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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Comedian Taylor Tomlinson has sealed a deal with Netflix for her next two standup specials to premiere on the streamer. Tomlinson is currently touring her latest show, which will tape later this year in Washington, D.C., for a 2024 premiere date. This will rep Tomlinson’s third and fourth specials for Netflix. Her hour-long standup debut, “Quarter-Life Crisis,” premiered on the platform in 2020, followed by “Look at You” in 2022. “That’s a level of security that you don’t get very often in this business,” Tomlinson told Variety. “It’s a huge weight off your shoulders… I feel incredibly grateful and lucky.”

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor TikTok, trying to fend off potential U.S. government ban over security fears related to the app’s Chinese ownership, is touting new figures reflecting how pervasive and popular it is in America. TikTok announced that as of February 2023, the short-form video app has more than 150 million monthly active users in the U.S. In addition, it said, it has almost 7,000 employees in the United States. And it also claims that TikTok “has evolved into the preferred platform” for nearly 5 million American businesses, most of which are small and midsize companies. “We’re honored to be a home for our immensely diverse community in the United States, made up of nearly half the country’s population, including book lovers, foodies, families, emerging artists and so much more,” the company said in the announcement.

cast paid a visit to the White House on Monday afternoon, where they discussed the importance of mental health with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.Jason Sudeikis, also a series co-creator/executive producer, was joined by Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Toheeb Jimoh for the special trip to Washington, D.C. as they took part in the press briefing with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre prior to their meeting with the Bidens.«On behalf of myself, everyone here with me today and the numerous other folks that it takes to make our show, it is sincerely an honor to visit the White House and the opportunity to speak to the president and the first lady about the importance of mental health,» Sudeikis said at the podium.

cast paid a visit to the White House on Monday afternoon, where they discussed the importance of mental health with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.Jason Sudeikis, also a series co-creator/executive producer, was joined by Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Toheeb Jimoh for the special trip to Washington, D.C. as they took part in the press briefing with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre prior to their meeting with the Bidens.«On behalf of myself, everyone here with me today and the numerous other folks that it takes to make our show, it is sincerely an honor to visit the White House and the opportunity to speak to the president and the first lady about the importance of mental health,» Sudeikis said at the podium.

Prince Joachim of Denmark has his sights set on America. On Friday, the palace announced that the second son of Queen Margrethe and his wife, Princess Marie, are moving to Washington, D.C., this summer.The 53-year-old will start a new job at the Danish Embassy under the Ministry of Defense on Sept. 1.

Adam Sandler was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humour on Sunday night.

Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore are proving they’re Adam Sandler‘s biggest fans!

Ben Stiller couldn't be happier to be celebrating his longtime friend Adam Sandler on his big night.Stiller walked the carpet outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, where Sandler was honored with the 24th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor.Before the star-studded ceremony, Stiller stopped to talk with ET's Rachel Smith about why he was there to show Sandler some love, and how close he feels to his fellow comic star.«I'm just very proud and happy for Adam, I think it's an amazing honor, and he's really deserving, because he's an amazingly talented person,» Stiller shared. «He's a great human being.»«I think his his true self comes through in his work and who he is,» he continued. «Very honest, and in his comedy and his acting, he reveals himself.

Adam Sandler is looking back as his career in comedy is celebrated with a very special honor.Sandler walked the carpet outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, ahead of being honored with the 24th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor.Sandler spoke with ET's Rachel Smith on the carpet, and reflected on his very first big screen role in a 1989 comedy, which he shot when he was 22 years old, and pre-dated his years on .«That was probably the last time I was excited about the shirt coming off,» Sandler joked about his role as Shecky Moskowitz, an inexperienced stand-up comic on a cruise ship.

and Glamour co-hosted a brunch to celebrate Women’s History Month, at the Vice President’s residence in Washington, D.C. In front of an audience of female trailblazers including Grammy award winner , Speaker Emerita , actors , Nicole Ari Parker and Phoebe Robinson, soccer star Ashlyn Harris, founder and CEO Emma Grede, fashion designer and Fifteen Percent Pledge founder , author and activist Marley Dias, and more, Vice President Harris gave a passionate speech about women’s power, economic empowerment, and the importance of passing paid leave. Guests including Megan Thee Stallion, Elaine Welteroth, Moonlyn Tsai, and more listen to speeches at the Glamour and Vice President's Women's History Month celebration.The Vice President told attendees, “Economic empowerment of women is about an investment in the future of our country. When you lift up the economic status of women, you lift up the economic status of families and communities, and all of society benefits.”She singled out Glamour's ongoing advocacy for , and in her opening remarks thanked , one of the new mothers featured in Glamour’s groundbreaking 28 Days paid leave project, who welcomed the Vice President on stage.

is back for another explosive season, and ET is exclusively premiering a first look at what's to come.In ET's exclusive trailer, Mariana struggles with survivor's guilt after Evan was shot trying to help her, Joaquin (Bryan Craig) and his sister, Jenna, escape Silas's farm compound to get the latter out safely. Although the incident brought back Callie and their moms, Stef and Lena, to rally around Mariana as she struggles with fallout from Jenna's escape, the remorse threatens to overwhelm her.«I wish it was me,» Mariana tells her sister as Evan languishes in a medically induced coma.

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Award nominees Jennifer Simard (Company) and Adam Godley (The Lehman Trilogy) have joined the cast of Broadway’s upcoming Britney Spears musical Once Upon A One More Time.

A year after Benjamin Hall was severely injured when his crew vehicle was struck by incoming fire in Ukraine, the Fox News correspondent has published a book, Saved: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home, due to be released Tuesday.

Fit for a queen! Angela Bassett blew Us away in Moschino at the 2023 Oscars. 

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Nexstar Media has spent months assembling a massive roster of TV stations; acquring TV’s CW network; and building the NewsNation cable-news oulet. Now comes the hard part: Getting Madison Avenue to buy ads across all of it. The nation’s largest owner of local TV outlets is ready to make its pitch to advertisers and has already scheduled a presentation for media buyers in New York for April 25. The goal, says Michael Strober, the company’s chief revenue officer, is to showcase the company’s reach among both national and local media. “We can bring local and national to our clients in ways that have never been replicated across the country,” he says in an interview. “The CW, NewsNation, TheHill, Nexstar Digital and over 200 local stations — that to me is our differentiator in the marketplace.”

EXCLUSIVE: BET+ has greenlit the biopic The First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story inspired by the true life of Detroit native Tonesa Welch, which was first chronicled in American Gangster: Trap Queens, also from the streamer.

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Ben Savage, the former Boy Meets World star who recently announced that he is running for Congress, landed national exposure with an interview on Thursday’s GMA3: What You Need To Know.

NewsNation is launching an hourlong panel show The Hill, a brand expansion of the Nexstar political website that will be moderated by Leland Vittert.

Judy Heumann, who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people and whose life’s story was being adapted to film, has died at age 75. She died Saturday in Washington, D.C., as confirmed by the American Assn. of People with Disabilities. No cause was given.

Cut 4 Me.Her unique sound, which blends elements of R&B, electronic, and alternative music, has earned her widespread recognition and critical acclaim. She makes tunes that are weird, lovely, and worth checking out if you’re searching for something unlike anything you’ve heard before.She recently released her sophomore album Raven to rave (get it?) reviews.Fans are thrilled to have her back after a six-year-long break from sharing full-lengths, and now is the time for others to discover her talent.1. Genre-Defying SoundKelela’s music is known for its fusion of traditional R&B with futuristic electronic and alternative sounds.