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After a year away, the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival returned to Montreal with a star-studded line-up of the biggest names in laughter. On July 24, Variety presented their annual 10 Comics To Watch at a cocktail party sponsored by Cohen Gardner Law, who has been partnering with Variety on the honor for the past 20 years. All 10 comics were in attendance, including recent Emmy nominee Robby Hoffman (“Hacks”), “Overcompensating” breakout Mary Beth Barone and social media sensation Dyon ‘Mojo’ Brooks. They were joined by fellow honorees Joe Dombrowski, Nate Jackson, Morgan Jay, Gianmarco Soresi, Jiaoying Summers, Steph Tolev and Tacarra Williams.

Jeff B. Cohen, partner at Cohen Gardner, noted that Cohen Gardner Llp has sponsored the 10 Comics with Variety for almost 20 years. “Variety has a remarkable track record of identifying comedy’s next stars with its 10 Comics to Watch List,” said Gardner. “Also, kudos to Just For Laughs for bringing back the s “Also,...

Comedy legend George Wallace has been in the business for 49 years and apparently has no plans to leave the stand-up stage.

So much so that Wallace, 73, says he may do stand-up until his dying breath because he measures success not by the wealth he has but by how much he enjoys life and makes audiences happy.

“I’m living my dream. I’m the most successful person you’ve ever met. It’s not how much money you have, it’s how you enjoy your life while you’re living and that’s what I do,” Wallace told The Hollywood Reporter on Saturday while attending the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.

That dream of wanting to become a comic began at age 6. Wallace watched Red Skelton, Red Foxx, Richard Pryor and others growing up. And in 1976 he got into the comedy business at the ground floor with a young Jerry Seinfeld,...

An awards show for comedians always has its fair share of roast-worthy one-liners and zingers.

So when Ryan Reynolds on Friday paraded onstage for the 2025 Just For Laughs awards show to honor Rob Mac with a Generation Award, the Deadpool franchise star couldn’t resist a jab at his fellow Wrexham AFC owner and executive producer of Welcome to Wrexham.

“Rob, second place to the lifetime achievement award, amazing,” Reynolds said as he began his tribute to his friend and longtime business partner after a lifetime achievement trophy had just been handed out to comedian George Wallace.

“Hollywood can be an insipid shithouse of round-the-clock shamelessness,” Reynolds said as he touted the need for rare character among creatives and execs in a business short of it. “You have to be willing to be excited to grind and push a dream up a hill and have the wherewithal to do it on your own,...

As Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen” is set to tape more than 130 episodes ahead of its late night debut on CBS.

As TheWrap previously reported, “Comics Unleashed” will be taking over the 12:30 a.m. time slot from “After Midnight.” Allen plans on filming 132 episodes of the comedy talk show, which is produced under Allen’s Entertainment Studios banner.

The series, which is heading into its 20th season, will officially air at 12:37 a.m. Et on Sept. 22 with back-to-back half-hour episodes. Episodes of the comedy talk show will then air Monday through Friday, with the series also available to stream live on Paramount+ for subscribers that have Paramount+ with Showtime.

Allen has had experience with this time slot before. Prior to “After Midnight,” CBS aired “Comics Unleashed” during the time slot as part of a limited run the network dubbed as successful.

“‘Comics Unleashed’ is a true passion for me,...

Handsome Podcast hosts Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster and Mae Martin are set to be honored at the Just For Laughs comedy festival on Friday.

Comedy-driven podcasts, where comedians interview celebrity guests, have become big business in the entertainment world. Comedians Notaro, Feimster and Martin, who launched their audio series targeting an LGBTQ+ fan base in 2023, will receive the podcast of the year trophy at the Just For Laughs awards show from Canadian comic and actor Sabrina Jalees.

Guests on the Handsome Podcast include Tom Hanks, Mindy Kaling and Jennifer Aniston. Podcast co-host Martin in 2023 was also in Montreal to receive the rising comedy star of the year at the Just For Laughs festival.

Fest organizers earlier announced that Ryan Reynolds will present the Generation Award to Rob Mac (formerly McElhenney), a fellow executive producer of Welcome to Wrexham.

Other prize winners already announced include Roy Wood Jr. presenting a lifetime...

Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac (formerly McElhenney), executive producers of Welcome to Wrexham, are bringing their creative partnership to Montreal for the Just For Laughs comedy festival.

Mac, who recently legally changed his name, will receive the Generation Award during prize-giving at the upcoming Montreal comedy festival’s industry event set to run July 23 to 25. Reynolds, who along with Mac is a co-owner of the Wrexham AFC football (soccer for Americans) club that inspired the FX docuseries Welcome to Wrexham and its spinoff series, Necaxa, will bring his own comic edge when presenting the award to Mac.

Other prize winners unveiled on Tuesday include Roy Wood Jr. presenting a lifetime achievement award to Amazon’s Clean Slate comedy co-star George Wallace; and Benito Skinner, known for his online persona Benny Drama and as the creator and star of the Prime Video comedy Overcompensating, will receive a breakout comedy star of...

In the Season Four premiere of The Bear, a lot of steps are taken to contain the chaos that even Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) admits to Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) he doesn’t like. Cicero (Oliver Platt) and his business manager “Computer” (Brian Koppelman) let the chefs, and general manager Sugar (Abby Elliott) know exactly what their financial situation is: The Bear has precisely two months of runway to start turning a profit; a 1,440-minute countdown clock may not decrease anyone’s stress about it, but at least it’s making expectations starkly clear.

Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) has hired the front-of-house staff from Ever, the restaurant where he did his apprenticeship back in Season Two; they’re establishing new kitchen practices to smooth the process. These are fine first steps, but I’m not seeing the one I think could make the greatest difference in the shortest time: Scream Jar.

This...

By the time Clint Eastwood had finished his three-movie stint with Sergio Leone, he was not only the face of the "Dollars" trilogy that introduced American audiences to spaghetti westerns, but also one of the biggest movie stars in the world. His Rowdy Yates days on the CBS western "Rawhide" were well behind him now, with the silver screen calling to him more than ever. The world was his oyster. Eastwood's time in the industry would ultimately accentuate one of his biggest characteristics as a creator, with that being a total sense of control over production. Along with his financial advisor Irving Leonard, Eastwood co-founded The Malpaso Company (now called Malpaso Productions), which has produced just about every one of his films from the Ted Post-directed western "Hang 'Em High" all the way up until 2024's stellar courtroom morality drama "Juror #2."

Malpaso would allow Eastwood to maintain some...

Actors Steven Weber, Lori Petty, Cynda Williams and Mitchell Anderson have joined the lineup of Pride Live! Hollywood, which continues through June 29 at venues across Hollywood.

The inaugural pop culture festival will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the LGBT comedy Jeffrey with star Weber, who will be reunited with his Wings and Dracula: Dead and Loving It co-star Amy Yasbeck.

Meanwhile, Petty, Williams and Anderson have joined Relax … It’s Just Sex co-stars Billy Wirth, Tim Perez, Chris Cleveland and Eddie Garcia in a tribute to pioneering producer Steven J. Wolfe and his groundbreaking film.

Elsewhere, festival partner Amoeba Music will sponsor a free Pride Live! Hollywood concert performance by Durand Jones & The Indications, followed by a signing of their latest album, Flowers.

Also added to the schedule is a screening of disco movie Can’t Stop the Music with screenwriter Bruce Vilanch and cast member Leigh Taylor-Young.

As previously announced,...

Earlier this month, ABC formally announced that cast members from “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless” are among the contestants set to appear during the upcoming 11th season of “Celebrity Family Feud,” the primetime game show hosted by Steve Harvey (“Family Feud”).

The news comes weeks after actors from both shows shared behind the scenes snaps on Instagram and other social media platforms following a taping last month in Atlanta.

Although a specific air date for the soap opera cast matchup has not been revealed, the primetime game show is scheduled to launch its new season on Thursday, July 10 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on ABC with episodes streaming the next day on Hulu.

Soap stars participating include Finola Hughes, Donnell Turner, Rena Sofer, Tanisha Harper and Maurice Benard from “General Hospital”, and Joshua Morrow, Michelle Stafford, Lauralee Bell, Melissa Claire Egan and Bryton James from “The Young and the Restless.

Get the latest scoop on everything you need to know about today’s Jeopardy! episode airing on Tuesday, 17 June 2025 including the Final Jeopardy, contestants and today’s winner!

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, 17 June 2025 Today's Final Jeopardy Following the Baptist Church bombing in 1963, MLK telegrammed him that the blood of 4 girls "is on your hands" Today’s Final Jeopardy Answer – Tuesday, 17 June 2025 Final Jeopardy Answer Who is George Wallace? Today’s Results & Who Won Jeopardy! Tonight – Tuesday, 17 June 2025

The results of today’s game will be updated when it airs – warning: spoilers below!

Returning ChampionContestantContestant Sarah Cox

Austin, Texas

Chief of Staff

1 Day Winnings of $15,050

Final Score: $1,000

Round 2 Score: $8,000

Round 1 Score: $7,600Dan Hopkins

Hanover, New Hampshire

Teacher

Winning Score: $10,799

Round 2 Score: $16,000

Round 1 Score: $3,400Stefany Meyer

Burke, Virginia

Data Analyst

Final Score: $8,600

Round 2 Score: $10,600

Round 1 Score: $1,400 Final Jeopardy Video & Today’s Highlights Jeopardy! Recaps

Final Jeopardy 6/17/25 (The 1960s) & Who Won Tuesday,...

Find out everything you need to know about the Jeopardy! Tuesday, 17 June 2025 episode, including the Final Jeopardy, answer and who won Jeopardy tonight!

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, 17 June 2025

The Final Jeopardy for the Tuesday, 17 June 2025 episode is as follows:

Today's Final Jeopardy Following the Baptist Church bombing in 1963, MLK telegrammed him that the blood of 4 girls "is on your hands" Category - Category - Today’s Final Jeopardy Answer – Tuesday, 17 June 2025

The answer for Today’s Final Jeopardy for the Tuesday, 17 June 2025 episode is:

Final Jeopardy Answer Who is George Wallace? ? ? Who Won Jeopardy Tonight? – Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Looking to find out how the contestants did on Tuesday, 17 June 2025? Find out all the contestant scores below.

Returning ChampionContestantContestant Sarah Cox

Austin, Texas

Chief of Staff

1 Day Winnings of $15,050

Final Score: $1,000

Round 2 Score: $8,000

Round 1 Score: $7,600Dan Hopkins

Hanover, New Hampshire

Teacher

Winning Score: $10,799

Round 2 Score: $16,000

Round 1 Score: $3,400Stefany Meyer

Burke, Virginia...

Celebrity Family Feud season 11 features a galaxy of superstars competing in the classic game show for their favorite charities, including two American Idol icons. Hosted by Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud premiered in 2008 on NBC, but later moved to ABC in 2015. In the past, American Idol alums including Kellie Pickler, Kelly Clarkson, Scotty McCreery, Katharine McPhee, and Clay Aiken, have competed on the show.

Celebrity Family Feud season 11 features a galaxy of superstars competing in the classic game show for their favorite charities, including two American Idol icons.

In a press release, ABC announced that American Idol legends Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia Barrino will appear on the show, but they won't be competing against each other. Instead, Jennifer's team will take on Taraji P. Henson's squad, while Fantasia and her group will go head-to-head with Patti Labelle's team.

In addition, Celebrity Family Feud season 11 will feature match-ups between other fan favorites,...

As President Donald Trump mobilizes another 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles amid anti-Immigrations and Customs Enforcements (Ice) protests in Los Angeles, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called out Trump’s “theatrical display of toughness” and said the president has “crossed a red line in this country.”

In a severe escalation of federal involvement, Trump signed an order on Saturday authorizing the deployment of National Guard troops, 300 of which were sent to L.A. without the request or consent of city and state officials. The National Guard was last activated without...

Angelina Jolie’s Portrayal Of Gia Was More Than Just A Role ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Angelina Jolie didn’t take the easy road into stardom. Even though she appeared in a small role beside her father and popular actor Jon Voight in Lookin’ to Get Out as a child, Jolie’s connection with her famous father faded fast. She spent most of her early life distant from him, dealing with much darker things than auditions and red carpets.

Angelina Jolie’s Troubled Teenage Years

Jolie’s teenage years were a blur of pain, drug use, and extreme choices. At one point, she even went so far as to contact a hitman to end her own life. However, acting became something of a life raft, though she didn’t jump into it with the intention of healing.

The roles soon followed, and she took them. Early projects such as Cyborg 2, Hackers,...

CBS is betting on another show to fill the gap left by “The Late Late Show With James Corden.” Starting in September, “Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen” will take over the 12:30 a.m. slot from “After Midnight.”

The series will officially air at 12:37 a.m. Et on Sept. 22 with back-to-back, half-hour episodes. Episodes of the comedy talk show will then air Monday through Friday, with the series also available to stream live on Paramount+ for subscribers that have Paramount+ with Showtime.

For decades, CBS had a pretty solid late night formula. “The Late Show” at 11:30 p.m. was followed by “The Late Late Show” an hour later. But when Corden announced he was stepping away from the franchise to spend more time with his family, the network announced it was ending the show that had been on the air since 1995. “The Late Late Show” officially ended in...

Byron Allen will be back on CBS in a late-night slot next season.

CBS is slotting Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen into the 12:30am slot for the 2025/26 broadcast season.

It comes after the network ended After Midnight, which ran for two seasons, once Taylor Tomlinson decided that she wanted to return to stand-up touring. After Midnight will end on June 12.

Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen will begin airing after The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday September 22 with back-to-back, half-hour episodes.

The round-table style comedy talk show, featuring a rotating panel of comedians, is hosted by Allen and features comedians such as Sebastian Maniscalco, Tiffany Haddish, Gabriel Iglesias, Cedric the Entertainer, Howie Mandel, Leslie Jones, Wayne Brady, Roy Wood, Jr., Whitney Cummings, Jb Smoove, Billy Gardell, Margaret Cho, Brad Garrett, Sheryl Underwood, Adam Carolla, Gina Yashere, Dane Cook, Sinbad, George Wallace, Caroline Rhea, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier,...

Joe Don Baker, who led one of the greatest vigilante movies ever, Walking Tall, has passed away. Baker was 89.

Joe Don Baker began his career in the 1960s, turning up in roles in Cool Hand Luke, Guns of the Magnificent Seven and Junior Bonner. But it was playing wrestler-turned-vigilante Buford Pusser – a real-life sheriff in Tennessee – that put him on the map. (He would later be replaced by Bo Svenson for the sequels.)

Much of the focus of Joe Don Baker in his post-Walking Tall ‘70s lineup was on crime movies, landing spots in Charley Varrick, The Outfit and Framed. Action was a forte of Baker’s as well, turning up in a number throughout the first leg of his career.

Joe Don Baker would later have a distinction of playing two different characters in the James Bond franchise. First came 1987’s The Living Daylights, where he played black...

With less than three weeks to go, Atx TV Festival is adding more names to their lineup.

NBCUniversal and Universal Studio Group will present several panels and events at the 2025 festival, set for May 29-June 1.

First, they’ll present “The Four Seasons” with co-creator and co-showrunner Lang Fisher and actor Kerri Kenney-Silver discussing the Netflix hit comedy.

Usg’s annual “Funny Af” panel will return with top comedians and showrunners. Confirmed panelists include Fisher and Kenney-Silver, along with “The Office” and “The Paper” actor Oscar Nuñez and “St. Denis Medical” star Mekki Leeper.

Kevin Williamson, the creator/showrunner behind “Dawson’s Creek,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Following” and Netflix’s upcoming drama “The Waterfront,” will sit down for a career retrospective , discussing the legacy of his career with friends from past projects. Separately, he’ll take part in a fireside chat with “We Were Liars” co-showrunner Julie Plec and Universal TV...

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"Seinfeld" is a unique sitcom in a variety of ways. It upended the genre's storytelling formula by zeroing in on the petty exploits of four self-absorbed characters who reliably make their lives and/or the lives of others a living nightmare by prioritizing their own concerns. It eschewed the obligatory will-they-or-won't-they tension between the two characters (Jerry and Elaine) most likely to hook up by revealing early on that they'd already hooked up.

Another near-singular quirk of "Seinfeld," at least at the time, is that the four main characters were based on very real people. Aside from "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" (which starred the actual Nelson family), it's hard to think of a sitcom that drew so heavily from the lives of its creators. But Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, two comedians who emerged from the talent-packed 1970s stand-up club scene,...

Exclusive: What does a long-running game show have to do to get another two-year renewal? Funny You Should Ask.

Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has ordered Seasons 9 and 10 of its nationally syndicated comedy game, taking the daily half-hour strip through 2026-27.

Hosted as always by Jon Kelley, Funny You Should Ask features a panel of professional stand-up comics who interact with contestants for cash, prizes and laughs. The stakes increase in every episode as contestants ask the comedians questions, with the comics giving humorous replies.

“Funny You Should Ask is the perfect comedy game show for the entire family,” said Allen, founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group. “We are very proud of this series because the world can never have enough laughter.”

Related: 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming

Since its launch in fall 2017, Funny You Should Ask has featured such talent as Allen himself,...

Laverne Cox’s comedy series, “Clean Slate,” will not return for a second season on Prime Video. The streaming service has opted not to renew the show, bringing the story to a close after its initial eight-episode run. Season 1 of “Clean Slate,” starring Cox and George Wallace, premiered in its entirety on February 6, 2025. […]

Prime Video Wipes “Clean Slate” After Single Season...

When news broke on Friday afternoon that Amazon wouldn’t be making a second season of the comedy Clean Slate, media reaction hovered between two viable extremes: “Amazon Cancels Show We Never Knew Existed” and “Amazon Canceled Norman Lear’s Kinda-Final Show.”

I can understand both approaches. Despite the presence of stars Laverne Cox and George Wallace, Lear’s posthumous credit was the highest-profile thing Clean Slate had going for it, and despite all of those elements, I never heard anybody mention Clean Slate out in the wild. It was an invisible show in a landscape that too frequently renders all but the biggest titles invisible.

For me, though, the abrupt end of Clean Slate represented the end of a different, less-heralded era: that of Freevee’s half-hour development, one of the most creatively interesting and commercially botched pieces of brand-building in recent memory.

Freevee, the ad-supported branch of Amazon...

Amazon's streaming service, Prime Video, has canceled the legendary Norman Lear's final television series, Clean Slate. The comedy, which starred Orange is the New Black standout Laverne Cox and comedian George Wallace, was well-received by critics and audiences alike, and told a timely tale featuring a transgender actress, but that failed to sway the company into giving it a second season. The news was first reported by Deadline, in a guest column penned by Cox, Wallace, and co-creator Dan Ewen.

Though only first reported on Friday, April 18, the heartfelt and earnest piece from its creative team revealed that the series was actually canceled back at the end of March, barely a month after the show premiered (to positive reviews and an 89% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes). It's hard not to wonder if the series' subject matter — which spoke directly to the highly politicized issue of transgender people and their...

Amazon Prime Video has canceled the comedy series Clean Slate after one season, the company confirmed. The series, which premiered on February 6, 2025, featured Laverne Cox and George Wallace and was one of the final projects produced by television legend Norman Lear before his death in 2023.​ Clean Slate centers on Harry Slate (Wallace), an old-school car wash owner in Alabama…

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Clean Slate will not be returning for a second season.

On Friday (April 18), it was announced that the comedy series, which was the late TV legend Norman Lear‘s final completed project, has been canceled by Prime Video after one season.

The series starred Laverne Cox and George Wallace as an estranged daughter and father from Mobile, Alabama trying to reconnect after decades part amid tensions over trans rights and a changing America

Keep reading to find out more…Laverne, George, and co-creator Dan Ewen broke the cancellation news in a guest column posted on Deadline‘s website.

In their message, they called Clean Slate a “labor of love,” and a “seven-year effort” that “was gone in a puff of server exhaust,” adding that they first learned about the show’s cancellation “by the end of March.”

“Thank you to everyone who laughed and cried with us. Thank you to...

Norman Lear’s final completed project “Clean Slate” has been canceled at Prime Video after one season, the series’ stars Laverne Cox and George Wallace and co-creator Dan Ewen revealed in a Friday guest column on Deadline.

The series premiered on the Amazon-owned streaming platform on Feb. 6. But by the end of March, the eight-episode “labor of love” was canceled.

“A seven-year effort was gone in a puff of server exhaust,” Cox, Wallace and Ewen wrote.

Representatives for Prime Video declined to comment.

“Clean Slate” follows an old school and outspoken car wash owner named Henry (Wallace), who is thrilled that his estranged child is finally returning home to Alabama after 17 years. However, Henry has a lot of soul searching to do when the child he thought was a son returns as the determined, proud, trans woman, Desiree (Cox).

The series, which was initially brought by Cox and Wallace to Lear as “Sanford and Daughter,...

Amazon's Prime Video has cemented its name among the most successful streaming services, with a diverse set of original projects, whether films or TV series. However, after recently canceling Bosch: Legacy, the streamer has now canceled yet another show.

The comedy sitcom Clean Slate premiered on Feb. 6 to positive reviews. It was co-created by Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black) and George Wallace (Batman Forever), who also starred in the sitcom. However, despite the positive reviews, Deadline officially confirmed Prime Video axed Clean Slate after one season.

Cox, Wallace, and co-creator Dan Ewen confirmed the news in a guest column on the outlet, detailing the show's origins and further details about the show. Clean Slate was one of the last series veteran producer Norman Lear produced before his death in 2023, as the series had been originally announced in January 2020 by Peacock. Development took several years, moving from Peacock to...

Amazon Prime Video has canceled Clean Slate, which was television legend Norman Lear’s final completed project, after one season. Series stars Laverne Cox and George Wallace, as well as their fellow co-creator Dan Ewen, broke the news in a guest column on Deadline.

Clean Slate premiered on Prime Video on February 6; by “the end of March” it was canceled, the trio wrote. Cox, Wallace and Ewen called the series a “labor of love,” and a “seven-year effort” that “was gone in a puff of server exhaust.”

Perhaps a little bit of a shot there on how Amazon conducts its business.

It was Cox and Wallace who brought the show to Lear. Lear, the sitcom dynamo (for decades and decades), died in December 2023 at 101 years old. Lear was the comedy genius behind All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.

The Hollywood Reporter reached...

It’s one and done for Prime Video’s Clean Slate, starring Laverne Cox and George Wallace. The Norman Lear-produced comedy has been cancelled.

Co-created by Cox, Wallace and Dan Ewen, the eight-episode series centered around Desiree (Cox), a transgender woman who returned to her Alabama hometown and reunites with her father (Wallace) for the first time since she transitioned.

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Amazon has canceled the comedy series “Clean Slate” after one season, Variety has confirmed.

The show originally debuted on Prime Video in February. It starred Laverne Cox, George Wallace, Jay Wilkison, D.K. Uzoukwu, Telma Hopkins, Philip Garcia, and Norah Murphy. It bears the distinction of being the last completed series produced by the legendary Norman Lear before his death in 2023.

The logline for the show states that it “follows Harry Slate (Wallace), an old-school and outspoken Alabama car wash owner, who has a lot of soul searching to do when the estranged child he thought was a son returns home to Mobile as a proud, trans woman, Desiree (Cox).”

Wallace and Cox co-created the series with Dan Ewen. All three served as executive producers along with Lear, Brent Miller, and Simran Baidwan. Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios produced.

The show had a long route to the screen. It...

Editor’s Note: Deadline reveals here for the first time that Clean Slate has been canceled by Prime Video. The last completed project involving Norman Lear, the comedy featured Laverne Cox and George Wallace as an estranged daughter and father from Mobile, Alabama trying to reconnect after decades apart amid tensions over trans rights and a changing America. In a guest column, Cox, Wallace and co-creator Dan Ewen reveal the cancellation news, the show’s origins and the flag of dignity they believe it flew.

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Clean Slate premiered on Prime Video on February 6th.

By the end of March, our eight-episode series, our labor of love, was canceled.

A seven-year effort was gone in a puff of server exhaust. The following piece from we, the creators of Clean Slate, soon materialized. Please forgive the word count. This shit was cheaper than therapy.

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The room was dead quiet for a moment.

This review was originally published during the 2024 Venice Film Festival. “One to One: John and Yoko” opens from Magnolia Pictures on IMAX screens Friday, April 11, 2025.

In the fall of 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved into an apartment on 105 Bank Street in the West Village of Manhattan. It had been two years since Lennon told his Beatles bandmates that he wanted “a divorce,” and the recently married couple craved a fresh start in America away from the oppressive shadow of the group he founded. By this point, Lennon and Ono’s lives were completely intertwined—they were not merely lovers, but also close creative collaborators whose artistry was developing in tandem. Her background in the avant-garde and gallery world intermingled with his experience with pop music and celebrity until their work became inseparable from persona. Together they garnered a more focused political conscience as the Vietnam war continued unabated amidst an increasingly fractured,...

A presidential candidate who plays to white grievance is almost assassinated. A Black woman runs for president. A major deportation threat hangs in the air. People take to the streets to protest bombings and genocide. Sounds very much like modern times. Instead, it’s the post-Woodstock world of the early Seventies seen in Kevin Macdonald’s One to One: John & Yoko, a documentary that dares to take you into one of the most polarizing periods of one of pop culture’s most controversial couples. It’s the movie you...

Few stories about pop culture are more prevalent than the myth that Yoko Ono broke up the Beatles. For decades, it has been clear other extenuating factors led to John Lennon leaving the band, and yet the story continues to percolate. To help dispel this idea, One to One: John & Yoko examines the famous couple during their life in New York City in 1972. In the process, it follows Lennon and Ono as they mount various pressure campaigns to change the policies and politics of the era. While not entirely successful in showcasing the couple, director Kevin Macdonald paints a compelling, if overly broad, vision of the moment.

Related“I feel like I understand John and Yoko better”: One to One: John and Yoko Director Kevin Macdonald Discusses Creating a Different Type of Beatles Documentary One to One: John & Yoko — The Plot

1972 was a year of tumultuous change for America,...

A collection of staggering TV clips and amazing audio of Lennon and Ono’s life in 1970s NYC, this film is a mosaic of countercultural moments

Film-maker Kevin Macdonald has created a fever dream of pop culture: a TV-clip collage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s time in New York in the early 70s, as they led the countercultural protest. It’s a film that mixes small screen zeitgeist fragments and madeleine moments, a memory quilt of a certain time and place, juxtaposing Jerry Rubin and Allen Ginsberg with Richard Nixon and George Wallace, John and Yoko in concert with ads for Tupperware – all inspired by the fact that John and Yoko did an awful lot of TV watching in their small New York apartment of that time, with John in particular thrilled by the American novelty of 24/7 television.

It was also on TV that John and Yoko saw...

When the fourth season of Hacks premieres this week, newly minted late-night talk show host Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is going to run into two real-life TV superstars. Entertainment Weekly reports that Carol Burnett and Jimmy Kimmel will guest-star as themselves on the upcoming season of the hit HBO comedy. While Burnett will turn up to lend support to Vance, Kimmel's role on the series will be more adversarial.

Hacks' fourth season will center around comedy legend Vance finally getting her shot to headline a late-night talk show, with her on-and-off frenemy Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) making herself its head writer via blackmail. In the season;s fourth episode, the pressure soon gets to Deborah, as she experiences her first-ever case of stage fright while in rehearsals for her first episode; she finds some support in the form of comedy veteran Burnett. As Smart says, Deborah wouldn't admit her vulnerability...

Norman Lear is nothing less than a legend, having made his mark on the entertainment industry with television shows that tackle some of society's most difficult topics. The name behind projects such as All in the Family, Maude, and The Jeffersons, Lear's tragic passing at the age of 101 in December 2023 was a notable loss to the world of meaningful television. However, before his passing, the director embarked on a final television project, Clean Slate, which made its debut on February 6, 2025.

Having premiered on Amazon Prime Video, Clean Slate has found positive reception and success, similar to many of Lear's previous works. Co-created by Lear, Laverne Cox, and George Wallace, with the latter duo also starring in the series, Clean Slate was first announced in 2020. Although the road to release has been long, now that it is finally here, the series has been praised for its heartfelt narrative, wit in dealing with sensitive topics,...

A likely forgotten 2018 action thriller movie starring Gerard Butler and Oscar-winner Gary Oldman has found a new streaming home. Hunter Killer is now streaming on Peacock and stars Common and Linda Cardellini.

Butler plays American submarine Captain Joe Glass in Hunter Killer,and is searching for a United States sub that appears to be in distress in the Arctic Ocean. Glass then realizes that a secret Russian coup is about to happen, and a conspiracy threatens to break down the world order. Glass then has to round up a group of elite Navy SEALs to covertly sneak through enemy waters and rescue the Russian president who has been kidnapped - all in an effort to prevent World War III.

Hunter Killer grossed just $31.6 million worldwide against a budget of $40 million, per Box Office Mojo. It currently has a “rotten” 38% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 115 critics’ reviews. Its audience score is...

So many major stars are in attendance at the 2025 NAACP Image Awards and we have the best photos from the red carpet!

The annual event is taking place on Saturday night (February 22) at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif.

The theme of this year’s show is “Our Stories, Our Culture, Our Excellence,” with the event celebrating Black excellence.

The nominees for Entertainer of the Year this year are Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart, and Shannon Sharpe. The Piano Lesson leads the motion picture categories with 14 nominations while Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist leads the television categories with nine nominations.

Celebs like Cynthia, Zoe Saldana, Kerry Washington, and Gabrielle Union have all hit the red carpet. We have a recap of the biggest stars at the event!

Head inside to see all of the celebs who attended the show…

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A lot can change in 23 years, discovers Harry Slate (George Wallace), as he reunites with his now-daughter Desiree (Laverne Cox). Clean Slate follows the small-town adventures of Desiree and Harry in Mobile, Alabama as they work to rebuild their bond after an extended period of estrangement, during which time Desmond has come out as Desiree.

Harry mostly takes it well, despite the residents of the town comedically speculating on who Desiree is, and Desiree moves back into her childhood bedroom, at least temporarily. She plans only to stay long enough to reintegrate her father back into her life.

At least, that's the plan. Desiree finds, as she meets and re-meets a host of interesting people in Mobile, that maybe she likes it a little more than she'd first imagined...

Desiree (Laverne Cox), Henry (George Wallace) in Clean Slate | Photo Credit: Courtesy of Prime © Amazon Content Services LLC Clean Slate treats...

On Monday February 10 2025, ABC broadcasts GMA3: What You Need to Know!

Season 4 Episode 358 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “GMA3: What You Need to Know” promises an exciting lineup of guests. Actor George Wallace will be featured, bringing his unique perspective and humor to the show. Known for his engaging personality, Wallace is likely to share stories from his career and insights into the entertainment industry.

Costume designer Paul Tazewell will also join the episode. Tazewell is recognized for his impressive work in theater and film, and his designs often make a strong impression. Viewers can expect him to discuss the art of costume design and how it contributes to storytelling in the performing arts.

Athlete Adrienne Smith will add a dynamic element to the episode. As a trailblazer in her sport, Smith’s experiences and achievements are sure to inspire. She may share her journey and the...

Laverne Cox got the Scad TVfest crowd to its feet on Friday evening, as the star delivered a powerful, emotional speech about the new Trump administration’s attack on trans rights, civil rights and destruction of regulations in order to enrich the billionaires now in office. Taking the stage to accept Scad’s Impact Award, before premiering two episodes of her new Amazon Prime Video series “Clean Slate,” Cox delivered a call to action while also admitting the frightening truth that at the moment, “it might be too little, too late.”

“The system is rigged in favor of corporations, plutocrats, oligarchs, the wealthy,” she said. “It might not be the time for us to be able to rise up not only as trans people, but as working people, as people of color. People with the capacity for pregnancy, people who really just want to get a no fault divorce. And so many other things.

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Laverne Cox has come out with a very important series at a very important time.

Clean Slate, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on February 6, stars the Orange Is The New Black alum alongside George Wallace.

Laverne reached deep into her own childhood pain to tell this humorous, uplifting story.

But she hopes that this will have a healing effect upon viewers. Especially now, at a time when her story is so painfully relevant.

In ‘Clean Slate,’ Laverne Cox stars as a woman reconnecting — and reintroducing herself to — her father in her hometown. It is a very personal story for the actress. (Image Credit: Amazon Prime Video) Laverne Cox and George Wallace star in ‘Clean Slate’ on Prime

Clean Slate is a new series of Prime Video. The show stars Laverne Cox as Desiree, the estranged adult daughter of Harry Slate, portrayed by George Wallace.

Desiree returns...

Everyone seems to love Clean Slate, the sitcom with “a trans story right when it’s needed the most.” But comedian George Wallace had a very different idea in mind when he first pitched the show to legendary producer Norman Lear — he wanted to update classic ‘70s sitcom Sanford and Son.

“Sanford and Son makes everybody feel good,” Wallace told The Hollywood Reporter. “Just hearing the music, already that smile comes on your face. So I said, ‘Let me go to Norman Lear.’ I had known him for 30 years, and I said, ‘I want to reboot Sanford and Son.’ He says, ‘Are you kidding? You can’t do that show. Get a twist and come back.’”

Lear knew a little something about Sanford and Son — he developed the show as NBC’s answer to All in the Family. While the sitcom doesn’t show up much in syndication these days,...

A new comedy series on Prime Video is challenging traditional family dynamics with a heartwarming story of reconciliation and understanding. “Clean Slate,” developed by comedian George Wallace and featuring Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox, explores the complex relationship between a father and his transgender daughter.

The series follows Harry Slate (Wallace), a car wash owner in Mobile, Alabama, who reconnects with his child after 23 years of separation. The unexpected twist: his son has transitioned and now identifies as Desiree, played by Cox.

“I wondered, what if I had a son that left home and came back 23 years later?” Wallace said. Cox completed the thought: “And that child says, ‘I was never your son, I was always your daughter.'”

The show delves into themes of family acceptance, personal growth, and community, particularly within the African Methodist Episcopal (Ame) Church. For Cox, who grew up in Mobile, the setting carries deep personal significance.

For the past 20 years, Laverne Cox has dreamed of starring in a scripted series she created. With Prime Video’s “Clean Slate,” that dream is finally coming true. But getting to this point was far from an easy process.

“The fact that this has finally happened feels like a miracle,” Cox told TheWrap. “I’m just committed to having fun, being in deep gratitude and being of service when I can because people do want to hear from me as a trans person in this moment.”

The idea for “Clean Slate” actually came from the series’ co-lead, comedian George Wallace. Together with his collaborator Dan Ewen, Wallace wanted to make a remake of the iconic sitcom “Sanford and Son.” But when the duo pitched the idea to the NBC comedy’s uncredited executive producer Norman Lear, he passed unless the series could be reformatted with a twist. That’s how “Stanford and Daughter” was floated,...

With a new wave of anti-lgbtq legislation coming out of the first days of 2025, Laverne Cox is well aware of the cultural significance of her new show.

In Clean Slate, Season 1 of which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, the actress plays a proud trans woman named Desiree who returns home to her estranged father Harry (George Wallace) in Mobile, Alabama, after 17 years, telling Deadline they set the series in her actual hometown in attempt to “humanize Desiree” amid the ongoing battle for trans rights.

“I wanted it to just have that sort of authenticity, and I wanted to kind of have it be an exploration of what it means to come home, how difficult that is,” explained Cox. “I have such a difficult relationship with Mobile, honestly, to this day, and I thought that tension would be great. It’s my real life.”

And while their dynamic is...

The heartfelt comedy is produced by Norman Lear’s Act III Productions.

Start anew with “Clean Slate.” Produced by the late great Norman Lear’s Act III Productions, the heartfelt comedy stars legendary comedian George Wallace and four-time Emmy nominee Laverne Cox as a father and daughter who try to get it right the second time when they reunite after 17 years. It’s a difficult time in the country (and world) for trans people, to say the least, and “Clean Slate,” which combines trans joy and unconditional love with Lear’s classic style, is the perfect show for the moment. Watch all eight episodes of “Clean Slate” on Feb. 6 with a subscription to Prime Video.

How to Watch ‘Clean Slate’ When: Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. Et Where: Prime Video Stream: Watch with a subscription to Prime Video. From anywhere: Watch with a subscription to a Vpn. Everything you...

One of legendary producer Norman Lear’s final projects, Clean Slate, starts streaming soon.

Laverne Cox stars as Desiree, a trans woman who returns to her Alabama hometown for a quick visit — until her stay becomes unexpectedly permanent. She moves back in with her father, Harry (George Wallace), “an old-school and outspoken Alabama car wash owner, who has a lot of soul searching to do when the estranged child he thought was a son returns home to Mobile as a proud, trans woman,” per the series logline.

The new comedy series begins streaming on Thursday, Feb. 6, exclusively on Prime Video.

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Clean Slate also stars Jay Wilkison as Mack, an employee at Harry’s car wash; D.K. Uzoukwu as Louis, Desiree’s childhood...