Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Cancels 2024 Edition And Lays Off Staff After Filing For Bankruptcy; Pandemic And Inflation Blamed

Apes are hot these days coming off of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and beast fever will spill over into the weekend of May 10-12 when 20th Century Studios’ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is looking to open to $54M-$61M.

Oscar winner John Ridley has some choice words for Nelson Peltz, the activist investor who’s trying to land two seats on the board of the Walt Disney Co.

Local TV newscasts in Los Angeles lit up today with reports about fireballs streaking across the Southland sky early this morning.

Disneyland is moving into the future with its Tomorrowland attraction, Autopia, and electrifying its vehicles.

EXCLUSIVE: Verve continues to bolster its core business with the hire of former A3 TV literary agent Jillian Holch,

Olivia Rodrigo is about to sink her teeth into the Big Apple.Starting on Friday, April 5, the “Vampire” singer kicks off her four-concert residency with The Breeders at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.After that, she’ll continue her headlining run at the Knicks’ home court on Saturday, April 6, Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9.As of now, tickets appear pricey to catch the 21-year-old superstar live on the NYC leg of her ‘GUTS World Tour.’At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $302 before fees on Vivid Seats.For those hoping to get closer to the action, general admission floor seats start at $494 before fees.While that may sound pricey, Rodrigo makes sure audiences get their money’s worth. Based on our findings at Set List FM and Instagram, it appears that she delivers an expansive three-act set at all shows complete with audience interaction and impressive set design.Still on the fence?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Olivia Rodrigo’s 2024 Madison Square Garden concerts below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on tickets by Madison Square Garden sections can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Minnie Driver is opening up about the sexism she faced on the set of her movie Hard Rain.

Kiernan Shipka is speaking out following the death of her Chilling Adventures of Sabrina co-star Chance Perdomo.

Flavor Flav is shooting back at a report claiming that he’s involved in a Flavor of Love reboot.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is spending time with an ex amid her split from husband Ryan Scott Anderson.

Crocs is getting into the slides sector of the shoe world and plenty of celebs are already wearing the new style!

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AMC Networks has released a sneak peek for Season 2 of “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” this time subtitled “The Book of Carol.” Normal Reedus is reunited with “The Walking Dead” co-star Melissa McBride in the new season, which is set to premiere this summer on AMC and AMC+. Reedus and McBride reprise their roles as Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier in the series. The official Season 2 description reveals that “they both confront old demons while she fights to find her friend and he struggles with his decision to stay in France, causing tension at the Nest.” The rest of the cast includes Clémence Poésy, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, Laika Blanc Francard, Anne Charrier, Romain Levi and Eriq Ebouaney.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer George Carlin‘s estate has settled a lawsuit over an AI-generated imitation of the late comedian, with the creators agreeing to remove it from their YouTube channel and podcast feed. In January, the Dudesy podcast released “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” which purported to be an hour-long special created by artificial intelligence.

Michaela Zee Kiernan Shipka has paid tribute to her “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” co-star Chance Perdomo, who died at the age of 27 following a motorcycle accident. “Chancey Pants. Oh man this hurts,” Shipka wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.

Jaden Thompson Jean-Paul Vignon, a French actor and vocalist who frequently lent his Gallic accent to Hollywood productions, died of liver cancer on March 22 in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 89. Among his notable work, Vignon lent his voice to Marc Webb’s romantic comedy “(500) Days of Summer” as the French narrator.

Molly-Mae Hague has opened up about her battle with body image as she admits she doesn’t like summer because she can’t cover up in baggy tracksuits. Connecting with her fans through a candid Q&A session on Instagram on Tuesday, the Love Island star, 24, responded to a follower who shared that they were struggling with feeling insecure. Molly-Mae told the fan: "Can relate! I genuinely think that's why I don't love summer because it's too hot to wear tracksuits and cover up which is sad really.

When it comes to budget friendly crafts, nobody does it better than Stacey Solomon. Over the years the star has created everything from pampas grass Christmas trees to giant trash-can sized cupcakes in the hopes of creating something beautiful from the bare minimum of equipment.

As Peter Andre and wife Emily are not long away from the exciting arrival of their third child together, the Mysterious Girl singer has revealed he has been researching baby names. While Peter and Emily's nine-year-old daughter Millie didn't get her name until she was six weeks old - as the couple had initially chosen Rose before making the change a month and a half after her birth - the star has been taking inspiration elsewhere this time around.

Meghan Markle showed off her incredible acting skills when she visited the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where she read a selection of books to the patients. The Duchess of Sussex, who has launched a new brand called American Riviera Orchard, visited the children’s hospital on Thursday, 21 March as part of the organisation’s month-long Make March Matter campaign, treating patients and staff to a special ‘Literally Healing’ story time.

Zoe Ball has spoken out in support of a controversial shake-up at Radio 2.The BBC have announced that former Take Me Out host Paddy McGuiness and singer and actor Michael Ball will be taking over the station's Sunday morning shows. Michael, 61, will take over Steve Wright's Love Songs, following the tragic passing of Steve earlier this year. While Top Gear presenter Paddy, 50, will be fronting a brand new show.

Olly Murs' wife, Amelia, has admitted she is feeling both 'anxious' and excited as she counts down the days until their baby's arrival. Amelia took to her Instagram stories to share an update on her pregnancy, posting a snapshot from the soon-to-be nursery. Showing off her swollen feet, she captioned the image: “Sat with my pregnancy pillow listening to the rain and taking a moment to process what the next chapter is about to look like.

When it comes to DIY and home transformations, Stacey Solomon is the nation’s favourite organisational queen and regularly delights audiences on her show, Sort Your Life Out. Yet while Stacey herself is no stranger to getting stuck into the action to help transform piles of clutter into jaw-dropping homes, one unexpected person on hand to help in the show’s finale was Stacey’s teenage son Zachary.

Former Hollyoaks actress Gemma Merna has landed a role on a rival soap.The star, 40, who made a name for herself playing Carmel McQueen in Hollyoaks, revealed she is now joining the cast of Coronation Street. Gushing about her new "dream job" on the Cobbles, the star took to Instagram to share more about her role as Adam Barlow’s latest love interest. The delighted soap favourite told fans: “The news is out.

Forbes recently unveiled its list of the 14 celebrity billionaires for 2024, whose combined net worth clocks in at a staggering $31 billion. From iconic musicians to Hollywood moguls, these individuals have captured the public’s imagination and built empires worthy of the world’s wealthiest.

), and he knows he’s got the ultimate role model in girlfriend Taylor Swift. Along with his popular podcast New Heights, which he hosts with , his career as a tight end, and a number of endorsement deals, is also the creator of the Kelce Jam, a one-day music festival held in Kansas City and livestreamed on the social media channels of both Kelce brothers.Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift after the Super Bowl game“It was such a blast that I had to do it again this year. I’m so excited,” Kelce , referencing last year’s Jam.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer After canceling seven dates of her first North American tour in five years amid weak ticket sales, Jennifer Lopez has renamed it to apparently broaden its scope, changing it from “This Is Me… Now” to “This Is Me… Live | The Greatest Hits.” Lopez initially announced the trek in February to coincide with the release of her latest album “This Is Me… Now” and its accompanying two films. But she quietly canceled some of its dates last month in cities like Cleveland and Nashville, likely due to poor sales.

Angelique Jackson As Impact Network rebrands from a faith and gospel-focused multiplatform channel to include family-friendly lifestyle entertainment designed for Black audiences, Variety can exclusively reveal its first “Impact Original” movie, “The Life of Me.” Brian White (ABC’s “Scandal”), Brandon T. Jackson (BET’s “Family Business: New Orleans,” “Percy Jackson”) and Danielle Nicolet (CW’s “The Flash”) star in the film about a wealthy businessman, who “disillusioned by his family’s illicit business dealings, escapes to a small town and finds friendship, love, and a new focus on life until he must confront his past, reveal his identity, and redefine his future.” White plays Marcus Banks, a real estate mogul and heir to his family’s multi-billion dollar development business, who is described in the film’s official description as a “man with a conscience.” The film’s synopsis explains: Marcus becomes disgruntled with the family’s greedy tactics after learning his family would put the lives of innocent people in harm’s way to make a profit. He flees his big-time lifestyle to a small town where he assumes a new under-the-radar identity as a handyman named “Dom.” Nicolet plays Kennedy, a single mother, dance instructor and owner of the local cafe (and love interest to Marcus/Dom). Kennedy and her brother try to keep their small business, which was passed down by their late parents, alive despite the economic devastation experienced from the COVID-19 pandemic. Marcus faces a moral dilemma when his family’s company comes to his small-town hideout and tries to snatch land from his newfound friends. Jackson is Simon, the Banks family’s ruthless fixer, who informs Marcus of the plot.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Keaton participated in a career retrospective interview for GQ magazine and admitted that his casting as Batman in Tim Burton’s 1989 superhero movie was “ballsy” considering he was more known for his comedic roles in films like “Mr. Mom” at that point in his career. Keaton’s casting was met with backlash among comic book fans at the time.

J. Kim Murphy Awards courting, auctioning among distributors and corporate-sponsored parties can really take the “film” out of “film festival,” with moviegoing sometimes becoming an afterthought to more market-oriented activities at the industry’s legacy gatherings.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Hunter Schafer said in a new GQ cover story that she has been strategic in trying to shift the public’s focus away from her gender identity as a transgender person. The “Euphoria” favorite does not want her identity to be the sole talking point about her and has at times tried to avoid saying the word “trans” during interviews in order to ensure her career is not solely defined by her gender identity. “It has not just happened naturally by any means.

A.D. Amorosi John Sinclair, the counterculture activist and former MC5 manager who helped define that proto-punk ensemble’s radical politics, died on Tuesday at 82.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Lizzo is not quitting music or social media. Days after the Grammy winner stirred up headlines for posting “I quit” on social media, she took to Instagram to clarify exactly what she meant and assure fans that she still plans to release new music in the future.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Minnie Driver said during a recent interview on Jameela Jamil’s “I Weigh” podcast that producers on her 1998 disaster movie “Hard Rain” allegedly told her not to wear a wetsuit while filming with rain machines because “they wanted to see my nipples” (via Entertainment Weekly). The film, directed by Mikael Salomon, opened a year after Driver’s breakthrough in “Good Will Hunting,” which earned her an Oscar nomination. Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater headlined “Hard Rain.” “It’s set during this massive storm, there were huge rain machines.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Grey’s Anatomy” has been renewed for Season 21 at ABC, Variety has learned. The renewal extends the series’ record-breaking run as the longest running primetime medical drama in TV history, which it first became in 2019. It is also the longest running primetime scripted series in ABC history.

Heart attack.Ann and Nancy Wilson’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group just added a second leg to their 2024 ‘Royal Flush Tour’ from September through December with special guests Cheap Trick, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin on select dates.Midway through the fall and winter run, the “Crazy On You” rockers will stop into New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Monday, Oct. 21.On the first leg of the ‘Royal Flush Tour,’ Heart is scheduled to deal the hits at Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Live on Friday, May 24, Albany’s MVP Arena on Saturday, Aug.