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Displaying all articles tagged:
Variety Shows
awards season
Jan. 3, 2024
WGA Gets Emmys to Broadcast Variety Series Writing Award
Fox, the Television Academy, and the WGA issued a joint statement saying the award for Writing a Variety Series is back in the Primetime Emmys.
By
Jason P. Frank
variety shows
June 16, 2021
Will Smith to Host a ‘Variety Comedy Special’ for Netflix
He saw
Red Table Talk
and thought, “This needs more comedy sketches.”
By
Rebecca Alter
baited
Mar. 30, 2021
Ziwe Will Be Her Own Iconic Musical Guest on
Ziwe
Showtime’s new variety series premieres May 9.
By
Zoe Haylock
exclusive
Sept. 10, 2020
Cher Explains Why She Never Met Barbra Streisand in Vintage Clip
“We were almost introduced one night and someone said, ‘Do you want to meet Cher?’ and she said, ‘No.’”
By
Josef Adalian
Mar. 27, 2017
Hulu Orders ‘I Love You, America’ Talk/Variety Show Hosted by Sarah […]
Sarah Silverman is headed to Hulu with her own show. According to Deadline, the streaming network has ordered a weekly half-hour […]
By
Megh Wright
July 13, 2016
Watch Some Clips from the ‘Maya & Marty’ Finale Featuring Emma Stone, […]
Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s NBC variety show wrapped up its six-episode run last night, and in addition to regulars Kenan Thompson and […]
By
Megh Wright
youtube stars
June 24, 2016
Smosh to Test the Waters of Live-Sketch Comedy on YouTube; Teens Rejoice
Oh yeah, and they’re getting another movie.
By
Dee Lockett
June 22, 2016
Watch Some Clips from Last Night’s ‘Maya & Marty’ Featuring Ricky Gervais […]
Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s Maya & Marty returned to NBC last night, and in addition to Kenan Thompson and Mikey Day, the episode featured […]
By
Megh Wright
June 8, 2016
Watch Some Clips from Last Night’s ‘Maya & Marty’ with Tina Fey, Drake, […]
Maya & Marty’s second episode aired on NBC last night, and in addition to Rudolph, Short, and regular guests Kenan Thompson and Mikey Day, the […]
By
Megh Wright
tv review
June 1, 2016
Do We Really Need the Variety Show to Make a Comeback?
Maybe the variety show can’t be brought back from the dead, no matter how much talent is involved.
By
Jen Chaney
June 1, 2016
Check Out Some Clips from Last Night’s ‘Maya & Marty’ Premiere
Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s NBC variety show Maya & Marty premiered last night, and with some help from special guests like Tom Hanks, […]
By
Megh Wright
May 26, 2016
Jimmy Fallon, Larry David, and More Will Appear on Next Week’s ‘Maya & […]
Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s NBC variety show Maya & Marty (formerly titled Maya and Marty in Manhattan) premieres next week, and the first […]
By
Megh Wright
Mar. 17, 2016
50 Cent Is Developing a Sketch/Variety Show for A&E
Meet TV’s newest sketch/variety show host: 50 Cent. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the rapper is currently developing a new variety show […]
By
Megh Wright
Mar. 11, 2016
Kenan Thompson Joins Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s Live NBC Variety Show
Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s upcoming live variety show Maya and Marty in Manhattan just added another SNL star to its cast. According to […]
By
Megh Wright
Feb. 15, 2016
NBC Orders a Live Variety Show Hosted by Maya Rudolph and Martin Short
Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s in-the-works NBC variety show is officially happening. According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has picked up a […]
By
Megh Wright
Dec. 15, 2015
NBC Cancels ‘Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris’
NBC has decided not to move forward with Neil Patrick Harris’s live variety show Best Time Ever. According to Variety, the network has […]
By
Megh Wright
Aug. 18, 2015
It Looks Like Martin Short Will Be Co-Hosting Maya Rudolph’s NBC Variety […]
It looks like NBC is moving forward with Maya Rudolph’s 2014 variety show after all – plus, they’ve added a cohost. TV Line reports that Maya […]
By
Megh Wright
May 6, 2015
Maya Rudolph Might Return to NBC in a New Variety Show
The world definitely needs more Maya Rudolph right now, and NBC might make that happen by bringing back, in some form, her 2014 one-off variety […]
By
Megh Wright
variety shows
Jan. 30, 2015
Neil Patrick Harris’s NBC Variety Show Has a Very Brief Preview
Only 15 seconds of NPH goodness.
By
Nate Jones
Jan. 30, 2015
Michael Keaton Reunites Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke
The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
By
Ramsey Ess
Oct. 27, 2014
Neil Patrick Harris to Host a Weekly Variety Show for NBC
NBC is adding another weekly show called Saturday Night. Vulture reports that the network has teamed up with actor and next year’s Oscars host […]
By
Megh Wright
tv
Oct. 27, 2014
NBC Is Doing a Neil Patrick Harris Variety Show
A nation’s prayers have been answered.
By
Josef Adalian
May 20, 2014
Check Out Some Clips from Maya Rudolph’s Variety Show Debut
The Maya Rudolph Show debuted on NBC last night starring the SNL alum and a bunch of her funny friends. Watch Rudolph’s big opening number […]
By
Megh Wright
dreams
May 14, 2014
Yes, Neil Patrick Harris Was Offered
Late Show
But he’d rather do a weekly variety show.
By
Margaret Lyons
Apr. 16, 2014
The Multi-Talented Maya Rudolph’s Finest Musical Moments
Yesterday, NBC announced that The Maya Rudolph Show, a new variety show special from the comedic actress of the same name, will premiere on May […]
By
Bradford Evans
genius ideas
Dec. 5, 2013
Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s
HitRECord
Trailer
His new variety show on Pivot.
By
Halle Kiefer
Nov. 13, 2013
NBC Orders a Pilot for Maya Rudolph’s Variety Show; Will Air as a […]
Maya Rudolph is coming back to NBC. Deadline reports that the network has ordered a pilot for an untitled variety show starring Rudolph and […]
By
Bradford Evans
variety shows
Nov. 13, 2013
A Maya Rudolph Variety Show Is Really Happening
Lorne Michaels is producing, obvs.
By
Jesse David Fox
good news
Feb. 25, 2013
A Maya Rudolph Variety Show Is in Our Future?
And not just in our dreams — like our real life’s future.
By
Jesse David Fox
the industry
Oct. 7, 2008
Helena Bonham Carter Unexpectedly Joins the Cast of a Tim Burton Movie
Plus: Hollywood to make a movie out of a comic book!
By
Nick Confalone
Oct. 3, 2008
Renaissance Comedian Turns to Only Format That Can Contain Her
Rosie O’Donnell is doing a live TV variety special.
By
Matthew Perpetua