Ripa made herLive!debut alongsideRegis Philbinin 2001, replacing co-hostKathie Lee Giffordfollowing a nationwide search. “It was the strangest experience I’ve ever had in my life,” Ripa said. “I was told that I couldn’t have an office. Kelly Ripa.Rob Kim/Getty Images Ripa was told that the empty offices were reserved for executives visiting from the west coast. “And I said, ‘Saving it for what?'” “And they go, ‘Well, for when the new guy comes....

Kelly Ripaisn’t sweatingKathie Lee Gifford’s recent remarks about her new book. Do I advance a media narrative with clickbait and all of that stuff? Or do I just drop it?'" Kelly Ripa and Kathie Lee Gifford.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Mike Pont/WireImage Ultimately, the TV host is grateful for all the buzz surrounding her memoir. “It’s really hard to sell a book, right? And this is like, week three of the book,” Ripa said....

EW has a first look at the singer as Misty, a music superstar (touche!) who enlists the help of Queen Latifah’s McCall in an upcoming season 3 episode. Music superstarKelly Rowlandwill guest-star in an upcoming episode ofThe Equalizer. Kelly Rowland on ‘The Equalizer’.Michael Greenberg/CBS The Grammy-winning artist and actress is set to play a superstar singer (touche!) on the Nov. 27 episode of the CBS crime drama, which is currently in its third season....

Production on season 39 of Jeopardy! will continue with cohost Ken Jennings. We’ll take “Game Shows Impacted By the Writers' Strike” for $500. Ken Jennings hosting ‘Jeopardy’.Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Last week, members of the Writers Guild of Americatook to picket lines to demand fair payfrom Hollywood studios. The list of projects impacted by the strike grows longer by the day and game shows are no exception. EW can confirm thatJeopardyco-hostMayim Bialikis declining her hosting duties to stand in solidarity with the WGA....

Industry brought viewers into Eric’s home and professional past in an episode centered on Pierpoint’s managing director. Warning: This post contains spoilers forIndustryseason 2, episode 4. Eric Tao (Ken Leung) is having trouble adapting to the changing times. Nick Strasburg/HBO He ends up reuniting with Newman’s widow who he used to have a relationship with. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Eric and Harper have a very complicated relationship. What is it like to develop that dynamic with Myha’la?...

The Grammy-winning rapper lent his star power to the pair’s ’90s sitcom. Aww, here it goes. “Wait, now Coolio!!!” Kenan Thompson, Coolio, and Kel Mitchell.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Thompson lamented in anInstagram StoryWednesday night shortly after news broke of the rapper’s death from undisclosed causes. “Damn homie!!! Rest in Power!!!” theSaturday Night Livestarwrote on a subsequent slide. “Rest in Heaven @coolio ! We recently spoke a few months ago laughing and having such a good time....

The duo and host Keke Palmer star in a dramatic reimagining titled Kenan & Kelly. Kenan ThompsonandKel Mitchellreunited onSaturday Night Livefor a gritty, dramatic reboot of their beloved 1996 sitcomKenan & Kel. “I thought, ‘That won’t work.’ Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell reunite on ‘Saturday Night Live’ for reboot spoof.Saturday Night Live And I was right.” “My mama used to get drunk every day and call me an idiot,” Palmer says....

The longest-running cast member doesn’t know if the show should go on without Lorne Michaels. “Is that the rumor? “Kenan Thompsonjoked during a recent appearance on Charlamagne the God’sComedy Central showHell of a Week. Kenan Thompson.Mary Ellen Matthews/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty “All right, well, I need to start planning.” “I’d like to see that through,” Michaels told Gayle King onCBS Morningin December. “I have a feeling that would be a really good time to leave....

Kenan Thompsonjust shared an update on the upcomingHome Alonerebootthat will have you making the iconicMacaulay Culkinshocked face. “It was a long shoot,” Thompson said. But I think they’re getting very close to finishing it." The movie is penned bySNLwriters Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell and directed by Dan Mazer. “What’s the point? I’m a firm believer that you don’t remake films that have had the longevity ofHome Alone. You’re not going to create lightning in a bottle again....

The award show will air on NBC and E! on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 9:00pm ET/PT. on Dec. 6 at 9:00pm ET/PT. Kenan Thompson.Amy Sussman/Getty Images “I’m so grateful to be nominated shoutout to the fans and congrats to all the nominees. Get ready for round two!” Complete rules can be found athttps://votepca.com/rules. Complete list of category and nominee hashtags can be found athttps://votepca.com/faqs. Voting runs today through Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 11:59pm ET....

This year’s gala will take place in person in December and be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+. Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein enumerated the honorees' achievements in a statement issued Wednesday. ‘SNL’ creator Lorne Michaels, Bette Midler, and Motown founder Berry Gordy are among this year’s class of Kennedy Center honorees.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Brian Ach/Getty Images

The film’s writer-director tells EW how the visual approach ties to his own childhood memories. But his latest film,Belfast,is quite unlike anything we’ve seen from him before. “But black-and-white carries that kind of quality. Judi Dench, Jude Hill, and Ciarán Hinds in ‘Belfast’.focus features It also has this kind of poetic quality.” “Because there was a world in which there was a moral universe. There was a bad guy, there was a good guy....

Yes, somehow the actor-director hasn’t won an Oscar before this year’s ceremony. Thirty-two years after receiving his very firstAcademy Awardnominations for 1989’sHenry V, actor-directorKenneth Branaghhas officially won his first Oscar. Branagh wrote and directed the semi-autobiographicalBelfast, which starsJamie Dornan,Caitriona Balfe, and the young Jude Hill. Kenneth Branagh wins the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Branagh received his first Oscar nominations forHenry V, both for Best Director and Best Actor....