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Leslie Jones & Deon Cole To Headline Because They’re Funny Comedy Festival
EXCLUSIVE: Leslie Jones and Deon Cole have been tapped to headline the second annual Because They’re Funny (BTF) Comedy Festival, which will take place September 27-29 at The Wharf and DC Improv.
Jones, a former Saturday Night Live cast member, will perform on Sunday, September 29. Black-ish alum…
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Tosin Morohunfola, Jason Mitchell, Leslie Jones & More Join Dark Comedy ‘The Late Night Creep’
EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Jamal Dedeaux (Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks) has rounded out the cast for his indie dark comedy The Late Night Creep, starring Single Parents alum Jake Choi. Newcomers include Tosin Morohunfola (Run the World), Jason Mitchell (Mudbound), Karen Obilom (The Mill), Lori Laing (That Damn…
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Leslie Jones & Sarah Silverman Get Another Shot At Guest Hosting ‘The Daily Show’
The Daily Show is back with another group of guest hosts, some more familiar to the show than others.
Leslie Jones and Sarah Silverman are getting a second week behind the desk along with some other all-stars and show correspondents.
Jones hosted during the first week of the Comedy Central…
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By Peter White
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Leslie Jones Says ‘SNL’ Made Her A Caricature Of Herself: “Either I’m Trying To Love On The White Boys Or Beat Up On The White Boys Or I’m Doing Something Loud”
In a candid new interview with NPR, former Saturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones says the show’s limitations made her “a caricature” of herself, although she came to realize that the process was par for the course at the longrunning NBC show.
“They take that one thing [about you] and they…
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By Greg Evans
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Leslie Jones Calls Out Jason Reitman For ‘Ghostbusters’ Shade In New Memoir
You wouldn’t expect a memoir with “F*king” in the title to be all unicorns and rainbows.
Thus, it’s no surprise that comedian Leslie Jones’s new memoir, Leslie F*cking Jones, pulls no punches, particularly when it comes to the Ghostbusters reboot she starred in alongside Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig…
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By Bruce Haring
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Chris Rock Went To Counseling After Oscars Slap Incident, Leslie Jones Says
Comedian Leslie Jones, a close friend of Chris Rock, claims that the impact of the slap heard ’round the world affected not only him, but his family.
Jones told People that beyond the “humiliating” action of Will Smith against Rock, the incident, “really affected him. People need to understand his…
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By Bruce Haring
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‘The Daily Show’: Chelsea Handler, Kal Penn, Al Franken, Sarah Silverman & Leslie Jones To Guest Host Following Trevor Noah’s Exit
Trevor Noah is leaving The Daily Show on Thursday December 8, and after the comedian exits stage left, a tranche of guest hosts are set to take the reins of the Comedy Central series before a new host or hosts officially takes over.
This group will include Chelsea Handler, Kal Penn, Al Franken, Sarah…
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By Peter White
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Ken Jeong, Leslie Jones & Jay Pharoah Lead Cast Of ‘Out Of Office’ Comedy Central Movie From ‘The Office’ EPs
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Central has set up Out of Office (working title), a workplace comedy film from The Office executive producers Ben Silverman and Paul Lieberstein. The movie, which is set to premiere this summer, is a co-production of MTV Entertainment Studios, CBS Studios and Silverman and Howard T. Owens…
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‘BMF’: Leslie Jones Joins Season 2 Cast Of Starz Series
EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live alum Leslie Jones has been tapped for a key recurring role in the upcoming second season of Starz’s BMF, from executive producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (Power franchise) and writer/executive producer and Detroit native Randy Huggins (Star). She is the latest in a growing list of strong…
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Leslie Jones To Produce Christmas Comedy For Lionsgate & The District
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Lionsgate is working with Saturday Night Live alum Leslie Jones on an untitled Christmas comedy.
She is producing the project with Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District who are coming off a Presidents Day weekend box office win with Uncharted which has grossed $139M WW to…
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NBC Sports Says Leslie Jones Free To Continue Olympic Tweeting After “Third-Party Error” Resolved – Update
Updated Throughout, Tuesday Apparently Leslie Jones may now Olympic-tweet to her heart’s content. In a statement to press Monday night, NBC Sports said the video-blocking Jones complained of yesterday was nothing but “a third-party error.”
"This was the result of a third-party error, and the situation has been…
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Wolf Entertainment Eyes Global Scripted Format Deals, Hires Leslie Jones To Lead Unit
The Law & Order and Chicago franchises are set for a renewed global format push after Wolf Entertainment and Universal Studio Group set up a new sales unit to drive international business.
Dick Wolf's company has hired former NBCUniversal TV Distribution exec Leslie Jones to lead the division.
Jones was responsible…
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