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Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein Meets “Kindred Spirit” Oscar the Grouch in New Sesame Street Trailer: Watch
Did anyone order a Ted Lasso and Sesame Street crossover episode? Brett Goldstein, who stars as gruff retired footballer Roy Kent in Apple TV+’s hit sports sitcom, paid a visit to Big Bird and his friends recently. He’ll be featured in an episode of Sesame Street scheduled to air sometime later this year. In a clip shared to Twitter, Goldstein is seen hanging out alongside Oscar the Grouch in a trash bin as Big Bird wanders by. “I met a kindred spirit the other day,” Goldstein wrote in the caption. “I told him we had a lot in common. He told me to scram.” But there was certainly no grouching involved when Goldstein shared an Instagram post expressing his gratitude. “I finally found my way to Sesame Street (all you have to do is ask, through the medium of song) and it was more wonderfu...
The Larry David Story Coming to HBO
HBO has announced a new two-part documentary on Larry David, which will premiere Tuesday, March 1st at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The Larry David Story is directed by David’s longtime friend and partner Larry Charles. The documentary finds the two men in conversation, as David “gets candid about his personal and professional highs and lows, from his humble beginnings as an unfunny Brooklyn kid to becoming America’s favorite misanthrope.” David will discuss Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, parenthood, and even metaphysics, according to HBO, which describes the doc as “genuine, hilarious, and eye-opening.” “I’m a total fraud,” David admits in a trailer for The Larry David Story. The Curb outlet, for me, is this guy who I want to be.” He’s completely honest, just the opposite of who I am.” Advertisement...
LeVar Burton Encourages Kids to Read Banned Books: “That’s Where the Good Stuff Is”
Though LeVar Burton hasn’t hosted Reading Rainbow since it ended in 2006, he’s still finding ways to encourage young children to pick up a book. In light of recent book bans across certain schools in the US, Burton appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah with some sage advice: Read forbidden literature. The book ban outrage came to a head last month when a Tennessee school board voted to ban Maus — Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel based on his father’s experience at Auschwitz — claiming it contained material that was inappropriate for students. While classics like the Harry Potter series and Huckleberry Finn have all been subjected to some silly schoolwide bans in the past, Black authors have been particularly targeted, with LGBTQ and ...
Teen Mom: Family Reunion Greenlit For Season 2
Pack your bags, teen moms: Another family reunion is on the agenda! MTV announced that the spinoff special Teen Mom: Family Reunion will be back for Season 2; Season 1 currently features Amber, Cheyenne and Maci from Teen Mom OG, as well as Teen Mom 2‘s Ashley, Briana, Jade and Leah. Special guests include Bar, Brittany, Chau, Cory, Farrah, Gary and Zach (so far!). In addition, Teen Mom 2 is returning on March 8: Ashley, Briana, Jade, Kail and Leah will feature “bitter battles, new loves and a secret wedding fallout.” “Our marriage is falling apart, bro,” Bar tells Ashley in the first look above. Who has a brand-new boyfriend? And who is “trying to sue” Briana? Keep watching Teen Mom: Family Reunion every Tuesday at 8/7c, followed by Teen Mom: Girl...
Peacemaker Renewed for Season 2 by HBO Max
James Gunn’s first TV project Peacemaker has done a stellar job humanizing the titular antihero, and HBO Max has rewarded his efforts by bringing The Suicide Squad spinoff back for Season 2. The announcement comes just ahead of the first season finale, which premieres on Thursday, February 17th. Starring John Cena as Peacemaker, the inaugural season picks up right where The Suicide Squad left off, integrating the loner vigilante (and his pet eagle Eagly) into a new task force up against a bizarre global threat. Combining dark humor and comic violence with touching moments when Peacemaker and other characters come to life-changing revelations, it’s been a joy to see Cena exhibit his full range alongside a talented cast including Chukwudi Iwuji, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer...
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 Review: More Mediocre Than Magical
The Pitch: When we last saw the titular character in Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Amazon Prime comedy, things were looking quite bad for her. Despite killing at The Apollo, Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) has been fired from Shy Baldwin’s tour, thanks to some jokes that alluded a bit too closely to his status as a closeted gay man. This left her abandoned on the tarmac with Susie (Alex Borstein), who, unbeknownst to Midge, had lost all of Midge’s hard-earned money thanks to a combination of gambling problems and general managerial irresponsibility. Meet Me on the West Side: Season 4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel picks up shortly after these events in a familiar setting — Midge, onstage, cigarette in hand, seemingly killing at a club in The Village. The cliffhanger of Season 3 seemed to ...
Space Force Season 2 Review: A Big Improvement That Leaves You Wanting More
The Pitch: The original pitch was simple: In 2019, the 45th President of the United States announced a plan for a Space Force branch of the U.S. military. To Steve Carell and Greg Daniels (who previously worked together on The Office), that sounded pretty ridiculous, so they successfully pitched Netflix on a satirical version of what such a “space force” would look like, with Carell as the general in charge. Unfortunately, Season 1 of Netflix’s Space Force… didn’t quite work. Despite the assembly of a surprise-packed ensemble, including awkward comedy G.O.A.T. Carell, human live wire Ben Schwartz, secret MVP Tawny Newsome, and wild card John Malkovich, there was something just off in how the writing and acting and directing jelled together — and to the credit of Carell and Daniels, they no...
Fox to Develop Berkeley Breathed’s Bloom County Comic Strip into Animated Series
Animated political satire never goes out of style, which is why Fox is resurrecting Berkeley Breathed’s 1980s comic strip Bloom County for a new series. In development at FOX Entertainment, Bento Box Entertainment, Miramax, Spyglass Media Group, and Project X Entertainment, Bloom County will be co-written and executive-produced by Breathed himself. According to a press release, the series “centers on a collapsed lawyer, a lobotomized cat, and a penguin in briefs and fruit headwear living in the world’s last boarding house in the world’s most forgotten place deep in the dandelion wilds of FlyWayWayOver country. To wit, today’s America at a glance.” Breathed got his start in cartoons at The University of Texas at Austin, where his comic strip The Academia Waltz appeared in student newsp...
Will Farrah Be A Part Of The Teen Mom: Family Reunion?
Farrah and Maci have not spoken in “over four years” (according to the former), but that will change when they have a mini family reunion. “I’m meeting with Farrah because I want her to know that if she wants to be a part of this reunion, there’s a spot for her,” the mother of three states in a confessional interview in the Teen Mom: Family Reunion sneak peek above. “She deserves the opportunity just like everyone else.” Maci asks Farrah how she is feeling, and Sophia’s mom replies that she is “doing good.” “I’ve been working on a lot of anxiety and tension in the body lately,” Farrah continues. “It’s been a rough morning in that sense, if I’m being honest.” Maci tells Farrah that sh...
The Challenge Is Having A War Of The Worlds Tournament
The Challenge is about to have a “worldwide tournament.” And it’s only happening on Paramount+. The Challenge: War of the Worlds — coming soon to the streaming service — will feature players from the United States, Australia, United Kingdom and Argentina with new series in the aforementioned different countries. The two-part tourney will feature “the biggest reality athletes battling it out to be named their country’s champion.” Winners from four new Challenge series (The Challenge: CBS (working title), The Challenge: Argentina, The Challenge: Australia, and The Challenge: U.K.) will advance to the global tournament, The Challenge: War of the Worlds, and battle for the first-ever title as the Challenge World Champion. Stay with MTV News for m...
The Real World: New Orleans Cast Is Reuniting For An Epic Homecoming
Please play “Come On Be My Baby Tonight”: The Real World: New Orleans cast is going back homecoming to Louisiana. And you can only watch the televised reunion on Paramount+. The third installment of the hit original unscripted series, The Real World Homecoming, will star original NOLA cast members David “Tokyo” Broom, Melissa Howard, Jamie Murray, Danny Roberts, Matt Smith, Julie Stoffer and Kelley Wolf in The Belfort The Big Easy. All of the roommates — who last lived together back in 2000 — are moving back in for a dramatic, nostalgic, heartfelt reunion where they’ll get a second chance to stop being polite and start getting real. Before the series returns (a premiere date will be announced in the near future), the original season of The Real World: New Orleans wi...
Reality TV Icons Will Compete On A New Shore Series For Paramount+
Reality TV’s most iconic international all stars are about to come together on a brand-new shore. All Star Shore, coming soon to Paramount+, will feature 14 of reality TV’s most iconic stars from around the world and television’s biggest series — including Jersey Shore Family Vacation, Love is Blind, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Geordie Shore, Acapulco Shore, Bachelor in Paradise and more. The cast will come together for an epic vacation at the ultimate Shore house. Where is this Shore series? In Seaside Heights? Or Newcastle-upon-Tyne? No — the cast will battle it out in Gran Canaria, Spain for the grand prize and global bragging rights. Shore Sure sounds like a good — and drama-filled — time! Keep up with MTV News for more details about the latest series joining R...
