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MTV Is About To Get A Dose Of Adorableness
Get ready to go “awww”…all because of some adorableness. MTV today announced a new spin-off of Ridiculousness, via an all-new comedy clip show, Adorableness, hosted by comedian James Davis (Hood Adjacent) and featuring panelists Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother), Ross Mathews (RuPaul’s Drag Race) and Dulcé Sloan (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah). Adorableness will debut with a one-week special event on Monday, July 19 with two new episodes airing each night, at 7/6c and 7:30/6:30c. “It would be nice for some hugs,” Alyson quips in the first look above. The show will serve up the cutest, snuggliest, most adorable videos ever. But don’t worry, it’s not all fluff: Cute kids will turn sour, fluffy dogs will attack and little old ladies may just curse like a ...
Friends Actor James Michael Tyler Says He Has Stage 4 Cancer
James Michael Tyler, who played Central Perk’s Gunther on Friends, has unveiled a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis. In a new video shared through the Prostate Cancer Foundation, he said, “I was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in September of 2018.” He added, “My specific cancer went to the bones before it could be stopped — before I realized I had it.” He spoke movingly about his time in intensive care, explaining that he “nearly died this past October,” and “the fear of not coming back to see my wife.” He also talked about his mission of saving lives. Related Video “I accept this,” he said. “I know this is what’s happened to me. I’m not sitting here crying all the time. I want to save lives. I want to help.” According to Tyler, “If there’s one piece of advice I could...
Ted Lasso Is All Smiles in Season 2 Trailer: Watch
In just under a month, Ted Lasso will finally return to Apple TV+ for its highly anticipated second season. The show is a radiant burst of feel-good charm, and based on the brand new trailer that just came out for Season 2, it looks like the next slate of episodes will keep those good vibes coming in full force. Jason Sudeikis returns as the eponymous American football coach who’s trying to lead an English Premier League soccer team to a career comeback. Lasso is unceasingly optimistic, remarkably thoughtful, and dependably kind, even when he’s going through private hardships. There to help him through it in the second season is Brendan Hunt (who plays Lasso’s soft-spoken assistant coach) as well as co-stars Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Phil Dunster, ...
SNL Alums Recall Bill Murray and Chevy Chase Brawling in John Belushi’s Dressing Room
This will come as a surprise to no one, but Bill Murray and Chevy Chase didn’t always get along. The low point, as Saturday Night Live alums Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman recalled in a new interview, occurred when the two prickly personalities came to blows in John Belushi’s dressing room right before a show. Curtin and Newman rehashed the 1978 scuffle on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. “I think Jane and I — and Gilda [Radner] — both witnessed it,” Newman said. “It was very sad and painful and awful.” Reports have varied over the years as to the cause. Some allege the fight began after Murray made a joke about Chase’s deteriorating marriage with Jacqueline Carlin, after which Chase replied with a quip about Murray’s looks. In conversation with Howard Stern, Chase s...
R.I.P. John Paragon, Actor Who Played Jambi the Genie on Pee-wee’s Playhouse Dead at 66
John Paragon, the actor best known for playing Jambi the Genie on Pee-wee’s Playhouse, has died at the age of 66. According to TMZ, Paragon passed away back in April, but a cause of death has not yet been determined by the Riverside County Coroner. Paragon got his start in the Los Angeles-based improv comedy group The Groundlings alongside future Pee-Wee Herman star Paul Reubens and Phil Hartman. Related Video Though Paragon had a brief cameo in the 1985 motion picture Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, he’ll undoubtedly most be remembered by fans for his reoccurring role as Jambi the Genie on the Saturday morning TV series Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Paragon also voiced the character Pterri the Pterodactyl, and wrote several of the show’s episodes, including Pee-wee’s Playhouse: Christmas Special, wh...
Hills Baby: Jason And Ashley Wahler Welcome Second Child
Another Wahler! The Hills: New Beginnings couple Jason and Ashley Wahler just welcomed their second child, a baby boy Wyatt Ragle Wahler. The Laguna Beach alum and his wife are already parents to three-year-old daughter Delilah. People was first to report the happy news. “Ashley and I are elated to have welcomed our beautiful, healthy baby boy Wyatt Ragle Wahler this morning,” Jason told People. “We are so excited to give Delilah a brother to complete our little family, and we can’t wait to raise them both the best we can. I can’t wait to be involved in Wyatt’s life the way my dad was in mine, and I hope to have the same bond I share with him.” “I can’t wait to be his coach and for him to be my wingman and mini-me,” he added. R...
Families Of The Mafia Is Returning To MTV
According to infamous mafioso “Sammy The Bull” Gravano, “If you’re going to tell the story, you gotta tell it all.” And Families of the Mafia will do just that when the docuseries returns to MTV. The gripping program is back on July 15, following Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. Filmed through the lens of a true-crime docuseries, Families of the Mafia will dive into the lives of five notorious mafia-tied families as they continue to navigate away from the underlying life of organized crime that still haunts them to this day. The Gravanos, the O’Tooles and the Laroccas are back — and two new families will enter the fold. From Joe wishing his father Billy was alive “to see all of the good” to CP reconnecting with his father, it’s time...
Introducing Baby Ace: Cheyenne Floyd Shares First Close-Up Photos Of Newborn Son
“Welcome to the world,” Baby Ace! Cheyenne Floyd and fiancé Zach Davis welcomed a son on May 27, and the Teen Mom OG duo is now revealing a close-up look at their brand-new baby cub! “Gods greatest blessings,” Cheyenne captured the beautiful photos above featuring Ryder with her baby brother. Zach shared the same images and added “Look what we made @cheynotshy.” Before sharing these heartwarming family photographs, Chey and Zach offered a Polaroid-filled glimpse inside their early moments as a family of four post-birth at the hospital. Bonding with a newborn = “life is complete” for the MTV clan. Offer your well wishes for Cheyenne, Zach, Ryder and Ace. And for a sentimental rewind, watch Cheyenne tell Ryder about her sibling on the way in th...
Hills Star Kaitlynn Carter Is Pregnant With First Child
Kaitlynn Carter is about to be a member of The Hills mom club: The MTV star is pregnant! “🖤,” Kaitlynn captioned the image above showcasing her visible baby bump. Kaitlynn tagged Kristopher Brock in the heartwarming family image; the duo celebrated their one-year anniversary last month (as seen in the Instagram album below). Kaitlynn made her MTV debut with the rest of Hollywood’s most iconic friend group during Season 1 of New Beginnings in 2019. And now it’s time to plan some playdates with Audrina Patridge, Ashley Wahler, Heidi Pratt, Jennifer Delgado, Whitney Port and Caroline D’Amore — plus the munchkins! Offer your congrats to Kaitlynn and Kristopher in the comments, and keep watching her every Wednesday on The Hills: New Beginnings at 9/8c. You ...
Can Cara Change Everyone’s Opinion Of Her On Siesta Key?
“Oh my God, Cara’s here.” Amanda might have said it, but everyone was thinking it. Okay, probably except for Madisson, who was the sole reason the New Jersey native popped up in Palm Island in the Grenadines on tonight’s episode of Siesta Key. Despite her sudden (and expletive-laced) departure at sea during the start of Season 3, Cara is back and ready to “make amends with everyone” — or at least, so says Madisson, who has remained friends with the polarizing blonde this entire time. “She has a bad history with this entire group. She’s reached out to me several times and said like, ‘I’d love to apologize to Kelsey specifically,'” Madisson told Juliette. Kelsey’s beef with Cara runs as deep as the Sarasota Bay...
Jeff Tweedy Unveils “Cold Water” featuring Duke Silver for Mouse Rat’s Awesome Album
Attention Parks and Recreation fans! Scott Tanner, lead singer of Land Ho! (portrayed by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco) has dropped his new single “Cold Water” with a guest appearance by none other than Duke Silver. The last time Parks and Rec viewers saw Land Ho! was admittedly a while back, when Leslie Knope (played by Amy Poehler) and Mouse Rat frontman Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt) convinced the band to reunite for Pawnee and Eagleton’s Unity Concert in the Season 6 finale “Moving Up”. This gentle track from the OG indie rocker of Pawnee, Indiana is set to appear on Mouse Rat’s upcoming LP The Awesome Album. It will be released August 27th via Dualtone in partnership with Entertainment 720. “The clocks can’t tell, the hands won’t move,” Tweedy intones on the chorus. “No hustle, no bustle,...
iCarly Predicted Today’s Influencer Culture Like No Other Show
By Alex Gonzalez In 2007, when actress Miranda Cosgrove first signed onto the role of Carly Shay, the bubbly yet ambitious heroine of Nickelodeon’s iCarly, many social media outlets were still in their infancy. Back then, Myspace and Facebook were the internet’s dominant networks with their customizable profiles and user-friendly feeds. Twitter was only a year old; Instagram and TikTok didn’t yet exist. It was in this Wild West-like digital environment that, for many millennial fans, Carly became the first true influencer, launching a quirky, adventure-filled web show reaching thousands each week. “Influencers just get younger and younger all the time,” Cosgrove tells MTV News. “When they first approached me about making iCarly when I was 12, I didn’t know what a web show was. And I ...
