CHICAGO — His loathsome character a cross between Billy Bigelow, Roy Cohn and George Burns, the “Seinfeld” star Jason Alexander sits atop a gutsy and wickedly funny new satire at Chicago Shakespeare Theater that will come as a blessed relief for anyone over-satiated with moralizing, we-know-best-you-fools theater.

Anyone with functioning ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On April 26, John Travolta debuted his latest film — “Cash Out,” an action thriller about a bank heist gone wrong. The trailer credits it as “a film by Ives.”

“Cash Out” is the first and only project Ives has ever worked on, according to IMDb.

But over his quarter-century in the entertainment business, “Ives” ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tom Johnston still sounds great on the microphone after more than half a century of rocking with San Jose’s legendary Doobie Brothers.

“Practice,” Johnston says from his home in Marin County. “To me, that’s the key to it. I don’t mean only when you are rehearsing to go on a tour. You’ve got to do it when you ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — "The Hardest Part," a new song from indie pop artist Washed Out, is all about love lost, among the most human of themes.

But ironically, to illustrate the tune's sense of longing, the musician turned to something far less flesh-and-blood: artificial intelligence.

With Thursday's release of "The Hardest Part," Macon, Georgia-...Read more

ATLANTA — Netflix largely invented the “binge” drop, often eight or 10 episodes of a TV series season at a time.

But the streaming service has found a minor cheat by breaking up seasons of its more popular shows into mini-seasons of sorts, which AMC did with “Breaking Bad” a decade ago.

In the case of the final season of “Cobra Kai...Read more

NEW YORK — Even Benny Blanco is seemingly gobsmacked about his white-hot romance with Selena Gomez.

The 36-year-old music producer opened about his relationship with the “Only Murders in the Building” star during Wednesday’s episode of the “Today” show.

“I wake up every day and I look in the mirror and I’m like, ‘How did this...Read more

Jon Bon Jovi has reacted to ex-bandmate Richie Sambora publicly apologizing for leaving Bon Jovi in the middle of a tour in 2013.

He said it didn’t come as a surprise that the group’s former guitarist addressed his controversial exit in the new documentary “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” which dropped on Hulu last month.

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LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears appears to be swiftly tying up loose ends that have tethered her to the court system for years. Less than week after resolving a long-standing financial dispute with her father, the pop star and estranged husband Sam Asghari have reached a settlement in their divorce.

Divorce settlement papers were filed late ...Read more

Rob Marciano's abrupt ABC News ouster can be traced back to a conflict with a "Good Morning America" producer, a new report says.

Marciano, a veteran meteorologist whose work for ABC News programs began in 2014, engaged in a "screaming match" with a "GMA" producer before he was fired earlier this week, the Daily Beast reported Wednesday. The ...Read more

There’s real tenderness in a show like “Hacks.” Real cruelty, too, and that’s separate from its insult comedy sensibility. Back for its third and strongest season on Max, the Joan Rivers-esque showbiz veteran Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her semi-obnoxious Gen Z writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) have a new goal: To land Deborah the...Read more

TV has done an impressive job of peeling back the curtain on the world of stand-up comedy. "Crashing," "I'm Dying Up Here" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" gave those of us in a peanut gallery accurate examples of just how much frustration, exhaustion, pressure and exhilaration accompanies the craft of telling jokes.

"Hacks," which chronicles ...Read more

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari have settled their divorce, less than a year after the latter filed to end their 14-month union.

The “Stronger” singer, 42, filed a response to Asghari’s divorce petition and the former couple filed a stipulated judgement, obtained by TMZ. Finalization of their divorce is pending a judge’s approval, per ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ousted ABC News weatherman Rob Marciano was reportedly fired for getting into a “heated screaming match” with a “Good Morning America” producer.

Marciano, a veteran meteorologist who provided weather updates on both “GMA” and “World News Tonight,” was let go earlier this week after nearly a decade with the network. ...Read more

Production on Season 3 of "And Just Like That" has begun, and Sara Ramirez, who played the divisive nonbinary comedian Che Diaz in the first two seasons of the "Sex and the City" reboot, is not involved.

But, in a plot twist that is sure to get fans of the Max series talking, Rosie O'Donnell is joining the cast in Season 3.

On Wednesday, star...Read more

In January 1998, an aspiring Japanese comedian named Tomoaki Hamatsu but better known as Nasubi — or "eggplant," because of his long face — was chosen to star in "Susunu! Denpa Shōnen," a hit variety show.

The brainchild of producer Toshio Tsuchiya, "Denpa Shōnen" featured young people competing in extreme challenges — think "Saturday ...Read more

Fox News anchor Bret Baier's teenage son Paul says his recovery from open-heart surgery is "going pretty smoothly."

The 16-year-old was forced to undergo the emergency surgery last week after an MRI revealed a golf ball-sized aneurysm had formed off of his heart. It was his fifth open-heart procedure since birth.

"Tonight, @AmyBaier1 and I ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Philharmonic has named Kim Noltemy its new president and chief executive. Noltemy will assume the role July 8, leaving Dallas Symphony Association, where she has served as president and CEO since 2018. She takes over from interim CEO Daniel Song after L.A. Phil chief Chad Smith decamped for the Boston Symphony ...Read more

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: As much as we enjoyed “Young Sheldon” when he was cute and precocious, it is painful to see him as an obnoxious teenager. We won't miss him. However, I think it could have an amazing spinoff! The rest of the cast is terrific.

A: While “Young Sheldon” will end on May 16, CBS has plans for a ...Read more

The saga continues between two of today’s biggest hip-hop artists: Kendrick Lamar and Drake.

The fiery exchange between both rappers has had the internet in a frenzy this week, with many wondering what started the beef. In case you haven’t been plugged in, we’ve got you covered.

March 29: Lamar lights the fire

It all started when Lamar ...Read more

In 1998, Tom Wolfe published "A Man in Full," a novel about (among other things) Charlie Croker, an Atlanta real estate developer whose business and world fall apart, and Conrad Hensley, a worker at one of Croker's subsidiary businesses whose world also falls apart when he's laid off.

Now David E. Kelley has written a television miniseries, ...Read more