Mean Girls remains one of the most iconic teen movies, and that’s partly down to its perfect cast. Can you even imagine what it would have been like if the lineup of talent had been different?
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Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The skills of improv can help you with the “everyday humanness of life,” Amy Poehler says in a trailer for her upcoming course on MasterClass.
The streaming platform announced today an improv comedy course taught by Poehler, in which the “Parks and Recreation” star workshops skits with a real studio audience and shares her favorite improv principles such as the most famous instruction: “Just say yes.” “The principles of improv have made me more creative, more resilient and more collaborative,” Poehler said in a statement. “My class is designed to help members at work, at home and in their relationships.
Members will find that improv can address the many different ways we approach life and relate to other people — tools that can come in handy as we head into the holiday season.” Featured in the course are Poehler’s 9 principles of improv: Keep saying yes; be a good listener; find your team; finding the game; take up space; can’t be halfway in; don’t bail on your partners; don’t worry about being cool; playing with status. “So many sketches at ‘SNL’ bombed but everybody held onto that Bronco until it rode out of town,” Poehler says in the trailer.
“It is so hard to hold on but man, people do not forget that.” Of course, much of the course will also be dedicated to Poehler’s own career journey, from founding the iconic Upright Citizens Brigade and producing and starring in “Parks and Recreation” to finding her way to the “Saturday Night Live” stage and founding her own production company Paper Kite Productions. Poehler is now one of more than 185 instructors on MasterClass,
.Mean Girls remains one of the most iconic teen movies, and that’s partly down to its perfect cast. Can you even imagine what it would have been like if the lineup of talent had been different?
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Martha Stewart is bringing her business savvy to MasterClass. The iconic businesswoman and television personality, behind dozens of ultra-successful and long-running eponymous brands, will launch a course on the e-learning platform on Dec.
Working from home has plenty of perks and benefits, but it also comes with one major downside in the winter – staying warm. With heating bills still sky high, many of us are trying to prolong the moment we turn up the thermostat to try and save money.
Selome Hailu Amazon Prime Video has renewed “Harlem” for a third season. From “Girls Trip” and “The Blackening” writer Tracy Oliver, “Harlem” follows four best friends in Harlem — Camille (Meagan Good), Tye (Jerrie Johnson), Quinn (Grace Byers) and Angie (Shonique Shandai) — who navigate new phases of their careers, relationships and big city dreams together.
Amy Dowden shared her praise and thanks to her Strictly Come Dancing co-star who was able to help her as she made a return to the ballroom just days after her latest hospital scare. The dancer was left gutted last week when she shared how she'd suffered a fresh setback with her health.
After forming back in 2002, Girls Aloud are back on everyone’s radar after announcing their 2024 comeback tour. Following the tragic death of band member Sarah Harding in 2021, the group revealed that their tour will “honour” Sarah’s life and it'll be a "magical" experience. From Sound Of The Underground to Biology, during the 2000s and 2010s, Girls Aloud dominated the music charts thanks to their infectious sound and spent a whopping 164 weeks in the Top 40 of the UK Official Chart.
Home And Away actress Ada Nicodemou, who plays Leah Patterson-Baker in the soap, has shared a heartbreaking tribute to her co-star Johnny Ruffo following his shock death. Ada shared a throwback snap of the pair, as she called 35 year old Johnny a “beautiful friend.” On Instagram, she started her post by saying: “Farewell our beautiful friend, fly free and rest in peace.”, before adding: “We will always remember your energy and your massive heart and of course the dance moves.” Johnny passed away earlier this month at a hospital in Sydney, surrounded by his family and his partner, Tahnee Sims. Since the news of the actor's death emerged, stars have been paying tribute to him on social media.
Samantha Faiers has reportedly been living in hotels alongside her young family for over a month as her Surrey mansion is being renovated.
Sam Faiers has been living in hotels for over a month with her family, due to renovations at their £2.5 million home. The former star of The Only Way Is Essex and her boyfriend Paul Knightley, plus their three children, have reportedly been relying on friends' washing machines to keep their kids' clothes clean. According to The Sun, Samand Paul have been staying in "several hotels" since they moved out of their home in October.
Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott are opening up about their new movie All of Us Strangers.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – aka Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – made a surprise appearance at the Vancouver Canucks vs San Jose Sharks game on Monday night (November 20) in Vancouver, Canada.
Kim Kardashian is moving forward with her acting career… whether you want her to or not!
EXCLUSIVE: After soaring in reality TV and most recently fashion merchandising with her Skims line, Kim Kardashian is ready to go after a new conquest. She’s at the center of the weekend’s hot film package. Kardashian is attached to star in and produce the The 5th Wheel, a comic pitch that will be scripted by Paula Pell and Janine Brito. Pell will produce with Kardashian, and Deadline hears that multiple bids are already on the table, as five studios battle for the package.
Just days after Dana Carvey’s eldest son, Dex, died from a reported drug overdose, the comedian took to social media to thank friends, fans and those who knew Dex for “so many beautiful messages.”
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship shows no signs of slowing down. The couple has been making headlines for weeks after going public with their romance. Now, it’s being reported that they’re ready to take another huge step as a couple.According to reports, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are gearing up for a huge move in their relationship.
‘Restless Leg’ fever.Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who have been touring their ‘Restless Leg Tour’ all over North America since April 2023, just announced an additional four shows at New York City’s Beacon Theatre.The former “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update co-anchors will now co-headline at the Upper West Side venue from Feb. 7-9, 11, 13-14 and 16-17.For those keeping score at home, that’s eight shows smack dab in the middle of Galentine’s season.“Bring you mother,” Tina Fey cracked on Instagram.And if you want to treat yourself — and maybe your mother — to tickets to see the “Mean Girls,” “Baby Mama” and “Sisters” co-stars live as soon as today, now you can.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Nov.
Parks and Recreation, aka Parks and Rec, was a super popular mockumentary comedy on NBC for several years.
Disney’s Pixar has unveiled a new trailer for Inside Out 2 this week (November 10) and Stranger Things actress Maya Hawke will star in the new film as “anxiety”.The new film comes more than a decade after the original Inside Out was released in 2015. That film was set inside the mind of a young girl named Riley and explored her emotions including Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger as her world changed around her.In the latest film, Riley is now a teenager and experiences a new emotion – Anxiety – which is voiced by Hawke.In the teaser trailer, viewers see what a significant effect Anxiety has on Riley in a short time as signified by the sound of an emergency alarm and a wrecking ball coming into view.“I’m Anxiety,” Hawke says to the other emotions in Riley’s head.
Ethan Shanfeld People can’t get enough of Anxiety. Not the emotion, but rather Pixar’s newest animated character played by Maya Hawke, as “Inside Out 2” marks the biggest animated trailer launch in Disney history. The trailer to the animated sequel about personified feelings garnered 157 million views in 24 hours, according to Disney.
Australian actor and singer Johnny Ruffo, famed for playing Chris Harrington in Home and Away, has sadly passed away aged 35 following a lengthy battle with brain cancer. The former Home and Away actor and X Factor contestant tragically passed away on Friday 10 November at a hospital in Sydney surrounded by his family and partner Tahnee Sims. News of Johnny's passing was shared on his Instagram account and his heartbroken celeb pals have flooded the comment section with their emotional tributes.