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Nicki Minaj marked Election Day with a seemingly AI-created graphic of horror movie icon Chucky in a pink suit with a pin that reads: “Vote Red.” The Republican messaging was hardly a surprise given the rapper has closely aligned herself with Donald Trump and his MAGA fanbase in recent months, but one person who staunchly […]
Behind every great joke is a story. At least that was the case for comedian Jo Koy and his viral joke about attending a Los Angeles Dodgers game with his late stepfather, Sgt. Fred Harrison, a decorated Army veteran who was battling cancer. Koy sat down with Variety for an episode of “Anatomy of a […]
Danny Boyle’s “Ink” has won the Best International Feature Film prize at Spain’s burgeoning Evolution Mallorca Film Festival. Paweł Pawlikowski scooped Best Director in the International Feature Film competition, while Jordan Firstman’s “Club Kid” scored Best Debut Feature following a buzzy gala screening as this year’s opening film at the island event. This year marked […]
Thriller series “Trinity” has been set for December release at Netflix. A new trailer gives a first look at Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“Lift,” “Surface”) and Richard Madden (“Eternals,” “Citadel”) entrenched in political intrigue. Commander Katherine Decker (Mbatha-Raw) develops an unlikely bond with Secretary of Defense Webb Preston (Madden) and is drawn into dangerous machinations surrounding a […]
Matt Friend has signed with Range Media Partners for representation. The 28-year-old comedian has gone viral on social media for his arsenal of impressions, which includes 250 distinct voices from Donald Trump to Rami Malek. Friend has made a name for himself performing impressions in front of the subjects themselves. He’s done Barack Obama with […]
“Elden Ring,” one of the most popular video games of all time, takes place in a fantasy realm called the Lands Between — a space between life and death where humans battle gods and monsters for power. A24 has just wrapped production on the movie adaptation, representing the company’s biggest swing to date. The action […]
Since the turn of the century, Variety has scoped out the next generation of comedy stars through our annual 10 Comics to Watch franchise. The inaugural lineup in 2000 included future industry favorites Zach Galifianakis, Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt and Louis C.K. And 15 years later, this magazine identified Nate Bargatze and Nikki Glaser as […]
The Tony Awards will remain on CBS under a new five-year deal announced Wednesday. The network revealed that it has sealed a new broadcast agreement with the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League that will keep the kudocast on CBS through 2032. The Tonys have been on CBS since 1978 — and now reps […]
Inde Navarrette’s hot streak isn’t ending anytime soon. The “Obsession” star brought “Saturday Night Live” its biggest audience of the season thus far as the host of the Halloween episode, which hit 5.2 million viewers. Not only does that put Navarrette above Season 52’s previous hosts — Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson, Dakota Johnson (featuring a […]
The nine-time Grammy winner recalled visiting Wales for the first time in about 1990 with her parents.
There it is, what “A Court of Thorns and Roses” fans have been looking for: the next wave of Funko Pop! figurines based on Sarah J. Maas’s immensely popular fantasy novel franchise, including the debut of characters Cassian, Azriel, Morrigan and Amren. Available at Target in stores and online starting today, Nov. 4, this batch […]
A Sky News reporter had a heated exchange with newly-elected Senator Abdul El-Sayed on the eve of his victory in the midterms. In the clip, which quickly went viral, racking up over 8.8 million views on X, El-Sayed confronts Sky’s U.S. correspondent James Matthews, telling him he won’t answer his questions. “Are you registered to […]
Nathan Johnson was just elected as Attorney General of Texas, but long before that, he was a composer who scored the anime series “Dragon Ball Z.” “If you grew up watching ‘Dragon Ball Z,’ you might know me better than you think: I composed the musical scores for 67 episodes and five movies and had […]
America’s friendship with France goes back 250 years — the country’s money, military and navy helped the U.S. win the Revolutionary War. And American and French cinephiles have had a mutual admiration society for almost as long as cameras have rolled. That’s why the American French Film Festival, celebrating its 30th year, is important. Its […]
Suno pushed back aggressively in its first response Americana singer Jason Isbell’s class-action lawsuit against the AI music generator, arguing his claims that the service allows users to produce tracks based on musicians’ identities amounted to “nothing unlawful” as it moved to dismiss the lawsuit. Isbell joined musicians David Lowery, Guy Forsyth and Eduardo Calle in […]
“Beef” creator Lee Sung Jin has set up two new TV projects for development at Netflix under his newly launched production company. Lee has established Lila Pictures under his recently-renewed overall deal with the streamer. In addition, he has hired Hyunji Ward to serve as senior VP of Film & Television for Lila Pictures. Ward […]
BBC Studios unscripted exec Jenny Groom is heading to Amazon MGM Studios, where she’s been named head of MGM Alternative. Groom will report to Amazon MGM Studios nonfiction head Jenn Levy, who made the announcement Wednesday. In a memo to staff, Levy said Groom will oversee MGM titles including “Survivor,” “Shark Tank” and “The Voice” […]
Dunbar claimed she had only been paid for five of her previous 39 tour dates, a claim disputed by promoter Breakneck Comedy.
Amarillo singer Tony Christie says Clem Cattini was a "world class" musician and gentleman.
Wall Street cheered the Blue Wave that put Democrats in control of both the Senate and House, with major market indexes and media stocks posting gains Wednesday morning after the midterm elections. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared over 1,100 points in early trading, up 2.2%, to nearly 53,000, while the Nasdaq Composite index was […]
