Hollywood Reporter

Bring Back the Hollywood Asshole!

After decades of pitching Hollywood executives, a veteran director delivers his verdict on the industry in his debut column for THR: The quarter-zips have taken over, the suits have lost their nerve, and the business desperately needs its monsters back.

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Will the Emmy Awards Be Unified? The TV Academies Are Holding Merger Talks

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences split nearly 50 years ago.

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jon Stewart, Pete Davidson Set 9/11 Comedy Benefit at Madison Square Garden

The live show, set to take place on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy, will also feature performances from Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and Nikki Glaser.

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson Plan Another All-Star Comedy Event to Benefit 9/11 Charities, 25 Years After the Attacks

As the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approach, Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson have partnered with Live Nation for the event “NYC Still Rising After 25 Years: A 9/11 Comedy Benefit.” The one-night-only event will take place at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, Sept. 10, with proceeds going to various 9/11 chairites. […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Maria Bamford on Using Mental Illness for Comedy: “I’m Not For Everyone”

The quirky 'Lady Dynamite' star brought her stand-up act to the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal this weekend.

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

‘King of Drag’ Season 2 Sets New Host, Judges Panel and September Premiere Date (EXCLUSIVE)

Cameron Esposito has been tapped to host Season 2 of the reality competition show “King of Drag.” Esposito, a stand-up comedian and author with roles in “Take My Wife” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” will host the eight-episode season filled with more challenges that will test each king’s originality and artistry. The Kings’ Court judges include “RuPaul’s […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

David Ellison Addresses Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Delay Amid State AGs’ Lawsuit in Staff Memo: ‘The Facts and the Law Are on Our Side’

Paramount CEO David Ellison, in a companywide memo, sought to project confidence that his $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery will — eventually — cross the finish line. On Friday, Paramount disclosed an agreement to put the WBD deal on hold for at least several months, as it seeks to defends itself in an […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The real love story behind Colin from Accounts: ‘I wouldn’t want to write with anyone else’

As the show takes its final bow, Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer reflect on ‘having a ball’ playing exes while being married with kids, ignoring notes from US TV executives and having ‘big old cries’ at the endIt began, as all great romances do, with a nipple flash. When Colin from Accounts, the little comedy that could, started airing back in 2022, the world fell in love – hard and fast. It was a surprisingly prickly Australian show about Ashley, a student doctor (Harriet Dyer), and Gordon, a

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

‘Heated Rivalry’ Success Sparks New Publishing House From Gay Adult Entertainment Giant Falcon | NakedSword (EXCLUSIVE)

Just nine months after “Heated Rivalry” premiered and became a worldwide phenomenon, gay adult entertainment company Falcon | NakedSword is getting into the book business. The San Francisco-based company is launching FalconInk, a publishing house with a focus on erotic fiction, Variety has exclusively learned. The publisher will consist of three imprints: Falcon Books, NakedSword […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

Peacock to Be Included in YouTube Premium Subscription Bundle Starting in 2027

NBCUniversal is hoping Peacock will catch a huge updraft from a new bundling pact with Google’s YouTube. Under a new multiyear agreement between NBCUniversal and YouTube, Peacock Premium (which includes ads) will be available in a new YouTube Premium bundle in the U.S. beginning in early 2027. That will be in addition to the core […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

After a 50-Year Split, Los Angeles’ TV Academy and New York’s National Academy of TV Arts & Sciences in Talks to Re-Merge

Fifty years after the TV Academy broke into two, rival Los Angeles- and New York-based organizations, the two sides are exploring a re-merger. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and the Television Academy revealed Monday morning that they have started “exploratory talks” on bringing the two sides together. There’s no deadline set […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Peacock to Be Included With YouTube Premium in Major Streaming Tie-Up

The new deal expands on a wide-ranging agreement inked between Google and NBCUniversal last year, and will also see NBCU stream some live sporting events on its YouTube channels.

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster

Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’ Emily Wilson, the classicist whose 2017 translation of Homer’s Odyssey was cited by Christopher Nolan in early publicity for his hugely successful adaptation of the poem, has roundly criticised the film, saying “it has nothing convincing to say” and that its “lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth”.In a sc

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

‘I Want Your Sex’ Director Gregg Araki on Using an Intimacy Coordinator for the First Time, Opening Outfest and Gen Z Turning Away From Sex: ‘That’s F—ing Life!’

“I Want Your Sex” writer and director Gregg Araki has seen the reports of Gen Z having less sex, and he has some notes. “Like, why don’t you have sex? What’s going on?” Araki told Variety at the opening night of OutfestNEXT on Thursday at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre. “Sex is a […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again

Culture Club singer sings ‘I stand with the Jews / I don’t feel brave, I just need to behave like a human’, in song defending Israel’s response to Hamas attackBoy George has released a new song entitled We Will Dance Again, which voices support for Israel’s military action in Palestine.Posted on X and Instagram with the Hebrew title עוד נרקוד alongside its English translation, the song features a pop-reggae backing. The opening lyrics are: “You say genocide, I say war / When you’re attacked, tha

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Carly Simon Reveals Parkinson’s Diagnosis: “I Have Not Stopped Living. I Have Not Stopped Working”

The 'You’re So Vain' singer has also been treated for skin cancer, as she explains her public absence to fans before the release of her latest album, 'Comes in Waves.'

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Bill Oddie: the comedy legend tragically undervalued by the BBC

The beloved star of The Goodies went on to become TV’s most famous birdwatcher. But behind these triumphs were pain, frustration and mental health issues that led him to leave the show he loved• Bill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85• Bill Oddie – a life in picturesBill Oddie, who has died aged 85, had two separate, substantial TV presences – as a comedy actor and an ornithologist. Both roles brought him fame but also pain. The peak of the former career was 76 episodes from 1970-82

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘There’s so much magic!’: how we made Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

‘The ripple of energy and anticipation from the audience was almost visual. It was like opening a new Star Wars film – I didn’t hear a phone go off once’My initial response when I was asked if I was interested in the role was confusion – I felt a bit long in the tooth to play a teenager. I had read the first Harry Potter book and seen a few of the movies, but was just past the right age when it was all kicking off. I didn’t know that there was the coda in the final book that places the action 19

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Ari Emanuel Once Really Wanted Anthony Fauci to Be His Client

The agent would call him every few weeks to get him to sign with Endeavor.

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

International Dance League’s First Media Rights Deal Is With ESPN (Exclusive)

The IDL's 2026 regular season has four events left: New York, Vancouver, Sydney and Seoul.

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026