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The stars are stepping out for a Russian Doll event!

Zoe Kravitz has responded to the Will Smith Oscars controversy by calling the Academy Awards a ceremony "where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now". During the Oscars on Sunday, the King Richard actor got on to the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke at his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's expense. When he returned to his seat, he yelled, "Keep my wife's name out of your f**king mouth" twice.

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Ilana Glazer, who is best known for co-creating, showrunning, directing and starring in the hit comedy series Broad City, for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Schneider (Broad City) has joined the cast of Paramount+’s upcoming esports series Players. The series hails from American Vandal co-creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, Funny or Die, Riot Games and CBS Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Saturday Night Live star Aidy Bryant has signed with CAA.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterSam Schles, a longtime creative executive under the ViacomCBS content umbrella, has joined Madica Productions.Schles has been named vice president of scripted development at the label — a spinoff of the prominent Hollywood PR agency Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis — whose credits include the Netflix’s “Ginny and Georgia” and the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced digital series “Stay Wild.”Schles will report to Madica’s managing director Jeff Tahler. She began her career at Comedy Central, where she would eventually serve as director of talent and development.

Lady Gaga is the lady of the night at the 2022 New York Film Critics Circle Awards!

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe breakout Peacock hit “Girls5Eva” is dialing up the funny for season 2, adding veteran comedy actors Amy Sedaris and Neil FlynnSitting down at Variety‘s SXSW Studio in Austin on Saturday, series creator Meredith Scardino revealed that the beloved Sedaris and Flynn will star as the parents of Busy Philipps’ character Summer Dutkowsky — one of the members of the titular girl group fighting for a comeback.Sedaris is best known for her iconic Comedy Central series “Strangers With Candy,” as well as dozens of memorable film and TV roles in work like “Broad City” and “Maid in Manhattan.” She was also Emmy nominee for her crafting series “At Home with Amy Sedaris.”Flynn co-lead the long-running ABC sitcom “The Middle,” for which he was Critics Choice Award-nominated. He was also a recurring mainstay on “Scrubs.” His film credits include playing Lindsay Lohan’s father in “Mean Girls,” “Major League,” and Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Magnolia.” Scardino was joined in-studio by her lead cast Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sara Bareilles, and Paula Pell.When we last saw the women of “Girls5Eva,” they’d rocked a local Jingle Ball concert with their eponymous hit, which Scardino said provides a glimmer of professional hope for the next batch of episodes.“The bet paid off, because somebody in the crowd noticed them and gave them a small record deal.  So, this season is about them making their first album on their own terms,” she said.The group also gave credit for the show’s alchemy to executive producer Tina Fey, who was invaluable in putting the cast together.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterJax Media executives Sarah Madigan and John Skidmore have joined Imagine Entertainment, the parent company of Jax, as head of business affairs and strategic partnerships and head of production, respectively, Variety has learned exclusively.Both will continue in their current roles at Jax Media, with Madigan remaining head of business affairs and Skidmore, a founding partner of Jax Media, still chief operating officer of the Imagine Entertainment-owned production company.Skidmore, who will be overseeing all projects across all divisions for Imagine, has produced some of Jax’s most popular titles, including “Broad City,” “Search Party,” “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” “Russian Doll” and the Netflix stand-up specials “Chris Rock: Tamborine,” “John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous” and “Mike Birbiglia: The New One.” Madigan currently runs business affairs at Jax Media and previously held roles at MGM and Netflix.“Skidmore is a founding member of Jax and Madigan has been integral to the company’s growth over the past few years, and we couldn’t imagine doing this new job without them,” Imagine Entertainment presidents Tony Hernandez and Lilly Burns said in a joint statement to Variety.Jax Media co-founders Hernandez and Burns were promoted to co-presidents of Imagine Entertainment in January and continue to lead Jax Media as CEO and CCO, respectively.

Addie Morfoot Contributor“Hacks” is a dark comedy about two women in different stages of life desperately trying to hold on to their careers, but it’s also a character study that defies genre.The series stars Jean Smart as comedian Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder as Ava, a young, struggling comedy writer brought in to revamp Vance’s stale Vegas residency.The 10-episode first season of the HBO Max series, created by “Broad City” trio Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, tackles isolation, loneliness and, according to Variety’s Daniel D’Addario, “successfully argues that there is a virtue all its own in showing up and gutting it out — in being a hack.”At the heart of the show is the relationship between Vance and Ava – a pair of strong-willed, hardheaded women from opposite worlds and generations who share a common passion: comedy.

Brooke Posch has been upped at Jax Media.

Tony Hernandez & Lilly Burns, co-founders of Emily in Paris producer Jax Media, have been promoted at Imagine Entertainment.

EXCLUSIVE: Nat Faxon, Kevin Dunn, Marquise Vilsón, Marinda Anderson, Don Fanelli and Nancy Lenehan are set for major recurring roles opposite Abbi Jacobson in Amazon’s A League Of Their Own, a reimagining of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film, from co-creators Jacobson (Broad City) — who also stars — and Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle) and Sony Pictures TV.

Abbi Jacobson and Jodi Balfour are a couple. On Monday, the two revealed on Instagram that they've been dating for a year now.The 37-year-old star shared a sweet picture of her kissing the 33-year-old actress on the cheek, writing, «One year with this incredible human.

Abbi Jacobson is making things Instagram official with her girlfriend!

Broad City star Ilana Glazer took a break from co-hosting the red carpet at the Met gala to breast pump. In April, Amanda Seyfried that she pumped as her personal Oscars “after-party.” And Cardi B breastfed in the music video for  Even with high-profile women working to de-stigmatize, regular women are shamed for pumping and breastfeeding and just generally being moms with full-time jobs all the time.

EXCLUSIVE: Patrice Covington (Genius: Aretha), Lea Robinson, Andia Winslow (Doc World), Rae Gray (Sea Oak) and Lil Frex (aka Emma Carroll) (Wild ‘N Out) are set for recurring roles opposite Abbi Jacobson in Amazon’s A League Of Their Own, a reimagining of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film, from co-creators Jacobson (Broad City) — who also stars — and Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle) and Sony Pictures TV.

Met Gala red carpet co-host Keke Palmer didn’t seem to be the biggest fan of the menu at the event on Monday night. Palmer, who co-hosted Vogue’s livestream alongside comedian and Broad City’s finest Ilana Glazer,  took to her Instagram story to post a picture of a plate of scarce food served at the festivities.

EXCLUSIVE: Suits alum Patrick J. Adams is set for a key recurring role opposite Abbi Jacobson in Amazon’s A League Of Their Own, a reimagining of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film, from co-creators Jacobson (Broad City) — who also stars — and Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle) and Sony Pictures TV.

most-watched MLB regular season game in 16 years. “Field of Dreams” is not the only classic baseball movie getting the TV series treatment. Amazon has an update on “A League of Their Own” from “Broad City” co-creator Abby Jacobson.

Ilana Glazer has been living in motherhood bliss for three weeks.

Broad City star Ilana Glazer has given birth to her first child with husband David Rooklin!

Ilana Glazer is officially a mom! The actress and her husband, David Rooklin, have welcomed their first child together.Glazer announced the happy news in her typically candid comedic style, posing an Instagram pic of her postpartum life — breastfeeding her bundle of joy while wearing nothing but a pair of black compression stockings, designed to reduce swelling and water retention in the legs.«Been breastfeedin in compression socks for the past 3 weeks, hbu?» she captioned the shot.A post shared

This Broad City star’s baby has arrived! Ilana Glazer revealed on Monday, July 19, that she recently gave birth to her and David Rooklin’s first child.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIlana Glazer admits she’s been really worried about what people would think of her new movie, “False Positive.” While a dark comedy at times, the Hulu movie is quite different compared to the colorful comedy of “Broad City,” the sitcom she co-created with co-star Abbi Jacobson.Co-written by Glazer and the film’s director John Lee, “False Positive” is a horror thriller of sorts about a couple (Glazer and Justin Theroux) who entrust a

False Positive starring Ilana Glazer on Hulu. Ilana Glazer’s name is synonymous with comedy and specifically Broad City, but the new Hulu movie False Positive gives us a whole new perspective on the actress.The first image in False Positive is one of horror–Illana Glazer slowly limping down the street, blood covering her face and clothes.

a second season, a decision that co-showrunner and executive producer Lucia Aniello said the creators kind of “forced” onto HBO. By the end of Season 1’s final episode, Deborah (Jean Smart) is gearing up for a nationwide tour of a new hourlong stand-up routine, and she’s bringing her begrudging assistant Ava (Hannah Einbinder) along with her.

An expectant mother experiences her worst nightmare.

A24‘s faith in the horror genre continues with “False Positive.” If Ari Aster, Robert Eggers celebrated films (“Hereditary,” “The Witch“) provided a modern update to the folk horror and demonic possession tropes from ’70s horror, it sounds like this film, “False Positive,” is a “Rosemary’s Baby” for the 21st century.

Instagram in swim trunks and captioned the post: “Trans bb’s first swim trunks #transjoy #transisbeautiful”.Page received floods of support from friends and colleagues on social media. Broad City creator and star Ilana Glazer wrote “look a dat handsome boi.”“Happy summer @elliotpage,” wrote Julianne Moore, who starred opposite Page in Freeheld.Jameela Jamil shared her support on social media, tweeting: “Love to see @TheElliotPage thriving.”Love to see @TheElliotPage thriving