Weird Al Yankovic, Kerry Washington, Elle Fanning and More Join Variety TV FYC Fest
variety.comWilliam Earl Variety will return in-person with its TV FYC Fest on June 7 in L.A., featuring HBO/Max Chief Casey Bloys, Kerry Washington, Elle Fanning, Janelle James, Gina Rodriguez and Weird Al Yankovic.
Fanning (“The Great”), James (“Abbott Elementary”), Rodriguez (“Not Dead Yet”) and Washington (“UnPrisoned”) will participate in a roundtable celebrating Disney’s TV female comedy standouts.
Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content will offer his vision for TV storytelling with Cynthia Littleton, co-editor-in-chief of Variety, in what will be his first interview following the series finale episode of “Succession.” Christina Applegate will receive the 2023 Variety TV Fest Legacy award, recognizing her storytelling achievements as an actor and producer.
Creators and cast of “Reno 911” will converge for a 20-year reunion of the series, featuring Thomas Lennon, Niecy Nash-Betts, Kerri Silver-Kenney, Cedric Yarbrough, Carlos Alazraqui and Mary Birdsong.
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