John Cleese in mock 'apology to white people' as Hank Azaria regrets Apu role on Simpsons

Fans will get to learn a lot more about Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt in Showtime's The First Lady, with the producers teasing possibilities for future seasons.The first season will feature 'interweaving stories' illuminating the White House lives of Obama (Viola Davis), Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Roosevelt (Anderson), debuting April 17.While promoting the series, showrunner Cathy Shulman and director Susanne Bier teased future seasons could showcase Hillary Clinton, Melania Trump and Jackie Kennedy. Future seasons:Fans will get to learn a lot more about Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt in Showtime's The First Lady, with the producers teasing possibilities for future seasons Michelle:The first season will feature 'interweaving stories' illuminating the White House lives of Obama (Viola Davis), Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Roosevelt (Anderson), debuting April 17 Maybe Melania:While promoting the series, showrunner Cathy Shulman and director Susanne Bier teased future seasons could showcase Hillary Clinton, Melania Trump and Jackie KennedySchulman and Bier, who directs the pilot episode, were promoting the series at the Television Critics Association winter tour, when they were asked what other First Lady's they would be interested in depicting.'I would be very intrigued to depict Hillary Clinton because I think that her position was so complicated… I think that would be incredibly interesting,' Bier said.

Sherri Shepherd has a lot of love and respect for Wendy Williams. The actress and TV personality sat down with Andy Cohen on Wednesday's and reflected on what Williams' legacy means to her.«Oh my gosh, she made her own path.

Pachinko.The clip begins with the birth of a baby in rural South Korea, before we find out that the baby is Sunja, the matriarch of the family the series will centre around. Academy Award winner Youn Yuh-jung (Parasite) and Kim Min-ha star as the elderly and teenage Sunja, respectively.“A child is coming.

A mere three days before the Steam Deck is officially launching, Valve has announced a host of games that fit the “Deck Verified” list, but also a way for people to check ahead of time how many of the games they already own are compatible with the forthcoming hybrid handheld PC.

Many people will be hearing these words for the first time, but a brand new game is releasing day and date via PlayStation Now, the service that some think will eventually turn into Sony’s very own attempt at an Xbox Game Pass competitor. It’s not an exclusive title, either, and it’s a Devolver Digital published title.

People thought it might never happen, but according to a report from Bloomberg.com, the massively popular ‘Call of Duty’ series looks set to skip next year, which will be the first time in recent memory that there will be a calendar year without a first-person shooter in the series being released.

Priyanka Chopra broke her silence about an awkward encounter she recently shared with Rosie O'Donnell.The 39-year-old performer had a run-in with the comedian, 59, at Nobu restaurant in Malibu, where she was mistaken for the daughter of author Deepak Chopra.The comedian later made a public apology through a video that was shared to her TikTok account following the incident, and she was widely criticized for her choice of words in the clip. Speaking up:Priyanka Chopra broke her silence about an awkward encounter she recently shared with Rosie O'Donnell; she is seen in 2021Chopra responded to O'Donnell without referring to her by name through a message that was shared to her Instagram Story on Wednesday, and she began by expressing that she did not expect to be immediately recognized by the general public.'I have never taken myself so seriously to think everyone would know who I am, or my work for that matter,' she said.

Jason Gray-Stanford is opening about the heart transplant that saved his life 15 months ago.The actor, who's best known for playing the role of Lieutenant Randy Disher in the comedy-drama series Monk, shared his story of survival with PEOPLEin the hopes that it will encourage more people to become organ donors.The first signs that something was medically wrong with Gray-Stanford began when he started feeling run down in 2017, which led to him being diagnosed with heart failure the following year, and ultimately being told in 2020 that he needed a heart transplant or he would face sure death. Gift of life: Jason Gray-Stanford is opening about the heart transplant that saved his life 15 months agoDiagnosed with heart failure in early 2018, Gray-Stanford did what he could to maintain a healthy lifestyle, by improving his diet and proper exercise, until he blacked out during a spin class in December 2019.Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should.When this happens, blood often backs up and fluid can build up in the lungs, causing shortness of breath, according to the Mayo Clinic.

A popular gay character on “The Simpsons” is getting a brand new voice.

over his publicly announced regret for voicing “The Simpsons” character Apu — penning his own tongue-in-cheek “apology.”“Not wishing to be left behind by Hank Azaria, I would like to apologise on behalf on Monty Python for all the many sketches we did making fun of white English people,” Cleese tweeted earlier this week. “We’re sorry for any distress we may have caused.”The 81-year-old comedy king’s post came the same day Azaria apologized for his stereotypical portrayal of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon — the fictitious Indian American owner of Springfield’s Kwik-E-Mart.“Part of me feels like I need to go to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologize,” Azaria said in a new interview.

Twitter followers, John sniped: “Not wishing to be left behind by Hank Azaria, I would like to apologise on behalf on Monty Python for all the many sketches we did making fun of white English people.“We're sorry for any distress we may have caused.”In another tweet on Wednesday evening, former Fawlty Towers star John was discussing the so-called 'woke-ism'.He stressed: “Started out as a good idea - ''Let's be nice to people'' - and finished up as a humorless, censorious, literal-minded, posturing idiocy."Hank has played the Indian-American character Apu since 1989 and later went to be the focus of controversy when a documentary aired discussing white actors voicing black, Asian and characters from many other ethnicities."It just didn't feel

John Cleese mocked "The Simpsons" actor Hank Azaria’s recent apology for the Apu character by jokingly apologizing for past Monty Python sketches.  Azaria found himself at the heart of controversy in 2017 when a documentary sparked a conversation about him, a White person, voicing the Indian-American character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on the show since 1989.The actor appeared on the "Armchair Expert" podcast recently where he apologized and expressed how much guilt he feels to have negatively impacted so many Indian-Americans with his performance.  On Tuesday, Cleese took to Twitter to take a lighthearted jab at Azaria for feeling like he should apologize.  "Not wishing to be left behind by Hank Azaria, I would like to apologise on behalf on

Hank Azaria has been doing the work. In 2017, the 56-year-old white voice actor was publicly called out for voicing the character of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (an Indian convenience store worker) on in a documentary titled . Azaria later stepped down from voicing the part — one of many he lends his talents to on the popular series.

The Simpsons star Hank Azaria who voice Indian character Apu has issued a public apology for his portrayal of the iconic cartoon.Hank - a white male - has voiced the corner store owner since 1990.Last year, he confirmed he would be stepping down from the role.He later went into detail on actor Dax Shepherd's Armchair Expert podcast for the reasons of his departure.Hank told the Without A Paddle star: "Part of me feels like I need to go around to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologise."While initially met with little controversy in the 90s, in recent years The Simpsons have come under fire for Apu – with critics arguing he reinforces racial stereotypes.In 2017 Indian-American comic Hari Kondabolu created a

ACTOR Hank Azaria has apologised for the Indian character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on The Simpsons after plenty of negative backlash. Emmy-award winning actor and comedian Hank discussed the controversy around his character on the much-loved animated comedy series.

who no longer voices the controversial character, says he’s taking some unconventional steps to find out why his portrayal was offensive toward the Indian community. “I was speaking at my son’s school, I was talking to the Indian kids there because I wanted to get their input,” Azaria told Shepard during Monday’s podcast.

Hank Azaria wants to apologize to every person of Indian descent for his past portrayal of "The Simpsons" character, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. The character, who runs the local Kwik-E-Mart in Springfield and was voiced by Azaria beginning in 1988, became the subject of controversy in 2017 when comedian Hari Kondabolu released the documentary "The Problem With Apu." The documentary sparked a conversation about whitewashing, racist voice casting and the negative impact the character has had on the perception of Indian people in America.  In an interview with The New York Times in 2020, Azaria said he had stepped away from voicing the character as the show in general began to remedy having White actors voice non-White characters.

It was back in February 2020 when Hank Azaria spoke candidly in an interview with The New York Times about his decision to stop voicing The Simpsons' controversial character Kwik-E-Mart manager Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. "Once I realised that that was the way this character was thought of, I just didn’t want to participate in it anymore.

The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria has apologised for his longtime portrayal of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on the series, while also acknowledging the show’s participation in “structural racism”.In an appearance on Dax Shepherd’s Armchair Expert podcast, Azaria said that he wished he had stopped playing Apu earlier (he’d been voicing the role since 1990).“I’ve had a date with destiny with this thing for about 31 years,” Azaria said.“Part of me feels like I need to go around to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologise, and sometimes I do when it comes up.”He apologised specifically to the podcast’s co-host Monica Padman, an Indian-American woman, saying, “I know you weren’t asking for that, but it’s important.“I

On Monday’s episode of the Armchair Expert podcast, The Simpsons actor Hank Azaria apologized for participating in “structural racism,” via his longtime portrayal of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.

Hank Azaria was a recent guest on theArmchair Expert podcast, where he discussed several topics, including the lessons he learned from playing the controversial Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on The Simpsons. The long-running Indian character on the iconic Fox cartoon came under fire in recent years (including in a2017 documentary The Problem With Apu) due to the character's racially stereotypical behavior, compounded by the fact that he was voiced by aCaucasian actor.