Bradley Cooper, who has 12 Oscar nominations, might soon add his first Primetime Emmy nod to his resume for playing himself on ABC‘s “Abbott Elementary.” ABC and awards strategists confirm to Variety that the studio has submitted the actor for guest comedy actor consideration for this year’s awards.
Earlier this year, the Television Academy changed the rules for submitting in the guest acting categories, stating, “A brief cameo appearance is not eligible for entry.” However, the vague description doesn’t explicitly state whether an actor like Cooper or even Kevin Hart, who appeared in last week’s episode playing himself over a Facetime call with Jeanine Teagues (Quinta Brunson), would constitute a cameo.
The rules further clarify the definition of a guest performer: “The minimum stand-alone and contiguous screen time for eligibility is 5% of the total running time of the submitted episode.”
The TV Academy said the rule tweak...
Earlier this year, the Television Academy changed the rules for submitting in the guest acting categories, stating, “A brief cameo appearance is not eligible for entry.” However, the vague description doesn’t explicitly state whether an actor like Cooper or even Kevin Hart, who appeared in last week’s episode playing himself over a Facetime call with Jeanine Teagues (Quinta Brunson), would constitute a cameo.
The rules further clarify the definition of a guest performer: “The minimum stand-alone and contiguous screen time for eligibility is 5% of the total running time of the submitted episode.”
The TV Academy said the rule tweak...
- 5/13/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Critical Content is looking to the international market for its next move.
Jenny Daly’s entertainment production company has struck deals with ITV Studios France and Belgium’s Be-Entertainment as part of a new global growth strategy. It expects to sign a tranche more deals soon.
A first-look production deal has been struck with ITV Studios France, which is run by formats business veteran Thierry Lachkar, and a first-look distribution agreement is in place with Be-Entertainment for formats landing on Dpg Media Channels. Be-Entertainment sells the format behind upcoming NBC reality series Destination X to the international market.
Critical will look to use ITV Studios France and Be-Entertainment’s local relationship to forge new formats. Critical’s past credits include Catfish, Celebrity Game Face and Reese Witherspoon’s Get Organized with the Home Edit.
Stéfanie Gelinas, Critical Content’s recently appointed EVP of Global Formats & Development, will help oversee...
Jenny Daly’s entertainment production company has struck deals with ITV Studios France and Belgium’s Be-Entertainment as part of a new global growth strategy. It expects to sign a tranche more deals soon.
A first-look production deal has been struck with ITV Studios France, which is run by formats business veteran Thierry Lachkar, and a first-look distribution agreement is in place with Be-Entertainment for formats landing on Dpg Media Channels. Be-Entertainment sells the format behind upcoming NBC reality series Destination X to the international market.
Critical will look to use ITV Studios France and Be-Entertainment’s local relationship to forge new formats. Critical’s past credits include Catfish, Celebrity Game Face and Reese Witherspoon’s Get Organized with the Home Edit.
Stéfanie Gelinas, Critical Content’s recently appointed EVP of Global Formats & Development, will help oversee...
- 4/17/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Critical Content, the production company behind Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia and Sylvester Stallone doc Sly, has made some hires and promotions in its creative team.
The Sk Global-backed company, which is run by President Jenny Daly, has hired former Dorsey Pictures exec Katie Hash as SVP, Development and promoted Matthew Pickel to SVP, Development and Current.
Elsewhere, it has hired Ryan Lash as Director of Development.
The trio report to Rob Lobl, EVP, Development.
Hash previously headed the development team at Dorsey Pictures, where she exec produced series including Oxygen’s Accident, Suicide or Murder. She left in 2021. She previously worked at A. Smith and Co. on series including American Ninja Warrior.
Pickel was previously Creative Director for Critical and worked on series including Netflix’s Buy My House and USA Network’s Austin Dillon’s Life in the Fast Lane. He also worked with Daly as Creative...
The Sk Global-backed company, which is run by President Jenny Daly, has hired former Dorsey Pictures exec Katie Hash as SVP, Development and promoted Matthew Pickel to SVP, Development and Current.
Elsewhere, it has hired Ryan Lash as Director of Development.
The trio report to Rob Lobl, EVP, Development.
Hash previously headed the development team at Dorsey Pictures, where she exec produced series including Oxygen’s Accident, Suicide or Murder. She left in 2021. She previously worked at A. Smith and Co. on series including American Ninja Warrior.
Pickel was previously Creative Director for Critical and worked on series including Netflix’s Buy My House and USA Network’s Austin Dillon’s Life in the Fast Lane. He also worked with Daly as Creative...
- 9/6/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Game Show
Weekly Commentary: “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune” are likely the favorites in this race. However, “That’s My Jam” is getting a big push by NBC, which could make it a possible spoiler.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Game Show
Weekly Commentary: “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune” are likely the favorites in this race. However, “That’s My Jam” is getting a big push by NBC, which could make it a possible spoiler.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories.
- 8/24/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Tomii Crump has joined Creative Artists Agency as an agent in its Nonfiction Television department.
Crump joins CAA from NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President and Head of Unscripted Talent & Casting. In this role, she oversaw unscripted talent, casting, talent relations, and celebrity bookings for programming across competition and game formats, docuseries and lifestyle, live Events and specials, and syndication studios for NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, Syfy, Universal Kids, USA, short form digital, and Peacock.
Throughout her tenure with NBC, Crump oversaw talent for a multitude of series, including massive international formats like Love Island, The Voice, America’s Got Talent, Password and That’s My Jam. She was instrumental in the launch of Barmeggedon, Snake in the Grass, Traitors, Celebrity Game Face, Celebrity Prank Wars, House of Villains and Queen’s Court.
In syndication, she was a key member of the launch teams...
Crump joins CAA from NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President and Head of Unscripted Talent & Casting. In this role, she oversaw unscripted talent, casting, talent relations, and celebrity bookings for programming across competition and game formats, docuseries and lifestyle, live Events and specials, and syndication studios for NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, Syfy, Universal Kids, USA, short form digital, and Peacock.
Throughout her tenure with NBC, Crump oversaw talent for a multitude of series, including massive international formats like Love Island, The Voice, America’s Got Talent, Password and That’s My Jam. She was instrumental in the launch of Barmeggedon, Snake in the Grass, Traitors, Celebrity Game Face, Celebrity Prank Wars, House of Villains and Queen’s Court.
In syndication, she was a key member of the launch teams...
- 7/19/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
If Nick Cannon’s new game show “Who’s Having My Baby?” sounds more like a sketch than an actual TV show… that’s because you’re right. No, there won’t be a TV show called “Who’s Having My Baby?” because, well, what would that show even look like anyway?
Instead, the idea for “Who’s Having My Baby?” is actually a gag, orchestrated by comedian Kevin Hart, as a sketch for an upcoming, not-yet-announced project. According to insiders, all will be revealed as soon as tomorrow, as Hart continues to expand his empire with another comedy franchise inside the NBCUniversal universe.
That doesn’t mean Hart and Cannon aren’t having some fun first with the confusion over the faux TV series. Cannon went on Twitter Tuesday to claim he would be starring in E! Entertainment’s “Who’s Having My Baby?” and even shared a teaser.
Instead, the idea for “Who’s Having My Baby?” is actually a gag, orchestrated by comedian Kevin Hart, as a sketch for an upcoming, not-yet-announced project. According to insiders, all will be revealed as soon as tomorrow, as Hart continues to expand his empire with another comedy franchise inside the NBCUniversal universe.
That doesn’t mean Hart and Cannon aren’t having some fun first with the confusion over the faux TV series. Cannon went on Twitter Tuesday to claim he would be starring in E! Entertainment’s “Who’s Having My Baby?” and even shared a teaser.
- 3/7/2023
- by Katie Reul and Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
A Nsfw car ride confession. Celebrity Game Face host Kevin Hart is putting fellow comedians Jeff Ross and Seth Green in the hot seat on the July 19 episode of the E! series. In this hilarious sneak peek, Hart explains the rules of "Guilty as Charged" as fellow contestants Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher and Tawny Newsome and Jimmy O. Yang listen along. "One member of each team is in the hot seat," Hart says. "I will accuse them of horrible things. If you have done the thing, you hold up your 'Guilty' paddle. If you haven't done it, you hold up your 'Not Guilty' paddle. Once your plea is locked in, I will ask your partner what they think. But, here's the twist:...
- 7/19/2022
- E! Online
Get ready for a rap battle like you're never seen before. Kevin Hart has assembled some of hip-hop's biggest stars and their significant others for the latest showdown on E!'s Celebrity Game Face. In this preview of the July 12 episode, T.I. and wife Tiny go up against T-Pain and his wife Amber Najm plus Rick Ross and girlfriend Pretty Vee for one hilarious dance off. First, it's Tiny's turn to bust a move while playing "Name That Dance" in the sneak peek. Some of the dance moves are real and some are made up by Hart, making the challenge even trickier. After Tiny easily gets T.I. to guess "The Dougie" and "The Baby Walk," she then has...
- 7/12/2022
- E! Online
From late night to game night. Jimmy Kimmel and his trusted Jimmy Kimmel Live! sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez are bringing the laughs on the June 28 episode of E!'s Celebrity Game Face, and E! News has an exclusive sneak peek at their hilarious appearance. The preview begins with the dynamic duo preparing to play "Chubby Bunny," the game where Guillermo has to stuff his mouth with giant marshmallows and Jimmy has to guess '80s song lyrics with a "twist." "This is kind of up my alley," Jimmy announces. Guillermo is already enjoying the challenge by chowing down on marshmallows. "G-Money, stop chewing the marshmallows already," host Kevin Hart instructs...
- 6/29/2022
- E! Online
Ad-supported TV’s fascination with TV movies continues: now E! is getting into the game.
The channel announced today it will add six new original scripted romantic comedy movies to its current “pop culture-centric” lineup. The movies will premiere early next year and promise to feature “inclusive feel-good stories and characters that are reflective of today’s society.”
No more details about the movie lineup was shared.
The rom-coms will serve as companions to E! new series slate that includes Celebrity Beef, hosted and executive produced by Joel McHale; Black Pop, executive produced by Stephen Curry; and Raising a F***ing Star, which follows “larger-than-life parents and their budding child stars, who are dancers, actors and models.”
As announced yesterday, E! also ordered the dating show Love Limo that will be hosted and executive produced by Todd Chrisley.
E!’s unscripted slate includes Mathis Family Matters that follows Judge Greg Mathis...
The channel announced today it will add six new original scripted romantic comedy movies to its current “pop culture-centric” lineup. The movies will premiere early next year and promise to feature “inclusive feel-good stories and characters that are reflective of today’s society.”
No more details about the movie lineup was shared.
The rom-coms will serve as companions to E! new series slate that includes Celebrity Beef, hosted and executive produced by Joel McHale; Black Pop, executive produced by Stephen Curry; and Raising a F***ing Star, which follows “larger-than-life parents and their budding child stars, who are dancers, actors and models.”
As announced yesterday, E! also ordered the dating show Love Limo that will be hosted and executive produced by Todd Chrisley.
E!’s unscripted slate includes Mathis Family Matters that follows Judge Greg Mathis...
- 5/11/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Critical Content, the largely unscripted producer behind series including MTV’s Catfish and Kevin Hart-fronted Celebrity Game Face, has been acquired by Crazy Rich Asians producer Sk Global.
It comes as Deadline understands that the Tom Forman-run company was an acquisition target last year with multiple bidders thought to have expressed interest.
Sk Global has acquired the company from Anchorage Capital Group, which backed the formation of Critical Content from the ashes of Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity.
It moves Sk Global, which was formed in 2016 with the merger of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Ivanhoe Pictures and is best known as a film financier and producer, into the non-scripted television arena. The company is currently in production on its Thai cave rescue docuseries for Netflix.
Tom Forman will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Critical Content and Jenny Daly will continue to serve as President of Critical Content following the deal,...
It comes as Deadline understands that the Tom Forman-run company was an acquisition target last year with multiple bidders thought to have expressed interest.
Sk Global has acquired the company from Anchorage Capital Group, which backed the formation of Critical Content from the ashes of Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity.
It moves Sk Global, which was formed in 2016 with the merger of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Ivanhoe Pictures and is best known as a film financier and producer, into the non-scripted television arena. The company is currently in production on its Thai cave rescue docuseries for Netflix.
Tom Forman will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Critical Content and Jenny Daly will continue to serve as President of Critical Content following the deal,...
- 1/10/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Going out with a bang. Tonight's all-new episode of Celebrity Game Face is a special one, and not just because it doubles as the season two finale. Additionally, host Kevin Hart has recruited not one, not two but three This Is Us stars to compete against each other, all in the hopes of earning money for the charity of their choice. Oh, and the Hart of a Champion trophy. In this sneak peek clip, the teams—Chrissy Metz and Bradley Collins, Susan Kelechi Watson and Napiera Groves and Chris Sullivan and Rachel Sullivan—are battling for some very important last-round points during the scavenger hunt challenge. To kick things off, they have to find an item in their...
- 11/2/2021
- E! Online
Kevin Hart’s companies, Lough Out Loud and Hartbeat Productions, are in discussions with potential investors, Deadline has confirmed.
The development adds to a growing list of companies seeking deals. The M&a climate continues to be vibrant amid favorable economic conditions and a wave of private equity interest in media, entertainment and technology. In just the past few months, Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and LeBron James’ SpringHill Co. have received injections of new capital at lofty, nine-figure valuations.
News of the Hart talks was first reported by Puck’s Matt Belloni.
Hart is known for being industrious and his two companies have both followed suit. Laugh Out Loud, founded in 2017, produces, develops and distributes digital, audio and experiential comedy content. The prolific and multifaceted shop puts out an array of on-demand fare and runs a 24-7 streaming channel that is available via major distribution hubs like Pluto, Tubi and Peacock.
The development adds to a growing list of companies seeking deals. The M&a climate continues to be vibrant amid favorable economic conditions and a wave of private equity interest in media, entertainment and technology. In just the past few months, Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and LeBron James’ SpringHill Co. have received injections of new capital at lofty, nine-figure valuations.
News of the Hart talks was first reported by Puck’s Matt Belloni.
Hart is known for being industrious and his two companies have both followed suit. Laugh Out Loud, founded in 2017, produces, develops and distributes digital, audio and experiential comedy content. The prolific and multifaceted shop puts out an array of on-demand fare and runs a 24-7 streaming channel that is available via major distribution hubs like Pluto, Tubi and Peacock.
- 11/1/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
The duo we never knew we needed! Tomorrow's brand new episode of Celebrity Game Face will be a special one, as host Kevin Hart will be joined by several members of the This Is Us cast—including Chrissy Metz, who apparently has a secret connection to Ariana Grande according to this sneak peek. In the clip, the actress is kicking off a round of "Fill in the Blank" alongside her boyfriend Bradley Collins. The prompt? "When I first moved to L.A., I was Ariana Grande's ___." It's now up to Susan Kelechi Watson and Napiera Groves, along with Chris Sullivan and Rachel Sullivan, to choose between three potential answers, "waxer, agent or dog...
- 11/1/2021
- E! Online
This Ice Cube story will warm your heart. In a sneak peek at tonight's Celebrity Game Face, airing Oct. 26 on E!, Keke Palmer shares the moving advice her former Long Shots co-star once told her. Keke poses the trivia question to her competitors: "The first person to warn me about boys was a member of: A) my family, B) my church or C) N.W.A.?" Eventually, Keke spills on what happened: "When I was, I think 12 years old, I did the Long Shots with Ice Cube. When I was on the set, I grew up in the industry, but I was starting to get older at this point. I was starting to get together," Keke jokes. She continues, "Ice Cube, he pulled me...
- 10/26/2021
- E! Online
Terrence J is apparently in need of an anatomy lesson! The actor and TV personality is competing on tonight's all-new episode of Celebrity Game Face, and unfortunately for him and his partner Leonard Ouzts, the odds do not appear to be in their favor. In this sneak peek of what's to come, the pair and their fellow contestants—Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, along with King Bach and Casper Smart—are playing "Hit 'Em Up," the game in which each team calls someone and has to get them to say mystery words selected by another pair. Terrence reveals he and Leonard are choosing to call La La Anthony, and naturally, host Kevin Hart cracks a joke: "I'm looking...
- 10/19/2021
- E! Online
Wiener winner? Forget touchdowns, Rob Gronkowski has found his true calling: fitting hot dogs in his mouth. A hilarious exclusive sneak peek at tonight's Celebrity Game Face, airing Oct. 5, shows Gronk taking a disgusting challenge in stride with the help of model girlfriend Camille Kostek. Celeb Game Face host Kevin Hart warns that Gronk has 20 seconds to shove nine hot dogs between his teeth. "I'm nervous, I'm nervous," the NFL player admitted. Hart advised, "Gronk, you do not have to eat the hot dogs." Even Kostek is "scared" for her boyfriend! Gronk joked, "This is not cool....
- 10/5/2021
- E! Online
The Marvel Cinematic Universe may be landing a Magic Mike superhero. During a hilarious sneak peek at E!'s Celebrity Game Face, airing tomorrow, Sept. 8, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu revealed the surprising thing he had to master to bring the famed comic book character to life. "As some of you may or may not know, I was recently in a little Marvel movie," Liu explains in the clip. "So to prepare for that role, to be a Marvel superhero, I had to train in the fine art of something." And no, it's not hiding! Liu quips that Celebrity Game Face host Kevin Hart is certainly well-versed in running...
- 9/7/2021
- E! Online
Yvette Nicole Brown is in it to win it, whether she's referee-ing or putting aside her lactose intolerance to crush a bowl of cereal. The Celebrity Game Face guest star exclusively revealed to E! News that she was counting down the days until host Kevin Hart asked her to participate on season two of the E! game show. "I don't know if people know this, but Kevin and I started our careers together," Brown explained ahead of tomorrow night's premiere. "We had a sitcom together back in 2003 called The Big House, so I've been a fan of his before most people were. When I found out he was doing the show, I was just waiting for the call." Of...
- 8/30/2021
- E! Online
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With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
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- 8/28/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
The long-awaited Enchanted sequel sounds, well, worth the wait! Yvette Nicole Brown is sharing adorable on-set details about what it was like working with Amy Adams, Maya Rudolph and more on Disenchanted, Disney+'s upcoming sequel to the hit 2007 film. "Director] Adam Shankman put together an amazing cast," Brown told E! News exclusively while promoting her appearance on E!'s Celebrity Game Face this Tuesday, Aug. 31. "Everyone came back, Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey and Idina [Menzel] and James [Marsden]. And then we also have the wonderful Maya Rudolph, who I'm nominated for an Emmy in the same category with, and Jayma Mays and Kolton Stewart. There's a whole bunch of really fun, new...
- 8/27/2021
- E! Online
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