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“Freakier Friday” is chalk full of Easter eggs for devoted fans — it’s actually, essentially, a Russian nesting doll of winks and nudges, particularly when it comes to cameo returns from some of Hollywood’s favorite character actors. Stephen Tobolowsky is back manning detention. Both Rosalind Chao and Lucille Soong appear, too, reprising their roles from “Freaky Friday” as Chinese restaurant owners. There’s a pair of “SNL” favorites, Vanessa Bayer and Chloe Fineman, in supporting parts. The hilarious Sherry Cola is an announcer at the pickleball game.

But the real cameo highlight is undoubtedly Elaine Hendrix as Blake Kale. In the movie, she’s an editor at Rolling Stone. Fans, however, know that she’s also Meredith Blake, the supposed antagonist (there’s some debate) in 1998’s “The Parent Trap,” starring — ding, ding, ding — Lindsay Lohan as identical twins Annie and Hallie in her film debut.

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Fran Drescher led SAG-AFTRA through its painful 2023 strike, but she’s not seeking a third term as the actors union’s president.

Her decision to opt out of became official when SAG released the list of candidates for the next election (read it here). Sean Astin has submitted a bid to lead the 160,000-member organization, as has SAG-AFTRA New England Local board member Chuck Slavin.

Drescher took over the top spot in 2021. When she was re-elected in 2023, she said she wanted “all members to be equal in all ways and I will continue to fight against marginalization and discrimination within our union, from our employers and the world at large.”

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SAG-AFTRA members will receive their ballots August 13, and must be returned by September 12. Peter Antico and Michelle Hurd are running national secretary-treasurer,...

William Stanford Davis wants his Abbott Elementary character Mr. Johnson to feel familiar.

Maybe not all of us had a conspiracy-prone school custodian who may offer some surprisingly sage advice in one breath and try to scam you out of $20 in the next. But, we do all know a person who doesn’t quite fit any of the molds society has created for us. That eccentric person who seems to have lived a thousand lives before they came into ours. That, Davis says, is who he hopes Mr. Johnson evokes in between his hilarious one-liners.

“I try to make him an honest, 100% human being. He just has a few quirky ways,” the actor told Deadline during a sit-down conversation at San Diego Comic-Con.

Davis was joined at the convention by much of his fellow Abbott Elementary cast and crew, including creator and star Quinta Brunson as well as Tyler James Williams,...

The premise of Freaky Friday has now been entertaining fans for generations. The story originated with the 1976 Disney picture starring Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris as the body-swapped mother-daughter duo. The movie was then remade several times, the most famous of which came out in 2003.

This was the Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan version of Freaky Friday, which became a modern classic and serves as the jumping off point for this year's legacy sequel film Freakier Friday. The new movie chronicles the characters' lives two decades later, upping the body swap stakes when Lohan's daughter and stepdaughter-to-be are also involved.

While Lohan has made a comeback in recent years, her Freaky Friday era was the most important time of her career. The remakecame out shortly before Mean Girls, a movie that would also define Lohan's filmography. However, in advance of this week's release of Freakier Friday, another early Lohan...

Lindsay Lohan is returning to the big screen after a long break with the upcoming Freaky Friday sequel, Freakier Friday. But before fans catch up with Anna and Tess 22 years later, Lohan had already mastered the art of swapping lives in several iconic movies, including Freaky Friday, The Parent Trap, and Just My Luck.

In The Parent Trap (1998), she pulled double duty as Annie and Hallie, twin sisters who switch places to reunite their divorced parents. In Freaky Friday (2003), she portrayed Anna, a rebellious teen who wakes up in her mother’s body. And in Just My Luck (2006), she starred as Ashley. Her perfect life unravels after she unknowingly swaps good fortune with a total stranger.

All three movies showcased Lohan’s knack for playing dual identities. She is bringing back the traits in the 2003 Disney classic sequel, along with Jamie Lee Curtis. Freakier Friday movie is ready to hit...

If there’s one thing that’s true about “Abbott Elementary,” it’s that the hit ABC comedy wears its Philly colors loud and proud, particularly in terms of featuring the city’s local sports teams.

So far, “Abbott” has featured cameos from Eagles stars Jalen Hurts, Jason Kelce and Brandon Graham in the Season 3 premiere (plus the NFL team later brought the Super Bowl trophy to set), as well as a funny Season 2 storyline with the Philadelphia Flyers’ mascot Gritty. And, at San Diego Comic-Con, series creator and star Quinta Brunson teased that there are more surprises to come.

“You can expect us to be filming at a live event,” Brunson told the crowd, somewhat cryptically. “You can do with that information what you will, because I can’t give you more information. But I do think that Philly sports fans will be very happy.”

In general, “Abbott” fans...

Abbott Elementary has hit its stride in its four seasons. The hit ABC show takes us to Abbott Elementary, a school in Philadelphia. With its eclectic group of teachers and students who know exactly how to annoy them, the show has been the sitcom darling that fans have been waiting for. Gregory (Tyler James Williams) and Janine (Quinta Brunson) are our perfect little television romance, Melissa (Lisa Ann Walter) and Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph) have a perfect friendship, and Jacob (Chris Perfetti) just wants everyone to think he's cool, and they're all led by Ava (Janelle James). Or they were for part of this last season until Ava got in trouble and then came back to Abbott.

All of this has led to what we've learned about the upcoming Season 5 at San Diego Comic-Con! While we didn't get much in terms of "news" about Abbott Elementary, we did get a...

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HBO Max is ready with an entertainment-packed August this year. The upcoming month will see the return of some of the popular superhero series, Peacemaker, as well as the streaming release of the brilliant and bloody film, Final Destination: Bloodlines. Just like every month, HBO Max is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the six new movies and TV shows coming to HBO Max in August 2025.

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Final Destination: Bloodlines is a supernatural horror film co-directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein from a screenplay co-written by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor. The 2025 film is the sixth entry into the Final Destination film franchise, and it follows Stefani Reyes, a college student who discovers that her grandmother saved the lives of several...

It’s been 22 years since Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan first swapped bodies in “Freaky Friday,” but they’re ready to do it again with a new generation in Disney’s “Freakier Friday,” out in theaters next month.

At Tuesday night’s world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, the Oscar-winning actress explained why audiences need feel-good movies like this highly anticipated sequel to the 2003 family classic now more than ever.

“There’s math involved. You couldn’t make this movie if Lindsay didn’t have a teenage daughter, so she had to be old enough,” Curtis told TheWrap. “And there’s a nostalgia about the movie. In a time of turmoil, you cling to something nostalgic and familiar, so it’s like comfort food.”

“I think ‘Freaky Friday’ is sort of cinema comfort food: it’s satisfying, makes you feel good, makes you laugh, makes you cry.

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,...

Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are back together, 22 years after starring in beloved comedy Freaky Friday.

Freakier Friday reunites the duo as mother and daughter Tess and Anna Coleman, who swapped bodies in the original film and, in the sequel, discover that lightning may indeed strike twice.

At Freakier Friday‘s L.A. premiere on Tuesday, Lohan told The Hollywood Reporter that the follow-up movie is “bigger, we have more stories to tell. It’s a four-way swap and there’s more music and there’s a lot more physical comedy than the first one, which I love. Any moment that I can pull a Lucile Ball, I’m down for it.”

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Lohan and Curtis have remained close friends since they worked together two decades ago, as Lohan explained, “She was there for me at a time...

Jeopardy! paid tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne on Tuesday (July 22) with a special round of clues dedicated to the heavy metal legend. The Black Sabbath frontman passed away on Tuesday at 76 years old, just weeks after reuniting with his bandmates for a massive farewell concert. Tributes soon spread far and wide, including on the official Jeopardy! Instagram page, which shared a post in Osbourne’s memory. The post included a video from an episode of last season’s Celebrity Jeopardy!, featuring Mo Rocca, Lisa Ann Walter, and Katie Nolan. The category was titled “Ozzy Osbourne’s Favorite Songs,” and included five clues about the rocker’s musical tastes. Throughout the category, some of Osbourne’s favorite songs were revealed as The Animals’ cover of Nina Simone’s “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” Led Zeppelin’s “Dazed and Confused,” Pink Floyd’s “Money,” Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen,” and Elton John...

Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis celebrated the premiere of Freakier Friday at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles.

The red carpet event included a Parent Trap reunion as Lohan’s co-stars Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter joined her for the premiere.

Other celebrities at the premiere included Chad Michael Murray, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Rosalind Chao, Vanessa Bayer, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Lili Estefan of El Gordo y La Flaca, and her daughter Lina Luaces, among many others.

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Freakier Friday is the sequel to 2003’s Freaky Friday starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. In the follow-up film, Curtis and Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman. The story picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis.

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Lindsay Lohan is being joined by two very special guests at the premiere of Freakier Friday!

The 39-year-old actor was joined by her co-stars from The Parent Trap, Lisa Ann Walter and Elaine Hendrix with the latter also appearing alongside her in Freakier Friday.

Along with Lindsay‘s surprise Parent Trap reunion, the Tuesday (July 22) premiere was attended by director Nisha Ganatra and members of the rest of the cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Chad Michael Murray, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Chloe Fineman.

Freakier Friday is set 22 years after the original film was released. It follows a grown-up Anna (played by Lindsay) who finds herself in a familiar situation as she prepares to become a stepmother.

Freakier Friday hits theaters on August 8!

Check out the new song Lindsay, Christina, and co-star Haley Hudson recorded for the movie!

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Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis may have reunited for the Freaky Friday sequel, but that wasn’t the only reunion at the Freakier Friday premiere.

Lohan also reunited with her Parent Trap co-stars Lisa Ann Walter and Elaine Hendrix on the Los Angeles red carpet on Tuesday (video below).

In the beloved 1998 film, Lohan played both identical twins Annie and Hallie, while Walter starred as Chessy, Nick Parker’s (Dennis Quaid) housekeeper, and Hendrix played Meredith Blake, Nick’s self-centered and materialistic fiancée. The Parent Trap, which also starred the late Natasha Richardson as Elizabeth James, follows Annie and Hallie, who are separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, Nick and Elizabeth. However, they discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.

It’s a #ParentTrap reunion! Lindsay Lohan, Elaine Hendrix...

It’s only been three months since the Abbott Elementary Season 4 finale aired on ABC, but the network is already moving forward with the next season of the hit sitcom. ABC has confirmed that Abbott Elementary Season 1 will debut on October 1 alongside the next season of Shifting Gears, another hit sitcom starring Tim Allen. Abbott Elementary sits at a nearly perfect 99% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and even general audiences are high on the series, rating it a strong 89% on the audience-driven Popcornmeter. Abbott Elementary is a workplace comedy centered around a group of dedicated teachers at a Philadelphia public school. Despite the odds being constantly stacked against them, they are committed to helping get the most out of their students and helping them succeed.

Abbott Elementary was written and created for television by Quinta Brunson, who also stars in the lead role of Janine Teagues in the hit ABC sitcom.

Oscar-nominated actor Sean Astin, best known for his roles in iconic movies like TheLord of the Ringstrilogy, The Goonies, and Rudy, is seeking a new title. Deadline reports that Astin has submitted a bid for and will run for president of SAG-AFTRA, the 160,000-member union that represents actors. The union is currently headed up by Fran Drescher, who has been president of SAG-AFTRA since 2021.

Running on Astin’s ticket is Michelle Hurd, known as Raffi Musiker from Star Trek: Picard, as well as roles in Blindspot and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Hurd also recently appeared in the Netflix hit, You, as psychologist Dr. Val. Hurd is running for secretary-treasurer of SAG.

Also included on Astin’s ticket are Joely Fisher (Ellen) for president of the Los Angeles Local Board, Abbott Elementary’s Lisa Ann Walter for first vice president of the Local Board, and David Joliffe (ParaNorman) to...

The Lord of the Rings actor Sean Astin is seeking to replace SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher in the upcoming union election.

Astin has submitted a bid to lead the 160,000-member organization, Deadline confirmed Friday. Also on his ticket are Michelle Hurd for secretary-treasurer, Joely Fisher for president of the Los Angeles Local Board, Lisa Ann Walter for first vice president of the Local Board, and David Jolliffe to return for second vice president.

If elected, Astin would follow in the footsteps of his mother Patty Duke, the Valley of the Dolls and The Miracle Worker actress who became the second woman to ever run the then-Screen Actors Guild in 1985. She held the position for three years.

Astin has previously served on five separate SAG-AFTRA negotiating committees, including the most recent contract won after a historically long, 118-day strike in 2023. He is also a member of SAG-AFTRA National and LA local boards,...

In 1985, Valley of the Dolls and The Miracle Worker actress Patty Duke became the second-ever woman to lead the Screen Actors Guild as president, a position she filled for three years.

Now, decades later, her son Sean Astin is seeking to follow in her footsteps. The actor, perhaps best known for his role as the loyal hobbit hero Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings, is running for president of the current iteration of the film and TV actors’ union, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

In an interview, Astin pointed to his years on national and L.A. Local boards and on five separate negotiating committees as key preparatory steps for the top job at SAG-AFTRA. “It feels like this moment is a culmination of all of that work,” he said. “The time feels like it’s absolutely right and I’m excited to do it.”

Fran Drescher, who...

Dennis Quaid may be somewhat against the possibility of this memorable classic getting a reboot, but another star is definitely down to bring the rom-com back to life. Directed by Nancy Meyers in her feature directorial debut, The Parent Trap, starring Quaid, was released in July 1998 as a remake and a legacy sequel to the 1961 film of the same name. The iconic actor was joined by a brilliant ensemble, including Lisa Ann Walter, who was most recently seen in the award-winning Abbott Elementary and has now voiced her interest in a Parent Trap reboot – but under one condition.

Speaking with People Magazine at an Abbott Elementary event in L.A., Walter named those she would want involved in the potential sequel to The Parent Trap, starting with Meyers, who directed and wrote the 1998 film. “One hundred percent, if Nancy Meyers wrote it,” she declared. The TV producer who portrayed Chessy,...

Series creator and star Quinta Brunson indicated that “Abbott Elementary” may soon come to a close, just days ahead of the cast’s highly anticipated appearance on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (airing July 9). “Abbott Elementary” is set to begin its fifth season in the fall, and its first four outings have not only been a ratings hit for ABC but raked in scores of award nominations, a rarity for any network series in 2025.

“We are so fortunate and blessed to be on a network TV show for five seasons, and for people to still be fans,” the Emmy-winning actress and writer told Bustle. “That being said, I have cast members who would love to pursue other projects, and our show is very time-consuming. We shoot about seven months out of the year. That can stop people from being able to do a lot of other things.”

The other cast...

Abbott Elementary has been one of the most successful network sitcoms of recent years. The show's creator and star, however, is already looking forward to graduation. In a recent interview with Bustle, Quinta Brunson talked about the show's inevitable conclusion and her interest in moving on to new projects. It won't happen any time soon, though: Abbott Elementary has been renewed for a fifth season, which will premiere in the fall.

Brunson is effusive about the show's success with critics and audiences, which has kept the show on the air for five years: "We are so fortunate and blessed to be on a network TV show for five seasons, and for people to still be fans." However, she's looking for projects that will let her escape her Abbott character, perky second-grade teacher Janine Teagues: "I’m always interested in playing against type. I think that’s any actor’s dream.

“Abbott Elementary” star, showrunner and creator Quinta Brunson is looking forward to her next big project.

During a recent interview with Bustle, the Emmy-winner explained that she is “looking forward to moving away” from her role as elementary school teacher Janine Teagues. She added that she knows several cast members who would also “love” to expand to other roles.

“We are so fortunate and blessed to be on a network TV show for five seasons, and for people to still be fans,” Brunson explained. “That being said, I have cast members who would love to pursue other projects, and our show is very time-consuming. We shoot about seven months out of the year. That can stop people from being able to do a lot of other things.”

Brunson said that she is currently parsing through scripts to see what might come next, but is still waiting for the perfect TV...

With Abbott Elementary going back to school for a fifth season, creator, showrunner and star Quinta Brunson has graduation on her mind.

The Golden Globe winner recently admitted she’s “looking forward to moving away” from roles like that of second-grade teacher Janine Teagues as she also considers how “very time-consuming” the series is for her cast to continue committing.

“We are so fortunate and blessed to be on a network TV show for five seasons, and for people to still be fans,” she told Bustle. “That being said, I have cast members who would love to pursue other projects, and our show is very time-consuming. We shoot about seven months out of the year. That can stop people from being able to do a lot of other things.”

The 3x Emmy-winning series also stars Tyler James Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, Janelle James, Chris Perfetti and William Stanford Davis.

Even great things have to end at some point. Such is the circle of life, and fans of Abbott Elementarymight feel that sting soon. The sitcom returns for Season 5 this fall, and series creator and star, Quinta Brunson, is already mauling over when the show could come to a close. The show premiered in 2021 and follows a group of the titular Philadelphia public school teachers as they engage with their students, trying to help them succeed. Season 4 saw Willard R. Abbott Elementary School bid farewell to some of its favorite students, which suggests the upcoming season will be coming with a freshness to it. So, when might we say goodbye to knowledge acquisition?

Abbott Elementary has been incredibly successful throughout its run so far, winning four Emmys along the way. Central to the series' theme is Brunson's character, Janine Teagues, who seeks to make an impact on the lives of her students.

Abbott Elementary Season 4 has received straight A's from TV critics, earning a 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. But will that perfect score translate to the 2025 Emmys?

To date, ABC's school-set mockumentary has been nominated for 24 Emmys and won four: Best Comedy Actress for Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues (2023), Best Comedy Supporting Actress for Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard (2022), Best Comedy Writing for Brunson for the pilot (2022), and Best Comedy Casting (2022). It's still waiting on that coveted victory for Best Comedy Series, for which it has been nominated for each of its first three seasons. Let's take a look at Abbott's strongest Emmy chances for Season 4, category by category.

Best Comedy Series

As usual, there will be eight slots for this series race, and Abbott Elementary is sitting pretty in fifth place. The fact that Abbott is one of the funniest shows in contention should work in its benefit, especially...

Chris Perfetti from Abbott Elementary is opening up about the show's most surprising friendship, the one between his character, Jacob Hill, and Melissa Schemmenti (Lisa Ann Walter). When the show began, no one would have ever thought that Jacob and Melissa would have the friendship they do now. Melissa has been a teacher at Abbott Elementary for many years, unlike Jacob, and has a more realistic view of what it means to be a teacher and what comes with it, compared to Jacob. Despite these differences, Melissa and Jacob became roommates in season 3 following his breakup with Zach.

During an interview with ScreenRant, Perfetti discussed Jacob and Melissa's unlikely friendship and whether their relationship had changed at all since they became roommates. Jacob and Melissa’s friendship has remained mostly the same since season 1 and is the perfect example of how opposites attract. Despite their very different personalities, they’ve...

The fourth season of Abbott Elementaryended on an explosive yet upbeat note. Toward Season 4's end, Principal Ava Coleman (Janelle James) was let go from her job. At the same time, the teachers and staff of Willard R. Abbott Elementary School had to say goodbye to some students whom they'd grown fond of. This means that Season 5 of the ABC sitcom will begin on somewhat of a clean slate as we delve into new characters and new stories for familiar faces. Looking ahead to the new season, series star Chris Perfetti, who plays Jacob Hill, offered an exciting production update.

Abbott Elementary was created by Quinta Brunson, who also stars in the series as Janine. After meeting with Brunson, Perfetti reveals that the four-time Emmy-winning series is about a month away from starting production on the fifth season. The star also goes on to sound an optimistic note to ScreenRant...

Abbott Elementary season 5 gets an exciting update from star Chris Perfetti. After a truly game-changing twist near the end of Abbott Elementary season 4, in which Principal Ava Coleman (Janelle James) was let go from her job, the hit ABC sitcom concluded its fourth installment on a much more upbeat note. Although the teachers and staff of Willard R. Abbott Elementary School had to say goodbye to some students whom they've grown especially fond of, there was also excitement in seeing those students move on to the next chapter in their lives.

In an interview with ScreenRant's Rachel Foertsch, Perfetti was asked about when Abbott Elementary season 5 might start production. The actor, who plays Jacob Hill in the four-time Emmy-winning series, notes that the show is about a month away from starting. In the quote below, Perfetti also strikes an optimistic note about what to expect from season 5 after seeing...

There was something incredibly wholesome about Abbott Elementary’s side of their crossover with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. No, it wasn’t Kaitlin Olson’s Sweet Dee trying to seduce Gregory (Tyler James Williams) away from Janine (Quinta Brunson) or Frank’s (Danny DeVito) suggestion of using pelts soaked in urine as a way to deter raccoons from digging up the community garden. While the other members of Sunny’s infamous gang were causing chaos, Charlie Day’s character, Charlie, was learning a new skill thanks to educators Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and Melissa (Lisa Ann Walter).

Fans of the raucous FX comedy will know that Charlie’s illiteracy has long been a running gag, but that simply wouldn’t stand for the two teachers. And, according to Ralph, who spoke with Collider’s Aidan Kelley on the red carpet for the Newport Beach TV Fest over the weekend,...

“It think it’s an incredible time to be funny,” “Abbott Elementary” star Lisa Ann Walter said at the TheWrap’s “Keeping it Fresh: Careers That Keep Evolving” panel as part of the inaugural Women of Comedy Emmy Showcase.

“And it doesn’t matter the age,” she continued. “I came into this town to star in my own TV shows, and if those had gone and I had been a big star, I would have died in a drunken car wreck somewhere for real. So having had all this time in between to do a number of different jobs and raise my children and come into a show as a woman of my age, and owning my talent and my power is incredible for me.”

Joined by fellow Emmy contenders Iliza Shlesinger (“Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal”), Sasheer Zamata (“Agatha All Along”), Julianne Nicholson (“Hacks”) and Bridget Everett (“Somebody Somewhere...

Some of the funniest performers on TV came out Wednesday night for TheWrap’s inaugural Women of Comedy Emmy Showcase, a celebration of leading female voices in comedy.

The invitation-only event took place at The Crescent Theater in Beverly Hills with acclaimed comedian, actress, writer and producer Whitney Cummings serving as the event’s host. Wide-ranging panel conversations focused on the creative journeys for each of these creators and performers as well as how the comedy landscape has evolved in recent years, specifically for women.

The event featured some of the buzziest names of this TV awards cycle, from Bridget Everett, the star and executive producer of HBO’s critically acclaimed “Somebody Somewhere,” to Abby Elliott, one of the leads in FX’s Chicago darling “The Bear.”

TheWrap’s “Leading With Laughter: Crafting Unforgettable Characters” panel included Elliott, Brenda Song of “Running Point,” Christa Miller of “Shrinking,” Wendi McLendon-Covey of “St.

Cynthia Erivo and Lisa Ann Walter visited Real Women Have Curves on Broadway this weekend. Check out photos of them visiting the cast here! Real Women Have Curves is now playing at the James Earl Jones Theatre and was nominated for 12 Awards this season, including Tony Awards nominations for Best Score and Best Featured Actress (Justina Machado). It’s the summer of 1987, and Ana Garcia dreams of flying away from East Los Angeles. But when her family receives a make-or-break order for 200 dresses, Ana finds herself juggling her own ambitions, her mother’s expectations, and a community of women all trying to make it work against the odds. Photo credit: Bruce Glikas Florencia Cuenca Cynthia Erivo Tatianna Cordoba <img...

Sherri is leaning into summer with a fully loaded guest lineup across the week of June 2, pulling in a mix of talent from scripted TV, streaming, Broadway, and daytime staples. Fox and syndication partners are keeping the daytime flow upbeat and buzzy, with a programming slate built to court celeb chasers, lifestyle trend-watchers, and […]

‘Sherri’ Stacks Week of June 2 With Taraji P. Henson, Eva Marcille, Michelle Buteau & Lisa Ann Walter...

Who doesn’t love a good crossover? Some of audiences very favorite episodes are the ones where characters from an entirely different show pop up, like when two “ER” doctors showed up on “Friends,” when Sam and Dean got sucked into an episode of “Scooby-Doo,” or, most recently, when “9-1-1” LAPD sergeant Athena Grant took an unplanned cruise aboard the Odyssey.

Most of the time, these special episodes happen because they are on the same network, or are from the same producer, but sometimes they just happen because they are entertaining as hell … or the show’s creators are big fans of each other, as was the case with Quinta Brunson of “Abbott Elementary” and Rob McElhenney of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

Here are some of our favorite TV crossovers:

Suzanne Pleshette and Bob Newhart in the series finale of “Newhart” in 1990 (Credit: Gale M. Adler CBS) “Newhart” and...

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,...

Lisa Ann Walter (“Abbott Elementary”), Brenda Song (“Running Point”), Iliza Shlesinger (“Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal”), Christa Miller (“Shrinking”), Sasheer Zamata (“Agatha All Along”), Julianne Nicholson (“Hacks”), Bridget Everett (“Somebody Somewhere”), Abby Elliott (“The Bear”) and Wendy McLendon-Covey (“St. Denis Medical”) will come together for TheWrap’s Women of Comedy Emmy Showcase, a vibrant celebration of today’s leading female voices in comedy on June 4.

The Emmy-season event will be hosted by acclaimed comedian, actress, writer and producer Whitney Cummings, who will moderate candid panel conversations with the featured performers. These discussions will delve into the comedians’ creative journeys, influences and the evolving landscape for women in the comedy industry.

Taking place at The Crescent Theater in Beverly Hills, the invite-only evening will begin with a welcome reception at 4:00 p.m., followed by two panel conversations at 5:00 p.m. featuring some of today’s most influential comedic voices.

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St. Denis Medical is a mockumentary-style medical workplace comedy series created by Eric Ledgin and Justin Spitzer. The NBC series is set on the premises of St. Denis Medical Center in Oregon, and it follows Alex, the Supervising Nurse in the emergency department, as she struggles with her extremely demanding job and eccentric co-workers. St. Denis Medical stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Kahyun Kim, Mekki Leeper, David Alan Grier, and Kaliko Kauahi. So, if you loved the workplace setting, hilarious comedy, and entertaining characters in St. Denis Medical, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Abbott Elementary is a mockumentary-style workplace comedy series created by Quinta Brunson. The ABC series is set on the premises of the underfunded Abbott Elementary school in West Philadelphia. It follows a group of...

Exclusive: Artists First has signed rising comedic actress Keyla Monterroso Mejia for management, Deadline has learned.

Mejia broke out with her scene-stealing character arc as Maria Sofia Estrada on Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO’s award-winning comedy series from Larry David. The performance was one that caught the attention of many, including Abbott Elementary‘s Quinta Brunson, who in Season 2 tapped her for the recurring role of Ashley, teacher’s aide to Melissa Schementi (Lisa Ann Walter), on the hit ABC comedy.

Currently, Mejia can be seen recurring on Mindy Kaling’s pro basketball comedy series Running Point for Netflix as well as Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg’s Apple series, The Studio, where she plays Petra, Seth’s harried assistant. She also recently joined the cast of Apple TV+’s Acapulco for the show’s fourth and final season, which premieres July 23rd.

In film, Mejia has been seen starring opposite...

The stars are stepping out for the 2025 Disney Upfront!

Selena Gomez, Glen Powell, and Jenna Dewan attended the big event on Tuesday (May 13) held at the Javits Center in New York City.

The stars of ABC shows – including Abbott Elementary, High Potential, and 9-1-1 – along with the stars of Hulu’s shows The Bear and All’s Fair attended the event to promote their hit series.

Following the event, we compiled photos of the stars in attendance so you can see who was there!

Keep reading to find out more…Keep scrolling to see the stars in attendance…

All’s Fair stars Sarah Paulson, Teyana Taylor, Glenn Close, & Niecy Nash-Betts

Jason Kelce

Jimmy Kimmel

Zootopia 2 star Ginnifer Goodwin

Patrick Mahomes & Saquon Barkley

The Bear stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, & Jeremy Allen White

Project Runway stars Law Roach, Nina Garcia, & Christian Siriano

The Rookie stars Mekia Cox, Shawn Ashmore, Alyssa Díaz,...

The 2025 Disney Upfront was held at the Javits Center in New York City and saw a plethora of stars to celebrate the company’s programming to come.

Some of the stars in attendance included the casts of Hulu’s All’s Fair, ABC’s 9-1-1, Freeform’s Project Runway, FX’s The Bear, ABC daytime’s The View, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, and more.

Related: Jimmy Kimmel Performs Traditional Disney Upfront Stand-Up But Ends With Support For ‘60 Minutes’: You Have The Money To Support Journalism”

9-1-1 stars Oliver Stark, Ryan Guzman, Aisha Hinds, and Kenneth Choi were at the event.

The cast of Ryan Murphy’s new legal drama starring Glenn Close, Niecy Nash Betts, Sarah Paulson, and Teyana Taylor posed for pictures together.

Related: Disney Upfront: Here’s What Happened At North Javits With Bob Iger, Patrick Mahomes, Saquon Barkley, Glen Powell & ‘Alien: Earth...

Earlier this year, worlds collided when the degenerates of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia invaded the more wholesome environs of Abbott Elementary. This summer, the tables will be turned, as Abbott's faculty heads to Paddy's Pub. But who will stay above the fray, and who will take advantage of Always Sunny's more R-rated milieu? Janelle James, who plays Abbott principal and queen bee Ava Coleman, says viewers might be surprised. She made the comments on a recent episode of Entertainment Weekly's The Awardist podcast.

Although one might expect the extroverted Ava to be a key participant in the kind of depravity the Always Sunny crew usually gets up to, James reveals that she takes more on a supervisory role: "Ava is kind of the ringmaster in that episode, so I'm more of a narrator for all the hijinks in that episode. I think everybody expects Ava to...

The inaugural Newport Beach TV Fest, presented by the Newport Beach Film Festival, has added multiple honorees to its lineup.

The four-day celebration, set for June 5-8, will honor Ralph Macchio with the Artist of Distinction Award, Dan Fogelman with the Showrunner of the Year Award, the cast of “Abbott Elementary” with the Outstanding Comedy Ensemble Award, and the cast of “Yellowjackets” with the Outstanding Drama Ensemble Award.

“Our first annual Newport Beach TV Fest brings a recognition of world-class television, storytelling and talent to our community for the first time,” said Gregg Schwenk, CEO and executive director of the Newport Beach TV Fest. “To launch this event with the casts from ‘Abbott Elementary’ and ‘Yellowjackets,’ along with individual luminaries like Dan Fogelman and Ralph Macchio, is truly remarkable. These represent the pinnacle of television excellence, and we’re thrilled to present such creativity and innovation in Newport Beach, setting...

Earlier this year, the worlds of Abbott Elementary and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia collided in the first half of a Philly-set crossover. The first half took place at the ABC home of Abbott, meaning the Paddy's Pub gang had their usual R-rated antics toned down. However, with the second half taking place on FX's Always Sunny, get ready to see a whole new side of Abbott's teachers. Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson discussed the other side of the crossover in a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

After a conversation with host Jimmy Kimmel that ranged from Brunson's encounter with Jill Biden at the Super Bowl and her experience at Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special, conversation turned to the crossover. Brunson described the Always Sunny half of the crossover as "way more raunchy than ours." She added, "It was fun! It was fun seeing what Janine,...

Drew Goins got a shock when Celebrity Jeopardy! contestant Lisa Ann Walter surprised him during an episode of Inside Jeopardy! The podcast was being filmed in Washington D.C. on the Jeopardy! Live Tour and former champ Goins was one of the guests being interviewed. He was even wearing a shirt featuring the Abbott Elementary star’s face. After Jeopardy! executive producers Sarah Whitcomb-Foss and Michael Davies asked Goins, a journalist, from Hawaii, questions about his time on the game show, they surprised him with a message from Walter. “You said, you felt like you were playing for yourself and Lisa Ann in the ToC. You’ve shouted her out so many times, and you wore her t-shirt,” Davies said. “When we found out you were going to be joining us tonight, we had to see if Lisa Ann could provide a message for you. And so we have now,...

Some of Broadway‘s biggest stars came together on their night off to celebrate the Entertainment Community Fund, an organization previously known as the Actors Fund.

Nicole Scherzinger, Denzel Washington, and Idina Menzel were among the celebs who hit the red carpet on Monday night (April 21) at the Marriot Marquis in New York City.

Denzel was honored with the Entertainment Community Fund Medal of Honor alongside fellow Oscar winner Ariana DeBose and theater owner James L. Nederlander.

The Entertainment Community Fund fosters stability and resiliency, and provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan. The fund envisions a world in which individuals contributing to our country’s cultural vibrancy are supported, valued and economically secure.

The stars of many Broadway shows, including Darren Criss and Joy Woods, were also there.

The event, hosted by Michael Urie, was held just weeks before Tony nominations are announced...

Exclusive: Jimmy Kimmel will be back in the hot seat after ABC renewed Who Wants To Be A Millionaire for a new season.

The show has been renewed for a fourth season since its return in 2020, some 18 years after it previously aired on the Disney-owned network.

It marks the second time that Kimmel will be hosting the show in front of a live studio audience after the first two seasons of the reboot were produced under Covid protocols.

The series will once again feature pairs of celebrity contestants playing together in the hopes of winning $1 million for the charity of their choice.

Last year, celebrities included Reggie Watts & Ron Funches, Gillian Jacobs & Danny Pudi, Ray Romano & Brad Garrett, Jason Ritter & Natasha Leggero, Zach Braff & Donald Faison, Ike Barinholtz & Alan Barinholtz, Dave Burd & GaTa, Kelly Osbourne & Jack Osbourne, Sophia Bush & Alex Edelman, Jeff Ross & Kimmel’s Cousin Sal, Nicole Byer & Sasheer Zamata,...

Spoiler Alert: This article contains major spoilers from the Season 4 finale of “Abbott Elementary,” which aired Wednesday on ABC and streams Thursday on Hulu.

While “Abbott Elementary’s” Janine (show creator and star Quinta Brunson) and Gregory (Tyler James Williams) are going strong in their relationship, that doesn’t mean that impersonating each other in one humorous sequence during the Season 4 finale came easily for the actors who play them.

The episode, titled “Please Touch Museum,” follows Abbott’s teachers and students on a field trip to the hands-on Philadelphia museum, which is “for babies,” according to the school’s sullen eighth graders. To cheer the preteens up, the museum guide suggests they write a play about their time at “Abbott” — one that roasts their teachers. To make matters funnier, the students cast their teachers to play one another.

“I found it difficult, actually, to do Janine because there’s...

Sheryl Lee Ralph is being honored!

The 68-year-old Emmy-winning actress was was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday (April 16) in Los Angeles.

Stepping out support Sheryl at the ceremony were her Abbott Elementary co-stars Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, and William Stanford Davis.

Keep reading to find out more…Loretta Devine, who starred with Sheryl in Dreamgirls on Broadway, along with Jenifer Lewis, Victoria Rowell, and Brandee Evans were also at the big event.

Sheryl also had the support of her husband Vincent Hughes along with her kids Ivy-Victoria and Etienne.

“There are so many people in the audience that means so much to me,” Sheryl shared during the ceremony, according to Essence. “I can still feel the determined spirit of that little girl who dared to dream big. Growing up, I felt my big dreams had to be whispered,...