EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Colbert joined his old friend Charlamagne tha God to give his thoughts on who should replace Trevor Noah as host of The Daily Show.
12.10.2022 - 21:41 / variety.com
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Each weeknight, Stephen Colbert takes the stage at CBS “Late Show” to find the lighter side of the latest headlines. In November, he’ll be doing something similar with sports. The comedian will host a two-hour pickleball tournament, “Pickled,” that will feature 16 celebrities competing for a coveted “Colbert Cup” and benefit the non-profit Comic Relief U.S. “If you love pickleball and you love celebrities and you love helping people, you’re going to love watching these celebrities help people by playing pickleball,” said Colbert in a prepared statement. “Pickled” will debut on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. Celebrities taking part in “Pickled” include Jimmie Allen, Murray Bartlett, Dierks Bentley, Jaime Camil, Will Ferrell, Max Greenfield, Luis Guzman, Phil Keoghan, Daniel Dae Kim, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tig Notaro, June Diane Raphael, Kelly Rowland, Paul Scheer, Aisha Tyler and Emma Watson. Cari Champion, John Michael Higgins and Bill Raftery serve as announcers and add commentary.
Pickleball has become a nascent national craze. According to The Sports & Fitness Industry Association, more than 4.8 million people in the U.S. play the sport — the latest in racket games — which has seen a growth of 39.3% over the last two years. Colbert has tackled ventures outside of his wee-hours perch in he past. He helped devise the animated “Our Cartoon President” for Showtime and the satirical “Tooning Out The News” for Paramount+. “Pickled,” however, has him venturing onto a new playing field. And he is part of a parade of late-night hosts who are branching out beyond the late-night timeslot. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel has produced a series of specials that pay homage to sitcoms from the past,
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Colbert joined his old friend Charlamagne tha God to give his thoughts on who should replace Trevor Noah as host of The Daily Show.
Bono is taking over an entire episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Bay Jones and Will Sasso have joined Young Sheldon. The pair will have recurring guest roles on the current season of the CBS sitcom as the parents of Mandy (Emily Osment).
Boiling Point, Philip Barantini’s hit British indie one-shot film starring Stephen Graham, is to be made into a BBC TV series charting events six months after the movie took place.
Gwen Stefani's gushing over her 2-year engagement anniversary with Blake Shelton and sharing how their years-long relationship has made a lasting impression on a fellow co-worker -- Camila Cabello. Stefani took to Instagram on Monday to celebrate the milestone with an adorable photo of the couple sharing a smooch while the «Luxurious» singer flashes her massive diamond ring. Stefani captioned the post «2 years ago today» followed by a slew of heart-filled emojis.After five years of dating, Shelton got down on one knee and popped the question back in October 2020 in Oklahoma. Stefani and Shelton have been dating since November 2015.Cabello, in her first season as a judge on, has a literal front-row seat to Shelton and Stefani's ever-present romance while sitting between them in the NBC reality singing competition series.A post shared by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani)During a Tuesday appearance on, the «Havana» singer also gushed about Stefani and Shelton, calling their relationship the real deal.«They're so adorable,» Cabello told the daytime TV host.
Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age drama The Fabelmans has been announced as the opening film of 44th Cairo International Film Festival, running from November 13 to 22.
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton have so far survived their first season of as a married couple, but all that might change after Monday's Battle Rounds!Gwen had a tough call on her hands after pairing up Jay Allen and Cara Brindisi for a cover of «Leather and Lace» by Stevie Nicks and Don Henley. Both singers nailed the performance, leaving Gwen to reluctantly choose Cara as the winner.
Emma Watson, Will Ferrell, Daniel Dae Kim and a group of other celebrities are set to battle it out on CBS’ Pickleball Tourney on Nov. 17.The two-hour comedy special, called “Pickled,” will feature a pickleball tournament hosted by “The Late Show’s” Stephen Colbert.
There’s a two-hour celebrity pickleball tournament coming to CBS and the 16 contestants set to compete have been revealed!
Stephen Colbert thinks Ohio senate candidate JD Vance might have some serious competition — but not so much in his bid to become senator. No, Colbert joked on Tuesday night’s “Late Show” that Vance will have to edge out Lindsey Graham if he truly wants to suck up to Donald Trump.With midterm elections just four weeks away, Colbert opted to use part of his monologue to check in on some of the races (including a race between bears, one of which is apparently named for him).
Michaela Zee editor “Americana Dream” has started production in Louisville, Ky., with all key roles cast in the forthcoming indie musical film. New Orleans-based singer Maggie Koerner will play Billie Carton, starring opposite Nashville-based music artist Sam Varga in the role of Lucky Fontana. “With this amazing cast of real-life Americana music artists, we are on an exciting creative journey that will seem both familiar and completely unsettling to the millions of people around the world who watch reality TV music competitions,” said director and co-writer Ate de Jong. The cast of “Americana Dream” also includes singer-songwriter Stephan Said as Ray Pursell, jazz vocalist Carly Johnson as Precious Blue, AJ Haynes as Lee Post and Michelle Malentina as Gabe. DJ Bombshell, Sylvia Walters, David Domine and Ian McConnell will play supporting roles in the film.
2 min read Liverpool has been named as the Host City of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, following a competitive bidding process by cities across England.
Liverpool has been selected as host city for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, the wildly popular music competition that will be entering its 67th year. The city of the Beatles won out Friday over Glasgow, the fellow finalist from a shortlist of UK cities that included Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield.
On Wednesday’s “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert had on as a guest Dr. Anthony Fauci. But instead of a traditional interview, the pair taped a fairly fun sketch to promote the latest COVID-19 vaccine booster.
is on the ballot,” he said. “You’re sounding a little bit like you’re talking in the past tense, if you don’t mind me pointing that out.
Blake Shelton will take any reason to celebrate his wife, Gwen Stefani, and her birthday was the perfect opportunity for the 46-year-old country music singer to publicly gush over her. Not only did Shelton shower Stefani with affection on social media, he also made sure her day was filled with surprises.
Baseball fans have been following New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as he made history with his 61st home run, which he hit during a game against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Wednesday to tie Roger Maris for the home run record.
Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder says Manchester City loanee Zack Steffen is in contention for selection this weekend.