An unfortunate outing. Tori Spelling recalled a disastrous date she went on with Eddie Cibrian nearly three decades ago.
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In a virtual appearance today at Deadline’s Contenders TV, Better Call Saul‘s Bob Odenkirk reflected on the opportunity he had to work with screen legend Carol Burnett over the course of the Breaking Bad prequel’s final season.
“She’s just a great actress — completely connected, completely grounded, utterly with it. With somebody who’s a legend like that, someone who’s older, you worry if you’re going to have to work around them a little — and not at all,” the two-time Emmy winner shared. “She was utterly present, ready to rip it up. She knew her lines, she knew her part so well…It was a beautiful performance. She must get nominated now, come on.”
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Burnett’s character, Marion, is a native of Omaha, Nebraska, who meets the man we’ve known as both Slippin’ Jimmy McGill and Saul Goodman, while he’s living on the run and in disguise, using the alias Gene Takovic. While the pair at the start of Season 6 share a sweet moment or two, Marion eventually comes to suspect that something about Gene is not quite right.
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Odenkirk was joined for today’s conversation on the 46x Emmy-nominated series by his co-star Rhea Seehorn, who appeared virtually, as well as co-creator, showrunner and executive producer Peter Gould, who joined moderator Dominic Patten in person at the DGA Theater. The show produced for AMC by Sony Pictures Television has, while flashing forward to track the life of Takovic, flashed back to examine how fledgling ABQ attorney McGill became the amoral con man and criminal representative Saul Goodman of Breaking Bad fame. Its final season concludes the complicated journey and transformation of its
An unfortunate outing. Tori Spelling recalled a disastrous date she went on with Eddie Cibrian nearly three decades ago.
Tori Spelling's date with Eddie Cibrian didn't exactly go as planned. On the podcast, Spelling revealed that has a history with the actor.Spelling shared that she and Cibrian grew up together, and revealed that he dated her friend in high school. Years later, when Spelling was in her 20s and starring on , she and Cibrian reconnected at a club and agreed to go on a date together.«We go to sit down and I'm looking at the menu, nervous, and then he says, 'I'm not really hungry.
Jessie Ware has spoken to NME about what it was like to feature Kylie Minogue on the title track of her new album ‘That! Feels Good!’, as well as having her as a surprise guest at her London show.Speaking to NME as part of the In Conversation series, Ware opened up about what it was like to feature a host of voice notes on the song from her all-star friends on fifth album.“I can’t believe that Kylie Minogue actually did it,” said Ware. “I love her and regard her as a friend – but Kylie is Kylie! Bless her, she did it from Australia.”On deciding to have the voice notes in the song, Ware shared: “After we’d written ‘That! Feels Good!’, I said to James [Ford, Arctic Monkeys producer], ‘Look, I want it to feel cinematic from the start of the record; I want people to feel propelled into this world of pleasure’.
Carol Burnett received quite the celebration on NBC Wednesday night.
As if “The Bear” Season 2 couldn’t be more hyped. Variety reports that “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk joins the cast for the upcoming season of FX‘s hit kitchen drama.
Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul, has join the cast of FX’s The Bear for its upcoming second season.READ MORE: ‘Better Call Saul’ season six finale recap: the game is upThe news was reportedly confirmed by anonymous sources to Variety. Variety claims that reps for both Bob Odenkirk and TV network FX declined to comment on his involvement.
Bob Odenkirk has booked a new role!
Ethan Shanfeld Bob Odenkirk is trading Cinnabon for Italian beef, as the “Better Call Saul” star has joined Season 2 of FX’s delicious hit dramedy series “The Bear,” Variety has learned exclusively from sources. Character details for Odenkirk are being kept under wraps, but the actor is said to be boarding the show in a guest role. FX and reps for Odenkirk declined to comment. “The Bear,” which will premiere its second season in June, stars Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, an elite chef who returns home to run his family’s Chicago sandwich shop after his older brother dies by suicide. Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Edwin Lee Gibson, Corey Hendrix, Matty Matheson, Richard Esteras and Jose M. Cervantes comprise “The Bear’s” chaotic kitchen staff, while Abby Elliott stars as Carmy’s sister, Natalie.
She celebrated her 90th birthday in 2023 and Carol Burnett’s net worth is indicative of her decades-long career in show business. But she came from a very modest background.
Carol Burnett was feeling the love ahead of her 90th birthday special. celebrates the legendary icon's storied career on her birthday and features a slew of A-list friends, performers and colleagues, such as Bernadette Peters, Katy Perry, Julie Andrews, Cher and more, as they pay tribute to Burnett. The beloved icon sat down with ET's Nischelle Turner ahead of Wednesday's two-hour special, which was filmed in March at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, where she reflected on the joyous celebration in her honor.«It was wonderful and embarrassing at the same time. It was so sweet and loving and I had so many good friends there and I was so touched by everything they said,» Burnett said in the exclusive sit-down interview. «You're going to have my chum, Julie Andrews, next to me.
Carol Burnett is a Wordle queen!The legendary comic is an avid subscriber to the daily word game — and she plays it every day with one of her famous friends: Allison Janney. The 89-year-old comedian revealed the unexpected nugget while speaking to ET's Nischelle Turner for her star-studded NBC special, which airs Wednesday, her 90th birthday.Burnett and Janney co-star in the upcoming Apple TV+ series, , alongside Kristen Wiig and Laura Dern.
Today is Carol Burnett‘s 90th birthday and she is being celebrated with a special on NBC, which was pre-recorded nearly two months ago.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As Carol Burnett turns 90, she bristles at the idea of looking back at her legacy. She’s not one to watch old episodes of her iconic “The Carol Burnett Show,” for example. “I’m not like Norma Desmond,” she quips, referring to the fading star in “Sunset Boulevard.” “The only time I do it is if I have to for a reason.” In this case, NBC gave her a good one. The network is set to air “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love” on April 26, and the special features both new performances and clips from Burnett’s storied career. And it gave Burnett a chance to reminisce with old friends — and new. “It’s exactly what I wanted,” Burnett said. “I didn’t want a birthday party with cake and balloons and confetti and all of that. What I wanted was to have an entertaining show. And that’s what we got. It’s a variety show, with live entertainment by Bernadette Peters, Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Porter, Katy Perry, Darren Criss and Sutton Foster. And then funny moments with Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney and Laura Dern. We had a 19-piece orchestra live.”
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Carol Burnett is out here proving age really is just a number.
Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Bryant! The couple, who announced their engagement news in 2021, told ET how things are coming along with regard to their upcoming nuptials.«It's going,» Chenoweth told ET's Denny Directo on Tuesday at the taping of the special.Chenoweth and Bryant both agreed that the experience can be a little bit stressful, but the main issue is the family headcount.«I have a really big family,» Chenoweth said. «My family is small,» Bryant added. A post shared by Kristin Chenoweth (@kchenoweth)«When people tells us to just do family, we're like, 'It's gonna be big,'» the ! actress added about the occasion.The happy couple agreed that it's an exciting time, but when it comes to planning, they are in it together.«It's a team,» Bryant shared. «I'm just doing the music, because I'm all into that.»In fact, the pair is going to have the help of some of their friends when it comes to the event. «A lot of our friends sing and play,» Chenoweth said about performances. «It's gonna be a big jam session,» Bryant added.
Comedy runs in the family! As it turns out, Carol Burnett recently found out she’s distant cousin of Bill Hader, and the Barry star couldn’t be happier about the familial connection.
Carol Burnett recently found out she's distant cousin of Bill Hader, and the star couldn't be happier about the familial connection.Hader walked the carpet at the premiere screening of season 4 on Sunday, held at Hollywood Forever, and he spoke with ET's Denny Directo about the surprising way he found out about his unexpected bond with Burnett — which she discovered while appearing on a recent episode of .«She emailed me,» Hader said with a laugh. «Yeah, she emailed me and said, 'Hey, we're related.' And I went, 'What?'»«I told my my, kids! I'm like, 'We're all related to Ms. Hannigan,» and they were like, 'Ah!!'" Hader added, referring to Burnett's iconic role in «So it was really fun.»As it turns out, he and Burnet have been keeping in touch ever since, as Hader explained, «We've been texting and emailing and and stuff, so it's been really exciting.
It’s a family affair! Reese Witherspoon stepped out to show her support for her 19-year-old son Deacon Phillippe at his new album release party. The "Legally Blonde" star was all smiles and a proud parent to her child that she shares with her first ex-husband Ryan Phillippe. Ryan and Deacon both took to their Instagram Saturday to share sweet photos of the special occasion. "Awesome night w family & friends celebrating the release of, "A New Earth" by @deaconphillippe !!" the "One Life to Live" alum posted on his social media with a carousel of photos from the event. The first family snap was of Deacon and Ryan posing for the camera, as his father wore a red cardigan with a white t-shirt underneath.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Abbott Elementary,” “Better Call Saul,” “Severance,” “Mo,” “Reservation Dogs” and “We’re Here” are among the entertainment nominees as the Peabody Awards’ board of jurors revealed 42 nominees for this year’s Peabodys in entertainment, arts, children’s/youth, podcast/radio, interactive & immersive, and public service. They join the 27 news and documentary nominees announced by Peabody earlier this week. According to Peabody, the total of 69 nominees were culled from a list of 1,200 entries in those various categories; the final nods were chosen by a unanimous vote of 17 jurors. PBS led all total nominees with 13, followed by HBO Max (6), Apple TV+ (4), Disney+ and FX (3 each), and ABC, Channel 4, Netflix, and Vice (2 each).