TV Updates Hug Me, by Tom Hardy Tom Hardy is very popular with the dude-bros what with all his tough guy roles and the superhero thing, twice: Bane and Venom. He is also very popular with parents in England, especially the moms in England, for his semi-regular appearances on BBC’s CBeebies. He’s doing one tonight By Lainey • Apr 27, 2020 11:16 am
TV Updates Brad Pitt, the Semi-Host What kind of camera equipment does Brad Pitt have at home?!? There have been two episodes of SNL@Home and no one has had the HQ shots that they managed for Brad Pitt. Not any of the cast members, not any of the guest performers, not Jimmy Fallon on any By Lainey • Apr 27, 2020 10:11 am
TV Updates BlackAF (This is the latest entry to our “Long Reads” series – previous essays can be accessed here.) BlackAF debuted on Netflix last Friday. There was already controversy surrounding the show before its release. Created, written, and starring Kenya Barris, this is his first acting project after producing an incredibly stacked resumé By Melayna • Apr 24, 2020 11:42 am
TV Updates Reality TV Showdown: Too Hot To Handle vs Love Is Blind Have you watched Too Hot To Handle yet? It’s Netflix’s newest dating reality show that takes several “serial swipers” and “commitment-phobes” to a tropical island. THTH was released last Friday and while it sounds standard enough, almost like every other show….EXCEPT there are rules to THTH. Contestants By Prem • Apr 23, 2020 11:18 am
TV Updates Julia walks the dogs Julia Roberts was photographed out in LA yesterday walking her dogs. A lot of people have been talking about hair maintenance right now during the lockdown. Julia clearly has no issues with this, her hair looks amazing – and if you didn’t know that this was 2020, you’d believe By Lainey • Apr 23, 2020 09:46 am
TV Updates Friends will wait to reunite This week, WarnerMedia announced that HBO Max, their proprietary streaming platform, will launch on May 27. However, not unlike Peacock missing the summer Olympics, HBO Max will launch without a signature piece of programming: the Friends reunion. Like so many other projects, the Friends reunion is caught up in the By Sarah • Apr 22, 2020 09:48 am
TV Updates What’s on Peacock Last week the new streaming platform Peacock opted for a soft launch with an exclusive, VIP guest list of Comcast Xfinity subscribers getting access to their platform first. The rest of us sloppy-mouthed plebes will get to check out Peacock on July 15, but thanks to the worldwide disruption of By Sarah • Apr 21, 2020 03:02 pm
Equality Issues Intro for April 21, 2020 Dear Gossips, I live for Sundays again, at least for the next few weeks. The Last Dance is on Sundays. Killing Eve is on Sundays. And Insecure is on Sundays. Here’s the promo for next week’s episode, “Lowkey Thankful”. Wait for the joke that comes at the end By Lainey • Apr 21, 2020 08:54 am
TV Updates Some Good News with Brad Pitt Some of you have written asking for comment about Brad Pitt’s appearance on the Property Brothers’ new show. Home renovation shows are not my thing. I don’t know if I’ve ever watched an entire episode of any home renovation series. As I’ve said before, I like By Lainey • Apr 20, 2020 10:52 am
TV Updates Hannah Gadsby returns Hannah Gadsby’s extraordinary not-comedy special, Nanette, was one of the stand-out pop cultural moments of 2018. Now, two years after “quitting” comedy via Nanette, Gadsby returns with another one-woman show, this time titled Douglas (after her dog). Douglas ran off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theater last year, and many By Sarah • Apr 14, 2020 03:27 pm
TV Updates Saturday Night Live, At Home On Saturday night we had a games night over FaceTime (shout-out to whomever is writing the article about which group chat apps are chosen for which activities.) It was the most fun – and the most ‘out’ – I’ve felt in weeks. But even though it was great, or maybe because By Duana • Apr 13, 2020 12:50 pm
TV Updates Intro for April 13, 2020 Dear Gossips, We look different…but we’re still the same! As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we’ve had a facelift – or, as I prefer to call it, a glow-up. If you missed the post about the changes that been implemented, please READ HERE. Please let us know By Lainey • Apr 13, 2020 08:45 am
TV Updates Issa and Insecure are back! Finally, HBO’s Insecure is coming back this Sunday, April 12 on Crave in Canada and HBO. The wait is over and the timing couldn’t be better – even when we aren’t stuck inside the show is a treat and a gift. Ahead of the premiere, Issa Rae was By Melayna • Apr 09, 2020 03:50 pm
TV Updates Quibi Reviews: Gayme Show Quibi, the platform aimed at providing viewers with “Quick Bites” of content launched yesterday. There’s a surprising and refreshing amount of queer content at launch including Sasha Velour’s Nightgowns and Dishmantled with Titus Burgess. There’s also Gayme Show, which had a good enough hook to get me By Prem • Apr 07, 2020 10:44 am
Self Care TV Recommendations Intro for April 7, 2020 Dear Gossips, Tonight’s the night, the series finale of Schitt’s Creek. It’s been six seasons – and it’s ending now, when it’s more popular than it’s ever been. Schitt’s Creek has been namechecked by almost every celebrity you can think of. Carol Burnett mentions By Lainey • Apr 07, 2020 08:53 am
TV Updates Chris Evans has reached the defensive stage In the ten years(!!) I have been writing about celebrity, Chris Evans has undergone an evolution. At the beginning of my tenure with LaineyGossip, I wondered about his ability to make Captain America, a fuddy-duddy B-list superhero, work for modern audiences. Around that time, he was going through his bro By Sarah • Apr 06, 2020 12:03 pm
