Stephen Colbert’s Team Has Charges Dropped for Filming Insult Dog Segment at Capitol Without Escort

Stephen Colbert took aim at a regular punching bag of his – Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz – when he broke down the political race in the state on Thursday night’s “The Late Show.”After explaining the matchup on the Governor side of things, the “Late Show” host turned his attention to the fight between Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman who is facing off with Dr. Oz in the November election for senator.“Polls show Fetterman leading by double digits, which might be because Pennsylvanians want to have a Senator who is actually from Pennsylvania,” Colbert joked.“Dr.

a bunch of right wing extremists who support Trump winning nominations.But he did get to spend some time on the least depressing outcome of the night: The resounding victory for abortion rights in Kansas.See, in 2019 the Kansas Supreme Court confirmed that the right to an abortion is enshrined in the state’s constitution. So this year, Republicans — Kansas is overwhelmingly Republican — introduced a ballot initiative to change the state’s constitution to outlaw abortion instead. Supporters of the bill even rolled out some rather innovative (and unsubtle tactics) to push the bill over the finish line.

The BBC is ramping up its Birmingham operation by moving from the two-decades-old Mailbox site to a new creative quarter in Digbeth.

Maybe this is a bit of a hot take, but has FX officially replaced HBO as the premier destination for “prestige” TV, yet? Shows like “Fargo,” “Atlanta,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” and “Mayans M.C.” have been on for years and really showcased the quality that FX strives for. Then you have newer entries like “Reservation Dogs,” “The Bear,” “The Old Man,” and “Dave,” showcasing that FX really is just a non-stop factory of great TV.

“Peaky Blinders” boss Steven Knight is teaming up with “The Handmaid’s Tale” star Elisabeth Moss for a new limited series from FX for Hulu — “The Veil.”Knight will write and executive produce the series, while Moss will star in the newly-ordered series and serve as an EP.Described by FX as a “gripping thriller,” “The Veil” “explores the surprising and fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost,” per a logline from the network.Knight and Moss will both executive produce alongside PatMa Productions’ Denise Di Novi and Nina Tassler.

Showtime has given a green light to half-hour comedy pilot Mason, from comedian Nathan Min (Joe Pera Talks To You), who also stars, Daniels (Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan), the team behind the box-office hit film Everything Everywhere All At Once, Oscar nominee Steven Yeun (Minari) and A24.

“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert, like many Americans, was surprised when West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin changed course and came out in support of a reconciliation deal with Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer that would help fight climate change. So, during Thursday night’s monologue, Colbert imagined how Manchin finally came around — and it involved a classic Charles Dickens plot twist.“This bill is a marked departure from Manchin’s positions only days earlier. So what happened?” Colbert asked.

A man has been charged with the manslaughter of a man who died more than two years ago following an alleged assault.

Gwyneth Paltrow appeared on Hailey Bieber's  on Wednesday. The 49-year-old Goop founder quickly told Bieber that she knows her dad, Stephen Baldwin, from a 1994 independent film, , they worked together on more than two decades ago.«He was great, he was so nice,» " Gwyneth told Hailey, to which she joked in response, «Imagine if you had some sort of horror story.»«Or, like, [what if I said] I f*cked your dad in the bathroom,» Gwyneth said, laughing.But just because Gwyneth didn't have a shocking story like that for Haiey doesn't mean it hasn't happened to her in the past.

Stephen Colbert called out the Justice Department’s decision to finally announce an investigation into former president Donald Trump on Thursday’s “The Late Show,” likening the legal body to that coworker who is only just now discovering “Game of Thrones.”“There’s bad news for former president Kermit the Fraud,” Colbert said, opening the theme during his monologue, and giving Trump another new nickname. “Turns out the Justice Department is investigating the former president’s actions in their January 6 criminal probe.”Colbert had to take a moment for his audience to stop cheering over the news, but when he did, he called the Justice Department out.“It is about damn time,” he said. “At this point the investigators are like the last person at the office to catch onto a popular TV show.

Joey King has been busy planning a wedding.

Kate Winslet has found her latest HBO limited series.

said one person on Twitter last Thursday.In fact, on Sunday’s episode of “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver also piled on, calling Hawley “a bitch who ran like a chihuahua desperately trying to keep up with its owner on a casual walk.” You can read more about that here.

Introducing their newest addition. Stephen Amell and Cassandra Jean Amell shared a series of photos to officially confirm that they welcomed a baby boy earlier this year.

Amazon Series brought Hall H down this morning with their reported $1 billion series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, complete with an orchestra and operatic chorus led by composer Bear McCreary. Oh, and J.R.R. Tolkien devotee Stephen Colbert moderated the session. All of this sent the immediate message to LOTR fans just how high stakes this new adaptation is, and how serious Prime Video is about it.

EXCLUSIVE: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert is adding some musical firepower.

As extreme heat takes hold across the U.S., Stephen Colbert managed to find some humor in it, throwing out barbs for each side of the nation’s coasts during his Wednesday night “The Late Show” monologue.“Today in New York City, temperatures hit a high of 96 of degrees, what meteorologists call hotter than the devil’s grundle,” Colbert said, before wondering aloud, “Can I say ‘grundle’ on CBS? I don’t know if I can.”He certainly did say that word, and then went on to show a photo of a hair-free muppet in his next joke.“It is so hot in the city, Time’s Square had a naked cowboy and a shaved Elmo,” the late night funnyman quipped, flashing a photo on screen of the altered Sesame Street character, which you can see in the video above.Since the weather has been one of the biggest stories in the nation, the host had plenty of material to pull from to make jokes about the West Coast.“Out West, the extreme heat comes with a side of drought,” he began. “California has imposed water restrictions this year, including one that limits outdoor watering to only one day a week.

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Let There Be Drums!, a music documentary that features what may have been the final filmed interview with late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.

said Monday in a statement. The office “has determined that it cannot move forward with misdemeanor charges of unlawful entry,” the statement read, citing the fact that the employees, including Triumph puppeteer Robert Smigel, “were invited by congressional staffers” both times they entered the Longworth Office Building on June 16. Although they “were never asked to leave,” and the U.S.

Staffers for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won’t be prosecuted after their arrest last month for unlawful entry at the Capitol.