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Nightcap (2016 TV Series)
''Nightcap'' is an American sitcom that was created by and starring Ali Wentworth with supporting roles by Lauren Blumenfeld, Brendan Clifford, Don Fanelli, Jacob Wallach and Cherie Corinne Rice. On January 12, 2016, the series was picked up for a 10-episode first season. On October 27, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season. The series premiered on Pop on November 16, 2016. Plot Staci Cole is the overworked head talent booker on the fictitious fifth highest-rated late night talk show called ''Nightcap with Jimmy'', where she and her fellow workers interact with different celebrities that will appear on the show. Cast Main *Ali Wentworth as Staci Cole, the head talent booker on ''Nightcap with Jimmy''. *Lauren Blumenfeld as Penny Jones, Staci's assistant. *Don Fanelli as Todd Mitchell, Jimmy's best friend and a producer on ''Nightcap with Jimmy''. *Jason Tottenham as Davis Maxfield (season 2), a marketing executive sent in by the network. *Jacob Wallach as Randy Wolfe ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Norton (comedian)
James Joseph Norton is an American comedian, radio personality, actor, author, and television and podcast host. Norton has been the co-host of the podcast ''UFC Unfiltered'' with Matt Serra and the morning radio show ''Jim Norton & Sam Roberts'' on SiriusXM Radio since 2016, and ''The Chip Chipperson Podacast'' since 2017. He gained initial prominence as third mic on the radio show ''Opie and Anthony'', with Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia, from 2001 to 2014. After becoming a stand-up comedian in 1990, Norton spent his early years developing his act. His appearances on ''The Louie Show'' caught the attention of comedian Andrew Dice Clay in 1997, who chose Norton to open for him for his shows. In 2000, Norton made his debut on ''Opie and Anthony'' and joined the show as a third mic in 2001 which increased his national exposure. He went on to have a recurring role on the sitcom ''Lucky Louie'' and featured as a regular panellist on ''Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn''. Since h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigi Gorgeous
Gigi Loren Lazzarato Getty (born Gregory Allan Lazzarato; April 20, 1992), known professionally as Gigi Gorgeous Getty, is a Canadian YouTuber, socialite, actress, and model. In 2008, Lazzarato began uploading video blogs onto streaming platform YouTube as Gregory Gorgeous. Her videos achieved popularity and established an online following. During the following years, Lazzarato uploaded regularly to the channel along with creating and starring in the reality program ''The Avenue'' (2011–2013). Following a brief hiatus, she gained media attention after coming out as a transgender woman in 2013, and began going by Gigi Gorgeous. During 2014, Lazzarato personally documented her gender transition through social media profiles, notably through videos revolving around cosmetic procedures, which obtained viral status. In 2016, an incident involving Lazzarato being deported from Dubai due to her status as a transgender woman, resulted in widespread media coverage. Lazzarato was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisha Zollar
Keisha Zollar is an American writer, comedian, and actress. She is a founding member of Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre's first all-black team Astronomy Club and was co-head writer for the group's Netflix series. Zollar was on the writing staff of ''Busy Tonight'', and ''The Opposition with Jordan Klepper''. Career Zollar began performing improv comedy in college. After receiving her MFA in acting from The New School, she started taking classes at UCB in New York. She names Lucille Ball, Moms Mabley, and Whoopi Goldberg as her comedic inspirations. In 2013, Zollar and several other Black performers at UCB in Los Angeles formed the Astronomy Club. The group is known as the theater's first all-Black house team. In 2019, Netflix ordered a variety sketch series centered around the Astronomy Club, produced by Kenya Barris. The show premiered on December 6, 2019. Zollar and team member Jonathan Braylock are the show's co-head writers. She acted in a supporting role as Grace on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Ostrosky Stern
Beth Ostrosky Stern (born July 15, 1972) is an American actress, author, model, and animal-rights activist. Early life Stern was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Judy (), is a former model and her father, Robert Ostrosky, is a dentist. Stern was raised Roman Catholic. She has two brothers. Stern attended Fox Chapel High School in suburban Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, and took classes for three years at the University of Pittsburgh before leaving to pursue a modeling career in New York City. Career Stern received her first noticeable role as one of the daughters of Ben Stiller's supposed birth parents in the 1996 film '' Flirting with Disaster''. She played a more prominent role four years later in the film '' Whipped'', with Amanda Peet. Stern has also appeared on television, appearing in the final season of G4 show ''Filter'', and the Spike TV series '' Casino Cinema''. She has appeared in her own line of calendars, as well as on the covers of several magazines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Biggs
Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Jim Levenstein in the '' American Pie'' comedy film series and Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black''. He also starred in '' Boys and Girls'', '' Loser'', ''Saving Silverman'', ''Anything Else'', '' Jersey Girl'', ''Eight Below'', ''Over Her Dead Body'', and '' My Best Friend's Girl''. Biggs initially gained recognition from his role in the soap opera ''As the World Turns'', for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 1995. Early life and education Biggs was born on May 12, 1978 in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, to Angela ( née Zocco), a nurse, and Gary Louis Biggs, a shipping company manager. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Gunn
Timothy MacKenzie Gunn (born July 29, 1953) is an American author, academic, and television personality. He served on the faculty of Parsons School of Design from 1982 to 2007 and was chair of fashion design at the school from August 2000 to March 2007, after which he joined Liz Claiborne (now Kate Spade & Company) as its chief creative officer. Over 16 seasons, Gunn has become well known as the on-air mentor to designers on the reality television program ''Project Runway''. Gunn's popularity on ''Project Runway'' led to two spin-off shows; Bravo's '' Tim Gunn's Guide to Style'' and Lifetime's '' Under the Gunn'', as well as five books. In addition to being an executive producer, Gunn has served as mentor for the teen designers on '' Project Runway: Junior''. He also provides the voice of Baileywick, the castle steward in the Disney Junior television show ''Sofia the First'' and narrated the sitcom ''Mixology''. Early life Gunn was born in Washington, D.C. His father worked in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958) is an American billionaire entrepreneur, television personality, and media proprietor whose net worth is an estimated $4.8 billion, according to ''Forbes'', and ranked No. 177 on the 2020 ''Forbes'' 400 list. He is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the co-owner of 2929 Entertainment. He is also one of the main "shark" investors on the ABC reality television series ''Shark Tank''. Early life and education Cuban was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father, Norton Cuban, was an automobile upholsterer. Cuban described his mother, Shirley, as someone with "a different job or different career goal every other week." Cuban is Jewish, and grew up in Mount Lebanon, a suburb of Pittsburgh, in a Jewish working-class family. His paternal grandfather changed the surname from "Chabenisky" to "Cuban" after his family emigrated from Russia through Ellis Island. His maternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Messing
Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Messing received short-lived roles on television series such as ''Ned and Stacey'' on Fox (1995–1997) and ''Prey'' on ABC (1998). She achieved her breakthrough role as Grace Adler, an interior designer, on the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'' (1998–2006, 2017–2020), for which she received seven Golden Globe Award nominations and five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, winning once, in 2003. From 2007 to 2008, Messing starred as Molly Kagan, the ex-wife of a Hollywood film mogul, on the television miniseries '' The Starter Wife'', for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Thereafter, she appeared as Broadway playwright Julia Houston on the NBC musical drama '' Smash'' (2012–2013) and as homicide detective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gaffigan
James Christopher Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. His material often addresses fatherhood, laziness, food, religion, and general observations. He is regarded as a "clean" comic, using little profanity in his routines. He has released several successful comedy specials, including '' Mr. Universe'', ''Obsessed'', ''Cinco'', and ''Quality Time'', all of which have received Grammy nominations. Gaffigan's memoir ''Dad Is Fat'' (2013) and his most recent book ''Food: A Love Story'' (2014) were both published by Crown Publishers. He co-created and starred in the TV Land series ''The Jim Gaffigan Show'', based on his life. He collaborates extensively with his wife, actress Jeannie Gaffigan, with whom he has five children. They are Catholic, a topic that frequently comes up in his comedy shows. Early life James Christopher Gaffigan was born in Elgin, Illinois, on July 7, 1966, the youngest of six children born to charity worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Pollan
Tracy Jo Pollan (born June 22, 1960), is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Ellen Reed on the sitcom ''Family Ties'' (1985–1987). Early life Pollan was born on Long Island, New York, the daughter of Corinne Elaine "Corky" (Staller), a magazine editor, and Stephen Michael Pollan, a financial consultant and writer. She was raised in Woodbury, New York. Pollan is from a Russian Jewish family and was raised in the faith. She attended Syosset High School and later graduated from the Dalton School in Manhattan, New York. She studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio and later at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Personal life Pollan was in a five-year relationship with actor Kevin Bacon in the 1980s. She first met Michael J. Fox when she played the girlfriend of his character on ''Family Ties''; they worked together again on the set of '' Bright Lights, Big City'' a couple of years later and began a relationship. They married on July 16, 1988. They have four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael J
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