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Knowing producer Bill Lawrence has plenty of benefits, including access to his address book full of connections. That’s according to composer Tom Howe, who worked with Marcus Mumford and Ben Gibbard on the themes songs for two of Lawrence’s shows, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and Shrinking, respectively.

Emmys 2022 opening dance sequence, which paid tribute to Friends, Law and Order: SVU, and a slew of other TV shows. During Monday (12 September) night’s live show from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, host Kenan Thompson began the awards ceremony from the iconic Friends red couch, before eventually transitioning into a dance number to the ongoing criminal drama’s theme song. Responding to the moment on Twitter, many viewers criticised the choice, with one writing: “A hip hop dance number to the Law & Order theme is f***in’ weird.

Kenan Thompson’s opening monologue at the 2022 Emmy Awards included a nod to popular TV theme songs, dancers, props and Oprah Winfrey, who reminded everyone that the odds of winning an Emmy are “300 million to one.”

While Emmy host Kenan Thompson largely played it safe with a dance-themed opening monologue, he couldn't resist taking a sly jab at Leonardo DiCaprio's dating history shortly thereafter.The 44-year-old comedian danced away in his opening monologue set to iconic TV theme songs, but he tried out a few edgy jokes just minutes later.He welcomed 26-year-old Emmy winner Zendaya to the show, a year after her historic Emmy win, before making the joke about Leo. Jab: While Emmy host Kenan Thompson largely played it safe with a dance-themed opening monologue, he took a jab at Leonardo DiCaprio's dating history shortly thereafter Zendaya: He welcomed 26-year-old Emmy winner Zendaya to the show, a year after her historic Emmy win, before making the joke about Leo'Zendaya is here from Euphoria, hello Zendaya,' he began.Zendaya just turned 26 last week, happy birthday, happy birthday 26 is a weird age in Hollywood you're young enough to play a high school student but too old to date Leonardo Dicaprio,' Thompson said.The joke got big laughs from the crowd, as Zendaya was seen covering her face after the joke.  The joke was his edgiest of the show thus far, after the longtime Saturday Night Live star avoided any shred of controversy with an opening number that saw him dancing to several hit theme songs.

UDATE, with video Kenan Thompson is not, by his own description, “that guy who ruffles feathers,” and his opening number for tonight’s 2022 Emmy Awards on NBC held him at his word. Without so much as a sidelong glance, much less an insulting barb, the longtime Saturday Night Live mainstay opened tonight’s ceremony with a nod to classic TV theme shows, some dancers doing dance moves and Oprah dropping by to be Oprah.

Selome Hailu Kenan Thompson got the crowd laughing about the history of primetime TV while hosting the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday night. “It is I, the mayor of television, Kenan Thompson!” he said, opening the show. “TV is more than just how we make a living. It’s also how our agents make a living!” “Tonight we come together to honor the greatest invention in the history of mankind,” he continued. “If it weren’t for TV, what would we do in our free time? Read books? No one in this room has read a book in the last 50 years. Watch TikTok? You mean tiny, vertical TV? Have sex? Gross! TV is all we have, from ‘Netflix and chill’ to ‘Paramount+ and eating dinner alone.'”

Lily Moayeri Has the “skip” option made main title theme songs redundant? Hardly if you consider how some of the top-shelf shows of the streaming era have married music so effectively with the tone of the accompanying series.It’s not a new phenomenon. Hearing Alabama 3’s “Woke Up This Morning” is so evocative of its parent series, “The Sopranos,” that you feel as though you’re riding shotgun with Tony Soprano as he winds his way down the New Jersey Turnpike.

Jon Burlingame When’s the last time you heard a TV theme that you could hum, sing along with… and remember? If you don’t have Disney Plus, it was probably decades ago.

Taking inspiration from HBO’s The Undoing, which opens with a theme song performed by star Nicole Kidman, Saturday Night Live envisioned opening credits songs for some other hugely popular shows as sung by their stars. They include Netflix’s Bridgerton, The Queen’s Gambit, Stranger Things and The Queen, The Office (now on Peacock), HBO’s The Succession and Sex and the City (revived by HBO Max without Kim Cattrall) — which all have instrumental themes — and Frasier (also on Peacock), whose Kelsey Grammer-performed theme song was reinvented for the era of social media. The sketch show also poked fun at HBO Max for reviving Sex and the City without KimCattrall.

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Even if you aren’t someone who obsessively follows all of the news surrounding the Marvel Cinematic Universe, all it takes is one look at the trailers for “WandaVision” to know this TV series is a big departure for Marvel Studios. Ditching the big screen and debuting on Disney+, “WandaVision” not only launches the studio’s first foray into streaming, but it also marks the MCU’s jump to TV.

Daytime Emmy Award-winning host Kelly Clarkson kicked off season two of her talk show on Monday by singing a feel-good medley of sitcom theme songs alongside Full House alum Bob Saget.For the first time in six months, the 38-year-old Texan pop powerhouse was back in her studio alongside her band and crew as she took on popular jingles from Full House, Cheers, and The Golden Girls.Kelly addressed the 64-year-old comedian directly as his sitcom dad character Danny Tanner and he consoled her about the age of social distancing and COVID-19 while clad in a white suit.

Kelly Clarkson is back with the ultimate Kellyoke for “The Kelly Clarkson Show” season two premiere.

Alan Thicke made a real mark on music and on television.

It's been two weeks since Schitt's Creek wrapped up its six-season run on Tuesday, April 7, heading to the great TV beyond, forever destined to be streamed and discovered by new audiences. If you're anything like us, you're missing the Rose family something fierce right now.

When it comes to musical projects, Tinseltown must have Skylar Astin on speed dial.

Friends theme or while watching Law & Order: SUV, you know that some intros are just plain iconic.There are even cases of what I'll call TV theme inception—a famous TV theme song being sung on a show that has its own famous theme. Just wait.