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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Gabriel Iglesias and Jo Koy on Why They Teamed Up for a SoFi Stadium Stand-Up Mega-Show by Todd Longwell

Â Gabriel Iglesias was in the throes of an existential crisis or, in his words, "bummed out."Â "I was kind of thinking to myself, 'What do we do now?'" recalls the comedian, known to fa…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PM[SHARE]

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Showbiz Leaders Take AI Deep Dive at Variety Entertainment Summit at CES 2026 by Todd Longwell

Launched in 1967, the Consumer Electronics Show bounced around cities and spots on the calendar before finally settling down in 1998 as an event held every January in Las Vegas. For more tha…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:30PM[SHARE]

Thursday, December 11, 2025

James L. Brooks, the Empowered Women's Man Behind 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' 'The Simpsons' and 'Ella McCay,' Gets Star on the Walk of by Todd Longwell

James L. Brooks had his first encounter with showbiz royalty as a student journalist at Weehawken High School in New Jersey in the 1950s, when he managed to wrangle a one-on-one interview wi…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:55AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Round Top Film Festival to Honor Chris O'Hara ('The Fall Guy') with Maverick Stunt Award by Todd Longwell

The Round Top Film Festival announced today that it will honor Chris O'Hara with its second annual Maverick Stunt Award, presented by Variety, on Nov. 9.Â Â A 25-year industry veteran, …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]

Monday, October 13, 2025

Naomi Watts on Her Journey From David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive' to the Ryan Murphy TV Universe and the Hollywood Walk of Fame by Todd Longwell

Naomi Watts has two Oscar nominations and was a 2024 Emmy nominee, but there's something different about the latest honor she is about to receive. The thought that her star on the Hollywood …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:30AM[SHARE]

Friday, October 10, 2025

How 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' Fandom Inspired Dean Devlin to Become a Billion Dollar Producer by Todd Longwell

Stepping into Dean Devlin's sun-filled, second-floor office in the West Hollywood headquarters of his company Electric Entertainment on an afternoon in mid-September, the first thing that gr…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:30AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

How 'The Studio,' 'The Traitors,' 'Hacks' and Other Emmy-nominated Shows Told Their Stories with Picture-Perfect Locations by Todd Longwell

The process of securing the proper locations for a project is a metaphorical game of 3D chess in which the artistic vision of its creative team wages a strategic battle with logistical neces…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PM[SHARE]

Saturday, May 31, 2025

'Handmaid's Tale' and 'Day of the Jackal' Producers on Rewriting Literary Worlds With TV Adaptations by Todd Longwell

The common wisdom is that Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" burned through all the plot from Margaret Atwood's 1985 source novel by the end of its first season. But that's not so. "To be honest, …

SOURCE: Variety at 04:00PM[SHARE]

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