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@Variety TV editor; @KCRW 's Screengrab host; @GreatLAWalk organizer. Former @TVGuideMagazine chief content officer. Da kine.

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Michael Schneider
9 months
Our end-of-year 2023 Choice Cuts! Some of the year's best songs. Listen to my radio show detailing all of these tracks, or stream the playlist! @icespicee_ @jennylewis @ebtg @xboygeniusx @localnatives @thundercat
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4 years
This is what's called BTS... of BTS. 😎 #sorry #dadjokes
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6 years
Need some good news today? This is exciting, and breaking: Lilly Singh -- aka @IISuperwomanII , will replace Carson Daly as the new 1:35am talk show host on NBC. Her new show premieres this September. Details via @Variety :
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5 years
I'm curious if anyone who criticized NFL players for kneeling during the National Anthem has weighed in on this.
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8 years
Average journalist salary: $44,000. Sean Hannity salary: $29 million.
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Hadas Gold
8 years
. @seanhannity : Media a bunch of “overpaid, out of touch, lazy millionaires”
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10 months
Heartbreaking loss. Andre Braugher was an incredible actor, husband, father, human being. I just went back and re-read our 2020 cover story where he talked about how he chose spending time with his family over what could have been an even bigger career, and had no regrets.
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6 years
NINE NINE! Thanks to @djgoor @AndySamberg @melissafumero @terrycrews @chelseaperetti @iamstephbeatz @JoeLoTruglio and the rest of our panelists. An honor to serve as @nbcbrooklyn99 moderator — and that crowd was amazing too!
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7 years
On tomorrow's Sean Hannity, he's got the scoop that @jimmykimmel was also once the Southwest's top manufacturer of meth
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4 years
The decision to end "Kevin in the Morning with Allie & Jensen," along with a change in music, led to big ratings declines for #KROQ . @Variety music editor @shirleyhalperin and I dig into what's going on: It’s the End of the World Famous KROQ as We Know It
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6 years
#Arrow star @StephenAmell reveals that this year's @TheCW DC crossover event will introduce #Batwoman .
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4 years
Anyone else curious why Adele is standing inside a message from one of the "Arrival" aliens?
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5 years
#SNL reveals first round of guest hosts for fall: Sept. 28 – Woody Harrelson / Billie Eilish Oct. 5 – Phoebe Waller-Bridge / Taylor Swift Oct. 12 – David Harbour / Camila Cabello Nov. 2 – Kristen Stewart / Musical Guest TBA Dec. 21 – Eddie Murphy / Musical Guest TBA
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1 year
I don't think I've ever had more fun writing a profile than I did with @brettgoldstein . So many highlights. And I believe I broke a Variety record for the most f-bombs in one story. A few highlights in this thread. via @variety
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Michael Schneider
6 years
BREAKING: Chris Hardwick is returning to AMC and #TalkingDead now that the network has completed its assessment:
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6 years
This year's "In Memoriam" package will just be a list of bad Academy ideas
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6 years
BREAKING: CBS Board of Directors finds that there are grounds to terminate Leslie Moonves "for cause, including his willful and material misfeasance, violation of Company policies and breach of his employment contract." He will not receive a severance payment.
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8 years
The new normal?
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8 years
Tonight's #TheSimpsons chalkboard gag refers to the show's Trump presidency prophecy: "BEING RIGHT SUCKS"
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5 years
#TheSimpsons at #d23expo is weird but I still can’t get over the fact that #itsalwayssunny is now a Disney property
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2 years
Shout out to the woman in the audience having to strain her neck all night to see the #Oscars stage
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8 years
This just in: Fox has renewed #Empire for a fourth season. Show returns for spring on March 22. #TCA17
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5 years
Thanks to @thekevinryder for chatting about what happened this week with the end of @kevinmornings , and speaking out on the toxicity in the radio business. // KROQ's Kevin Ryder Speaks Out on ‘Cruel’ Firings: ‘I Was Really Livid’ (EXCLUSIVE) via @variety
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5 years
#StrangerThings fans, any burning Qs about this past season, or what might be next? I'll be moderating a SAG panel tonight with stars including @DavidKHarbour , Millie Bobby Brown, @FinnSkata , @calebmclaughlin , Brett Gelman, @Cary_Elwes , Maya Hawke, @TheJakeBusey + more!
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Michael Schneider
5 years
After 30 years, you and Bean are radio legends. @kroq can’t take that away. Stunned and heartbroken by this news. But grateful to have had Kevin & Bean/ @kevinmornings in my life, and to have even unleashed Bruddah Mike on your listeners. Thanks to you and the rest of the team.
@kroq @alliemackay @JensenKarp @kroqkom @kroqbeermug @Old_Man_Ruben @destinymlopez Why did @kroq fire all of us on the morning show? I assume it’s the ratings, which were down. The economy because it’s down. But it’s a pretty crappy way to treat people. We’re humbled by you spending any time w us. THANK YOU. (Going to sleep for about a week :)
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Michael Schneider
6 years
This just in: Spectrum Originals has picked up the reboot of #MadAboutYou as a limited series. Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt are back, while Peter Tolan is showrunner. Hunt will direct the first episode. From Sony Pictures TV.
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Michael Schneider
6 years
This just in: NBC announces #BrooklynNineNine premiere Thursday, Jan. 10 at 9pm; #TheGoodPlace shifts to 9:30 through its season finale on Jan. 24; #WillandGrace moves to 9:30 p.m. beginning Thursday, Jan. 31; #Superstore on hiatus until March. #IFeelBad concludes in December.
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Michael Schneider
7 years
When #CurbYourEnthusiasm last ran, #Veep hadn't premiered and Netflix wasn't doing original programs yet. In other words, it's been a while.
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5 years
New #PhineasAndFerb movie centered on Candace, who's abducted by space aliens, coming to Disney+, per Disney Channel's Gary Marsh. Also all 127 episodes from the library available at launch. #DisneyInvestorDay
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4 years
This nation is collapsing right in front of us. We're watching it. Generations from now they'll wonder why we did nothing about it.
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Brad Heath
4 years
This is remarkable: DOJ says it now doesn't think it can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Flynn lied to the FBI, even though he *twice* admitted in open court that he did, and those admissions could be used as evidence against him.
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Michael Schneider
4 years
How great is this story? Arif Zahir @Azerrz went from impersonating #FamilyGuy 's Cleveland Brown on his YouTube channel... to becoming the actual new voice of the character for the show! Details now at @variety :
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Michael Schneider
6 years
Benedict Cumberbatch voices Satan, opposite Frances McDormand as God, on #GoodOmens , per @neilhimself #tca19 @PrimeVideo
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Michael Schneider
4 years
"From the state that brought you 'The Walking Dead'"
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Everything Georgia
4 years
BREAKING: Governor Kemp announced that bars, clubs and concert venues will be allowed to open on May 31st. 📸 @wsbtv
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3 years
I mean, she funded the Moderna vaccine, I guess the least we can do in return is give @DollyParton an Emmy. #Emmys
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Television Academy
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Things are positively golden for Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square ( @netflix ), as it takes home the #Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie! ✨ #Emmys #Emmys2021
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5 months
Impressive afternoon on @KTLA , as they go wall-to-wall with coverage on the death of their colleague Sam Rubin. Watching the news team celebrate the longtime entertainment journo while also contend with their own emotions has been gripping to watch.
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Michael Schneider
3 years
Time traveling back to 1996 to tell people that one day Will Smith will punch someone on the Oscar stage and P Diddy will follow that as the calming voice of reason
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4 years
The impact of the changes at @KROQ are already being felt at the station: Per the latest Nielsen radio ratings for Los Angeles, released yesterday, @KROQ slides from a 2.5 share to a 2.0 share among listeners 6+ -- dropping it out of the market top 20.
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3 years
HELLO #BETTERCALLSAUL fans! You have burning questions? I'm moderating the show's #PaleyFest panel this Saturday -- share 'em. ESPECIALLY looking for questions directed at @rheaseehorn ! What do you want to know about Kim Wexler, about Rhea, about everything? Send 'em in!!
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3 years
. @RheaSeehorn is mostly mum on the upcoming final season of #BetterCallSaul ... but this is a fun tease: "this season is insane. It’s going to blow people’s minds." We chatted about her next role, an awful TV exec in AMC's shortform "Cooper’s Bar" @variety
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Michael Schneider
7 years
NBC confirming that #WillAndGrace will be back in the fall (not a big surprise, of course!) and revealing this teaser art:
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Michael Schneider
6 years
This just in: Fox has renewed #Gotham for a fifth and final season. Per the network, “fans can expect this season will reveal one of the most popular superheroes of our time.” Via @IndieWire
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5 years
Do these people realize they're already paying to watch #TheOffice on Netflix?
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Michael Schneider
4 years
Pathetic, whiny tweet. You lost your show because after opening big, it collapsed in the ratings. In week 2, your ratings dropped 26%: . And it kept on sinking: . By fall it was evident no one wanted to watch:
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Scott Adams
4 years
@ahmedbest I lost my TV show for being white when UPN decided it would focus on an African-American audience. That was the third job I lost for being white. The other two in corporate America. (They told me directly.)
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@TVMoJoe @emilynussbaum Marisa Tomei is MVP of the night as Edith. Wanda Sykes a close second as Weezy
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2 years
Wait what if those UFOs were just Rihanna dancers
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8 years
Says the man who called for revolution and a march on Washington in 2012 when he thought Romney had won the popular vote.
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Donald J. Trump
8 years
Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!
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5 years
And to those who were congratulating Trump on his tone, look here, he's still lying to you. Reporting Trump's lies is not partisan. It's literally what reporting is supposed to be: Exposing lies to find the truth. Why have so many journalists, especially on TV, forgotten this?
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POLITICO
5 years
President Trump denied that he has adopted a more dire tone in confronting the coronavirus pandemic, insisting that he always took the public health crisis seriously
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Michael Schneider
6 years
2012: Republican denies Joe Biden service. Media covers it as revolutionary act. Republicans cheer, Democrats silent. 2018: Democrat denies Sarah Huckabee Sanders service. Media covers it as "incivility," Major Democrats condemn business, Republicans start threatening the owner.
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Ricky Davila
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That time in 2012 when Vice President Joe Biden was refused service and Republicans hailed that business owner as a hero.
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6 years
Officer: Can you tell me why you were speeding? Me: ABC just canceled "Roseanne" after Roseanne Barr wrote some horrible racist Tweets and I need get to Universal Studios to talk about it with Mario Lopez on "Extra." Turns out this does not get you out of a ticket from the GPD.
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5 years
HBO needs to now get Jon Stewart to host a limited-run "Impeachment Nightly" series when the proceedings get underway. It would be HUGE.
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Michael Schneider
7 years
RIP Stephen Furst. Others are mentioning Animal House, but I'll always remember you as Harold, leader of the Blue Team in #MidnightMadness !
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How do you do, fellow kids? #halloween2019
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Michael Schneider
7 years
Bummed to wake up to the news that this is @RalphGarman 's last day on @kevinandbean . Still remember when he was "Ralph The New Guy," but then quickly became the show's MVP. Sadly seems to be the result of new owners, as Entercom took over CBS Radio and starts to make its changes.
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6 years
Great take from @MattDonnelly with the latest on the Oscar host mess. (My suggestion: Open with Gaga/Cooper doing Shallow, then have Kimmel do a quick monologue, making full light of the whole host mess. Then: Just presenters for the rest.) via @variety
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5 years
The house was on fire. We asked the firefighter to come & put it out. He said there was no fire. An hour later, he said the fire existed, but it would put itself out. Finally, he came two hours later and grabbed a hose. Now he says he was there with a hose before the fire began.
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4 years
Can’t rave enough, the #GRAMMYs were fantastic tonight. Top notch host @Trevornoah , amazing performances (too many to mention). @benwinston and the other producers should be feeling really good right now.
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Michael Schneider
7 years
Amazon has launched a clever #Emmy campaign for #MrsMaisel : Call a number for "Susie Myerson's" office and interact with a real person (playing a 1950s era talent agent): via @indiewire
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2 years
We crash these @variety covers every year in less than 24 hours, and it's always an adrenaline-filled blast. So proud of this one, featuring #Emmys winner @quintabrunson ! 📸 @dandoperalski Styling: @bryonjavar Hair: @akexander_armand 💄 @reneeloizmakeup 👗 @dolcegabbana
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Michael Schneider
3 years
Attention ABC and Motion Picture Academy: In this special edition of Awards HQ, I lay out several ideas for this year's Oscars (hosted, of course, by Steve Martin/Martin Short/Selena Gomez): via @variety
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3 years
Such a great success story. #Ghosts is a fun watch, and nice to see it resonate with viewers >>> ‘Ghosts’ Has Become Such a Big Hit That Even CBS Execs Are Surprised: ‘TikTok Is Blowing Up!’ via @variety
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7 years
Canceled after 1 week: South of Sunset, CBS Public Morals, CBS Lawless, Fox The Will, CBS Emilys Reasons Why Not, ABC The Mooch, White House
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9 years
Live+3 ratings: #Quantico jumps 75% from 1.9 to 3.3 rating. Now highest-rated non-football broadcast show last Sunday. Looking like a hit.
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11 years
Cumberbatch pauses after dropping an f-bomb while answering a question. "I do swear a lot, sorry. It has gotten worse!" #tca14 #sherlock
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Michael Schneider
7 years
So does Scaramucci now join Spicer and the others on the next season of White House In Paradise?
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7 years
The PWC accountants who screwed up the Oscars wish you a very Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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10 years
#TheFlash is @CW_network 's most watched (4.54million) and highest rated adults 18-49 (1.8/6) premiere since The Vampire Diaries on 9/10/09.
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3 years
BOOM. That's a #SquidGame sweep. If it wasn't clear before, the Emmys just got a new drama frontrunner. #SAGAwards
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Michael Schneider
7 years
. @perlmutations on what's happening in DC: ‘We’re In Danger of Ending Our Days’ — @IndieWire #TurnItOn Podcast
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Michael Schneider
2 years
This may be one of my most fun podcast recordings ever. @hanwaddingham , @brettgoldstein and @junotemple are a hoot and a delight together! >> Will ‘Ted Lasso’ End With Season 3? Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein and Juno Temple Try to Answer via @variety
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2 years
Oscar ratings are in, and it's good news for ABC and the Academy. The 95th #Oscars on ABC drew an average audience of 18.7 million Total Viewers and scored a 4.0 rating among Adults 18-49 based on Fast National Live+Same Day program data. More:
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Michael Schneider
2 years
@PeteFreedman @jimmykimmel @ABCNetwork @wfaa Pete -- is the video being shared of WFAA cutting into the middle of Kimmel's monologue to show a WFAA promo inaccurate? That seems to be what Kimmel was saying, not that his monologue was pre-empted, but that WFAA cut out in the middle of it. Can you confirm?
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Michael Schneider
7 years
Kate Winslet has been cast in Avatar 2! Or, as she'll be billed:
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8 years
I wonder how The Nightly Show would have done behind "The Daily Show with Samantha Bee." The world will never know...
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Michael Schneider
9 years
Exclusive: @YahooScreen uploads new version of #Community Season 6 feat. commentary tracks from @DanHarmon ! http://t.co/78dNNLCnFm @Yahoo
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6 years
Some news! Excited to return to my old stomping grounds and work w/ @gdanielholloway @danielletbd @Variety_Cynthia @JoeOtterson & everyone at @Variety . It's been an amazing nearly three years at @Indiewire and will miss them-- luckily we're all Team @PMC !
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7 years
Anyone else getting the sense that broadcast TV is embarking on its Farewell Tour by playing all the hits one last time?
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5 years
R.I.P. Upfronts (1948-2019)
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5 years
Thank you @NBCSuperstore @AmericaFerrera and the whole cast and producers — moderating the first #Superstore panel at #SDCC was a blast! (H/t to @marisaroffman for that third pic!)
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6 years
Perhaps the biggest change in #BigLittleLies Season 2 is there's no longer the "Greek chorus" of characters commenting on the events like there were in S1. Tonally it's still a mix of comedy and drama but more dramatic, David E Kelley says. #tca19
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Michael Schneider
3 years
I saw Marc right after he shot this, and he was basking in the realization that he just won the #DGAAwards red carpet with Jane Campion!
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Variety
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Jane Campion responds to Sam Elliott's #ThePowerOfTheDog comments: "I'm sorry, he was being a little bit of a B-I-T-C-H. He's not a cowboy; he's an actor. The West is a mythic space and there's a lot of room on the range. I think it's a little bit sexist."
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Michael Schneider
1 year
Say what you want about Jay Leno, but he is consistent when it comes to feeding donuts to folks on the WGA strike front lines! (From 2007)
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Caroline Renard
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Jay Leno just came to Disney to hand out donuts to us writers. Thank you @jayleno for the solidarity!! #WGAStrong
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#ArrestedDevelopment returns for 15 eps at Netflix. Deals allow actors to shoot all episodes together this time. Production starts summer.
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Michael Schneider
8 years
Coincidentally, a chunk of Trump's income in the Rachel Maddow taxes comes from NBC & The Apprentice via @indiewire
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2 years
I tried to get Jason Sudeikis to clarify whether there will be a Season 4 of #TedLasso but somehow ended up in a comedy bit. No answer, alas!
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Michael Schneider
4 years
Big news! Former KROQ ‘Kevin & Bean’ Co-Host @thekevinryder Joins Rival @955KLOS in Afternoons via @variety
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Michael Schneider
3 years
Thanks to @thekevinryder and @clydetombaugh for having Bob Saget on so often over the years, I felt like I knew him thanks to how personable, honest and fun he was on the show. There was nothing better than when Kevin & Bean couldn't keep up with Bob's rapid-fire quips.
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Gene “Bean” Baxter 🇬🇧
3 years
I can’t add much to what others have said more eloquently but Bob was not only one of the funniest people we ever spent time with on the radio but he always helped anyone who asked, however he could. Bob made the world a better place. #RipBobSaget 😥
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