John Oliver Will Stop Ignoring Donald Trump
John Oliver will stop ignoring Donald Trump
Oliver’s Last Week Tonight will finally tackle the presidential election when his HBO show returns for its third season. “It’s finally appropriate,” Oliver tells Esquire. “But I think we’ll do more stuff that has to do with the process and the personalities. I don’t think we’ll do too much on the daily dramas of the campaign.” As for Trump, Oliver says, “I don’t think that you can claim that he doesn’t exist, no matter how hard your mind tries.” PLUS: Jimmy Fallon unleashes his Trump impression to mock his second place Iowa finish.
Tony Shalhoub to play a Republican senator on CBS’ BrainDead
The Monk alum will play a “fun-loving Republican senator who has spent decades in Washington” in the Washington, D.C. political comic-thriller from The Good Wife creators. He’ll star opposite Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Tveit and Danny Pino.
Bernie Sanders shows off his Larry David impression, at Anderson Cooper’s request
“Anderson, I know you’ve been a journalist for a long time. It’s true, I am Larry David…and you didn’t get it!” said the Democratic presidential candidate at last night’s CNN forum.
Desperate Housewives alum Ricardo Chavira joins Scandal
His recurring role is being kept under wraps, but he’ll first appear in the second episode back from the winter hiatus.
FX’s X-Men pilot Legion casts Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart and Dan Stevens
Smart will reunite with Fargo boss Noah Hawley for FX’s X-Men series.
Seal to play Pontius Pilate on Fox’s The Passion
The singer/songwriter joins a cast for a live musical event that already includes Tyler Perry as narrator, Chris Daughtry, Trisha Yearwood and Jencarlos Canela as Jesus Christ.
Jason Patric will star in Wayward Pines Season 2
He’ll play the “confident, driven surgeon” for the residents of Wayward Pines.
Disney XD taps “Weird Al” Yankovic to voice the title role on Milo Murphy’s Law
The new animated series from the creators of Phineas and Ferb will follow the great-great-great grandson of the namesake for Murphy’s Law. Weird Al will be joined by Christian Slater, Vanessa Williams and Jemaine Clement.
Craig Robinson will pick up contestants for Caraoke Showdown on Spike TV
The Carpool Karaoke takeoff, produced by Howie Mandel, is a one-off special featuring unsuspecting contestants who don’t know they’re on a karaoke game show.
Arrow boss explains last night’s shocker
“It was kind of a double whammy,” said showrunner Wendy Mericle.
“Frinkiac” search engine matches any Simpsons quote with its still
The Frinkiac contains three million searchable screengrabs.
Justin Bieber will perform with Diplo and Skrillex at the Grammys
They’ll perform their Grammy-nominated hit Where Are Ü Now.
Mob Wives’ Big Ang has Stage 4 lung and brain cancer
A GoFundMe page has been established to pay for Angela Raiola’s treatments.
Mindy Kaling’s first L.A. apartment building is now condemned
Kaling posted a pic Wednesday of her first L.A. apartment, located on Fairfax near Santa Monica Blvd.
The Grinder books Jenna Fischer and Chris Klein
Fischer, reuniting with her You, Me and the Apocalypse co-star Rob Lowe, and Klein will both appear in flashbacks as people from Dean’s past.
Joe Alaskey, the voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies at 63
Alaskey, who died today of cancer, was one of Mel Blanc’s successors, taking on numerous voices including Tweety and Sylvester the Cat.
