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☆ 'Feud' season 2 concludes with Truman Capote's tragic early demise. Here's everything you need to know about the author's death and his unfinished book.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAcross eight episodes, the second season of Ryan Murphy's "Feud: Capote vs. Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) and Joanne Carson (Molly Ringwald) in "Feud: Capote Vs. According to PBS, Capote's official death certificate attributed his death to "liver disease complicated by phlebitis and multiple drug intoxication." According to Plimpton, a search for what the key unlocked was carried out after Capote's death, but nothing was found. AdvertisementThe finale of "Feud: Capote vs.

Persons: —, Ryan Murphy's, Truman Capote, Tom Hollander, Capote, Ann Woodward, Laurence Leamer's, Jon Robin Baitz, Joanne Carson, Molly Ringwald, Johnny Carson, Jane Baxter, Carson, Truman, Stanley Siegal, Siegel, Katharine, Kay, Graham, Harry Benson, Gary Settle, George Plimpton's, Plimpton, Joseph M, Fox Organizations: Service, Business, Los Angeles Times, PBS, Random, La, Basque, New York Public Library, New York Times Co Locations: New York, Manhattan, Kansas, Palm Springs , California

☆ ‘Barbenheimer,’ and an Early Start, Boost Oscar Ratings to 4-Year High
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | More About Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The comeback of live event TV continues. ABC’s telecast of the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday drew 19.5 million viewers, hitting a four-year viewership high, according to Nielsen. The live TV audience was up from last year’s 18.8 million, the third consecutive year that Oscar viewership has grown. The ratings report will prompt cheers at ABC and the academy, which bumped the start of the venerable awards ceremony to 7 p.m. Eastern, an hour earlier than usual, in the hopes that more viewers would stick around through the final categories. Jimmy Kimmel also received warm reviews in his fourth outing as host, leaving him one away from matching another late-night star who moonlighted at the Oscars, Johnny Carson.

Persons: “ Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Carson, Nielsen Organizations: Nielsen, ABC

CNN —Comedian and actor Richard Lewis, whose self-deprecating humor and acerbic wit in shows like “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Anything but Love” entertained audiences for decades, has died, according to his publicist Jeff Abraham. In April of 2023, Richard revealed that he had been living with Parkinson’s disease. ‘Enthusiasm’ for a lasting friendshipArguably best known for his role on “Curb,” Lewis just recently shared that the decision to play himself on the hit series was creator David’s idea. Lewis and David’s relationship extended beyond the screen, having been in each other’s lives since their 20s. Lewis performed stand-up comedy for 50 years until he took his final bow in 2018 at Chicago’s Zanies.

Persons: Richard Lewis, ”, Jeff Abraham, Abraham, “, Richard, Lewis, Johnny Carson ”, Larry David, Jamie Lee Curtis, Prince John, Mel Brooks ’, Robin Hood, ” Richard Lewis, Ethan Miller, Lewis ’, ” “ Richard, ” Lewis, David, David “, Larry, ” Larry David, John P, Johnson, “ Richard, he’s, I’ll, ” Lewis ’, Joyce Lapinsky Organizations: CNN, Software, Bellagio, HBO, Warner Bros, ”, Ohio State University Locations: Los Angeles, Las Vegas , Nevada, Brooklyn, New Jersey, Chicago’s

Here’s everything you need to know about this year's show:When are the Oscars? The Oscars will be held Sunday, March 10, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This is your early reminder to set your clocks accordingly — it's the first day of daylight saving time in the U.S.Are the Oscars streaming? What's nominated for Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars? Godzilla is going to the Oscars for the first time, with “Godzilla Minus One” notching a nomination for best visual effects.

Persons: “ Oppenheimer, “ Barbie, Jimmy Kimmel, Whoopi Goldberg, Jack Lemmon, Kimmel, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Bob Hope, Oscar, “, What's, Barbie ”, Maestro ”, ’, Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, “ Barbie ”, Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, America Ferrera, Billie Eilish's, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Ken, ”, John Williams, “ Indiana Jones Organizations: Golden Globes, Dolby Theatre, ABC, Hulu Live, America, “ Locations: Los Angeles, U.S

NEW YORK (AP) — As host of “The Daily Show” from 1999 to 2015, Jon Stewart changed comedy — and arguably journalism, too — with sharp, satirical takes on politics and current events. Catching lightning again will be difficult — particularly at a time when late-night television is greatly diminished as a cultural force and others, some from Stewart's family tree, are now competitors. It can be even tougher when, as Salon critic Melanie McFarland put it, the current Jon Stewart is forced to compete with memories of the old Jon Stewart. “Jon Stewart totally changed the face of late-night,” says Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University. “There's something so 2010 about Jon Stewart now,” he says.

Persons: Jon Stewart, Stewart, He's, Melanie McFarland, ”, Doug Herzog, Trevor Noah, It's, Jon, he's, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert —, Stewart skewered, bowtied Tucker Carlson, “, “ Jon Stewart, Robert Thompson, Chris McCarthy, ” Stewart hasn't, Trump, Colbert, Donald Trump, John Oliver, Samantha Bee, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Greg Gutfeld, Rachel Maddow, MSNBC —, Arsenio Hall, Lucille Ball, Roseanne Barr, Thompson, Johnny Carson's, ” Herzog, Johnny Carson, Cher, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon's, ” Kimmel, Letterman, — Colbert, Vivvix, Salon's McFarland, “ Jon's, We're, ___ David Bauder Organizations: Comedy Central, CNN, Bleier Center for Television, Culture, Syracuse University, CBS, HBO, TBS, Fox News, MSNBC, Apple, Mets, Nielsen, Associated Press

☆ The 75 most impactful TV moments are debuts, farewells and historic firsts
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

These and more indelible moments appear on the Television Academy’s new list of the 75 most impactful moments in TV history, spanning introductions, endings and history-making events. MTV premieres with its first music video – “Video Killed the Radio Star,” 198113. “All in the Family” – viewers meet the working-class Bunker family, 197135. 8.” M*A*S*H” series finale, 198326. But these classic TV moments that stirred audiences when they first aired are still resonant and frequently referenced in contemporary culture.

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, Mister Rogers, Clemmons, Whitney, George Floyd’s, Lucy ”, Neil Armstrong, O.J, Simpson, Ford Bronco, Walter Cronkite, John F, Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr, Nixon, Barack Obama’s, Rodney King’s, Princess Diana’s, Queen Elizabeth II’s, Rodney King, William Shatner’s Captain Kirk, Nichelle Nichols, Uhura, Nichols, Ellen DeGeneres, “ Ellen ”, Sammy Davis , Jr, Archie, “, Lucy ” – Lucy Ricardo, Little Ricky, Lucille Ball, “ Maude ” – Bea Arthur’s Maude, Kelly Clarkson, – Kirk, Kunta Kinte, LeVar Burton, ”, Matt Zoller Seitz, Kunta, Levar Burton, George Carlin, Gordon, Walter White, Bart, Homer, Ted Turner, Sophia, Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, it’s, hallucinating, King Cole, White Walker, ” – Julia Child, boeuf, “ Julia ” –, Julia, “ Will, Grace ”, James Farley, Tony Soprano, Will Hart, It’s, Hawkeye, “ Newhart, Robert Hartley, Bob Newhart, –, “ Mary Tyler Moore, Mary, Ted Danson’s Sam, Bette Midler, Johnny Carson, weren't, Robb, Catelyn, Ed Sullivan, Elvis, “ Charlie Brown, – Linus, Charlie Brown, Carol Burnett, Lucy ” – Lucy, “ Dallas, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary can’t, Chuckles, “ Seinfeld, Jerry, Will Smith, Chris Rock, Harry Bemis, Kinte, Toby, Elmer Fudd, Siegfried, Bugs Bunny, Michael Jackson’s, Oprah ”, Oprah Winfrey, Robb Stark, Hooper, Big, Mr, offscreen, Bill, Frank, Justin Timberlake, Janet, Luke, Laura get, – Whitney Houston, “ Peter Pan ”, “ Walt, Disney Organizations: CNN, The, Television, “, Space Shuttle, NFL, Ford, Capitol, MTV, Radio Star, ABC, Getty, Variety, Oceanic Airlines, Democratic National, HBO, Super, “ Dallas, Beatles, US, Nazi, Pontiac Locations: Angeles, New York, Southern, Monica, “, Valhalla

☆ The best and worst parts of being an NBC page: In the 70s, I worked with stars like Regis Philbin and Johnny Carson and was paid $1.90 an hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Shelley Herman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I was an NBC page two weeks laterIt was 1976 and I was 20, still in college and clueless. Now in its 90th year, the NBC Page program is one of the most prestigious entry-level positions in the entertainment industry. I wish I could tell you there was one straight, surefire way to becoming an NBC page, but there isn't. My other friend Al got his NBC page job when the women who worked behind the scenes on "Wheel of Fortune" spotted him as a contestant on the show. She is the author of "My Peacock Tale: Secrets of an NBC Page."

Persons: Shelley Herman, Elvis Presley, pagedom, Janus, Jim Croce, Alice, Regis Philbin, Gene Rayburn, Chuck Barris, Peter Marshall, Neil, Al, Sandy, Johnny Carson, Pete, Julian Goodman, Chance, Hawkins, Roxanne, Don Rickles, Peter Isackson, C.P.O, Sharkey, Dinah, Johnny, Sid Caesar, Imogene, Sid, John Travolta, Diana Hyland, Jeff, Alfred Hitchcock, Hitchcock, Redd Foxx, Sanford, Son, Dick Clark, Freddie Prinze, Johnny Carson's, Harry Chapin, I've Organizations: NBC Studios, Service, Sears, Toyota, NBC Burbank, NBC, USC, Pasadena Civic Locations: Wall, Silicon, Burbank , California, Las Vegas, California, Pasadena

☆ Pippa Garner’s Wild Ride
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Evan Moffitt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

High-heeled roller skates, a palm-frond umbrella and a shower in a can — these are just a few of Pippa Garner’s hundreds of inventions. For the past 50 years, the artist has been satirizing U.S. consumer habits with designs that are not always entirely useful. Few things have escaped her restless, imaginative tinkering, from automobiles to her own body, which she began, in her words, “gender-hacking” in the mid-1980s. That may be why the art world establishment long treated Garner, 81, as a fringe character, more madcap inventor than conceptual artist in the tradition of Marcel Duchamp or Andy Warhol. There are T-shirts printed with Garner’s sardonic proto-meme images and slogans, including one featuring the actor Gary Busey and the words “I pay my stalker a living wage” in all caps.

Persons: Pippa Garner’s, Garner, Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, Omi, Gary Busey, Johnny Carson, ” Locations: Columbia County, N.Y

☆ A host of iconic TV memorabilia can be yours. Bidding on the the original 'Batman' costume starts at $500,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Heritage Auctions offers a wide range of rare collectibles and memorabilia. The auction house will offer an archive of rare television artifacts from June 2 to 4. Heritage Auctions offers a range of rare collectibles for the obsessive — including those obsessed with TV. Next week, an online auction focusing on the Comisar Collection will be held, running from June 2 to June 4. Founded by art market specialist James Comisar in 1989, the Comisar collection is self-described as the "the most comprehensive archive of original television costumes, props, sets, and related ephemera in extant."

☆ After Decades of Drinks and Laughs, Is It Last Call at the Friars Club?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

(It’s always been mostly men; the first woman admitted was Liza Minnelli in 1988.) Its headquarters since the 1950s, the Monastery is a shrine to the club’s heyday, with framed black-and-white photos of smiling comedy legends. The club, a nonprofit corporation, lost its tax-exempt status in 2010. He was kept on for several months after his sentencing, before the club’s board fired him in 2020, an event for which he has brought legal action against the club. The lender said in court papers that the club also owes money to the restaurant and bartenders employee union, the city’s Environmental Control Board, and the New York State Department of Labor.

☆ Gallagher, watermelon smashing comedian, dead at 76
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Comedian Gallagher, best known for his watermelon-smashing comedy routine and many popular specials in the 1980s, died Friday morning, according his manager Craig Marquardo. Gallagher’s most famous bit involved a hand-made sledgehammer he called the “Sledge-O-Matic,” which he would use to smash food on stage, spraying the audience. Comedian Gallagher circa 1970s. Bill Johnson/Denver Post/Getty Images“That was something else he liked to claim credit for, which was physically engaging the audience in that manner,” the obituary said. “While his counterparts went on to do sitcoms, host talk shows and star in movies, Gallagher stayed on the road touring America for decades,” the obituary said.

☆ Jimmy Kimmel returns as host for the 95th Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Jimmy Kimmel is back as host of the 95th Oscars in 2023, marking the late-night star’s third time fronting the ceremony — which he last did five years ago. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host previously led the 2017 and 2018 telecasts, the former of which produced the famous “La La Land” and “Moonlight” best picture screw-up. “Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honor or a trap,” Kimmel said in a statement. “Jimmy is the perfect host to help us recognize the incredible artists and films of our 95th Oscars,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang said in a statement. Added Craig Erwich, president, ABC Entertainment, Hulu & Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals: “Having Jimmy Kimmel return to host ‘The Oscars’ is a dream come true.

☆ S-a stins din viață actorul american Charles Grodin, cunoscut pentru rolul din comedia „Beethoven”,
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Actorul american Charles Grodin, cunoscut pentru rolurile din „Beethoven”, „Midnight Run” și „The Heartbreak Kid”, a murit la 86 de ani. Grodin a fost o figură populară la Hollywood, despre care s-a spus că vreme de decenii a stârnit hohote de râs cu rolurile sale, relatează BBC, citează digi24.ro. Unul dintre cele mai cunoscute roluri ale sale a fost cel din comedia de familie, „Beethoven”. Charles Grodin s-a născut în Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, și a renunţat la studiile de la Universitatea din Miami pentru a deveni actor. Pentru rolul din „The Heartbreak Kid”, a primit o nominalizare la Globurile de Aur pentru cel mai bun actor.

Persons: Charles Grodin, Beethoven, Grodin, Nicholas, Steve Martin, Roman Polanski, Robert De Niro . El, Paul Simon, Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Jay Leno Organizations: BBC, Universitatea din, Broadway, Valladolid International Film Locations: Hollywood, Wilton, Connecticut, SUA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Universitatea din Miami, Valladolid

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