on what I'm doing on stage," says Seth Meyers, whose latest stand-up special, "Dad M…
"Night Court" star Melissa Rauch has spoken out about the cancellation of the NBC sitcom after three seasons, writing on Instagram, "We did everything in our power to find another home for i…
Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne are in the studio, putting the finishing touches on the Season 2 finale of "Poker Face," but it's the final cut of this magazine story they're worried about. …
"When I was a kid, I always viewed my dad as larger than life," Mike Birbiglia says in the trailer for his upcoming special. "He was a doctor, and in his free time, he got his law degree. Th…
Ted Sarandos' latest interview started with a softball question: "Have you destroyed Hollywood?" "No, we're saving Hollywood," the Netflix co-CEO replied with a smile. On Wednesday in New Yo…
Jesse Eisenberg's follow-up to the Oscar-winning "A Real Pain" has added a few more cast members. Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu and Bernadette Peters have joined the untitled musical comedy,…
Mike Birbiglia's "The Good Life" has found a home at Netflix, which will release the one-man show on May 26. His fourth comedy special for the streamer, "The Good Life" sees Birbiglia open u…
"Elle," the "Legally Blonde" prequel series, has found Elle's mom. June Diane Raphael has joined the Amazon Prime Video project as Eva, joining the previously announced Lexi Minetree as Elle…
Patrick Wilson is joining Amy Adams and Javier Bardem in the upcoming Apple TV+ "Cape Fear" adaptation. From creator and showrunner Nick Antosca and executive producers Martin Scorsese and S…
"Descendants" is going "deeper down the rabbit hole" with a fifth movie, Disney Branded Television announced Tuesday. Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker will reprise their roles as Princess Red …
Cole Escola, the playwright and original star of "Oh, Mary!," is returning to the hit Broadway show in the title role of Mary Todd Lincoln starting April 8. Escola will be joined by fellow o…
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will bring Oz to the Oscars, as the "Wicked" duo are set to perform live during Hollywood's biggest night. Lisa, from this season of "The White Lotus" and the…
A comedy movie inspired by (and developed with) Green Day is being produced by Live Nation Productions. Titled "New Years Rev," the film is a coming-of-age story of three friends " played by…
Music's biggest night drew 15.4 million viewers on CBS Sunday night. That's down 12% from last year's Grammys, which brought in 17.5 million viewers on CBS, per Nielsen Live + Same Day ratin…
Jim Carrey, Jennifer Coolidge, Kevin Hart, Stephen Colbert, Donald Glover, Mindy Kaling and Jordan Peele. These are just some of the A-list comedy stars who once auditioned for "Saturday Nig…
What started as a goofy, groundbreaking play that debuted inside the Sing Sing Correctional Facility " and then inspired the Golden Globe-nominated movie "Sing Sing" " will return to the sta…
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are reuniting for a new Broadway production of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," directed by Jamie Lloyd. Reeves will play Estragon and Winter will play Vlad…
A little over 10 years ago, David Adjmi was on an airplane, listening to Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You," and picturing Robert Plant recording the vocals. "It's communicating desir…