Indie streamer Dropout has set the full guest-star lineup for the second season of its Vic Michaelis-hosted comedic interview series “Very Important People.”
“Very Important People” features Michaelis as the host of a standard talk show series with a twist: all interview subjects receive makeovers before sitting down to chat and then must immediately invent a character to play during the interview.
Following the Aug. 14 announcement of the guest stars for the first eight episodes of “Very Important People” Season 2, which debuts Nov. 7, Dropout has confirmed that Episodes 9-16 will star Bobby Moynihan (“Saturday Night Live”), Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”), Echo Kellum (“Arrow”), Corin Wells (“A Black Lady Sketch Show”), Alex Song-Xia (“Rick & Morty”) and Paul Robalino (“Smarypants”).
Additionally, “Very Important People” Season 1 guests Brennan Lee Mulligan (“Dimension 20”), Izzy Roland (“Sex Lives of College Girls”) and Lisa Gilroy (“Glamorous”) will return in new roles.
Left to right: Bobby Moynihan,...
“Very Important People” features Michaelis as the host of a standard talk show series with a twist: all interview subjects receive makeovers before sitting down to chat and then must immediately invent a character to play during the interview.
Following the Aug. 14 announcement of the guest stars for the first eight episodes of “Very Important People” Season 2, which debuts Nov. 7, Dropout has confirmed that Episodes 9-16 will star Bobby Moynihan (“Saturday Night Live”), Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”), Echo Kellum (“Arrow”), Corin Wells (“A Black Lady Sketch Show”), Alex Song-Xia (“Rick & Morty”) and Paul Robalino (“Smarypants”).
Additionally, “Very Important People” Season 1 guests Brennan Lee Mulligan (“Dimension 20”), Izzy Roland (“Sex Lives of College Girls”) and Lisa Gilroy (“Glamorous”) will return in new roles.
Left to right: Bobby Moynihan,...
- 9/23/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Dropout’s “Dimension 20” is known for its genre mash-ups. Its “Fantasy High” and “The Unsleeping City” seasons transpose the concerns and archetypes of high fantasy into a John Hughes-esque high school movie and the urban legend that is New York City. “Mentopolis” takes the tropes of a film noir and crams it inside a single mind, a la “Inside Out,” while “A Crown of Candy” forces a “Game of Thrones” world of magical realpolitik to wield the weapons of “Candyland” in order to slake its sugar/bloodlust.
So there’s something comforting — and deceptively simple — about the series’ latest season, “Never Stop Blowing Up.” In the main, it is an ode to the absurdity of action movies, from renegade cops and powerful mobsters to master assassins and omnipotent hackers to James Bond-esque agents and racing drivers who solve worldwide conspiracies with the power of… cars. The mash-up comes...
So there’s something comforting — and deceptively simple — about the series’ latest season, “Never Stop Blowing Up.” In the main, it is an ode to the absurdity of action movies, from renegade cops and powerful mobsters to master assassins and omnipotent hackers to James Bond-esque agents and racing drivers who solve worldwide conspiracies with the power of… cars. The mash-up comes...
- 8/28/2024
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
In Really Good Driver, which debuted at the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, an Asian American mom (Keiko Agena) teaches her grown-up child (Alex Song-Xia) how to drive, forcing both of them to confront the slightly dangerous task at hand while resurfacing tensions between them in the past. Song-Xia, who wrote, directed and stars in the short film, also has credits writing for TV shows such as Rick and Morty, Exploding Kittens and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Here, the filmmaker talks about their inspirations and the making of their first short film.
Deadline: Can you talk a bit about your filmmaking journey? What inspired you to come to this field? I know you have a background in comedy.
Alex Song-xia: This is my first short film as a director. But as an actor/writer, I came up through comedy in New York. It’s not what my parents wanted to happen,...
Deadline: Can you talk a bit about your filmmaking journey? What inspired you to come to this field? I know you have a background in comedy.
Alex Song-xia: This is my first short film as a director. But as an actor/writer, I came up through comedy in New York. It’s not what my parents wanted to happen,...
- 8/15/2024
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-nominated actor, producer and author Taraji P. Henson is set to return as the host of this year’s BET Awards. It will air live on June 30 on BET at 8 p.m. Et and will be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
“I am thrilled to be returning as the host of the ‘BET Awards’ for the third time. I am also looking forward to celebrating my peers and the impact of our culture on entertainment,” Henson said in a statement.
Usher will be honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement BET Award, and set performers include GloRilla, Latto, Muni Long, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey and Victoria Monét.
“Taraji is a phenom, known for her vibrant personality and charisma, and we are excited to welcome her back to host Culture’s Biggest Night, ‘BET Awards,’ the ultimate celebration of Black creativity,” said Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET.
“I am thrilled to be returning as the host of the ‘BET Awards’ for the third time. I am also looking forward to celebrating my peers and the impact of our culture on entertainment,” Henson said in a statement.
Usher will be honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement BET Award, and set performers include GloRilla, Latto, Muni Long, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey and Victoria Monét.
“Taraji is a phenom, known for her vibrant personality and charisma, and we are excited to welcome her back to host Culture’s Biggest Night, ‘BET Awards,’ the ultimate celebration of Black creativity,” said Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET.
- 6/3/2024
- by Lexi Carson, Selena Kuznikov and Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
The Inside Out 2Slgbtq+ Film Festival on Monday revealed 11 new recipients for its annual Re:Focus Fund, celebrating its fifth year of supporting filmmakers identifying as women, non-binary and/or trans.
This year’s selections come from seven countries — Canada, the U.S., the UK, Chile, Singapore, Brazil and Sweden — and comprise four feature films and seven shorts. See more details about the recipients below.
Since its inception, the fund has been designed to respond to the immediate needs of filmmakers, and works to eliminate barriers to career advancement. It started as a travel grant program recognizing that trans, non-binary and women filmmakers were underrepresented in international festival attendance, and has expanded the number of projects awarded each year. The fund has distributed more than $250,000 in festival travel grants and professional development programs for filmmakers since its creation.
“The 2023 Re:Focus cohort represents an array of voices, each with a unique perspective on the 2Slgbtq+ experience,...
This year’s selections come from seven countries — Canada, the U.S., the UK, Chile, Singapore, Brazil and Sweden — and comprise four feature films and seven shorts. See more details about the recipients below.
Since its inception, the fund has been designed to respond to the immediate needs of filmmakers, and works to eliminate barriers to career advancement. It started as a travel grant program recognizing that trans, non-binary and women filmmakers were underrepresented in international festival attendance, and has expanded the number of projects awarded each year. The fund has distributed more than $250,000 in festival travel grants and professional development programs for filmmakers since its creation.
“The 2023 Re:Focus cohort represents an array of voices, each with a unique perspective on the 2Slgbtq+ experience,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Helpsters is returning soon to Apple TV+. The third season of the kid series from Sesame Workshop will arrive later this month and the streaming service has released a trailer. Celebrity guests in season three will include Bradley Cooper, James Monroe Iglehart, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Christian Borle, Adrienne Warren, André De Shields, Judy Gold, Jordan Carlos, Shakina Nayfack, Yasha Jackson, Krysta Rodriguez, Michael Cruz Kayne, Glo Tavarez, Jerah Milligan, Alex Song-Xia, Jo Firestone and Tessa Claire Hersh.
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- 5/12/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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