Netflix’s Massive Comedy Festival Is No Joke: Here’s Why the Streamer Is Doing It Now

Real Madrid players have been handed a generous ticket allocation for the Champions League final.The showpiece European club event will take place at the Stade de France in Paris a week on Saturday. Madrid launched an astonishing comeback to defeat Manchester City in the semi-finals, while Liverpool booked their place in the final by seeing off Villarreal.Los Blancos will be attempting to win their 14th Champions League trophy, while the Reds are seeking to draw level with AC Milan on seven.

UK is braced to enjoy its hottest day of the year as the mercury jumps once again within hours, weather forecasters have claimed.Temperatures could reach highs of 27C in London and 24C in the north of England later today (May 17), according to the Met Office, easily beating 2022's current record of 23.6C recorded in Faversham, Kent on May 6.But the national forecaster also warned that the same weather front would also bring widespread rain in the evening, with these even turning to storms in some areas.Met Office forecaster Richard Miles told the Daily Mirror: "Today will be dry, fine and warm, particularly in the south east which will be very warm, but in the coming week it will be sunny spells and heavy showers."Everyone will see a shower. It's looking like more stable conditions are coming by the weekend as we start to see high pressure build again."We'll also see more average temperatures [around 16°C] by the weekend."Meteorologist Jo Farrow from Netweather meanwhile warned that flooding could even strike across the UK today, writing in her latest blog post: "A band of cloud and damp weather will be over Wales, the Irish Sea and Northern Ireland to start Tuesday with heavier rain developing near to SW Britain." For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here."This is a cold front with less humid air following but still anywhere seeing sunshine could feel warm.

The White House responded for at least the second time in as many days today to tweets from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in a war of words over, well — the parties also argued over what the argument was about.

Jamie Foxx has joined the chorus of people sharing their grief over the mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, New York on Saturday.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic“Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration” was broadcast live on CMT Sunday night two weeks and one day after the country music legend died. But it hadn’t been half that long in the planning. The show’s gestation really came just a week prior to air date, on — appropriately enough — Mother’s Day.

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson believes strikers who go through rough patches in form can use him as a shining example of coming out successful on the other side of it as he has demonstrated in his move to Bolton Wanderers from Millwall.

Peter Caranicas Deputy EditorThe 16th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival announced the winners of the Orpheus Awards on May 15, with director Araceli Lemos’ “Holy Emy” taking home the award for best fiction feature film.The prizewinners were revealed at the fest’s red carpet closing night and Orpheus Awards celebration at the Silver Screen Theatre in the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.Festival Director Aris Katopodis opened the sold-out ceremony with praise for the live event, which went virtual in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. “What an exceptional Festival week we have had,” he said.

Sam Asghari is thanking fans for their support after announcing that he and his fiancée, Britney Spears, suffered a miscarriage. Asghari took to his Instagram Story Monday to share his appreciation, telling fans that he and Spears are «moving forward» with their future.«We have felt your support,» Asghari wrote.

Erin Andrews is sharing how she feels about  moving from ABC to Disney+. ET spoke to the FOX Sports anchor about the show's big move and what she thinks about how the show has shaken things up since getting cut from the show ahead of season 29.«I obviously saw it from all the dancers posting it, so I just hope that they're doing OK and they're excited about it,» The longtime  co-host shared.

Dan Walker, 45, took to social media to post the short video clip. On Monday, Dan posted the comical video to his Twitter account, in which he uses a “sad face” filter that makes the user appear to be crying.

Khloe Kardashian heated up Instagram on Monday as she showed off her incredible curves in a shimmering silver bikini.The Kardashians star, 37, took to the social media platform to display her svelte figure and washboard abs in a swimsuit from her Good American line.Thetwo-piece outfit included a shimmering silver scoop top and matching sparkle bikini bottoms. Bikini babe:Khloe Kardashian heated up Instagram on Monday as she showed off her incredible curves in a shimmering silver bikini'Silver Sparkle Swim,' she captioned the sultry selfie, which she shared with her 243M followers.

Teddi Mellencamp was seen with a surgery bandage on her face and barefoot collecting deliveries outside her Encino home, one week after revealing she underwent a neck lift and partial lower face lift surgery.Three days after telling her Instagram followers she is 'still swollen and bruised from the cosmetic procedure, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 40, stepped out wearing acompression garment, typically worn forone to three weeks for as close to 24 hours per day as possible following a facelift, neck lift, or neck liposuction.As she brought in a smoothie order and package of vitamins from her porch, theaccountability coach and fitness influencer wore a pair of black and white patterned pajamas, no shoes and golden blonde hair in a messy bun. Post-op: Teddi Mellencamp was seen with a surgery bandage on her face and barefoot collecting deliveries outside her Encino home, one week after revealing she underwent a neck lift and partial lower face lift surgeryThe latest sighting of the mother-of-four, who is married to husband Edwin Arroyave,shared the before and after photos showing off the results of her surgerieson Thursday with twobare-faced profile shots, side by side.

Oscar nominee Uma Thurman flashed her mega-watt smile while filming The Kill Room outside art gallery Field Colony in Hoboken, NJ on Monday.The 52-year-old mother-of-three - wearing a dark-rooted platinum-blonde wig - looked thrilled to bring Jonathan Jacobson's script pages to life.Hairstylist Darrell Redleaf-Fielder coiffed Uma's realistic hairpiece and then snapped a picture of her on his phone to keep up continuity. Action!Oscar nominee Uma Thurman flashed her mega-watt smile while filming The Kill Room outside art gallery Field Colony in Hoboken, NJ on MondayMake-up artist Barbara Lacy applied very minimal make-up to Thurman's natural high cheek bones and alabaster complexion.Costume designer Evren Catlin dressed the Super Pumped star in a navy-blue jacket over a white turtleneck blouse, dark-rinse cuffed jeans, and white plimsoll shoes.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen “Fresh Off the Boat” premiered in 2015, only a handful of shows with a predominantly Asian American cast had ever aired in primetime — and none of them lasted long. But the success of that ABC sitcom, which spanned six seasons, 116 episodes and made it to syndication, finally inspired a long-overdue boom in series and films featuring Asian American leads — including “Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.,” from “Fresh Off the Boat” producing partners Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar. “Fresh Off the Boat” may have ended, but Kasdan and Mar — who have been based at 20th TV for more than a dozen years — are continuing to lead TV’s expansion in Asian American and Pacific Islander representation.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSerenity now: “Sweet Magnolias” has been renewed for a third season by Netflix, Variety has exclusively learned.Stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley are all set to reprise their roles on the series, which debuted on May 19, 2020. Season 2 of “Sweet Magnolias” dropped Feb. 4 on the streaming service.“Sweet Magnolias” takes place in the small town of Serenity, S.C., and stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend, a divorced woman with three children.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Ghosts” may be the unlikeliest comedy hit in recent CBS history. It’s a single-camera half-hour, adapted from a cult U.K.

Clayton Davis Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeLandgraf once believed that the primetime bubble would burst by the end of the last decade. But no one, even the Mayor, predicted how big the streaming frenzy would get, or how fast it would change the biz. Instead of the bubble bursting, it was primetime that fell apart.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIFC Films is moving its first pay television window to AMC+, in a bid by AMC Networks to carve out a weekly exclusive movie premiere every week of the year for its in-house streaming service. Under the new deal, announced on Tuesday, AMC+ will be the exclusive streaming home of movies from AMC Networks Film Group — which includes IFC Films, IFC Midnight and RLJE Films — in the “Pay 1” window, following theatrical and digital distribution.The films, premiering each Friday on AMC+, will stream 90 days after their initial theatrical release, but select titles will premiere day-and-date in both theaters and simultaneously on AMC+.

Clayton Davis Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 7, Episode 7, of “The Masked Singer,” “Don’t Mask, Don’t Tell — The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly Round 3,” which aired April 20 on Fox.Well, that happened. In what was largely an anticlimactic end to what we were all bracing for this season on Fox’s “The Masked Singer,” disgraced former attorney Rudolph Giuliani showed up, sang an off-key and off-putting version of “Bad to the Bone” by George Thorogood and the Destroyers and then was unmasked as the Jack in the Box.The show’s Wednesday episode teased the Giuliani reveal as “the biggest event in ‘Masked Singer’ history” — which was perhaps true, at least until the show casts O.J.