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There Is No Line
"There Is No Line" is the pilot episode of the American comedy-drama television series ''Hacks''. It was directed by Lucia Aniello and co-written with Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky. The episode establishes the plot of the series, which centers comediennes from different generations (played by Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder) who are thrust into a working relationship after separate circumstances threaten their careers. The episode premiered on streaming network HBO Max on May 13, 2021 with an approximate running time of 29 minutes. "There Is No Line" received Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. Plot Deborah Vance is an established comedienne in the twilight of her career with a residency at The Palmetto casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is financially successful and content with her regular Friday and Saturday night performances, as well as her frequent QVC sales appearances. She later panics when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hacks (TV Series)
''Hacks'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky that premiered on May 13, 2021, on HBO Max. Starring Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, and Carl Clemons-Hopkins, the series centers on the professional relationship between a young comedy writer and a legendary stand-up comedienne. The series received critical acclaim and won accolades including Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing, Outstanding Directing, and for Smart, Outstanding Lead Actress, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. In June 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on May 12, 2022. In June 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. Premise Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas stand-up comedy diva, needs to re-invent her aging act to avoid losing her residency at the Palmetto Casino. Ava is a young comedy writer who is unable to find work due to an insensitive tweet and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher McDonald
Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American film, television, theatre and voice actor. McDonald is best known for playing the villainous professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 comedy ''Happy Gilmore''. Other notable starring roles for McDonald in film include "T-Birds" member Goose McKenzie in ''Grease 2'' (1982), Darryl Dickinson opposite his former fiance Geena Davis in ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991), Ward Cleaver in the film adaptation '' Leave It to Beaver'' (1997), and Tappy Tibbons in ''Requiem for a Dream'' (2000). Along with numerous independent and small-budget film roles, he played supporting characters in box-office hits '' Grumpy Old Men'' (1993), '' Flubber'' (1997), ''Rumor Has It'' (2005), ''The House Bunny'' (2008) and '' About Last Night'' (2014). Voice acting roles for McDonald include Jor-El on '' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996), Kent Mansley in ''The Iron Giant'' (1999), Superman on ''Batman Beyond'' (2000) and Harvey Dent on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series. This award and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series replaced Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series in 2003. In 2023, this award and Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series will be combined in a renamed category, Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series. As of 2015, no show has won this award more than once except for ''The Office'', which has won twice (2007 and 2013). In the following list, the first titles listed in gold and bold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place: Winners and nominations 1970s Outstanding Film Editing for a Series Outstanding Film Editing for a Single Episode of a Comedy Series Outstanding Film Editing for a Series 1980s 2000s Outstanding Picture Editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Contemporary Costumes
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes is presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2015, this category and Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie were created. They replaced the now retired categories of Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special and Outstanding Costumes for a Series. Rules require that nominations are distributed proportionally among regular series and limited series/movies, based on the number of submissions of each. For instance, if two-fifths of submissions are limited series/movies then two of the five nominees will be limited series/movies. Winners and nominations 2010s 2020s Designers with multiple awards This total includes nominations for Outstanding Costumes for a Series. ;2 awards * L. Paul Dafelmair * Lou Eyrich * Shelly Levine * Bob Mackie * Patrick R. Norris * Loree Parral * Uliva Pizzetti Programs with multiple awards This total includes nominations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored the best in artistic and technical achievement in United States, American prime time television programming from June 1, 2020, until May 31, 2021, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The awards were presented across three ceremonies on September 11 and 12, 2021, at the Event Deck at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles, California, preceding the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 19. A total of 99 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Creative Arts Emmys were presented across 92 categories. The ceremonies were produced by Bob Bain, directed by Rich Preuss, and broadcast in the United States by FXX on September 18. ''The Queen's Gambit (miniseries), The Queen's Gambit'' won nine awards, leading all programs; ''The Mandalorian'' and ''Saturday Night Live'' followed with seven wins each. ''The Mandalorian'' also received the most nominations with 19, followed by ''WandaVision'' with 15 and ''Saturday Night Live'' with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series is an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It recognizes writing excellence in regular comedic series, most of which can generally be described as situation comedies.Though this category is the dominant one in which sitcom writing has been recognized, there were a few years in which sitcom series writers competed directly with writers of variety and music programs. It was first presented in 1955 as Outstanding Written Comedy Material. Winners and nominations 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Total awards by network * CBS – 22 * NBC – 19 * ABC – 8 * Fox – 5 * FX – 2 * HBO – 2 * Netflix – 2 * Prime Video – 2 * HBO Max — 1 * Pop TV – 1 Individuals with multiple awards ;3 awards * Allan Burns * Nat Hiken * Coleman Jacoby * Carl Reiner * Arnold Rosen * Tony Webster * Ed. Weinberger ;2 awards * David Angell * Aziz Ansari * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the television industry in the United States. It is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization founded in 1946, the organization presents the Primetime Emmy Awards, an annual ceremony honoring achievement in U.S. primetime television. History Syd Cassyd considered television a tool for education and envisioned an organization that would act outside the "flash and glamor" of the industry and become an outlet for "serious discussion" and award the industry's "finest achievements". Envisioning a television counterpart of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Cassyd founded the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1946 in conjunction with leaders of the early television industry who had gathered at a meeting he organized. Cassyd's academy in Los Angeles merged with a New York academy founded by Ed Sulli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series is presented to the best directing of a television comedy series. Winners and nominations 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Total awards by network * CBS – 15 * ABC – 14 * NBC – 14 * Amazon – 4 * Fox – 4 * HBO – 4 * Apple TV+ - 1 * FX – 1 * HBO Max — 1 * Pop TV – 1 Programs with multiple awards ;4 awards * ''M*A*S*H'' (consecutive) * ''Modern Family'' (consecutive) ;3 awards * ''Frasier'' (2 consecutive) ;2 awards * ''All in the Family'' * ''Cheers'' * ''The Cosby Show'' (consecutive) * ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' (consecutive) * ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (consecutive) * ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' * ''Taxi'' (consecutive) * ''Transparent'' (consecutive) * ''The Wonder Years'' (consecutive) Programs with multiple nominations ;26 nominations * ''M*A*S*H'' ;11 nominations * ''Cheers'' ;10 nominations * ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' ;9 nominations * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
73rd Primetime Emmy Awards
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2020, until May 31, 2021, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The award ceremony was held live on September 19, 2021, at the Event Deck at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was preceded by the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 11 and 12. During the ceremony, Emmy Awards were handed out in 27 different categories. The ceremony was produced by Reginald Hudlin and Ian Stewart, directed by Hamish Hamilton, and broadcast in the United States by CBS and Paramount+. Cedric the Entertainer served as host for the event. At the main ceremony, ''The Crown'' became the first drama series to sweep the major categories, winning all seven awards including Outstanding Drama Series. ''Ted Lasso'' led all comedies with four wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series, while ''Hacks'' won three awards. ''Mare of Easttown'' also won three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Weldon
Glen Weldon is an American writer, cultural critic, and podcaster. He has written for publications such as ''The Washington Post'', ''The New York Times'', '' Slate'', ''The Atlantic'', and ''McSweeney's''. Weldon currently writes for the NPR Arts Desk and is a panelist on the podcast ''Pop Culture Happy Hour''. Career Weldon currently writes for the NPR Arts Desk and is a panelist on the podcast ''Pop Culture Happy Hour'' with Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, and Aisha Harris. In his work, Weldon often draws on his life experience as a gay man and a self-described "nerd". In addition to shorter fiction work appearing in anthologies and publications, he is the author of two non-fiction pop culture histories about comic book superheroes and nerd culture. ''Superman: The Unauthorized Biography'', published in 2013, chronicled the history of Superman and his role as an iconic American figure. 2016's ''The Caped Crusade'' covered Batman's relevance through decades of popular cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collider (website)
''Collider'' is an entertainment website and digital video production company, with a focus on the film industry, television series, and video games. ''Collider'' focuses on entertainment news, analysis, and commentary, along with original features. The website primarily covers film and television news, with complementary film and television reviews and editorials. , ''Collider'' YouTube channel had 627,000 subscribers and over 550,000,000 cumulative views. Former extensions of the channel include ''Movie Talk'', ''Movie Trivia Schmoedown'', ''Heroes'', ''Jedi Council'', ''Behind the Scenes & Bloopers'', and ''Collider News''. The channel had also branched out and produced content for other outlets, such as ''Awesometacular with Jeremy Jahns'' for go90. Extensions of the main YouTube channel include ''Collider'' Podcasts (including a period named under ''Collider'' Live), ''Collider'' Interviews (formerly ''Collider'' Quick), ''Collider'' Games (later renamed Revog and presumab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ally Maki
Ally Maki Matsumura (born December 29, 1986), known professionally as Ally Maki, is an American actress and model. She portrayed Jess Kato in the TBS comedy series '' Wrecked'' and the voice of Giggle McDimples in ''Toy Story 4''. Career Maki was scouted at 14 by a talent agent in Seattle. In 2001, she moved to a communal home for artists in Santa Clarita, California. From there, she was recruited by Columbia Records to form the girl band The Valli Girls, for whom she played the keytar. As part of her training, she took DJ lessons at Freakbeat Records. Maki is known for appearing in the television film '' iCarly: iGo to Japan'' (2008), as well as her many cameo appearances in films and television series, such as ''Step Up 3D'' (2010). She had supporting roles in the comedy-drama films '' The Family Tree'' (2011) and ''Geography Club'' (2013). From 2009 to 2010, Maki had a recurring role as Dawn in the comedy-drama series '' 10 Things I Hate About You''. Maki made a guest appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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