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“Bupkis” Season 2 is bupkis. Star Pete Davidson has confirmed that he has opted not to continue with his semi-autobiographical Peacock comedy, which had previously been renewed for a second season.

“I’ve always seen Bupkis as a window into my life, since it is so personal and about my struggles and family,” Davidson said ina. statement. “After nearly a decade of my personal life being in the media I wanted a chance to tell my story my way. Of all the work I’ve ever done, Bupkis is by far what I’m most proud of. I am so grateful to Lorne Michaels and Broadway Video, Peacock, Universal Television and the amazing cast and writers for helping me create something honest, funny and heartfelt. I do also feel that this part of my life is finished. I’m very excited for this next chapter and for you guys to see the work.

Nearly nine months after James Corden said goodbye to The Late Late Show, CBS has finally dated his replacement.

After Midnight, a reboot of the old Comedy Central game show @midnight, starring rising comedian Taylor Tomlinson, will premiere on Tuesday, January 16.

The show will, of course, air in The Late Late Show’s former spot at 12:37am, following The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

It comes almost a year after Deadline revealed that a reboot of @midnight, which ran for 600 episodes on the sibling Paramount-owned network, would replace Corden.

Tomlinson, who has recorded a number of Netflix specials, won the hosting job at the end of last year, beating X Mayo and Ricky Velez for the gig.

Jack Martin, who was the showrunner of all four seasons of @midnight, will serve as co-showrunner alongside Eric Pierce, who has exec produced series including CBS’ The Challenge: USA and The Wheel.

Turns out it’s Taylor Tomlinson hosting After Midnight.

The comedian has scored the late-night CBS gig. She beat out X Mayo and Ricky Velez for the hosting job.

The news was announced on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, whose host will exec produce the series, launching in 2024 (see below).

Tomlinson is a rising stand-up who has released Netflix specials including Quarter-Life Crisis and Look At You.

After Midnight, which is based on Comedy Central’s @midnight, which ran between 2013 and 2017, replaces The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Jack Martin, who was the showrunner of all four seasons of @midnight, will serve as co-showrunner alongside Eric Pierce, who has exec produced series including CBS’ The Challenge: USA and The Wheel.

The duo will exec produce alongside Stephen Colbert, Carrie Byalick, president of Colbert’s Spartina Industries, Tom Purcell, an exec producer on The Late Show, Colbert’s wife...

CBS is making its latest moves in late-night.

The network has set the showrunners, head writer and exec producing team for After Midnight, its reboot of Comedy Central series @midnight, that will replace The Late Late Show with James Corden.

It comes as the series, which is set to air in the 12:30am slot in early 2024, is narrowing down the field for a host. We hear that Taylor Tomlinson, X Mayo and Ricky Velez are the three in contention and the trio did a test shoot last Wednesday. A decision is expected soon. CBS declined to comment on the host situation.

Jack Martin, who was the showrunner of all four seasons of Comedy Central’s @midnight, which originally ran between 2013 and 2017, will serve as co-showrunner alongside Eric Pierce, who has exec produced series including CBS’ The Challenge: USA and The Wheel.

The duo will exec produce alongside Stephen Colbert,...

CBS is reportedly nearing the selection of a new host to take over the time slot previously occupied by James Corden’s Late Late Show. In line with their earlier announcement, CBS has opted not to continue the same show with a different host but to introduce a revamped edition of the popular Comedy Central game show, @midnight. As reported by Puck News, CBS’s CEO, George Cheeks, is presently in the process of evaluating three potential hosts: X Mayo, a former Daily Show writer and American Auto actress; Ricky Velez, a stand-up comedian, and Taylor Tomlinson, a comedian, and writer. The exact nature of CBS’s rebooted version remains uncertain, but it’s worth recalling how Comedy Central ran the show from 2013 to 2017. In each episode, a panel of comedians engaged in witty banter about internet culture and the day’s headlines. The contestant in third place was eliminated before the final round,...

CBS is reportedly closing in on a replacement host to fill the programming slot formerly occupied by James Corden’s Late Late Show.

As previously announced, CBS has decided not to simply continue the show with a new host, instead replacing it with a rebooted version of the popular Comedy Central game show @Midnight.

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The Late Show is coming out of CBS’ rotation at least until next week as host Stephen Colbert recovers from a Covid-19 diagnosis.

The comedian and late night host shared the news that he would be out and unable to tape for the remainder of the week Wednesday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

“Sorry to say, per doctor’s orders, I’m going to be out for the rest of the week,” he wrote. “Resting up so that I can deliver the hand crafted, artisanal talk show that we so enjoy serving you. In the meantime, a heady blend of Paxlovid and onions in my socks (thank you, Fallon) will be rebuilding my immune system.”

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Sorry to say, per doctor’s orders, I’m going to be out for the rest of the week. Resting up so that I can deliver the hand crafted,...

After briefly hosting The Late Show from home, Stephen Colbert is taking the rest of the week off to recover from his latest bout with Covid-19.

“Sorry to say, per doctor’s orders, I’m going to be out for the rest of the week,” Colbert posted on The Late Show‘s social media channels. “Resting up so that I can deliver the hand crafted, artisanal talk show that we so enjoy serving you. In the meantime, a heady blend of Paxlovid and onions in my socks (thank you, Fallon) will be rebuilding my immune system.”

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Colbert’s got Covid… again.

Due to host Stephen Colbert testing positive for Covid-19, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will air virtually from the host’s home Monday.

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“The Late Show will look a little bit different tonight because Stephen is At Home with Covid (he’s ok!),” the show’s official Instagram page posted Monday afternoon. “But be sure to tune...

Late-night might be back, but there’s still a few challenges.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is pivoting to an at home-like show after the comedian contracted Covid.

The show will go on remotely with a monologue; Colbert is pretty used to that having previously hosted the show at his house during the pandemic, including his own bathtub.

Guests will include Jada Pinkett Smith, who has been creating headlines with the revelation that she and her husband Will Smith have been separated for years, before that Oscars moment, and comedian Ricky Velez.

Other guests this week include Rachel Maddow and a performance by Caroline Polachek (it’s been a big month for indie rock on the show after performances by boygenius and Japanese Breakfast), Talking Heads, Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key and the return of his former bandleader Jon Batiste.

Covid was also responsible for the cancellation of Strike Force 3 – Colbert,...

Life has other plans for Sam in the second season of the Single Drunk Female TV show on Freeform. As we all know, Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Single Drunk Female is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the second season episodes of Single Drunk Female here. *Status Update Below.

A Freeform single-camera comedy series, the Single Drunk Female TV show stars Sofia Black-d'Elia, Ally Sheedy, Sasha Compere, Lily Mae Harrington, Garrick Bernard, and Ian Gomez with Busy Phillips, Ricky Velez, and Charlie Hall will recur. Molly Ringwald guests. After a public flame-out at a New York media company, twenty-something alcoholic Samantha Fink (Black-d’Elia)...

The ratings for this Freeform series were quite small, but the cancel channel renewed the series anyway. Will the numbers improve in year two? Will Single Drunk Female be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.

A single-camera comedy series, the Single Drunk Female TV show stars Sofia Black-d'Elia, Ally Sheedy, Sasha Compere, Lily Mae Harrington, Garrick Bernard, and Ian Gomez with Busy Phillips, Ricky Velez, and Charlie Hall will recur. Molly Ringwald guests. After a public flame-out at a New York media company, twenty-something alcoholic Samantha Fink (Black-d'Elia) is forced to seize the only chance she has to sober up and avoid jail time -- by moving back home with her overbearing "smother", Carol (Sheedy). Back in Greater Boston, Samantha restarts her life, working at the local grocery store while surrounded by all of...

Sam has run out of time to work things out. Freeform has cancelled Single Drunk Female, so it's not getting a third season. The second season of 10 episodes wrapped in May.

A single-camera comedy series, the Single Drunk Female TV show stars Sofia Black-d'Elia, Ally Sheedy, Sasha Compere, Lily Mae Harrington, Garrick Bernard, and Ian Gomez with Busy Phillips, Ricky Velez, and Charlie Hall will recur. Molly Ringwald guests. After a public flame-out at a New York media company, twenty-something alcoholic Samantha Fink (Black-d’Elia) is forced to seize the only chance she has to sober up and avoid jail time -- by moving back home with her overbearing "smother", Carol (Sheedy). Back in Greater Boston, Samantha restarts her life, working at the local grocery store while surrounded by all of the triggers that made her drink...

“Single Drunk Female” and “The Watchful Eye” have both been canceled at Freeform, Variety has confirmed.

Season 2 of the comedy, which was released in April, picked up with Samantha Fink, who finally feels like she has a life worth celebrating now that she has a year and a half of sobriety under her belt. However, Sam quickly learns that sometimes life has other plans for her. She’s forced to figure out how to effect change where she can, sit in her discomfort when she can’t, and maybe even enjoy the ride.

Sofia Black-d’Elia, Ally Sheedy, Sasha Compere, Lily Mae Harrington, Garrick Bernard, and Ian Gomez starred. Busy Phillips (“Cougar Town”), Ricky Velez (“The King of Staten Island”), Charlie Hall served as recurring guests on the season with guest star Molly Ringwald.

“Single Drunk Female” was executive produced by creator Simon Finch, Jenni Konner, Daisy Gardner, John Riggi, Phil Traill,...

Pete Davidson as Pete Davidson and Joe Pesci as Joe Larocca in ‘Bupkis’ (Photo by: Heidi Gutman/Peacock)

Peacock’s ordering more of Bupkis, giving the half-hour comedy series a season two order. The first season premiered on May 4, 2023 with the release of all eight episodes. Peacock didn’t confirm when fans can expect the just-announced second season to debut.

“Pete Davidson is a once-in-a-generation talent, and what he created with the first season of Bupkis absolutely blew us away,” stated Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “Pete has the rare ability to make you laugh out loud with his unfiltered brand of comedy, and then tear up with his raw and honest vulnerability. We could not be more proud to continue on this journey with Pete, Lorne Michaels, Broadway Video, and our partners at Universal Television for a second season as we continue to bolster Peacock’s comedy slate.

Bupkis is returning for more. Peacock has renewed the comedy series for a second season. The first season of eight episodes was released on May 4th.

Starring Pete Davidson, Edie Falco, and Joe Pesci, the series is inspired by Davidson's life. The first season features guest appearances by La La Anthony, Carly Aquilino, Colson Baker (Machine Gun Kelly), Josh Bitton, Preston Brodrick, Steve Buscemi, Bobby Cannavale, Kevin Corrigan, Nadia Dajani, Charlamagne Tha God, Charlie Day, Philip Ettinger, Derek Gaines, Brad Garrett, Al Gore, Paul Walter Hauser, Lynne Koplitz, Loulou Lazarus, Sunita Mani, John Mulaney, John Pollono, Delaney Quinn, Simon Rex, Oona Roche, Ray Romano, Cliff "Method Man" Smith, Jon Stewart, Kenan Thompson, Ricky Velez, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Chase Sui Wonders.

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In what feels like a welcome reprieve, Peacock dropped the entire season of Pete Davidson's pseudo-autobiographical series Bupkis in a nicely binge-able package, like the good old days of streaming originals. The show is both not what one thought it would be and exactly what one thought it would be at the same time. As good as the series may be, the fact that it shares quite a few similarities to other, recent series may dull the audience's reaction.

The series was announced in March 2022 with Pete Davidson developing it alongside Judah Miller, who executive produced Davidson's movie The King of Staten Island and has written for Crashing, another pseudo-autobiographical show based on the life of a stand-up comedian (Pete Homes). SNL writer Dave Sirius is the other co-creator. He also co-wrote The King of Staten Island alongside Davidson and Judd Apatow. It's a strong team, and they...

Can you imagine what it’s like to be Pete Davidson, a man whose dating life is the source of dozens of memes and hundreds of gossip pieces? Experience the life of the former SNL star in Peacock’s new eight-episode half-hour comedy, Bupkis. No imagination is required.

Peacock describes the new show as raw and semi-autobiographical. Premiering on Thursday, May 4, 2023, Bupkis follows Pete Davidson as he navigates his family’s unconventional dynamics and learns to find genuine connections amidst the challenges of fame. Supported by big-name guest stars, Bupkis straddles reality and absurdity to best represent what it is to be Pete Davidson (according to Peacock).

Pete Davidson as Pete Davidson and Joe Pesci as Joe Larocca in ‘Bupkis’ (Photo by: Heidi Gutman/Peacock)

Pete Davidson leads the cast as himself, four-time Emmy Award winner Edie Falco plays his mom, and Oscar winner Joe Pesci (GoodFellas) stars as Pete’s grandfather.

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York City, including red carpets for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Love & Death, Bupkis and Fatal Attraction.

Chaplin Award Gala

Viola Davis was honored at the Chaplin Awards Gala in NYC on Monday, with support from Meryl Streep, Jessica Chastain, Steve McQueen, Gina Prince-Bythewood and husband Julius Tennon.

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Fatal Attraction premiere

Joshua Jackson, Lizzy Caplan, Amanda Peet, Alyssa Jirrels, Toby Huss, Brian Goodman, Reno Wilson and showrunner Alexandra Cunningham walked the carpet at the Fatal Attraction premiere in L.A. on Monday.

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A single-camera comedy series airing on the Freeform cable channel, the Single Drunk Female TV show stars Sofia Black-d'Elia, Ally Sheedy, Sasha Compere, Lily Mae Harrington, Garrick Bernard, and Ian Gomez with Busy Phillips, Ricky Velez, and Charlie Hall will recur. Molly Ringwald guests. After a public flame-out at a New York media company, twenty-something alcoholic Samantha Fink (Black-d’Elia) is forced to seize the only chance...

Sam Fink has grown up. In Single Drunk Female Season 1, she struggled with staying sober and making amends. In Season 2, she's learning it's even harder to remain sober while navigating a new job, a new boyfriend, and moving out on her own.

In many ways, Sam wanted to be normal, but half the time, she knew she was not. She wanted to date someone who didn't have an addiction, but she knew she would still have to attend meetings, something her mom Carol still doesn't understand.

Even though Sam is more in charge of her recovery, she's still an alcoholic, and that's something that mother and daughter finally have to face. It's rough but a beautiful and emotional arc for both.

Both Brit and Felicia decided what they wanted in life, even if it hurt people. Brit went up against her family to finally conquer her dreams. Felicia had someone...

Now that Single Drunk Female‘s Samantha Fink has been sober for just over a year, she’ll finally start looking at the root of her alcoholism.

“Coming into Season 2, we go deeper into her emotional sobriety and what happens when the day-to-day threat of drinking doesn’t feel as severe,” Sofia Black-d’Elia, who plays Sam, tells TVLine.

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For Ally Sheedy, who portrays Sam’s mom Carol,...

Single Drunk Female – “Single Drunk Female” will debut on Wednesday, April 12, at 10:00 p.m. Edt/Pdt, with the entire 10-episode second season available on Hulu and on-demand platforms the next day. (Freeform/Sami Drasin )

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Charlie Hall Freeform has revealed the trailer for the second season of the highly anticipated comedy “Single Drunk Female,” starring Sofia Black-d’Elia and Ally Sheedy, which will debut on Wednesday, April 12, starting at 10pm Et/Pt. After its premiere, the entire 10-episode second season available on Hulu and OnDemand the next day, Thursday, April 13. With a year and a half of sobriety under her belt, Samantha Fink finally feels like she has a life worth celebrating. However, Sam quickly learns that sometimes life has other plans for her. Sam must figure out how to effect change where she can, sit...

Freeform’s “Single Drunk Female” Season 2 trailer is here to show that Samantha Fink’s sober journey is only the starting point in her story.

The comedy series — set to return Wednesday, April 12, at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on Freeform, and releasing the full ten-episode second season on Hulu Thursday, April 13 — showed a glimpse of Sam (Sofia Black-d’Elia) working to become more self-sufficient after getting more comfortable in her sobriety.

The new trailer, debuting exclusively on TheWrap, finds Sam looking for apartments with her friend Felicia (Lily Mae Harrington) to move into now that she’s been sober for a year and a half.

“If last season was Sam having to deal with her worst self to become her best self, this year it’s ‘I did everything right! Why doesn’t my life work yet?!'” Daisy Gardner, showrunner, executive producer and writer said in a statement to TheWrap.

Freeform took to the Television Critics Association Winter press tour armed with some exciting announcements.

Cruel Summer, which will transition to an anthology series with its second season, is set to return in the summer.

The series was a breakout success with its initial season, but the story and cast will be overhauled in the new season.

"Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship," according to the logline.

"Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan's best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward."

The cast includes Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore. Paul Adelstein will recur.

Single Drunk Female is coming back for more chaotic fun in the spring.

Freeform announced Wednesday that the comedy starring Sofia Black-d’Elia will premiere Wednesday, April 12 at 10/9c, with all 10 episodes of Season 2 available to stream on Hulu the following day, April 13.

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The network also revealed that Busy Philipps (Girls5eva) and Ricky Velez (The King of Staten Island) have been added to the cast in recurring roles.

Freeform is teeing up its spring premieres. The network announced release dates for several series on Wednesday, including the fifth season of Good Trouble.

Good Trouble will return for Season 5 on March 16 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. Maia Mitchell, who exited the series last season, will be reprising her role as Callie Adams-Foster in the first episode of the season. The roommates at The Coterie will face their toughest obstacles yet as they’re confronted with evolving relationship challenges and new career opportunities. Through highs and lows, romance and heartbreak, The Coterie crew will lean on each other while they navigate the next stage of adulthood.

The series stars Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Emma Hunton, Sherry Cola, Zuri Adele, Josh Pence, Bryan Craig and Booboo Stewart. It is executive produced by Joanna Johnson, Christine Sacani, Greg Gugliotta, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Cierra Ramirez. Johnson also serves as showrunner.

Warning: This interview contains spoilers for the movie, I Love My Dad.Now available to watch on digital platforms, I Love My Dad is a cringe-comedy that will make viewers laugh and squirm in equal measure. The film could be interpreted as a crude take on the 1993 classic, Mrs. Doubtfire, but it undoubtedly targets a different audience. After being blocked on social media, Chuck creates a fake account to reconnect with his troubled son, Franklin. Things take an uncomfortable, yet amusing turn when Franklin falls for the girl Chuck is pretending to be.

Rather than coming clean, Chuck seizes what he thinks is a bonding opportunity. However, it doesn't take long for the desperate father to realize that catfishing his son doesn't come without its complications. The main cast of the film includes Patton Oswalt, James Morosini, Claudia Sulewski, Lil Rel Howery, Amy Landecker, Ricky Velez, and Rachel Dratch.

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Taking a breather from some of the physically demanding and sometimes villainous roles she’s played of late in the likes of Marvel franchises and HBO’s Westworld, Tessa Thompson stars in The Listener as a more unsung sort of superhuman: a crisis hotline worker.

Perhaps seeing a chance to push to nearly the limit that old thespian saying — sometimes attributed to performance coach Stella Adler — that “acting is reacting,” this spare, low-tech work mostly focuses on Thompson’s expressive face as she listens to calls for help from 10 very different people in distress. The voice cast offers a mix of famous (Margaret Cho, Alia Shawkat, Rebecca Hall) and less well-known names, democratically allotted roughly the same amount of air time by the film.

The Listener represents actor-director Steve Buscemi’s fifth directing credit, the second after Lonesome Jim where’s he’s stayed strictly behind the camera.

Exclusive: Bankside Films has boarded international sales for Steve Buscemi-directed Venice Film Festival drama The Listener, starring Tessa Thompson (Creed).

Written by Alessandro Camon, the film follows a helpline volunteer who is part of a small army that gets on the phone every night, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken or hopeless. Above is a first clip for the movie, which will world premiere next week as the closing film in the Venice Days section before being screened in Toronto.

Creed and Passing star Thompson plays protagonist Beth and is the sole onscreen performer, supported by voice-only cast, comprising Logan Marshall-Green, Derek Cecil, Margaret Cho, Blu Del Barrio, Ricky Velez, Alia Shawkat, Jamie Hector, Casey Wilson, Bobby Soto and Rebecca Hall.

Bankside Films will be introducing the feature to buyers at both the Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival, and will be handling foreign sales,...

A New Zealand-based platform where fans track, review and share lists of movies old and new is an increasingly influential marketing tool for specialty film with budgets tight and audiences harder to reach.

Letterboxd, founded as a passion project by Auckland tech entrepreneurs Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow just over a decade ago, recently passed 6.5 million members, with 40-50 in North America followed by the U.K., Europe and breakout markets including Brazil, India, Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines. It has 4.4 million monthly visitors and 800 million monthly page views.

Since launch, users have logged a whopping 1 billion films they’ve seen, put 300 million films on watchlists and posted 76.8 million reviews. Average time spent per visitor per month across web and app is about 40 minutes.

Letterboxd has been profitable since 2019, which is “source of immense pride,” Buchanan tells Deadline. The founders early on declined venture capital backing, he said, to...

Magnolia Pictures invited us to speak to the leads of the fun cringe-inducing new comedy "I Love My Dad," namely writer/director/star James Morosini ("The Sex Lives of College Girls") and his co-star Patton Oswalt. The two spoke to us about suburban wastelands, Ingmar Bergman, movie soundtracks, and the determination Morosini had to get the film made. Oswalt also spoke briefly about his role as Pip the Troll in the MCU as well as his directing ambitions. Also starring Claudia Sulewski, Lil Rel Howery, Amy Landecker, Ricky Velez, and Rachel Dratch, "I Love My Dad" was the winner of the Grand...

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Magnolia Pictures will release I Love My Dad in theaters this Friday, August 5 and On Demand August 12 and today they dropped a new trailer for the film.

I Love My Dad had its World Premiere at SXSW 2022 to incredible praise from both fans and critics alike, winning both the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Award and Audience Award.

Inspired by writer, director, and star James Morosini’s true life experience, I Love My Dad follows Chuck (Patton Oswalt), a hopelessly estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his troubled son, Franklin (Morosini). Blocked on social media and concerned for his son’s life, Chuck impersonates a waitress online and starts checking in with Franklin. But things begin to spiral when Franklin falls for this imaginary girl (Claudia Sulewski) and wants nothing more than to meet her in person, as Chuck has inadvertently catfished his own son.

A thrilling comedy with an unexpected twist,...

Written, directed, and led by James Morosini based on his own experiences, I Love My Dad was a cringe comedy hit at SXSW earlier this year and now it’s set to arrive in next month. Also starring Patton Oswalt, he plays a hopelessly estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his troubled son, Franklin (Morosini), eventually leading him to an inadvertent catfishing adventure. Ahead of a release, the first trailer has now arrived.

John Fink said in his review, “Along the way I Love You Dad strikes a unique tone that is at times hilariously cringe-inducing, while also building some empathy for the psychopathic tendencies of Chuck. Franklin is played with extreme vulnerability by Morosini, who in the credits swears this is a true story his father doesn’t want you to know is a true story. Sulewski is radiant as the imaginary manic pixie dream girl tailor-made...

The cringiest comedy of the year may be “I Love My Dad,” a film in which Patton Oswalt plays an estranged dad who catfishes his own son in order to desperately reconnect with him. And stranger yet is the fact that the story is based on something that really happened to the film’s writer, director and star.

“I Love My Dad” was written, directed and stars James Morosini, who in the film plays Franklin, a 20-something coping with his own mental health who takes the step of blocking his father’s contact after years of being absent and broken promises.

But his father Chuck (Oswalt) still has good intentions and comes up with the idea to impersonate a waitress online in order to stay in touch, only to inadvertently start a romantic online relationship with him.

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The 2022 comedy lineup for the Life is Beautiful Festival has been revealed.

Among the stars joining The Kicker comedy lineup at the three-day Las Vegas music, art, culinary and comedy festival are Hacks stars Hanna Einbinder and Megan Stalter, Fire Island star and writer Joel Kim Booster, comedy trio Butterboy with Jo Firestone, Aparna Nancherla, and Maeve Higgins.

Einbinder will be featured in a live show with the Giggly Squad podcast alongside Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo. Acclaimed drag queen Latrice Royale, Saturday Night Live featured player Sarah Sherman, comedians Ricky Velez, Atsuko Okatsuko, Jordan Rock and Andrew Lopez are also set to perform.

At the event, festival goers will have an opportunity to watch live episodes from the podcasts Giggly Squad; Going Deep with Chad and Jt (hosted by Chad Kroeger and Jt Parr); Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily (hosted by...

Joel Kim Booster, “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder and drag queen Latrice Royale are among the performers announced for the comedy portion of the Life is Beautiful festival set for Las Vegas in September.

Known as “The Kicker,” the comedy lineup is an offshot of Life is Beautiful’s larger three-day entertainment festival, and is hosted at the Venue in downtown Las Vegas. Other notable performers lined up to appear include “Saturday Night Live” trouper Sarah Sherman, “Hacks” supporting actor Megan Stalter, Andrew Lopez, Jordan Rock, Ricky Velez as well as Aparna Nancherla, Maeve Higgins and Jo Firestone as the comedy trio Butterboy.

In addition to the stand-up comedy performances, the Kicker will also feature live tapings for several comedy podcasts. Confirmed shows to appear during the festival include “Going Deep with Chad and Jt,” hosted by Chad Kroeger and Jt Parr; “Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily” with Steven Phillips-Horst...

Joel Kim Booster, Hacks star Hannah Einbinder, and the celebrated comedy trio Butterboy (Jo Firestone, Apart Nancherla, and Maeve Higgins) are among the acts set to appear at the Kicker stage at this year’s Life Is Beautiful festival.

The Kicker stage’s comedy lineup will also include a joint performance from Saturday Night Live’s Sarah Sherman and another Hacks star, Megan Stalter, as well as a show from acclaimed drag queen Latrice Royale. Comedians Ricky Velez, Atsuko Okatsuka, Jordan Rock, and Andrew Lopez will perform, and there will...

Comedian Patton Oswalt stars alongside James Morosini in the South by Southwest Winner “I Love My Dad.” Morosini most recently starred in “Sex Lives for College Girls,” but in his latest project, the actor wrote, directed and stars in the feature.

“I Love My Dad,” is inspired by James Morosini’s real-life relationship with his father. Morosini’s character, Franklin, and his estranged father, Chuck’s (Oswalt) attempt to reconnect with Franklin. As seen in the trailer, the film shows precisely how far Chuck will go to connect with his son after being blocked on social media. Chuck takes matters into his own hands and impersonates a young woman to check in on Franklin. However, things take a turn when Franklin falls for this imaginary woman (Claudia Sulewski). After Chuck inadvertently catfishes his son, he attempts to deter his son from wanting to meet him (but really “her”) in real life.

Offers in from UK, Scandinavia, Australia/New Zealand.

Cannes buyers turned out in force for Magnolia Pictures International’s SXSW award-winner I Love My Dad as key deals closed around the world including Latin America, Spain and Middle East.

James Morosini’s comedy was a hot property heading to the Croisette last month when buyers and sellers returned en masse following two years of pandemic disruption.

The film sold to Impacto (latin America), Karma (Spain), Front Row (Middle East), Penny Black (worldwide airlines), Pictureworks (India) and Gravel Road (Africa).

Magnolia head of sales Lorna Lee Torres and international sales manager...

Magnolia previously acquired North American rights.

Magnolia Pictures has acquired international sales for Cannes on SXSW grand jury prize and audience award winner I Love My Dad starring Patton Oswalt.

Lorna Lee Torres, head of international sales, and Austin Kennedy, international sales manager, will launch sales at the market later this month.

Inspired by writer, director, and star James Morosini’s actual life experience, I Love My Dad follows Chuck (Oswalt), an estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his troubled son, Franklin (Morosini).

Blocked on social media and concerned for his son’s life, Chuck impersonates a waitress...

Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “I Love My Dad,” one of the biggest breakouts from this year’s SXSW.

Critics loved “I Love My Dad” reserving particular praise for the direction of James Morosini and for Patton Oswalt’s lead performance. The movie, which won the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature as well as the Narrative Feature Competition Audience Award at the festival, certainly gets points for originality. It follows a young man (Morosini) who is catfished by his hopelessly estranged father (Oswalt) in a desperate attempt to reconnect. Blocked on social media and concerned for his son’s life, Oswalt’s character impersonates a waitress online and starts checking in with his son. But things begin to spiral out of control when the son falls for this imaginary girl (Claudia Sulewski) and wants nothing more than to meet her in person.

Variety’s Peter Debruge praised the film as “funny,...

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Exclusive: WME has signed comedian Ricky Velez in all areas.

Velez has an upcoming one-hour comedy special titled Ricky Velez: Here’s Everything—executive produced by himself, Judd Apatow, and Pete Davidson—debuting on Oct. 23 via HBO.

On the acting front, the Queens native starred in (and co-produced) the 2020 film, The King of Staten Island. He’s also appeared in Netflix’s Master of None.

Velez was a correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and has appeared on Comedy Central’s This Week at the Comedy Cellar.

Velez continues to be managed by Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Entertainment Law Firm.

Patton Oswalt is toplining and starring alongside writer-director James Morosini in I Love My Dad, a dramatic comedy that just wrapped principal photography in Syracuse, NY. Claudia Sulewski, Rachel Dratch, Ricky Velez also star along with Lil Rel Howery and Amy Landecker.

Inspired by Morosini’s real-life experiences, the pic follows Chuck (Oswalt), an estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his depressive son, Franklin (Morosini). Blocked on social media and concerned for his son’s life, Chuck impersonates a waitress (Sulewski) online and starts checking in with Franklin. But things begin to spiral when Franklin falls for this imaginary girl and wants nothing more than to meet her in person.

Bill Stertz and Sean King O’Grady produce for Atlas Industries alongside Dane Eckerle, Daniel Brandt and Burn Later Productions’ Phil Keefe and Sam Slater. Lauren Hantz and John Hantz are executive producers via their Hantz Motion Pictures, which fully financed.

Stars: Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson, Moises Arias, Carly Aquilino, Marisa Tomei, Maude Apatow, Pauline Chalamet, Lynne Koplitz, Joseph Paul Kennedy, Kevin Corrigan, Bill Burr, Steve Buscemi | Written by Judd Apatow, Pete Davidson, Dave Sirus | Directed by Judd Apatow

In many ways films like this are the hardest to write about, The King of Staten Island lacks in any narrative structure and struggles to find its purpose. The narrative causes the film to feel long and the script has a lethargic feel to it. Yet, despite this, the characters come on to the screen fully formed, each and everyone feeling like real people, unique in their own individual way. It’s the charm and likability of these characters that drives the film forward and keeps you engaged for the entire runtime.

The King of Staten Island focuses on Scott (Pete Davidson) a 24 year old still living at home,...

Over his storied career, Judd Apatow has elevated a series of promising young comedy talents to their first major big-screen performance, including Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel, Kristen Wiig, Amy Schumer and Kumail Nanjiani.

This year, Apatow directed Saturday Night Live breakout Pete Davidson in The King Of Staten Island, the bracing comedy about love, loss and laughter on Staten Island.

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Scott (Davidson) has been...

Comedian Ricky Velez has set up a comedy pilot at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively.

Velez will serve as co-writer and co-executive producer on the half-hour project, with Judd Apatow also co-writing and executive producing. Judah Miller will serve as co-writer, executive producer, and showrunner. All three recently worked together on the film “The King of Staten Island.”

“Judd, Judah and HBO have all produced some of my favorite television,” Velez said. “Getting the opportunity to work with them together is mind-blowing. In the words of Nas, ‘Queens get the money’.”

This marks the latest collaboration between Velez and Apatow. Velez recently worked on Apatow’s film “The King of Staten Island” as an actor and co-producer, playing the role of Oscar. He also previously appeared in an episode of HBO’s “Crashing,” which Apatow executive produced and directed. Apatow will next executive produce Velez’s first HBO comedy special,...

Stars: Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson, Moises Arias, Carly Aquilino, Marisa Tomei, Maude Apatow, Pauline Chalamet, Lynne Koplitz, Joseph Paul Kennedy, Kevin Corrigan, Bill Burr, Steve Buscemi | Written by Judd Apatow, Pete Davidson, Dave Sirus | Directed by Judd Apatow

In many ways films like this are the hardest to write about, The King of Staten Island lacks in any narrative structure and struggles to find its purpose. The narrative causes the film to feel long and the script has a lethargic feel to it. Yet, despite this, the characters come on to the screen fully formed, each and everyone feeling like real people, unique in their own individual way. It’s the charm and likability of these characters that drives the film forward and keeps you engaged for the entire runtime.

The King of Staten Island focuses on Scott (Pete Davidson) a 24 year old still living at home,...

(from left) Scott Carlin (Pete Davidson) and Papa (Steve Buscemi) in The King of Staten Island, directed by Judd Apatow. Courtesy of Universal

At 24, Scott (Pete Davidson) is stuck in perpetual adolescence, living with his mother Margie (Marisa Tomei) in the Staten Island home where he grew up. Traumatized when his firefighter father was killed trying to rescue someone when Scott was seven, he has never recovered despite years of therapy and in fact, has built his persona around the trauma. His well-meaning, kind-hearted mother, an overworked ER nurse, has built her life around her son’s care, treating him as if he were a fragile patient. If fact, everyone seems to tip-toe around Scott as if he might break from his childhood trauma.

Scott himself embraces this view, dodging jobs and hanging out with high school pals Oscar (Ricky Velez), Igor (Moises Arias) and Richie (Lou Wilson), playing video games and smoking pot.