David Letterman’s Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction returns for a third season Oct. 21. Guests will include Dave Chappelle, Robert Downey, Jr., Kim Kardashian West and Lizzo. The streaming service issued this trailer today and I can already think of Top 10 reasons to watch the series again — just for Chappelle.
This has been a tough year for film festivals. Since March, the global pandemic has shut down or greatly limited audiences in cinemas and given organizers of various festival gatherings nothing but headaches. Super Channel president and CEO Don McDonald felt he had a fix for that. He and the premium specialty network enjoyed a
How did Elisha Cuthbert come to guest star on tonight’s episode of JANN? Simple. the series’ star, Jann Arden, sent her a DM. Arden, who tells the whole story now on brioux.tv: the podcast, called Cuthbert, “one of the funniest people I’ve ever met in my life.” The singer was always a fan and had
Some quick notes on this weekend’s 46th season premiere of Saturday Night Live. First, bravo. Not easy to duck out of a mask and straight into a sketch. Now, lets continue with the positives. Chloe Fineman’s precise take down of The Drew Barrymore Show was hilarious. Still, somehow, just a featured player rather than a
Saturday Night Live will have no shortage of topical targets when the series returns this weekend for a 46th consecutive season (NBC and Global). The late night comedy fest will be hosted by Chris Rock, fresh off his dramatic acting debut on the fourth season of Fargo. The musical guest is Meagan Thee Stallion, so
THURS/OCT 1 Let’s Be Real (Fox). Triumph the Insult Comedy Dog puppet master Robert Smigel goes after the upcoming presidential election like a puppet pit bull in this special. FRI/OCT. 2 Emily in Paris (Netflix). Lily Collins stars as an American in Paris who takes a job at a marketing firm in this comedy from
I watched an interesting TV show Wednesday night, all about teachers using television to conduct remote learning classes to students at home. No, it wasn’t a live zoom demo. It was an episode of a 66-year-old TV series. The Peabody award winning series was Mister Peepers, starring Wally Cox. The still charming, classroom-based comedy was
This was a hard year for hockey. The NHL got smacked into the boards in March and was shut down right before another Stanley Cup run. When a plan emerged to mount a 60-day playoff tourney in “The Bubble,” it was always seen for what it was — a way to salvage what remained of