In this episode of The Box Seats Sports Comedy Talk Show, we discuss the NFL games this past weekend, and we also talk about the shocking firing of Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Frank Reich, Tom Brady’s comeback win against the LA Rams, Aaron Rodgers’s 5 game losing streak, and more hot topics in sports!
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ABC has greenlit the new unscripted comedy series The Prank Panel, a show where everyday people pitch pranks targeting family members, friends, and co-workers to a panel of the world’s greatest pranksters.
As the show’s panel of “pranxperts,” Johnny Knoxville (Jackass), Eric André (The Eric André Show), and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at how they help to plot and plan elaborate and diabolical schemes. They’re taking on double duty as mentors and saboteurs, and sometimes, celebrity guests will join in on the fun.
The series is set to premiere in 2023.
The Prank Panel is produced by Kimmelot and ITV America. Executive producers include Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser; Jimmy Kimmel and Scott Lonker for Kimmelot; Knoxville and André; and Jordana Hochman, Bernie Schaeffer, and Vin Rubino for ITV America.
Knoxville is best known as the co-creator and star of MTV’s Jackass, a TV and film franchise where the cast performs stunts and pranks on each other and the public. Their most recent big-screen release was Jackass Forever, with a guest appearance from André, released by Paramount Pictures in February. Additionally, Jackass 4.5 was released by Netflix in May which consisted of outtakes, interviews, and unused material from Jackass Forever. For TV, Knoxville was recently featured in the Discovery Channel special Jackass Shark Week.
André is best known as the creator, host, and co-writer of the Adult Swim series The Eric André Show which premiered in 2012 and was recently renewed for a sixth season. In the show, André plays a heightened version of himself who often pranks others and is sometimes also a victim. His other credits also include HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones, Netflix’s Disenchantment, FXX’s Man Seeking Woman, and ABC’s Don’t Trust The B—- In Apartment 23. In 2021, André co-starred alongside Lil Rel Howery in the Netflix prank comedy film, Bad Trip.
Sidibe is an Academy Award-nominated actress who made her film debut in the 2009 drama Precious. Her portrayal of the titular character earned her the Oscar nod. Although best known for her dramatic portrayals, she has plenty of comedy credits under her belt. She most recently starred in the HBO Max Christmas comedy Santa Inc. and previously voiced characters in Netflix’s BoJack Horseman, and TBS’ American Dad! Other notable TV credits include Fox’s Empire, Showtime’s The Big C, and three Ryan Murphy shows: American Horror Story: Coven, American Horror Story: Freak Show, and American Horror Stories.
Watch a special message from Knoxville, André, and Sidibe below.
Source: Deadline
These kids need to put some respect on Dr. Haddassah’s pre-PhD! Watch the full Dr. Haddassah: Career Day sketch from the Season 3 premiere of A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO MAX.
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Migos rapper Takeoff is dead after a shooting early Tuesday outside a bowling alley in Houston, a representative confirmed. He was 28.
Takeoff — whose name was Kirsnick Khari Ball — was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset. A representative for Migos, who was not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed to The Associated Press that Takeoff had died.
Police responded shortly after 2:30 a.m. to reports of a shooting at 810 Billiards & Bowling, where dozens of people had gathered on a balcony outside of the bowling alley, which is on the third floor, police said. Officers discovered one man dead when they arrived.
Security guards who were in the area heard the shooting but did not see who did it, a police spokesperson said. Two other people were injured and taken to hospitals in private vehicles.
No arrests have been announced.
The Grammy-nominated rap trio from Georgia have had four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including their multi-week No. 1 “Bad and Boujee” featuring Lil Uzi Vert. They put out a trilogy of albums called Culture, Culture II, and Culture III, with the first two albums hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
They earned an ASCAP Vanguard Award in 2018, for their streaming success with multiplatinum songs like “Motorsport (featuring Cardi B and Nicki Minaj),” “Stir Fry” and “Walk It Talk It.”
They also played a fictional version of themselves on an episode of the hit TV show Atlanta.
Offset, who is married to Cardi B, released a solo album in 2019, while Takeoff and Quavo released a joint album Only Built for Infinity Links last month.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Lupita Nyong’o is headed to the A Quiet Place universe. The actor is in final negotiations to lead Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One, according to reports.
The film is a spinoff of Paramount’s A Quiet Place, which in 2018 became a surprise hit in the hands of director and star John Krasinski. It earned $340.9 million on a $17 million budget. The Krainski-directed A Quiet Place: Part 2 followed in 2021 and earned $297.3 million.
Michael Sarnoski, who became a top director after helming Nicolas Cage’s Pig, will direct, based on an original idea from Krasinski. The story is being kept under wraps for the film, which is due out March 8, 2024.
Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller will produce via Platinum Dunes. Krasinski will produce via his Sunday Night banner with partner Allyson Seeger executive producing. In addition to this spinoff, a third installment of the main A Quiet Place film series is in the works and set for 2025.
Nyong’o is an Oscar winner for 12 Years a Slave and is preparing for the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which debuts Nov. 11th. She has become a go-to for high-profile genre storytelling, also starring in Jordan Peele’s Us and lending her voice to a character in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
Nyong’o is repped by CAA.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
In this episode of the Box Seats Sports Comedy Talk Show, we discuss the breaking news of the firing of Steve Nash as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, and what the Nets will do with Kyrie Irving. Plus we also talk about the Monday Night Football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals, plus we talk about the other hot topics in sports!
Based upon the eponymous Universal film franchise written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee, the series will catch up with Harper, Robyn, Jordan, Lance, Quentin, Shelby, Candace, and Murch as relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.
The teaser dropped exclusively at Urbanworld Film Festival, where The Best Man film premiered in 1999.
The limited-series premieres on Peacock Thursday, December 22 with all 8 episodes available to stream at launch.
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In this episode of the Box Seats Sports Comedy Talk Show, we discuss the Buffalo Bills’ win over the Green Bay Packers, the LA Rams getting blown out by the 49ers, the Philadelphia Eagles remaining undefeated, the Carolina Panthers’ blunder to blow the game, the Michigan State players about to face criminal charges, and the first win of the season for the Los Angeles Lakers! Plus the other hot topics in sports!
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is making his Marvel.
The actor, who is already known to comic book fans as DC’s Black Manta in the Jason Momoa Aquaman movies and for his memorable role in HBO’s Watchmen, is in talks to star in Wonder Man, Marvel’s latest Disney+ series.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest, a writer-producer on comedies such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Community, are spearheading the series. Guest is head writer of the series, while Cretton will exec produce and possibly direct an episode or more.
Wonder Man is one of Marvel’s oldest characters, first introduced in 1964 in the pages of Avengers No. 9. He was initially a villain and only appeared sporadically in the early Marvel Age, but was reconceived as a hero (and Avenger) in the late 1970s.
In the 1980s, the character really came into his own. Known as Simon Williams, he was a founding member of the Los Angeles-based West Coast Avengers and, with a look that included a turtleneck, a red jacket and sunglasses, became a celebrity thanks to his day job as an actor and stuntman.
The character also developed strong ties to classic (and now, thanks to Marvel movies and an Emmy-winning series) globally known characters Vision and Wanda/Scarlet Witch. Stories tied him to the android via ionic energy and brainwaves that implied the two were akin to brothers. Wonder Man even developed feelings for Wanda, after Vision had been dismantled.
The hero has been white in the comics, and the casting of Abdul-Mateen is the latest example of colorblind casting, something Marvel has consistently practiced, from Nicky Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) to Johnny Storm (Michael B. Jordan).
Takes on the character for the Disney+ series were not revealed but there certainly are clues. Even as Marvel searched for its hero for several months, it tapped Ben Kingsley to reprise his scene-stealing role as struggling actor Trevor Slattery, suggesting that the series could offer a look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Hollywood.
(And seeing as Hollywood is in Los Angeles, could LA attorney Jennifer Walters, AKA She-Hulk, pop up? Marvel isn’t one to pass on such an opportunity.)
Abdul-Mateen last appeared opposite Jake Gylenhaal in the Michael Bay action movie Ambulance and appeared in The Matrix Resurrections and Candyman before that.
He is due back as Black Manta in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Warner Bros.’ DC movie that won’t open until Dec. 25, 2023.
He is repped by WME and M88.
LeBron James is partnering up with Prime Video to bring a special version of his show Uninterrupted The Shop to Thursday Night Football.
James, Maverick Carter, Paul Rivera, and special guests will join TNF live from The Shop as an alternate stream offering, starting with the Tennessee Titans and Green Bay Packers game Nov. 17th. TNF in The Shop will be an unmatched, watch-party-style experience, according to Prime Video.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome The Shop to the Thursday Night Football family and work alongside UNINTERRUPTED to deliver a new viewing experience for fans of both the NFL and The Shop,” Amina Hussein, head of talent for Prime Video Sports, said in a statement. “Each week, Thursday Night Football brings together friends and family to watch and engage with the teams and players they love. With TNF in The Shop, we are honored to deepen that fan experience through organic, authentic conversation, and look forward to its premiere.”
In addition to live commentary about Thursday night’s football games, TNF in The Shop will host authentic discussions and blend together a mix of personalities across sports, music, entertainment, business and culture. Guests will be encouraged to share personal experiences and their latest takes on pop culture and current events via Prime Video’s custom split screen.
TNF in The Shop joins Prime’s existing suite of alternate stream offerings, which currently include TNF with Dude Perfect, TNF with Storm & Kremer, TNF en Español, and Prime Vision with Next Gen Stats.
Former guests of Uninterrupted The Shop include Tom Brady, Jay-Z, Drake, Snoop Dogg, Naomi Osaka, Mary J. Blige, Lena Waithe, Diddy, Jimmy Kimmel, Patrick Mahomes, Lil Nas X, Will Smith, Megan Rapinoe, Quinta Brunson, Kevin Hart, Rob Gronkowski, Stacey Abrams, and Barack Obama.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter