‘Schitt’s Creek’ Heads To Comedy Central Following Emmy Wins

A group of fake monks shaved their heads and donned robes to extort people of cash in Thailand.The men ran their evil scheme in the province of Rayong, on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, in the south of the country.They were busted after people raised the alarm when the gang would demand cash only donations and chomp rice and chicken after noon, when real monks fast after that time.The seven men were arrested by the Royal Thai Police force and taken to a nearby temple and searched for valid monk credentials by an actual man of the cloth, Noppadon Natataro.He found that one man had the certification, but he said he bought it from a real monk for about £116.Their bags also contained two knives, fake amulets and cash collected from people they managed to dupe. In late 2019, a group of individuals who appeared to be dressed as Buddhist monks, but who had allegedly been demanding large sums of money from people outside Waverley Station and the Balmoral Hotel on Princes Street, appeared in Edinburgh.

Emmerdale fans were left awestruck on Thursday evening as Olivia Dingle wore a gorgeous white gown as she finally married the love of her life Vinny Dingle, but many feared it wouldn't go to plan.The loved-up couple ran away together and secretly tied the knot in Daventry, West Northamptonshire.Despite the fact that they left their close family and friends out of the loop regarding their wedding, Liv and Vinny looked excited to finally say "I do."But with all the drama unfolding on screen, fans were pleasantly surprised to see Liv dressed elegantly for her big day and rushed to Twitter to share their thoughts on her flawless attire as she walked down the aisle.One happy viewer penned: "Liv looks stunning in her wedding dress."Another said: "Liv looks so gorgeous. My heart is so warm."A third added: "Aww, Liv looks beautiful! Nice to see her in a dress instead of those awful joggy bottoms.""Good to see Vinny and Liv so happy #Emmerdale writers don't muck this up," another viewer shared.Fans were certainly on tenterhooks on Thursday as they feared the couple's wedding wouldn't go to plan.With Chas and Mandy Dingle eager to find out what was going on while back in the Dales, many feared that they would try to prohibit Vinny and Liv's wedding.But spectators at home were shocked that Chas and Mandy didn't manage to get their way on this occasion.One social media user penned: "Shock, Horror Call! Call the scriptwriters immediately! Something has gone terribly wrong.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterFox’s animation house Bento Box Entertainment has signed a development deal with former TruTV executives Chris Linn and Marissa Ronca, and their consulting firm Contrast Media.Under the pact, Linn and Ronca will work closely with Bento Box’s development department, advising on creative strategy, packaging and development of animated projects for Fox Entertainment and ad-supported streaming service Tubi, as well as third-party platforms.Additionally, the WarnerMedia alums — Linn the former president of TruTV and Ronca the cable network’s former executive vice president and head of original programming and development — “will offer support” regarding Bento Box’s NFT studio, Blockchain Creative Labs. “Chris and Marissa are fantastic executives whose work we’ve admired for quite some time,” Scott Greenberg, co-founder and CEO of Bento Box Entertainment, said.

Angelique Jackson Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will accept the NAACP President’s Award during the 53rd annual Image Awards on Saturday.Previous recipients of the prestigious prize include sporting icons (Muhammad Ali, LeBron James), political figures (Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice), entertainers (Rihanna, Jay-Z and Lauryn Hill) and journalists (Soledad O’Brien), among others.“It’s a true honor to be recognized by President Derrick Johnson and the NAACP, whose efforts to propel racial justice and civil rights are as vital today as they were nearly 115 years ago,” stated Prince Harry and Markle.The couple also announced that they’ve partnered with the NAACP to create a new honor — the NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award — supported by their Archewell Foundation and administered by the NAACP. The annual award will recognize leaders creating transformational change — at the intersection of social justice and technology — to advance civil and human rights.

Formula 1 team Haas announced they will scrap the Russia-themed paint job on their car, as well as remove the branding of sponsor Uralkali, for their pre-season test in Barcelona. The Russian fertiliser and exportation company has sponsored Haas since 2021 and are also part owned by Dmitry Mazepin – father of Haas driver Nikita Mazepin.

Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood has been removed from Football Manager 2022, following the release of a new update to the game's database. Greenwood, 20, was arrested last month on suspicion of rape and assault.

Russia. In a clip uploaded on Twitter by Sky News reporter Emily Upton, people are forming a line out the door of the clinic and all the way to a car park.The Ukrainians look tired but resolute as they prepare to do whatever they can to help keep war casualties alive.A young blood donor wearing a green coat gives a peace sign towards the camera as he walks past.The journalist said the doctor commented that the last time he saw this scale of blood donation was during the 2014 conflict in Donbas.

The One Show fans weren't best pleased to learn that their favourite evening programme had been moved across to BBC Two on Thursday February 24.Ordinarily, the programme kicks off on BBC One at 7pm every weekday - however the family favourite show will now need to vacate to it's sister channel for tonights episode. Instead, BBC News At Six has dominated the primetime slot after Russia invaded Ukraine by air, land and sea.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAmazon’s superhero series The Boys is getting a spinoff set in superhero college.The project, written by The Boys executive producer Craig Rosenberg, had been in the works for awhile. It is being fast-tracked in light of the success of the original series’ second season which marked the most-watched global launch of an Amazon Original series ever.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNetflix has picked up freshman CBS series Evil and Unicorn.In an unusual deal, CBS TV Studios, which produces both series, has licensed their first seasons to Netflix in advance of the shows’ upcoming second seasons on CBS. Evil and Unicorn will make their Netflix debut on October 1.The agreement is for one year and not exclusive, with the first seasons of drama Evil and comedy The Unicorn continuing to stream on CBS All Access.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNBC is developing God’s Country, a drama inspired by Blake Shelton’s hit song of the same name. The project hails from the long-time Voice coach Shelton, Las Vegas creator Gary Scott Thompson and Universal Television.Written by Thompson, in God’s Country, when the patriarch of a hardworking Midwestern farm family dies mysteriously in a car accident, his grown children discover he was keeping a devastating secret they could never have imagined.Shelton’s song “God’s Country”, written by Devin Dawson, Hardy and Jordan Schmidt, was released in March 2019.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVPop TV was one of the biggest stories at the 2020 Emmy Awards. Fueled by Schitt’s Creek‘s unprecedented sweep of all seven comedy categories on the main telecast Sunday, the small basic cable outlet ranked third among all networks and platforms in total wins, behind only awards juggernauts HBO and Netflix.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe traditional HBO Emmy party at the Pacific Design Center may have been canceled this year because of the pandemic, but the premium cable network had a lot to celebrate this year.No Game Of Thrones, no problem. A year after the fantasy series wrapped its dominant Emmy run with one final hurrah and a fourth Drama Series win last September, HBO’s Succession picked up where Game of Thrones left off.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVSchitt’s Creek swept all seven comedy series categories during the Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on ABC tonight. But Dan Levy, who won/shared four of them, used one of his acceptance speeches, for Writing for a Comedy Series, to highlight another praised comedy series, Insecure.Issa Rae’s HBO series is coming off one of its strongest seasons, and that was not lost on Levy.“I want to recognize Issa Rae and the writers on Insecure for writing some of the funniest, most heartfelt television of the year,” he said.Insecure was not nominated for writing this year but had a slew of Emmy nominations, including for comedy series and lead actress in a comedy series, Rae.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVE! veteran Giuliana Rancic had been announced as co-Headliner alongside Vivica A. Fox of E!’s Live From the Red Carpet: the 2020 Emmy Awards multi-platform coverage.She wasn’t not there at the start of the official pre-show at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVFour nights in, the virtual 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards had gone without a hitch, successfully juggling dozens of categories and hundreds of pre-taped speeches. But during Night 5, the main Creative Arts Emmy ceremony airing live on FXX, the announcement of the winner for Outstanding Guest Actor i=In a Drama Series was botched.This Is Us‘ name Ron Cephas Jones appeared onscreen while the voiceover read Jason Bateman’s name; the Ozark star was nominated in the category for HBO’s The Outsider.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVIn 1978, the first installment of the Star Wars film saga earned John Williams a Music, Original Score Oscar. Forty two years later, the first season of the first live-action Star Wars TV series, Disney+’s The Mandalorian, landed Ludwig Göransson a Music Composition for a Series Emmy Award.Göransson warned his first ever Emmy nomination for The Mandalorian after winning an Oscar last year for Black Panther.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVBack in July, WarnerMedia launched an investigation into the workplace environment of The Ellen DeGeneres Show following a BuzzFeed report alleging bullying and intimidation at the syndicated talk show, produced by Warner Bros.’ Telepictures division.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVHBO’s Succession and Pop’s Schitt’s Creek solidified their frontrunner status in the Outstanding Drama and Comedy Series Emmy categories, respectively, by landing their first casting Emmy awards.At the start of Night 4 of the 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Succession won Casting for a Drama Series, while Schitt’s Creek took Casting for a Comedy Series. It was the second consecutive nomination in the category for sophomore Succession; it was Schitt’s Creek’s first nom for its sixth and final season.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVLast September at the Creative Arts Emmys, Norman Lear, became the oldest Emmy winner in history with a victory in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All In the Family’ And ‘The Jeffersons’. He was 97 at the time.A year later, Lear, 98, set a new benchmark with the repeat in the same category for the second installment of the Live In Front of a Studio Audience franchise, Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: ‘All In The Family’ And ‘Good Times’. The ABC special was recognized on Night 2 of the remote 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVSaturday Night Live’s Don Roy King’s Emmy winning stream continues.Tonight, the TV veteran won the directing for a variety series award for the fourth year in a row during Night 2 of the 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. King won for the SNL episode hosted by former cast member Eddie Murphy in his return to the NBC show.In his pre-taped acceptance speech, King started off by thanking “two people, (SNL boss) Lorne Michaels, who makes my work the best it can be, and my daughter Cameron, who makes my life even better.” He went on to expand the list to “a hundred and two” by acknowledging the winning episode’s host Eddie Murphy and musical guest Lizzo as well as the SNL cast, crew and writers.