Tag: The Good Place
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Emmy Predictions: Best Actor in a Comedy Series — ‘Ted Lasso’s’ To Lose
Last Year’s Winner: Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”Still Eligible: No.Hot Streak: Repeat winners are still trendy in the Best Comedy Actor category. Bill Hader won in back-to-back years for “Barry” (2018 – 2019), Jeffrey Tambor won twice for “Transparent” (2015 – 2016), and Jim Parsons saw repeat wins for “The Big Bang Theory” in 2013 and…
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‘Queenpins’ Trailer: Kristen Bell Stars In A Comedy About A Criminal Counterfeit Coupon Ring
Move on, kings; it’s time for the queens to reign. In “Queenpins”, Kristen Bell plays a struggling housewife who can’t get by. She feels like the system is rigged against working-class folks like herself, and the only way to get ahead is to cut some corners. What soon evolves from this fleetingly empowering but dangerous…
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Marvel’s ‘She-Hulk’ Series Adds Comedic Actress Jameela Jamil From ‘The Good Place’ To Play Formidable Villain Titania
Marvel Studios is experiencing some serious buzz for their new series “Loki” and are deep into production on their big “She-Hulk” series in Atlanta starring Emmy-winners Tatiana Maslany as the titular heroine and Mark Ruffalo reprising his role as the Hulk.Read More: Tatiana Maslany Cast As Marvel’s ‘She-Hulk’ For Disney+ SeriesKevin Feige and the studio…
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‘We had a therapist on set’ – William Jackson Harper on The Underground Railroad
The Good Place star plays a free man helping slaves to escape in Barry Jenkins’ epic series. The actor talks about the trauma of re-enacting such violent times – and the need to face up to historyWhen he was a child growing up in Texas in the 1980s, William Jackson Harper went to a show…
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‘Finding ‘Ohana’: Netflix’s Reimagined Take on ‘The Goonies’ in Hawaii Soars with Authentic Casting
There aren’t many recognizable faces in “Finding ‘Ohana,” Netflix’s adorably entertaining reimagining of “The Goonies” set in Hawaii. Though Chris Parnell and Marc Evan Jackson jazz up some very funny “Drunk History”-inspired scenes, the speaking roles include Branscombe Richmond, a veteran Hawaiian actor who played owner of the bar where Jason Segel sings his Dracula…
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Barack Obama Helped Unwind From Writing His Memoir With The Help Of ‘The Boys,’ ‘Watchmen’ & More
What more needs to be said about the legend that remains former United States President Barack Obama? In addition to still-hilarious interactions with Zack Galifianakis on Between Two Ferns, meetings with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl over the history of American rock music or a sincere discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio regarding our planet’s decaying environment,…
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‘The Boys’ Cast Reacts to Barack Obama Praising Show
Superhero shows such as “The Boys” and “Watchmen” have received acclaim for subverting the superhero genre, and former President Barack Obama is among their most famous fans.Obama discussed a handful of his favorite television shows during a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly. The former president, who published his “A Promised Land” memoir in November, noted…
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Ted Danson Knows Everybody’s Name in Upcoming Virtual ‘Cheers,’ ‘The Good Place,’ and ‘Three Men and a Baby’ Reunion Special
Ted Danson knows better than anyone that making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got — especially in the year 2020. So the star of beloved sitcoms like Cheers, The Good Place, and comedy classic Three Men and a Baby is creating a space where he knows everybody’s name, in a virtual…
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Kristen Bell to Produce, Star in Netflix Comedic Thriller ‘The Woman in the House’
Kristen Bell has a history of genre-blending mystery solving in television. From Veronica Mars to The Good Place to, um, Veronica Mars again, Bell is just a joy to watch get thrown into earth-shattering mysteries while making darkly uncomfortable jokes along the way. It’s with this lens — and my general love of television comedy-thrillers…
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William Jackson Harper Says President Trump’s Executive Order Scared Cadets From Discussing ‘Malcolm X’
“The Good Place” star William Jackson Harper took to social media on Monday to share why he doesn’t support President Donald Trump’s recent “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” executive order.In a lengthy statement posted to both his Twitter and Instagram, Harper explained that he was meant to make an appearance at a virtual event for…