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SNL Gives Family Matters a Dark and Twisted Reboot: Watch
The latest episode of Saturday Night Live had some fun at the expense of Peacock’s new dramatic reboot of The French Prince of Bel-Air by imaging a similarly serious, high stakes remake of Family Matters. The spoof trailer for Urkel features all of “the goofy characters you loved in the 90s with absolutely none of the fun or charm,” including Officer Carl Winslow (Kenan Thompson), Laura Winslow (Ego Nwodim), and Steven Quincy Urkel himself (Chris Redd). Ariana DeBose, last night’s SNL host, plays Urkel’s alcoholic mother, and Andrew Dismukes is at the receiving end of Urkel’s fist after bragging about his sexual relations with Laura Winslow. “Did I do thaaaat?” Redd’s Urkel asks while holding Dismukes’ character at gunpoint. “What if I shot you in the face?! Should I do thaaaat?” Elsewhere...
Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller on Their Infinitely Relatable New HBO Comedy Somebody Somewhere
Once you know the premise, you realize there’s no other possible title for Somebody Somewhere. The new HBO comedy, executive produced by the Duplass brothers and directed in part by Jay Duplass, stars Bridget Everett as Sam, a 40-something resident of small-town Kansas who’s mourning her deceased. sister, working a dull job, and in general feeling a bit lost in life — until, that is, she becomes closer to Joel (Jeff Hiller), an old high school classmate who helps reawaken in her a passion for music. The show is a sometimes sweet, sometimes sad, and more often than not very funny look at what it means to try to reawaken after years of sleepwalking through life, anchored by the deep and complex friendship between its central characters. During a recent press day, Consequence was lucky enough...
Peacemaker’s Steve Agee on Dancing For James Gunn and Hating His Beard
Every superhero, even one as unconventional as John Cena‘s Peacemaker, could use a little back-up — which is where Steve Agee comes in. The comedian and actor appears in the HBO Max comedy Peacemaker as John Economos, first seen working for Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) in The Suicide Squad and now investigating the strange goings-on that happen to coincide with Peacemaker’s escape from prison. “I tend to have parts where I’m in a scene and I say a line at the very end where we cut to the action,” Agee says about his past work on projects like New Girl and You’re the Worst. But while Economos is the sort of part that Agee plays nimbly as a character actor, he did value the opportunity to get a little deeper with the role in Peacemaker‘s eight episodes. Agee, as he explains in this one-o...
Ilana Glazer Says Broad City Reunion Is Possible After “Enough Time” Has Passed
It feels like every TV show of the past these days is just one press release away from a revival or reunion; after all, just a few hours before the writing of this post, FX announced that Justified would be returning for a new limited series. So, what about reviving another beloved 2010s cable favorite for a reunion — one lacking Timothy Olyphant in a cowboy hat, but featuring Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, two of the funniest women to ever grace our television screens? It sounds like Broad City fans may have a while longer to wait for a reunion, unfortunately. The literal issue being “time.” During a press day for the upcoming Apple TV+ series The Afterparty, Consequence asked Glazer about the potential for a Broad City reunion — specifically, what would it take? “Just tons and tons of m...
Netflix is Once Again Raising Its Prices
Netflix and chill just got a little more expensive. Today, the streaming giant announced it will be raising prices across all of its plans in the US. The most basic tier is going from $8.99 to $9.99 per month, while the price of the most popular, standard tier will rise by more than a dollar from $13.99 monthly to $15.49 and the premium tier climbs a full two dollars from $15.99 to $17.99. The pricing change immediately impacts new subscribers, while rolling out “gradually” to current subscribers. The company promises to email members 30 days before the hike goes into effect. Advertisement Related Video Basically, no matter which plan you subscribe to, you’ll be paying a little more to binge Emily in Paris, Cheer, and Cobra Kai, or watch a shirtless Antoni Porowski give his dog an inexplic...
Bob Saget Laid to Rest at Funeral Attended by Full House Cast, Fellow Comedians
Bob Saget was laid to rest on Friday, as hundreds of family and friends gathered at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills for the late actor and comedian’s funeral. Saget’s Full House family — including Jodie Sweetin, Candace Cameron Bure, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, John Stamos, Dave Coulier, and Lori Loughlin — was among those who attended the ceremony. Stamos and Coulier also served as pallbearers, alongside John Mayer, Jeff Ross, Judd Apatow, Norman Lear, and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos. Other guests included Dave Chappelle, Kathy Griffin, Chris Rock, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Green, according to Variety. You can see photos from the funeral at TMZ. Advertisement Related Video “Today will be the hardest day of my life,” Stamos wrote on Twitter in the hours leading up to the ...
Inventing Anna Trailer: Shonda Rhimes Brings the Notorious Con Artist Tale to Netflix
Everyone loves a good con artist story, and the upcoming limited series Inventing Anna promises a doozy, as teased by the new trailer released by Netflix today. Shonda Rhimes created this adaptation of the New York Magazine article “How an Aspiring ‘It’ Girl Tricked New York’s Party People — and its Banks” by Jessica Pressler, with Julia Garner (Ozark, The Assistant) starring as Anna Delvey, whose larger-than-life exploits led her to the inner circles of New York elite, and then eventually jail. Anna Chlumsky (Veep) stars as the journalist trying to tell Anna’s story, with reasons of her own for trying to get Anna on the record. Here’s the official Netflix description: In Inventing Anna, a journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German h...
South Park Season 25 Coming to Comedy Central in February
South Park will return to Comedy Central for its 25th season starting February 2nd. The new season will consist of six episodes airing Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Following their broadcast premiere on Comedy Central, episodes will be available to stream on SouthPark.cc.com, CC.com and the Comedy Central App. Season 25 will mark South Park’s first full season of episodes since 2019. Due to production challenges caused by the pandemic, Season 24 consisted of two extended specials which aired separately in 2020 and 2021. Related Video Last year, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone struck a massive deal with ViacomCBS for six more seasons of South Park on Comedy Central, as well as 14 made-for-TV films exclusive to Paramount+. The first two films, South Park: Post Covid and Sout...
Tim Allen to Star in The Santa Clause Sequel Series for Disney+
Disney+ has ordered a limited sequel series to Tim Allen’s Santa Clause film trilogy. Allen himself will reprise his role as Scott Calvin in the forthcoming project, which is slated to go into production this spring. In the series, Allen’s Scott Calvin “is on the brink of his 65th birthday and realizing that he can’t be Santa forever,” reads the official logline. “He’s starting to lose a step in his Santa duties, and more importantly, he’s got a family who could benefit from a life in the normal world, especially his two kids who have grown up at the pole.” “With a lot of elves, children, and family to please, Scott sets out to find a suitable replacement Santa while preparing his family for a new adventure in a life south of the pole.” Advertisement Related Video Jack Burditt (30 Rock, Mo...
‘It’s Fair Game Now’: Angelina Is Already Primed For Battle On Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
After months of time spent apart, (most of) the Jersey Shore crew found themselves back under one roof for a good ol’ fashioned family dinner. But the bruschetta bread had barely been served before “the disrespect” started flying. Though Snooki and Vinny were absent, the rest of the roommates’ long-awaited gathering seemed somewhat apropos for Family Vacation‘s 100th episode (seems only yesterday that Angelina was sharting in Miami) — even the significant others were present. There was DJ Pauly D and his girlfriend Nikki, JWOWW and her fiancé Zack, parents-of-two Deena and Chris, and Mom and Dad Mike and Lauren, who were ready for their first “big night out” since having baby Romeo. And perhaps most surprisingly, ther...
Netflix Announces Semi-Improv Comedy Series Murderville Starring Will Arnett
This isn’t your mother’s murder mystery. Today, Netflix has announced Murderville, a six-episode comedy series starring Will Arnett as Terry Seattle, a senior homicide detective who enlists the help of some celebrity guests. The catch? The guest stars don’t have a script. Based on the BBC series Murder in Successville, the show will feature Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek), Conan O’Brien, Ken Jeong, Kumail Nanjiani, Marshawn Lynch (of NFL fame), and Sharon Stone. With virtually no preparation beforehand, these stars will have to rely solely on their improvisation skills (and perhaps some tips from their favorite true crime podcasts) to make their way through the episode and solve the week’s crime. Sometimes, the guests get lucky in figuring out the twisted whodunit — other times, not so much....
Degrassi Reboot Coming to HBO Max
Trends and cliques may come and go, but nothing endures like the allure of high school drama. HBO Max announced today that a reboot of Degrassi — the long-running Canadian teen drama series — is in the works. To keep you satiated until its 2023 premiere, the streaming platform has also picked up the US rights for all 14 seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation. Like its predecessor, the new Degrassi will focus on a set of Toronto high school students on their own paths toward self-discovery. Its 10 episodes will take a deep dive into the ensemble cast, who live “in the shadow of events that both bind them together and tear them apart.” Degrassi will be helmed by showrunners Lara Azzopardi (Backstage, The Bold Type, Mary Kills People) and Julia Cohen (Riverdale, A Millio...
