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The long-awaited third season of “Barry” is on its way, and Bill Hader shared some intel on the upcoming episodes during a recent session with the press at the virtual Television Critics Association press tour earlier this week.

The Fall veteran Brix Smith has revealed plans to release a solo album called ‘Valley Of The Dolls’, as well as sharing details of an all-female live supergroup featuring members of My Bloody Valentine.The punk legend, known for her work with The Fall as well as her own band The Extricated among others, was speaking at the AIF Festival Congress 2022 in Bristol earlier this week to discuss her work as as President of The F-List For Music – a not-for-profit organisation set up to help female musicians gain greater representation and professional opportunities in the UK music industry.Towards the end of her talk, Smith shared information about an upcoming record made with Killing Joke bassist and esteemed producer Youth.“Nobody knows about this in public, so hello – get ready,” she began. “During lockdown I was put together by a manager to write.

Big Jet TV today – including those from the world of entertainment.The YouTube channel has built a steady following over the last few years by live-streaming moving aircraft, captured on cameras set up on the perimeter of airports; its biggest audiences usually come during storms and other bad weather conditions.Today (February 18), the channel went viral, hitting a record 200,000 concurrent live viewers – more than many British rolling news television channels receive – for its stream of planes struggling to land in strong winds caused by Storm Eunice at Heathrow airport.A big part of Big Jet TV‘s appeal is the commentary of founder and host, Jerry Dyer, whose unfiltered and excitable delivery often hears him praise pilots and ground teams for their hard work and expertise in landing the aircraft safely in difficult conditions, and screech with delight when a pilot pulls off a challenging landing.As one wobbling Air Algiers flight approached the Heathrow runway this morning, Dyer shouted over the wind: “I think this guy’s gonna struggle. He’s all over the place.

Vanessa Bayer is starring in and executive producing a new half-hour comedy for Showtime inspired by her childhood battle with leukemia, ET has the exclusive first look at her co-star, Jenifer Lewis. In, Bayer plays Joanna Gold, a woman who dreams of becoming a host at a home-shopping channel just like her idol and star, Jackie (Molly Shannon). Lewis rounds out the trio as Patricia, the icy, enigmatic founder and CEO of the network where Jackie works.

Kelly and Matthew Stafford are covering the hospital bills for a Los Angeles Rams photographer who fell off the stage and broke her spine at the team's Super Bowl parade on Wednesday.MORE: All the biggest celebrity moments from Super Bowl LVIVideo footage saw Kelly and Matthew ask Kelly Smiley to take a picture of the two together, but she stepped back and fell off the stage. Matthew was heavily criticized online as he simply turned around and walked away instead of helping; wife Kelly suggested later on social media that he was heavily intoxicated.WATCH: LA Rams and Kelly and Matthew Stafford covering hospital bills for photographer who fell off the stage and broke her spine"We have been in communication with Kelly Smiley since yesterday's incident and we are sorry for what happened," the Staffords and the LA Rams shared in a joint statement."As we told Kelly, we will be covering all her hospital bills and replacing her cameras.

Dancing On Ice star Liberty Poole has shared her traumatising experience with fans after she was forced call 111 in the bath.The 22-year-old beauty took to her Instagram story on Friday afternoon to reveal that she found a maggot in her takeaway meal while she was having a relaxing soak in the tub.Laughing about the situation, Liberty explained that she thought that she would "die" from bacterial poisoning."Talking to her fans directly in a short video clip, she said: "So I'm a bit traumatised from last night."So imagine, I ordered a takeaway and there was a maggot in the takeaway and I don't think I'm going to get a delivery again. Honestly, it was disgusting."Giggling as she recalled her story, Liberty confessed: "I ended up calling 111 because I happened to be in the bath and I thought that I might die from bacterial poisoning."So that might have been a bit dramatic, but at least it was 111 not 999, imagine.

was found dead at his home in Stockton, California, on Oct. 25. He was 22.

Megan Thee Stallion is set to make her big screen debut in an upcoming R-rated movie musical from production company A24. F*cking Identical Twins tells the story of two business rivals who realize they are identical brothers and decide to switch places to reunite their divorced parents.

Charlie Sheen appears to be teaming up with Entourage stars for a new project. The actor, 56, was in a group photo that also included Kevin Connolly and Kevin Dillon, as well as Entourage creator Doug Ellin, from the set of an upcoming movie or TV show. Charlie stood on the far left in the photo, which he shared to Instagram on February, 17, as the big group all lovingly wrapped their arms around each other to smile for the camera. Charlie wrote in his caption, “epic first day with my new ‘2nd.’ family. xox ©.”

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Dickinson” is getting the luxury of a few more wild nights with a third season.Apple has renewed the series, which stars Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Dickinson, for a third season and announced that season 2 will premiere Jan. 8, 2021 on Apple TV Plus.The streamer also released a first look at the upcoming season, in which Emily is pulled out of her private literary life and thrust into the public eye, while struggling with the sense that the pursuit of fame might be a dangerous game for her to play.Season 2 will see Steinfeld reunite with returning cast members Jane Krakowski, Anna Baryshnikov, Ella Hunt, Toby Huss and Adrian Blake Enscoe.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Dancing With the Stars” tripped up a little in routine on Monday night, as a rescheduled NFL game dominated the ratings for CBS.The ABC dance show ticked down to a 0.9 rating among adults 18-49 and just over 6 million total viewers. That represents an 18% dip from last week in the former metric, and a season low in both overall.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Teenage Bounty Hunters” has become the latest one and done series at Netflix.The series has been canceled by the streamer after only a single season, Variety has confirmed.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“South Park” returned with an hourlong pandemic special on Wednesday night, and boy did viewers find it infectious.The special drew 2.3 million total viewers on Comedy Central and scored a 2.1 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, making it the highest-rated episode of “South Park” in seven years.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“F Is For Family” is officially coming to an end.Netflix has picked up the animated series for a fifth and final season, Variety has confirmed.The series was created by Bill Burr and Michael Price, and follows the Murphy family, an Irish-American clan living in the 1970’s, a time when political correctness was the last thing on people’s minds. Season 5 is slated to premiere sometime in 2021.“Thank you to all the fans that watched this show.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Queen Sugar” is getting back in action.The OWN series is officially returning to set for production on season 5 in New Orleans to shoot the remainder of its 10-episode season.Production on the fifth season had previously begun in March, but like almost every show it the planet, it was forced to shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Season 5 is now slated to debut on the network sometime in 2021.In the six or seven intervening months, sources say that creator Ava DuVernay has decided to revamp the season in order to address several of the pressing issues which the country is currently dealing with.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Saturday Night Live” writer Sam Jay is getting her own late-night show.HBO has issued a series order for a weekly show hosted by Jay and executive produced by “Insecure” showrunner Prenitce Penny.The as-yet-untitled 30-minute show, slated to debut on the premium cabler in 2021, will see Jay tackling topics such race, politics, sexual identity, science, celebrity, religion, and more.Nina Rosenstein, EVP of HBO programming, announced the pick up.“Sam is fiercely funny, provocative, and a complete original. Her comedy seamlessly glides between vulnerability and grit, and she always makes you see the world in a whole new way,” said Rosenstein.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Dancing With the Stars” twirled its way to the top of the TV ratings charts once again on Monday night, as it faced stiff competition from the Stanley Cup finals on NBC.The ABC dancing show scored a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49 and drew just over 7 million total viewers, as “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin was mauled off the show. That means it retained 100% of its demo from last week, and is up on the same week last season.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Big Brother” faced stiffer competition than over the last couple weeks in the form of fresh seasons of ABC’s game shows.However, the CBS reality series managed to hold off everything to win the Thursday night broadcast ratings race. Last night, “Big Brother” scored a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49 and drew just over 4 million total viewers.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Masked Singer” kicked off its fourth season last night with the Dragon being the first contestant eliminated, as the show itself failed to breathe the ratings fire it has done in the past.Last night’s premiere scored a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 5.4 million total viewers. While that was enough to win the night ratings-wise, it also represents a series low for “The Masked Singer” in both metrics.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Evil” and “The Unicorn” are looking to conjure up some more exposure.The first seasons of both CBS shows are heading to Netflix as of Oct. 1 in an intriguing licensing deal struck between the streamer and producer CBS Television Studios.The exact length of the deal isn’t entirely clear, however, a source with knowledge of the situation did confirm that it is non-exclusive, meaning that both series will continue to stream their freshman seasons on CBS All Access.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Supergirl” is officially hanging up her cape.In a joint decision, the CW and producers Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions have announced that the upcoming sixth season of “Supergirl” will be its last.Production on the “Supergirl” curtain call is set to begin later this month, and the writers have already started developing storylines for the final 20 episodes, according to sources.