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National Interest
Jimmy Kimmel Reportedly Wants To Permanently Cut Ties With ABC
Jimmy Kimmel is reportedly ready to cut ties with ABC for good as tensions over his on-air remarks and the network’s response escalate into a full-blown late‑night crisis. ABC pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from its schedule indefinitely on Wednesday, Sept. 17, after major affiliate owner Nexstar said it would preempt the show “for the foreseeable future” over Kimmel’s comments about the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. The flap stems from Kimmel’s Monday, Sept. 15, monologue, when he said, “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize t…
National Interest
Broadcast Shocker: CBS Abruptly Cancels Top-Rated Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The ratings-leading Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end its run in May 2026, in a shocking conclusion of a noteworthy era in late-night television. Colbert broke the news to a live audience during taping of the Thursday, July 17 show at the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City that started late in the afternoon. "I'm not being replaced," Colbert said during the broadcast. "This is all just going away." After the audience booed, Colbert replied, "Yeah, I share your feelings." CBS later confirmed the decision, citing “purely financial reasons” amid a rapidly changing and challengi…
National Interest
George Wendt, Who Played Norm On Cheers, Dies
Actor and comedian George Wendt who played the beer-loving character Norm Peterson on NBC's iconic Cheers sitcom has died. He was 76. A cause of death has not been released. Wendt was nominated six times for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series during Cheers' 11-year run from 1982 to 1993. He also appeared in a slew of movies, including The Little Rascals (1994), Sandy Wexler (2017), No Small Affair (1984), Fletch (1985), Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), and Outside Providence (1999). He was an alumnus of The Second City improv comed…
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
Emmy Award-Winning 'Rockford Files' Star Dies In Virginia At 82
Heaven has gained another (Evelyn) Angel (Martin) after “The Rockford Files” star Stuart Margolin died of natural causes at the age of 82 in Virginia. Margolin died in Staunton, Virginia surrounded by friends and family on Monday, Dec. 12, his family confirmed on social media with a “profound” post celebrating his life. “The two most profound moments in my life… the birth of my kids and being bedside as my step-father passed this morning,” stepson and actor Max Martini posted on Instagram. "All the time in between birth and death, life, is up to us to fill with equally profound moments. "A…
Ridgefield, CT
Breaking News
Emmy-Nominated ‘Veep’ Actor To Do Q&A About New Film In Ridgefield
Actor and writer Matt Walsh is set to hold a Q&A to support a Fairfield County theater and nonprofit following a screening of his latest film. The Prospector Theater in Ridgefield will host the Q&A with Walsh over Zoom on Thursday, May 12, after a 7 p.m. screening of "Unplugging," a comedy film he wrote, produced, and co-stars in with Eva Longoria. Tickets for the screening are available here. "Unplugging" tells the story of a couple who attempt to reconnect by putting their phones away and going out into nature but quickly end up struggling to cope with their digital detox. …
