Annie Murphy’s ‘Praise Petey’ Is a Sharp It-Girl Comedy With Room to Grow: TV Review

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Office equipment, from ergonomic office chairs to computer monitors and standing desks, surged in popularity in 2020 when the pandemic forced millions across the world to work from home. Three years later, and affordable ways to transform the home into ad-hoc office space remains top of mind as many people continue working remote or hybrid work schedules.

“The Exorcist” stars Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair are remembering just how much of a powerful force of talent the late director William Friedkin was.

EXCLUSIVE: Artist International Group on Tuesday announced its signing of Zine Tseng, one of the stars of Netflix’s anticipated sci-fi drama series 3 Body Problem, which is coming to the platform in January.

Kanye West is stepping back into the spotlight.

Not short of a surgery horror story or two, Daniella Westbrook had admitted that she's 'selling' her breast implants on 'OnlyFans for £40k.' The former Eastenders star, 49, is trying to make the best of her last surgery by flogging her personal items to fans online. The blonde star has had no end of work done from, now, eight boob jobs, to multiple facial surgeries, most of which have left her unhappy with the finished results.The actress just underwent her eighth boob job, rumoured to be four times bigger than before, after jetting back out to Turkey, and is now recovering well.

Maya Hawke already worked with her dad Ethan Hawke on the Flannery O’Connor biopic “Wildcat.” Now it’s time for her to star in something alongside her mom, Uma Thurman. And that something would be “The Kill Room,” a crime comedy about money-laundering scheme that accidentally turns a hitman into an overnight avant-garde sensation.

Sophia Scorziello editor “Dicks: The Musical,” the first film musical from A24, has everything: Megan Thee Stallion, a “Parent Trap” plotline, a pair of twins singing penis euphemisms, Nathan Lane and a cage full of mutant sewer boys. The independent banner released the first trailer for the R-rated comedy on Thursday morning, shortly following the announcement by the Toronto International Film Festival that the film will play in the event’s Midnight Madness section.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag TV personality Stacey Solomon, 33, has taken to Instagram to share adorable snaps of the bedroom transformation for her two daughters, Belle and Rose, completing their bunk bed set-up with a gorgeous pink velvet feature wall that she says she's "in love with". Sharing the transformation in an Instagram Story post, she said: "While I was away our upholsterer up the road finished the backs of the girls’ beds so now they’re in,” she shared with a crying face emoji, following up with, “I’m so in love.” She posted another picture saying again how ‘in love’ she is with the girls new bed set-up, with a caption reading: “Just one more thing to do in here and I’m completely done.

One year on from a south Manchester drive-by shooting, police have issued a fresh appeal for information with a £50k reward.

Nostalgia for previous decades can resemble rewriting history based on fun fashion and pop culture trends, but Apple TV+ dark comedy “Physical’s” exploration of the 1980s is far from rose-tinted. Across three seasons, creator Annie Weisman has depicted the complex relationship between the growing health and fitness industry and mental health.

Having spent nearly 37 years on our screens, Australian soap Neighbours saw plenty of stars become familiar faces on Ramsay Street. From Margot Robbie to Liam Hemsworth, plenty of celebs kickstarted their acting career with a stint in Erinsborough. And among those to launch their careers on Neighbours is Annie Jones.

Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. might play adversaries in Oppenheimer, but the two actors can’t stop saying enough nice things about each other in real life.

Former EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook has been snapped taking a well-deserved spa day, after 'splitting' from her long-term partner David who has been serving time behind bars.The pair were due to be getting married later this year on David's release, but it was not quite meant to be, as they recently 'split', ending their seven year on-and-off relationship. Given the stress of the situation, it's no surprise that Danniella might be wanting to take a little time to herself. So, she decided to book herself into a much needed spa day and was spotted in a robe as she enjoyed being pampered.

Cillian Murphy has discussed his experience working with Robert Downey Jr. on Oppenheimer, describing him as the most “engaged” actor he’s ever worked with.Murphy, who plays physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s biopic, praised his co-star’s performance in an interview with GQ.“A lot of the scenes I have with Downey, it was quite loose and quite improvisational,” Murphy said.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic For a few years there back in the early ’80s, Disney took a turn to the dark side, releasing live-action movies like “The Watcher in the Woods” (featuring a creepy late-career Bette Davis) and “Something Wicked This Way Comes” (from the mind of Ray Bradbury) that were intense enough to inspire nightmares — in kids, at least. The youngsters of that time are now parents, and some are surely asking themselves how far they can trust Disney not to traumatize another generation when a movie like “Haunted Mansion” comes along.

told People of Murphy’s performance.“He knew it was going to be a behemoth ask when Chris called him. But I think he also had the humility that is required to survive playing a role like this,” he explained.“We’d be like, ‘Hey, we got a three-day weekend. Maybe we’ll go antiquing in Santa Fe.

Cillian Murphy is opening up about the “powerful” and “perfect” sex scenes that feature in his new  biographical-thriller, “Oppenheimer”. 

Disco despotism isn’t exactly a new genre – Cabaret hinted the way, Evita made it clear, American Psycho, in its fashion, added a variation, all in service of social horrors offset by catchy tunes – but Here Lies Love, the rambunctious new immersive musical from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, pushes the concept to an extreme that likely won’t be matched until someone has the bright idea to transform Party Monster into The Michael Alig Musical.

Beauty buffs have praised a “tried and true” £10 mascara from Boots that gives them “long velvety lashes”. The Too Faced Better Than Sex Doll-Size Mascara has been dubbed by fans as “the best mascara yet” and are “absolutely in love with the product.”

“Praise Petey,” premiering July 21 (10 p.m.) on Freeform.Annie Murphy headlines the series as Petey, a millennial “It Girl” who, through a series of events, takes command of New Utopia, a small-town cult started by her hedonistic late father (Root). He, in turn, left behind a trove of weird, oft-touching life-lesson videotapes to help guide his daughter on her newfound journey — and looms large over the season arc.The all-star cast includes Christine Baranski, Paget Brewster, Kirsey Clemons, John Cho and Amy Hill.The series, created by Anna Drezen (“Saturday Night Live”), counts among its executive producers Mike Judge and Greg Daniels — co-creators of Fox’s beloved animated series “King of the Hill” (1997-2009), on which Root played sad-sack Army barber Bill Dauterive, pal/drinking buddy of Texas propane salesman Hank Hill (Judge).“He was the first one to contact me [about ‘Praise Petey’],” Root said of Judge.