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Hacks lands 24 Emmy nominations, most for any comedy season ever
The HBO Max comedy “Hacks” has secured 24 Emmy nominations for its fifth and final season, setting a new record for the most nominations ever received by a single comedy season. This surpasses the previous benchmark of 23 nominations, held first by “The Bear” and then by “The Studio” for its debut season last year,…
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Connor Storrie earns first Emmy nomination for hosting Saturday Night Live
Connor Storrie, a star of the hockey romance series Heated Rivalry, has earned his first Emmy nomination for hosting NBC’s Saturday Night Live. The recognition is notable because Heated Rivalry itself is ineligible for the Emmys, meaning Storrie’s nomination came through his guest hosting appearance rather than his breakout dramatic role. The nomination caps a…
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Michael J. Fox Caps Return From Acting Retirement With 1st Emmy Nomination In Decade For ‘Shrinking’
Michael J. Fox has received his first Emmy nomination in a decade, recognised in the Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category for his role in Apple TV’s Shrinking. The nomination marks a notable moment in his return to acting, coming five years after he announced a “second retirement” in his 2020 memoir, No Time…
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‘Hacks’ Jean Smart Chases Emmy History As She Nears Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Cloris Leachman Record
Jean Smart has secured another Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the final season of HBO Max’s *Hacks*, positioning her to potentially make Emmy history. Having already won the award for each of the show’s first four seasons, a fifth win at the September ceremony would give her eight acting…
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Lisa Kudrow’s Emmy ‘Comeback’: Third Nomination 20 Years After Her First For HBO Comedy
Lisa Kudrow has earned her third consecutive Emmy nomination for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for playing sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in HBO’s showbiz satire The Comeback, some 20 years after her first nomination for the role. The milestone is notable because, while the three nominations are technically consecutive — one for each season…
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New Novel Inspired by ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ Officially Lands TV Adaptation
Universal Global Television has acquired the rights to adapt Jessica Knoll’s newly released novel Helpless for the screen, with Knoll adapting the book herself and executive producing alongside two-time Academy Award nominee Stacy Sher. The deal marks another example of the continuing appetite for book-to-screen projects, and adds to Knoll’s growing screen presence as a…
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BBC “Discussing” Partnership With Channel 4 in Streaming Race for Scale
The BBC has confirmed it is in early discussions with Channel 4 about potentially combining their streaming operations, as Britain’s public service broadcasters (PSBs) scramble for scale against dominant US and Chinese tech platforms. New BBC boss Matt Brittin disclosed the talks to a UK parliamentary culture committee, framing them as part of a wider…
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Netflix Sets ‘Heartstopper: Ending on a Hi’ Special
Netflix has announced a behind-the-scenes special titled Heartstopper: Ending on a Hi, marking the conclusion of its acclaimed LGBTQ+ teen romance series starring Kit Connor and Joe Locke. The special draws on previously unseen archival footage spanning every season through to the final film, and brings together the cast, creator Alice Oseman, executive producer Patrick…
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Chefs name America’s best fast-food fried chicken and biscuits — and one chain stands above the rest
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has been named the best fast-food chain for fried chicken and biscuits by a panel of five professional chefs, in a taste comparison organised by the website Allrecipes. The near-unanimous verdict matters as a marker of brand standing in the fiercely competitive American fried chicken market, where Popeyes was judged to have…
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Travis Kelce Recalls ‘Epic’ Day With Taylor Swift Leading Up to His Marriage Proposal
On the latest episode of his New Heights podcast, posted on Wednesday (8 July), NFL star Travis Kelce revealed that he was privately planning to propose to Taylor Swift throughout the recording of her celebrated guest appearance last August. The disclosure matters because that episode — the podcast’s most-viewed upload — turned out to be…