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JADE and JLS’ Aston Merrygold among mourners at funeral for The Vivienne
JADE and JLS’ Aston Merrygold were among the mourners at the funeral of former Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne on Monday (January 27). The star – real name James Lee Willilams – was...
Max Pilley Jan 27, 2025
‘Happy Face’ Trailer: Dennis Quaid Plays a Notorious Serial Killer in True-Crime Drama From Paramount+
Dennis Quaid stars as the notorious Happy Face Killer, aka Keith Hunter Jesperson, in the upcoming Paramount+ drama series “Happy Face.” The eight-episode season will premiere on March 20 ...
Ethan Shanfeld Jan 27, 2025
Roseanne Barr Plots Comeback With New Comedy Series, About a Family Who ‘Saves America With Guns, the Bible, Petty Crime and Alcoholism’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Call it the Trump 2.0 effect. Roseanne Barr, who was fired by Disney from her titular ABC show in 2018 at the height of its ratings prowess, is plotting a TV comeback. Barr tells Variety tha...
Tatiana Siegel Jan 27, 2025
Gersh Expands Brand Consulting Practice, Signs Online Dating Startup First Round’s on Me (EXCLUSIVE)
Gersh is continuing an expansion of its quickly-growing brand consulting practice, which offers clients a range of business and brand development services including comprehensive brand strategy, creat...
Katcy Stephan Jan 27, 2025
Jeremy Allen White to Star in Netflix Bisexual Romance Drama ‘Enigma Variations’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Jeremy Allen White is attached to star in and executive produce a Netflix limited series adaptation of the Andr Aciman novel “Enigma Variations,” Variety has learned exclusively from sourc...
Joseph Otterson Jan 27, 2025
‘Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music’ Is a Spectacular, Definitive History of the Most Influential Music Stage in America: TV Review
No matter how a person might feel about "Saturday Night Live"'s jokes or cast or host choices, there's absolutely no denying that for the better part of the last half century, it has been the most con...
Jem Aswad Jan 27, 2025
Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres apologises for Blackface sketch from 17 years ago
Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres has released a statement and apology for being involved in a TV show in the past where she performed in blackface. READ MORE: Oscars 2025 nominations – see the full...
Victoria Luxford Jan 27, 2025
Sundance Title ‘Sauna’ Trailer, Mathias Broe’s Film Which Gives Denmark Its First Trans Lead: ‘This Community Wants – and Needs – to See Themselves on the Screen’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Mathias Broe's "Sauna," selected for World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance, is making history. "It's the first time we have a trans person in a leading role in a feature film in Denmark. Other...
John Hopewell Jan 27, 2025
Fremantle Taps Rikkie Proost to Lead Eureka Prods. as Founders Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin Launch New Eureka Studios Shingle
Eureka Productions founders Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin have launched a new venture, Eureka Studios, and sealed a new three-year deal with Fremantle. As part of the transition, Culvenor and Frank...
Varietyschneider Jan 27, 2025
‘Cobra Kai,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Farewells Among Shows Joining ‘Severance’ as Part of the PaleyFest LA Lineup
More talent has been added to this year’s PaleyFest LA event, which includes panels and screenings from “Cobra Kai,” “Agatha All Along,” “Matlock,” “The...
Varietyschneider Jan 27, 2025