FX on Hulu’s The Bear will dish up an all-new season to kick off summer. Season 2 already elevated the show with its numerous guest stars as well as the transition of the family sandwich shop into a fine dining establishment. Season 1 swept the first of two Emmys ceremonies this year, with the second hoping to follow in those footsteps.
After Season 1 raked in its 10 Emmys at the 75th ceremony, the cast and crew had various responses to the comedy genre label. Since the show’s launch, stars Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach have all been cast in other high profile projects like The Iron Claw for White, The Fantastic Four for Moss-Bachrach and Luca Guadagnino’s next film, The Hunt, for Edebiri.
Fans of the intense kitchen-set series may anticipate new faces and poignant needle drops like Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” for Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s Richie.
After Season 1 raked in its 10 Emmys at the 75th ceremony, the cast and crew had various responses to the comedy genre label. Since the show’s launch, stars Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach have all been cast in other high profile projects like The Iron Claw for White, The Fantastic Four for Moss-Bachrach and Luca Guadagnino’s next film, The Hunt, for Edebiri.
Fans of the intense kitchen-set series may anticipate new faces and poignant needle drops like Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” for Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s Richie.
- 5/29/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
On June 6, the 2024 IndieWire Honors ceremony will celebrate thirteen creators and stars responsible for some of the most stellar work of the TV season. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, this event is a new edition of its IndieWire Honors event focused entirely on television. Alex Edelman will host the event. We’re showcasing their work with new interviews leading up to the Los Angeles event.
Alex Edelman’s recollection of attending a Neo-Nazi cocktail party in New York City without telling anyone that he’s Jewish is the marquee moment in “Just for Us,” his blockbuster one-man show that later became an acclaimed HBO special. The anecdote manages to turn a horrifying situation into a comedic exploration of the logical fallacies that are required to maintain a bigoted worldview thanks to Edelman’s sharp wit and his fast-paced delivery. But even as his tale of undercover racism...
Alex Edelman’s recollection of attending a Neo-Nazi cocktail party in New York City without telling anyone that he’s Jewish is the marquee moment in “Just for Us,” his blockbuster one-man show that later became an acclaimed HBO special. The anecdote manages to turn a horrifying situation into a comedic exploration of the logical fallacies that are required to maintain a bigoted worldview thanks to Edelman’s sharp wit and his fast-paced delivery. But even as his tale of undercover racism...
- 5/29/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 15 and ends the night of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 15, and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.
See our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards here.
The State of the Race
Counter to initial expectations, “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” has been submitted in the Outstanding Talk Series category rather than the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category for the 2024 Emmys. While it is not a complete shock, as scripted-variety would be...
See our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards here.
The State of the Race
Counter to initial expectations, “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” has been submitted in the Outstanding Talk Series category rather than the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category for the 2024 Emmys. While it is not a complete shock, as scripted-variety would be...
- 5/25/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 15 and ends the night of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 15, and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.
See our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards here.
The State of the Race
Out goes “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series race, and in comes “The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman” (though the Netflix series not being on the streaming service’s own For Your Consideration webpage...
See our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards here.
The State of the Race
Out goes “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series race, and in comes “The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman” (though the Netflix series not being on the streaming service’s own For Your Consideration webpage...
- 5/25/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Carmy and company are back in the first trailer for “The Bear” Season 3. (Apparently he didn’t freeze to death in that freezer!)
As the prodigy chef, played by Jeremy Allen White, opens the new restaurant alongside Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), they find themselves once again sparring. In one scene, Carmy yells, “No surprise!” after Richie brings a piñata into the kitchen. Richie responds: “Yes, surprise!”
In a shorter teaser released five days earlier, Sydney tells Carmy and Richie: “This is a dysfunctional kitchen!,” to which they respond in unison: “Show me a functional one!”
All episodes of award-winning FX dramedy are set to release on June 27 and will be available to stream on Hulu in the U.S. (and Disney+ internationally).
Season 2 of “The Bear” saw Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) work together to transform their sandwich shop into a fine dining restaurant.
As the prodigy chef, played by Jeremy Allen White, opens the new restaurant alongside Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), they find themselves once again sparring. In one scene, Carmy yells, “No surprise!” after Richie brings a piñata into the kitchen. Richie responds: “Yes, surprise!”
In a shorter teaser released five days earlier, Sydney tells Carmy and Richie: “This is a dysfunctional kitchen!,” to which they respond in unison: “Show me a functional one!”
All episodes of award-winning FX dramedy are set to release on June 27 and will be available to stream on Hulu in the U.S. (and Disney+ internationally).
Season 2 of “The Bear” saw Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) work together to transform their sandwich shop into a fine dining restaurant.
- 5/24/2024
- by Lexi Carson
- Variety Film + TV
You might think that fewer shows would increase the chances of any given late-night series earning an Emmy nomination this year, but depending on how things shake out, that may not be the case.
There are currently two major categories where late-night shows compete at the Emmys: Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Outstanding Talk Series.
While last year saw 12 shows submit in the Scripted Variety category, this year there will likely only be 5, with HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show and Random Acts of Flyness, Paramount+’s Inside Amy Schumer and Crank Yankers, Comedy Central’s Tooning Out the News and Showtime’s Ziwe no longer in production.
Similarly, last year saw 19 submissions in the Talk Series category. This year, there will likely be 13, even with the recent addition of category newcomers John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.
Continue reading Emmy Rules Could Hamper Prospects For Some Late-Night Shows at LateNighter.
There are currently two major categories where late-night shows compete at the Emmys: Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Outstanding Talk Series.
While last year saw 12 shows submit in the Scripted Variety category, this year there will likely only be 5, with HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show and Random Acts of Flyness, Paramount+’s Inside Amy Schumer and Crank Yankers, Comedy Central’s Tooning Out the News and Showtime’s Ziwe no longer in production.
Similarly, last year saw 19 submissions in the Talk Series category. This year, there will likely be 13, even with the recent addition of category newcomers John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.
Continue reading Emmy Rules Could Hamper Prospects For Some Late-Night Shows at LateNighter.
- 5/23/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Charles Barkley and Miley Cyrus are among the celebs set for upcoming installments of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, which has been renewed for Season 5.
The series, which combines “humor, curiosity and in-depth conversations with extraordinary people,” finds the former Late Night host back in the interview chair following a 33-year reign in late night. Previous guests include Barack Obama, Robert Downey Jr., Will Smith, Cardi B and John Mulaney.
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The series, which combines “humor, curiosity and in-depth conversations with extraordinary people,” finds the former Late Night host back in the interview chair following a 33-year reign in late night. Previous guests include Barack Obama, Robert Downey Jr., Will Smith, Cardi B and John Mulaney.
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- 5/22/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
A one-minute teaser for the upcoming season of David Letterman’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction interview series teases chats with Miley Cyrus and Charles Barkley. The season launches on Netflix on June 12.
Cyrus’ segments find her joking about how she used to have a fear of getting fired but now she sees being told that she’s no longer needed for obligations is a relief, and she also appears to reflect on her Hannah Montana days. “They did shoot a pilot with another girl, and then they showed it to [a focus group],” Cyrus says.
Cyrus’ segments find her joking about how she used to have a fear of getting fired but now she sees being told that she’s no longer needed for obligations is a relief, and she also appears to reflect on her Hannah Montana days. “They did shoot a pilot with another girl, and then they showed it to [a focus group],” Cyrus says.
- 5/22/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
David Letterman’s Emmy-nominated Netflix series will be back in short order… with a curiously short order.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction is set to return for its fifth season with just two episodes. A just-released trailer (below) reveals Letterman’s two guests will be musician Miley Cyrus and former basketball player Charles Barkley.
The two-episode season breaks Netflix’s usual release pattern for the series, and comes after an extended break.
Most recently, Letterman released a standalone episode of the show in April, in which the host interviewed comedian John Mulaney. Prior to that, the show’s most recent episode was a December 2022 special with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman debuted in January 2018, releasing 7 episodes across the season, each a few weeks apart.
Season 2 consisted of 5 episodes all released at once, with another bonus episode dropping a month later.
A...
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction is set to return for its fifth season with just two episodes. A just-released trailer (below) reveals Letterman’s two guests will be musician Miley Cyrus and former basketball player Charles Barkley.
The two-episode season breaks Netflix’s usual release pattern for the series, and comes after an extended break.
Most recently, Letterman released a standalone episode of the show in April, in which the host interviewed comedian John Mulaney. Prior to that, the show’s most recent episode was a December 2022 special with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman debuted in January 2018, releasing 7 episodes across the season, each a few weeks apart.
Season 2 consisted of 5 episodes all released at once, with another bonus episode dropping a month later.
A...
- 5/22/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
David Letterman is back with a couple more episodes of his Netflix talk show.
The former Late Show host is bringing My Next Guest Needs No Introduction back for two more episodes with Miley Cyrus and Charles Barkley.
It’s hard to call two episodes a season, but it will launch on June 12.
“When you start taking it too serious, you need to take a look at yourself,” said NBA legend Barkley in the trailer.
The first season, which launched in 2018, consisted of six episodes with a bonus episode with Jerry Seinfeld. Season 2 featured five episodes with a bonus episode with Zach Galifianakis, followed by a Shah Rukh Khan special. Season 3 featured four episodes, Season 4 had six, and there have been subsequent specials with John Mulaney and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The show is produced by Jax Media and Letterman’s Worldwide Pants, Inc. Variety was first with the news.
The former Late Show host is bringing My Next Guest Needs No Introduction back for two more episodes with Miley Cyrus and Charles Barkley.
It’s hard to call two episodes a season, but it will launch on June 12.
“When you start taking it too serious, you need to take a look at yourself,” said NBA legend Barkley in the trailer.
The first season, which launched in 2018, consisted of six episodes with a bonus episode with Jerry Seinfeld. Season 2 featured five episodes with a bonus episode with Zach Galifianakis, followed by a Shah Rukh Khan special. Season 3 featured four episodes, Season 4 had six, and there have been subsequent specials with John Mulaney and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The show is produced by Jax Media and Letterman’s Worldwide Pants, Inc. Variety was first with the news.
- 5/22/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The advent of streaming television a little over a decade ago changed TV forever. One of those was the idea of releasing entire television seasons simultaneously.
Traditionally, on network television, TV series have been released one episode a week throughout their season.
HBO and other premium cable networks have also released one episode a week, although the seasons are usually shorter.
However, when Netflix debuted its first significant prestige series, House of Cards, in 2013, it released every episode simultaneously.
For several years after that, Netflix released nearly all of its shows that way.
As other streaming services rose to compete with Netflix, they used different models.
Max, for instance, has retained HBO's traditional model of usually one episode per week.
Ironically, during this era, whole seasons of The Sopranos, Sex and the City, and other shows were released on DVD at once, likely encouraging the binge-watching habit.
Hulu and Prime...
Traditionally, on network television, TV series have been released one episode a week throughout their season.
HBO and other premium cable networks have also released one episode a week, although the seasons are usually shorter.
However, when Netflix debuted its first significant prestige series, House of Cards, in 2013, it released every episode simultaneously.
For several years after that, Netflix released nearly all of its shows that way.
As other streaming services rose to compete with Netflix, they used different models.
Max, for instance, has retained HBO's traditional model of usually one episode per week.
Ironically, during this era, whole seasons of The Sopranos, Sex and the City, and other shows were released on DVD at once, likely encouraging the binge-watching habit.
Hulu and Prime...
- 5/22/2024
- by Stephen Silver
- TVfanatic
As the Television Academy continues to review submissions, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” will see at least 17 of its 20 guest hosts of Season 49 listed on the Emmy ballot in the guest acting race, the highest number of the past five seasons.
The most recent season of the iconic sketch comedy show, which heads into its 50th year, featured an impressive lineup of emcees. Those confirmed to be submitted include comedians Nate Bargatze, Shane Gillis and Ramy Youssef; former “SNL” cast members Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph; and Hollywood A-listers Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, Adam Driver, Jacob Elordi, Ayo Edebiri, Sydney Sweeney, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jason Momoa.
Musical stars Bad Bunny and Dua Lipa, along with actor Dakota Johnson, have not yet been confirmed to be submitted for consideration.
Multiple sources and representatives confirmed to Variety exclusively that all submissions were made by the network or talent representatives,...
The most recent season of the iconic sketch comedy show, which heads into its 50th year, featured an impressive lineup of emcees. Those confirmed to be submitted include comedians Nate Bargatze, Shane Gillis and Ramy Youssef; former “SNL” cast members Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph; and Hollywood A-listers Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, Adam Driver, Jacob Elordi, Ayo Edebiri, Sydney Sweeney, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jason Momoa.
Musical stars Bad Bunny and Dua Lipa, along with actor Dakota Johnson, have not yet been confirmed to be submitted for consideration.
Multiple sources and representatives confirmed to Variety exclusively that all submissions were made by the network or talent representatives,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Two of the most celebrated shows in Emmy history are set to experience a weird awards season.
Saturday Night Live, which has won more Emmys than any other show in television history, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which has won in its category eight years in a row, could both face the indignity of not being officially nominated for an Emmy as a result of submission rules.
The number of submissions in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category is expected to be significantly lower than last year. In addition to SNL and Oliver’s HBO show, the only other shows understood to be submitting in this category are CBS’ Taylor Tomlinson-hosted After Midnight, HBO’s Painting with John and The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman, which launched in April.
Per TV Academy rules, categories with fewer than 7 submissions will be “screened by the appropriate peer group...
Saturday Night Live, which has won more Emmys than any other show in television history, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which has won in its category eight years in a row, could both face the indignity of not being officially nominated for an Emmy as a result of submission rules.
The number of submissions in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category is expected to be significantly lower than last year. In addition to SNL and Oliver’s HBO show, the only other shows understood to be submitting in this category are CBS’ Taylor Tomlinson-hosted After Midnight, HBO’s Painting with John and The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman, which launched in April.
Per TV Academy rules, categories with fewer than 7 submissions will be “screened by the appropriate peer group...
- 5/21/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s not the first time a Netflix series has resurfaced a classic song from the 1980s, but unlike Kate Bush and Stranger Things, British New Wave band Wang Chung had no idea that John Mulaney had opted to use “To Live and Die in L.A.,” their 1985 ode to La La Land, as the theme song for his recent Netflix talk show, Everybody’s in L.A.
“It’s a total surprise that it’s blown up in the way that it has,” Wang Chung lead singer Jack Hues told Variety in an interview published Monday.
“It’s so nice to see it get used in such a cool way,” added guitarist Nick Feldman, a self-professed fan of Mulaney’s work. “The way it’s placed into the show—which I’ve watched a couple of episodes and I really liked—it really works well. That collage of images from Los Angeles,...
“It’s a total surprise that it’s blown up in the way that it has,” Wang Chung lead singer Jack Hues told Variety in an interview published Monday.
“It’s so nice to see it get used in such a cool way,” added guitarist Nick Feldman, a self-professed fan of Mulaney’s work. “The way it’s placed into the show—which I’ve watched a couple of episodes and I really liked—it really works well. That collage of images from Los Angeles,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
Wang Chung had no idea John Mulaney’s six-episode Netflix talk show “Everybody’s in LA” would use their 1985 song “To Live and Die in L.A.” as its theme song — but they’re thrilled he did.
“It’s a total surprise that it’s blown up in the way that it has,” says Wang Chung lead singer Jack Hues, who first heard of the usage on “Everybody’s in LA” via “the guy who does our merch.”
For guitarist Nick Feldman, the other half of the duo, he was already a big Mulaney fan when he got the news that “To Live and Die in L.A.” was suddenly getting a new breath of life on Netflix. “It’s so nice to see it get used in such a cool way,” he says. “The way it’s placed into the show — which I’ve watched a couple of episodes and I...
“It’s a total surprise that it’s blown up in the way that it has,” says Wang Chung lead singer Jack Hues, who first heard of the usage on “Everybody’s in LA” via “the guy who does our merch.”
For guitarist Nick Feldman, the other half of the duo, he was already a big Mulaney fan when he got the news that “To Live and Die in L.A.” was suddenly getting a new breath of life on Netflix. “It’s so nice to see it get used in such a cool way,” he says. “The way it’s placed into the show — which I’ve watched a couple of episodes and I...
- 5/20/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s rom-com “Mother of the Bride” and Will Forte crime drama series “Bodkin” led the Luminate streaming originals chart for the week of May 10-16, elbowing past higher-profile competition.
Two buzzy streaming original movies — Netflix’s “Unfrosted” and Amazon Prime Video’s “The Idea of You” — held up well in their second full week in release. The Jake Gyllenhaal starrer “Road House” continues to be a work horse for Prime Video, which confirmed earlier this week that a second installment is in development. A surprise on the original film chart was Netflix documentary “Living with Leopards,” which debuted at No. 7.
“Bodkin,” which revolves around a podcast crew that comes to investigate the disappearance of three people from a small town in Ireland years before, moved swiftly up the original streaming series chart, passing Netflix’s “A Man in Full.” The Jeff Daniels’ starrer came in at No. 2 in its second full week in release.
Two buzzy streaming original movies — Netflix’s “Unfrosted” and Amazon Prime Video’s “The Idea of You” — held up well in their second full week in release. The Jake Gyllenhaal starrer “Road House” continues to be a work horse for Prime Video, which confirmed earlier this week that a second installment is in development. A surprise on the original film chart was Netflix documentary “Living with Leopards,” which debuted at No. 7.
“Bodkin,” which revolves around a podcast crew that comes to investigate the disappearance of three people from a small town in Ireland years before, moved swiftly up the original streaming series chart, passing Netflix’s “A Man in Full.” The Jeff Daniels’ starrer came in at No. 2 in its second full week in release.
- 5/18/2024
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
If John Mulaney proved one thing with Everybody’s in L.A., his experimental live talk show that ran last week on Netflix, it’s that he’s a master of chaos. And not the ordered kind.
Between his nightly themes, top-tier musical guests, viewer call-ins, and an embarrassment of late-night legends (see: David Letterman and Jon Stewart), Mulaney had a lot going on. Fortunately, there was one reliable narrator amidst the competing sources of noise: an ongoing series of lower-third captions that identified the show’s various players in a bevy of entertaining ways.
While some of these captions could easily be planned for—at one point, the host himself was identified as being “in a single episode of The Bear,” while Letterman was described as someone who “also had a weird talk show”—others were more spur-of-the-moment. When Bill Hader showed up with a rather prominent eye infection,...
Between his nightly themes, top-tier musical guests, viewer call-ins, and an embarrassment of late-night legends (see: David Letterman and Jon Stewart), Mulaney had a lot going on. Fortunately, there was one reliable narrator amidst the competing sources of noise: an ongoing series of lower-third captions that identified the show’s various players in a bevy of entertaining ways.
While some of these captions could easily be planned for—at one point, the host himself was identified as being “in a single episode of The Bear,” while Letterman was described as someone who “also had a weird talk show”—others were more spur-of-the-moment. When Bill Hader showed up with a rather prominent eye infection,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
Just when the Jimmys thought they were finally free of having to compete against John Oliver at the Emmys, another John has popped up in his place—John Mulaney.
Mulaney’s six-episode Netflix series Everybody’s in L.A. has been moved into the Outstanding Talk Series category. This means that, if nominated, Mulaney’s weird little show will face off against The Daily Show, Late Night, The Late Show, and The Tonight Show.
The last-minute change came about as a result of the Television Academy. Netflix had reportedly planned to submit the series for consideration in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category, which would see it go head-to-head with Saturday Night Live and Last Week Tonight. But, as Variety reports, “Netflix and the creative team felt the show was better suited for the talk series category and, as a result, will now compete against late-night hosts such as Jimmy Kimmel,...
Mulaney’s six-episode Netflix series Everybody’s in L.A. has been moved into the Outstanding Talk Series category. This means that, if nominated, Mulaney’s weird little show will face off against The Daily Show, Late Night, The Late Show, and The Tonight Show.
The last-minute change came about as a result of the Television Academy. Netflix had reportedly planned to submit the series for consideration in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category, which would see it go head-to-head with Saturday Night Live and Last Week Tonight. But, as Variety reports, “Netflix and the creative team felt the show was better suited for the talk series category and, as a result, will now compete against late-night hosts such as Jimmy Kimmel,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
Everyone’s in the Emmy race, but Netflix and the Television Academy feel John Mulaney is better suited for a different category than intended — and that may only benefit his awards run.
Netflix’s live smash “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A,.” featuring the Emmy-winning stand-up comedian celebrating the quirks and unique personality of his beloved city, was massively popular on the platform. The streaming giant had planned to submit the show into the scripted variety category, where it would compete against the long-running “Saturday Night Live” and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” However, Variety has learned exclusively that Netflix and the creative team felt the show was better suited for the talk series category and, as a result, will now compete against late-night hosts such as Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon.
The six-episode series, which aired during the Netflix is a Joke Festival in May,...
Netflix’s live smash “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A,.” featuring the Emmy-winning stand-up comedian celebrating the quirks and unique personality of his beloved city, was massively popular on the platform. The streaming giant had planned to submit the show into the scripted variety category, where it would compete against the long-running “Saturday Night Live” and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” However, Variety has learned exclusively that Netflix and the creative team felt the show was better suited for the talk series category and, as a result, will now compete against late-night hosts such as Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon.
The six-episode series, which aired during the Netflix is a Joke Festival in May,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The Emmy race just got a bit more spicy.
Three popular YouTube web series have found their content creators taking a chance on themselves, which could significantly impact the Emmy race in some categories. The spicy chicken wing interview series “Hot Ones,” hosted by Sean Evans, has successfully petitioned to be included in the outstanding talk series category. It will compete against late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert.
Created by Chris Schonberger and produced by First We Feast, “Hot Ones” has garnered over three billion views since its debut in 2015. With three seasons airing per calendar year, seasons 21-23, totaling 36 episodes, all fall within the Emmy eligibility window from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024. The show has featured celebrity guests like John Mulaney, Sydney Sweeney and Jamie Dornan, and has scored massive viewership on episodes with Jennifer Lawrence (15 million), Conan O’Brien (9.5 million), Stephen Curry (8.2 million) and *Nsync (6.7 million). Its...
Three popular YouTube web series have found their content creators taking a chance on themselves, which could significantly impact the Emmy race in some categories. The spicy chicken wing interview series “Hot Ones,” hosted by Sean Evans, has successfully petitioned to be included in the outstanding talk series category. It will compete against late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert.
Created by Chris Schonberger and produced by First We Feast, “Hot Ones” has garnered over three billion views since its debut in 2015. With three seasons airing per calendar year, seasons 21-23, totaling 36 episodes, all fall within the Emmy eligibility window from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024. The show has featured celebrity guests like John Mulaney, Sydney Sweeney and Jamie Dornan, and has scored massive viewership on episodes with Jennifer Lawrence (15 million), Conan O’Brien (9.5 million), Stephen Curry (8.2 million) and *Nsync (6.7 million). Its...
- 5/16/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
For the past year, Olivia Munn has undergone surgeries and other cancer treatments to battle the breast cancer diagnosis she learned of last winter. The actress revealed on Thursday that she decided to document her journey to show her now two-year-old son, Malcolm. “If I didn’t make it, I wanted my son when he got older to know that I fought to be here, that I tried my best,” she told Good Morning America.
In the segment, Munn explained how she had previously gotten clean bills of health when...
In the segment, Munn explained how she had previously gotten clean bills of health when...
- 5/16/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Kelly Clarkson and Weezer joined forces for a special edition of “Kellyoke,” showcasing the band’s 1994 hit “Say It Ain’t So.” On the most recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Clarkson and the rock band teamed up for a lively rendition of the track, with her and frontman Rivers Cuomo sharing vocals.
Band members Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson also sat down with Clarkson to discuss their career and to reflect on the 30th anniversary of their debut self-titled LP, also known as the Blue Album. “I love the album myself,...
Band members Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson also sat down with Clarkson to discuss their career and to reflect on the 30th anniversary of their debut self-titled LP, also known as the Blue Album. “I love the album myself,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Actress Olivia Munn recently disclosed that she had a hysterectomy during her battle with breast cancer.
The surgery, which involves the removal of the uterus, means that Munn will not be able to get pregnant in the future. Munn decided to get the surgery after recommendations from her doctors, who said that a hysterectomy would prevent the cancer – luminal B breast cancer – from returning by halting estrogen production.
“It was a big decision to make, but it was the best decision for me because I needed to be present for my family,” Munn told Vogue.
Munn shares a two-year-old son, Malcolm, with her boyfriend, comedian and actor John Mulaney. They have been dating since February 2021.
“I’m so thankful to [Mulaney] for the nights he spent researching what every operation and medication meant and what side effects and recovery I could expect,” Munn wrote in an Instagram post in March.
After...
The surgery, which involves the removal of the uterus, means that Munn will not be able to get pregnant in the future. Munn decided to get the surgery after recommendations from her doctors, who said that a hysterectomy would prevent the cancer – luminal B breast cancer – from returning by halting estrogen production.
“It was a big decision to make, but it was the best decision for me because I needed to be present for my family,” Munn told Vogue.
Munn shares a two-year-old son, Malcolm, with her boyfriend, comedian and actor John Mulaney. They have been dating since February 2021.
“I’m so thankful to [Mulaney] for the nights he spent researching what every operation and medication meant and what side effects and recovery I could expect,” Munn wrote in an Instagram post in March.
After...
- 5/15/2024
- by Samantha Hsiung
- Uinterview
Throughout the six-episode run of Netflix’s Everybody’s in L.A., John Mulaney’s comedian guests kept trying to find ways to describe the live talk show’s chaotic-bordering-on-surreal atmosphere. “I feel like this entire show is a Banksy!” a confused Jon Stewart suggested. Nikki Glaser perhaps explained it best, by telling Mulaney, “It’s like an inside joke that only you are in on.”
That line applies just as well to Mulaney’s delightful 2019 Netflix special John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch. Both then and now, the...
That line applies just as well to Mulaney’s delightful 2019 Netflix special John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch. Both then and now, the...
- 5/14/2024
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Jon Stewart returned to host The Daily Show on Monday night, and it’s taking a toll on him, as he also fronted the show last Thursday.
“I hosted on Thursday, and I’m back on Monday,” he jokingly said. “I just don’t know how much longer I could do this — barely any rest. just slept in a hyperbaric chamber all weekend.”
Stewart was absent from the show last Monday as he traded hosting duties for Thursday. The move was to accommodate Stewart being in Los Angeles for the Netflix Is a Joke festival and appearing on John Mulaney’s live show. Jordan Klepper took over Mondays, while Stewart did hosting duties on Thursday.
Despite Stewart joking he barely got any rest from The Daily Show, it recently was announced that he would be adding to his job duties with a new podcast from Comedy Central set to launch...
“I hosted on Thursday, and I’m back on Monday,” he jokingly said. “I just don’t know how much longer I could do this — barely any rest. just slept in a hyperbaric chamber all weekend.”
Stewart was absent from the show last Monday as he traded hosting duties for Thursday. The move was to accommodate Stewart being in Los Angeles for the Netflix Is a Joke festival and appearing on John Mulaney’s live show. Jordan Klepper took over Mondays, while Stewart did hosting duties on Thursday.
Despite Stewart joking he barely got any rest from The Daily Show, it recently was announced that he would be adding to his job duties with a new podcast from Comedy Central set to launch...
- 5/14/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Bradley Cooper, who has 12 Oscar nominations, might soon add his first Primetime Emmy nod to his resume for playing himself on ABC‘s “Abbott Elementary.” ABC and awards strategists confirm to Variety that the studio has submitted the actor for guest comedy actor consideration for this year’s awards.
Earlier this year, the Television Academy changed the rules for submitting in the guest acting categories, stating, “A brief cameo appearance is not eligible for entry.” However, the vague description doesn’t explicitly state whether an actor like Cooper or even Kevin Hart, who appeared in last week’s episode playing himself over a Facetime call with Jeanine Teagues (Quinta Brunson), would constitute a cameo.
The rules further clarify the definition of a guest performer: “The minimum stand-alone and contiguous screen time for eligibility is 5% of the total running time of the submitted episode.”
The TV Academy said the rule tweak...
Earlier this year, the Television Academy changed the rules for submitting in the guest acting categories, stating, “A brief cameo appearance is not eligible for entry.” However, the vague description doesn’t explicitly state whether an actor like Cooper or even Kevin Hart, who appeared in last week’s episode playing himself over a Facetime call with Jeanine Teagues (Quinta Brunson), would constitute a cameo.
The rules further clarify the definition of a guest performer: “The minimum stand-alone and contiguous screen time for eligibility is 5% of the total running time of the submitted episode.”
The TV Academy said the rule tweak...
- 5/13/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA only aired for a week and a day, but it might have had the power to change TV for the better. That's probably too much pressure to put on six episodes of a live Netflix experiment that the comedian hosted from an inexplicable 1970s living room set on a soundstage at Sunset and Gower, but that's the feeling I came away from it with. That was what TV's been missing — that fever dream that made Jerry Seinfeld suggest that Mulaney wasn't quite as sober as he now famously is, that weird combo of morning radio and late-night cable access. It's the sort of thing you wake up to at 3 a.m. after falling asleep with the TV on, and it's exactly what we all needed.
- 5/13/2024
- by Lauren Piester
- Primetimer
These photos are a joke.
If you haven’t been following Netflix is a Joke Fest, you might be living under a rock — or a universe where . Roasts aside, it’s the biggest comedy event in the world … at least, since the last Netflix is a Joke Fest. From May 2 through May 12, the one-of-a-kind event brought out the biggest names in comedy, playing in venues across Los Angeles. The festival took over the city in the funniest way possible, so joke’s on anyone outside Los Angeles. And if you weren’t able to make it out, we’ve got the inside look, getting up close and personal with today’s top stand-up stars who performed across more than 500 live shows.
Ahead are a collection of polaroids captured by Emily Soto, taken over the course of two weeks of the festival — while stars like Nikki Glaser, John Mulaney, Maya...
If you haven’t been following Netflix is a Joke Fest, you might be living under a rock — or a universe where . Roasts aside, it’s the biggest comedy event in the world … at least, since the last Netflix is a Joke Fest. From May 2 through May 12, the one-of-a-kind event brought out the biggest names in comedy, playing in venues across Los Angeles. The festival took over the city in the funniest way possible, so joke’s on anyone outside Los Angeles. And if you weren’t able to make it out, we’ve got the inside look, getting up close and personal with today’s top stand-up stars who performed across more than 500 live shows.
Ahead are a collection of polaroids captured by Emily Soto, taken over the course of two weeks of the festival — while stars like Nikki Glaser, John Mulaney, Maya...
- 5/13/2024
- by Tudum Staff
- Tudum - Netflix
Olivia Munn recently underwent a hysterectomy as she has been battling breast cancer for over a year, she revealed in a magazine profile published over the weekend.
Munn spoke with Vogue magazine regarding the five surgeries she has undergone since she was diagnosed with luminal B breast cancer in both breasts in April 2023. According to Munn, her doctor decided the best course of action was to ensure her body no longer produces estrogen.
“I have now had an oophorectomy and hysterectomy. I took out my uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries,” the 43-year-old told the magazine. “It was a big decision to make, but it was the best decision for me because I needed to be present for my family.”
Munn has been partnered with comedian John Mulaney since 2021 and the two share a son, Malcolm.
Munn told the magazine that a test came back positive after a prior genetic screening...
Munn spoke with Vogue magazine regarding the five surgeries she has undergone since she was diagnosed with luminal B breast cancer in both breasts in April 2023. According to Munn, her doctor decided the best course of action was to ensure her body no longer produces estrogen.
“I have now had an oophorectomy and hysterectomy. I took out my uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries,” the 43-year-old told the magazine. “It was a big decision to make, but it was the best decision for me because I needed to be present for my family.”
Munn has been partnered with comedian John Mulaney since 2021 and the two share a son, Malcolm.
Munn told the magazine that a test came back positive after a prior genetic screening...
- 5/13/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for the week of May 6, 2024, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show averaged 481,000 total viewers and 103,000 P18-49. Relative to the most recent week of original episodes (week starting April 22), that’s up +4% in total viewers, and +2% P18-49 viewers. (The Daily Show was dark for the week of April 29.)
Jon Stewart is The Daily Show‘s Monday host, but hosted last week’s Thursday episode instead due to his appearance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival in Los Angeles the weekend before. He remained in L.A. for a couple more days, appearing on John Mulaney’s and Jimmy Kimmel’s respective L.A.-based talk shows last Monday, May 6.
Stewart’s Thursday, May 9 episode, his 11th since returning to the show as weekly host, averaged 459,000 total viewers and 84,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers at 11 p.m.
Continue reading <i>The Daily Show</i> Gains Viewers for Week of May 6, 2024 at LateNighter.
Jon Stewart is The Daily Show‘s Monday host, but hosted last week’s Thursday episode instead due to his appearance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival in Los Angeles the weekend before. He remained in L.A. for a couple more days, appearing on John Mulaney’s and Jimmy Kimmel’s respective L.A.-based talk shows last Monday, May 6.
Stewart’s Thursday, May 9 episode, his 11th since returning to the show as weekly host, averaged 459,000 total viewers and 84,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers at 11 p.m.
Continue reading <i>The Daily Show</i> Gains Viewers for Week of May 6, 2024 at LateNighter.
- 5/13/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Hollywood A-listers took to social media this weekend to honor Sam Rubin, the beloved Ktla anchor who died on Friday.
“Your professionalism was unmatched by your kindness and humanity,” Viola Davis wrote on Instagram. “I will miss your presence on The Red Carpet. God bless your loved ones. Godspeed.”
Rubin was a popular entertainment anchor on Ktla-tv’s morning show, and appeared across Hollywood at award shows and red carpet events. He died of a heart attack on Friday at age 64.
“Ktla 5 is profoundly saddened to report the death of Sam Rubin,” the channel wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Sam was a giant in the local news industry and the entertainment world and a fixture of Los Angeles morning television for decades. His laugh, charm and caring personality touched all who knew him. Sam was a loving husband and father: the roles he cherished the most. Our thoughts are with...
“Your professionalism was unmatched by your kindness and humanity,” Viola Davis wrote on Instagram. “I will miss your presence on The Red Carpet. God bless your loved ones. Godspeed.”
Rubin was a popular entertainment anchor on Ktla-tv’s morning show, and appeared across Hollywood at award shows and red carpet events. He died of a heart attack on Friday at age 64.
“Ktla 5 is profoundly saddened to report the death of Sam Rubin,” the channel wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Sam was a giant in the local news industry and the entertainment world and a fixture of Los Angeles morning television for decades. His laugh, charm and caring personality touched all who knew him. Sam was a loving husband and father: the roles he cherished the most. Our thoughts are with...
- 5/11/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Whether you were able to attend Netflix is a Joke Fest Irl or are (still) screaming at John Mulaney from the comfort of your couch, this week was packed with punches — not literally, because no one punched Tom Brady, but he definitely took some hits. With more than 500 live stand-up shows, special events, table reads, and even a zip line, there’s plenty of comedic gold to unpack so far.
If you’re a fan of Seth Rogen and his extracurricular activities, or you personally identify with a Hormone Monster, or you just want to know how Bert Kreischer ended up in Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos’ pool, read on for the best moments of Netflix is a Joke Fest. And stay tuned for more!
Recent LA transplant John Mulaney is both confused and fascinated by the city, as evidenced by his history and geography lesson of Los Angeles in the...
If you’re a fan of Seth Rogen and his extracurricular activities, or you personally identify with a Hormone Monster, or you just want to know how Bert Kreischer ended up in Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos’ pool, read on for the best moments of Netflix is a Joke Fest. And stay tuned for more!
Recent LA transplant John Mulaney is both confused and fascinated by the city, as evidenced by his history and geography lesson of Los Angeles in the...
- 5/10/2024
- by Erin Corbett
- Tudum - Netflix
Welcome to the 258th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Reba McEntire, George Lopez, Taylor Sheridan, Tracy Morgan, Michelle Yeoh, Formula 1 and Shohei Ohtani lead the week’s top industry headlines.
2. Streaming Bundles
Disney and Warner Discovery are re-creating the cable bundle with the announcement this week that the two conglomerates will package Max, Hulu and Disney+ in the summer.
3. Back to The Office
Don’t call it a reboot, but the new version of The Office has landed at Peacock, with the...
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Reba McEntire, George Lopez, Taylor Sheridan, Tracy Morgan, Michelle Yeoh, Formula 1 and Shohei Ohtani lead the week’s top industry headlines.
2. Streaming Bundles
Disney and Warner Discovery are re-creating the cable bundle with the announcement this week that the two conglomerates will package Max, Hulu and Disney+ in the summer.
3. Back to The Office
Don’t call it a reboot, but the new version of The Office has landed at Peacock, with the...
- 5/10/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Bear” is back.
The first teaser for Season 3 captures Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto returning to the kitchen and unwrapping his knives. The recent Peabody Award-nominated FX series will return to Hulu for its third installment, with the Chicago-based series centering on the revival of an Italian beef restaurant.
Season 1 won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, as well as White winning for his role in addition to eight other category wins. Season 2 left off with Carmy having opened his new restaurant The Bear. Ayo Edibiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Matty Matheson, Edwin Lee Gibson, Richard Esteras, and Jose M. Cervantes co-star, along with Molly Gordon who joined last season Carmy’s love interest Claire.
The series is created by Christopher Storer, and while Season 2 had buzzy guest actors such as Jamie Lee Curtis, Bob Odenkirk, John Mulaney, Olivia Colman, Gillian Jacobs, Sarah Paulson,...
The first teaser for Season 3 captures Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto returning to the kitchen and unwrapping his knives. The recent Peabody Award-nominated FX series will return to Hulu for its third installment, with the Chicago-based series centering on the revival of an Italian beef restaurant.
Season 1 won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, as well as White winning for his role in addition to eight other category wins. Season 2 left off with Carmy having opened his new restaurant The Bear. Ayo Edibiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Matty Matheson, Edwin Lee Gibson, Richard Esteras, and Jose M. Cervantes co-star, along with Molly Gordon who joined last season Carmy’s love interest Claire.
The series is created by Christopher Storer, and while Season 2 had buzzy guest actors such as Jamie Lee Curtis, Bob Odenkirk, John Mulaney, Olivia Colman, Gillian Jacobs, Sarah Paulson,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Weezer were among the many people in Los Angeles this week who showed up for John Mulaney’s Everybody’s in L.A., performing two songs on the comedian’s delightfully shaggy and silly one-week-only talk show.
The band led with “The Good Life,” the great Pinkerton single about wanting nothing more than to shake off anxiety, heartache, and despair, and get back out in the world (even though the song is still shot through with a bit of that anxiety, heartache, and despair). Mulaney introduced the performance with characteristic anti-zeal: “Hey party animals,...
The band led with “The Good Life,” the great Pinkerton single about wanting nothing more than to shake off anxiety, heartache, and despair, and get back out in the world (even though the song is still shot through with a bit of that anxiety, heartache, and despair). Mulaney introduced the performance with characteristic anti-zeal: “Hey party animals,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
John Mulaney’s limited-run Netflix talk show has been generating a lot of buzz this week, but for some fans of the show it’s been bittersweet, reminding them of another show—one that got away.
“We are only doing six episodes, so this show will never hit its groove,” Mulaney joked in the first episode of Everybody’s in L.A. last Friday. Groove or not, what Mulaney’s show has in spades is a vibe—one that reviewers, as cited by the host himself on the second episode, have called “loose,” “clunky,” and “impulsive” (in a good way).
It’s that vibe that’s reminded some viewers of The Chris Gethard Show, which began as a live show at NYC’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre before moving to public access TV in Manhattan. It then got a 20-episode run on Fusion, followed by a switch to truTV, where...
“We are only doing six episodes, so this show will never hit its groove,” Mulaney joked in the first episode of Everybody’s in L.A. last Friday. Groove or not, what Mulaney’s show has in spades is a vibe—one that reviewers, as cited by the host himself on the second episode, have called “loose,” “clunky,” and “impulsive” (in a good way).
It’s that vibe that’s reminded some viewers of The Chris Gethard Show, which began as a live show at NYC’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre before moving to public access TV in Manhattan. It then got a 20-episode run on Fusion, followed by a switch to truTV, where...
- 5/9/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Navy Admiral Michael Mullen, being interviewed by Jon Stewart for an episode of “The Daily Show.”
If you tuned in to “The Daily Show” on Monday wondering where Jon Stewart went, rest assured the veteran Comedy Central host will be back.
Stewart is in Los Angeles this week for the annual “Netflix is a Joke” festival, where he will appear on John Mulaney’s live show “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A.”
In the meantime, correspondent Jordan Klepper will assume Stewart’s hosting duties until Wednesday evening. On Thursday, Stewart will return to the host chair.
Stewart has filled in as a temporary Monday evening host on the Daily Show for the past two months. He will continue hosting on Mondays — except for this week, when he will appear on Thursday — through the presidential election.
This article, Jon Stewart to host “Daily Show” on Thursday,...
If you tuned in to “The Daily Show” on Monday wondering where Jon Stewart went, rest assured the veteran Comedy Central host will be back.
Stewart is in Los Angeles this week for the annual “Netflix is a Joke” festival, where he will appear on John Mulaney’s live show “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A.”
In the meantime, correspondent Jordan Klepper will assume Stewart’s hosting duties until Wednesday evening. On Thursday, Stewart will return to the host chair.
Stewart has filled in as a temporary Monday evening host on the Daily Show for the past two months. He will continue hosting on Mondays — except for this week, when he will appear on Thursday — through the presidential election.
This article, Jon Stewart to host “Daily Show” on Thursday,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
For anyone wondering whether that was the real Bob Dylan who called into John Mulaney’s Netflix talk show last night: It wasn’t.
Tuesday night marked the third of six installments for Everybody’s in L.A., Mulaney’s very live, very loose, late-night-esque show. One of the standout elements of the format so far is when Mulaney takes viewer phone calls. Anything can happen on those calls, but last night yielded a most unexpected guest.
Sounding off on the episode’s call-in topic of helicopters, a twangy-voiced “Bob in Malibu” complained, “They spook my horses.”
“Bob, what’s your full name?” Mulaney eventually asked.
“Bob Dylan. I’m a recording artist for Columbia,” the caller replied.
No, that wasn't the real Bob Dylan who called into #everybodysinLA with @Mulaney last night. It was SNL's James Austin Johnson (aka @shrimpJAJ). Full story: https://t.co/jIDACSW2fD pic.
Tuesday night marked the third of six installments for Everybody’s in L.A., Mulaney’s very live, very loose, late-night-esque show. One of the standout elements of the format so far is when Mulaney takes viewer phone calls. Anything can happen on those calls, but last night yielded a most unexpected guest.
Sounding off on the episode’s call-in topic of helicopters, a twangy-voiced “Bob in Malibu” complained, “They spook my horses.”
“Bob, what’s your full name?” Mulaney eventually asked.
“Bob Dylan. I’m a recording artist for Columbia,” the caller replied.
No, that wasn't the real Bob Dylan who called into #everybodysinLA with @Mulaney last night. It was SNL's James Austin Johnson (aka @shrimpJAJ). Full story: https://t.co/jIDACSW2fD pic.
- 5/8/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
John Mulaney‘s new Netflix series John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA premiered on Monday night (May 6), and all anyone can seem to talk about is his new hairstyle. The show, which is part live talk show, part sketch show, and part stand-up comedy, features a wide range of guests. For example, Monday’s episode saw appearances from Jerry Seinfeld, Will Ferrell, St. Vincent, Richard Kind, Stavros Halkias, Natasha Leggero, Chelsea Peretti, and more. But the biggest star was Mulaney’s new cut, which was long in the back and featured 1990s-style curtains at the front. Fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the comedian’s new do, and opinions were mixed, to say the least. “I like the Clark Kent thing John Mulaney’s got going on with his hair,” one fan wrote on X. “John Mulaney’s hair in Everybody’s in LA is beautiful,...
- 5/8/2024
- TV Insider
A number of legendary Los Angeles punk rockers appeared on the Tuesday (May 7th) episode of the new Netflix show John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A. Members of Fear, X, Minutemen, Germs, and more were featured in an “Old Punks” focus group hosted by Fred Armisen.
The focus group included Minutemen members Mike Watt and George Hurley, Fear frontman Lee Ving, X’s Exene Cervenka and DJ Bonebreak, Germs drummer Don Bolles, Avengers leader Penelope Houston, Cramps/Gun Club guitarist Kid Congo Powers, Saccarine Trust’s Joe Baiza, the Plungers’ Trudie Arguelles-Barrett, and Johnny Ramone’s widow Linda Ramone.
The funny segment began with Armisen driving around L.A. and gathering up all the senior punks for a focus group. Once it started, Armisen asked a number of questions like, “What is the punk-est type of food?” To which Linda Ramone answered, “Pizza,” and Ving exclaimed, “Budweiser, the King of Beers!
The focus group included Minutemen members Mike Watt and George Hurley, Fear frontman Lee Ving, X’s Exene Cervenka and DJ Bonebreak, Germs drummer Don Bolles, Avengers leader Penelope Houston, Cramps/Gun Club guitarist Kid Congo Powers, Saccarine Trust’s Joe Baiza, the Plungers’ Trudie Arguelles-Barrett, and Johnny Ramone’s widow Linda Ramone.
The funny segment began with Armisen driving around L.A. and gathering up all the senior punks for a focus group. Once it started, Armisen asked a number of questions like, “What is the punk-est type of food?” To which Linda Ramone answered, “Pizza,” and Ving exclaimed, “Budweiser, the King of Beers!
- 5/8/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
John Mulaney’s weeklong new show, Everybody’s in LA, isn’t technically a “late-night” show, though it is live globally on Netflix, which means it’s on in late night somewhere, even if’s really late, like in London or Paris.
Speaking of which, Monday night’s show even went live to a group of viewers watching the show (or not) somewhere in Paris, where it would have been a little after 4 Am.
But mainly, this seems like a late-night show because it looks, feels, and sounds like a late-night show: host, monologue, guests, couch, pre-taped segments, music guest to close. As the old saying goes: “If it quacks like a duck…”
In this case, honks like a goose might be more appropriate. So far this show is setting some kind of new standard for being as loosey/goosey as a gaggle in flight.
At times that plays both funny and charming,...
Speaking of which, Monday night’s show even went live to a group of viewers watching the show (or not) somewhere in Paris, where it would have been a little after 4 Am.
But mainly, this seems like a late-night show because it looks, feels, and sounds like a late-night show: host, monologue, guests, couch, pre-taped segments, music guest to close. As the old saying goes: “If it quacks like a duck…”
In this case, honks like a goose might be more appropriate. So far this show is setting some kind of new standard for being as loosey/goosey as a gaggle in flight.
At times that plays both funny and charming,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Bill Carter
- LateNighter
Kim Kardashian was booed as she took the stage during “The Roast of Tom Brady” on Sunday, but you won’t see that on Netflix.
The version of the special that’s now available on the streamer bears a disclaimer reading that it was “edited from a previous livestream,” and the boos have been removed, along with host Kevin Hart’s brief attempt to pacify the crowd.
During the original stream, the shouting began as Hart introduced Kardashian and continued for more than ten seconds, forcing her to start over as she tried to tell her first joke. “Alright, alright,” she said, trying to move past the moment, as Hart called out, “Whoa, whoa, whoa” from his seat.
When Kardashian did get going, her first joke came at Hart’s expense: “People make fun of your height, but what they don’t know is you’re also pretty mean,” she said.
The version of the special that’s now available on the streamer bears a disclaimer reading that it was “edited from a previous livestream,” and the boos have been removed, along with host Kevin Hart’s brief attempt to pacify the crowd.
During the original stream, the shouting began as Hart introduced Kardashian and continued for more than ten seconds, forcing her to start over as she tried to tell her first joke. “Alright, alright,” she said, trying to move past the moment, as Hart called out, “Whoa, whoa, whoa” from his seat.
When Kardashian did get going, her first joke came at Hart’s expense: “People make fun of your height, but what they don’t know is you’re also pretty mean,” she said.
- 5/7/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s Roast of Tom Brady got loads of press coverage (including several stories on this very website), but a different live special from the streamer’s Netflix Is a Joke festival racked up more views over the weekend.
Katt Williams: Woke Foke, which streamed live on Saturday, May 4, earned 4 million views (determined by total viewing time divided by running time) worldwide, according to Netflix’s internal measurement for April 29-May 5. That’s double the 2 million for the Brady roast, albeit with an extra day for users to watch as the roast streamed Sunday evening. The roast had more total viewing time at 6.2 million hours, to 4.1 million hours for Williams’ special — but it was also almost three times as long as Woke Foke.
That both specials made the global top 10, however, is testament to Netflix’s growing capacity to host live events. The streamer’s first live stand-up special,...
Katt Williams: Woke Foke, which streamed live on Saturday, May 4, earned 4 million views (determined by total viewing time divided by running time) worldwide, according to Netflix’s internal measurement for April 29-May 5. That’s double the 2 million for the Brady roast, albeit with an extra day for users to watch as the roast streamed Sunday evening. The roast had more total viewing time at 6.2 million hours, to 4.1 million hours for Williams’ special — but it was also almost three times as long as Woke Foke.
That both specials made the global top 10, however, is testament to Netflix’s growing capacity to host live events. The streamer’s first live stand-up special,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John Mulaney is attempting to disrupt the late-night formula with Everybody’s in L.A., a fascinatingly chaotic fever dream of a live series that shows you what happens when you give an innovative comedian at the top of his game the chance to experiment with the television medium. But all anyone wants to talk about is Mulaney’s hair.
Over on X (formerly Twitter), the chatter surrounding Mulaney’s new center-parted longer ‘do is near-deafening. “Beautiful” and “orgasmic” are just two of the ways his locks have been described, while others have likened the comedian to everyone from Clark Kent to Jason Bateman.
But where others might see a distraction, Netflix is seeing opportunity. The streamer is sticking to the old adage that any publicity is good publicity by leaning into the internet’s apparent fascination with Mulaney’s mane in a valiant effort to help drive viewers to his very limited series.
Over on X (formerly Twitter), the chatter surrounding Mulaney’s new center-parted longer ‘do is near-deafening. “Beautiful” and “orgasmic” are just two of the ways his locks have been described, while others have likened the comedian to everyone from Clark Kent to Jason Bateman.
But where others might see a distraction, Netflix is seeing opportunity. The streamer is sticking to the old adage that any publicity is good publicity by leaning into the internet’s apparent fascination with Mulaney’s mane in a valiant effort to help drive viewers to his very limited series.
- 5/7/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
At 41 years young, this might just be Baby J’s year. On the heels of his David Letterman special, and not to be outdone by the dozens of other very funny and famous humans participating in the 2024 Netflix is A Joke Fest, overachiever John Mulaney is hosting six shows as part of John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA.Things kicked off May 3, with additional episodes streaming nightly from May 6 through May 10. Mulaney will also be performing at the Hollywood Bowl May 4. Episodes of Everybody’s in LA are streaming live on Netflix, which is great news for those few of us who don’t count as “everybody.”
The special, hard-to-describe live episodes feature surprise guests (both famous and non-famous), and tag along with Mulaney for field pieces shot in Los Angeles. In addition to playing host, Mulaney serves as creator, co-showrunner, and executive producer through his Multiple Camera...
The special, hard-to-describe live episodes feature surprise guests (both famous and non-famous), and tag along with Mulaney for field pieces shot in Los Angeles. In addition to playing host, Mulaney serves as creator, co-showrunner, and executive producer through his Multiple Camera...
- 5/7/2024
- by Paul Schrodt
- Tudum - Netflix
An Insider’s Look at John Mulaney’s Live Netflix Special When the buzz around John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. reached fever pitch a month ago, many were puzzling over what exactly it would entail. Netflix’s cryptic promises highlighted that the show would span six episodes, airing live, embodying a ‘comically unconventional style,’ and ‘featuring special guests and field pieces shot across the sprawling city.’ The nature of the show remained shrouded in mystery until its explosive reveal on May 3. The format, as it turned out, was less of straightforward comedy and more a novel twist on the late-night talk
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The post Insights on John Mulaney’s New L.A. Comedy Series first appeared on TVovermind.
- 5/7/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Tom Brady may be the greatest of all time, but his roast wasn’t. The thing is, it maybe could have been.
Netflix is all about eventizing these days, and probably the easiest way to do that — outside of sports rights — is live programming. Sunday’s “The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady,” had plenty of sports and too much live-ness for its own good.
The roast began at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt, and proceeded to run, non-stop, for more than three hours. Never have commercials on Netflix been more needed. Or a video editor.
What was the point of doing this live? The danger, sure, but roasts are dangerous by their very nature. Live makes it an even thinner tightrope, we get that, but at what expense? The answer: enjoyment.
The Tom Brady roast was an Ok three-hour and four-minute roast. It could have been a great prerecorded 90-120 minute event,...
Netflix is all about eventizing these days, and probably the easiest way to do that — outside of sports rights — is live programming. Sunday’s “The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady,” had plenty of sports and too much live-ness for its own good.
The roast began at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt, and proceeded to run, non-stop, for more than three hours. Never have commercials on Netflix been more needed. Or a video editor.
What was the point of doing this live? The danger, sure, but roasts are dangerous by their very nature. Live makes it an even thinner tightrope, we get that, but at what expense? The answer: enjoyment.
The Tom Brady roast was an Ok three-hour and four-minute roast. It could have been a great prerecorded 90-120 minute event,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
When first we heard that Jon Stewart was switching up his Daily Show schedule this week, we assumed it had something to do with the Netflix Is a Joke festival, where he had a show Friday night.
What we didn’t know at the time was that instead of sitting behind the desk of his own show this Monday night, he’d be visiting two other late-night shows instead.
In order of appearance, the first stop on Stewart’s Monday night comedy tour was episode #2 of Everybody’s in L.A., John Mulaney’s six-episode experiment of a live late-night show for Netflix. The delightfully frenetic show—which includes viewer calls, random tangents from announcer/actor Richard Kind, and plenty of unintended snafus—had Stewart simultaneously confused, amazed, and seemingly terrified.
“I feel like this entire show is a Banksy,” he finally declared. “I feel like, at the end of this,...
What we didn’t know at the time was that instead of sitting behind the desk of his own show this Monday night, he’d be visiting two other late-night shows instead.
In order of appearance, the first stop on Stewart’s Monday night comedy tour was episode #2 of Everybody’s in L.A., John Mulaney’s six-episode experiment of a live late-night show for Netflix. The delightfully frenetic show—which includes viewer calls, random tangents from announcer/actor Richard Kind, and plenty of unintended snafus—had Stewart simultaneously confused, amazed, and seemingly terrified.
“I feel like this entire show is a Banksy,” he finally declared. “I feel like, at the end of this,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
With the appetite of a hungry grizzly, “The Bear” could gobble up a few Emmy records for its sophomore season. Fresh off a smashing first season that set a new benchmark for comedy series wins with 10 trophies, FX’s awards-gobbling show shows no signs of letting up. Its second season, which aired in June 2023, is eyeing three more records to own: most acting nominations for a series in a single year, most nods for a comedy, and most nominated episode in history with its sixth installment, “Fishes.”
“Fishes” dishes out a heated Christmas dinner flashback of the Berzatto family, positioning itself as the series’ pièce de résistance thus far — imagine the “Succession/Connor’s Wedding” version of family dinners, only with more food spills. Directed by Christopher Storer, who also co-wrote the episode with Joanna Calo, “Fishes” seems the obvious pick for Emmy nods in both directing and writing categories.
“Fishes” dishes out a heated Christmas dinner flashback of the Berzatto family, positioning itself as the series’ pièce de résistance thus far — imagine the “Succession/Connor’s Wedding” version of family dinners, only with more food spills. Directed by Christopher Storer, who also co-wrote the episode with Joanna Calo, “Fishes” seems the obvious pick for Emmy nods in both directing and writing categories.
- 5/6/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
First on LateNighter: Jon Stewart won’t be on The Daily Show tonight, but you just might see him on two others.
Stewart was already set to appear tonight on John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A., the six-episode talk show streaming live on Netflix all this week.
But if Jimmy Kimmel’s latest Instagram post is any indication, it seems the Daily Show host may also be dropping by Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“Ran into a stranger this morning,” Kimmel captioned an Instagram photo of himself with Stewart. “Invited him on the show tonight.”The pair are pictured outside an Arby’s—the fast-food chain Stewart has had a, uh, beef with for years.
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Stewart, who usually hosts The Daily Show in New York on Monday nights, is in Los Angeles following an appearance at the Netflix...
Stewart was already set to appear tonight on John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A., the six-episode talk show streaming live on Netflix all this week.
But if Jimmy Kimmel’s latest Instagram post is any indication, it seems the Daily Show host may also be dropping by Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“Ran into a stranger this morning,” Kimmel captioned an Instagram photo of himself with Stewart. “Invited him on the show tonight.”The pair are pictured outside an Arby’s—the fast-food chain Stewart has had a, uh, beef with for years.
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A post shared by Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel)
Stewart, who usually hosts The Daily Show in New York on Monday nights, is in Los Angeles following an appearance at the Netflix...
- 5/6/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
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