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Exclusive: L.A. standup and influencer Noel Leon and actor, producer and writer Mickey Gooch Jr. have tapped a raft of comedy veterans for their directorial feature debut A Comedy of Errors.

Billed as a true-life addiction tale, Leon wrote the screenplay and also stars and co-directs with Gooch.

She is joined on screen by Siobhan Hogan Fallon, Brian O’Halloran, Luke Null (Saturday Night Live), Judy Gold, Andy Dick, and Or Mashiah (Wild ‘N Out).

Leon, a regular performer on the L.A. and New York comedy club scene, stars as queer female standup comic Noel, who relapses into addiction after getting dumped and evicted two days before Christmas.

She goes on the bender of all benders across NYC with her stoner best friend (Or). In her descent towards rock bottom,...

Unfortunately, the Australian soap opera Neighbours is experiencing a dose of deja vu.

Goodbye, Ramsay Street Residents

According to Variety and other outlets, Amazon has canceled Neighbours, the long-running Australian soap that first ended in 2022 after 37 seasons. In 2023, Amazon’s FreeVee platform suddenly resurrected the series that once starred Margot Robbie, Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Russell Crowe, and Liam Hemsworth.

Neighbours immediately made a splash with Pearce and The O.C. alum Mischa Baron making appearances. In fact, in 2024, it received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Daytime Drama. It also received an Outstanding Guest Performer nod for Pearce, who briefly carried his Mike Young role over to the new production.

In late 2024, the show tried another guest starring stunt when producers cast Selling Sunset and American soap vet Chrishell Stause. She played the slightly unstable Yaz Shields. Her lighting director targeted one of the show’s fan favorites, Holly Hoyland,...

Given the number of indelible performances he’s given since breaking out world-wide with only his third big-screen appearance—The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994—it’s astonishing that Guy Pearce doesn’t have an awards shelf creaking with the weight of career-affirming statuettes. That could change after Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, an epic drama (complete with 15-minute intermission) co-written with Mona Fastvold, in which an emigrant Hungarian architect, László Toth (Adrien Brody), seeks political asylum, and a creative outlet, in post-war America. As the ultra-rich Harrison Lee Van Buren, an apparent philistine who becomes Toth’s artistic champion, Pearce steals the show.

Here—speaking from the sanctuary of his home studio, surrounded by an impressive (and tidy) display of guitars, keyboards, and all manner of color-coded cables—Pearce reflects on his near 40-year career in TV and movies. Surprisingly, after discussing some of his finest roles,...

Last week, in a special evening honoring John Mayer and Jeff Ross, Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine raised more than $1.3 million for the Scleroderma Research Foundation (Srf)—the country’s first and leading nonprofit investor in medical research into scleroderma.

Candace Cameron Bure, Lori Loughlin, John Stamos and Jodie Sweetin attend the 2024 Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine gala

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Hosted by Jeff Ross, and co-chaired by Srf Board Members Susan Feniger and Regina Hall alongside Caroline Hirsch and Kelly Rizzo, the signature fundraising event featured some of the biggest names in comedy and music to support the Srf’s mission, funding cutting-edge research programs and educational outreach. John Mayer and Jeff Ross received the Bob Saget Legacy Award, recognizing their ongoing commitment to scleroderma research and their efforts to continue the legacy of late Srf Board Member Bob Saget.

“Tonight, I get to present the Bob Saget Legacy...

“Stealing Jokes” is a new live-action ‘heist’ comedy feature written and directed by Mike Young, starring “Gutfeld!” regular Jeff Dye and Michael Rapaport, now playing in theaters:

“… stand-up comedian ‘Jake Burman’ and his friends head out on tour. But after getting stiffed for their pay on their first gig, they rob the venue which sets the stage for a ride through the comedy underworld…”

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"You want me to put my name on your show?" Freestyle Digital Media has revealed an official trailer for a comedy film titled Stealing Jokes, a meta comedy about stand up comics getting revenge. This is written and directed by comedian Mike Young, who is also originally from Detroit, and it was filmed in Detroit; this release is timed to his new Rocket Comedy tour this month before hitting VOD in November to watch at home. Comedian Jake Burman and friends head out on tour. After getting stiffed for their pay on their first gig they rob the venue which sets the stage for a hilarious Ocean’s Eleven-esque romp through the comedy underworld. Young says: "I've always wanted to make a film about comedians getting their due. After years opening for Bob Saget and seeing firsthand the global influence of stand-up comedy, I thought what better way to tell...

Writer-director Mike Young’s action-comedy feature Stealing Jokes is set for release next month from Freestyle Digital Media.

The company, which is the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired the movie and will release it via digital platforms and DVD on Nov. 1. The ensemble cast includes Jeff Dye (The Wedding Year), Dustin Ybarra (Easter Sunday), HaHa Davis (Domino: Battle of the Bones), Michael Rapaport (Beautiful Girls), Luke Null (Saturday Night Live), Ryu Go Eun (Everything’s Trash), Al Madrigal (Night School) and Michael Manasseri (Weird Science).

Stealing Jokes centers on a comedian and his friends who, after setting out on a comedy tour, get bilked out of their promised fees on the first night. They decide to rob the venue, leading to a heist involving the underworld of the comedy scene. The trailer, which is exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter, can be seen below.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the first of two batches of this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, with Dick Van Dyke making history.

The 98-year-old actor became the oldest-ever winner of a Daytime Emmy for a his guest performance in Days of our Lives.

General Hospital took home the most awards of the night, with four trophies for best directing, best writing, best supporting performance (Robert Gossett) and best drama series.

Entertainment Tonight hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner returned to host this year’s ceremony, after emceeing the evening in 2022 and 2023. The program also won two awards, for best entertainment news series and best daytime personalities.

Michelle Stafford won best lead performance for her role in The Young and the Restless, and Thorsten Kaye won best actor for playing Ridge Forrester in The Bold and the Beautiful. Both shows were tied for most...

The 51st Daytime Emmys brought fashion and wins to the stage.

CBS hosted the event, allowing it to be televised live for viewers to revel in what their favorite soap stars were wearing and what they were doing.

The nominations this year were all over the board, and while we had our predictions, we weren’t sure who would actually take home the coveted awards.

In a year affected by writers’ strikes, scribes wrote some of the material the actors worked with and did a good job making it their own.

While there are varying opinions about who won each category, only one can take home the statue.

Here’s which soaps won each category tailored to the genre.

Who won a Daytime Emmy?

Some categories didn’t offer an actor or actress for a particular soap. But without further do, here is a list of winners in the soap-centric categories.

Legendary actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke has made history, winning the 2024 Daytime Emmy award for guest performer in a daytime drama series — via his spot on Peacock’s “Days of Our Lives.” At 98, that makes Van Dyke the oldest actor to receive a Daytime Emmy win.

Van Dyke came into Friday’s 51st Daytime Emmy Awards already making a mark as the oldest Daytime Emmys nominee ever. Night one of the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards took place live on CBS on Friday, June 7, from the Westin Bonaventure hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.

“I feel like a spy from nighttime television,” Van Dyke joked. “I’m the oldest nominee in history. I can’t believe it. I was playing old men all my life. If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!”

Van Dyke said he had a “wonderful time” on “Days,...

A sequel to cult classic The Adventures Of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert in in the works, with the original director and cast on board.

A sequel to the cult classic, The Adventures Of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert is in the works. Thirty years after the original film’s release, it’s also been announced that its cast and writer-director Stephan Elliot are all returning.

Speaking to Deadline, Elliot revealed that a sequel is in the works, saying “I’m not repeating myself, we’ll start the new film in Australia, but by God, we’re going on one helluva journey. The original cast is on board, I’ve got a script that everybody likes, we’re still working out deals. … It’s happening”.

Although nothing is official, Elliot’s statement seems pretty definitive, and confirms that Stamp, Weaving and Pearce are all on board.

The Adventures Of Priscilla...

The nominations for The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards came out today.

After being pushed back because of dual strikes in 2023, the annual awards show is back to its normal schedule.

The ceremony will take place on Friday, June 7, at 8/7c and will air live on CBS.

In true Daytime Emmy fashion, there were plenty of surprises and a few snubs, too.

For soap fans, a new addition has been added to the Daytime Emmys, with the Australian show Neighbours earning a few nods.

Let’s take a look at all of the Daytime Emmy nominations for 2024

Soap opera nominations

Daytime Drama Series

The Bay

The Bold and the Beautiful

Days of our Lives

General Hospital

Neighbours

The Young and the Restless

Lead Performance In A Daytime Drama Series: Actress

Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali – Days of our Lives

Finola Hughes as Anna Devane – General Hospital

Katherine Kelly Lang as...

Exclusive: Grindstone Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to the crime drama Mob Cops, we’ve learned. A release date will be set in the future.

The pic directed by Danny A. Abeckaser and written by Kosta Kondilopoulos, is based on true events in mobster crime lore: When the two dirtiest cops in NYPD history pop up on a veteran detective’s radar, he goes on a hunt to discover the truth and bring them to justice. The saga takes place across the 1980s, ’90s, and the year 2005.

In addition to producing through 2B Films, Abeckaser also stars with David Arquette, Kevin Connolly, Jeremy Luke, Joseph Russo, Montana Tucker, Leila Ben Khalifa, Darren Weiss, Rick Salomon, Mike Young, Christian Paciello, Bo Dietl, Lorenzo Antonucci, Kyle Stefanski, Graham Sibley, Julian Brass, Lynn Adriana Freedman, and Jeffrey Vincent.

Also producing are Kyle Stefanski and Gusatvo Nascimento of Wild7Films. Pic’s EPs...

Guy Pearce has been one of Hollywood’s most prominent and versatile character actors for decades. Before finding big-screen success, he started off on the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours, where he played Mike Young from 1986-1989 in over 450 episodes (and even returned for the finale over 30 years later). The actor had been able to get into a few movies in the early '90s, but none made any legitimate impact until The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, a road trip dramedy that follows two drag performers (Pearce and fellow Australian actor Huge Weaving) and a transgender woman (the iconic Terrance Stamp) as they travel across the desert while on tour. The film was a surprise hit when it arrived in festivals like Cannes in 1994 with audiences and critics alike, giving Pearce plenty of attention and opportunities, including landing the role of Ed Exley in L.A. Confidential opposite Russell Crowe.

Exclusive: Director Danny A. Abeckaser (Mob Town) has set the cast for his newest film, the indie Mob Cops, in which he’ll also star. Joining him in prominent roles are David Arquette (Scream franchise), Kevin Connolly (Entourage), Leila Ben Khalifa and Jeremy Luke (The Featherweight).

Based on true events, the film is set in motion when the two dirtiest cops in NYPD history pop up on a veteran detective’s radar, and he goes on a hunt to discover the truth and bring them to justice. Kosta Kondilopoulos wrote the script. Kyle Stefanski and Gustavo Nascimento are producing the pic currently shooting in Los Angeles, with Julian Brass serving as executive producer.

Nathaniel Buzolic, Joseph Russo, Montana Tucker, Darren Weiss, Rick Salomon, Mike Young, Christian Paciello, Bo Dietl, Lorenzo Antonucci, Kyle Stefanski, Mike Young, Julian Brass, Graham Sibley, Lynn Adriana Freedman and Jeffrey Vincent Parise round out the cast.

Contains spoilers for Neighbours.

Last year’s announcement that Neighbours was ending prompted the return of its prodigal children. Not just the on-screen ones journeying to Ramsay Street to reunite with lost loves/burn down Lassiters/marry Paul Robinson, but also us – the Aussie soap’s lapsed viewers. We came back too, sticking one last hopeful hand into the cookie jar of nostalgia, hoping to feel… well, anything.

The only problem: Neighbours was unrecognisable. There was no Helen Daniels and Bouncer had long retired to the big farm in the sky. If you’d drifted away at some point between the third Lucy Robinson and the plane crash that turned Harold Bishop into the Erinsborough strangler, then this is for you. Here’s a handy guide to Neighbours’ current plots and characters. Never ask ‘Who’s Paige? again.

What Happened In the Finale?

In July 2022, more or less every family...

Unlike most American soaps, Australia's Neighbours usually avoids back-from-the-dead stories.

Only two characters ever have gotten a miraculous resurrection (Harold Bishop and Dee Bliss), although many have returned as ghostly visitors.

But the soap itself is another story. Several months after its cancellation, Freevee on Amazon picked up Neighbours.

This means North American fans can access episodes online for the first time since 2014, when it was briefly streamed on Hulu.

Whether you're a new viewer curious about the series or a long-time fan relieved about the revival, you probably want to know what to expect. We've got all the news in this post; check for updates as the premiere date draws closer.

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Neighbours has always centered around the families that live in "the street -- " Ramsey Street, that is. This fictional community is full of friends and enemies, people moving in and out,...

Amazon Freevee is saying g’day to an iconic franchise next month, setting a Monday, Sept. 18 premiere for Neighbours: A New Chapter — and now we have a shiny new trailer to go with it.

A New Chapter is a direct continuation of Neighbours, which originally aired on Aussie TV for 38 seasons from 1985 to 2022. The new series will once again follow the “loves, loves and challenges of the residents on Ramsay Street,” located in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough, according to Prime Video’s official logline.

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Guy Pearce was declared ‘Most Valuable Player’ after his show-stealing turn in the finale of Aussie soap Neighbours last year.

Now the star of L.A. Confidential and Memento has confirmed he will return to the show’s location of Ramsay Street once more, following news that it is being revived by Amazon Freevee and Prime Video.

Pearce played Mike Young for more than 400 episodes following his debut in 1986, and returned for the show’s apparent grand finale in July 2022, where Mike was seen reuniting with love interest Jane Harris (Australian actress Annie Jones) and buying a house together on Ramsay Street.

Pearce told Channel Nine’s good Weekend Talks podcast that he wanted to respect the show’s storyline, and appear again as needed.

He revealed:

“Annie (Jones) and I called each other, ‘What do we do now, because we’re living in the street.’

“And she said, ‘Well I...

Coming-of-age story stars Victor Rasuk and newcomer Darren Weiss.

Los Angeles-based Showdown Productions has completed principal photography in Detroit and Los Angeles on Break, starring newcomer Darren Weiss and Victor Rasuk.

Directed by Will Wernick, who previously directed Showdown’s Safer at Home, the coming-of-age drama follows a twenty-something pool shark who learns that his absent father was a pool hall legend and must confront the realities of the game and himself.

Also starring are Jeff Kober, Caleb Emery and Patricia Belcher along with Uriah Shelton, Wendy Braun, Suzen Baraka, Braedyn Bruner and Petra C Matheson.

Break is produced by...

Mumbai, Oct 24 (Ians) Former Asia-Pacific Rally champion Sanjay Takale from Maharashtra is confident of finishing among the leaders in the 2nd Fia World Motorsports Games to be held in Marseille, France, from October 26 to 30.

Takale, who will be representing India, will be behind the wheels of the French car Peugeot and competing in the Rally4 class of the competition.

“I have been working well with the car and confident of a good showing with a finish among the leading drivers. Realistically, I aim to be among the top five drivers,” the seasoned 54-year-old Takale, who has been an avid motorsports participant for over 35 years, stated about his chances in the event.

Takale was selected by Fmsci (Federation of Motorsports Clubs of India), the National Governing body of the sport to the world governing body, Fia (Federation Internationale l’Automobile). The 2022 Fia World Motorsports Games are happening after the covid-19 pandemic forced a two-year gap.

Three million British viewers tuned in to the final episode of Australian soap Neighbours, waving off a TV stalwart after 37 years. The double-episode special drew this peak audience as the show drew to a close, according to overnight figures, with an average audience of 2.5million.

The hour-long finale aired on Friday evening in the UK on Channel 5. Fans took to social media with praise for the last show, which recruited star alumnae Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan. Margot Robbie made a cameo appearance from Los Angeles, while singers Natalie Imbruglia and Holly Valance filmed a scene from London, where they both live.

Fans’ biggest praise came for Guy Pearce, who reprised his role of Mike Young throughout the hour-long episode and committed wholeheartedly to his narrative arc, which saw him reunited with his school sweetheart Jane, played by Annie Jones.

Channel 5 said the viewing figures on Friday night were...

If you’d do it for Eurovision, then my god man, do it for Ramsay Street. On Friday the 29th of July (Thursday the 28th in Australia), open your home and your heart and pour one out for the Erinsborough crew. Because these people deserve a send-off. For 37 years, they’ve been trapped in a washing machine cycle set to stress (intense soil). Kidnappings, drownings, deadly rivalries, adultery, murder, Karl Kennedy… They’ve each had to stand in line and take their turn burning down the Lassiters Complex, getting amnesia and marrying Paul Robinson, and why?

For us, that’s why, to beam some bright Australian sunshine into our grey, grey lives. Throwing them a farewell party is the least we can do in return. But how to go about it? What snacks to prepare, or decorations to rustle up? What’s the playlist and the dress code? Don’t...

Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute is just as much a roast of Bob Saget’s best friends as it is a memorial to the late star. A collection of Saget’s comedian and musician pals take the stage at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood, one of the late star’s favorite places, to reminisce in the Netflix special, which debuted Friday, June 10. Saget died of an accidental blunt head trauma on January 9 in Florida. Filmed shortly after the Full House alum’s memorial, Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute is kicked off by Chris Rock, Jim Carrey, John Stamos, John Mayer, Jeff Ross, and Darren Criss. They bring Saget’s wife, Kelly Rizzo-Saget, to the stage for some opening remarks. The rest of the night features appearances from Mike Binder, Jackson Browne, Seth Green, Mike Young, Michael Keaton, Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Dave Chappelle, Tim Allen, Paul Rodriguez,...

Bob Saget‘s closest friends gather to celebrate the late star’s life in Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute. Premiering June 10 on Netflix, the special features Chris Rock, Jim Carrey, John Stamos, John Mayer, and more of Saget’s famous pals. Dirty Daddy: A Tribute to Bob Saget “is a celebration of Bob’s life in comedy with his friends and family,” Netflix teases. Additional appearances in the special are Jeff Ross, Darren Criss, Kelly Rizzo-Saget, Mike Binder, Jackson Browne, Seth Green, Mike Young, Michael Keaton, Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Dave Chappelle, Tim Allen, Paul Rodriguez, Jon Lovitz, and Saget’s daughters, Lara and Aubrey Saget. In the trailer, Saget gets lovingly trolled by his loved ones. They share stories about their friendships, as well as his acting and comedy careers, and his wife, Rizzo, makes a special tribute. Check out the Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute trailer below.

Bob Saget’s oldest friends are honoring him the best way they know how: with a lot of laughs.

Shortly after Saget’s death, a slew of his famous friends and co-stars came together at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood to pay tribute to the actor and comic. The night saw performances from people like Jim Carrey, John Stamos, Chris Rock, John Mayer, Jeff Ross and more.

The night has been commemorated in a Netflix special titled “Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute.” Ahead of the special’s debut on Friday, the streamer released a trailer, which you can watch above. The video features sneak peeks at some hilarious jokes and heartfelt moments.

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Saget’s wife, Kelly Rizzo-Saget, also said a few words. In the trailer, she’s welcomed on stage by Carrey,...

Guy Pearce is the latest big name to be returning to his soap alma mater of Ramsay Street, with the Memento star joining the cast for the grand finale of Australian soap Neighbours.

Pearce will join a list of stars including Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan appearing in the show after absences of several decades to mark its final farewell.

The Australian actor is among the most successful of his many castmates, with roles in in films including LA Confidential, The King’s Speech and a recent appearance in TV’s award-winning The Mare of Easttown.

The very last episode of the show is set to air on August 1, bringing to a close Australia’s longest-running TV soap after 37 years.

Pearce told London newspaper Metro: “It is very exciting and surreal at the same time being back on set again, however it feels like coming home.

“It’s where it all started for me professionally.

Exclusive: Jeff Dye (Better Late Than Never), Carlos “HaHa” Davis (The Come Up), Dustin Ybarra (Home Economics) and Ryu Go Eun (WeCrashed) have signed on to star in Stealing Jokes, an action-comedy from writer-director Mike Young (A Stand Up Guy), which is heading into production this week in Detroit.

The film follows three comics who hit the road, turn the tables on shady club owners and pull off a major heist, setting off a chain of events that go horribly south. Dan Gilbert, who owns Quicken Loans and the Cleveland Cavaliers, is serving as the project’s financier and producing alongside Eddie Rubin, Michael Manasseri and Detroit’s Woodward Original.

Stealing Jokes is Young’s first feature under his Red Leaf Entertainment banner, and his third overall. He previously wrote and directed the comedy My Man Is a Loser, starring Michael Rapaport, John Stamos and Tika Sumpter, and the Netflix comedy A Stand Up Guy,...

Bob Saget's list of accomplishments is long, but the amount of people he touched is even longer. As the world continues to mourn the loss of the 65-year-old comedian, those closest to the Full House star are paying tribute to a man who made quite the impression on and off any stage.  In an exclusive interview with E! News, Saget's touring partner Mike Young looked back on their long friendship and the memories he will cherish forever. "Bob would want to be remembered as a real artist in the comedy community," Young shared with E! News. "He would want to be remembered as a great comedian and a great performer, great artist." "The Norman Lears of the world love Bob...

Mike Young first met Bob Saget on the set of “Entourage.” The two comedians immediately hit it off, and Saget offered Young an opening slot on a couple dates…which soon turned into 12 years on the road together. As close friends and collaborators, the duo was set to embark on a 20-city tour starting at the end of January. After Saget’s shocking death on Sunday, Young spoke with Variety to share his favorite memories of Saget, reflecting on the legendary comedian’s impact.

“My biggest takeaway from Bob as a comic was his ability to be open and honest. He would crack his heart open and let the audience know who he really was,” Young tells Variety. “You could really see his sensitivity up there.”

Off stage, Saget was a man who loved people. Young recalls a time when the pair flew in to Omaha, Neb., for a show.

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Born in California, Mike Wade actually graduated from college with a B.A. in Psychology, but taking a pair of acting classes as a college senior sent his career, and his life, off into a different direction as an actor, and it’s probably the best decision he’s made in his life.

You may have seen him in episodes of Timeless, NCIS, For the People, Who the F is Mike Young or in a recurring role on Seal Team (as Lt. Wes Soto). He’s graced the big screen in nine films, most recently 2018’s Wally Got Wasted.

But on Netflix’s Jupiter’s Legacy he is Fitz Small, the superheroic Flare, and a key member of The Union.

Who Is Flare?

Name: Fitz Small

Alter Ego: Flare

Powers And Abilities: Can transform his body into a solid mass of light, which grants him the...

Exclusive: Comedian Mike Young has inked a deal for his latest film Stealing Jokes with Detroit-based production company Woodward Original. Young will direct and write the feature, which follows three up-and-coming standup comics from Detroit who get tired of being shafted and set up a heist.

Young’s Red Leaf Entertainment will produce along with Woodward co-founder and CEO Jon Braue and his team. Woodward Original is a full-service production company that will focus on Detroit based film and TV content as film incentives make their way back to the motor city. Stealing Jokes is slated to begin principal photography in July of this year.

A native Detroiter, Young’s previous credits include My Man Is A Loser for Lionsgate, Netflix’s A Stand-Up Guy and Adam starring Jeff Daniels and Aaron Paul. Young’s first stand up special Who The F Is Mike Young was released this earlier this...

Exclusive: Children’s entertainment studio Splash Entertainment has promoted Pete Young to Director of Development.

In his new role, Young will oversee the company’s growing development slate which includes Woody Woodpecker, a reimagining of the classic cartoon, as well as R. L. Stine’s The Little Shop of Monsters and Rotten School, inspired by the author’s award-winning book series. In addition, he is guiding the development of upcoming animated series, including NitWitz and The Legend of Hairy Butter and The Tremendous Tales of Talking Trash, Liberandum 7, and Ballerz Bunch along with feature film Littlest Robot. Young will report to Co-CEOs Mike Young and Steven Rosen.

“Pete is a true creative force and we’re very excited he will be expanding his position at Splash and helping to set the stage for the company’s continued success for years to come,” said Rosen. “He’s very much in-tune with...

John Stamos is going back to his roots. Once again he's been cast as a suave playboy with a heart of gold. In his new film, "My Man Is a Loser," he plays Mike, a Hitch-esque man's man, who helps his friends Marty (Michael Rapaport) and Paul (Bryan Callen) get their mojo back so they can save their marriages. As the film's tagline explains, "Sometimes it takes a player to help you score with your wife." Charming.Written and directed by comedian Mike Young, the comedy will be released in theaters and on video on demand platforms on July 25. Watch the trailer below:...

You could tell it was going to be a huge party because almost nobody had heard of the kid who was throwing it. Word was that his name was Tyler Hadley, he attended Port St. Lucie High, and, most crucially, his parents were out of town. Where exactly Tyler’s parents had traveled, or how far, no one seemed to know.

Tyler had been telling his friends all week that he was going to have a party, but nobody believed him. He’d never thrown a party before, and it...

Stamos a Victor in New NBC Series. NBC's drama pilot I Am Victor has John Stamos in talks for the project based on Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo's upcoming novel. According to sources, Universal TV is producing the show which follows Victor Port, a high-powered divorce lawyer who holds a unique perspective on relationships. Mark Goffman writes and also executive-produces I Am Victor with Daniel Rappaport, Meghan Lyvers, Nicolas Salmonsson, Katie Jacobs and Nesbo. Stamos is vastly experienced in TV, with credits from the classic Full House series, Thieves, ER, Glee and the The New Normal. Film-wise, he's in newcomer Mike Young's My Man is a Loser with Sean Young, Michael Rapaport, Bryan Callen and Tika Sumpter...

Stamos a Victor in New NBC Series. NBC's drama pilot I Am Victor has John Stamos in talks for the project based on Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo's upcoming novel. According to sources, Universal TV is producing the show which follows Victor Port, a high-powered divorce lawyer who holds a unique perspective on relationships. Mark Goffman writes and also executive-produces I Am Victor with Daniel Rappaport, Meghan Lyvers, Nicolas Salmonsson, Katie Jacobs and Nesbo. Stamos is vastly experienced in TV, with credits from the classic Full House series, Thieves, ER, Glee and the The New Normal. Film-wise, he's in newcomer Mike Young's My Man is a Loser with Sean Young, Michael Rapaport, Bryan Callen and Tika Sumpter...

Tika Sumpter co-stars in the feature comedy My Man Is A Loser, which is currently in production in New York City and is set for release in 2013. Written and is being directed by acclaimed comedian and writer Mike Young, the project's synopsis reads: Two married guys employ their single playboy friend to help them get their mojo back to save their marriages. During the ensuing adventures, things start to backfire leaving the wives to wonder if the new versions of their husbands are worse than the old ones. Michael Rapaport and Bryan Callen star as the 2 married dudes, and John Stamos plays their single playboy pal. Kathy Searle and Heidi Armbruster play the wives I presume....

• From the bad doc to the bad C.E.O.: Fresh from finishing Fox’s House, M.D., Hugh Laurie is in talks to play the big baddie in the remake of RoboCop, playing the head of the sinister company responsible for transforming a clinging-to-life police officer (The Killing’s Joel Kinnaman) into a cyborg crime fighter. Gary Oldman, Abbie Cornish, and Samuel L. Jackson co-star in the film, directed by Jose Padilha (Elite Squad). [Variety]

• Lindsay Lohan’s career reboot has taken another peculiar turn: She’s currently in talks to star opposite real-life porn star James Deen in The Canyons,...